DUBLIN, IRELAND
23 - 25 JUNE 2025
The Union is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to cover conference registration fees, transportation costs and hotel accommodation for the World Conference on Tobacco Control 2025.
Individuals from Low- and Middle-Income Countries, as well as those who can demonstrate partial funding for attendance, will be given priority.
Scholarship categories
The scholarship categories are as follows:
UNDERSTANDING THE SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Advocacy Champion
An Advocacy Champion is an individual who demonstrates a strong commitment to tobacco control and public health. Advocacy Champions are passionate about raising awareness of the dangers of tobacco consumption, exposing and countering the deceptive behaviors of the tobacco industry, and engaging with public health officials, lawmakers, and communities to adopt tobacco control policies.
Ideal candidates will show a collaborative spirit, working with others locally and globally to share best practices and drive meaningful change in tobacco control.
How do I apply for the Advocacy Champion Scholarship?
By the stated deadline of 31 March, applicants must complete the online application form.
What are the eligibility criteria?
How many Advocacy Champion Scholarships are available?
The number of scholarships available is subject to funding.
Who will review the applications?
The applications will be reviewed by members of our Content Committee and Scholarship reviewers.
What is the difference between a full and partial scholarship?
A full scholarship will cover travel, visa, accommodation, and conference registration expenses as specified in the scholarship offer.
A partial scholarship covers accommodation, visa costs and conference registration expenses, but not travel.
As an Advocacy Champion Scholarship recipient, what are my responsibilities?
All scholarship recipients will be responsible for the following:
Should any of these requirements not be fulfilled, the scholarship award may be revoked and repayable to WCTC. Additionally, future applications for grants will not be considered.
What is the deadline for Advocacy Champion Scholarship applications?
Applications are open until 31 March 2025.
When will I find out if I have been successful in securing a Advocacy Champion Scholarship?
Successful applicants will be notified by 27 April 2025.
Dr. Fenton Howell is medical graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland, and completed higher specialist training in Public Health Medicine in 1991. He is the former National Tobacco Control Adviser to the Department of Health, is a Clinical Associate Professor in Public Health in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin, and is a board member of the National Cancer Registry Ireland. Dr. Fenton Howell is a Fellow of both the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is a past Dean of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland, and past President of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, the All Ireland Social Medicine Group and the Irish Medical Organization. He has previously served on the boards of ASH Ireland, the Tobacco Free Research Institute, the European Network on Smoking Prevention, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, and he chaired the Prevention Working Group for the Ireland–Northern Ireland–United States National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium.
Dr. Gan Quan, PhD, is Senior Vice President at Vital Strategies, where he leads the Tobacco Control Division, comprising a global team working with governments and civil society partners around the world to reduce tobacco use, the leading preventive cause of deaths worldwide. The Division has supported work in more than 50 low- and middle-income countries with a focus on evidence-based tobacco control policies and implementation, capacity building, and countering interference from the tobacco industry.
Dr. Gan Quan has more than 15 years of international experience in health system building, policy implementation, government partnership, and policy research. Prior to joining Vital Strategies, Dr. Gan Quan spent 14 years with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), first as Technical Advisor, then Director of China Office, and most recently as Director of Tobacco Control Department. Before joining The Union, Dr. Gan Quan was a research fellow at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at University of California, San Francisco.
