FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme
Status: Open
Deadline: 15 Apr 2025
Funding body: FENS, IBRO-PERC
FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are dedicated to supporting early career researchers and promoting intra-European mobility.*
The FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme is designed to advance neuroscience research and training in Europe by enabling master or PhD students and early postdoctoral fellows to broaden their methodological expertise through targeted laboratory visits.
Grant Details
- Maximum Grant Amount: EUR 4,000
- Usage: Funds can cover travel and local expenses during the exchange.
- Payment Structure: 60% of the grant will be awarded at least two weeks before the fellowship begins, with the remaining 40% provided upon completion of the exchange and submission of the grant report.
Application Deadlines
- Twice a year: 15 April and 15 October (23:59, Brussels time).
- Current Call: Applications are now open.
For queries, please contact: chet@fens.org
Eligibility Criteria:
To apply, candidates must:
- Be Master or PhD students in neuroscience or early postdoctoral fellows (within 5 years of starting their postdoc) currently based in Europe.
- Be members of a FENS member society, individual FENS members, or members of an IBRO organisation in the Pan-Europe region that is not a FENS member (see list below1).
- Have acceptance from the host laboratory.
- Have recommendation from the home laboratory.
1 Eligible organisations include 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.
Fellowship Specifications:
- Duration: 4 weeks (minimum) to 4 months (maximum). Stays exceeding 4 months must detail additional funding sources and outcomes for the FENS/IBRO-PERC-supported period.
- Location: Both home and host laboratories must be based in Europe, and the exchange must involve a change of country.
- Timeline: The fellowship must be completed within one year of being awarded.
- Budget Restrictions: Eligible expenses include travel (economy class) and housing. Insurance, equipment, groceries, and personal items are not covered.
- Report Submission: A final report is required within two months of completing the fellowship.
- Application Limitation: Candidates may submit only one application for one fellowship at one host laboratory per application round.
Application Considerations
When preparing your application, please ensure it addresses the following:
- The scientific quality of the proposed project.
- The value of the exchange for your training and research.
- The concrete scientific outcomes expected from the fellowship.
- The suitability of the candidate for the proposed project.
- The feasibility of achieving the fellowship objectives within the proposed timeframe.
*Applicants resident in the Africa, Asia or Latin America region should apply via the general IBRO Exchange Fellowships program.
FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are delighted to announce the awardees of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships (April 2023 call). The programme aims to support the career development of early-career researchers in the field of neuroscience by providing them with opportunities for intra-European mobility and by nurturing their growth in a skill-enhancing context.
FENS and IBRO-PERC are pleased with the high-rate response of the neuroscience community to this new initiative: 75 eligible applications from 23 European countries were submitted during the first FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships call, which closed on 15 April 2023.
FENS and IBRO-PERC warming congratulates the eleven awardees and wish them success in their scientific endeavours.
The recipients of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships are:
Career Status | Name | Home Institution | Host Institution |
Master | The grant recipient requested name not to be disclosed | Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Greece | Institut Pasteur Paris, France |
Master | Emma Nesbit | Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany | University of Oxford, UK |
Postdoc | Emma Delhaye | University of Liege, Belgium | University of Lisboa, Portugal |
Postdoc | Clara Alice Musi | University of Milan, Italy
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Aston University, UK |
Postdoc | Giulia Carini | University of Brescia, Italy
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University of Oxford, UK |
Postdoc | Anna Lech | Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology Development, Poland
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IGBMC, Department of Biology and Stem Cell Development, France |
Postdoc | Jovana Aranđelović | University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal |
PhD | Agathe Moret | Paris Brain Institute, France
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University of Oxford, UK
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PhD | Bin Wan | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Germany
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University of Cambridge, UK
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PhD | Oumayma Aousji | Universitaetsklinikum Ulm, Germany | Université Paris Cité, France
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PhD | Sara Badesso | Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), University of Navarra, Spain | University of Milan, Italy
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FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are delighted to announce the awardees of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships (October 2023 call). The programme aims to support the career development of early-career researchers in the field of neuroscience by providing them with opportunities for intra-European mobility and by nurturing their growth in a skill-enhancing context.
FENS and IBRO-PERC are pleased with the high-rate response of the neuroscience community to this new initiative: 94 eligible applications from 22 European countries were submitted during the first FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships call, which closed on 15 October 2023.
