A number of Young Investigator Travel Awards will be provided to applicants under the age of 35 who will be presenting at the International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections (ISSSI). Up to five travel awards will be available.

Each successful awardee will be granted 1,000 USD towards the costs of their travel to Perth and their accommodation as well as a free symposium registration. They will also be presented with an award certificate during the symposium.

All young investigators who submit an abstract are encouraged to apply. The awards will be based on the abstract submitted by an applicant who should be the presenting author (poster or oral presentation).

If you wish to apply for an award please submit your application to Denise Daley at info@asainc.net.au. The application should include a copy of the abstract and for abstracts with more than one author, a letter stating the relative contribution of the applicant towards the research.

The ISSSI host Society, the Australian Society for Antimicrobials (ASA), has made funds available to assist ASA Members who are preferably a PhD student or an advanced trainee who will be presenting at the International Symposium on Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections (ISSSI). Up to five travel awards will be available.

Each successful awardee will be granted 1,000 AUD towards the costs of their travel to Perth and their accommodation as well as a free symposium registration. They will also be presented with an award certificate during the symposium.

The awards will be based on the abstract submitted by an applicant who should be the presenting author (poster or oral presentation).

Applicants must have current ASA membership and must have been an ASA member for at least the last 12 months. The scholarship is restricted to Australian, South East Asian and New Zealand ASA financial members and is conditional upon the abstract being accepted by the ISSSI program committee for presentation (oral or poster). In addition the recipient of the scholarship is required to write a report on the meeting for the ASA Newsletter.

Eligible ASA members who wish to apply for an award are invited to submit their application to the ASA Secretary Denise Daley at info@asainc.net.au. The application should include a copy of their abstract and for abstracts with more than one author, a letter stating the relative contribution of the applicant towards the research.