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WPA offer Trainee Psychiatrists & Medical Students Travel Award to attend 23rd World Congress

World Psychiatric Association (WPA) announce fellowships (Travel Awards) for Trainee Psychiatrists and Medical Students to attend the 23rd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP23) in Vienna, Austria



The WPA has once again announced fellowships (Travel Awards) for Trainee Psychiatrists and Medical Students to attend the WPA WCP23 in Vienna, Austria later this year (28th Sept – 1st Oct 2023). There are two separate prestigious awards, one for all trainees in psychiatry and one for all medical students.







The award for the Trainee Psychiatrists asks candidates to submit an essay of 3000-5000 words (including references) on this topic “Climate Change, Urbanisation, Air Pollution, Natural Disasters: global challenges for mental health, resilience, and recovery”.


Whereas the award for the Medical Students invites applicants to submit an essay of up to 750 words on the theme “The Interface of Physical and Mental Health”.


Both travel fellowship awards offer the successful candidates USD $2000, which will cover the travel, accommodation and registration fee costs to attend WCP23 in Vienna. The winners will also be acknowledged at WPA Annual Conference in Vienna. This prize will be claimed directly from WPA.


Deadline and Schedule:


Medical Students Travel Awar