Travel Scholarships

Travel stipends are available in the amount of $2,500 USD for attendees traveling from outside of Europe and $1,500 USD for attendees traveling within Europe. These stipends are made available through the generosity of Patient Advocacy Groups and a number of generous donors.  The goal of this program is to encourage young clinicians and investigators to attend the meeting.

• Language: All applications must be written in English.
• Applications must be received no later than 26 October 2026.
• Notification of acceptance will be received by 31 January 2026.
• Awardees must inform Geena Fritzmann (research@dystonia-foundation.org) of their ability to utilize the award to attend SBIDS7 no later than 15 February 2027.
• After the meeting, awardees will be obligated to write a one-page letter detailing why attendance to the symposium was instructive and how it helped attendees plan future efforts around dystonia treatment and research.
• Please contact Geena Fritzmann (research@dystonia-foundation.org) with any questions.

• A one-page cover letter describing how attendance at this meeting will be beneficial to the applicant.
• A CV or NIH-style biosketch for the applicant, limited to 3 pages. The document may follow the format and style of an NIH Biosketch but does not need to use the official NIH Biosketch format.
• A one-page letter from the applicant’s mentor supporting their attendance of this meeting.

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