Neuroimaging Course

Application

Once you create an account in the online application portal, you can edit, save, and revisit your application as many times as you wish before the application deadline. Note that your application may be edited even after submission until the application deadline. All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by the respective application deadline. The general application deadline is 5 pm EST, November 27, 2023, for applicants who do not require a travel visa to attend the course. The application deadline for applicants who require a travel visa to attend the course is 5 pm EDT, November 1, 2023. 

The following required application materials must be submitted in the online application form: 

• Online application form

• CV

• Research Statement: In approximately 500 words, please tell us why you are interested in MPFI’s Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques Course, how attending this course will contribute to your ongoing or future research, and what you hope to gain from the course. In your statement, you should succinctly outline your academic training, research projects, and long-term career goals. 

• Two letters of reference: Contact information for two referees (name, institutional affiliation, and email address) who will be contacted automatically once their contact information is submitted in the online application. You will receive an email notification once a referee has submitted a recommendation letter on your behalf. It is recommended that you submit referee contact information as early as possible so that letters can be received by the application deadline. 

For CLEM EM Module applicants, please include answers to the following questions:

• Why are you interested in learning CLEM?

• What kind of specimens (e.g. brain tissue, slice culture, cells, etc.) do you want to work on?

• Please describe your previous EM experience. 

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

Applicants requiring a travel visa: 5 pm EST Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Applicants NOT requiring a travel visa: 5 pm EST Monday, November 27, 2023

NOTE: All application materials must be submitted no later than the application deadline. Decisions will be made approximately two weeks following the application deadline.  Please email training@mpfi.org if you have any questions about the application.

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Registration Information

If you are chosen to participate in the course, you will receive an email that contains detailed registration and payment instructions. At this time, information will also be available to assist you in making travel plans.

Fees

Course tuition fees include all aspects of course participation including meals, but not lodging. A lodging fee will be added for those who desire course housing. Those who register for a “shared room” will be housed in a double-occupancy hotel room and be provided transportation to and from the course location. Those who register for a “single room” will be housed in a single-occupancy hotel room and be provided transportation to and from the course location. 

• Course tuition fee: $2,100 
• Shared room lodging fee: $1,700 
• Single room lodging fee: $3,000 

Travel Grant Information

Travel Grant Information 

A limited number of travel grants are available to support lodging and travel costs for selected participants to attend the 2024 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques Course at MPFI. Applicants will be asked to provide a justification for requesting support to be considered for a travel grant. Requests for travel grants will not affect selection decisions made by the selection committee. 

Travel grants to attend the 2024 Neuroimaging Techniques Course at MPFI are generously sponsored by the Max Planck Florida Scientific Fellowship Program.