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WORLDWIDE MERCK GROUP INNOVATION CUP FOR GLOBAL STUDENTS (€20,000 PRIZE AND FULLY FUNDED TO GERMANY.)

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Application Deadline: 31. January 2024.

LOCATION: Germany

The brightest students from all over the world meet at our company headquarters to learn from professionals, network, develop business plans and win the 20,000 EUR Innovation Cup. Applications are now open for the 2024 Innovation Cup and will close on 31. January 2024.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applications are from postgraduate students in the life sciences working towards a PhD in biology, medicine, biotech, bioinformatics, computer science, data science, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacy, engineering or related fields. Postdoctoral students are also welcome to apply, as are advanced MBA students or recent MBA graduates with an interest in the pharmaceutical business and a background in life sciences.

This programme is not open to healthcare professionals.

BENEFIT:

As a participant in our Innovation Cup, you get a chance to network with top students from around the world, work in teams to develop new innovative ideas for unmet medical need, and build a business case with support from experienced professionals. We are offering shared prizes of €20,000 for the winning team, €5,000 for the runner-up and €3,000 for third place. Selected top performing participants could get an offer for a permanent employment at Merck. And to make things even more interesting, options to implement the best business plans will be evaluated.

The Innovation Cup summer camp takes place 20-26 July, 2024, near Frankfurt, Germany. Your travel, accommodation and food expenses are paid for by Merck.

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SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND THE 25TH INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE IN MUNICH, GERMANY

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Application Deadline: 23 January 2024

LOCATION: Germany

If you are at least 18 years old on 20 July 2024 and working, volunteering or studying in the area of HIV, you are welcome to apply for a scholarship for AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference, which takes place in Munich, Germany, and virtually from 22 to 26 July. The scholarship also supports attendance of the AIDS 2024 pre-conferences, which take place on 21 and 22 July in the conference venue.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to anyone who is 18 years old on 20 July 2024 and working, volunteering or studying in the area of HIV.

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-income and lower-middle-income countries

Applicants who are part of key populations and people living with HIV

Young people and junior investigators below the age of 35

Applicants who did not previously receive a scholarship for an International AIDS Conference

BENEFIT:

In-person attendance:

Registration for in-person plus virtual attendance (access to all sessions at the conference venue, as well as access to the virtual platform)

Travel support (pre-paid economy class return ticket from the nearest international airport in your country of residence) for the dates of the conference and pre-conferences

Accommodation (single room in a budget hotel), for the duration of the conference and pre-conferences

Daily living allowance for the duration of the conference and pre-conferences

Virtual attendance:

Registration for virtual attendance (full online access to all hybrid conference sessions)

Accessibility support for virtual attendance (subject to the connectivity needs of selected candidates)

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