Small Conferences, Courses or Symposia 

ISCBFM is accepting applications from active Society members for partial sponsorship of small conferences/courses that are related to the overall scientific goals of the society and of potential benefit to its members. 

Goals
1. Promote advancement of cerebrovascular science;
2. Attract talented young investigators to the field of cerebrovascular science;
3. Attract new members to the ISCBFM.

Eligibility
Meeting support is available for small meetings of up to 150 attendees for up to one and one-half days; exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis with proper justification. In even years, this support is available for free-standing small meetings that offer an in-depth focus on topics relevant to cerebrovascular science.  In odd years, this support is also available to satellite meetings affiliated with the biennial Brain meeting organized and supported by ISCBFM. Timelines of the corresponding calls for applications will be announced on the ISCBFM webpage and all requests should cover onsite activities (not online).

Support Available
ISCBFM will support up to 50% of the budget for meetings with total budgets up to $10,000. For meetings with budgets greater than $10,000, ISCBFM will support up to 33% of the total meeting budget, to a maximum of $25,000 per meeting.  Although each application for small meeting support will be considered on a case-by-case basis, exceptional justification must be provided to obtain support exceeding either 33% of the total budget, or $25,000. Expenses include costs such as venue, travel awards and registration. ISCBFM cannot support speaker honoraria. 

Proposal evaluation
Proposals submitted thorough the website will be evaluated by the Education Committee. Successful proposals will include evidence of agreement from proposed speakers.  A report with scores and recommendations will be sent to the Executive Committee that will render a final decision. All applicants will receive a decision email notifying the funding decision on their proposal together with a short summary of the evaluation.

Sponsorship award
The funded proposals will receive remuneration after the meeting following receipt of a detailed listing of meeting expenses and receipts. Expense reports must be sent to the ISCBFM managing office.

Post Meeting Summary
A post-meeting summary must include meeting materials that highlight ISCBFM support with final details on the number of attendees, final agenda, venue, speakers, travel bursaries awards, etc. This summary should be sent to the Education Committee within one month after the end of the meeting.

Timelines 

For conferences/courses to be held in even years (2024), there will be two submission deadlines:

For conferences/courses to be held as Satellite meetings with Brain/BrainPET in odd years (2025): 

Procedure to apply for financial support for ISCBFM