INHSU 2024

8-11 October 2024

Megaron International Convention Centre
Athens, Greece

The 12th International Conference
on Health and Hepatitis
in Substance Users

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New Investigator Scholarship

 

The deadline for applications is 11:59pm (EET) Sunday 10 March 2024

Please note that those who have not previously received a scholarship will be prioritised. 

 

Scholarships are available for those currently enrolled in a BSc, PhD or Masters Degree and who have an accepted conference abstract.

Applications are reviewed by three independent reviewers for each application according to the following scoring systems:

1). Please explain your research and why attending this conference is important to you and your work (score 1-5)(maximum 500 words)  

  • Very good (score 5) – The person is clearly doing important work focused on enhancing the health of people who use drugs and they have done an excellent job at clearly articulating why attending this conference is important to them.  
  • Good (score 4) – The person is clearly doing work focused on enhancing the health of people who use drugs and they have done a good job at clearly articulating why attending this conference is important to them. 
  • Average (score 3) – The person is doing work focused on enhancing the health of people who use drugs, but they could have done a better job clearly highlighting why attending this conference is important to them.  
  • Below average (score 2) – It is not clear how much work this person is doing with respect to enhancing the health of people who inject drugs, and they have could have done a better job clearly highlighting why attending this conference is important to them. 
  • Poor (score 1) – The person did not do a good job at clearly highlighting their role in their organization and what they are specifically doing to enhance for the health of people who inject drugs. They did not do a very good job at clearly indicating why attending this conference is important to them

 

2). Why are you in need of a scholarship to attend the conference? (score 1-5) (maximum 500 words)

  • Very good (score 5) – The person has very clearly articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. It is very clear that there is no other way that this person would be able to attend the conference if they did not have this funding to attend.  
  • Good (score 4) – The person has clearly articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. There is no other way that this person would be able to attend the conference if they did not have this funding to attend.  
  • Average (score 3) – The person has articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. It would be difficult for this person to attend the conference without a scholarship but may have other funding to attend.  
  • Below average (score 2) – The person has tried to articulate why they need a scholarship to attend the conference, but it is not clear why they need a scholarship or if they may have other funding to attend.  
  • Poor (score 1) – The person has not articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. They did not do a very good job at indicating why attending this conference is important to them

 

3). Provide a brief outline, including examples, of how you will transfer the knowledge you learn at the conference to your community and through your work (score 1-5) (maximum 500 words)

  • Very good (score 5) – They have clearly highlighted a comprehensive plan for the sharing of information and knowledge that they will acquire when they return home to their setting. They have provided some very concrete examples of how they will return home and share the results of the conference with their community.  
  • Good (score 4) – They have highlighted a plan for the sharing of information and knowledge that they will acquire when they return home to their setting. They have provided an example of how they will return home and share the results of the conference with their community.  
  • Average (score 3) –They have suggested some ways that they will share the information with their community but provide little details in terms of a plan or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this.  
  • Below average (score 2) –They have not really suggested ways that they will share the information with their community, and do not provide details of a plan or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this.  
  • Poor (score 1) –They have not suggested ways that they will share the information with their community, and do not provide details of a plan or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this.  

 

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