Canteen Australia have facilitated financial assistance for delegates from low- and middle-income countries to attend the 6th Global Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Congress, with funding donated by other delegates as well as event partners.  A limited number of grants valued at AUD$2500 were available to cover travel, accommodation and congress registration fees.  Complimentary registration fees were also extended to these delegates.

The LMIC Grant Program has now CLOSED.

Delegates from the below countries were eligible for this grant.

A - Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola
B - Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi
C - Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire
D - Djibouti
E - Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia
F - Fiji
G - Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
H - Haiti, Honduras
I - India, Iran
J - Jordan
K - Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz
L - Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia
M - Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar
N - Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea
P - Papua New Guinea, Philippines
R - Rwanda
S - Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria
T - Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia
U - Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
V - Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Y - Yemen
Z - Zambia, Zimbabwe

A number of grants have been allocated and a number of applications are currently on a waitlist.  All funds have been fully allocated and no further applications will be taken.

If you have any questions regarding the status of your application, please contact Louise Reynolds on louise.reynolds@canteen.org.au.