Spring 2025 YCSC Postdoctoral Scholar Travel Awardees Announced

The results of the Spring 2025 cycle of the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) postdoctoral scholar travel awards were announced on June 5, 2025. This annual opportunity, launched in early 2024, offers awards of up to $1000 each to reimburse and/or contribute to the costs associated with attending and/or presenting research at national and international academic scientific conferences.

The award recipients for this round, along with their faculty mentors, were as follows. Congratulations to all!

• Aahana Bajracharya, PhD (Mentor: Vincent L. Gracco, PhD)
• Sophie Barnes, PhD (Mentor: Christina Cipriano, PhD)

Applications for the next cycle of YCSC postdoctoral scholar travel awards will be announced via the department’s internal announcements on SharePoint. Eligible candidates must hold a position as YCSC postdoctoral associate or fellow and submit an abstract that has been accepted for presentation (poster or oral presentation) at a national or international scientific conference with a focus on research performed as part of their role in the department.

Following the deadline for each award cycle, a review committee meets to score and discuss applications using an NIH Study Section format. Committee members recuse themselves from discussion and voting on any application in which they are closely associated with the applicant.

Additional information and application instructions are available on the YCSC intranet.