Heiligenberg Student Travel Awards are awarded annually to qualified students who wish to present work in the field of neuroethology at selected national and international scientific meetings. Six awards or more (depending on the availability of funds) are available each year. The awards may cover expenses such as travel to and from the conference site, conference registration fee, and/or housing costs up to a total of $700.

The highest priorities will be International Congress for Neuroethology and Gordon Research Conference in neuroethology, during the years when these conferences take place. During years when the International Congress for Neuroethology or Gordon Research Conference are not held, the awards can be used to support travels to major regional meetings, such as the Neuroscience meeting, Goettingen meeting, European Neuroscience meeting, and Asia-Pacific Neuroscience meeting.

The award is given in honor of Walter Heiligenberg, who was a distinguished neuroethologist, and a pioneer in the field.

Qualifications: Both the student and the student's mentor must be ISN members by the deadline of application (to be decided by the selection committee). Applicants must be registered graduate students at a university, and must plan on presenting their work at the conference. Priorities will be given to applicants who have demonstrated academic excellence and research potential as evidenced by the abstract of the work to be presented and the recommendation letters. Applicants with demonstrated financial needs also will be considered for these awards. Preferences will be given to applicants who have not previously received the award.

To apply, fill out the application form below and have letters of recommendation from two ISN members submitted to Linda Hardwick at lhardwick@allenpress.com

The deadline for application for the 2010 Awards is March 31 and the decisions on funding will be announced in April. For more information, contact the Heiligenberg Student Travel Award Committee:

Daniel Tomsic: tomsic@fbmc.fcen.uba.ar
Catherine Carr: cecarr@umd.edu
Ron Harris-Warrick: rmh4@cornell.edu
G. Zupanc: g.zupanc@neu.edu

Neuroethologists from emerging and developing countries are invited to submit applications for travel support from the Developing Neuroethology Fund (DNF) to attend and present their work at the 9^th International Congress of Neuroethology to be held this year in Salamanca, Spain. Applications should be sent to Heather Eisthen (eisthen@msu.edu), the Chair of the DNF Selection Committee, as a PDF file. Applications must include the following:

1. A preliminary abstract including the names of authors and their institutions
2. The type of presentation (oral or poster) planned
3. A brief justification for the request of travel funds
4. The amount of matching funds available from the applicant's institution (or, if none, a letter from the PI or the applicant's Department Chair supporting the request)

Priority will be given to members with the greatest need and merits. All applicants will be considered for special membership status, and need not apply separately for special membership. The DNF Selection Committee will work with the Heiligenberg Award Committee to determine the recipients of these two travel grants. The application deadline for the DNF has been extended to 25 March 2010, and awardees will be notified by 15 April 2010.

Emerging researchers in the neuroethology community are invited to submit applications for the Young Investigator Awards (YIA) that are to be presented at the 9^th International Congress of Neuroethology in Salamanca, Spain.

The award is destined to doctoral graduate students and early post-doctoral fellows who have shown outstanding promise and have already made a significant research contribution in any aspect of the field of neuroethology. Our emphasis in attributing on these awards is that young investigators represent the ISN of tomorrow, and the Society feels that it is very important to acknowledge and reward our future in this way.

Depending on funding, three and possibly four awards will be made, with each winner receiving a minimum prize of $1,200.

Applicants should submit a brief description of their research work and a statement of its significance, as well as a copy of their CV and letters of recommendation from two senior associates. Both the applicant and his/her senior associate must be ISN members by the deadline of the application.

The deadline for YIA applications has been extended until April 16, and applications with all supporting material should be sent in PDF format to Linda Hardwick (lhardwick@allenpress.com), at ISN management headquarters. All applications will be evaluated by an international committee (see below) and the announcement of awardees will be made in early May. A symposium at the Salamanca congress will be dedicated to the winners, each of whom will present their work. A post-Congress issue of the ISN Newsletter will also feature photos of the winners and a summary of their research.

YIA Committee

Hans Hofmann: hans@mail.utexas.edu
Katalin Gothard: kgothard@email.arizona.edu
John Simmers: john.simmers@u-bordeaux2.fr