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WiNTR VISA AWARD
The TEAM Neurotrauma – Visiting International Scholar Award (TEAM-VISA) was established to promote international networking opportunities, and to advance the early careers of women Neurotrauma researchers.
The Award provides an opportunity for international collaboration by subsidizing both travel to the National Neurotrauma Symposium and a brief period of research training/collaboration in a sponsor’s laboratory. This award supports the mission of WiNTR to promote international gender equality in neurotrauma research to learn new skills or techniques pertinent to their research project.
How To Apply
- Curriculum vitae (CV), including name, contact information, current position, education, honors, awards and publications. Title and abstract (250 words) describing the applicant’s proposed research training/project in collaboration with the sponsor’s laboratory. One page statement describing how the research training/collaboration in the sponsor’s laboratory will further her immediate and future research objectives.
- One page statement describing how the research training/collaboration in the sponsor’s laboratory will further her immediate and future research objectives.
- Letter of support from your current advisor, mentor, or Chair
- Letter of support from the PI of the sponsoring neurotrauma laboratory, which describes the proposed project, sponsor’s contribution to the Scholar’s training and duration of the training/collaborative research experience.
Applications Open: January 1, 2026
Applications Close: March 1, 2026
For any questions, please contact Ramesh Raghupathi, in your email please copy office@neurotrauma.org
Information
AWARD:
The award can cover up to $7,500 for participating in the 2026 NNS meeting and visiting the sponsoring laboratory, including registration, abstract fee, lodging, and meals.
RECIPIENT:
Female doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows or junior independent scientists (within 6 years of first faculty appointments) selected by WiNTR executive committee prior to the Annual Symposium.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Female member of NNS*, along with mentor and sponsoring laboratory.
- Applicant’s advisor (mentor or Chair) and their sponsor must be current International / National Neurotrauma Society (INTS/NNS) member.
- Applicant must be a female doctoral student, postdoctoral fellow, or junior independent scientist in neurotrauma research, and NNS member.
Program Activity
Conduct hands-on, on-site training and collaborative research in the sponsor’s neurotrauma laboratory.
Attend the Annual National Neurotrauma Society Symposium as the TEAM Visiting International Scholar in 2025 and 2026.
Deliver a 15-minute presentation on the research (conducted during the award year) at the Award Winner Session at the NNS 2026 Symposium.
Submit a poster for NNS 2026 Symposium.
Submit a brief report on the experience for publication in the NNS newsletter.
*WiNTR VISA awardees are not eligible for future WiNTR VISA awards.
*Only one application per trainee. Multiple trainees from the same mentor OR multiple applications to train with the same sponsor are acceptable.
- WiNTR VISA awardees are not eligible for future WiNTR VISA awards.
- Only one application per trainee. Multiple trainees from the same mentor OR multiple applications to train with the same sponsor are acceptable.