FENS and IBRO-PERC warming congratulates the eleven awardees and wish them success in their scientific endeavours.
The recipients of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships are:
Career status | Name | Home lab | Host lab |
Master student | Kankana Dutta | University of Trieste, Italy | Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany |
PhD student | Ekin Döngel Dayanç | Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, Turkey | Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norway |
PhD student | Ilayda Birben Fahliogullari | University of Cologne; Institute of Zoology, Germany | University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
PhD student | Laura Keto | Tampere University, Finland | Heidelberg University, Germany |
PhD student | María Alfonso Triguero | University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain | Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Poland |
PhD student | Sofia Petsangouraki | University of Crete and IMBB-FoRTH, Greece | INMED-Inserm, France |
PhD student | Xavier Corominas-Teruel | Paris Brain Institute, France | Johannes-Gutenberg University Medical Center Mainz, Germany |
PhD student | Pablo González Téllez de Meneses | Institute for Neuroscience of Castilla y León, Spain | Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, France |
Postdoc | Giulia D’Arrigo | National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Italy | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
Postdoc | Brendan Williams | University of Reading, United Kingdom | Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Netherlands |
Postdoc | Pavlina Tsoka | University of Crete, Greece | University of Alicante, Spain |
FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are delighted to announce the awardees of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships (April 2024 call). The programme aims to support the career development of early-career researchers in the field of neuroscience by providing them with opportunities for intra-European mobility and by nurturing their growth in a skill-enhancing context.
FENS and IBRO-PERC warming congratulates the eleven awardees and wish them success in their scientific endeavours.
The recipients of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships are:
Career status | Name | Home lab | Host lab |
Master student | Maria Renke | Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland | King’s College London, United Kingdom |
PhD student | Maria Repolles-de-Dalmau | Pere Virgili Health Research Institute, Spain | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
PhD student | David Vijatovic | Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria | University of Sussex, United Kingdom |
PhD student | Ying Zhai | University of Galway, Ireland | University of Bern, Switzerland |
PhD student | Jasmin Baron | Medical University of Graz, Austria | Biophysik II, Regensburg University, Germany |
PhD student | Katarzyna Rudzka | University College London, United Kingdom | Aalto University, Finland |
PhD student | Paula García Castro | University of Oviedo, Spain | Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany |
PhD student | Silvia Zini | University of Brescia, Italy | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
PhD student | Patrycja Klimczak | University of Valencia, Spain | University of Helsinki, Finland |
PhD student | Sopiko Kartsivadze | Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia | Lund University, Sweden |
Postdoc | Roberta Facchinetti | Sapienza University of Rome, Italy | University of Lausanne, Switzerland |
FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are delighted to announce the awardees of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships (October 2024 call). The programme aims to support the career development of early-career researchers in the field of neuroscience by providing them with opportunities for intra-European mobility and by nurturing their growth in a skill-enhancing context.
FENS and IBRO-PERC warming congratulates the eleven awardees and wish them success in their scientific endeavours.
The recipients of the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships are:
Career status | Name | Home Institution | Host Institution |
Master student | Filippos Marinos | Center for Basic Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece | Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience (IINS, CNRS UMR5297), Bordeaux University, France |
PhD student | Siddhart Baindur | Charles University, Czech Republic | Leibniz Institute of Neurobiology, Germany |
PhD student | Davide Orsenigo | University of Turin, Italy | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
PhD student | Elisabeta Mori | Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy | University of Freiburg, Germany |
PhD student | Bella Mora Romero | Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Spain | The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
PhD student | Irene Manero Roig | University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Spain | Interdisciplinary Institute for NeuroScience (IINS) – UMR 5297, CNRS, France |
PhD student | Ana María Bautista Martín | BCBL – Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language, Spain | University of Liverpool, United Kingdom |
PhD student | Tereza Dočal | Institute of Physiology, CAS, Czech Republic | Theodor Kocher Institute University of Bern, Switzerland |
PhD student | Katrine Gaasdal-Bech | The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom | University of Seville, Spain |
PhD student | Bilgesu Genk | Izmir Biomedicine and Genome Center, Turkey | German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany |
Postdoc | Violeta Maria Caragea | University of Bucharest, Romania | KU Leuven, Belgium |
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