International Brain Research Organization’s Exchange Grant Program

Priority will be given to applicants from less developed and under-funded countries, in combination with efforts to ensure both gender and regional diversity.

Funding Information

• Asia-Pacific
  • Maximum Grant Amount:
    • Short Exchange + Scientific Meeting: 2,500 EUR
    • Classic Exchange: 8,000 EUR
• Latin America
  • Maximum Grant Amount:
    • Interregional exchange (host laboratory located outside the Latin American region): 8,000 EUR
    • Intraregional exchange (host laboratory located within the Latin American region): 6,000 EUR
• Africa
  • Maximum Grant Amount: 6,000 EUR

Eligibility Criteria

• PhD neuroscience students, Early career postdoctoral fellows, maximum 5 years from the start of the postdoc are eligible to apply.
• Only applicants currently residing in the following regions are eligible to apply:
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Latin America
  • Africa
• Regional Eligibility Requirements
  • Asia-Pacific
    • Both the applicant and the host laboratory must be within the Asia-Pacific region.
    • Applicants resident within the Asia-Pacific Region may apply to one of two different funding schemes:
      • Short Exchange + Scientific Meeting
        • This scheme is for a combination of a short lab visit and an attendance of a scientific meeting.
        • The applicant is required to arrange a minimum 2-week laboratory visit that would be beneficial to their research, with the maximum duration being 4 months.
        • This grant also enables eligible neuroscientists to attend a meeting held by an APRC neuroscience society outside their country of residence.
      • Classic Exchange
        • The applicant is required to arrange a 4-6-month laboratory exchange.
  • Latin America
    • Applicants have the flexibility to apply for exchanges either within or outside the Latin American region.
    • The proposed laboratory exchange should last a minimum of 4 months.
  • Africa
    • The applicants must be affiliated with a research and/or academic institution within the African region.
    • Applicants have the flexibility to apply for exchanges either within or outside the African region.
    • The grant is to be used along with matching funds from the host laboratory to defray the cost of travel and to subsidize living costs.
    • The proposed laboratory exchange should last a minimum of 3 months.

For more information, visit IBRO.