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9th WFNR Franz Gerstenbrand Award 2024 – Now Open for Entries
Tuesday 3 October, 2023 - Wednesday 28 February, 2024
The 9TH WFNR Franz Gerstenbrand Award, worth £3000 to the winner, is open for entries.
The Award recognises and rewards neurorehabilitation projects that have benefitted patients. It is open to WFNR members and non-members worldwide and encourages applications from young applicants, especially those under 35 years of age.
Entries for the Award must demonstrate a difference to patient outcomes in any aspect of neurorehabilitation in the entrants’ country. The project may be a patient or clinic management initiative, research study, best practice development or the use of a new technological development.
All health professionals currently working in neurorehabilitation are encouraged to enter the Award. The project must be completed and have already produced results or been published in the last 12 months.
Named after Professor Franz Gerstenbrand, in recognition of his contribution to neurorehabilitation, the Award is for a travel bursary to a clinical or scientific conference, professional development course or research project. The Award winner will be announced at the 13th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, 22-25 May 2024 in Vancouver, Canada: https://wfnr-congress.org
For further information and an application form please visit: http://wfnr.co.uk/awards/awards/. Email a maximum 1000-word summary of the project and the completed application form totraceymole@wfnr.co.uk by the 29th February 2024.