ASPNR CARES Educational Scholarship

PURPOSE: 

The ASPNR CARES Scholarship is an educational program that is tailored to aid radiologists practicing in low-GDP countries, with the primary objective of enhancing the neuroimaging care of children in developing nations and providing support to radiologists working in low-resource settings. 

BENEFITS:

The ASPNR CARES Scholarship offers a unique opportunity for radiologists to access world-class education in pediatric neuroradiology. Awardees will receive three months of online access to the recent lectures of the 5th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (ASPNR), featuring presentations from renowned experts in the field. In addition, the scholarship includes a 1-year complimentary membership to the ASPNR, providing awardees with unrestricted access to the many members-only benefits such as the ASPNR’s Elearning Library.

CRITERIA:

To be eligible for the ASPNR CARES Scholarship, applicants must be a radiologist or a radiologist-in-training from one of the emerging countries listed below (as defined by the World Bank):

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Republic of
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia

Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia

Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Samoa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Togo
Tonga
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
West Bank and Gaza
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

 

 

SELECTION:

The ASPNR CARES SCHOLARSHIP will be awarded to 20 eligible applicants, who will be selected through a lottery system. All applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will be entered into the lottery, giving all eligible applicants an equal opportunity to receive this valuable scholarship. 

RESULT NOTIFICATIONS:

Successful awardees of the Scholarship will receive notification via email after the lottery concludes and their names will be published on the ASPNR website.