2026 SfN Travel Grants | So you submitted your SfN abstract, what now? Part 1

Information: https://www.sfn.org/meetings/meeting-awards/trainee-professional-development-award
Award application: https://my.sfn.org/Security/RhythmQSSO?idpinitiated=true

SfN offers their own travel award, where non-faculty* researchers can receive complimentary registration and up to $1000 for North American SfN members (or $2000 for SfN members from other countries/continents).

Materials required:

• CV
• One-page letter of recommendation 
• Copy of applicant’s abstract submission
• Short essay (500 words) on how attending SfN will further your professional goals
  • Undergraduates may write their essay on why they chose to pursue neuroscience
  • Essay should speak to a personal experience that has had broader impact on interest or career in science. 

Eligibility:

• Must be presenting author on abstract (only one presenting author may apply for the TPDA)
• Must be current member of SfN
• Currently enrolled as undergraduate or graduate student, a postbaccalaureate member, a postdoctoral scholar, or be starting an educational program shortly after award is given
• Must not be a recipient of another SfN travel grant during this calendar year or previous calendar year.

*non-faculty includes undergraduate students, graduate students, post-baccalaureate researchers and postdoctoral scholars.

Information: https://www.funfaculty.org/travel_awards

Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScIaui3-_x7WEVOlotPUrq4TThbkDgX51B8_xXkalnGmxMdIg/viewform 

FUN is sponsoring up to $1,000 to defray travel costs associated with attending SfN. Nu Rho Psi is proud to continue our support of FUN’s Travel Grants. This year, NRP will be sponsoring 2 awards for Nu Rho Psi members! 

Please note: The faculty sponsor must be the one who submits the application, and they must be a dues-paying member of FUN in good standing. 

Materials required:

• CV
• Statement from faculty sponsor 
• Statement from student candidate
• Abstract submission/acceptance

Eligibility:

• Must be presenting author on abstract
• Presented research must have been completed during undergraduate studies/prior to graduation (student does not have to be an undergraduate at time of submission or presenting at SfN)
• Must not have received a FUN Travel Grant in previous years

More information: NuRhoPsi.org/Awards-and-Grants 

Nu Rho Psi members can receive up to $1500 in travel funding for those presenting research at SfN. Travel funding can cover the conference registration fee, housing accommodations, transportation costs, food (up to $50/day), and parking. 

Applications open mid-to-late August and will close mid-September, with awardee notification in late September. 

Typical applicants are undergrads, but post-bacc and graduate student members who are presenting on results from their undergraduate research are eligible to apply, as well. 

Materials required:

• CV
• Personal statement on how attending SfN will benefit you
• Letter from research advisor supporting your application
• Abstract submission/acceptance
• Spreadsheet of estimated travel expenses

Eligibility:

• Must be a Nu Rho Psi member inducted at a Nationally-recognized chapter
• Must be presenting author on abstract and be attending SfN in Washington D.C. 
• Must not have received a Nu Rho Psi Travel Grant in the past

Priority will be given to 2 members in each region.