Scholarship Award
There are 3 types of Community Scholarships:
- Full Scholarship includes complimentary conference registration. It also covers up to US $750 (US/Canada) or US $1500 (International) to and from the conference at the lowest fare for economy travel and up to 5 nights hotel accommodations at the discounted scholarship rate. A daily stipend may also be provided for awardees from resource-limited countries.
- Partial Scholarship will receive complimentary conference registration. It also covers travel OR hotel depending on the recipient’s need as demonstrated in their application
- Registration Scholarship will receive complimentary conference registration
Scholarship Criteria
The CROI Community Scholarship is limited and highly competitive. Applicants must be actively involved communications, education, and advocacy efforts in their communities. Only candidates affiliated with organizations that provide communications, advocacy, or educational services will be considered (limit of 2 applications per organization).
Applicants will be assessed on motivation, creativity, competency, literacy, and their demonstrable ability to understand and disseminate research in communities. Scoring will include the overall quality of the application, as well as the applicant’s letter of recommendation (limit of 1 letter of recommendation per recommender). The selection committee will consider the following: 1) demonstrable experience and aptitude in understanding and disseminating conference-acquired information, 2) application quality, 3) work setting, 4) demonstrably strong scientific literacy and strong command of English, and 5) applicant’s degree of financial need. Preference is given to individuals who:
- Have demonstrated the capacity and commitment to engage diverse communities with relevant science- and research-based information
- Engage in community-focused communication, advocacy, and education efforts. The selection committee will give preference to individuals whose efforts in this area go beyond direct-to-client prevention services (including biomedical-focused services) and clinical trial recruitment
Medical professionals, administrators, researchers, and media professionals are not eligible to apply for the CROI Community Scholarship. Scholarship recipients are limited to a total of 3 scholarships. As there is a limit on the number of scholarships that can eb awarded every year, this policy is designed to give a wide variety of individuals the chance to attend CROI.
Due to the transition of CROI 2020 from an in-person to a virtual conference, scholarships received that year will not be included in the consideration of the number of scholarships the applicant has received.
All CROI Community Scholarship recipients are required to participate in the full conference, including the Program Committee Workshop for New Investigators and Trainees. At the close of the Conference, scholarship recipients will need to complete all conference evaluations. Scholarship recipients who cannot participate in the full conference must decline the award. The scholarship is not transferable.
