CNS Meeting Travel Awards

Every year, SfN and the Chinese Neuroscience Society (CNS) provide a joint travel award exchange program for PhD candidates or individuals doing postdoctoral work to attend their respective meetings.

SfN provides awards in the amount of $2,500 for SfN members from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to participate in CNS’s 20th annual meeting, October 14 – 17, 2027 in Hangzhou, China.

Prior to applying for the CNS meeting travel award, applicants must submit an abstract to CNS Annual Meeting by the deadline at their own expense. You must be registered for the CNS Annual Meeting before being able to submit an abstract.

Abstract submission for the CNS annual meeting will be open TBD. Please follow the CNS Annual Meeting website for updates on the abstract submission window.

Awardees will be selected based on the scientific merit of the abstract submitted to the and the strength of related application materials. Awardees may not receive additional travel awards from CNS, IBRO, FENS, JNS to attend this event.

A travel stipend of $2,500 will be sent to the recipient after they submit in-person proof of attendance.

For questions regarding SfN travel awards, please see the Awards and Prizes FAQs.

Before Applying With SfN

• Submit an abstract for the CNS Annual Meeting by the end of their submission period.. 

How to Apply

Submit the following materials by the closing of the application period:

• One-page curriculum vitae (CV) including country of residency, education (including date of achieving PhD candidacy or start of postdoctoral work), honors, awards, and publications
• One letter of recommendation from an academic adviser
• An essay on career goals, planned research, and the value of attending the CNS Annual Meeting (up to 500 words)
• A copy of the proposed abstract that has been submitted to the CNS Annual Meeting

Contact travelawards@sfn.org with questions.

Eligibility

• Applicant must be an SfN member in good standing.
• Applicant must be living and working in the United States, Canada, or Mexico at the time of travel.
• Applicant must be a PhD candidate or postdoctoral scholar.
• Applicant must be an SfN member in good standing.
• Applicant must be the first author on an abstract to be presented at the CNS Annual Meeting.
• Awardee must not have received another SfN travel award in the same calendar year.
• Preference will be given to those who have not previously had extensive experience living or working in China.