Travel Awards

The organisers wanted delegates from every region to be able to attend, not only those with generous travel budgets.

The primary group was delegates living in developing countries. Eligibility followed the World Bank's three lower income bands: low, lower middle and upper middle. A smaller number of awards came from a National Institutes of Health grant. It was aimed at people from groups that are under represented in the United States research workforce. For this award, students and early stage researchers based in a developed country counted as under represented.

• Awards were paid as reimbursements after the conference, not as advances.
• Awardees made their own travel arrangements.
• Payment followed verification that the awardee had attended the meeting and presented the abstract.
• Selection considered the quality of the abstract, diversity, need and contribution to environmental epidemiology.
• Awards were personal and could not be transferred to another person.

The travel award application round closed in 2019. The meeting also invited delegates to contribute to a fund for students and delegates from developing countries, open during registration, so that support could reach more people.

Students, early career researchers and delegates from developing countries could also apply for reduced registration rates. The definitions and conditions are set out on the registration page and in the FAQ.