FENS - IBRO/PERC and number of FENS members societies and partners will be offering travel grants and stipends for students and young investigators to support their attendance to the FENS Forum. Application for the travel grants is announced in December of the odd years with the deadline at the end of February of the Forum year.
FENS - IBRO/PERC Travel Grants
FENS and IBRO/PERC will jointly provide travel grants for students and young investigators to attend the FENS Forum 2018.
The successful travel grant applicants for FENS Forum 2018 have now been announced.
Application for the FENS – IBRO/PERC Travel Grants opened at the time of registration for the FENS Forum 2018 on 1 December 2017 and closed at midnight (HAST) on 13 February 2018.
Travel Grants (€ 750 each) are offered to the participants of the FENS Forum 2018. Online applications can be submitted during the time of registration for the FENS Forum 2018.
Click here to register for FENS Forum 2018 apply for a FENS IBRO/PERC travel grant
Please note that following the application for a FENS - IBRO/PERC Travel Grant you can also apply for the Young Investigator Training Programme (YITP is a summer research stay programme in German laboratories. Please see YITP page for more information on this programme).
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- - You are a PhD student or a postdoctoral fellow
- - You have registered for the FENS Forum 2018
- - You have submitted an abstract as 1st author
- - You have at least one PubMed registered publication
- - You have to receive support from your current supervisor/PI
You are not eligible to apply if:
- You are residing in the country where the Forum is taking place
- You have received a FENS IBRO/PERC travel grant for the previous Forum 2016 (list of recipients)
IMPORTANT
As soon as you have completed your application, an e-mail will be sent to the person that you designated to support your candidature (supervisor or department head). This person will submit his/her support for candidature electronically (no letter of recommendation required). Please make sure that you have received his/her consent beforehand, that the e-mail address is correct and that you apply early enough to leave time for this person to submit his/her agreement electronically before the deadline midnight (HAST) on 15 February 2018.
KEY DATES
Deadline for submission: Midnight (HAST) of 13 February 2018
Deadline for supervisor's support: Midnight (HAST) of 15 February 2018
NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR TRAVEL GRANT APPLICATIONS WILL BE STRICTLY APPLIED AND WILL NOT BE POSTPONED.
Applicants will be informed about their successful application in early April 2018.
The FENS – IBRO/PERC Travel Grants will be disbursed at the FENS booth during the FENS Forum 2018.
FENS MEMBER SOCIETIES TRAVEL GRANTS
A number of travel grants to attend the FENS Forum 2018 are offered by several of FENS member societies and SfN. Please check the links below for the details, as each society has different eligibility criteria and deadlines for application:
Austrian Neuroscience Association - ANA will sponsor 5 travel grants for its student members
Belgian Society for Neuroscience - BSN is offering 6 stipends to members of the Belgian Society for Neuroscience
British Neuroscience Association - BNA is offering a selection of travel grants to members of the British Neuroscience Association
French Neuroscience Society - 25 travel grants are offered to student members of the French Neuroscience Society
German Neuroscience Society - GNS is offering 30 travel grants to members of the German Neurosecience Society
Hellenic Society for Neuroscience - more information will be available on their webpage
Italian Society for Neuroscience - SINS will award 10 travel grants for the Forum in Berlin
National Neuroscience Society of Romania - SNN is offering 3 travel grants to scientists affiliated with a Romanian institution
Neuroscience Ireland - NSI is offering 10 travel bursaries for young NSI members to attend the Forum
Polish Neuroscience Society - PTBUN will award 6 travel trants to support young investigators attending the FENS Forum 2018
Society for Neuroscience - SfN is offering 15 travel awards to members from the United States, Canada, and Mexico
Spanish Society for Neuroscience - SENC is offering 30 travel grants for those attending FENS forum in Berlin
