ESOT Learning Grant (International)

Introduction
5 ESOT Learning Grants (International) are available to support non-European transplant professionals in attending an ESOT course/masterclass or an ESOT scientific meeting.

Target Audience
Non-European transplant professionals of all disciplines.

Grant Offering
Up to EUR 2.000 will be paid directly to each successful applicant.

The registration fee for the chosen course/scientific meeting will be waived, and ESOT will cover travel expenses of each successful applicant for up to EUR 2.000.

ESOT will advance 50% of the total grant amount only after submission of all documentation needed for travel. The remaining part will be calculated and reimbursed based on the receipts the successful applicants will submit as proof of their actual expenses.

Duration of the grant
Time of the course/scientific meeting the applicant chooses, within the grant programme year (by 31 December 2027).

The list of the ESOT educational activities taking place in 2027 for which applicants will be requested to indicate their preference:

• EPITA Symposium 2027 (24-26 January 2027) – 1 seat available
• Machine Perfusion Masterclass 2027 (11-12 February 2027) – 1 seat available
• HESPERIS Course 2027 (22-24 April 2027) – 2 seats available
• SPLIT LIVER Masterclass 2027 (October 2027) – 1 seat available

Applications open on 4 August and close on 6 October.

• Applicants must reside/work outside Europe (Europe is defined by ESOT membership criteria, which include the following countries: Western Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein); Northern Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia); Southern Europe (Spain, Andorra, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Croatia, Slovenia, Republic of North Macedonia, Cyprus, San Marino, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Montenegro, Monaco); Eastern Europe (Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan).
• Applicants must be ESOT members in good standing at the time of application (with an active ESOT “International Membership”/”Reduced membership”) and until the last day of the chosen course/scientific meeting. [check your membership here]
• 3 out of 5 ESOT Learning Grants (International) will be reserved for applicants working and residing in non-European low-income and lower middle-income countries according to the World Bank classification.

For details on the conditions, please read the Terms of Reference [click here]