These travel grants are available each Fall and Spring semesters to undergraduate Neuroscience Program students. They are open to students who are presenting at a research conference on behalf of their research lab. These awards can be used for hotel accommodations, transportation, food and membership fees. These awards are typically reimbursed up to $1,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Note: <\/strong>The money is not given to students prior<\/em> to traveling. The Neuroscience Program will email students each semester to give explicit details on how to apply for the travel grant and the application deadline date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fall 2023 only<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Society for Neuroscience Conference in Washington, D.C. \u2013 November 11-15, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Neuroscience Program provides students with an opportunity to attend the annual Society for Neuroscience Conference<\/a> using the travel grant whenever it is being held in Washington D.C. The Program has funds to send up to 50 students to this conference during the Fall 2023 semester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Note: <\/strong>Since we try to send 50 students to this conference, funds may not be available for the Spring 2024 Travel Grant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The first 50 students to register to attend the SfN Conference will be given a maximum travel grant of $300 to include the Registration ($34) Fee and SFN Membership Fee ($135), leaving $131 to use towards transportation and food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Application Process \u2013 Fall 2023 only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All students (up to 50 students) who wish to attend the Society for Neuroscience Conference must be a member of the society. If you are not already a member, you must pay the membership fee of $34 to become a member. After you receive your membership number, then you can register for the conference. The advance registration fee is $135 until October 2, 2023. After that date, the registration fee is $170. Once you have registered for the conference, please complete this application and return to Rodney Williams<\/a>. Please make sure to include your receipts for the membership and registration fees when returning the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Application Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Applications to attend the Society for Neuroscience Conference in Washington, DC, must be submitted The David S. Olton Award is given annually to support undergraduate research in the area of the biology of behavior, broadly defined. Undergraduate students from Johns Hopkins psychology, behavioral biology, and neuroscience are encouraged to apply. The award is $4,000. This award is a research award, designed specifically to help students complete a research project of their own that they might not otherwise be able to carry out due to financial limitations. The award can potentially cover a wide range of costs including stipend support (either during the academic year or the summer) or supplies essential to the project. Note the award is not<\/em> intended for permanent lab equipment for PIs (see below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline: 4 PM December 8, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Questions? Contact Dr. Bohn<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A.<\/strong> A letter of support from your supervisor, with your name in the filename, uploaded here: Olton 2023<\/a><\/strong> (Supervisors should describe their mentorship and logistical support for you and the project, assess your ability to conduct the research and address any potential questions on fund use for equipment)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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on or prior to September 22, 2023, 4:00 p.m. Students do not need to put in a separate application
for the travel grant in order to attend the conference. However, they must send the receipts showing
payment of the SfN membership fee as well as the SfN conference registration fee. The receipts should
show how payment was made. If made with a credit card, it should show the last 4 digits of the credit
card on the receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\nReimbursement Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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David S. Olton Research Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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