ECNP School of Neuropsychopharmacology
Call for Applications
Participants at the SCNP 2011 meeting in Oslo are eligible to apply for the third course of the ECNP School of Neuropsychopharmacology. This course will be held from 3-8 July 2011 in Oxford, United Kingdom. SCNP will nominate 2-3 delegates that will attend the course free of charge and have their travel and accommodation expenses subsidized.
Deadline for application is April 1st 2011.
Who can apply?
The candidates would be qualified psychiatrists within 5 years of receiving their defining qualification and are likely to become key leaders of the speciality in the individual countries.
Guidelines to applicants
Applications should be submitted by e-mail to the scientific secretariat: ecnp_school(at)scnp.dk
The application form can be found here.
The Congress venue is situated in the centre of Oslo, only 100 meters from the Central Station and the Express train from Oslo Lufthavn Gadermoen. The Airport shuttle bus stops in front of the hotel. It is close to Oslo's finest shopping, sightseeing and entertainment. The congress venue also has indoor parking facilities if you arrive by car.
Especially for Young Investigators
Janssen-Cilag Young Researchers Educational Grants
The Board of the SCNP is very pleased to announce that an Educational Grant made available by Janssen-Cilag Nordic Countries has made it possible for the SCNP to invite Young Researchers from the Nordic Countries to forward an application for participation in the 50th Annual Meeting of the SCNP by submitting an abstract for poster presentation at the Meeting.
EXTENDED deadline for submission is: March 15th 2009. Registration fee: EUR 200. Young Researchers who are not members of the SCNP must forward an application for membership.
Application Criteria
Young Researchers can apply if the meet the following criteria:
A researcher with an MD or similar academic background working with clinical or basic research within the fields of psychiatry or neuropsychopharmacology. Less than 40 years of age.
Of the abstracts submitted by Young Researchers and accepted by the Scientific Committee the first 25 Young Researchers applying will be granted the following:
- A reduction in registration fee from EUR 600 to EUR 200
- Hotel accommodation for 2 nights at Cab.Inn City Hotel.
- A travel refund of up to EUR 230 independent of travel route or form. Documentation of expenses must be presented.
ASTRA-ZENECA SCNP Young Scientist Symposium
A challenging competition for an oral presentation in Young Scientists Symposium is an attractive part of the Scientific Programme.
Only Members of the SCNP can participate in this competition.
Abstracts submitted by young scientists (< 40 years of age) who wish to compete for participation in the Symposium should be clearly marked ?Young Scientist? and should indicate the date of birth. Abstracts must be received no later than March 15th 2009.
Of the abstracts received, six abstracts will be selected by the board of the SCNP for oral presentation in the ASTRA-ZENECA SCNP Young Scientists Symposium. Each of the six young scientists will get their registration fee and hotel accommodation refunded. The best presentation will be awarded with the ASTRA-ZENECA SCNP Young Scientist Award of EUR 3000 (for use in research) and the winner of the award will as well get his/her travel costs refunded as well.