Membership in CAN is open to students, post-doctoral fellows and principal investigators actively engaged in neuroscience research in Canada and around the world.
Would you like to become a CAN member or renew your membership? Use our online membership tool:
CAN has implemented a new membership system, all new and renewing members will be asked to develop a new member account the first time they sign up or renew. Upon completion of this application, members will be sent an email including information on their username and password. This email should be kept in a safe location for future reference and to speed the process of submitting an abstract or registering for the conference. At anytime, you will be able to update your username and password by clicking on the appropriate link in this member confirmation email.
You can apply either as a full member, as a post-doc member or as a student member
Member Dues
| Membership category | Special dues expiring Aug. 31st 2012 |
Regular dues starting Sept.2012 |
|---|---|---|
| Full Member | 40 | 75 |
| Post-Doc Member | 20 | 35 |
| Student Member | 15 | 20 |
All dues are in Canadian dollars and can be paid using VISA, Mastercard or American Express. As we are transitioning to a fixed membership year (September 1 – August 31) beginning September 1st memberships are currently being offered at a special reduced rate and will be valid until August 31st, 2012, at which point we will invite you to renew your membership for the 2012/2013 membership year at our regular dues amount.
Member categories:
Full Member – a person who has conducted research, who has published papers in scientific journals and who is actively engaged in investigation, teaching or other form of scholarship in any of the fields which constitute the neurosciences shall be eligible for membership.
Post-doc Member – Postdoctoral fellows in the neurosciences who have not yet had the opportunity or time to satisfy their requirements for full Membership and research assistants, and teachers in the neurosciences possessing a University Degree or its equivalent, shall be eligible for Post-Doc Membership. Under normal circumstances, tenure of Post-Doc Membership shall not exceed 7 years.
Student Member – graduate students in the neurosciences pay a reduced rate. Under normal circumstances, tenure of Student Membership shall not exceed 7 years.
Honorary and Emeritus member applications or nominations must be submitted to CAN executives prior to registration.
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP: Members, Honorary Members and Emeritus Members, but not Student Members or Corporate Members, shall have the right to vote at any duly constituted business meeting of the Association and shall have the right to hold office in the Association.
At any scientific meeting arranged by the Association, Members, Honorary Members, Emeritus Members and Student members shall be eligible to submit or sponsor communications. Only Student members that are supervised by a Member that has paid his or her dues are eligible to receive travel awards.