Travel Awards & Scholarships | ACNS

ACNS affords funding to attend the Annual Meeting & Courses by way of two packages outlined under.

Young Investigator Travel Awards

Several younger doctor investigators will probably be chosen, primarily based on the rating of the applicant’s summary by the Program Committee.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicant should be:

1. Be a present ACNS member or apply for membership concurrent with software for the Award;
2. Be a resident, fellow, or junior school inside two years of completion of fellowship coaching; and
3. Be the primary creator of an summary submitted to the Annual Meeting. Applicant should meet all the aforementioned standards in an effort to be thought-about for the Young Investigator Award. Prior award recipients usually are not eligible for an extra award.

Selection:

Awardees will probably be chosen primarily based on the standard of submitted abstracts, as ranked by the ACNS Program Committee. A complete of six Travel Awards will probably be awarded for the ACNS 2026 Annual Meeting & Courses. 

Procedures:

Upon shut of summary submission, the ACNS Program Committee will overview, consider, and rank abstracts, together with all candidates for consideration to obtain an award. The Program Committee Co-Chairs will choose the ultimate six awardees primarily based on the collective rankings from the Program Committee. ACNS will notify awardees of a call no later than December 17, 2025. Awardees will then be anticipated to just accept the invitation by the deadlines set forth of their acceptance notifications, in addition to register for the Annual Meeting.

Cancellation Policy:

Award recipients are anticipated to register to attend the Annual Meeting by the deadlines set forth of their acceptance notification. If an award recipient cancels their registration previous to the assembly, the Travel Award could also be withdrawn from the person and designated to a different candidate.

The deadline for purposes is November 16, 2025, and should happen on the time of poster summary submission.

Trainee Travel Scholarships

Trainee Scholarships can be found to assist assembly attendance for residents and fellows of ACGME Program Directors who’re members of ACNS.

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply for a grant on behalf of a resident or fellow, Program Directors should:

1. Be affiliated with an ACGME-recognized Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy or Neuromuscular fellowship program (or ABPN-CNP eligible worldwide equal);
2. Be a present member of ACNS; and
3. Submit a letter of software, together with the man’s title and full contact info (mailing tackle, cellphone quantity, college electronic mail tackle, and private electronic mail tackle).

Selection:

Funding is restricted and will probably be accessible to the primary packages to use, restrict one grant per program.

Award:

Grants will probably be made within the type of reimbursement of journey bills as much as $1,000 USD following the assembly. Recipients will probably be requested to submit an Expense Voucher with authentic receipts.

Procedures:

Letters of software could also be despatched to ACNS Membership Manager Carrie Grossman.

The deadline for purposes is February 5, 2026.