Cognitive Science is happy to offer travel and/or research awards to students and postdocs affiliated with the Cognitive Science program.
To be eligible, undergraduate students must be in the Cognitive Science undergraduate major or minor, and graduate students must have signed up for the graduate minor in Cognitive Science.
Graduate students MUST attend Cognitive Science colloquia, symposia, and/or other events organized/sponsored by the Cognitive Science program. Students are expected to attend Cognitive Science colloquia, symposia, and/or other events organized/sponsored by the Cognitive Science program. In addition, students who have been awarded research and/or travel money must give a 15-minute talk (10/talk, 5/Q&A) about their research at the end of the school year, as part of the Grad Convo Info Blitz luncheon.
The research funding initiative is available to all cognitive science students involved in cognitive science research. Please note: There is a cap (TBD) on all requests. Full support is not guaranteed. One research application per student per academic year is allowed.
Travel support is available to graduate and undergraduate students. The Cognitive Science travel awards might only cover a portion of the expenses for transportation, accommodations, and conference registration up to a maximum of $500 per student per academic year. The program welcomes workshop applications. The application for travel funding must be received by the program manager at least one month prior to travel.
For more information, please contact Julie Simmons-Lynch, program manager of Cognitive Science at Cornell at jes257@cornell.edu.