ABSTC-ISBR Scholarships

CALL for Student Scholarship Applications

*** NOW OPEN ***

#ABSTC Student Scholarship for attendance at 17^th ISBR Symposium 

The Agriculture Biotechnology Stewardship Technical Committee (ABSTC), in collaboration with the ISBR, is sponsoring four student scholarships for ISBR2025.  In order to qualify, an abstract of yours must have been accepted for a poster or oral presentation. The scholarship will cover conference registration, up to 4 nights’ accommodation (at the conference hotel), and reimbursement of travel (flight) expenses of up to $2000 USD.  

Deadline for Student Scholarship Applications – March 15^th 2025.

The commitment of scholarship recipients:

As the awardee, part of your responsibility will be to document your experiences of the 17th ISBR Symposium to help us promote the benefits of attending to others. Recipients can opt to document their experiences in any of the following ways in the run-up to the symposium and/or within three months after the event:

• via social media using the Conference hashtag #ISBR2025
• create a blog post for the ISBR 
• craft a digital story with photos/slides from your conference experiences
• alternative ideas will be considered

Details and additional guidance will be provided to scholarship recipients. 

Scholarship applications must be submitted using the official STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM. 

Download the form in a preferred format, fill in, save, attach and email to the  ISBR Symposium Secretariat (ISBRsymposium@allevents.co.za) with the subject line: STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION. 

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