Awards
NEW Early Career Investigator (ECI) Travel Support Award Opportunity
We are thrilled to announce the introduction of the OARSI 2025 World Congress Travel Support Award for Early Career Investigators (ECI). This new award is designed to help ECI's attend the upcoming World Congress by providing essential travel support.
A limited number of travel support awards are available. Award recipients will receive $1,000 to assist with travel costs, which will be distributed after the conclusion of the Congress.
Don't miss out on this opportunity! Apply today and take your career to the next level.
Criteria for Application:
- Accepted abstract submission with ECI as the first author.
- An Early Career Investigator (ECI) must be either enrolled in an undergraduate/graduate
program (or equivalent education program) or must have attained their terminal degree
(e.g., PhD or equivalent) less than ten years ago. Exceptions are made for leave related to
career disruptions (e.g., parental or sick leave) or full-time clinical work. The individual
must not hold an Associate/Full Professor (or equivalent; tenured) position. - To apply for consideration for an ECI Travel Support Award, please check the ECI box
and the Interest in Travel Support Award box as part of the abstract submission process. - Attach a one-page letter stating the reasons for applying and how the presence at the
Congress will positively affect your professional life - Attach a curriculum vitae (up to 3 pages)
- Please note, the $1,000 honorarium will be awarded after the conclusion of the Congress.