Bursaries (including travel stipends)
Student and recent postdoctoral Bursaries
BNA Bursaries are available on a competitive basis to support travel and accommodation for the BNA National Biennial Meetings and other, selected, meetings. The next BNA Biennial meeting - The Festival of Neuroscience - will take place 7-10 April 2013 at the Barbican Centre, London.
Travel stipends are available for early career neuroscientists to attend the 8th FENS Forum in Barcelona (14-18 July 2012).
Eligible candidates must:
- have been a member of the BNA for AT LEAST six months prior to making an application
- NOT have received a bursary from the BNA in the preceding 12 months
- be registered as an undergraduate or as a postgraduate or have been awarded their PhD within the previous 12 months
- be registered for the meeting
- have applied and submitted a poster/oral presentation
Please complete the accompanying form and, after countersigning by your supervisor, and email it to the BNA Office (office@bna.org.uk).
Successful applicants will be notified before the meeting to which the bursary applies and will be able to collect their cheques from the bursary officer at the Registration Desk on the first day of the meeting (precise details will be communicated to the successful candidates prior to the meeting). We regret that bursaries cannot be paid in advance.
Deadlines
8th FENS Forum. Applications must be received on or before 1st April 2012.
Am I eligible for a BNA bursary?
Students and newly qualified post-doctoral researchers (PhD must have been awarded within the last twelve months) can apply to the BNA for bursaries to support their travel and accommodation at one of the approved meetings. Students must provide evidence that they have registered for the meeting and provide the title of their abstract as presenting (main) author. The maximum award is likely to be in the region of £350 (for a UK meeting) and £500 (for an overseas meeting).
