Registration info

* Students must upload a proof of status. The proof of status can be a scan of your valid student ID card if issued in English or a confirmation from the Dean’s Office in English.  The document should contain the same name and surname as your Conftool registration account and should contain an expiry date.

** Early Career Scientists must upload a proof of status. This fee is only applicable by Early Career Scientists who were not invited to apply for a grant or Early Career Scientists who applied but were not awarded a grant.  Early Career Scientists are senior PhD students expected to complete their dissertation within a year of the congress or holding a PhD or a clinical qualification for less than 3 years at the time of the congress.  The proof of status must be issued in English on your institution's letterhead from a faculty member or Department Head. The document should contain the same name and surname as your Conftool registration account and should contain an expiry date.

***LMIC participants must upload a proof of status. This fee is only applicable by LMIC participants who were not invited to apply for a grant or LMIC participants who applied but were not awarded a grant.  LMIC participants are employed by or study at an organization in a low or lower middle income country, according to the World Bank List (see list here) The proof of status: the document must be issued in English on your institution’s or organization’s letterhead from a faculty member or Department Head.  The document should contain the same name and surname as your Conftool registration account and should contain the date of issue.

****ECEP participants must upload a proof of status. This fee is only applicable by ECEP participants who were not invited to apply for a grant, or ECEP participants who applied but were not awarded a grant. ECEP participants are early career entrepreneurs and professionals who are founders or employees of a company of less than 7 years old and between the ages of 20 and 45, with academic or professional backgrounds in public health, veterinary medicine, environmental science, biotechnology, or other related disciplines. The companies must demonstrate that they are working towards the operationalisation of One Health concepts, bringing solutions to address One Health challenges in human, animal, planetary or environmental health. The proof of status: the document must be issued by your company in English on your company's letterhead. The document should contain the same name and surname as your Conftool registration account, the date of issue, the company registration number, and the date and city of incorporation of your company.

In case of cancellation before 1 June 2026, the applicant will receive a refund of 50% of the registration fee. On or after 1 June 2026, no refund will be payable to the applicant.

The global One Health Community is deeply committed to empowering Early Career Entrepreneurs (ECEP); Early Career Scientists (ECAS); and Participants from low and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs).

This is done through the global One Health Community travel fund which covers registration, travel (economy class) or accommodation costs, enabling young researchers and entrepreneurs and participants from LMICs to actively participate in the Congress and contribute meaningfully to the global One Health dialogue.

The global One Health community remains committed to making every effort to ensure that budget for the travel fund will be available for the ECEPs, ECAS and participants from LMICs to attend the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon.

The Travel Fund is an open competition and all applications are evaluated by our Scientific Programme Committee.

Grants will be awarded on the basis of the highest-scoring abstracts.