CROI invites community leaders who engage in communication, advocacy, and educational activities focused on the prevention, treatment, and cure research of HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2, mpox, and other viral infections and their related conditions, to apply for a CROI Community Educator Scholarship. Community Educator Scholarship applicants must demonstrate an established commitment to sharing scientific knowledge with community members and stakeholders as well as an ability to expand research and science literacy among communities affected by topics presented at CROI.
CROI is an intensely science-focused meeting. Individuals who are awarded the CROI Community Educator Scholarship are leaders who are highly motivated to learn and apply the dynamic and ever-evolving research that comes out of CROI every year. To be considered for a Community Educator Scholarship, applicants must demonstrate the competency and skills to translate complicated science to a wide array of community members and stakeholders in different contexts.
In an effort to increase and broaden the scope and impact of the CROI Community Educator Scholarship program, community leaders with experience attending scientific conferences, but who have not attended CROI in the past, are encouraged to apply.
This year, CROI is accepting applications for Community Educator Mentor Scholarships. This scholarship is limited to five (5) applicants who have received three (3) CROI scholarships prior to CROI 2024 and are willing to mentor Community Educator Scholarship recipients.
Scholarship submission is now open
Scholarships are submitted through the CROI 2025 Dashboard, with a October 1, 2024, deadline. A CROI Conference Account is required for scholarship submission. To login to your account or to create an account, click here.
Please refer to the Dates and Deadlines page for all submission deadlines and key milestones.
Technical Issues: Technical issues preventing submission of an scholarship must be communicate by email to CROIscholarships@iasusa.org prior to the submission deadline. Notification of an inability to submit due to technical issues received after the deadline cannot generally be addressed.