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Travel Grants

These grants are designed to support attendance at scientific meetings that relate directly to the applicant's research interests, and where they will be presenting original work, or to support research visits to laboratories or clinical departments. Support will not normally be given where the applicant is supported by a Fellowship or grant funding that already provides travel costs; nor for research visits that form part of an ongoing grant-supported collaboration.

The grant contributes to costs incurred by clinical and non-clinical neurologists, psychiatrists, neuroscientists and others for overseas visits or attendance at scientific meetings. It is restricted to those in doctoral and postdoctoral training (whether clinically qualified or not) and for work undertaken while based in the United Kingdom. A maximum of three separate awards may be available to each applicant, with not more than one award in any 12 month period.

If a travel grant is awarded a single payment is made up to a maximum of around £400 - £800, depending on the destination. Application must be made on this website at any time but should be completed at least 2 months before the planned date of departure.

The following data are required by the application process:-

Full completion and submission of the online application form. A short list of the information required can be seen as a pop up here. More detailed guidance is available during the application process. It is not necessary to complete the application form and document upload at one sitting as you can return to it until content that you response is complete.
Upload of either a letter of invitation from the host department or a copy of a submitted abstract [Scanned image in jpg and png format OR Acrobat pdf file]. Final approval of a grant to attend a scientific meeting requires evidence that the abstract has been accepted.
Upload of a brief CV (Degrees, Institutions, Dates, Postgraduate Education)
Upload of supporting statement from Head of Department (named)

If an application is successful a short report (equivalent to one side of A4 paper) must be uploaded (image or pdf) within three months of the meeting/visit, countersigned by their sponsor and confirming that the grant was required in full for travel or refunding un-spent amounts to Brain, in order for the applicant to be eligible to apply for future Brain travel grants.

Neurology Entry and Exit Scholarship

This scholarship provides bridging salary support for up to one year to early career clinicians based in the United Kingdom. The scheme is intended to provide transitional funding at entry from the early ST grades, prior to obtaining a research fellowship, or on completion of research whilst waiting for an StR post. In exceptional circumstances, the Guarantors of Brain may appoint a candidate at the end of their neurology training who wishes to undertake a further period of research.

Funding consists of full time salary (including superannuation, etc.) on the Specialty Registrar scale according to age and experience, from £10K - £50K. New scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis as existing scholars leave the scheme. Only basic salary support is provided, not banding.

Applicants must be eligible for or engaged in Neurology higher specialist training in the UK (including MRCP or equivalent). The candidate must be able to demonstrate the intention to have a career in clinical neurology, plus the intention to secure a definitive training post, research fellowship or lectureship in clinical neurology in the UK.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and informal contact with the Secretary and Treasurer should be made in the first instance to discuss.

Salary Support for Trainee Neurologists in Basic Neuroscience

This scheme is intended to support talented young clinicians intending to pursue a career in neurology who wish to combine clinical training with research. In the event that an aspiring neurologist wishes to work in a post carrying a non-clinical research salary in a relevant area of neuroscience, they may apply for support to make up the difference between a non-clinical and clinical salary, for up to three years.

These are training Bursaries of up to 3 years duration. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, in parallel with Neurology Entry and Exit Scholarships. In both schemes, priority will be given to candidates with long-term academic ambitions.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, and informal contact with the Secretary and Treasurer should be made in the first instance to discuss.

Visiting Lecturer Bursary Scheme

This scheme allows international or British scientists of repute to visit clinical departments or laboratories in the United Kingdom to share information, techniques and experiences. The Guarantors of Brain have made available two bursaries per annum. Bursaries will be awarded annually in competition to the host department. Visiting Lecturers are expected to spend five working days participating in daily activities of the host laboratory or department and in giving informal seminars as well as a ‘Brain Lecture’ to which outsiders will be invited.

These are training bursaries with a duration of up to 6 months. Each Bursary will include an economy class return airfare, the cost of lodging for six nights and an honorarium of £1000 (max £5K).

Lectureships and the ‘Brain Lectures’ will be announced in the Journal and it is hoped that other laboratories will also avail themselves of the expertise of the Visiting Lecturer, outside the five working days spent in the host laboratory. The successful host laboratories will be responsible for practical arrangements of the visit and will be required to submit a short report on completion.