Nominations are open for the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience

14 May 2025

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FENS is delighted to announce that nominations are open for the 2026 edition of The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience.

This award recognises significant achievements by an individual in translational science, and in particular those where fundamental and conceptual understanding of the nervous system have been brought to support clinically relevant progress. Alternatively, scientists that have made sustained and significant steps in the translation of neuroscience into other scientific areas and domains and vice versa may likewise be recognised.

The prize is international but priority will be given to candidates of European origin or who are working in Europe, whereby a large proportion of their research should have been done in Europe.

This is a personal prize of EUR 50,000 and the winner is required to give a lecture at the FENS Forum.

The call for nominations for the 2026 award is now open and will close on 5 June.

About the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation
The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation is dedicated to furthering the careers of talented scientists working in biomedicine at Heidelberg University and in related research institutions in the vicinity. Emphasis is placed on supporting junior scientists at key career stages and in promoting women in science.

Learn more about the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation