Award for Education in Neuroscience

Submissions Open: Mar 23, 2021

Submissions Close: May 14, 2021

Robert T. Knight, MD (right), of the University of California, Berkeley, and Sabine Kastner, MD, PhD (left), of Princeton University, accept the Award for Education in Neuroscience

Robert T. Knight, MD (right), of the University of California, Berkeley, and Sabine Kastner, MD, PhD (left), of Princeton University, accept the Award for Education in Neuroscience.

The Award for Education in Neuroscience recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to neuroscience education and training, typically at the undergraduate/graduate level.

Recipients receive complimentary registration, transportation (economy air or ground), and two nights hotel accommodations for the SfN annual meeting.

For more information, please review the Awards and Funding FAQs.

The deadline for the Award for Education in Neuroscience is Friday, May 14 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.

Nomination Criteria & Materials

Nomination Criteria:

Self-nomination is not permitted.
Nominees do not need to be SfN members.
Nominations must be made or endorsed by an SfN member.
No person may nominate more than one candidate.
Current SfN officers and councilors are ineligible for nomination.
Due to potential conflicts of interest, members of the selection committee may not be the nominees, and they cannot serve as nominators nor write letters of recommendation for this prize.

Nomination materials include the following:

One nomination letter
Maximum of two optional letters of recommendation (one letter must summarize the nominee's contributions to education and training)
Current CV
One optional supporting document in PDF format submitted by the nominee detailing their contributions to neuroscience education (example: course syllabus, course materials, brochure)

Eligibility

Nominees must have notable contributions to educating and training others about neuroscience. If your nominee’s activities are better described as “outreach” or are focused at the high-school (or other) levels, please consider nominating them for the Next Generation Award. If you are unsure, please nominate them for both awards; the committees will decide which category fits them best.

If your nominee is a co-founder/ co-author of the central activity/textbook that you’re nominating them for, please consider nominating the entire team. Nominating only one individual is possible, but should be accompanied by a statement of why they deserve more of the credit than the other partners in the activity.

Past Awardees

2020: Yves De Koninck, PhD, and Liqun Luo, PhD
2019: Sabine Kastner, MD, PhD, and Robert T. Knight, MD
2018: Erik Herzog, PhD and Gönül Peker, PhD
2017: Ronald Calabrese, PhD and Randy Nelson, PhD
2016: John M. Bekkers, PhD and Bruce R. Johnson, PhD
2015: William B. Kristan Jr., PhD
2014: Eve Marder, PhD and Richard Olivo, PhD
2013: Keith A. Trujillo, PhD
2012: Sharon L. Juliano, PhD and Osvaldo D. Uchitel, MD, PhD
2011: Julio Ramirez, PhD
2010: John Nicholls, MD
2009: Thomas M. Jessell, PhD, Eric R. Kandel, MD, and James H. Schwartz, MD, PhD
2008: Dale Purves, MD
2007: John H. Byrne, PhD
2006: Donald Kennedy, PhD
2005: Frankie Trull
2004: Ronald R. Hoy, PhD
2003: Joe L. Martinez, Jr., PhD, and James Townsel, PhD
2002: Eric Chudler, PhD
2001: Edwin J. Furshpan, PhD, Edward A. Kravitz, PhD, and David D. Potter, PhD
2000: Neal Miller, PhD
1999: Michael Zigmond, PhD
1998: Gordon Shepherd, MD, DPhil
1997: Nancy Wexler, PhD
1996: Eugene Streicher, PhD
1995: W. Maxwell Cowan, MD, PhD
1994: Floyd E. Bloom, MD
1993: Walle J. H. Nauta, MD, PhD
1992: Ellen Grass
1991: Oliver W. Sacks, MD