You are here

Society for Neuroscience

Neuroscience 2016 will take place November 12-16 at the San Diego Convention Center. Join more than 30,000 colleagues from more than 80 countries at the world’s largest marketplace of ideas and tools for global neuroscience.

Join or renew your SfN membership now to get the best savings and sign up for annual meeting e-Alerts to get the latest news about the meeting. Also, read the Code of Conduct at SfN Events statement.

If you have questions about the annual meeting, email program@sfn.org.

Science Journalism Student Award

The Science Journalism Student Award enables students pursuing a science or medical journalism degree to attend the SfN annual meeting. Two awards are granted each year. Recipients get complimentary meeting registration, four nights’ lodging, and $750 to help defray the expenses of attending the meeting. Additionally, recipients are assigned a mentor who is an experienced professional journalist covering the annual meeting. SfN makes every effort to pair awardees with a mentor based on mutual interests in print or broadcast journalism. SfN media staff are also available to advise award recipients how to navigate and report on the meeting.

All applications are due by September 16, 2016.

The following materials are required:

• Cover letter describing applicant’s career goals and how attending the meeting will help achieve them
• Resume or CV
• Two published clips, if available
• Letter of recommendation from an instructor or professor

Submit all materials in English to pidaward@sfn.org.

Contact SfN

If you have questions, email pidaward@sfn.org or call (202) 962-4000.