We are able to offer financial assistance to selected Congress participants from developing countries and emerging economies in the form of travel grants. Funds for the grants come from several sources, including the Swedish International Development Agency, the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Program Committee of the World Congress is grateful to those sources for the financial support they have provided, and to Thomas Sterner, Piyasena Abeygunawardena, David Dole, John Dixon, and Frank Convery for their role in arranging that support.

Despite the generosity of these sources, the available funds are not sufficient to offer grants to all applicants. The Travel Grants Committee intends to use its limited funds to support the participation of as many individuals as possible and is currently reviewing applications made by qualified applicants.