Fellows who are selected for the scholarship will attend the in-person Home Dialysis University (HDU) course held September 14-16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois, and participate in an 11-session longitudinal virtual educational program hosted by ASN and HDU, taking place between August 2025 and June 2026.

Home Dialysis University (HDU) is a 2.5-day in-person, in-depth, and immersive course on home dialysis therapies. Participants experience didactic and small group interactive workshops that facilitate interaction with peers and faculty to work through case-based approaches for common clinical scenarios likely to be encountered in the management of individuals receiving home dialysis.

During the 11-session longitudinal series, fellows will meet virtually on a monthly basis with scholarship recipient peers for interactive discussions led by expert faculty. Each hour-long virtual session covers one home dialysis topic and is case-based and interactive.

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is pleased to provide complimentary meeting costs of up to $1,500 to attend an in-person HDU course for 60 nephrology fellows. Meeting costs include the registration fee*, 2 hotel nights, meals during the meeting and reimbursed travel costs up to $300.

*Scholarship recipients will be required to pay a $125 registration fee to register for the in-person course. The $125 fee will be reimbursed upon completion of the September 14-16 in-person HDU course. Participants must be present the entire in-person course to receive reimbursement of the registration fee.

1. Must be a 2nd or 3rd-year nephrology fellow in an accredited training program when attending the in-person course.
2. Have never attended HDU before.
3. Must have support from training program director to attend the course and participate in the 11-session (one hour per session) longitudinal education program.
4. Can have variable prior home dialysis experience, from very limited experience to extensive exposure.

To ensure support from your institution, you must receive approval from your training program director (TPD) to participate in the HDU course and the 11-session longitudinal education program.

Scholarship recipients will attend the HDU in partnership with ASN course taking place September 14-16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.

The longitudinal education program time commitment entails 11 synchronous video sessions held monthly between August 2025 to June 2026.

By applying to this program, you acknowledge that, if selected for this competitive opportunity, you will attend the in-person HDU course in entirety from September 14-16, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, and will participate in 11 video conferences (held monthly from August 2025 to June 2026) that are part of the longitudinal education program.