Application Deadline: 27 January 2026, 23:59 CET
LOCATION: Brazil
The AIDS 2026 Scholarship Programme provides financial assistance to selected applicants from around the world to attend AIDS 2026 in person or virtually. The programme is intended for individuals who would otherwise not have the financial means to attend AIDS 2026. It supports applicants who contribute to the conference programme, as well as those who can demonstrate that they will transfer the skills and knowledge acquired at the conference to the work they undertake in their own organizations and communities.
ELIGIBILITY:
The following candidates will be given priority:
Abstract presenters, workshop facilitators and co-facilitators, and Global Village organizers and co-organizers whose submission has been selected for the conference
Applicants from low- and middle-income countries
Applicants who are part of key populations and people living with HIV
Young people and early-career investigators below the age of 35
Applicants who did not previously receive a scholarship for an International AIDS Conference
BENEFIT:
Support for in-person attendance includes:
In-person plus virtual registration, including:
In-person access to all conference sessions, satellite sessions, poster discussion sessions, the exhibition, the Global Village and pre-conferences
Online access to all conference sessions, satellite sessions and pre-conferences streamed live on the platform; session recordings and on-demand content; the e-posters; and the virtual Global Village
Travel support (prepaid economy class return ticket from the nearest international airport in your country of residence) for the dates of the conference
Accommodation (single room in a budget hotel) for the duration of the conference
Daily living allowance for each day of the conference