The 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society

JAPANESE

Date:MARCH 23 (Fri) - 25 (Sun), 2018 Venue:Osaka International Convention Center Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka Dojima River Forum President:Yoshiki Sawa, M.D., Ph.D.

Travel Grant

A Travel Grant is provided to the first author.
The first author must give a presentation on the accepted abstract at the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society in Osaka.
Even if more than one abstract is accepted, the travel grant will be provided for only one abstract.

From Asian Countries
(Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Republic of Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, North Korea, Taiwan)		 \50,000
From Other Countries \100,000
Deadline for application is January 9, 2018 closed.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. A Travel grant is provided to the first author. The first author must give a presentation on the accepted abstract at the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society in Osaka. Even if more than one abstract is accepted, the travel grant will be provided for only one abstract.
  2. Those who wish to receive the travel grant are required to complete the travel grant application procedures by January 9, 2018.
  3. Applicants who reside in the countries listed below must submit the set of tax treaty forms* to the Management Secretariat.

    * The Travel Grant application form will be valid only with the necessary set of tax treaty forms.

    * Please note that it takes a few months to obtain the set of tax treaty forms in some countries.

    * Please be informed that the forms submitted to the Management Secretariat by applicants will not be returned no matter what the result of the peer review of the abstract. They will be disposed of by the secretariat.

Countries that have a tax treaty with Japan

Please refer to the instructions via the link according to your country.

Application Procedures

  1. Click on "Apply for Travel Grant" button below and fill in the application form.
    Please send the completed application form by
    email (overseas-jcs2018[A]convention[D]co[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )) or fax (+81-3-3508-1755).

    Apply for Travel Grant

  2. Send the set of tax treaty forms to the Management Secretariat by air post or courier service (if applicable). Please download and complete the Cover Letter when sending the forms.

For Inquiries / Sending Forms

Junko Kikuchi (Ms.)
Management Secretariat of the 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society
c/o Japan Convention Services, Inc.
Keihanshin Yodoyabashi Bldg.
4-4-7,Imabashi,Chuo-ku,Osaka 541-0042,Japan
E-mail: overseas-jcs2018[A]convention[D]co[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )
FAX: +81-6-6221-5938

Peer Review

All abstracts will be reviewed in the same manner, regardless of application for the travel grant. Abstract acceptance is determined by the Congress Chairperson, based on the reviews by the Abstract Review Committee commissioned by the Congress Chairperson. The acceptance will be announced on the congress website on December 22.

Notification

Grant applicants will receive an email notification of results with detailed information in January 2018. Funds will be provided to the applicant with accepted abstract at the meeting venue.

Visa Support

Those who need visa application documents, please send an email to the JCS 2018 VISA Help Desk (jcs2018[A]west[D]jtb[D]jp( Please chainge [A] to @ [D] to . )). Please include your passport name and county, with the email subject as "VISA Support for JCS 2018".

For general visa information, please visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Website:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html

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