Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health (NCAMH)
Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health (NCAMH) supports LMIC-led teams with collaborative research and training to build neuroscience capacity and advance understanding of anxiety, depression, and psychosis.
Funder: International Brain Research Organization
Due Dates: February 1, 2026 (Applications open) | March 31, 2026 (Application deadline) | September 2026 (Project start)
Funding Amounts: Up to USD 60,000 per project for nine months
Summary: NCAMH supports LMIC-led collaborative neuroscience research on anxiety, depression, and psychosis through project funding and professional development.
Key Information: Project leaders must be independent investigators based at an LMIC institution, with collaborators from different institutions.
Description
The Neuroscience Capacity Accelerator for Mental Health (NCAMH) is funded and commissioned by Wellcome and delivered by the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). It strengthens neuroscience research capacity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), supporting basic and translational research on anxiety, depression, and psychosis. Projects should deepen understanding of these conditions or develop approaches to prediction, stratification, and early intervention.
The program supports existing and emerging collaborations that build networks, combine complementary expertise, generate pilot data, and prepare competitive future research proposals. A nine-month professional development program combines in-person exchanges, virtual workshops, and webinars. Meaningful involvement of people with lived experience is encouraged to improve research relevance and acceptability, but a practical engagement component is not required.
