Neuroscience funding

For incoming foreign researchers living outside Sweden who intend a temporary postdoctoral stay. Residents of Sweden and people who completed any academic education at KI or another Swedish institution are ineligible. A doctorate or equivalent must be completed before the intended start; candidates finishing their doctorate may apply. Scholarships cover at most two years within four years of the doctorate. Extensive circuit/systems neuroscience experience, quantitative methods, statistics, programming and at least one first-author paper are required.

Master’s and PhD neuroscience students and postdocs within five years of starting their postdoc, currently based in Europe. FENS or eligible Pan-Europe IBRO membership, host acceptance and a home-laboratory recommendation are required. Insurance, equipment, groceries and personal expenses are excluded.

US citizens or permanent residents who will be first- or second-year PhD students in fall 2027, undertaking a full-time, in-person US PhD addressing major near-term societal problems. The PhD portion of an MD/PhD can qualify.

CanNRT members enrolled at a Canadian university as master’s or doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers or clinical fellows when funding begins; research must concern neurodevelopment or associated conditions.

PhD students and postdoctoral researchers within five years of starting their first postdoctoral fellowship.

Applicants must identify as Black heritage, including the specified mixed Black backgrounds, and be UK nationals or have completed part of a UK undergraduate, masters or PhD degree or held a UK postdoctoral position. A PhD must be completed by the fellowship start; final-year doctoral applicants may apply with supervisor support. Less than 24 months of full-time postdoctoral experience is permitted at the deadline, with career-break adjustments. An eligible UK higher-education, research-council, nonprofit research or public-sector research host is required; permanent posts are ineligible.

Canadian citizens, permanent residents or Protected Persons; eligible research graduate programme at an allocated Canadian institution. Normally 0–12 months of study by December 31; specific transition rules apply. First-class grades normally required, with institutional discretion. Prior agency master’s awards and specified Indigenous master’s awards exclude eligibility; only one CRTAS application per academic year.

International students commencing or enrolled in a higher degree by research may apply. New applicants must submit a complete admission application and a separate scholarship application by the deadline; enrolled applicants submit the scholarship form.

Postdoc route: PhD within four years, or completion within six months. Experienced route: PhD within twelve years and an independent profile. Requires an eligible host and reviews. Previous Humboldt sponsorship excludes application; nationality, German-system integration and mobility conditions apply.

Postdoctoral researchers normally within five years of their doctorate, with an Austrian research host and a mentor. Career-break provisions apply. Near-completion doctoral candidates may apply if the doctorate is completed during review and before the project starts.

PhD/MD students, postdocs and qualifying prospective PhD candidates in basic biomedical research. European citizens may work worldwide; non-European citizens must undertake the relevant project in Europe or use the grant to work there. University-entrance qualification normally no more than 11 years earlier for students/graduates or 13 years for postdocs. Programme exclusions and exception rules apply.

Active researchers at any career stage with at least one year of graduate-level research experience, working in an eligible EMBC or partner country. Cross-border mobility is required. Previous or existing collaborations, former supervisors and previously visited labs are excluded; researchers must return home for at least six months.