JJNS-FENS 科学交流促進事業 FENS Forum 2026参加支援Travel Award募集開始
ヨーロッパ神経科学学会連合(FENS)と日本神経科学学会(JNS)は、広い視野を持った研究者を育成し、また研究の相互交流を促進するために、ポスドク研究員(応募締め切り日において博士号取得後3年未満)、大学院生または学部学生に、1)相互の大会での発表、あるいは2)FENS主催のSchoolsへの参加支援を行っております。JNSからのトラベルアワードは偶数年にはFENS大会へ、奇数年にはFENS主催のEvents / Schoolsへの参加サポートとなります。
現在、
FENS Forum 2026大会参加へのトラベルアワード(1名あたり賞金1,000€)の募集を行なっております。ご関心をお持ちの方は下記をお読みの上、奮ってご応募ください。
Call for Applications: FENS Forum 2026 Travel Award
In order to promote junior scientists in early career stages and to facilitate scientific exchanges between the members of the Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS) and FENS, under the FENS-JNS agreement, JNS and FENS provide support for travel and/or accommodation costs associated with participation in respective JNS or FENS Meetings, or FENS supported Schools. This program is designed to help researchers broaden their research perspective and to encourage their research and network building in the scientific community. The program specifically targets undergraduate or graduate students working towards a master or PhD degree, or junior postdocs (less than three years after obtaining PhD at the time of the application deadline). Participation is supported for FENS biennial meetings in the even years or the FENS-sponsored Events / Schools in odd years.
We are now calling for the application for
FENS Forum 2026 , as detailed below.
Application deadline: 5 January 2026, 17:00 PM (JST)
FENS Forum 2026: 6-10 July2026: Barcelona, Spain
Eligibility criteria:
This program is open to undergraduate or graduate students working towards a master or a PhD degree, or junior postdocs (less than three years after obtaining PhD at the time of the application deadline)
- This is not available to those who are in arrears with their JNS annual membership fees (At the time of application, we will check the payment status up to 2025, but please be sure to pay the annual membership fee for 2026 as well).
- Recipients of other grants related to the FENS Forum 2026 are not eligible.
Application documents:
Materials for application
A. Application materials (Whenever possible, all the materials should be combined into a single PDF file with the applicant’s name included in the file name.)
- Application format
Name
Institution and Department
Address, Telephone, E-mail
JNS membership ID
Gender (Male or Female) (optional)
Undergraduate Student: Estimated Date of Graduation
Graduate Student: Date of PhD started and Estimated Date of PhD Completion
Post-Doctoral Fellow/ Researcher: Date of PhD Completion
Fellow / Researcher: Date of PhD completion (or Estimated date of PhD completion)
A paragraph (200-250 words) describing what the applicant expects to achieve by attending the meeting.
- A one-page curriculum vitae of the applicant, including the following information: education, the date when the applicant advanced to candidacy for the PhD, honors/awards, and publications (abstracts and articles)
- Past research experience and accomplishments
- A full copy of the proposed abstract (with all authors, affiliations, and abstract) to be submitted for the FENS meeting (FENS forum 2026).
Application address:
jns-fens_program@jnss.org
Please save the file: Your Membership ID + your name.docx or .pdf.
B. A one-page letter of recommendation
(Saved as:
'Applicant JNS Membership ID' + 'your family name'+Recommendation.pdf)
Should be directly submitted by the advisor of the applicant to the JNS application e-mail address:
jns-fens_program@jnss.org
Please use the email header title:
Recommendation letter for JNS-FENS Travel Award.
All documents should be written in English.
Note:
- Registration via the FENS Forum website and submission of an abstract are required by by the indicated date (January 27).
- A poster presentation at FENS Forum 2026 is mandatory.
Haruhiko Bito
Chair of International Collaboration Affairs Committee, JNS