2015 CADTH Symposium Student and Patient Group Representative Travel Award Programs

CADTH is pleased to announce the Student and Patient Group Representative Travel Award Programs for the 2015 CADTH Symposium, which will be held at TCU Place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from April 12 to 14, 2015.

For the past nine years, the Student Travel Award Program has allowed participation at the CADTH Symposium for students who would otherwise be unable to attend. Since 2007, CADTH has supported student participation by assisting with funding for travel and registration of over 125 attendees through awards totalling more than $165,000.

For the first time, CADTH is also pleased to offer funding to representatives from patient groups who would otherwise be unable to attend, facilitating their participation in the CADTH Symposium.

Applications for the Student Travel Award will be accepted from full-time undergraduate or graduate students at degree-granting institutions in Canada. The individuals must be taking courses in an area relevant to CADTH’s work. Applications for the Patient Group Representative Travel Award will be accepted from not-for-profit, patient-related organizations, or citizen’s organizations interested in health policy. Funding decisions will be based on the financial need expressed by the individual in the application, and on what the individual may get from and bring to the conference. The maximum award for both programs is $1,500.00.

All recipients are required to book and pay for their own travel and accommodation, as well as registration for the Symposium. The award amount will be issued by the end of March 2015.

Individuals who receive an award must submit a post-Symposium report to CADTH outlining the benefits they received and identifying ways to improve the Symposium. The final date for submission of the post-Symposium report is May 8, 2015.

What You Will Need to Apply

• Travel Award: Program criteria   
• Travel Award: Application form

Application forms must be submitted by email to [email protected] by Friday, December 5, 2014. Decisions will be made by December 19, 2014.