The purpose of the Young Investigator Award (YIA) is to stimulate interest in research training by rewarding outstanding examples of excellence amongst those involved in research training in the early stages of his/her career. Applicants must be from nationalities of Asia Pacific countries. The Award will be presented at the APDW 2021 and is jointly sponsored by the APDWF and the JGHF.
Applicant must be in the early stages of his/her career i.e. up to five (5) years following the completion of training in gastroenterology/ hepatology. Training certification of the presenting author will be requested during online abstract submission. Applicant must be the first author of the abstract and a registered participant of the conference. The shortlisted oral abstract must be presented by the applicant during the meeting.
Applicant should select ‘APDWF YIA’ during submission of abstract for oral presentation. Shortlisted abstracts are based on scores assigned by the Abstract Selection Committee and all successful applicants (up to nine (9) best YIA papers) will be notified. Three (3) awards will be given to the best three (3) papers presented:
Each presenter shall be given 8 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes to defend his/her work. In assessing the applicants for the awards, the panel of judges will consider the following criteria:
The purpose of the Posters of Distinction Award is to stimulate interest in research training by rewarding outstanding examples of excellence amongst those involved in research training in the early stages of his/her career and who prefer to present his/her papers in poster mode. Applicants must be from nationalities of Asia Pacific countries. The Award will be presented at the APDW 2021 and is sponsored by the APDWF.
Applicant must be in the early stages of his/her career i.e. up to 5 years following the completion of training in gastroenterology/ hepatology. Training certification of the presenting author will be requested during online abstract submission. Applicant must be the first author of the abstract and a registered participant of the conference. The shortlisted abstract must be presented as a moderated poster by the applicant during the meeting.
Applicant should select ‘APDWF Posters of Distinction Award’ during submission of abstract for oral presentation. Shortlisted abstracts are based on scores assigned by the Abstract Selection Committee and all successful applicants (up to twenty-four (24) moderated posters) will be notified. A maximum of five (5) Posters of Distinction shall be awarded at USD 1,500 each.
Each presenter shall be given 3 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes to defend his/her work. In assessing the presenters for the awards, the panel of judges will consider the following criteria:
The purpose of the APDWF-JGHF Educational Grant is to enable participants from Asia Pacific nations to attend the APDW 2021 to enhance their knowledge in the field. The grant is sponsored by APDWF and JGHF.
All abstracts submitted by the authors from the Asian Pacific countries to APDW 2021 before the abstract submission deadline will qualify to receive this grant. The Scientific Committee will review and allocate the grant based on the merit of the abstract submitted.
The successful applicant will receive an educational grant for up to $350 which can be claimed against the registration fee for APDW 2021. The secretariat will contact the successful application over email before 10 June 2021.
For any enquiry e-mail at secretariat@apdwkl2021.org
