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Deadline: 09/04/2026

The Matteo Caleo Foundation announces the third edition of the “Matteo Caleo” Award, dedicated to PhD theses addressing topics within the field of Neuroscience.

The PhD awards are granted as follows: €1,500 (net of statutory tax deductions) for the first-place winner, €500 (net of statutory tax deductions) for the second-place winner, and a commemorative plaque for the third-place winner. The awards are funded by the Matteo Caleo Foundation ETS and are intended for candidates who have carried out a three-year research project in the field of Neuroscience within the 38th PhD cycle at Italian universities.

The deadline for application submission is 9 April 2026 at 17:00 (CET).

Further details on how to apply are available on the Matteo Caleo Foundation website

Deadline: 29/05/2026

The Federazione Italiana Scienze della Vita (FISV) has launched the FISV Young Investigator Award 2026, dedicated to recognising outstanding international publications in the Life Sciences published in 2024–2025.

Six prizes of €2,000 each will be awarded.

Eligible applicants must be under 35 years of age (as of 1 January 2026), be first or corresponding author of the submitted paper, and be members in good standing of a FISV-affiliated society, including SINS. The publication must have been published in an international journal with Impact Factor between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Application deadline: 29 May 2026 at 12:00 (noon)

Awards ceremony: XVIII FISV Congress, Milan, 21–23 September 2026

Download the Regulation (PDF)

Download the Application Form (PDF)

Deadline: 31/03/2026

The Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health (NCAMH) is now open for applications.

Funded by Wellcome and implemented by the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), NCAMH is a global programme designed to advance neuroscience research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), with a specific focus on depression, anxiety, and psychosis.

About the programme

Over a 9-month period, the programme supports early- and mid-career researchers through:

• Grants for networking activities
• Funding for pilot data generation
• Collaboration with Lived Experience experts
• Support for research proposal development
• Tailored professional development activities aimed at strengthening research and leadership skills

NCAMH aims to foster international collaboration and build sustainable research capacity in the field of mental health neuroscience.

Application timeline

📅 Call opens: 1 February 2026
📅 Application deadline: 31 March 2026

Researchers interested in mental health neuroscience and capacity building are encouraged to apply.

👉 Further details, application guidelines, and communication materials are available on the official NCAMH webpage. The call can also be followed and shared on social media using the hashtag #NCAMH.

Deadline: 30/11/2025

The Aldo Fasolo Neuroscience Communication Award, organized by the PhD Program in Neuroscience of the University of Turin in collaboration with the InToBrain Association, has reached its seventh edition. The Award is intended for young researchers who are currently enrolled in a PhD program or have obtained a PhD in Italy, and who have carried out significant research in the field of neuroscience.

Deadline: 10/11/2025

The Giuseppe Levi Foundation, established at the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei and funded by the Compagnia di San Paolo Foundation, announces a public competition for two biennial postdoctoral fellowships in Neurobiology.

• Duration: 2 years (non-renewable)
• Amount: €23,000/year (gross)
• Eligibility: EU citizens under 32 years old (extensions for parenthood), PhD in Neurosciences required.
• Host institutions: Italian Universities, Institutes, or Research Centres qualified in Neurobiology.
• Deadline: 10 November 2025, 6:00 p.m.

📄 Download the full call (PDF)

Deadline: 15/08/2025

The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes, sponsored by the Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation, is an initiative from The Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI), now in its fifth year.

The Prizes Recognize Projects, services, tools, and platforms that unlock the power of Open Science in neuroscience to advance research, innovation, and collaboration for the benefit of health and society.

Tanenbaum Open Science Institute Founded to drive the adoption of Open Science wihin The Neuro and neuroscience research institutes across Canada. In addition to promoting Open Science within The Neuro, TOSI engages in strategic collaborations and partnerships through its Open Science Support and Partnership Framework. Through the Framework TOSI supports and guides other institutes in adopting Open Science practices and principles and establishes an alliance of neuroscience research institutes across Canada committed to Open Science.

Deadline: 14/07/2025

The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) announces the third edition of the “Pedro Lagomarsino de Leon Roig” Doctoral Prize for the best PhD thesis in Neuroscience and related fields, awarded for work completed in Italy during the XXXVI and XXXVII cycles. The prize will recognize research that combines excellence in scientific results and methods used for data analysis and management, alongside a commitment to open science (“Open Science”).

Through this award, IIT aims to honor the memory of the young Argentine researcher Pedro Lagomarsino de Leon Roig, who prematurely passed away. He was a passionate advocate for the need to practice fully documented, open, transparent, and reusable science for all.

The deadline for applications is July 14, 2025, and the winner will be announced in autumn 2025.

The award ceremony will take place by the end of 2025.

Deadline: 22/04/2025

The Matteo Caleo Foundation is pleased to announce the second edition of the “Matteo Caleo” Award, dedicated to doctoral theses that have explored topics related to the field of Neuroscience.

The award includes the following prizes:

• €2,000 (net of applicable taxes) for the first-place winner,
• €500 (net of applicable taxes) for the second-place winner,
• A commemorative plaque for the third-place winner.

The prizes are provided by the Matteo Caleo Foundation ETS and are open to PhD students who have conducted Neuroscience-related research as part of the 37th PhD cycle at an Italian University.

Deadline: 30/06/2025

The first edition of the Moscabianca Award has been launched to honor groundbreaking discoveries in the broad field of Biomedicine.

Supported by the Association of Patients with CML, this award embodies values of independence, integrity, creativity, and dedication to patient well-being. The 2025 prize consists of €10,000 and a gold and enamel pin.

Applications are open until June 30, 2025.

Deadline: 08/01/2025

The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, will be held in Niigata, Japan from July 24 to 27, 2025. We offer Travel Awards to enthusiastic leading non-Japanese investigators traveling from abroad to present high quality papers at the meeting.

Applications of young principal investigators and senior postdoctoral fellows are especially encouraged.