Travel Grant for Surgical Residents/Trainees in COSECSA nations
Upasuaji International offers a yearly travel grant for surgical residents. The 2024 application is now closed and the grant has been awarded. Check back in August 2025 for information on our 2025 grant.
The grant is designed to financially assist trainees in COSECSA nations to attend scientific conferences where they will present their original research.
Amount: Up to $1000 of qualified travel expenses will be covered.
Eligibility: Any surgical trainee in COSECSA nations is encouraged to apply. This includes fellows and OB/GYN trainees
Keep checking for upcoming grants and scholarships including travel grant for international (outside continent) conference and research grants.
KABELELE SIPALO, MBBS
2023 Travel Grant Winner
Neurosurgery resident, Zambia College of Medicine and Surgery (ZACOMS), University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, Zambia
Presented at Global Neurosurgery Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania March 2024
BRIAN KASAGGA, MBChB
2024 Travel Grant Winner
General Surgery Resident, Makerere University College of Medicine, Kampala Uganda
Presenting at COSECSA 2025 Zimbabwe