APPD Travel Grant Management Portal

This section provides all the information you need to know about who can apply for the travel grant and how to submit your application.

Travel Grants from The Aufzien Family Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (APPD) in the amount of up to $1,000 each to cover all or part of the cost of active participation in an international meeting, workshop or course in fields related to mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Parkinson’s disease.

Eligibility

• Applications for the APPD travel grant are open to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, laboratory managers and research assistants employed by TAU at the Faculties of Medicine, Life Sciences, Exact Sciences, and Engineering, and Schools of Psychology and Sagol School of Neuroscience.
• The grant is not open to principal investigators.

Rules and regulations

• Applications will undergo a review by the Steering Committee of the APPD.
• The award is not retroactive; applications must be submitted prior to event.
• Applications that are incomplete will not be considered.
• Travel grant awards are awarded on a competitive basis and subject to availability of the budget.
• After the funded meeting, workshop or course, the awardee must submit a brief report of the event and the contribution to the research.
• Photographs taken during the event of presentations and active participation are strongly encouraged. 

Applying for the APPD Travel Grant

Applications can be submitted at any time here >>. Answers will be provided within 1 month of submission. All travel must be coordinated through the Travel Authority at TAU, subject to the rules of the University.

How to Apply

Applications should be uploaded as a single PDF file in English and include the following:

1. Short CV (not exceeding 2 pages)
2. Official flyer of meeting, workshop or course. Abstract of the poster or lecture to be presented. In the case of a course or workshop, provide a letter of invitation from the host stating the nature of the course or research.
3. After acceptance, submission of notice of acceptance required.
4. Name of meeting, date and location where the meeting is being held (pdf flyer).

A letter of recommendation from the applicant's MSc or PhD advisor, explaining why the conference is important for their research project, should be sent directly by the referee >>