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EDUCATION AND TRAINING GRANTS TRAVEL GRANTS Travel grants are instrumental in getting our brilliant researchers to conferences overseas. This roundwe’re thrilled to awardmore than $20,000worth of travel to six world-class researchers. These opportunities allowour researchers to present their findings on the global stage, build international collaborations, and bring fresh insights back to Aotearoa. Dr Shelley Dawson, Victoria University of Wellington; Dr Eloise Watson, Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley $10,000 Functional Neurological Disorder: Language Matters one-day symposium Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a prevalent and debilitating condition where people experience disruptions in how the brain functions. This symposium is the first in New Zealand and meets an urgent need for education and research. It aims to connect researchers, clinicians, and people with FND to form a network that will drive education and change. Associate Professor Deborah Young, The University of Auckland $1,145 NZ Brain Bee The annual Brain Bee Challenge is a competition that aims to inspire high achieving secondary school students to consider a career in neuroscience. This year, the Neurological Foundation has funded two portable microscopes that project real human brain cells onto a screen to help bring neuroscience to life for students attending the Brain Bee. Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young, The University of Otago $4,500 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC), Toronto, Canada Dr Daniel Conole, The University of Auckland $4,500 14th International Activity Based Protein Profiling (ABPP) conference, London, UK Dr Narun Pat, The University of Otago $4,500 International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Hawaii, USA Dr Josh McGeown, MātaiMedical Research Institute $3,956 International Brain Injury Association (IBIA) World Congress, Montreal, Canada Dr Joseph Donnelly, Health NZ Te Toka Tumai Auckland $2,521 Australia New Zealand Association of Neurologists Annual Scientific Meeting Brisbane, Australia Associate Professor Caroline Beck, The University of Otago $1,040 Epilepsy Research Institute Conference 2025 Manchester, UK Headlines 13