INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS:

IFIC invites applications from professionals working in Infection Control for scholarships to the Joint IPCAN – IFIC Conference 2010.
At least one main award will be granted, consisting of:
- free registration to the conference
- refund (against receipts) of travel expenses, based on the cheapest economy itinerary (up till a maximum of $1200)
- subsistence allowance of $500.
A number of smaller bursaries are also usually awarded, covering:
- free conference registration
- subsistence allowance of $500
Following their congress participation, all scholarship recipients will be invited to present a write-up in English of their paper/poster to be considered for publication in the International Journal of Infection Control (www.ijic.info). If deemed acceptable, an additional award of $200, will be made once the paper has been published in the journal.
Place cursor on the appropriate section/box, click the mouse button on it and then type in the information. Once complete, click the SUBMIT button to forward your abstract.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION IS 31 MARCH 2010. Submissions after this date will not be accepted.

Sponsorship applicants will be informed of the decision of the IFIC Committee at the email address given for correspondence and the decision will be final.

TO BE COMPLETED BY SPONSORSHIP APPLICANT

Correspondence Details:

Name of Correspondence:

Address for Correspondence:

Post Code & City:	Country:

Tel:	Fax:

Email:

IFIC2010 Scholarship Awards (all applicants MUST answer the following two questions):

If your application for sponsorship is successful but you are only awarded the smaller bursary of free conference registration plus subsistence allowance of $500, would you attend the congress and present your paper:	Yes	No
*If your application for sponsorship is not successful, would you still be interested to attend the congress on a payment* basis and present your paper:**	Yes	No
Please provide a brief curriculum vitae and interests in infection control:
How will this Scholarship help to promote infection control activity in your hospital or country?

Submission Type:

Research
“How we did it”

Research style paper: Abstract should be formally structured into: Introduction/Aims; Methods; Results; Conclusions.

“How we did it”: a more descriptive account of how infection control practitioners or teams tackled a specific infection control challenge or brought about improvement in the prevention or control of healthcare associated infections in their institution or country. Abstracts should be formally structured into: Introduction/Aims; Interventions; Results; Conclusions.

Presentation preference:

Either Oral or Poster Presentation
Only Poster Presentation

Authors:

Please list the authors in the relevant area below stating the Authors name, Institution and Country:

Author Type	Name (Last name, Initials)	Institution	Country
Presenting:
Co-author 1:
Co-author 2:
Co-author 3:
Co-author 4:
Co-author 5:
Co-author 6:

Abstract Title & Text (text should not exceed 500 words):

Title:

Text: