IBRO FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Applications are open for the IBRO FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme 2026. FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are devoted to supporting early profession researchers and selling intra-European mobility.

The FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme is designed to advance neuroscience analysis and coaching in Europe by enabling grasp or PhD college students and early postdoctoral fellows to broaden their methodological experience by means of focused laboratory visits.

grant

• Maximum Grant Amount: EUR 4,000
• Funds can cowl journey (financial system class, native public transport) and lodging throughout the alternate.
• Payment Structure: 60% of the grant can be awarded a minimum of two weeks earlier than the fellowship begins, with the remaining 40% offered upon completion of the alternate and submission of the grant report.

Eligibility

To apply, candidates should:

• Be Master or PhD college students in neuroscience or early postdoctoral fellows (inside 5 years of beginning their postdoc) at present primarily based in Europe.
• Be members of a FENS member society, particular person FENS members, or members of an IBRO organisation within the Pan-Europe area that’s not a FENS member.
• Have acceptance from the host laboratory.
• Have advice from the home laboratory.

* Eligible organizations embrace Armenian IBRO Association; Austrian Academy of Sciences; Israel Academy of Sciences & Humanities; Italian Association of NeuroImmunology; Russian Academy of Sciences; Slovak Academy of Sciences; Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS, Spain); Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Brain Research Society (BARD) in Turkey.

Evaluation Criteria

To guarantee transparency and assist candidates in getting ready sturdy submissions, please be aware that your application can be evaluated primarily based on the next key standards:

• Scientific and Training Quality
  • The scientific advantage and readability of your proposed analysis throughout the fellowship.
  • The high quality and relevance of the deliberate coaching, notably when it comes to new methodologies or expertise you’ll purchase that aren’t out there at your home establishment.
• Added Value of the Exchange
  • How clearly and concretely the alternate helps your ongoing or deliberate analysis undertaking.
  • The added worth of the fellowship on your home laboratory when it comes to collaboration, capability-constructing, or new methodological experience.
• Suitability of the Candidate
  • How nicely your present methodological experience and educational background match the proposed coaching and analysis.
  • The advice out of your home supervisor, together with their evaluation of your potential and the anticipated impression of the fellowship.
• Expected Outcomes
  • Clearly outlined and sensible scientific and methodological outcomes of the alternate.
  • The chance of attaining the proposed aims throughout the deliberate period of the keep.
• Feasibility and Need
  • Demonstration of a real want for the alternate, each scientifically and financially.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to IBRO FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships.