Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Scholarship opportunities for parents and stakeholders to attend IMFAR conference in Philadelphia, PA

The Autism Science Foundation has a notice on their website of an opportunity to allow parents and other stakeholders to attend the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). The Practitioner Issues in Behavior Analysis SIG blog  has previously reported on the IMFAR conference, the cutting age autism research presented at this conference, and past research presented there by behavior analysts.

"(February 11, 2010 -- New York, NY) The Autism Science Foundation today announced that is offering a limited number of grants to parents of children with autism and other stakeholders to support attendance at the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR), to be held in Philadelphia, May 20-22, 2010. Awards of up to $1000 can be used to cover registration, travel, accommodations, meals and other directly related expenses, including childcare. After the conference, grant recipients will be expected to share what they've learned with families in their local communities and/or online..."

For full information, see the notice and application instructions at the Autism Science Foundation.

Post at the Practitioner Issues in Behavior Analysis SIG (PIBA-SIG) blog
Thursday, January 21, 2010
MEETING: International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR)

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