Undergraduate Brain Awareness Travel Award

Sydney Rosenthal (right) from Saint Louis University receives the 2018 Undergraduate Brain Awareness Travel Award.

SfN and the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) cosponsor a travel award to honor an outstanding undergraduate student active in neuroscience education and outreach. The award includes complimentary registration to the SfN annual meeting and a $750 stipend to offset travel expenses.

Applications are evaluated on:

• The importance, quality, and originality of the Brain Awareness work.
• The student’s contribution to the Brain Awareness project.
• The candidate’s potential as a scientist or a science educator.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should visit the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) award website for more information.

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Eligibility

• Qualifying neuroscience education and/or outreach work may have occurred at any time during the year, not necessarily during Brain Awareness Week.
• Students who have graduated are eligible if the Brain Awareness project was done during their undergraduate years.
• All applications must be sponsored by a dues-paying member of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience.

Past Awardees 

• 2018: Sydney Rosenthal, St. Louis University
• 2017: Carin Papendorp, Brown University
• 2016: Ashlyn Brown, Westminster College
• 2015: Ellen Emery, Azusa Pacific University
• 2014: Alexandria R. D'Ambruoso, University of New England
• 2013: Ashleigh Gonzales, Arizona State University
• 2012: Sasha Halasz, Moravian College
• 2011: Daniella Brutman, Lake Forest College
• 2010: Tayler O'Connell, Ohio Wesleyan University
• 2009: Allison Batties, Lycoming College, and Michael Miller, Binghamton University