2024 Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship

Eligibility

Specific Award Eligibility: The Applicant must be a full-time graduate student (M.Sc., Ph.D.) or postdoctoral fellow enrolled at a Canadian institution at the time of conference attendance. Please note that medical residents, even if they are completing a concurrent degree as a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, are not eligible to apply for this award. All else equal, priority will be given to applicants who were not awarded a Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship in the previous year.

Summary

The Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship was created in memory of neuroscientist Dr. Hubert van Tol. It is open to all full-time graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.) and postdoctoral fellows conducting research in the field of neuroscience at a Canadian institution. The travel fellowship is funded by the generous support of the Seger-van Tol family and Brain Canada. The student or fellow will be selected on a competitive basis by an expert committee established by Brain Canada. The committee will award the fellowship based upon the criteria outlined below. Click here to view past recipients of the Dr. Hubert van Tol Travel Fellowship.

Funding for this award has been made possible by the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF), an innovative arrangement between the Government of Canada (through Health Canada) and Brain Canada Foundation, and the Seger-van Tol family.

Purpose: To allow full-time graduate students (M.Sc., Ph.D.) and postdoctoral fellows to attend a major international conference/symposium or training course.

Recipients will be asked to submit receipts for expenses incurred as part of their attendance to an international conference/ symposium or training course prior to receiving the award funds. Only expenses for which a receipt is provided will be reimbursed. Please note that, while food and beverage are eligible expenses, Brain Canada will only reimburse costs for non-alcoholic beverages.

Award criteria—international conference/symposium

1. The Applicant must be conducting research in the field of neuroscience.
2. The meeting must be a major international symposium or conference in the neuroscience field.
3. The Applicant must have submitted an abstract to the meeting by the award start date.
4. The meeting must take place between May 01, 2024 – April 30, 2025.

Award criteria—training course

1. The Applicant must be conducting research in the field of neuroscience.
2. The training course must be directly relevant to their research.
3. The course must allow the Applicant to acquire specialized expertise, training or education that would otherwise not be offered as part of their academic curriculum and credit allocation or be offered within their research lab as a part of their standard training.
4. The course must take place between May 01, 2024 – April 30, 2025.

Application deadlines

RSO detailed review deadline

RSO final internal review deadline

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.

The 2024 Rising Stars Trainee Awards application can be started through SmartSimple.

For more information on the Brain Canada Rising Stars Trainee Awards, please consult the Request for Applications.