Scientific Excellence Awards

The fNIRS 2026 Scientific Excellence Awards recognize excellent contributions to the conference program by trainees. Awards will be given for outstanding work presented as posters and oral presentations, and through a Women in Science category. Awardees are selected by the Program Committee.

At a glance

  • Who is eligible, undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows
  • Contribution, poster or oral presentation at fNIRS 2026
  • Selection, Program Committee
  • Categories, posters, oral presentations, Women in Science

Award categories

Awards will be given to trainees in the following categories:

  • Poster presentation
  • Oral presentations
  • Women in Science

Terms of the award

Eligibility

  • The candidate must be undergraduate students, graduate students, or postdoctoral fellows.
  • The candidate must be a member of the Society for fNIRS.

Submission

  • The candidate must submit one or more abstracts as a lead author.
  • The abstract must be accepted into the fNIRS 2026 program.