The ISTH 2026 Scientific Committee will reward abstracts of outstanding quality and provide the presenting author with a Travel Award to attend the ISTH 2026 Congress. Four (4) categories of Travel Awards will be available in limited number to abstract presenting authors. Only the original presenting author will be eligible to receive the award if granted. If the original author is changed or the abstract is withdrawn, the award will be forfeited.

 

Travel Awards will be given out in-person in the form of a debit card. This debit card can be used to withdraw funds from an ATM or directly at any merchant as you normally would use a debit card. Please treat this card like you would treat cash and note that the ISTH will not be able to give out replacement cards if you lose yours. Instructions on how to use the card will be provided at the time awardees pick up their card at the Travel Award Booth onsite at the Congress. No awards will be provided via cash or wire transfer. No exceptions will be made.
 
Early Career Award
The Early Career Awards are provided in the form of travel awards to those who meet the ISTH criteria for an Early Career attendee and submit a highly rated abstract. Travel Awards, consisting of $500 USD, are specifically intended to assist the presenting author with their travel related expenses to and from the Congress. To be eligible for an Early Career Award, you must be the presenting author of an abstract submitted to the congress. Authors applying for an Early Career Award will be notified via their abstract notification email, which will be sent in early April 2026. 

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Application criteria

• You must be the presenting author of a submitted abstract

• You must meet the ISTH Early Career criteria: To be considered for an Early Career Award, applicants must verify their status by submitting a letter from their institution or supervisor certifying that they are an Early Career Professional belonging to one of these categories during the submission process:

  • Associate: Any person within three years of completion of clinical training (medical residency and/or fellowship) or once an independent faculty or tenured position is obtained.

  • Medical Resident/Post Doc: Any person holding a doctoral degree who is engaged in any one or a combination of the following:

    • a period of clinical training

    • formal post-doctoral mentored research

    • scholarly or practical training for the purpose of acquiring specific professional skills

    • a medical fellowship

  • Student/Trainee: Any person not holding a doctoral degree currently and involved in a training program for medical education or other disciplines or in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. program.

How to apply for an Early Career Award

• Tick the appropriate box on the online abstract submission site

• Fill in the relevant questionnaire

• Provide a letter from their institution or supervisor certifying that they are an Early Career Professional (see above for Early Career categories). Scanned copies of a badge or ID will not be accepted.

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Reach-the-World Award
The Reach-the-World Awards are provided in the form of travel awards to clinicians and scientists from developing countries (countries classified by the World Bank as low income, lower-middle income, or upper-middle income) to help subsidize travel to the congress.

 

Travel awards, consisting of $2,000 USD, are specifically intended to assist the presenting author with their travel to and from the Congress. Presenting authors applying for a Reach the World Award will be notified via their abstract notification email, which will be sent in early April 2026. ​

Application criteria

• You must be the presenting author of a submitted abstract

• You must be from or practicing in a developing country as defined by the World Bank as low income, lower-middle income, or upper-middle income

How to apply for a Reach-the-World Award

• Tick the appropriate box at the online abstract submission site

• Fill in the relevant questionnaire

• Provide a copy of your passport (passport must be valid through the Congress dates i.e. July 11, 2026 in order to be considered).

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ISTH 2021 Philadelphia Congress Local Organizing Committee Legacy Fund Award

In partnership with the ISTH 2021 Congress Local Organizing Committee and Walter Ageno, ISTH 2026 Congress Chair, the ISTH is offering a provisional travel award to early career/trainees from a training program in the United States who are traveling from the U.S. to the ISTH 2026 Congress in Paris to present an abstract. To be eligible for this award you must provide a letter of proof of your training status showing you are training in the U.S. signed by your program director or chair. Each awardee will receive $1,000 USD in the form of a debit card on-site at the congress. Awardees are still eligible to apply for the Early Career Travel Award and can receive both awards based on the score of their abstract during the review and grading process. Authors applying for a Legacy Fund Award will be notified via their abstract notification email, which will be sent in early April 2026. 

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Application criteria

• You must be the presenting author of a submitted abstract

• You must meet the ISTH Early Career criteria: To be considered for a Legacy Fund Award, applicants must verify their status by submitting a letter of proof of training status from their program director or chair certifying that they are in a training program in the United States belonging to one of these categories during the submission process:

  • Associate: Any person within three years of completion of clinical training (medical residency and/or fellowship) or once an independent faculty or tenured position is obtained.

  • Medical Resident/Post Doc: Any person holding a doctoral degree who is engaged in any one or a combination of the following:

    • a period of clinical training

    • formal post-doctoral mentored research

    • scholarly or practical training for the purpose of acquiring specific professional skills

    • a medical fellowship

  • Student/Trainee: Any person not holding a doctoral degree currently and involved in a training program for medical education or other disciplines or in a M.Sc. or Ph.D. program.

• Your current training status must be in the United States.

How to apply for an ISTH 2021 Philadelphia Congress Local Organizing Committee Legacy Fund Award

• Tick the appropriate box on the online abstract submission site

• Fill in the relevant questionnaire

• Provide a letter from their program director or chair certifying that they are in a training program in the United States. Scanned copies of a badge or ID will not be accepted.

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ISTH 2024 Bangkok Congress Legacy Fund Award

In partnership with the ISTH 2024 Congress Annual Congress Planning Committee and the ISTH Council, the ISTH is offering the ISTH 2024 Bangkok Congress Legacy Fund provisional travel award to presenters from the South-eastern Asia-Pacific region who are traveling from one of the following countries that are classified by the World Bank as low income, lower-middle income, or upper-middle income (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tongo, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam) to the ISTH 2026 Congress in Paris, France to present an abstract.

 

To be eligible for this award you must provide a valid passport from one of the eligible countries. Each awardee will receive $1,000 USD in the form of a debit card on-site at the congress. Awardees are still eligible to apply for the Reach-the-World Travel Award and can receive both awards based on the score of their abstract during the review and grading process. Authors applying for this Legacy Fund Award will be notified via their abstract notification email, which will be sent in early April 2026.

 

Application criteria

• You must be the presenting author of a submitted abstract

• You must be based in the East Asia & Pacific or South Asia regions as defined by the World Bank and are in a low income, lower middle income, or upper middle income country (as defined by the World Bank) - Awardees must live or be studying/working in one of the following countries:

  • Bangladesh

  • Bhutan

  • Cambodia

  • China

  • Fiji

  • India

  • Indonesia

  • Kiribati

  • Lao PDR

  • Malaysia

  • Maldives

  • Marshall Islands

  • Micronesia

  • Mongolia

  • Myanmar

  • Nepal

  • Pakistan

  • Papua New Guinea

  • Philippines

  • Samoa

  • Solomon Islands

  • Sri Lanka

  • Thailand

  • Timor-Leste

  • Tongo

  • Tuvalu

  • Vanuatu

  • Vietnam

How to apply for this award

• Tick the appropriate box at the online abstract submission site

• Fill in the relevant questionnaire

• Provide a copy of your passport (passport must be valid through the Congress dates i.e. July 11, 2026 in order to be considered).

 

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Only complete applications will be considered. The deadline for travel award applications, supporting documents and additional information is February 2, 2026..

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To be eligible for the award, the recipient must attend the Congress in person. Additionally, there is no ability to “transfer” an award to someone else attending. Only the original presenting author who applied for the travel award is eligible. If the presenting author changes at any point after the deadline, the travel award cannot be transferred to the new presenting author.