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Junior Members are eligible for special recognition at the CNS Annual Meeting based on work selected for presentation at the annual meeting by the CNS Scientific Program Planning Committee. These awards include up to four Outstanding Junior Member Awards, presented to PG1-5 residents in child neurology or PG1-6 in NDD; and up to two Outstanding Junior Member/Post-graduate Awards presented to PG6 or PG7 members in post-graduate fellowships. Residents are also eligible to receive one M. Richard Koenigsberger Scholarship or one AAP Neurology Section travel grant.

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Within two-three years of completing training and Junior Membership, CNS members are eligible for early career grants and awards, including CNS Philip R. Dodge Young Investigator Award and PERF Grants.

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Minority Research Scholars Program

The Child Neurologist Career Development Program and the Child Neurology Society are pleased to invite applications for the Minority Research Scholars Program.

This program awards travel scholarships to early career individuals who are underrepresented in the health sciences and who are pursuing clinically relevant basic or patient-oriented research. Awardees have the opportunity to attend the CNCDP-K12 annual scientific retreat and Annual Child Neurology Society Meeting. During the scientific retreat, attendees will meet with NINDS staff to learn more about targeted funding initiatives to support the success of underrepresented scientists, engage in sessions on oral scientific communication and grant writing, and network with a cohort of peers and faculty mentors. Selected recipients receive travel support and waived registration for all program events.

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