AGA: Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards Grant

AGA: Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: American Gastroenterological Association
Amount: US $750
Last Updated: November 17, 2025

Summary

The AGA-Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards provide $750 to early career investigators outside North America, aged 35 or younger. This award supports those presenting exceptional abstracts at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), promoting interest in gastroenterology and hepatology. Applicants must hold an MD or PhD, be fluent in English, and be active AGA members. This initiative particularly encourages underrepresented groups in biomedical research to apply.

Overview

AGA-Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Awards This $750 travel award supports early career [i.e., 35 years of age or younger at the time of Digestive Disease Week® (DDW)] basic, translational or clinical investigators residing outside North America giving abstract-based oral or poster presentations at DDW. Objective The objective of this AGA Research Foundation award is to stimulate interest in gastroenterology and hepatology research careers among young investigators outside of North American institutions by providing recognition for exceptional abstracts accepted by AGA for presentation at DDW.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must hold an MD and/or PhD degree or equivalent degree (e.g. MB, ChB, MBBS, DO). Applicants must be 35 years of age or younger at the time of DDW. Applicants must be fluent in English.AGA-Moti L. & Kamla Rustgi International Travel Award applicants must be active members of AGA and be sponsored by an international (outside of North America) AGA member in good standing.Applicants must be the first author of an abstract or the designated speaker of an oral presentation accepted by AGA for presentation at DDW.Applicants may only submit one abstract for consideration. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

Applicants residing in North America are ineligible for this award.