Apply for #MEAction scholarship to attend NIH ME research conference

**Please register on the NIH website before applying as the conference is filling up with participants.

#MEAction is thrilled to announce a new travel scholarship for providers and medical students to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Conference, Advancing ME/CFS Research: Identifying Targets for Intervention and Learning from Long COVID, this coming December 12- 13, 2023 in Bethesda, MD.  #MEAction is providing this opportunity for one to two promising medical students (MD, DO, NP, or PA)  and one to two practicing medical providers (MD, DO, NP, or PA). All scholarship recipients must live in the United States. #MEAction’s sponsorship includes affordable travel and lodging. Registration is free for the conference. Visit the NIH event page to view the agenda, speakers, and current registrants. Funding for the travel scholarship is provided by a family foundation and will be awarded to the most qualified applicants based on application review.  Black, Indigenous, and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply. 


Application Deadline:  November 20th, 2023 at 11:59amET
Have questions or need more information?  Contact laurie@meaction.net

REGISTER HERE: 

COMMITMENT of Scholarship Recipients:

If you are chosen as a recipient, part of your responsibility will be to 1) register for the conference and attend the entire two days 2) attend a dinner with #MEAction staff and volunteers on the first evening of the conference and  3)  document your experiences (ie pictures, write blog)  so that #MEAction can promote the benefits of attendance to others via #MEAction social media and website.


Eligibility: (1) student attending medical, nursing, or physician assistant  school in the United States with an interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The student must currently be enrolled in school.  (2) practicing medical provider (MD, DO, NP, or PA) in the the United States with an interest in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The applicant must currently be practicing medicine and seeing patients. The person cannot be retired.

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How many years have you been a practicing medical provider or medical student (please round up to the nearest whole number)? *
Do you anticipate any significant changes in your employment or academic status in the next 6 months? *
Describe your type of practice or speciality interest. *
Please describe your experience with ME/CFS (including medical work, academic research, or personal connections) *
If you are a medical provider, please indicate the number of patients you see in your practice, why you are interested in the ME/CFS patient population, and what you know about ME/CFS. Describe your philosophy of practice and indicate if you currently take care of people with ME/CFS.
If you are a medical student, please describe what you know about ME/CFS and why you are interested in this patient population. Please indicate if your medical school/program has courses on ME/CFS.
Please respond to this 3-part question with a short essay (Minimum of 300 words required). Due to the limited number of scholarships available, this question will be heavily weighted by the selection committee. a) Why are you applying for this scholarship to attend the conference? b) What skills or speciality areas do you hope to develop by attending this conference?  c) What do you hope to bring back to your community?   *
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