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The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system. Since its inception in 1969, the Society has grown from 500 members to more than 38,000. Today, SfN is the world's largest organization of scientists and physicians devoted to advancing understanding of the brain and nervous system.
Matthew Schmolesky, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Weber State University
Duong Huynh, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor, Neurology
University of Utah
Amy J. Davis, Ph.D.
Associate Director, The Brain Institute
University of Utah
Jay Vargas
Graduate Research Assistant, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Laboratory of Karen Wilcox
University of Utah
Olivia Fletcher
Administrative Officer, The Brain Institute
University of Utah
Neuroscience 2010, November 13-17
San Diego, CA
Snowbird Symposium, November 6-7
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort, UT
SfN Intermountain Chapter Meeting, November 6, 5:00 to 5:30pm
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort
The Society for Neuroscience offers 7 types of grants/awards to eligible chapters (summarized in the table below). The awards fall into three broad categories: travel awards for individuals; chapter awards; and a hybrid category in which the award provides travel and honorarium for an individual and an award to the chapter. Chapters must submit applications on behalf of applicants; individuals may not apply directly to SfN. Note that the Grass Traveling Scientist Program has been discontinued due to insufficient funding.
Award |
Type* |
Eligibility |
# Nominees |
Amount |
Deadline |
Next Generation Award |
Hybrid:
|
Pre-docs, Post-docs, Junior Faculty |
1 |
$750 travel to Annual Meeting
|
June 2010
|
Chapter Grant |
Chapter:
|
Chapter |
Chapter |
$500 to $2,000 |
Fall and Spring Cycle |
Graduate Student Travel Award |
Travel:
|
Graduate Students |
2 |
Complimentary registration
|
June 2010 |
Postdoctoral Trainee Travel Award |
Travel:
|
Postdoctoral Trainees |
1 |
Complimentary registration
|
June 2010 |
IBRO Congress Travel Award |
Travel:
|
Graduate Students |
1 |
$1,500 travel stipend |
TBD, IBRO World Conference, July 2011, Italy |
FENS Travel Award |
Travel:
|
Graduate Students |
1 |
$1,500 travel stipend |
TBD, FENS Forum, July 2010, Amsterdam |
Chapter of the Year Award (NEW in 2009) |
Chapter: Recognizes outstanding chapter achievements in public communication, outreach, and education |
Chapter |
Chapter |
$1,000 for outreach efforts |
Based on reviews of annual reports, submitted in May of every year |
*Types of awards: Travel, Chapter, Hybrid (Travel and Chapter)
The University of Utah Brain Awareness Week Committee, in partnership with the Brain Institute at the University of Utah, organizes annual Brain Awareness Week events in Utah. This educational program of the Society for Neuroscience recruits University student volunteers to educate nearly 1,000 Utah K-12 students on the importance of basic neuroscience research to daily health. Brain Awareness Week activities are focused on reaching disadvantaged groups of students in the Salt Lake metro area. The University students visit classrooms and make presentations on: brain and spinal cord anatomy; drug effects on the brain; structure of the neuron; comparative neuroanatomy; and the physiology of the five senses. Students have the opportunity to handle human brains and spinal cords while learning the functions of different brain regions, and they can see computer animations demonstrating how neurons work and how drug abuse affect the brain. These demonstrations of the delicate and complicated nature of the nervous system not only encourage students to pursue neuroscience education, but also serve to reinforce the real world importance of helmet use and drug avoidance. Student evaluations consistently indicate that Brain Awareness Week is effective in raising interest in the neurosciences as well as teaching helmet use and the neurological dangers of drug use.
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2009 Brain Awareness Week report (.pdf) 2008 Brain Awareness Week report (.pdf)
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