AARCC + ACHA Travel Grants
The Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC) and the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) are collaborating to provide 10 travel grants to support early-career AARCC members attending the 36th International Symposium on Congenital Heart Care in the Adult, June 2-5, 2027.
Travel grants of $1,000 each will be awarded to the 10 highest-scoring abstracts submitted by eligible AARCC members.
Not yet an AARCC member?
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To be eligible for an AARCC + ACHA Travel Grant, you must:
Be an AARCC member in good standing
Be in your early career, defined as:
Resident
Fellow in Training
Attending provider within five years of completing training (after June 30, 2021)
Submit an abstract for consideration at the 2027 ISACHD meeting
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Abstract Deadline: January 2 at midnight
Abstracts must be submitted through the ISACHD online submission portal.
Accepted abstracts are expected to be announced by February 1.
Most accepted abstracts will be presented in poster format, with approximately five selected for oral presentation during the meeting. ISACHD also awards prizes for the best abstracts.
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This year, ISACHD is encouraging and prioritizing abstracts focused on a specific ACHD subgroup, such as Tetralogy of Fallot, AVSD, Coarctation, or another defined population, rather than studies inclusive of all ACHD patients.
Because of the significant heterogeneity among congenital heart defect types, a smaller study focused on a well-defined subgroup may be given preference during abstract review over a larger study of a mixed ACHD population.
Case reports are generally discouraged unless they present new information related to unusual anatomy or innovative management.
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Abstract presenters will receive a $100 discount on conference registration for each accepted abstract, limited to one discount per accepted abstract. According to ISACHD, this discount will likely be reimbursed toward the presenter’s housing obligation.