Grants and Scholarships

This travel grant program was created in partnership with Clorox Healthcare, an APIC Strategic Partner since 2009, to provide access to five (5) IPs in underserved communities within the U.S. and regions hit by natural disasters to attend the APIC Annual Conference for the first time. Recipients will gain valuable knowledge in infection prevention and control, learn from leaders in the field, and gain exposure to the latest IPC products and services. IPs from all care settings including, but not limited to, acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and ASC facilities, are eligible to apply.

Applicants must be: (a) Working in the U.S.; (b) Working in an underserved area/population as designated by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) as having too few primary care providers, high infant mortality, high poverty or a high elderly population; (c) APIC Member; (d) First-time in-person APIC Annual Conference attendee; and (e) Agree to APIC’s COVID safety protocols and requirements for the in-person conference. 

Awardees will receive: (a) Round-trip (coach) travel to APIC24, (b) Hotel accommodations for three (3) nights (room & tax), (c) Conference registration, and (d) Special ribbon designating them as an award recipient. 

Travel grant recipients are ineligible to collect continuing education (CE) credits at the APIC Annual Conference. Recipients are eligible to collect infection prevention units (IPUs) at the APIC Annual Conference.

Application period for the 2024 Annual Conference has now closed.

2024 Annual Conference International Travel Grant

Application period for the 2024 Annual Conference has now closed.

The APIC Annual Conference International Travel Grant program aims to provide access to IPs who champion for infection control and who are currently living and/or working in their home country to attend the APIC Annual Conference.

Award Criteria:

• International professional currently living and working in low-income and middle-low-income countries (required)
• Established clinical and/or academic work in infection prevention and control (required)
• APIC membership (preferred)
• Certification/credentialing in infection control (preferred)
• May be at any stage of career working in IPC
• Has not attended an APIC Annual Conference previously, or not in the past two years (preferred)

Award Terms:

• Become an APIC Ambassador (required)
• Introduce APIC to colleagues/peers in home country (required)
• Participate fully during APIC24 Annual Conference (required)
• APIC will provide visa letter (required); the award recipient is responsible for obtaining all entry requirements (i.e. Visa)
• Award is non-transferable and cannot be applied to another APIC Annual Conference

Awardees will receive: Round-trip (coach) travel to APIC24 in San Antonio, Texas; Hotel Accommodations (room and tax only) for up to 4 nights; One (1) Full Conference registration to APIC24 Annual Conference; Special ribbon designation.

Application period for the 2024 Annual Conference has now closed.