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Keystone Symposia is offering scholarships of up to $1,200 to Students and Post-docs. These scholarships are to be used to help defray the expenses associated with conference attendance, including registration, air (restrictions may apply based on funding source), ground transportation and lodging costs. Receipts will be required to receive reimbursement.

Abstracts submitted for poster presentation will be used as the basis for awarding the scholarships. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on the quality of science of the abstract and the relevance of the abstract to the conference topic. Only one application per abstract is accepted. Only one award per lab will be allocated.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a Scholarship, you must be:

A graduate or post-doctoral student currently enrolled in an academic program.

Review Criteria

Criteria for Abstract Review:

1. Relevance to the meeting topic
2. Significance of the scientific question and results
3. Style
   • Organization (e.g. the abstract has a clear beginning, middle and end)
   • Grammar and spelling
4. Clarity of scientific presentations
   • Clear question or hypothesis
   • Sufficient background
   • The experimental approach and rationale for the approach are clear
   • The results are clearly presented
   • The interpretation and conclusions are reasonable and logical

Application Process

If you are eligible and wish to be considered for a scholarship, you should complete all of the following by the scholarship deadline for the meeting you wish to attend. It is recommended you begin these steps in advance of the deadline date to ensure completion.

• Verify your contact information
• Submit an abstract for the meeting to which you are applying (with paid abstract fee)
• Have your mentor submit a letter via our website to verify your status as a student or post-doc

To apply for a scholarship, visit the Meetings Page and click the "apply for a scholarship" button next to the meeting that you wish to attend.
NOTE: If you do not see the scholarship button next to the meeting, the scholarship deadline has expired.

Attention NIH employees: Keystone Symposia processes scholarships as a reimbursement. Please note that if your employment status with NIH precludes receiving awards as a reimbursement, your award will consist only of registration paid “in kind”. You will forfeit the remainder of the award. We will not be able to pay “in kind” for such expenses as lodging and transportation.

NOTE: Global Health Travel Awards and Underrepresented Minority Scholarships are also available.

Please click here to view the Frequently Asked Questions for scholarships.
If you have any additional questions, please contact scholarships@keystonesymposia.org.

Please click here for a printable version of our scholarship and travel award opportunities.