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Application Deadlines every year on:

  • February 15
  • June 15
  • October 15

NENS STIPENDS for Training Stays

Are you a student at a NENS programme and would like to gain international experience?

Stipends will cover travel and accommodation costs of up to 2,000 €.

The stipends are intended for Master and PhD students registered within NENS member schools or programmes. Applicants are expected to spend a period of one to three months at a NENS member school of their choice in a different European country for the purpose of methodological training.

You have the possibility to either conduct an individually arranged internship at a NENS lab or take part in organised courses offered by NENS programmes. Please note that you will be required to hand in a report after the completion of your training stay to the NENS Office. Only after the submission of this report you will be reimbursed. This report will be published on the NENS website.
Training must be completed during the year that follows the deadline of your application.

Preference will be given to early stage students and those who intend to conduct methodological training for the integration in their research work. International stays within the NENS community will be prioritised in accordance with the NENS ethos of fostering training and exchange at the level of graduate research and education across the European neuroscience community.

In collaboration with the Portuguese Society for Neuroscience we will award one NENS stipend, three times a year, to a Portuguese candidate.

Application Details
To apply for a NENS Stipend please read carefully the Tips for submission and complete the application pack available for download and send this to NENS via nens-office@unil.ch. The application pack includes:

1. Cover sheet (information on personal details)
2. Proof that applicant is a registered student at a NENS member institution and proof of NENS membership of host institution
3. Statement on motivation for intended training stay (250 words max.)
4. Short description of Master or PhD project (250 words max.)
5. Description of proposed project during training stay (500 words max.)
6. Description of methods to be learned or course to be followed during training stay (250 words max.)
7. Declaration of expected costs
8. Letter of recommendation from Master/ PhD supervisor (500 words max.)
9. Letter of support from host laboratory (500 words max.)

For further information please contact the NENS Office nens-office@unil.ch.