Guidelines andConditions for
APDWF / JGHF
Travel Grants

CONTENTS

1.

Introduction

2.

Timetable

3.

APDWF / JGHF Travel Grants

APDWF / JGHF AWARDS AND GRANTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Asian Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) is an annual scientific meetingorganized by The Asian Pacific Digestive Week Federation (hereinafter referred toas the “APDWF”). It is a registered company with 12 Directors on the Board. The
Board of Directors comprises 3 representatives from each of its four Founding
Members, namely, the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE), theAsian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), the Asian PacificSociety for Digestive Endoscopy (APSDE) and the International Society for
Digestive Surgery-Asian Pacific Section (ISDS). These regional associations havecommon interest in Digestive diseases including the oesophagus, stomach, liver,gallbladder, pancreas, Intestine and bowel.
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation (JGHF) is a trust, which has
been set up with the primary objective of promoting research and training in the fieldof digestive disease in the Asia-Pacific region.
Several awards and grants are available to applicants from Asian Pacific countrieswho attend the APDW congress.
The awards and grants are sponsored by APDWF & JGHF and administered by therespective Local Organising Committee (LOC).
2. TIMETABLE
2.1 APDWF / JGHF Travel Grants
Applications for Travel Grants should be published on APDW website and close 14
weeks before the congress.
The successful applicants shall be informed at least 8 weeks before the congress
and given 1 week to accept the grant.

3. APDWF / JGHF TRAVEL GRANTS
3.1 Objective
The APDWF / JGHF Travel Grants are to provide the opportunity for cliniciansand scientists in the early stages of their career (up to five (5) years following thecompletion of training in gastroenterology/hepatology.) to broaden their educationand experience the field of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Applicants must befrom nationalities of Asia-Pacific countries.
3.2 Description
A maximum of seventy (70) grants of US$1,500 each will be available.
Grants are fully sponsored by the APDWF and the JGH Foundation and areadministered by the organisers of APDW.
The Grant can only be used to fund attendance at APDW in the relevant year
and is not transferable.
Priority will be given to (1) Applicants who have submitted an abstract for
APDW or (2) Applicants from countries with limited opportunities to attend
education and training activities.
3.3 Selection Committee
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) shall determine the selection committee toshortlist the applicants.

3.4 ApplicantsApplicants must submit abstract and present personally at the APDW.
Applicants must be able to converse in English.
Their curriculum vitae together with list of papers presented and published must besubmitted with the abstract(s) at the time of application.
3.5 Attendance at APDWF-JGHF Young Clinician Investigator Program
All selected grant recipient must attend the APDWF-JGHF Young Clinician
Investigator Program (YCIP) which is held one day before the Post-Graduate
Course.
This one-day course will include academic areas closely related togastroenterology which are often not covered in detail in gastroenterology training
program in the region, such as epidemiology, study design, research methodology,
biostatistics, good clinical practices, clinical trial methodology. In addition, attempt
will be made to impart skills related to better writing of scientific manuscripts, andon how to read and interpret published literature.