IBRO Exchange Fellowships
Forecasted
IBRO Exchange Fellowships support early-career neuroscientists with international laboratory exchanges to broaden their training, pursue defined research projects, and foster knowledge transfer and collaboration.
Funder: International Brain Research Organization
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Maximum USD 2,500–8,000, depending on region and exchange scheme
Summary: Supports early-career neuroscientists’ international laboratory exchanges through funding for travel and local living expenses.
Key Information: Applicants must reside in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, or US/Canada; postdocs must be within five years of starting their initial postdoc.
Description
The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) Exchange Fellowships enable early-career neuroscientists to broaden their training through goal-directed visits to laboratories in another country. Funding covers travel and local expenses while researchers pursue defined neuroscience projects. The program connects the scientific value of the proposed work with benefits for the applicant and their home laboratory, including knowledge transfer and collaboration.
The fellowships support research in significant areas, with clear aims, objectives, a structured plan, and committed host-laboratory support. Regional schemes offer classic laboratory exchanges and, in Asia-Pacific, a shorter laboratory visit combined with attendance at a scientific meeting. Priority goes to applicants from less developed and under-funded countries, alongside efforts to ensure gender and regional diversity.
