CIO welcomes current fellows in training and residents for an opportunity to participate in the Resident & Fellow Activity Scholarship, which provides tuition assistance for the 2024 Symposium on Clinical Interventional Oncology (CIO).

Scholarships Will Include:

• Complimentary tuition for all days of the CIO 2024 program taking place Friday through Sunday*

• Travel stipend of $600 to be used toward travel expenses incurred to attend CIO. This stipend will be distributed 2 weeks after the meeting pending completion of all required tasks.

*Valid on new registrations only.

Eligibility for Scholarships

• Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited resident or fellowship program at the time of the meeting in September 2024.

• Applicants must complete the application, including agreement to the requirements and the following document uploads:
  • ​​Submit a signed letter on letterhead from your program director confirming your status as a current resident or fellow in September 2024.
  • Submit a completed W9 form (US applicants) or a completed wire transfer form (International applicants)

Terms of Acceptance

• Attend sessions in full

• Acceptance of this scholarship requires the awardee to attend all sessions of the conference, in full, including additional sessions designated specifically for residents and fellows.  The conference begins on Friday, September 20 and ends Sunday, September 22.  Please plan your schedule accordingly. 

• Session Sign-in

• Designated sessions will require sign-in in order to receive your scholarship stipend. The list of sessions requiring sign-in will be posted on this page on our website as soon as it is available. Please check back often for updates. Failure to attend required sessions in full at the conference will cause your scholarship payment to be at risk of forfeit.

• Registration

• Scholarship recipients are required to register to attend CIO using the steps and information provided in the acceptance email within two weeks of receiving the acceptance email. Failure to register to attend the meeting within this timeline will cause your scholarship to be forfeited.

• Payment Information

• Scholarship recipients are required to submit a completed W9 form and the forms required for direct deposit (US applicants) or a completed wire transfer form (international applicants) to Elizabeth Ketter at eketter@hmpglobal.com

• Travel Information

• Scholarship recipients are also required to submit a copy of a final travel itinerary including flight information to Elizabeth Ketter at eketter@hmpglobal.com or the scholarship will be at risk of forfeit.

• Post Conference Survey

• Scholarship recipients are required to complete a post conference survey that will be sent via email at the conclusion of the conference. This survey needs to be completed by Sunday, October 6, 2024 (within 2 weeks of the conference). Failure to complete this survey will cause your scholarship payment to be at risk of forfeit.

   

Acceptance of this scholarship requires the awardee to attend all sessions of the conference, in full, including additional sessions designated specifically for residents and fellows.  The conference begins on Friday, September 20 and ends Sunday, September 22.  List of Required Events for scholarship recipients to attend during the conference coming soon. Sign in for these sessions will be required.

*Schedule of required events is subject to change

Applications will continue to be accepted until all spots are filled. A waitlist will also be started. Please see below for approximate notification timelines.

• May 22–July 21: Applicants notified of acceptance on a rolling basis. Waitlisted applicants will be notified as well

• Within 2 weeks of Email Acceptance: Registration Deadline–If you have been accepted for a scholarship and have not registered for the conference within two weeks of receiving your acceptance email, your scholarship will be forfeited and offered to someone on the waitlist.

• July 28: Registration Deadline–If you have been accepted for a scholarship and have not registered for CIO by July 28, your scholarship will be forfeited and offered to someone on the waitlist

• July 28: Payment Information Deadline - submit your completed W9 form and direct deposit information (US applicants) or your completed wire transfer form (International applicants) by this date.

• July 28: Travel Information Deadline – submit your travel itinerary to Elizabeth Ketter at eketter@hmpglobal.com by this date.

• August 4: Cancellation Deadline–Cancellation requests must be received no later than August 4, 2023. Please email your cancellation request to Elizabeth Ketter at eketter@hmpglobal.com

• September 20 – 22, 2024: Attend CIO in Miami Beach, Florida. Attend sessions in full and sign-in to designated sessions at the conference.

• October 7, 2024: Deadline to complete the post conference survey

*Dates are subject to change

Scholarships are limited. If you are unable to attend, please notify me immediately so we can extend your complimentary registration to another Resident or Fellow on the waiting list. Please email Elizabeth Ketter at eketter@hmpglobal.com.

Failure to send cancellation request or attend CIO in full will result in ineligibility for future scholarships opportunities at HMP Global conferences, which include but are not limited to the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), Clinical Symposium on Interventional Oncology (CIO), Western Atrial Fibrillation Symposium (Western AFIB), and the Amputation Prevention Symposium (AMP).

The travel stipend for residents and fellows may be subsidized by educational grants from Industry. The following companies have provided an educational grant in support of this residents and fellows scholarship: Coming soon

For information regarding educational grant support opportunities, please contact Colleen Waters at cwaters@hmpglobal.com or 609.630.6203.

Please contact Elizabeth Ketter at eketter@hmpglobal.com.