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Bursaries

To support people who may otherwise not attend EACD Annual Meetings, the EACD / IAACD 2025 Organizing Committee is providing a number of bursaries for both professionals and families!

Specific submission guidelines according to presentation type:

To support people from low income countries to attend EACD / IAACD Heidelberg 2025, we are providing bursaries for professionals, and bursaries for families, for on-site participation in the main congress. The EACD / IAACD 2025 Organizing Committee seeks out applicants who are highly motivated, and who are ready to disseminate knowledge acquired at the meeting to others in their home country once they return. Particular emphasis is placed on assisting those from Hinari countries.

Timeline

Monday 4 November 2024:
Launch call for bursary applications

Friday 29 November 2024:
Deadline submissions for bursaries

Friday 13 December 2024:
Communication of acceptance/rejection to applicants

Bursaries for professionals

Your bursary application should include:

  • Your name
  • Your institution/company
  • Your country of residence
  • Your date of birth
  • Your CV (current employment, academic and clinical interests, career objectives, research and/or teaching experience)
  • Your motivation letter (statement of your motivation for applying for the scholarship, how you propose to implement any new knowledge obtained into your current practice and share the information with others)

Bursaries for families

Your bursary application should include:

  • Your name
  • Your family status (e.g. person with a disability; parent; sibling, etc.)
  • Your country of residence
  • Your date of birth
  • Your motivation letter (statement of your motivation for applying for the bursary and why you would like to participate to the congress)

Bursary recipients receive:

  • Waived on-site registration to EACD / IAACD 2025;
  • Valuable networking opportunities;
  • Opportunity to learn from multi-disciplinary experts in the field of childhood-onset disabilities.

Application process

To apply for an EACD / IAACD 2025, please visit Bursary Application tool and submit your application via the Bursary Application tool by at latest Friday 29 November 2024. Please note incomplete applications will be rejected.

Please note that the data entered to apply for the bursaries will be sent and processed to/by the European Academy of Childhood Disability, Spoorwegstraat 12, 8200 Bruges, Belgium to evaluate the submissions.