SSN Travel fellowhips 2009 - General rules
The committee of the SSN decides on a yearly basis about the number of awards to be offered and the amount awarded. This information will be posted on the SSN website and announced in the SSN Newsletter, at least one month before the deadline for abstract submission.
General rules (adopted by the Council of the SSN on May 22nd 2002):
1.  The SSN offers travel fellowships for its student-members (working towards a pre-doctoral or a doctoral degree) and junior postdoc members (up to 5 years of post-doc training) to attend the FENS meeting and the Society for Neuroscience Meeting (USA). The SSN council may propose to offer travel fellowships to attend other meetings covering wide fields of neuroscience.
2.  The committee of the SSN decides on a yearly basis about the number of awards to be offered and the amount awarded.
3.  To apply for a fellowship, student-members and postdocs should submit
  • a copy of their abstract
  • a letter of motivation,
  • a letter of recommentation signed by their supervisor
  • a curriculum vitae
  • have paid the annual membership fee.
4.  They have to be the first author on the abstract. Non-members can apply for membership at the same time and need to include a proof of payment of the annual fees.
5.  The selection of abstracts to be awarded will be made by members of the SSN committee. It will be based on scientific excellence.
6.  All applicants will be informed in writing. Each student-member is entitled maximally one award per calendar year.
7.  Applicants receiving a travel fellowship on a competitive basis from another source are requested to retract their application to the SSN.