ISPOR Patient Representative Travel Grants were established to support eligible patient representatives (patients, their caregivers, or representatives from patient organizations) in attending the Society's annual conferences.



Eligibility:

The candidate for the Patient Travel Grant must:

  • Represent a nonprofit, voluntary health agency [501(c)3 in the US] with a mission to:
    • Combat a particular disease, disability, or group of diseases/disabilities or
    • Improve and protect the health of a particular group of people
  • Engage in programs, such as, research, education, advocacy, and service to individuals and communities
  • Able to provide patient perspectives relevant to health policy, health technology assessment, and/or research and development (ie clinical trials, therapy development, etc.)
  • NOT be employed by health technology producers (biopharmaceutical, medical device, or diagnostic companies)

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Application:

The application for ISPOR 2025 Travel Grants will open on Wednesday, January 8.


 


 

Nature of Grant:

The recipient of the ISPOR Travel Grant receives complimentary registration to the conference and a fixed-amount travel reimbursement, per the ISPOR Travel Reimbursement Policy. 


Selection Timeline:

 

The application for ISPOR 2025 Travel Grants will open on Wednesday, January 8.

 

ISPOR Patient Representatives Travel Grant Awardees

ISPOR Europe 2024 - November 17-20, 2024

  • Bettina Ryll – Melanoma Patient Network Europe, Sweden
  • Derick Mitchell - Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science & Industry (IPPOSI), Ireland
  • Finn McCartney - The European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI), Netherlands
  • Lotte Klim – Denmark
  • Marzena Nelken - Krajowe Forum Orphan, Poland
  • Mirjana Babamova - FEMINA M, Association for Help and Support of Patients with Gynecological Diseases, Macedonia
  • Nabin Paudel - Retina International, Ireland
  • Petra Adámková - ONKO Unie/Cancer Patients Voice, Czech Republic
  • Sabrina Hanna - The Cancer Collaborative, Canada
  • Sara Rossi - European Patient Advocacy Institute (EPAI), Italy
  • Silke Schoch - National Health Council, United States
  • Sybelle Drumond - ACAMRJ, Brazil

ISPOR 2024 - May 5-8, 2024

  • Ryan Fischer, Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST), United States
  • Kate Avery, Beyond Celiac, United States
  • Olufunke Akiyode, Shout Global Health, United States
  • Ella Balasa, Patient Advocate  , United States
  • Tiffany Westrich-Robertson, AiArthritis (International Foundation Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis), United States
  • Kimberly Richardson, Black Cancer Collaborative, United States
  • Ushma Patel, Patient Advocate, United States
  • Stephanie Steele, Immune Deficiency Foundatino, United States
  • Gail Attara, Gastrointestinal Society, Canada
  • Alma Robles Avila, Guatemalan Association of Heroes of Hope for Cancer Patients, Guatemala
  • Angie Botto-van Bemden, Musculoskeletal Research International, United States
  • Veronica Stasiak Bednarczuk de Oliveira, Unidos pela Vida - Brazilian Institute of Cystic Fibrosis Care, Brazil
  • Marjorie Morrison, Lymphoma Coalition, Canada
  • Jason Harris, National Psoriasis Foundation, United States
  • Kevin Wake, Uriel E. Owens Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Midwest, United States

ISPOR Europe 2023 - November 13-15, 2023

  • Omar A. Escontrias, National Health Council, United States
  • Birgitta Termander, Rare Diseases Sweden, Sweden
  • Stavros Terzakis, Union of Heart Patients of Navy Officers, Coast Guard and Friends, Hellenic Navy, Greece
  • Ana-Ecaterina Amariutei, European Patient Advocacy Institute, Germany 
  • Richard Ballerand, European Institute for Innovation and Technology, United Kingdom
  • Jennifer Camaradou, Health ClusterNET, Netherlands 
  • Marjorie Morrison, Lymphoma Coalition, Canada 

ISPOR 2023 - May 7-10, 2023

  • Lisa Machado, Canadian CML Network, Canada
  • Sneha Dave, Generation Patient, United States
  • Jason Harris, National Psoriasis Foundation, United States
  • Ashley Valentine, Sick Cells, United States
  • Kevin Wake, Uriel E. Owens Sickle Cell Disease Association of the Midwest, United States
  • Anna Hyde, Arthritis Foundation, United States

Virtual ISPOR Europe 2022 - 6-9 November, 2022

  • Valentina Strammiello, European Patients Forum, Belgium
  • Stefan Živković, National Organisation for Rare Diseases of Serbia, Serbia
  • Ananda Plate, Myeloma Patients Europe, Germany
  • Tina Mesarič, University of Maribor, Slovenia
  • Merce Cases, European Patient Advocacy Institute, Germany
  • Sara Pérez Martínez, Freelance Patient Advocate, Spain
  • Laura Gumbert, SMA Europe, Bayreuth, Germany
  • Sara Loud, Accelerated Cure Project, Inc., United States
  • Veronica del Gragnano Stasiak Bednarczuk de Oliveira, Unidos pela Vida-Brazilian Institute of Cystic Fibrosis Care, Brazil
  • Anne-Pierre Pickaert, Care 4 Access, France
  • Angie Botto-van Bemden, Musculoskeletal Research International Patient Advocate, United States
  • Karla Ruiz de Castilla, Esperantra, Peru

Virtual ISPOR 2022 - May 15-18, 2022

  • Sita Ratna Devi Duddi, Patient Academy for Innovation and Research, India
  • Ellos Lodzeni, International Alliance of Patients'​ Organizations (IAPO), Malawi
  • Charlotte Martin, Leukemia Care, United Kingdom
  • Derick Mitchell, The Irish Platform for Patient Organisations, Science and Industry (IPPOSI), Ireland
  • Silene ten Seldam, Myeloma Patients Europe (MPE), Belgium

Patient Representatives from nonprofit or volunteer organizations can email us for more information about Patient Representative Travel Grants.

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