International training opportunities
FENS CAJAL training program 2023
The CAJAL Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme was founded by The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) to establish a high-level neuroscience training hub in Europe.
The CAJAL Programme aims to teach basic and fundamental neuroscience concepts as well as state-of-the-art techniques, data analysis and computer skills to train the next generation of top-notch neuroscientists.
Transylvanian Experimental Neuroscience Summer School (TENSS) 2023
The summer school offers training for 12-14 students at graduate or postdoc level. Selection will be based on the assessment of the student’s abilities and of how much the student would benefit from the training in her/his home laboratory. The summer school will be held 1-21 June 2023, Transylvania.
The registration fee is 2500 Euro (currency converter), which will cover full board, lodging, trips and transfer from Cluj-Napoca International Airport to Pike Lake. Acceptance to the course is NOT conditioned by one's ability to cover the registration fee.
- We strongly encourage those with limited or no financial possibilities to apply. Through generous support from our Sponsors and Partners, TENSS offers means of financial aid for participants who cannot afford to pay the registration fee.
- If applicable, please specify in your application form the reason why you need financial support
Application deadline: March 5th 2023
Apply and read more here.
ENCODS 2023
The European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral Students (ENCODS) is an initiative started by graduate students back in 2013. Organised by doctoral students and for students, the theme of ENCODS 2022 conference is “Working Across Scales in Neuroscience”. The ENCODS 2023 Meeting will take place in Faro in the region of Algarve, Portugal on May 1st and 2nd, 2023, before the FENS Regional Meeting.
Event Dates: 1st-2nd May 2023
NENS Exchange grants for MSc and PhD students
Learn a new technique abroad!
The NENS Exchange Grants ceased to exist starting in 2023. The initiative has been replaced with a new programme – the FENS/IBRO-PERC Fellowships Programme, which will be launched on 23 January 2023.
Application deadline: TBA
Simula Summer School in Computational Physiology
The initial series of lectures will be hosted by Simula in Oslo, Norway (June 19th- 30th), and will be followed by project work, a workshop in scientific writing skills, guest lectures and final student presentations hosted by the University of California San Diego (August 7th-15th).
Open to master's and early doctoral students. Register by 14 February here.
