To provide international participants with the opportunity to share and advance their knowledge, the congress is offering six (6) travel grants of USD 1,000 each to help offset expenses incurred to participate in UGIRA 2023.

Important Dates

Deadline for Travel Grants Application

23:59 Friday, Feb. 1, 2023 (GMT+8)

Notification of Travel Grant Award

Friday, Mar. 3, 2023

Deadline for Travel Grants Awardees Registration

Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2023 

23:59, Saturday, Apr. 1, 2023 (GMT+8)

Eligibility

  1. Applicants must be under the age of forty (birth date should be later than Jun. 11, 1983).
  2. Applicants must be the first author/presenting author for the abstract in the congress.
  3. Only presenters of accepted abstracts are eligible.
  4. Applicants MUST attend the full congress and register by Apr. 1, 2023.

How to Apply 

STEP 1
Sign up and log in
STEP 2
Click the abstract submission button
STEP 3
Apply for the travel grant on the abstract submission page
STEP 4
Fill out the application field and upload a copy of your passport
STEP 5
Submit

Applicants may either apply for the travel grant when submitting abstracts before the deadline of abstract submission (Feb. 1, 2023)

Notification

  1. Each awardee is entitled to USD 1,000, in compliance with Taiwanese tax regulations, 20% income tax applies and the amounts we mention are subject to this source tax (we will deduct the tax before payment in cash at the registration counter on-site).
  2. A copy of your passport is required for confirmation.
  3. The final decision on awarding the grants will be made by the scientific committee.
  4. The awardees will be notified via e-mail on Mar. 3, 2023 individually.
  5. If the awardee does not complete the registration for the congress by Apr. 1, 2023, the grant will be cancelled.

 

Apply

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Organizers

Congress Secretariat

Asia Concentrate Corporation
Email: ugira.taiwan@gmail.com
Tel: +886-2-2362-8112
General Inquiries / Speakers /
Abstract / Registration / International Sponsorship

Association Secretariat

Taiwan Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Email: tsts20171128@gmail.com
Tel: +886-3-328-1200 ext. 5959
Local Sponsorship

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