Scholarships

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Scholarship applications are now closed. Applications were accepted from 8 December 2011 to 15 February 2012. All scholarship applicants will be notified of their application status in early April.

The conference organizers are committed to making AIDS 2012 accessible to people from resource-limited settings and communities, researchers, young people, community activists and civil society representatives.

For AIDS 2010 in Vienna over 800 scholarships were granted. For AIDS 2012 the same share of the total budget has been allocated for international and media scholarships. The organizers therefore have the ambition to be able to offer the same level of scholarships as that for AIDS 2010.

International Scholarship Programme

The International Scholarship Programme is open to everyone around the world. Priority is given to those whose participation will help enhance their work in their own communities, to those who are able to assist in the transfer of skills and knowledge acquired at the conference, and to those whose abstract, workshop or programme activity (Global Village or Youth Programme) submission has been selected.

International scholarship applicants were asked to submit a letter of recommendation after completing the scholarship application. No international application was accepted without submission of the letter of recommendation.

Media Scholarship Programme

A very limited number of scholarships are available for media representatives from around the world.

Media scholarship applicants were also asked to provide media accreditation and supporting documents. No media application was accepted without submission of the required supporting documents.

Application Criteria

Applications were open to anyone working in the field of HIV and AIDS.

Most of the questions asked on the application form were related to personal details and work experience. There were also essay questions which asked for further details regarding the applicant’s organization, occupation or involvement in the field of HIV and AIDS, motivation to attend the conference and how the applicant’s organization or community would benefit from the scholarship.

Types of Support

Scholarship applicants were able to request a full or partial scholarship.

A full scholarship includes:

• Registration fee for the conference (includes access to all sessions and exhibitions);
• Travel (pre-paid airfare or ground travel at the lowest fare available, from the nearest international airport or station);
• Accommodation (shared in dormitory rooms for the days of the conference);
• Modest daily living allowance for the duration of the conference (22-27 July 2012, USD 55 per day).

A partial scholarship includes any combination of the above.

Please note that funding is limited and demand for scholarships is high. Scholarship applicants are therefore encouraged to seek other funding as well.

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for more information.

 

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