Travel Stipends Available!

Travel stipends for Fellows, Trainees, and Junior Faculty

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.

Travel Stipend Guidelines

General lnformation:

• 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.

Content of Application:

1.    A one-page cover letter describing how attendance at this meeting will be beneficial to the applicant.

2.    A NIH-style biosketch for the applicant. (Sample biosketch forms can be found at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm)

3.    A one-page letter from the applicant’s mentor supporting their attendance of this meeting.

Selection process and criteria:

• Applicants must be fellows, trainees, or in some cases junior faculty.
• Applicants concentrating on movement disorders and especially dystonia will be given preference.
• Priority will be given to applicants with a special interest in dystonia and individuals whose attendance will have a clear impact on people with dystonia.
• Priority will be given to applicants who have also submitted an abstract.
• Applications will be reviewed by a panel chosen by the Scientific Program Committee.

Register Today during Super Early Registration for a Special Discounted Rate!

Important Deadlines

August 1 2026: Early Registration Opens

August 10 2026: Travel Scholarships Open

August 24 2026: Abstract Submission Opens

October 26 2026: Travel Scholarship Closes

November 2 2026: Early Registration Closes

December 1 2026: Abstract Submission Closes

January 4 2027: Late Registrations Opens

April 7-9, 2027: SBIDS7