ILADS Fall Conference Stipend Application

Indiana Lyme Connect, Inc. (“ILC”) allocates a limited annual budget to Indiana physicians and healthcare providers seeking to attend the fall Annual Lyme Disease Conference* sponsored by the International Lyme and Associated Disease Society, ILADS. The following provisions apply to all applicants for all such funding:

1. The attached written application form must be submitted by August 17, 2018.
2. A formal interview via phone will follow the written application.
3. ILC will inform applicants of grant awards no later than August 31, 2018.
4. First time attendees to the ILADS conference must attend the one-day Lyme Fundamentals Course in addition to at least two additional days of the Scientific Conference to receive the full $1000 stipend.
5. Previous ILADS conference attendees must attend three conference days including the Scientific Conference and/or Lyme Fundamentals Course to receive the full $1000 stipend.
6. ILC will provide a $1000 stipend for the fall ILADS training/scientific conference which will cover registration. Applicants might consider an ILADS membership which provides a discounted conference registration fee.
7. Within thirty days after attending the conference, the attendee will submit ILADS conference confirmation, a brief formal report on each of the workshops attended, impact of the ILADS conference on his/her future personal healthcare practice, as well as any recommendations for furthering Lyme education in Indiana. The stipend reward will follow the submission of the report.

*ILADS will offer both a one-day Lyme Fundamentals Course (Nov 1) and a three-day Annual Scientific Conference (Nov 2-4) in Chicago, Ill, called “Tick -Borne Diseases and the Immune System” See ILADS’ page for more information on the Chicago Conference.

Send questions to: ilc@indianalymeconnect.org