INS Awards
INS award nominations are now open for the 54th Annual North American Meeting, which will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 4-7 February 2026.
There are awards for people at different stages of their career and people that have contributed either by mentoring new generations or serving INS.
Nominating is extremely easy. Most nominations only require a Nomination Letter, CV and support letters. Please click on the Award Qualifications button below to view the criteria and nominating documentation required for each award.
The submission deadline is September 30, 2025 and nominations need to be sent to ins@the-ins.org and salasriquelme@gmail.com with the subject line “2026 Awards Nomination”.
See the Award Qualifications below for a detailed summary of award qualifications and nomination instructions.
Donations are crucial to the success and vitality of the INS Awards Program. We are extremely grateful for the generosity of our members and benefactors, who make the Awards program possible.
Philadelphia Travel Grants
The Science Committee’s Travel Grant aims to support attendance of INS members from low/middle income countries (LMIC) at our mid-year meeting. The awards target individuals who are conducting excellent research, but who might be otherwise unable to attend due to financial limitations.
Student/trainee or early career INS members from LMIC who have submitted abstracts are eligible to apply.
Please enter your abstract information below to begin your application (the other form fields will appear once you begin entering your information).
Travel Grant applications will be accepted beginning September 5 at Midnight EST, until 11:59pm USA EST on October 15.
You must be logged in as a current INS in-training or early career (professional) member to access this form.
Brisbane Awards
Major Awardees
- Career Mentoring – Jacinta Douglas
- Distinguished Career – Jennie Ponsford
- Early-Career – Luis Medina
- Lifetime Research – Leanne Togher
- Mid-Career – Lucette Cysique
- Post-Doc – Rachel Rietdijk
Program Awardees
- Graduate – Alyxandra Cazanis
- Memory – Sallie Baxendale
- Pediatric – Marnie Drake
SLC Student Research Awardees
- Hannah McGlashan
- Leila Nategh
- Jai Carmichael
- Tamrin Barta
- Nicholas Cheng
Brisbane Travel Grant Awardees
- Akshata Sheth
- Nawal Mohamad
INS Awards & Recipients
The INS Awards Program is intended to recognize the achievements of our members and gives monetary awards to recognize merit in different areas of neuropsychology. Program and Student Research Awards are presented in order to recognize the most outstanding scientific contributions at the Annual and Mid-Year Meetings.
INS Early Career Achievement Award
INS Mid-Career Achievement Award
INS Lifetime of Achievement Award
INS Distinguished Career Award
INS Career Mentoring Award
INS Post-Doc Fellow Research Award
INS Graduate Student Research Award
INS Memory Disorders Research Award
The INS Pediatric Research Award
SLC Student Research Awards
