Student travel grants
To acknowledge the significant contributions of our student members from the two societies, travel grants will be provided at this year’s ASCEPT and Hypertension Australia Joint Meeting.
Please note that students may apply for a travel grant through only one society.
Applications for these grants will be accepted concurrently with abstract submissions via the abstract submission portal.
ASCEPT Student travel grants
In recognition of the valuable contribution of our student members, ASCEPT is providing travel grants to support student attendance at the ASCEPT&HA ASM.
To be eligible for a student travel grant, students MUST be a financial Graduate Student member of ASCEPT prior to the early bird registration deadline, Sunday 12 October 2025 and have been selected to present an oral or poster communication at the meeting.
To be eligible for a student travel grant, an applicant:
- must be a currently enrolled undergraduate and/or HDR student (e.g. Honours, Masters, or PhD)
- must be presenting an oral or poster communication at the meeting
- must be a financial Graduate Student member of ASCEPT
- must indicate that they wish to be considered for a student travel grant when submitting their abstract via the online submission site.
- must fill out the ASCEPT student travel grant form and provide flight and accommodation receipts by return email to the ASCEPT Executive Officer at: ascept@ascept.org by no later than Friday 14 November 2025.
*Only financial Graduate Student members are eligible for a student travel grant
Hypertension Australia Student travel grants
Travel grants-in-aid are offered to student members of Hypertension Australia to encourage participation in the ASCEPT and Hypertension Australia Joint Scientific Meeting.
To be eligible for a travel grant, applicants must be:
- A student member of Hypertension Australia by 30 September in the year of application.
- A full-time student in Australia or New Zealand and presenting at the meeting.
- Presenting at the ASCEPT and Hypertension Australia Joint Scientific Meeting.
- Students must be traveling interstate.
Applications
Applicants must indicate when submitting their abstract if they would like to be considered for a travel grant.
Award
- 8x travel grants are available and are awarded at AUD $200 each.
- If a travel grant is approved, available funds will be distributed following attendance to the meeting in the amount approved by the Executive Committee. Applicants will be notified at the time of program announcement.
