{"id":387,"date":"2025-12-04T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T09:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/frontiers\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:56:02","slug":"travel-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/frontiers\/travel-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN Frontiers Meeting organizers are pleased to offer travel grants for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISN members<\/a> from <a class=\"countries\" href=\"#\">low and lower-middle income countries<\/a> to attend the meeting. These grants help reduce barriers to participation by covering congress registration and contributing to travel and accommodation costs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;Apply for a travel grant&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;pink&#8221; size=&#8221;xl&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.theisn.org%2Fuser%2Flogin|||&#8221;][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Important dates<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"porto-process process-horizontal schedule\"><div class=\"process-step\"><div class=\"process-step-circle\"><strong class=\"process-step-circle-content\"><i class=\"Simple-Line-Icons-event\"><\/i><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"process-step-content\"><h4>Application opens<\/h4><div class=\"process-step-desc\"><strong>December 8, 2025<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"process-step\"><div class=\"process-step-circle\"><strong class=\"process-step-circle-content\"><i class=\"Simple-Line-Icons-clock\"><\/i><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"process-step-content\"><h4>Submission deadline<\/h4><div class=\"process-step-desc\"><strong>May 13, 2026 (at midnight CET)<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0Any application received after the deadline will not be considered <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"process-step\"><div class=\"process-step-circle\"><strong class=\"process-step-circle-content\"><i class=\"Simple-Line-Icons-like\"><\/i><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"process-step-content\"><h4>Notification of acceptance<\/h4><div class=\"process-step-desc\"><strong>June 8, 2026<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1757944160831{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: Please do not register for early bird rates if you are applying for a travel grant before the notification of acceptance. No reimbursement of the registration fees will be issued in this case.<\/p>\n<p>Travel grant results will be announced on June 8, 2026. Should your application be unsuccessful, you will still be eligible to register with early bird rates.<\/p>\n<p>Before applying, please carefully read the information below.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>What the travel grant includes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Complimentary registration to the 2026 ISN Frontiers Meeting<\/li>\n<li>Grant to cover up to 2 nights during the meeting days, in the hotel that the grantee books. The grant is based on cost of the room, tax, and breakfast single use only; all additional charges, including additional guests and room charges, are not included in the grant.<\/li>\n<li>Accommodation is not offered to grantees living in Dalian.<\/li>\n<li>Grant towards economy class travel costs to Dalian (see below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1598350153617{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750320270929{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e2dced !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;abstract-intro&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"#eligibility-criteria\">Eligibility criteria<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750170247776{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #e2dced !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;abstract-intro&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"#contributions\">Monetary contributions per ISN region <\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;eligibility-criteria&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750170067273{margin-bottom: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746702143066{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Travel grant criteria<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eligibility for the ISN Frontiers Meeting travel grant is exclusively reserved for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISN members<\/a> (ISN Full members and ISN Trainees) residing in a <a class=\"countries\" href=\"#\">low or lower-middle-income country<\/a> as defined by the World Bank income classification list. Exceptions are made for current ISN fellows who are training in high income countries and ISN Sister Center Program participants from supporting centers.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not currently an ISN member, this is a great opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theisn.org\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">join the ISN<\/a> to be eligible for opportunities like this and many other benefits. Priority for travel grant recipients is given to:\n<ul>\n<li>Members presenting an approved abstract at ISN Frontiers Meeting 2026<\/li>\n<li>Members of 40 years and younger (born in 1986 and after)<\/li>\n<li>Past and present ISN fellows, Sister Center Program and Mentorship participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Please note that if you have received three travel grants previously, your submission cannot be considered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"porto-modal-input-wrapper \"><script>\n\t(function($){\n\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\tvar selector = \".countries\";\n\t\t\t$(selector).addClass(\"porto-modal-trigger\");\n\t\t\t$(selector).attr(\"data-trigger-id\", \"porto-modal-69efa3c74288a6-60511180\");\n\t\t\t$(selector).attr(\"data-type\", \"inline\");\n\t\t\t$(selector).attr(\"data-overlay-class\", \"mfp-fade\");\n\t\t});\n\t})(jQuery);\n\t<\/script><\/div><div id=\"porto-modal-69efa3c74288a6-60511180\" class=\"mfp-hide topics\"><div class=\"porto-modal-content\">[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">World Bank Income Classification<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_tabs][vc_tab title=&#8221;Lower-income countries&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;f2ad2936-5ec5-10&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Afghanistan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Guinea-Bissau<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Samoa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Burkina Faso<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Korea, Dem. People\u2019s Rep<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sierra Leone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Burundi<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Liberia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Somalia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Central African Republic<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Madagascar<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">South Sudan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Chad<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Malawi<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sudan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Congo, Dem. Rep<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mali<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Syrian Arab Republic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Eritrea<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mozambique<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Togo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Ethiopia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Niger<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Uganda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Gambia, The<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Rwanda<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Yemen, Rep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-1 from cache --><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Lower-middle-income countries&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;6750ca69-6b47-4&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<table id=\"tablepress-2\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Angola<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">India<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Papua New Guinea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bangladesh<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Jordan<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Philippines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Benin<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kenya<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Principe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bhutan<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kiribati<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Senegal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Bolivia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Kyrgyz Republic<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Solomon Islands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cambodia<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lao PDR<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Cameroon<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lebanon<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tanzania<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Comoros<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lesotho<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Tajikistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Congo, Rep.<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mauritania<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Timor-Leste<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">C\u00f4te d'Ivoire<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Micronesia, Fed. 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Your registration fee will not be refunded. Please make sure to use the registration code to get complimentary access to WCN\u201926.<\/li>\n<li>Travel and accommodation must be booked and paid upfront by grant recipients.\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure to check the <a href=\"#contributions\">monetary contributions<\/a> offered and book as soon as you receive your notification of acceptance.<\/li>\n<li>Upon submission of required documents, reimbursements will be paid by bank transfer after WCN\u201926 (from March 31, 2026).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Travel grant recipients will be asked to support use their own social media accounts to help promote WCN\u201926 by sharing event updates and highlighting the opportunities WCN and ISN offers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;contributions&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1750170140674{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747145715920{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Monetary contributions per region<\/h3>\n<p>The travel grant is a fixed amount based on your region\/country of residency:<\/p>\n<table class=\"table_component\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>South America<\/td>\n<td>$ 3,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Central &amp; North America<\/td>\n<td>$ 2,350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Africa<\/td>\n<td>$ 1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Oceania, Australia &amp; NZ, South Asia<\/td>\n<td><span data-teams=\"true\">$ 1,300<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Central, Western &amp; Eastern Europe, Middle East<\/td>\n<td>$ 1,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NIS &amp; Russia<\/td>\n<td>$ 850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North &amp; East Asia, Southeast Asia<\/td>\n<td>$ 500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td>$ 500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Residents within 50km of Dalian<\/td>\n<td>$ 100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ISN Frontiers Meeting organizers are pleased to offer travel grants for ISN members from low and lower-middle income countries to attend the meeting. 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