Last Date for Application : Wednesday; Aug 6, 2025
All successful applicants have been informed via email
Applications are invited for the Lalita and Ravindra Nath International Travel Awards from researchers working in neurosciences intending to present an abstract at a neuroscience conference or attend neuroscience schools / training workshops outside India. Criteria and Guidelines - Applicant has not availed Lalita and Ravindra Nath International Travel Award earlier. - Applicant should be the first author on the selected abstract, presenting their work as a talk or poster at an international neuroscience conference or selected for a neuroscience workshop and be an IAN member at the time of application. - Applicant should be at an advanced stage of pursuing research in neuroscience in a national laboratory or UGC recognized university as a Ph.D. candidate or a post-doctoral fellow (PDF) (awarded Ph.D. degree within the last 3 years from the application deadline). - Applicant should have a strong scholastic record and the application should be supported by two recommendation letters, including one from the Ph.D. supervisor / PDF Supervisor, as the case may be. - Applicant should provide a paragraph to describe the scientific questions being pursued and as to how the conference / school / workshop will help in their research (within 200 words). - The application will be reviewed by a committee, and awards will be announced 4 weeks after the last date of application. - Preference will be given to researchers (Ph.D. students or PDF) attending the FAONS conference or neuroscience school / training workshops / conference in the Asian region and conference or workshop in other regions of the globe. | ||
What the award will cover? - A bursary up to INR 50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) will be provided to the selected candidates to cover partial expenses towards their registration, travel, boarding and lodging. - Total amount will be a maximum of INR 50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) per award and will include a certificate signed by the President of the IAN. - Award money will be disbursed on return to India and after providing proof of participation (Participation certificate / picture at the meeting during talk / poster session), travel tickets (attested copy by the Head of Department; HOD), receipts of registration and accommodation charges (attested copy by HOD) and a brief report of the conference / school / workshop. | ||
How to apply ? Prepare following documents in MS Word or PDF and submit online - Details of conference /workshop applicant wishes to attend - Copy of the abstract and its acceptance for the neuroscience meeting. In case of neuroscience schools / training workshops, copy of the selection letter. - Curriculum vitae, including list of papers and abstracts presented in meetings. - Scan of two recommendation letters including one from the supervisor. - Statement as to how participation in the event will be helpful to the applicant (within 200 words) | ||
Please attach a check list of above items with your application, incomplete applications will not be considered. | ||
*Deadline of submitting your applications is - August 6, 2025 *. |