ISPN 2023 Latin American travel grants

In addition to our regular ISPN meeting attendance scholarships, the ISPN Executive wants to provide additional support to pediatric neurosurgeons from Latin America who want to travel to the ISPN 2023 Annual Meeting in Viña del Mar, Chile.

For this purpose, we are making additional travel grants of USD 500 available for pediatric neurosurgeons from Latin America only.

Please note that you will only be considered for one of our travel grants.

Calling all Latin American neurosurgeons/residents with an interest in pediatric neurosurgery to apply for the ISPN 2023 Latin American travel grant!

ISPN 2023 Latin American travel grant

The ISPN 2023 Latin America travel grant is a fixed amount of USD 500 which may be used towards registration, travel or accommodation for the ISPN 2023 Annual Meeting in Viña del Mar, Chile which will take place from 15-19 October 2023.

The travel grant will only be transferred (via bank transfer) after you have attended the ISPN 2023 Annual Meeting.

Eligibility

To apply for the ISPN 2023 Latin America travel grant you should fulfil the following criteria and complete the online submission application at the bottom of this page:

  • Submit an abstract for the meeting through the meeting website https://www.ispnmeeting.org/2023/abstract-submission/submit-your-abstract/, which needs to be accepted for presentation (submit your abstract before the extended poster abstract deadline: 15 June 2023)
  • Applicants should be members of the ISPN – If you are not an ISPN member yet, please join ISPN first (https://www.ispn.org/join-ispn/)
  • You should come from a country in Latin America: South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean islands
  • You have preferably not received any previous ISPN support
  • You need to be professionally involved in neurosurgery for children
  • You need to provide a written letter of recommendation (head of department or ISPN member)

You will only receive the travel grant (via bank transfer) after you have attended the meeting.

Please note that ISPN membership is required to be eligible for the travel grant. Therefore, please join ISPN as a member.

Timing

Abstracts should be submitted by the (extended) 15 May 2023 deadline. (Posters can be submitted until 15 June 2023.) You will be notified of the result of your abstract submission by early June 2023.

Your travel grant application can be submitted until Sunday 30 July 2023.

Submit your application by completing the application form below and selection will be done according to the above mentioned criteria.

If you don’t see the form below, please use this direct link to apply >

You will be informed about the result of your travel grant application by Mid August 2023.