Scholarships

Submissions close: 11:59pm AEST Sunday 26 April 2026.

Two scholarship programs are available to attend either one or both Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference and Australasian Sexual & Reproductive Health Conferences.

Application Deadline: 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 26 April 2026

Apply for Scholarship

Scholarship applicants will be notified of outcomes in May.

Part of what sets ASHM conferences apart is that they are multidisciplinary. They bring together people from a broad range of professional backgrounds and people with lived experience, united by their passion for responding to HIV, viral hepatitis, and other sexual and reproductive health issues.  

In acknowledgement of the immense value the allied health workforce and people with lived experience bring to our conferences, ASHM is pleased to offer scholarships exclusively to these groups.   

Scholarships are available for people who are working in the HIV&AIDS and sexual and reproductive health sectors. This includes allied health workers, social workers, community and counsellors.

Applications are reviewed by three independent reviewers for each application according to the following scoring systems: 

The scholarships will include: 

  • Registration to either the HIV&AIDS or Sexual and Reproductive Health Conferences

  • Return travel  

  • Accommodation

These scholarships are funded in full by ASHM, in acknowledgement of the vital role the community and allied health workforce play in our sector. We will provide up to 20 scholarships per round, with preference given to those in the community or allied health sectors who are also ASHM members.   

  1. Please explain your role in your organisation and why attending this conference is important to you and your work (score 1-5) (maximum 250 words)
  • Very good (score 5) – The person is clearly doing important work focused on enhancing the health of people living with HIV or work in sexual and reproductive health and they have done an excellent job at clearly articulating why attending this conference is important to them. This person also has an abstract accepted for presentation at the conference.
      
  • Good (score 4) – The person is clearly doing work focused on enhancing the health of people who live with HIV they have done a good job at clearly articulating why attending this conference is important to them. 

  • Average (score 3) – The person is doing work focused on enhancing the health of people who live with HIV, but they could have done a better job clearly highlighting why attending this conference is important to them. 

  • Below average (score 2) – It is not clear how much work this person is doing with respect to enhancing the health of people who live with HIV, and they have could have done a better job clearly highlighting why attending this conference is important to them. 

  • Poor (score 1) – The person did not do a good job at clearly highlighting their role in their organization and what they are specifically doing to enhance for the health of people who live with HIV. They did not do a very good job at clearly indicating why attending this conference is important to them.
  1. Why are you in need of a scholarship to attend the conference? (score 1-5) (maximum 250 words)
  •  Very good (score 5) – The person has very clearly articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. It is very clear that there is no other way that this person would be able to attend the conference if they did not have this funding to attend.  

  • Good (score 4) – The person has clearly articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. There is no other way that this person would be able to attend the conference if they did not have this funding to attend.  

  • Average (score 3) – The person has articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. It would be difficult for this person to attend the conference but may have other funding to attend.

  • Below average (score 2) – The person has tried to articulate why they need a scholarship to attend the conference, but it is not clear why they need a scholarship or if they may have other funding to attend.

  • (score 1) – The person has not articulated why they need a scholarship to attend the conference. They did not do a very good job at indicating why attending this conference is important to them.
  1. Provide a brief outline, including examples, of how you will share the knowledge you learn at the conference to your colleagues and peers (score 1-5) (maximum 250 words)
  • Very good (score 5) – They have clearly highlighted a comprehensive plan for the sharing of information and knowledge that they will acquire when they return home to their setting. They have provided some very concrete examples of how they will return home and share the results of the conference with their community. 

  • Good (score 4) – They have highlighted a plan for the sharing of information and knowledge that they will acquire when they return home to their setting. They have provided an example of how they will return home and share the results of the conference with their community. 

  • Average (score 3) –They have suggested some ways that they will share the information with their community but provide little details in terms of a plan or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this. 

  • Below average (score 2) –They have not really suggested ways that they will share the information with their community, and do not provide details of a plan or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this. 

  • Poor (score 1) –They have not suggested ways that they will share the information with their community, and do not provide details of a plan or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this. 

Application Deadline: 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 26 April 2026

Apply for Scholarship

Scholarship applicants will be notified of outcomes in May.

To be eligible you must: 

  • Be living and working in Australia AND
     
  • Be an HIV clinician, nurse or pharmacists 

The scholarships will include:  

  • Registration to either the HIV&AIDS and/or Sexual and Reproductive Health Conferences

  • Return travel

  • Accommodation

The ASHM scholarship program is supported by an unconditional education grant, thank you to our supporters.