Special Announcement - IAHPC Grants to the ALCP Congress in Brazil
The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC) is pleased to announce 20 (twenty)scholarships from the IAHPC Traveling Scholarship Program, to help support the travel of palliative care workers in developing countries to the VI Congress of the Latin American Association for Palliative Care (Asociacion Latinoamericana de Cuidados Paliativos - ALCP). The ALCP Congress will take place in Curitiba, Brazil, March 14-17, 2012.
Applicants must be living in a developing country, be active members of IAHPC, and actively working in palliative care. Applications from physicians, nurses, psychologists and other disciplines are welcome. If you wish to apply and are not an IAHPC member, you may join by clicking http://www.hospicecare.com/join.htm
Preference will be given to individuals who have not received an IAHPC grant in the past three years with accepted poster or oral presentations in the Congress and to individuals living and working in developing countries in the Latin American and Caribbean Region.
Applications are available through the IAHPC website in http://www.hospicecare.com/Travellscholars/
If applicable, please send proof of acceptance of the poster or oral presentation, along with a copy of your current CV. Selected grantees will also be eligible to receive a discounted registration fee from the Congress.
Deadline to apply is December 31st, 2011 . Results will be announced by January 2012.
Additional information about the ALCP Congress can be found in http://vicongresoalcp.org/bienvenidos/