We hope that your experience at the World Burn Congress will be life-changing. Please read below some expectations we have of scholarship recipients to ensure the safety and well being of all attendees.

• Applicants under 18 years of age at the time of the conference must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
• Applicants must reside in San Diego or Imperial Counties and/or have been treated at UCSD Regional Burn Center in addition to being either a burn survivor, parent of a burn survivor, or a family member/caregiver that has had their life impacted by the burn or is involved in the recovery of the survivor.
• Funding priority is given to first-time attendees.

• Please consider your actions in an online community.
• Please provide the Burn Institute with a letter or email after World Burn Congress on how attendance at the conference was healing or beneficial.
• 1. Consider the following:
  • you will be in the mix of a crowd of hundreds of burn survivors, family members, and care professionals, both formally (in sessions) and informally
  • you will meet many new people whose experiences are both similar to your own healing, as well as unique to each individual
  • you will hear other’s stories of struggles, strength, and thriving
  2. Consider facing the following experiences with an open mind:
  • be ready to be supported in your continued healing
  • be ready to meet many new people - other attendees - looking to “connect with a smile”
  • consider being open to talking to new people, one-on-one and in conference sessions
  • be ready to listen to others’ survivor experiences, both one-on-one and in sessions
  3. It is expected you have resources and/or ability to navigate around Phoenix World Burn Congress sessions, events, facilities, etc.:
  • sit through sessions that may last an hour or more