Neuroscience
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BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Supports dissemination-focused, collaborative neuroscience resource development and distribution to strengthen the BRAIN Initiative infrastructure through no-more-than-5-year cooperative-Agreement projects.
FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships 2026: Up to €4,000 for European Master's, PhD, and Early-Postdoctoral Neuroscientists to Learn New Methods in a Host Lab Abroad
A travel-and-accommodation fellowship of up to €4,000 that lets early-career neuroscientists in Europe spend four weeks to four months learning new techniques in another European laboratory, with the next application deadline on 15 October 2026.
Gruber International Prizes 2027: Three Unrestricted $500,000 Awards in Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience — Nominations Close 15 December 2026
The Gruber Foundation at Yale University is accepting nominations for the 2027 Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience Prizes, each carrying an unrestricted $500,000 cash award and a gold medal, with nominations for all three closing on 15 December 2026.
IBRO Parenthood Grants 2026: Up to $4,000 to Keep an Early-Career Neuroscientist's Lab Running Through Pregnancy, Birth, or Adoption Leave
IBRO offers early-career principal investigators in neuroscience one-time grants of USD 2,000 to 4,000 to sustain their research through pregnancy, birth, or adoption leave, with a second-round deadline of 15 August 2026.
PAR-25-051: Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) Small-Molecule Drug Discovery (UG3/UH3)
NIH's PAR-25-051 NOFO funds small-molecule neuroscience drug discovery teams in UG3/UH3 phases, with NIH-provided development support through the Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network.
PAR-25-234: NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
A 2026/2027 NIH Fellowship program for early postdoctoral researchers at NINDS that supports mentored research training in neuroscience and related areas under the F32 mechanism, with no independent clinical trials allowed.
RFA-DA-27-004: BRAIN Initiative Theories, Models and Methods (R01, No Clinical Trials)
A 2026/2027 NIH BRAIN Initiative NOFO that funds computational, statistical, and data science tool development for analyzing complex multi-scale neural data with up to 15 awards per year from a $6M annual set-aside.
RFA-DC-27-004: BRAIN Initiative Exploratory Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulation in the Human Brain (R61)
NIH BRAIN Initiative award for exploratory in vivo human neuroscience research using invasive recording and stimulation, with no clinical trials, up to $700,000 direct costs per year and a 3-year maximum project period.
RFA-EY-25-001: BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21) (Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIH’s BRAIN Initiative R21 NOFO supports early-stage, high-risk technologies for neural recording and modulation with up to $400,000 total direct costs over up to three years and a strong 2026 cycle due date still open as of 2026-05-31.
RFA-MH-26-120: BRAIN Initiative Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access (U24)
NIH’s BRAIN Initiative cooperative agreement funds facilities that produce and distribute brain cell type-specific access and manipulation reagents for neuroscience users.