International Scholarship Awards
The award grants up to 40 young GIs to support their travel and related expenses to attend UEG Week 2025.
The aim is to encourage exchange and expansion of knowledge among gastroenterologists on a worldwide level. Award holders will receive free in-person registration for UEG Week 2025 including free entry to the UEG Week Postgraduate Teaching Programme and a lump-sum subsidy of € 1,000.
This application is now closed.
The application will reopen in February 2026.
The scholarships are restricted to citizens of countries with a Human Development Index (HDI) of less than 0.8 according to the Human Development Report 2023-24.
Benefits and obligations related to the scholarship:
Candidates for the International Scholarship Award 2025 must be:
* Main carers of children can apply for an extension of the age limit (2 years for one child and max. 4 years for two or more children) to become a UEG Young Associate. To do so, please submit a signed confirmation of childcare responsibilities with your application (use of the UEG template is mandatory) to .
Applicants must submit the following mandatory documents:
UEG awards 40 International Scholarships per year. The Scholarships are restricted to citizens of countries with a Human Development Index (HDI) lower than 0.8 according to the Human Development Report 2023-24. Selection is based on multiple factors, such as country and gender balance, personal statement, commitment to UEG and UEG related activities, etc.
Shilan Abdullah, Iraq
Kwadwo Nyantakyi Adu-Darko, Ghana
Mahrukh Ali, Pakistan
Yasir Arafat, Bangladesh
Anna Chaika, Ukraine
Leslie Clemente Rodriguez, Mexico
Youness Dendane, Morocco
Enkhtuvshin Dorjpurev, Mongolia
Laïla Elidrissi, Morocco
Juan Frias-Ordoñez, Colombia
Amal Ghamougui, Tunisia
Anna Hazoyan, Armenia
Ivan Hornik, Ukraine
Sanni Lanrewaju Ibiyeye, Nigeria
Diar Kabashi, Kosovo
Maria Kalsoom, Pakistan
Abdulillah Khamees, Iraq
Volodymyr Kirlan, Ukraine
Dinesh Koirala, Nepal
Vanda Lam, Vietnam
Mueataz Awadh Ali Mahyoub, Yemen
Silvia Selene Mercado, Mexico
Piyumi Madhurangi Perera Mirihanage, Sri Lanka
Mostafa Moaz, Egypt
Samanvith Patlori, India
Federico IV Peralta, Philippines
Van Phan, Vietnam
Jason Phowira, Indonesia
Thais Pontes, Brazil
Krishanni Prabagar, Sri Lanka
Laura Przybylski, Brazil
Leutrim Shabani, Kosovo
Yumna Shahid, Pakistan
Pulkit Sondhi, India
Lubna Subhi Shaaban Fares Shaladan, Egypt
Misbah Unnisa, India
Manel Yakoubi, Tunisia
Juliia Yarova, Ukraine