Resident Scholarship to the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology

Resident Scholarship to the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology Nomination Deadline: Friday, November 21, 2014. The resident scholarship is offered as an effort to recognize the importance of resident attendance at the AAN Annual Meeting. In order to receive one of the scholarships residents need to be nominated by their Program Director. The $1,000 scholarship is used to reimburse resident expenses associated with attendance at the Annual Meeting. If a program is located in the immediate vicinity of the Annual Meeting, the scholarship will be $500. The scholarship will be given as an unrestricted educational grant to the resident's institution and mailed to the Program Director 8-12 weeks following the Annual Meeting. The resident receiving the scholarship must be reimbursed promptly after the receipt of the educational grant from the AAN. Programs are responsible for providing the AAN with the correct payable to, attention to and complete address for which the check should be sent and are responsible for providing the AAN with any changes. Objective: To recognize and reward residents who are AAN members interested in active involvement in the AAN. Additional Funding: In an effort to bring more residents to the AAN Annual Meeting, a fund was established through the American Brain Foundation to provide more Resident Annual Meeting Scholarships using donated honoraria from AAN CME faculty. Depending on the amount of donated honor...

Source: ScanGrants feed - October 29, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Academy of Neurology Source Type: funding