Organization : National College of Chest Physicians (India) & Indian Chest Society
Scholarship Name : NAPCON 2016 PG Student Scholarship
Applicable For : Medical Post Graduate Students
Conference Dates : 24th, 25th, 26th & 27th November 2016
Website : http://www.napcon2016.org/pg.php
PG Student Scholarship:
1. To encourage scientific and research activities by young medical post-graduate students at national level and to promote national integration through medical research , the organising committee has taken the pioneering step to create special PG scholarship on behalf of NAPCON 2016 to enable the young Post graduate medical students & young scientists to attend the 18th NAPCON 2016 .
Related : B. Braun Trust Scholarship For PG Medical Studies : www.scholarships.net.in/8907.html
2. We will be organizing PG quiz in all Indian states & regions for PG scholarship for the 18thNAPCON 2016. The post-graduate students of Respiratory diseases (including DNB/MD/DTCD/DM) and also Internal medicine , Paediatrics and Community medicine from medical colleges and private and teaching hospitals in the state/region are eligible to participate in the state/regional quiz .
Each state has been allotted a specific number of PG scholarships for NAPCON 2016 depending on the number of medical colleges, PG seats and location.
3. We have selected national faculty of repute and high standing to host the NAPCON 2016 state/regional quiz . They would conduct the quiz at a date, time and venue notified by them which would be updated on our website subsequently. Interested students can also contact the Nodal persons for the quiz for enquiries regarding participation.
4. The PG scholarship will be solely on merit basis based on the performance and ranking of the students at the state /regional quiz . The PG scholarship quiz winners will be eligible to attend the NAPCON 2016 where they will be eligible for the NAPCON grand national quiz for which the prizes will be substantial.
Their PG scholarship will include complimentary PG registration for the conference and reimbursement of their 3 tier AC train fare for the conference (the students have to book their train travel themselves and submit a copy for reimbursement).
Each PG student selected will have to submit the abstract of a study/case for presentation at the NAPCON 2016 to the conference secretariat which will be screened by the scientific committee to be eligible for PG scholarship. The abstract submission details & forms are available on our website
No student will be eligible for NAPCON 2016 PG scholarship without submitting an abstract. A PG student scholarship holder can submit more than one abstract also , however, their acceptance will be solely at the discretion of scientific committee.
The abstracts should be submitted within a Last Date (30 days from date of completion of quiz to the conference secretariat). In case a student fails to submit the abstract within the Last Date even after one reminder, his/her PG scholarship will be forfeited and will pass on to the next eligible PG student(s) from that state/region in order of merit.