Meetings & Courses Program

Crossroads of Biology

2024 COLD SPRING HARBOR COURSE PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP

Major Program Support:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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Program Scholarship Support:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
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Individual Course Support (Federal Agencies):

National Cancer Institute National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Child Health Human Development National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse National Science Foundation

Individual Course Support (Private Foundations):

American Brain Tumor Association Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Lustgarten Foundation Stanley Foundation

Supplies & Equipment (2024):

10x Genomics; 89North; Acuvi; AD Instruments;A-M Systems Inc.; Abberior Instruments; Agilent Technologies; Andor Technology; Applied ScientificInstrumentation; BD Life Sciences; BMG Labtech; Bex Co.,Ltd.; Beckman; Biorad; BioTek Instruments; Biovision; Bruker;Calibre; Cell Microsystems; Charles River Laboratories; Chroma Technology; Coherent Inc.; Conoptics;CrystaLaser; Cytiva; Electron Microscopy Sciences; Eppendorf North America’Epredia; Excelitas; Hamamatsu Photonics; JAX;Karthala Systems;Lafayette Instrument Co.; Laser ComponentsUSA; Leica Biosystems; Leica Microsystems Inc.; Light Conversion-USA;Logos Biosystems, Inc.; Lumencor; MBFBioscience; Milentyi Biotec; MiTeGen; Molecular Devices; NanoTemper;Narishige International USA; Nikon InstrumentsInc.; Nightsea; Oko-lab; Prior Scientific;Promega Life Sciences; Qiagen; QSonica LLC;Rainin Instruments; Rigaku; SPT Labtech; Sensapex; Scientifica; SingerInstruments; Spark LasersSutter Instrument Company; Taconic BiosciencesInc.; Teledyne Photometrics; Thermo Fisher Scientific;Thorlabs Inc.; Tokai Hit USA Inc.; Tomocube;Two-Level Systems; Waters Corporation; Xenopus 1, Corp.

Fellowships, Scholarships & Financial Aid

The following fellowships and scholarships are available for all courses and to all applicants (both U.S. and international), subject to individual eligibility. To be considered, submit a short financial aid request letter with your course application materials that describes your eligibility for the awards you wish to apply for. Please be sure to read through all the information here, as different funding agencies may require specific information in the financial aid request.

  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Support: HHMI funds cover 10-30% of the tuition enrollment fee posted on the main course webpage (the Welcome tab above).

  • Regeneron Scholars Program: This program provides scholarships to researchers from under-resourced universities, medical schools, and private institutions from both the U.S. and overseas. Regeneron Scholars will receive 35-65% of the tuition enrollment fee posted on the main course webpage (the Welcome tab above) and may be invited to participate in future academic events hosted by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. To be considered, please include in your financial aid request one paragraph (150-250 words) outlining the relevance of your research to solving global unmet biomedical and/or life science needs, and how you anticipate enrollment in the course will help accelerate your research to that end.

The following sources of financial aid are available only for specific courses and to specific applicants. Please check the main course webpage (the Welcome tab above) to see which agencies and/or foundations support the course you're applying for, and read through all the information here to determine your eligibility. To be considered for an award, submit a short financial aid request letter with your course application materials that describes your eligibility for the sources you wish to apply for.

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): You may be eligible to receive a partial NIH award if you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or are based in a U.S. laboratory, and the course you're applying to is at least partially supported by the NIH. If selected into the course, you may be provided with financial aid representing 10-30% of the tuition enrollment fee posted on the main course webpage (the Welcome tab above).

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): You may be eligible to receive a partial NSF award if you are a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or are based in a U.S. laboratory, and the course you're applying to is at least partially supported by the NSF. If selected into the course, you may be provided with financial aid representing 10-30% of the tuition enrollment fee posted on the main course webpage (the Welcome tab above).

  • International Brain Research Organization (IBRO): IBRO Fellowship support is available for scientists from developing nations or U.S. minority-serving institutions who are accepted into neuroscience summer courses. See the IBRO FAQ for details. Eligible CSHL courses include Drosophila Neurobiology, Advanced Techniques in Molecular Neuroscience, Imaging Structure & Function in the Nervous System, Ion Channels in Synaptic & Neural Circuit Physiology, Neural Data Analysis, Neuroscience of Addiction, and Vision.

  • American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB): ASCB Scholarship support is available for early-career scientists from African and Central/South American countries who are accepted into any course, and who are part of ASCB's International Training Scholarship Program. If you are a currently a participant in the ASCB program, please type "ASCB Scholar" in the “Other Special Conditions” field of your CSHL course application.

  • Individual Foundations: Additional aid may be available for eligible trainees enrolled in courses supported by private foundations, subject to stated financial need.