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The 29th Annual Meeting of KSBNS. The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences. September 6(Sun) - 8(Tue), 2026. Daejeon Convention Center, Daejeon, Korea.

IBRO Travel Awards

The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences (KSBNS) is pleased to announce that the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) is offering travel grants to support students and early-career neuroscientists attending the K-Brain 2026 Neuroscience Conference.

These travel awards reflect IBRO’s strong commitment to nurturing the next generation of neuroscientists by providing financial support to promising early-career researchers, ensuring that young scientists from diverse backgrounds can actively participate, present their work, and engage with the global neuroscience community.

Priority will be given to applicants from underrepresented, less developed, or less well-funded regions. IBRO is dedicated to promoting gender and regional diversity, ensuring balanced representation.

We encourage all eligible candidates to apply and take advantage of this opportunity to expand their professional networks, exchange ideas, and contribute to cutting-edge discussions in neuroscience.
INTERNATIONAL BRAIN. IBRO. RESEACH ORGANIZATION.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Applicants must be members of the KSBNS.
  • Applicants must be from countries within the IBRO Asia-Pacific Regional Committee (IBRO-APRC), excluding South Korea.
  • Applicants should be PhD students in neuroscience or early postdoctoral fellows (maximum 5 years from the start of the postdoc).
  • Applicants must have submitted an abstract for presentation at the K-Brain 2026 Neuroscience Conference.
  • Applicants are required to register for the conference.
Award Details
  • The IBRO Travel Awards will select a total of 14 recipients based on their CVs and abstracts, considering diversity and inclusion.
  • Each awardee will receive a prize of 500,000 KRW in cash at the conference and will be given a 15-minute slot to present orally.
  • Recipients of this award cannot receive the Scitech Korea Best Oral Presentation Awards concurrently.
  • Failure to register and present orally without prior notification may result in restrictions on future participation in KSBNS conferences.
Application Procedure

Applicants for this award must submit the following:

  • A CV that includes a publication list with the applicant’s name highlighted in bold and a copy of their passport (only the page where the photograph of your face appears) in one PDF file
  • An extended abstract that includes additional data for their research project
  • Letters of Recommendation:
    Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows must submit a recommendation letter from their current supervisor, who should send it directly to the KSBNS office (neuro@ksbns.org). The letter should be no more than one page in length.

All applications will be evaluated by the KSBNS International Affairs Committee after the submission deadline. Based on the committee’s evaluation, abstracts may be accepted, returned for revision, or not selected for oral presentation.

Selection criteria for oral presentations include:

  • Scientific excellence
  • Clarity and effective communication of research findings

Selected presenters will be assigned to thematic symposium sessions by the KSBNS Scientific Program Committee based on the coherence of their research topics. Failure to present without prior notification after being selected may result in restrictions on participation in future KSBNS conferences.

Applicants whose abstracts are not selected for oral presentation will have the option to present their work as a poster, if they wish.

Award recipients will be formally recognized during the Closing Ceremony of the conference. Award recipients will each receive a certificate and a cash prize of 500,000 KRW, which will be presented during the Closing Ceremony of the conference. Awardees must be present at the Closing Ceremony to receive the award.

IBRO Travel Award winners will be announced in mid-July. Details regarding the presentation schedule and format will be provided to the awardees after the announcement of the award results.

Application Deadline

May 29, 2026, 6:00 PM KST