This scholarship is available to all its members and associate members residing in South Africa. It is primarily intended to assist junior colleagues to ensure continued participation in local or international scientific meetings or workshops.

Requirements:

Applicants must be fully paid up members/associate members in good standing for at least one year.

Applications must include:

• Full details of the meeting/workshop
• The applicant's abbreviated CV
• A breakdown of the anticipated expenses
  

Applications must reach the Association a minimum of 3 months before the event.

Recommendations:

• Acceptance of an abstract submitted by the applicant at the scientific meeting/workshop (if acceptance of the abstract is pending the application must still be submitted 3 months prior to the event with a note when the approval is to be expected. In such a case the scholarship might be granted on condition – and proof – of the abstract being accepted)
• An invitation to participate as an invited speaker at the meeting
• Publications in a peer-reviewed journal/s in the preceding year
• An application from a member of a previously disadvantaged community
• An application from a member younger than 35 years of age

Applications must be addressed to:

The President
South African Heart Association
PO Box 19062
Tygerberg
7505

A maximum of four scholarships will be awarded annually. Support for international meetings will be awarded to a maximum of R20000 and local meetings to a maximum of R7500 per scholarship.