TRAVEL AND HOUSING INFORMATION

Note: select travel and housing scholarships will be provided for symposium attendees whose posters are approved (please submit a poster here) or who are selected to participate in a workshop (please apply here). There is no separate scholarship application.

If you have any questions, please contact the organizers at sierraleonescience@gmail.com.

Hotels in Freetown you may consider booking include:

• Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel
• Home Suites Boutique Hotel
• Mamba Point Hotel Restaurant Lagoonda

The main airport into Sierra Leone is Freetown Lungi International Airport (FNA). If you are flying in, please note that there is a 30 minute ferry from Freetown Lungi International Airport to Freetown. 

When booking flights, please keep in mind that the symposium begins on the morning of July 29th, and the poster session and concluding reception will be held on the evening of July 30th.

Except for attendees who are from ECOWAS member countries (see note below), you must apply for a visa to enter Sierra Leone. It is recommended you apply for a visa one month in advance of travel.

You can apply for an e-Visa here. Upon arrival into Sierra Leone, please have the following prepared:

• Printed e-visa approval
• Valid passport with blank pages (*valid for 6 months past the date you will be entering Sierra Leone)
• Proof of yellow fever vaccination
• Proof of COVID vaccination

*Note: ECOWAS citizens only need a valid passport, an Identity card or an ETC to travel to or transit through Sierra Leone. ECOWAS member countries as listed on the Sierra Leone Immigration Department website are: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

Visit the Sierra Leone Immigration Department website for more information.

• Yellow fever vaccination card
• Proof of COVID vaccination