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IBRO Schools Support

International Brain Research Organisation

IBRO Schools Support

IBRO Schools Support provides funding support to organize neuroscience schools, which serve as unique opportunities for the mixing of faculty and students from different parts of the world.

IBRO-supported schools are defined by diversity and excellence. They bring together diverse organizing committees, faculty, and students, with a strong emphasis on training participants from underserved and underrepresented regions and backgrounds. In addition, they offer structured educational programs lasting a minimum of one working week, led by distinguished scientists with the capacity, experience and commitment to teach early career researchers.

Check out IBRO-supported neuroscience schools in our Training Calendar and Training Map.

Foundation Training Schools: maximum funding 25,000 USD

Co-funding
- Co-funding and/or in-kind support is highly encouraged but not required. In-kind support may include accommodation, local transport, venue/lab access, staff time, etc.
Program
- Minimum duration of 5 days.
- Primarily lecture-centered with group discussions.
- Inclusion of experimental components with basic hands-on experience.
Participation
- Full coverage of course fees, travel, accommodation and meals for 20–40 national and/or regional students.
- International participation is not required but may be included if funds permit.
- Target participants are MBBS, MSc and/or Ph.D. students.

Advanced Training Schools: maximum funding 50,000 USD

Co-funding
- Demonstration of co-funding or in-kind support is required.
  - In-kind support may include accommodation, local transport, venue/lab access, staff time, etc.
Program
- Minimum duration of 2 full working weeks (10 days).
- Strong emphasis on hands-on laboratory training in well-defined research projects
- Focus on advanced theoretical and technological developments in neuroscience
- Host laboratories must demonstrate access to advanced technologies
Participation
- Full coverage of course fees, travel, accommodation and meals for up to 30 students.
- At least 50% of participants must be international.
- Target participants are senior Ph.D. students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty.

Regional Requirements

Africa region

Applicants are encouraged to consider organizing their IBRO-supported schools in coordination with the IBRO World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa to facilitate participation in Congress activities and strengthen connections within the global neuroscience community.

To further support engagement with the Congress and promote regional scientific development, priority will be given to proposals planning schools in South Africa in 2027.

Eligible Costs

Eligible

Course fees, travel, accommodation, and meals for participating students and speakers
Teaching materials, laboratory supplies, and venue-related costs

Ineligible

Speaker honoraria
Organizing committee meetings
Unspecified costs

AI Based Application Success Predictor

🧠 1. Strong Neuroscience Focus (Non-Negotiable)

Proposals must clearly fall within:
- Neuroscience (basic, translational, or clinical)
Common areas:
- Neurodegeneration
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Systems neuroscience
- Computational neuroscience

👉 Non-neuroscience topics are not considered

🌍 2. Clear Training & Skill Development Component (Top Predictor)

FENS funding is heavily training-oriented:

Applicants must show:
- What new skills/techniques they will gain
- Why these skills are not available at their home institution

👉 This is often the most decisive factor for fellowships

🔄 3. Knowledge Transfer Between Institutions (Critical)

Strong proposals include:
- Plan to transfer skills back to home lab
- Long-term benefit to home institution

👉 Two-way exchange (learn → implement) is essential

🤝 4. Quality of Host Institution & Lab

Host lab must:
- Provide unique expertise or technology
- Be internationally recognized

👉 Weak host justification is a common rejection reason

👩‍🔬 5. Applicant Potential & Career Stage

Target group:
- PhD students
- Postdocs
- Early-career neuroscientists

Evaluation includes:

Academic track record
Motivation and career trajectory

👉 FENS invests in future neuroscience leaders

🧪 6. Feasible & Well-Defined Research Plan

Clear:
- Objectives
- Methods
- Timeline (often short-term: weeks to months)

👉 Overly ambitious or vague plans are penalized

📊 7. Scientific Quality of the Project

Strong hypothesis or research question
Relevance to neuroscience field
Clear expected outcomes

👉 While training is key, scientific merit still matters

🌐 8. European Mobility & Networking

Applicants must:
- Move between countries/institutions
Encourages:
- European collaboration
- Network building

👉 Mobility is a core eligibility and evaluation factor

🧠 9. Contribution to Broader Neuroscience Community

Projects that:
- Foster collaboration
- Share knowledge
- Build long-term partnerships

👉 Community impact strengthens proposals

💰 10. Realistic Scope for Small Grants

Funding typically:
- Covers travel + short-term research stays
Projects must be:
- Focused and achievable

👉 Large-scale projects are not suitable

📊 Summary: Key Predictors (Ranked)

Highest impact factors:

Neuroscience focus
Training/skill acquisition
Knowledge transfer plan

Moderate predictors:
4. Host lab quality
5. Applicant potential
6. Feasibility

Supporting factors:
7. Scientific quality
8. Mobility
9. Networking impact

💡 Insider Insight

Compared to research-heavy funders:

Federation of European Neuroscience Societies is:
👉 training- and mobility-driven
👉 less focused on large research outcomes

👉 Key evaluation question:
“Will this fellowship meaningfully develop the applicant’s skills and strengthen neuroscience collaboration?”

Clear training benefit ✔️
Strong host lab ✔️
Knowledge transfer plan ✔️
→ Highest success probability

Specialties

Neurosciences

Eligibility Requirements

IBRO invites applications for Foundation Training and Advanced Training Schools from those planning to organize schools taking place in 2027.

The organizers must meet the following program requirements:

Students’ costs: All course fees, travel, accommodation, and meals should be covered for IBRO-supported students for the duration of the school.

Gender and geographic diversity: Organizers must ensure geographic diversity and strictly respect a gender balance of at least 45%/55% within the organizing committee and faculty, as well as the participating students. All supported schools are required to submit the final program and a list of students for approval before grant payments can be issued.

Confirmed speaker list: a list of confirmed speakers is required at the time of application. The list must adhere to the gender and geographic diversity representation specified above.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: International Brain Research Organisation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Rue d’Egmont 11, 1000, Brussels, Belgium

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