15Oct, 2024
The 15th ASHG Conference Travel Fellowship

You are invited to attend the 15th African Society of Human Genetics Conference and the 1st Ugandan Society of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics, taking place at Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa, Entebbe, Uganda, from February 3–7, 2025.

We are pleased to inform you that ASDCG will be hosting a session at the conference, and all members are welcome to attend. We also encourage members to submit abstracts for presentation. Please visit the conference website for details on the program, registration fees, travel, and educational opportunities: https://afshg2025.org/

Additionally, a travel fellowship award is available for students attending the Young Investigator Forum (YIF). Please note that the application deadline for the travel fellowship is October 31, 2024. Further details can be found here: https://afshg2025.org/yif-travel-fellowship/.

Travel Fellowship Award

The AfSHG aims to award travel fellowships to early career investigators as a contribution to attend the AfSHG 2025 conference in Uganda. This award is for in-person attendance at the meeting.

The award may cover some or all of the conference-related expenses, including meeting registration, lodging, and airfare (economy class). No other costs will be included. The applicant must be able to show required travel documents (passport, visas) or the ability to acquire them before any travel will be arranged.

The number and amount of fellowships will depend on sponsorships we receive for this conference. Travel Fellowship is not guaranteed.

The application is open to:

  • Students (e.g., MSc and PhD students)
  • Postdoctoral fellows
  • Junior Faculty

Fellowship Priority Will Be Given To:

  • Early Career Researchers who are resident and work in Africa
  • Applicants of accepted abstracts

Travel applications after the deadline cannot be accepted.  

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