Program Overview
This 2-part scholarship program includes:
Home Dialysis University (HDU)
Date and Location: August 23-25, 2026, Dallas Texas
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.
ASN HDU Virtual Education Series
Date and Location: One hour, monthly, September 2026 through June 2027, virtual series via Zoom.
An 11-session case-based education series. Fellows will meet virtually with scholarship recipient peers for interactive discussions led by expert faculty.
Virtual Series Curriculum
- Home dialysis modality education
- Peritoneal dialysis (PD) access
- Home hemodialysis access; Home hemodialysis cannulation and treatment training
- Peritoneal dialysis prescription
- Home hemodialysis prescription
- Nocturnal home hemodialysis; Home hemodialysis complications
- PD infectious complications
- Volume management in home dialysis
- PD non-infectious complications
- Strategies to enhance home dialysis time on therapy
- Home dialysis infrastructure
HDU Course Travel Support
Fellows selected for this scholarship program will receive travel support from the ASN to attend the in-person HDU course. Covered expenses include the course registration fee*, two nights of hotel accommodations, meals during the meeting, and travel reimbursement up to $550.
*Recipients are required to pay a $125 registration fee to enroll in the course. This fee will be reimbursed after full attendance and completion of the in-person HDU course.
Eligibility Requirements
- A 2nd or 3rd-year nephrology fellow in an accredited training program in the United States when attending the in-person course in August.
- Have never attended HDU before.
- Expected to attend the full in-person course and attend a minimum of 9 out of 11 virtual sessions live to successfully complete the program and receive a certificate of completion.
- Must have support from the training program director (TPD) to attend the course and participate in the 11-session longitudinal education program.
Apply Now!
ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program Application 2026/27
Nephrology fellows—apply now for the ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program, an immersive experience combining a 2.5-day in-person HDU course with a year-long virtual curriculum with expert faculty, and meaningful networking with peers and leaders in home dialysis.
What is the ASN Home Dialysis Scholarship Program for Fellows?
ASN/HDU Virtual Education Series Website Login
ASN/HDU Virtual Education Portal Login
Only fellows who’ve registered for the Home Dialysis Virtual Education Series may access the virtual education portal.
Students can log in to re-watch sessions or access materials that were distributed for the virtual education sessions.
If you are registered and are having difficulty logging in, please send an email to kleigh@asn-online.org for assistance.
