ESTRO Solidarity Fund Travel Grants

The ESTRO Solidarity Fund receives generous funding from the ESTRO Supporting Ambassador members. This fund enables the financing of three grants for the ESTRO annual congress in 2025.

Each grant is set at 1,500€ and is intended to cover the cost of one registration for the congress (345€). Additionally, it assists in partially reimbursing expenses related to travel, on-site accommodation and food.

Reimbursements will be based on expense reports provided by the beneficiary, ensuring that the total reimbursement does not exceed the grant amount under any circumstances.

Selection criteria

Applicants should be:

• ESTRO members in 2025
• Currently in training
• Active in the field of radiotherapy, radiobiology, radiation physics, or radiation technology.
• Citizens of low or upper middle income countries (based on the world bank listing).
• Applicants should have not utilised the ESTRO Solidarity Fund to attend events within the past two years.
• Applicant must provide the application form, a motivation letter, a curriculum vitae and a recommendation letter from their head of department confirming the current training status of the candidate and the essential need for financial assistance to attend the ESTRO event, and highlighting the benefits to the department or institute. Applicants should also be available for an interview with the ESTRO decision panel if necessary.
• Applicants are required to commit to writing a congress report (the topic of which will be discussed with the ESTRO office).

Deadline for submission of application : 4 December 2024

Applications for the Solidarity Fund Travel Grants are to be sent to info@estro.org.

 

Junior Brachytherapy Travel Grants - Sponsored by Elekta Brachytherapy

ESTRO members currently in-training who need support to attend the meeting may apply for the Junior Brachytherapy Travel Grants sponsored by Elekta Brachytherapy. Five grants of €1,000 are available.

Criteria for selection

• Applicants should be ‘in training’ members of ESTRO for 2025.

How to apply

Candidates should submit one PDF file by email to Jessica Pledge (contact details below) containing in this order:

• A cover letter from the Head of Department stating that the work has been done by the ‘in-training’ member.
• A motivation letter indicating their interest in brachytherapy and reasons why you should be considered for this grant. Please indicate your full name, age and ESTRO membership type in your letter.

Priority will be given to applicants who have an abstract accepted for the congress and to the presentation type for the accepted abstract in this order: oral communication (proffered paper); mini-oral; poster (poster discussion; digital poster).

Deadline to apply: 4 December 2024 (23:59 CET).

Applications for the Junior Brachytherapy Travel Grants are to be sent to:

Jessica Pledge
Scientific Programme Manager 
E-mail: jpledge@estro.org