IAC Foundation Travel Grant | The International Academy of Cytology

As a first project the IAC Foundation will provide travel bursary grants to cytotechnologists, cytopathology fellows or pathology residents/registrars to attend the IAC tri-annual International Cytopathology Congress. The Foundation will provide two Cytotechnologists and three Fellowship/Resident/Registrar applicants each with a 1,000 Euro travel grant to off-set expenses to attend the meeting.

The purpose of this grant is to provide funding, based on need and merit, to defray registration, travel and hotel costs. The current Travel Bursary Grant applies only to the International Congress of Cytopathology of the IAC to be held in Florence, Italy May 11.-15 , 2025.

Application Information

Cytotechnologist Qualifications

CMIAC Member who is in their first five years of membership or an IAC member attending the International Congress of Cytopathology for the first time.

Fellowship/Resident/Registrar Qualifications

IAC Member who will be a resident or registrar in pathology training or a fellow in a cytopathology training program at the time of the International Congress of Cytopathology
IAC Member who has graduated as a pathologist/anatomical pathologist in the last 5 years in a Low/Middle Income Country and whose work includes cytopathology

Submission Timeframe

PLEASE APPLY BEFORE 30. NOVEMBER 2024
A complete application must be submitted 6 months prior to the International Congress of Cytology.
For the May 2025 IAC Congress in Florence, Italy, the applications are due by November 30, 2024.
Applications will the reviewd by the IAC Foundation Committee, with announcement of the receipients by mid-January 2025.
Cash reimbursement will be distributed to the recipients at the meeting when proper documentation of expenses is provided by the successful candidates.

Your Application Must Include

• Curriculum vitae that includes educational training indicating the time, place and degrees awarded, relevant awards and honours.
• A statement from the applicant explaining why he/she should be considered for the Grant. Included in the letter should be the applicant’s statement of career goals (no more than one page) describing the applicant’s short and long term career goals and how the IAC Travel Bursary Grant will enhance these career plans and their practice of cytopathology.

For this application you will need documents to upload. a copy of your CV and a statement of your career goals with a statement indicating why you should be considered for a grant. We would also like to see who you are. Please upload a small photograph.

Personal Information

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Date

Your IAC membership status(Required)

Medical Member/Fellow (MIAC/FIAC)

Junior Medical Member

Cytotechnologist

Your Given Name(Required)

Given Name

Your Family Name(Required)

Family Name

Membership Number(Required)

Please enter your 6 digit membership number that you can find on your annual membership fee invoice

Your city/town and country of employment.(Required)

Number of years a member?(Required)

Please let us know when you were accepted as an IAC member?(Required)

Your email(Required)

Please enter your contact email

Your current place of employment?

If an Institute please include department name and institute name.

Name and address of Program Director or Laboratory Supervisor.(Required)

Contact email address of Program Director/Laboratory Supervisor(Required)

Have you been accepted to present a poster of platform presentation at the upcoming IAC meeting(Required)

Yes

Does your institute provide full or partial support for travel if an abstract is accepted?(Required)

Yes

What financial support can be expected?(Required)

Have you previously received a grant from the IAC?(Required)

Yes

Further information about the given grant.(Required)

Please let us know a few details.

We would like a copy of your curriculum vitae indicating your educational training, time and place of degrees awarded. Any relevant honors or awards received.

Please upload a copy of your CV.(Required)

Please do not submit a CV over three pages long. Thank you.

Accepted file types: pdf, docx, png, , Max. file size: 146 MB.

Please indicate why your believe you should be considered for a grant as well as your short and long term career goals and how an IAC Travel Bursary Grant can assist with these plans. (1 page only)

Please upload a statement of your career goals

Accepted file types: pdf, png, jpg, docx, Max. file size: 146 MB.