VSS 2024 Travel Grant Application This field is hidden when viewing the formAccount Number(Required)This field is hidden when viewing the formMembership Type ID(Required)This field is hidden when viewing the formAccount Email(Required) Travel Grant Application forUse this form to submit your application for a VSS 2025 Travel Grant. See Travel Grants Information for grant qualifications. The application deadline is January 24, 2025.Previous VSS Travel GrantIndividuals who have received a previous VSS travel grant (excluding 2020 and 2021 recipients) are NOT ELIGIBLE for an additional grant and should not complete this application. By checking the box below you confirm that you have NOT received a previous VSS travel grant. (Note: FOVEA Travel Awards do not count as a VSS Travel Grant.) 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CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Country of Residency(Required)I am currently a resident in Select a Country/RegionAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands Country Residency Status(Required) Permanent Non-permanent This field is hidden when viewing the formNEI Eligible?This field is hidden when viewing the formNEI EligibleTravel GrantsNEI Travel GrantThis grant is available to US citizens or permanent US residents only. I want to apply for an NEI Travel Grant Do you qualify as an individual with a disability?(Required)See NIH Criteria for Individuals with Disabilities to see if you qualify. Yes No Do you qualify as an individual from a disadvantaged background?(Required)See NIH Criteria for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds to see if you qualify. Yes No Do you belong to a racial or ethnic group that is underrepresented in US biomedical research?(Required)As defined by NIH, this includes: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. See NIH Criteria for Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups to see if you qualify. Yes No Are you a woman who is working in US biomedical research?(Required)See NIH Criteria for Women in the Biomedical Workforce to see if you qualify. Yes No Elsevier/Vision Research International Travel AwardThis grant is available to Graduate Students and Postdoctorals who are NOT US citizens and NOT permanent US residents. I want to apply for an Elsevier Research International Travel Award Do you belong to a minority group in the country of your citizenship or residence, or to an underrepresented group in the VSS community?(Required)If Yes, please provide an explanation in the "Additional information relevant to broadening participation" box below. Yes No John I. Yellott AwardThis grant is available to Graduate Students and Postdocs. See the John I. Yellott Travel Award for more information. I want to apply for the Yellott Award Please explain briefly how your VSS submission relates to the work of John I. Yellott.(Required)Please indicate, in the spirit of the work of John Yellott, how your research provides insights, through quantitative modeling, about the relationship between visual stimuli, neural function, and human performance.Undergraduate Travel AwardThis grant is available to Undergraduate Students. See the Undergraduate Travel Award for more information. I want to apply for the Undergraduate Travel Award Additional information relevant to broadening participation (Optional)VSS is committed to fostering diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from underrepresented groups, differently-abled individuals, first-generation college students, women, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Please use the following box to provide information on any of the above.Advisor InformationAdvisor/Supervisor Name(Required) First Last Advisor/Supervisor Institution(Required)Advisor/Supervisor Email(Required) Approval of Faculty Advisor(Required) I confirm that my faculty advisor has approved my Travel Grant Application Funding InformationFinancial Support(Required)Indicate your level of financial support through grants or institutional funds to attend the conference? Full support Partial support No support Funding Sources(Required)After consulting with your advisor or supervisor, please provide an itemized list of the funds available to support your VSS attendance, including estimated amounts of each. Include any applications for funding currently under consideration or reviewCareer InformationCareer Goals(Required)Briefly describe your career goals and scientific interests, and explain how attending VSS 2024 will enhance your achievement of those goals.Other Abstracts (optional)If you are a contributing author on other abstracts submitted to VSS 2024, you may list them by entering the first author (submitter) of those abstracts here (one name per line).Upload Your CV(Required)Please upload a short CV (two page maximum). Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 10 MB.
