JNS Meeting Travel Awards
Every year, SfN and the Japan 黑料社 Society (JNS) 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 JNS’s 48th Annual Meeting, July 24–27, 2025 in Niigata, Japan.
Prior to applying for the SfN-sponsored JNS meeting travel award, applicants must submit an abstract to the JNS Annual Meeting by the deadline at their own expense. Please note, you must be a member of JNS and registered for the JNS Annual Meeting to submit an abstract.
Abstract submission for the JNS Annual Meeting is open now through February 14, 2025, 5 p.m. JST (3 a.m. EST). Please follow the for any updates.
Recipients will be selected based on the scientific merit of the abstract submitted to the JNS annual meeting and the strength of related application materials. Recipients may not receive additional travel awards from IBRO, FENS, CNS, or JNS to attend this event.
Upon notification of winning the award, SfN travel recipients will be refunded the JNS annual membership for one year and JNS meeting registration fees. A travel stipend of $2,500 will be sent to the recipient after they submit in-person proof of attendance.
Before Applying for the SfN travel award:
- Become a JNS member
- Register for the JNS Annual Meeting
- Submit an abstract for the JNS Annual Meeting by the end of their submission period.
How to Apply to the SfN travel award:
Submit the following materials by the closing of the application period (March 5, 2025):
- 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 JNS Annual Meeting (up to 500 words)
- A copy of the proposed abstract that has been submitted to the JNS Annual Meeting
Contact travelawards@sfn.org with questions.
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 JNS Annual Meeting.
- Recipient 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 Japan.
2024 JNS Meeting Travel Award Recipients
- Johnathan Borland, University of Minnesota
- Yoshitaka Furuta, Baylor College of Medicine
- Kimberly Bress, Vanderbilt University
- Alex Chen, Harvard University
- Xin Qin, University of British Columbia
