International AIDS Society - New Investigators Scholarship

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Introducing Investigators to the Field of HIV Research

International AIDS Society (IAS) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) joint basic and experimental science scholarship programme for HIV research innovation

With the support of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the International AIDS Society (IAS) established a scholarship programme to stimulate new innovative research in the field of HIV, primarily for scientists from other disciplines. This programme brought some of the finest basic and experimental scientists to IAS 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa from 16 – 23 July.

As an introduction to the HIV field, 21 basic and experimental scientists - with excellent scientific records and with no prior experience in HIV research – were awarded scholarships to attend the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment in Cape Town in 2009 (IAS 2009). A two-day, pre-conference seminar with leading scientists in the HIV field was organized to introduce the scholarship recipients to the HIV field. They also attended an outreach trip to clinics, HIV research institutions, and community organizations. Click here to see the seminar agenda.

The scholarship recipients were mentored by leading HIV scientists in their specific area of expertise during the conference to allow them to draw the maximum benefit. The scholarship recipients also benefited from a ‘meet-the-experts’ session during each day of the conference. Additionally, scholarship recipients attended a workshop on how to write and submit a grant application to the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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