CNS Meeting Travel Awards Grant

The CNS Meeting Travel Awards, provided by the Society for Neuroscience, support PhD candidates and postdocs from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico attending the CNS Annual Meeting in Xi'an, China, from September 25-28, 2025. Eligible applicants must be SfN members, first authors of submitted abstracts, and not currently receiving other travel awards. The award covers registration fees and offers a $2,500 travel stipend after proof of attendance.

Note: You must be registered for the CNS Annual Meeting before being able to submit an abstract.
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.
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. Please note, you must be registered for the CNS Annual Meeting before being able to submit an abstract.
Please follow the CNS Annual Meeting website for updates on the abstract submission window.
The SfN travel award will cover registration fees for SfN members from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to participate in CNS’s 19th Annual Meeting, September 10 – 13, 2026 in Fuzhou, China.
Recipients will be selected based on the scientific merit of the abstract submitted to the and the strength of related application materials. Recipients may not receive additional travel awards from CNS, IBRO, FENS, JNS to attend this event.
Upon notification of winning the award, SfN travel recipients will be refunded the CNS meeting registration fees. A travel stipend of $2,500 will be sent to the recipient after they submit in-person proof of attendance.

Eligibility

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.
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Ineligibility

Recipients may not receive additional travel awards from CNS, IBRO, FENS, JNS to attend this event.Recipient must not have received another SfN travel award in the same calendar year.