For more information about upcoming events and award deadlines, please visit http://agau.gastro.org and http://www.gastro.org/research-funding.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan. 15-17, 2021
Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
Through an engaging lineup of novel science, education, and exhibits, the virtual 2021 Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium offers new, innovative findings in GI cancer treatment, research, and care.
Early-bird deadline: Dec. 16, 2020.
Jan. 21-24, 2021
Crohn’s & Colitis Congress®Join health care professionals and researchers virtually at the Crohn’s & Colitis Congress® for the premier conference on IBD. Discover different perspectives, practical information you can immediately implement, and potential treatments on the horizon.
Early-bird deadline: Friday, Nov. 6, 2020.
May 21-23, 2021
Digestive Disease Week® (DDW)
Save the date for the world’s leading event in digestive disease. DDW® brings professionals in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and GI surgery together. Experience growth when you share your research, converge with trailblazers, and improve the lives of patients suffering from GI and liver diseases.
Abstract submission window Oct. 15 to Dec. 3, 2020.
AWARD DEADLINES
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Student Abstract Award
This $500 travel award supports recipients who are graduate students, medical students,or medical residents (residents up to postgraduate year 3) giving abstract-based oral or poster presentations at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW). The top-scoring abstract will be designated the Student Abstract of the Year and receive a $1,000 award.
Application deadline: Feb. 24, 2021
AGA–Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards
This $750 travel award provides support to early-career (that is, 35 years of age or younger at the time of DDW) basic, translational or clinical investigators residing outside North America to offset travel and related expenses to attend DDW.
Application deadline: Feb. 24, 2021
AGA Fellow Abstract Award
This $500 travel award supports recipients who are MD, PhD, or equivalent fellows giving abstract-based oral or poster presentations DDW. The top-scoring abstract will be designated the Fellow Abstract of the Year and receive a $1,000 award.
Application deadline: Feb. 24, 2021
