ESCMID is proud to announce a new grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation aimed at supporting and promoting ECCMID participation from persons residing in Low- and Lower-middle income countries.

This new grant will cover the registration for selected attendees from LMICs for the 31st ECCMID taking place July 9-12, 2021 online. The agreement has also been extended to cover the registration, travel and accommodation for speakers and attendees from LMICs for the 32nd ECCMID set to take place in April 2022 in Portugal.

Applicants are asked to fill out the online form including personal information, motivation to attend ECCMID and provide proof of your status* (copy of passport, government ID or other official identification). Applications for ECCMID 2021 have closed. Check back later for an update for ECCMID 2022.

*Grantees must live/work in a Low- or Lower-middle income country as indicated by the World Bank classification from June 2020

Applications have closed and we are happy to announce that there will be 57 recipients for ECCMID 2021. These grantees from LMICs will receive free registration to the online congress which also includes the Pre-ECCMID Learning days and 3 months of access. Congrats to all and we look forward to seeing you online!

We are excited to be able to further ESCMID's mission of promoting and supporting research, education, training, and good medical practice across the globe.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at eccmidinfo[at]escmid.org