Professor David Cooper, AO (1948-2018)

2023 APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

Investigators from Early Stage Investigators from Resource-Limited Settings
Applications to attend the 25^th International Workshop on Long-term Complications of HIV and SARS-CoV-2 (Washington, DC, USA, 14^th - 15^th December 2023) and the associated Career Development Studio (13^th December 2023 at NIH) as “Cooper Scholars” are now closed.

Download the Cooper Scholar Application Form

Four scholarships will be awarded in memory of the late Professor David Cooper, a giant in HIV research and co-founder of the Comorbidities Workshop.

Scholarship Awardees will receive:

1. Free registration to the Comorbidities Workshop (13^th - 15^th December 2023)
2. Round-trip air travel to Washington, DC, USA (economy class)
3. Accommodation of up to 4 nights in total

Eligibility:

Applications are welcomed from investigators engaged in HIV co-morbidity research or long COVID research who are:

1. From a low or lower-middle income country defined by World Bank criteria (https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/the-world-by-income-and-region.html)
   
   AND
    
2. Early Stage Investigators from any country (defined as an investigator currently in a training programme or who has completed a training programme [degree programme, residency, post-doctoral fellowship] within the past 10 years)

Applicants are required to:  

1. Submit an abstract via the online portal following submission guidelines.
   
   Comorbidities Workshop submission site https://abstract.intmedpress.com/submit/start.cfm
    
2. Provide a 400-word summary of current interests in HIV co-morbidity research or long COVID research and career goals
3. Provide a curriculum vitae
4. Provide a 1-page letter of recommendation from Division/Department Head or Research Supervisor
5. Provide a completed application form

Please email applications and supporting documentation to: rhea.nicholls@intmedpress.com

2023 applications are now closed