The following applicants have been selected for the Travel Grant Awards for ICNC2014
- Dr. Sangeetha Yoganathan, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
- Dr Narayan Chandra Saha, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. Bangladesh
- Dr Puneet Jain, Lady Hardinge Medical College , Delhi, India
- Masiel Barrantes, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
- Dr Aye Mu Saan, Yangon Children Hospital, Myanmar
- Dr Alpha D. Mallillin, Philippine Children's Medical Center, Philippines
The ICNA offers travel awards to provide financial assistance for travel costs associated with the International Child Neurology Congresses. The award consists of a grant of upto USD 2500 to support their travel costs (to be reimbursed after the congress) and a commemorative certificate. Successful applicants will be expected to submit a written report on the congress within two months of the event.
ICNC Travel Grants and Bursaries are available for young attendees from developing countries who wish to attend the ICNC 2014 .Applicants are required to present a paper or poster in order to be considered for an award.
Application requires:
Copy of abstract(s) submitted to the congress
A brief CV
Statement of level of financial support that is requested, with justifications for the costs of travel. Itinerary for the lowest cost of travel available from your originating city.
Verification of the applicant's status from the applicant's mentor
The grant will cover:
Registration to the ICNC2014
Contribution towards travel costs
Contribution towards hotel accommodation during the conference
Applications should be submitted online. The grant funds will be paid out following the congress. The deadline for applications has now passed.
The application deadline was on Friday, March 7, 2014
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The ICNC2014 organizing committee is happy to announce that the registrations for the congress are now open. The registration fees are based on your country of practice. ICNA members and residents enjoy huge discounts. Hence you are encouraged to join the ICNA and enjoy this and other benefits. Please note that inorder to avail of the student/resident discount, you would be required to upload your credentials during the registration process. Please hurry to make sure you sent in your registrations before the early bird discount deadline on November 1, 2013. A limited number of travel fellowships and bursaries are being made available by the ICNA, details of which would be available on this site very shortly.
All payments are to be made in US Dollars except for attendees from Brazil who have the option of paying in Brazilian Reals.
How to register and pay
Start by visiting http://www.icnapedia.org/icncregn.php to validate your ICNA membership and proceed. Once you complete your details, you would receive an invoice to make the payments. Both CARD Payments and BANK Transfers are accepted. Brazilian registrants will be automatically forwarded to a secure site for making their payment.
Your invoices and payments can always be viewed on the ICNApedia site by visiting "My Invoices" under the conference menu.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations should be receiving in writing at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cancellation requests received before December 1, 2013 will get 50% refund. No refunds will be made for cancellations after December 1, 2013.
Amendement policy
All changes to the registration are to be made in writing at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and can be requested until March 1, 2013
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We are shocked and saddened to learn about the sudden and untimely demise of our dear colleague Dr Roger Brumback. This is a great loss indeed to the ICNA and to the worldwide child neurology community.We express our most sincere condolences to Roger and Mary Brumback's family over their loss.
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ROGER A. BRUMBACK, MD (1948-2013) Letter from CNS President Dr E Steve Roach
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The 2013 Grant-in-Aid competition will begin accepting letters of intent on April 15th, 2013 (Deadline May 15th)
General:
The WFN will award grants for specific educational or applied research projects in neurology and the applied neurosciences as part of it activities as a registered charitable organization and its mission to "foster quality neurology and brain health worldwide"
Aim:
To provide funding for low cost, high impact educational and outcomes research projects.
Please note: Projects to provide healthcare, basic science and ongoing research proposals are not eligible.
Eligibility:
Neurologists of Member Societies
Criteria:
Relevance: How does the project directly address the mission of the WFN?
Value: What is the return for invested effort, funds or time? (Priority will be given to low cost, high impact projects)
Viability: Is this a limited time project with a measurable outcome or is it an initiative that will grow and become institutionalized? If the latter, who will take over responsibility after the WFN's initial involvement?
Synergy:
a) within the WFN – among Committees, Initiatives and Task Forces
b) with outside partners, governmental and non-governmental
organizations, the WHO, funding agencies, etc.
c) potential for publicity and fundraising
Evaluation: How will the outcome be measured?
Deadlines:
Letter of Intent (LOI) due by May 15th, 2013
Applicants notified of results by June 15th, 2013
Applications due by July 1st, 2013
Applicants informed about final results by July 30th, 2013
Funding of successful applicants begins as soon as it can be arranged thereafter.
Applications should be submitted using the WFN grant application form available on the website, and should include the following:
Application Checklist:
The name of the sponsoring group and individual initiator(s) with his/her Curriculum vitae
A title of the project
A description of the project
The direct relevance of the project to the mission of the WFN
The viability of the project
The timeline of the project, dates and duration
A budget in US dollars
LOI and Applications should be submitted to:
Rebecca Clarke
Administrative/Research Assistant
to Vladimir Hachinski
President, WFN
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / Phone: 519-663-3624 / Fax: 519-663-3910
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The ILAE Commission on African Affairs have published the Jan-Mar 2013 issue of Epilepsy News Africa. Comments, News of epilepsy and related topics are welcome. For further information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or the editor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or their website @ www.Africaepilepsy.org.
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- 2013 Child Neurology Society Bernard D'Souza International Fellowship Award
- Call for Abstracts: The 13th International Child Neurology Congress (ICNC 2014)
- Inviting nominations for John Stobo Prichard & Sheila Wallace International Fellowship Awards
- Partnerships between North American Epilepsy Centers and Africa