The IUIS Education (EDU) Committee and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) are pleased to announce their continued co-sponsorship of Awards for trainees from LMIC to attend the AAI Summer Courses.
The Introductory Course in Immunology
July 8 – 13, 2025
UCLA Luskin Conference Center, Los Angeles, CA
Check if your country is eligible
The Introductory Course in Immunology
Preliminary information can be viewed on the AAI website (aai.org/Education/Courses). Complete information, including schedules and registration information, will be posted on the website.
The Introductory Course in Immunology offers a detailed introduction to the basic principles of immunology and is suitable for students with a general biology background. After the presentation of basic principles, clinically oriented lectures will incorporate these concepts.
- Part I is a detailed introduction to the basic principles of immunology and is suitable for students with a general biology background.
- Part II is a clinically-oriented lecture series.
- Parts I and II may be taken independently at the discretion of the student.
AAI Introductory Course in Immunology
The Awards and Eligibility
AAI will provide registration and housing (up to 7 nights) for the 4 awardees. The IUIS will provide support for travel to the course and other associated expenses to a maximum of $2000 US. Additional expenses will be the responsibility of the attendee.
The IUIS Education Committee will evaluate applications, perform an initial selection of awardees, and submit proposed candidates to AAI and the IUIS Gender Equity Committee for final review and approval. Once the selected candidates are informed, AAI will assist them with registration, and IUIS will assist with travel costs reimbursement. Both AAI and IUIS will send the selected candidates a letter of invitation.
Please note that per AAI policy, this should be an applicant’s first experience with AAI courses.
Previous course attendees or IUIS/AAI awardees will not be considered. Preference will also be given to applicants who have NOT previously studied or had substantial research experience in the USA or other high-income countries (e.g., Great Britain, Germany, France, Australia, etc.).
Successful candidates must be conducting research and residing in LMIC (see eligible countries); they cannot, for example, come from a LMIC but reside and work in a high-income country.
Applications
To apply for these travel awards, please download and submit application forms below
The downloaded application form will include:
- A short (1 page) curriculum vitae
- A description of your research and why you would benefit from this course
- Previous educational or research experiences, and relevant immunology courses/workshops you have taken (year and course), and the location at which you attended them
- A signed letter of reference with name and email of supervisor or mentor
APPLICATIONS MISSING ANY OF THESE FOUR ELEMENTS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED
Deadline: Noon, US Central time, March 10, 2025
Only the candidates selected for awards will be notified, by March 24, 2025
If you are not notified by these dates, we are unfortunately not able to offer you an award in 2025. Due to the substantial number of applications and limited staff, we are not able to provide individual feedback.
Eligible countries for applicants:
Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Republic of Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Arab Republic of Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Zambia.
