MNN TRAVEL AWARDS FOR NEUROSCIENCE PROJECTS.

We are pleased to announce that the Manitoba Neuroscience Network will again be accepting applications for 2025/26 TRAVEL AWARDS FOR NEUROSCIENCE PROJECTS. The travel awards are sponsored by the Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology (legacy funds from estates of Nancy Hettie Clark and Viktor Havlicek) and MNN .

 

Four travel awards of up to $750 each are intended to be awarded annually to a graduate student and a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Manitoba. The application deadline is April 15th. The eligible travel period is between April 1st, 2025 and March 31st, 2026.

 

Eligibility:    Eligible trainees are either graduate students or postdoctoral fellows.  Student candidates must be enrolled as full-time graduate students (PhD or MSc) in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba, and have a cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.5 or greater (University of Manitoba scale). Postdoctoral fellow candidates must be within five years of having been awarded their Ph.D. and have a full-time appointment at the University of Manitoba or an affiliated hospital or institute. All candidates must demonstrate excellent research performance and potential in a neurosciences-related discipline, and must demonstrate they will disseminate research results that reflect a high-quality contribution by The University of Manitoba. In addition to supporting travel to present work at a national/international conference, applications to attend a neuroscience workshop will also be considered. 

 

How to apply:   A complete application package consists of the following:

• Cover letter stating the following (1 page maximum):
• Application category (student or postdoctoral fellow) and your start date in that position
• The conference or workshop title, location and dates
• Type of presentation (e.g. poster or oral)
• The importance of the meeting/workshop and significance for career development
• Any information that would allow reviewers to assess the significance or impact of the conference (e.g. abstracts are peer-reviewed)
• Clearly state your graduate GPA (students only) 
• Graduate level academic transcript (students only)
• Copy of the student/postdoc Common CV (Research Manitoba format)
• Support letter from the primary research advisor with (a) a merit assessment of the candidate and project, and (b) confirmation that there is a commitment to cover all eligible travel expenses less the award value
• Copy of the submitted abstract

 

Submit all materials to info@manitobaneuroscience.ca by April 15^th. The support letter may be appended or sent separately by the research advisor.

 

Thank you.

 

/sent on behalf of

Michael Jackson

NAC Chair

Professor, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Principal Investigator, PrairieNeuro Research Centre

University of Manitoba

 

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