Annual Meeting of the Glioma MRI (GliMR) Working Group       

The Glioma MRI community invites you to join the GliMR 2026 Pre-Day Meeting to discuss the current state and future directions of brain tumor MRI. The meeting will span clinical practice to translational neuro-oncology imaging, with a strong emphasis on trainees and early-career researchers. It will also actively engage industry partners and patient representatives, ensuring that all key stakeholders in brain tumour imaging are represented.

The event is tailored for trainees, early- and senior-career researchers, radiographers, and clinicians with a primary interest in brain tumour imaging, encompassing diverse backgrounds such as neuroimaging and data science, neuroradiology, neurosurgery, and preclinical/basic research in glioma models. The programme is structured into five sessions designed to promote knowledge exchange, highlight recent scientific and technological advances, and critically assess current challenges while identifying future directions in glioma MRI, in collaboration with industry and patient representatives.

To participate, please register for the Pre-Day Meeting: REGISTRATION

Important announcements:

• A call for networking projects (including ongoing initiatives and new proposals) is open until  11 September – extended deadline! Applications can be submitted here.
• Travel stipends are available for trainees, early-career researchers, radiographers, and clinicians (see details below). Applications must be submitted by 15 July 2026 using this application form.

Program

Abstract presentations

Travel Stipends

1. Regulations

Travel Stipends generously supported by The Brain Tumour Charity.

Article 1 – Purpose

The GliMR 2026 Pre-Day Meeting will award ten (10) Travel Stipends to support the participation of trainees attending the meeting in Girona, Spain, on 30 September 2026.

Article 2 – Value of the Stipend

1. Each Travel Stipend has a value of €150 (one hundred and fifty euros).
2. The Travel Stipends are funded through the support of The Brain Tumour Charity.
3. The stipend will be paid to the selected applicants following the procedures defined by the Organizing Committee, which will request awardees to provide their IBAN account details for bank transfer payment the week following the meeting.

Article 3 – Eligibility

Applicants must: (a) be students, doctoral candidates, postdoctoral researchers, residents, fellows, or other trainees; (b) have no more than eight (8) years of research or clinical experience following completion of their PhD degree (justified career breaks will be considered); and (c) submit a statement of no more than 100 words describing why they wish to attend the GliMR 2026 Pre-Day Meeting and what they expect to gain from participation. Priority will be given to first/presenting authors of submitted work (GliMR-selected ESMRMB abstracts and/or project call) to the GliMR pre-day meeting, which should be specified in the application.

Article 4 – Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated independently by the Jury according to: Relevance of the statement (0–5 points) and Expected impact of attendance on the applicant’s training and career development (0–5 points). Maximum score: 10 points.

Article 5 – Selection Procedure

1. Applications will be ranked according to their total score.
2. The ten (10) highest-scoring applicants will receive a Travel Stipend, conditional on attending the GliMR 2026 Pre-Day meeting.
3. In the event of a tie affecting the final positions, the Jury will reach a consensus decision.
4. The Jury reserves the right not to award all stipends if the quality of applications is deemed insufficient.

Article 6 – Jury

The Jury shall consist of the Organizing Committee of the GliMR 2026 Pre-Day Meeting:

Rui Simões (Porto, Portugal)
Esther Warnert (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Ana Paula Candiota (Barcelona, Spain)
Harish Poptani (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Yaara Erez (Ramat Gan, Israel)
Ana Matoso (Lisbon, Portugal)
Albert Pons-Escoda (Barcelona, Spain)

The Jury’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

Article 7 – Final Provisions

1. Any matters not covered by the present Regulations shall be decided by the Jury.
2. Applications must be submitted online by 15 July 2026 via this form.
3. The recipients of the Travel Stipends will be announced on this webpage by 31 July 2026 and formally recognized during the GliMR 2026 Pre-Day Meeting by a member of the Jury.
4. These Regulations enter into force on the date of their publication.

2. Recipients

• Catarina Passarinho
  Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
• Gonzalo Esteban Mosquera Rojas
  Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Gülce Turhan
  Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye
• Harshit Harshit
  Université Toulouse, Toulouse, France
• João Zamith
  i3S – Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, Portugal
• Karen van der Werff
  Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Lobke Mesdagh
  Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
• Marta Padrela Loureiro
  Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
• Yıldız Tüzün
  Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Türkiye

3. Addendum

As only 9 of the 10 available travel stipends were awarded, the funds from the unawarded stipend (€150) have been redistributed equally among the recipients, increasing each travel stipend to €166.