Prisons Scholarships
The deadline for applications is 11:59pm (EET) Sunday 10 March 2024
INHSU Prison scholarships are for those from low-and-middle-income countries only. Please note that those who have not previously received a scholarship will be prioritised.
For those interested in HCV care in prison settings globally including policy makers, clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience of HCV and/or incarceration. Designed to facilitate attendance at preconference workshop and conference.
Applications are reviewed by three independent reviewers for each application according to the following scoring systems:
1). What are the key challenges for the delivery of health services in prisons in your country (score 1-5)? (maximum 500 words)
- Very good (score 5) – The challenges for the delivery of health services in prisons in their country are well-articulated, and it is very clear that the participant has taken considerable effort to highlight challenges faced.
- Good (score 4) – The applicant has done a good job describing the challenges for the delivery of health services in prisons in their country.
- Average (score 3) – The applicant has outlined some of the challenges, but the response could have been more detailed.
- Below average (score 2) – The applicant has some description about the challenges, but the response lacks considerable detail.
- Poor (score 1) – The person has named what they believe to be the challenges, but the response lacks detail and is not well articulated.
2). Please explain your role in your organisation and why attending the INHSU conference and prisons workshop is relevant to you (maximum 500 words)
- Very good (score 5) – The person is clearly doing important work focused on enhancing prison health services 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 prison health services and 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 prison health services 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 prison health services, 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 prison health services. They did not do a very good job at clearly indicating why attending this conference is important to them.
3). What do you hope to learn at the INHSU conference and prisons workshop? (maximum 500 words)
- Very good (score 5) – The applicant has clearly outlined and articulated well what they would like to learn at the prisons workshop and what their objective for attending is
- Good (score 4) – The applicant has described what they would like to learn at the prisons workshop and has a good idea of what their objectives for the workshop are
- Average (score 3) – The applicant has some idea of what they would like to learn at the prisons workshop, but they could have provided more detail and had a better idea of what their objectives are
- Below average (score 2) – The applicant has not really explained what they would like to achieve from their attendance at the prisons workshop and don’t appear to have a clear idea of their objectives
- Poor (score 1) – The applicant has not indicated what they would like to learn at the prisons workshop and has no clear objectives for their participation
4). Provide a brief outline, including examples, of how you will transfer the knowledge you learn at the conference and prisons workshop to your community (score 1-5)
- Very good (score 5) – The applicant has clearly highlighted an innovative plan for the sharing of information and knowledge. They have provided concrete examples of how they will share conference learnings with their community.
- Good (score 4) – The applicant has highlighted a plan for the sharing of information and knowledge. They have provided an example of how they will share conference learnings with their community.
- Average (score 3) – The applicant has suggested some ways that they will share information with their community but provide little detail or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this.
- Below average (score 2) – The person has 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) – The applicant has not suggested ways that they will share the information with their community, and do not provide detail or any concrete examples for how they will achieve this.
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