2026 TSANZ Travel Grants – 2nd Round
The second round of TSANZ Travel Grants in 2026 will be allocated to support eligible TSANZ members to attend The Transplantation Society Meeting (TTS2026), taking place in Sydney from 20–23 September.
$1,500 for interstate/New Zealand applicants
$750 for regional NSW applicants
applicants from metropolitan Sydney can be reimbursed for travel (with receipts) up to a maximum of $500.
Opening: March 31, 2026 Closing: June 1, 2026
Eligibility Criteria:
1. Available to all current financial members of the TSANZ who have held membership for at least 12 months (calculated from the date of membership approval to the date of application)
2. Have an abstract accepted for presentation at TTS2026 as first author. Priority will be given to those with oral presentations.
3. Preference will be given to applicants within 5 years of conferral of the highest attained postgraduate research degree, or full-time equivalent where a career disruption exists* at the closing date of the grants.
4. Priorities will be given to applicants who are trainees, full time students or work predominantly (greater than 50%) in a research or laboratory/scientist role with applicants required to provide a letter confirming this from their supervisor/manager.
5. Applicants who reside in the Sydney metropolitan area are eligible to apply.
6. Must not be in receipt of a bursary from the meeting organisers and must have applied (if eligible) for such a bursary
7. Recipients of a TTS2026 Mentee/Mentor Award or TSANZ 2026 Early Career Award are not eligible to apply.
8. As these grants form part of the TSANZ Travel Grants program, applicants are permitted to receive a maximum of two grants within a five-year period
9. When there are multiple applicants, preference will be given to applicants who have not received prior funding from TSANZ
*Career Disruption: A career disruption involves a prolonged interruption (generally considered to be >=90 days FTE) to an applicant’s capacity to work, due to as examples pregnancy; major illness; carer responsibilities including parental leave and care for immediate family (e.g., spouse, children or elderly parent), or work within industry (with no capacity to be involved with medical research). Note that clinical work cannot be taken into consideration for career disruption if applying for either a travel Grant or an Early Career Award, and teaching roles (within a university or Clinical environment) cannot be taken into consideration for career disruption for any award. Any relevant career disruptions need to be clearly outlined in a separate word document and be approved by the supervisor(s). The intent of the TSANZ definition of career disruption is to align with definitions used by national health research entities e.g. NHMRC.
Please forward a copy of submitted abstract(s), a brief CV, a letter of support from your supervisor and any other supporting documentation to [email protected]
Selection Process: Applications will be reviewed by the TSANZ SPEC, and travel grants will be awarded to eligible applicants.
Recipients will be required to submit a brief summary of meeting highlights to the TSANZ office for inclusion in the annual TSANZ newsletter.