International Scholarship Program
International Scholarship Program supports early-career interventional radiologists outside North America to attend SIR's scientific meeting, share learning at home, and improve patient care.
Funder: Society of Interventional Radiology
Due Dates: October 20, 2026 (Application deadline) | March 20–24, 2027 (Required meeting attendance)
Funding Amounts: $2,000 per scholar toward meeting expenses, plus one-year complimentary SIR membership; goal of up to 15 awards
Summary: Supports early-career interventional radiologists practicing outside North America to attend the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting and bring educational benefits home.
Key Information: Scholarship payments are made after submission of the required post-meeting report; scholars must cover remaining expenses.
Description
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) International Scholarship Program supports physicians practicing outside North America in attending the SIR Annual Scientific Meeting. Scholars learn from peers, build professional networks, and participate in focused programming before or after the meeting, with the aim of returning home to teach and enhance patient care. The scholarship partially defrays attendance costs rather than fully funding travel.
The program seeks to build relationships among future international IR leaders, strengthen the developing international IR movement, and expand leadership within partnered international societies. It also gives U.S. members opportunities to learn about technologies developed outside North America. Scholar groups are hosted by affiliated international society members and leaders, and recipients have opportunities to meet the SIR president and other SIR leaders.
