Society for Neuroscience Chapters Graduate Student Travel Awards

Supported by Eli Lilly

The Chapters Committee of the Society for Neuroscience is pleased to continue a program to support graduate student travel to the SfN annual meeting in San Diego, CA , November 3-7, 2007. The Society for Neuroscience Chapters Graduate Student Travel Awards provide a stipend to defray some of the travel expenses plus complimentary meeting registration fees to honor outstanding graduate students nominated by their local SfN chapters. Awardees will be chosen on the basis of the scientific merit of the abstract, evidence of outreach activities, as well as letters of nomination from the Principal Investigator/Mentor and the local nominating chapter.

Each chapter may submit a single nomination to the SfN Chapters Committee. The deadline for nominations is June 8, 2007.

Nomination Form (PDF)

Previous Recipients of the Graduate Student Travel Awards:                                                                             

• 2007: Ashley Hood - The UT Medical School at Houston
• 2006: Xu Liu - Baylor College of Medicine
  
• 2005: Diasinou Fioravante - The UT Medical School at Houston
• 2004: Pamela B Yang - The UT Medical School at Houston
• 2003: Xixi Chen - Baylor College of Medicine
• 2002: Tara R. Gaertner -The UT Medical School Houston                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Source: Society For Neuroscience website (www.sfn.org)

Society for Neuroscience Chapters Postdoctoral Travel Awards

The Membership & Chapters Committee of the Society for Neuroscience is pleased to continue a program to support postdoctoral trainee travel to the SfN annual meeting. This year, the meeting will be held in San Diego, CA on November 3-7, 2007. The Society for Neuroscience Chapters Postdoctoral Trainee Travel Award provides a stipend to help defray travel expenses and provide complimentary meeting registration fees to honor outstanding postdoctoral trainees nominated by their local SfN chapters. Awardees will be chosen on the basis of the scientific merit of the abstract, evidence of outreach activities, as well as letters of nomination from both the Principal Investigator/Mentor and the local nominating chapter.

Each chapter may submit a single nomination to the SfN Chapters Committee. The deadline for nominations is June 8, 2007.   

 Nomination Form (PDF)

Previous Recipients of the Postdoctoral Trainee Travel Awards:

• 2006: Riccardo Mozzachiodi, Ph.D. - The UT Medical School at Houston    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Source: Society For Neuroscience website (www.sfn.org)