• Travel Grants to GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG, London
• Travel Grants to GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG,
  London for Basic scientists
• Best Poster Award
• International Scholarship

GASTRO 2009 offers the following Awards, Travel Grants and Scholarships to support young scientists and clinicians to attend the GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG, London and/or the GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG, London Postgraduate Training Programme:

Travel Grants to GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG, London

GASTRO 2009 is offering 200 Travel grants of € 1.000 each for clinician-scientists of 35 years of age (born on January 1, 1974 and later) and below for best submitted abstracts. Travel grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit using the evaluation process of the GASTRO 2009 Programme Committee. Winners will be notified about the travel grant when they are informed that their abstract has been accepted for presentation and will receive their grant after the congress.

Travel Grants to GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG,
London for Basic scientists

GASTRO 2009 will offer 100 Travel grants of € 1.000 each for non-clinical scientists of 40 years (born on January 1, 1969 and later) and below for best submitted basic science abstracts. The application must be supported by a letter from the Head of Department. Travel grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit using the evaluation process of the GASTRO 2009 Programme Committee. Winners will be notified about the travel grant when they are informed that their abstract has been accepted for publication and will receive their grant after the congress.

Best Poster Award

The 12 best posters will be awarded a prize on basis of scientific merit using the evaluation process of the GASTRO 2009 Programme Committee. The Award Ceremony will be held each day at 13:45 in the poster exhibition area. Prize winners will receive free entry to the Postgraduate Training Program of the next years UEGW in Barcelona.

International Scholarship

GASTRO 2009 will award grants to 10 young gastroenterologists (35 years and below) to support their travel and related expenses to attend the GASTRO 2009 UEGW/WCOG, London. Furthermore free congress registration and free entry to the GASTRO 2009 Postgraduate Training Program is provided. International Scholarships are restricted to citizens of countries with a Human Development Index (HDI) <0.8 according to the latest Human Development Report.

The application deadline for an International Scholarship is July 31, 2009.