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ALBA-FKNE-YIBRO
Diversity Grants

ALBA-FKNE
Mentoring
Diversity Prize

ALBA-FKNE-YiBRO Diversity Grants
for the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum

The results of  the call for ALBA-FKNE-YIBRO Diversity Grants were announced on 1st July 2020.

In total, 286 scientists were awarded: 100 come from Africa, 101 come from Latin & South America, 58 come from Asia and 27 come from Europe and the Middle East.

Congratulations to the awardees! Visit the page with the awardees’ testimonials.

The ALBA Network would like to thank the partners which helped making this grant programme possible: the FENS Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE)Young IBRO (YIBRO)FENSIBRO, the Federación Latinoamericana de Neurociencias y el Caribe (FALAN), the Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), and the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA).

The ALBA Network, the FENS Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE)Young IBRO (YIBRO) in partnership with FENSIBRO, the Federación Latinoamericana de Neurociencias y el Caribe (FALAN), the Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), and the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA), are offering diversity access grants to the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum.

The grants correspond to waived registration to the FENS Forum 2020 for scientists from countries classified as low, low-middle and upper-middle income economies by the World Bank country classification (see full list here).

This call is open to all members of FALAN, FAONS and SONA (i.e., members of the associated member societies) but applications from scientists in other eligible countries are also encouraged. While priority in the selection shall be given to early career scientists (MSc, PhD students, Postdocs), the call is open to all eligible scientists. 

Eligibility:

If you are eligible and wish to apply for a grant, please fill in this online form by clicking on “start your application”.

Deadline: 14 June 2020 (23:59 CEST).

Please note:

  • Abstract submission and poster presentation are not included in the grants.
  • Selected scientists should not register individually to the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. They will be provided support for their registration by the FENS Forum administration after the results are announced.