Memorial Travel Award Program

The goal of the award is to encourage research on hepatocellular carcinoma; the award will be presented to a fellow or junior investigator within three years of their appointment who submits the most outstanding abstract on hepatocellular carcinoma research for The Liver Meeting®.

Award: $2,500; 1 award available.

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The goal of the award is to encourage early career investigators in the area of Hepatitis C. The award will be given to either a fellow or a junior faculty (within three years of their first faculty position) submitting the most promising abstract in Hepatitis C Therapy to The Liver Meeting ®. In order to be eligible, the abstract must be selected for presentation and the recipient must be the presenting author. Applicants must reside in a Latin-American country (Central America, South America, or the Caribbean Islands) or Spain at the time of abstract submission. Preference will be given to female applicants.

Award: $2,500; 1 award available.

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The goal of the award is to encourage early career investigators in the area of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and/or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The award will be given to a fellow or a junior faculty submitting a highly ranked clinical abstract in NAFLD or NASH to The Liver Meeting®. MD applicants must be within four years of completing clinical fellowship training (or equivalent), and PhD applicants must be within 10 years of their research degree. In order to be eligible, the abstract must be selected for presentation and the recipient should be the presenting author.

Award: $2,500; 1 award available.

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These two awards recognize and encourage early career investigators from Israel and from countries in the Middle East to present their research at The Liver Meeting®. In order to be eligible, the abstract must be selected for presentation and the recipient should be the presenting author. MD applicants must be within four years of completing clinical fellowship training (or equivalent), and PhD applicants must be within 10 years of the receipt of their research degree.

Award: $2,500 each; (2 awards available)

• Applicants for the first award must reside in Israel at the time of abstract submission
• Applicants for the second award must reside in one of the WHO-defined Middle Eastern Countries on the following list:
  • Afghanistan
  • Jordan
  • Bahrain
  • Oman
  • Kuwait
  • Pakistan
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Somalia
  • Djibouti
  • Lebanon
  • Qatar
  • Yemen
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Morocco

The goal of the award is to encourage hepatology research; the award will be presented to the early career investigator presenting the most promising basic or clinical research, as determined by the Scientific Program Committee, at The Liver Meeting®. To be eligible for this award, MD applicants must be within four years of completing clinical fellowship training (or equivalent), and PhD applicants must be within 10 years of the receipt of their research degree. The award recipient is expected to present the selected research at The Liver Meeting®. Applicants must be a member of AASLD.

Award amount: $2,500; 1 award available.