Travel Stipends

ISSM Travel Stipends to the 25th World Meeting on Sexual Medicine

Every World Meeting a number of ISSM Travel Stipends to be determined by the ISSM Board of Directors is made available for ISSM members to attend the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine. The travel stipends will contribute to covering travel, living expenses, and meeting registration fees. The funds will be reimbursed after the meeting, based on the specification of the expenses.

For the Joint ISSM/SLAMS Annual Scientific Meeting 2024, which will be held from September 26-29, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), there are 20 ISSM travel stipends of USD 2,000 per person available for ISSM Members.

ISSM Travel Stipends will be distributed based on financial need. Members actively involved in ISSM committees, whose attendance at the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine would otherwise be hindered due to lack of funding, will receive additional consideration during the evaluation process. Evaluations will be reviewed by the ISSM Grants & Prizes Committee and approved by the ISSM Executive Committee. The stipends are exclusively available to full ISSM members.

Submit your application before the latest May 26, 2024.

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Eligibility

Applicants must be ISSM full members in good standing, before the deadline (not a member yet? Apply here);
Applicants should have submitted an abstract for the meeting. This will be verified before the reimbursement, but no proof that a poster or talk is accepted is necessary at the application stage;
A completed (online) application form must be submitted before May 12, 2024.
People who received an ISSM Travel Stipend in the last five years are not eligible;
Applications can be submitted by members at various stages of their professional career (e.g., Masters and PhD students, postdocs, and lecturers), but applications from those working in lower-income countries and/or who are experiencing financial hardship will be given priority;
ISSM Members with an active role in one of the ISSM Committees will be given priority;
A completed (online) application form should be submitted including a resume and a short explanation of the need for the travel stipend;
People applying for a travel stipend are not permitted to receive additional travel funding support from a third party, e.g. from their institution, third-party funding or other grants;
A written proof* of professional degree is required (* Written proof: a letter from your organization signed by the chairman of the department where you are employed stating your professional degree.)

Requirements when receiving an ISSM Travel Stipend

Include the ISSM logo in your poster or presentation and mention the ISSM travel stipend in the acknowledgments;
Send in a completed claim form with the original tickets and receipts attached to reimburse you on your personal account;
Send us a picture of you in front of your poster at the meeting or a picture of you presenting your research and if possible, also actively tweet during the conference using the hashtag of the Joint ISSM/SLAMS World Meeting on Sexual Medicine 2024, #WMSM24.

As I am working in a government hospital in India, a Low-Income country, it will be difficult to bear the cost of the course by myself. Sexual Medicine is one of my areas of interest. The scholarship has been immensely useful, as I am looking to gain from the learnings and experience from the course for my personal academic growth, as well as help me in establishing a special clinical service in sexual medicine in our hospital which caters to patients predominantly of lower socio-economic status of central India.

Sonakshi Jirwa (India)

I was privileged to participate in the meeting virtually and this was made possible by the scholarship provided by the ISSM/SMSNA joint committees. The meeting covered a wide varieties of sexual health related topics including but not limited to female sexual dysfunctions, basic sciences of sexuality, oncosexology etc. The presentations and discussions were conveyed in different presentation patterns which were relatable.
My participation at the conference has fortified me with up to date knowledge on many significant areas of sexual health.

Caleb Idowu (Nigeria)

First of all, I would like to thank ISSM for providing me such a great opportunity to participate and attend this marvelous event. It was a very informative meeting. Being a research student, this meeting was quite helpful to improve my scientific skills, as my research work is related to infertility and sexual dysfunction. Such an opportunity provides the solutions to the existing problems, as well as the new insights for discovering further research problems.

Adina Arshad (Pakistan)

When two premier academic societies ISSM and SMSNA meet together to host a conference, the expectations are always set high. As expected the conference was fantastic and an academic feast for urologists like me who’s main practice currently is Andrology.
The “take home messages” session on the last day was a big blessing for some of us who had missed few sessions. I thank the ISSM immensely for this scholarship.Looking forward to attend the next ISSM conference in December 2023 in Dubai as its closer to India.

Pramod Krishnappa (India)

The joint ISSM/SMSNA annual scientific meeting is a very good venue to learn about the latest developments in the field of Sexual Medicine. Being very new in this field and as a Urologist, I really enjoyed the topics that is relevant to my field , particularly the new technology and treatment options in Erectile Dysfunction and Premature Ejaculation.
I would like to thank the ISSM for giving the opportunity to expand my horizons and learn more and hopefully become an expert in this field of Sexual Medicine.