Funding opportunities & sponsorship
Options for companies and organisations to sponsor students attending Education Programme events:
Sponsorship opportunitites
Liaise with your target audience. The Human Brain Project Education Programme Office sponsorship opportunities position you and your organisation as industry leader and provide the possibility to connect with leading scientists and young investigators.
With your sponsorship, you can support students and young researchers and help us improve our educational programme.
| 1) World Wide Web Sponsor's name and logo on event website, link to sponsor's website |
€ 500 |
| 2) Advertisement in final event programme ½ page, A5, 4 colours ¼ page, A5, 4 colours Sponsor's name and logo |
€ 750 € 500 € 300 |
| 3) Inserts for event material folders Company folders Company USB sticks Company pens |
€ 500 € 350 € 200 |
| 4) Exhibition space Adjacent to lecture hall/conference rooms, coffee area, registration area Wi-Fi and electricity included, chairs and tables upon request |
€ 1,500 |
With your contribution, we are able to offer:
- Social events: Students are not only hungry for knowledge – sometimes they also have to eat and drink. Help them strengthen their mind and body by sponsoring coffee breaks, lunch or dinner, or socialising events, such as welcome receptions or farewell evenings.
- Student prizes: Outstanding achievements by young researchers should be honoured. Award a prize for best poster or best abstract or best project/group work.
- Travel grants: Enable selected participants to attend our events by sponsoring travel grants to cover their expenses.
Your sponsorship package will be individually compiled including some or all of the items above. Please feel free to contact us for individual offers for your company.
CONTACT:
education@humanbrainproject.eu
Options for students & young researchers to find sponsorship:
Sponsors offering travel grants to SfN and FENS
Further sponsorship opportunities
| Funder | Description | Link to more information |
|
University College London (UCL) |
Conference and Research Funds | |
| ESF-SC |
Travel grants for conferences |
https://www.esf.org/grant-evaluation/research-grant-evaluation/ |
|
FNRS Freedom of Research |
Reimbursement for travel costs, option to share |
https://www.frs-fnrs.be/en/financements/mobilite-fnrs |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Travel grants and Graduate Research Support | https://charleskochfoundation.org/focus-areas/education/#focus-area-grants-section |
| The Norwegian Research School in Neuroscience (NRSN) | International training grant | https://www.ntnu.edu/nrsgh/grants |
| Central European Initiative (CEI) | Funds for the organisation of seminars, conferences, workshops, and training courses, and offers travel awards for young investigators to attend |
https://www.cei.int/open-calls |
| European Science Foundation | Research grants | https://www.esf.org/grant-evaluation/research-grant-evaluation/ |
| Scientific Research Fund (FNRS) | Research funds in multiple areas Belgium |
https://www.frs-fnrs.be/en/ |
| Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation | Research funds in multiple areas Germany |
http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/sponsorship.html |
| Swiss National Science Foundation | Research funds in mutliple areas Switzerland |
https://www.snf.ch/en/ORgUpoSFePiH6QCp/page/get-a-grant |
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | Research funding for bioscience | https://bbsrc.ukri.org/funding/ |
| Sparrho early career researcher prize | Funds to share research at a conference | https://grants.sparrow.science/ |
| Royal Society of Chemistry International Exchanges Award, Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation International Exchanges Award | International exchanges | https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/international-exchanges/ |
| Cancer research UK Student Travel Award |
Conference participation for PhD students based in UK | https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/our-funding-schemes/ |
| Cancer research UK Research Travel Award |
Various funding opportunities for early- and mid-career researchers | https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/research-career-development-opportunities/funding-opportunities-for-early-career-researchers |
| Hellobio Travel Awards | Travel awards | https://www.hellobio.com/blog/apply-for-our-travel-awards-its-easy.html |
| The Boeringer Ingelheim Fonds awards | Travel grants | https://www.bifonds.de/fellowships-grants/travel-grants.html |
| Winston Churchill Memorial Trust - Churchill Fellowships | Fellowship | https://www.churchillfellowship.org/ |
| Tebu-bio innovative lab services & reagents | Travel grants | https://www.tebu-bio.com/cms/1081/Get_your_400EUR_tebu_bio_Travel_Grant.html |
| British society for Cell Biology | Honor Fell travel awards | https://bscb.org/competitions-awardsgrants/travel-bursaries/honor-fell-company-of-biologists-travel-awards/ |
| Open bioinformatics foundation | Travel fellowships | https://github.com/OBF/obf-docs/blob/master/Travel_fellowships.md |
| EMBO | Short term fellowships | https://www.embo.org/funding-awards/fellowships/short-term-fellowships#eligibility |
| Lundbeck Foundation | Research grants | https://lundbeckfonden.com/en/grants-and-prizes |
| Simons Foundation Fund | Grants for scientific visits, conference visits and deserving activities | https://cluster15.erasmusmc.nl/simonsfonds/grants.html |
| Royal Society of Biology | Travel grants | https://www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/grants/travel-grants/travel-grants-early-career |
| EURESEARCH |
Fellowships & project grants Switzerland |
https://www.euresearch.ch/en/career-funding/young-researchers/ |
| European Research Council | Career starting grants | https://erc.europa.eu/funding/starting-grants |
| Swiss National Science Foundation | Range of research funding schemes Switzerland |
https://www.snf.ch/de/ORgUpoSFePiH6QCp/seite/foerderung-erhalten |
| EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions |
European & global fellowships |
https://marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/postdoctoral-fellowships |
| European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC) | Financial award for young investigators | https://www.embo.org/funding-awards/young-investigators/apply |
| IFS - International Foundation for Science | Research grants, next application expected towards the end of 2020. | http://www.fondationfyssen.fr/en/research-grants/goals-eligibility-conditions/ |
| Utrecht Network | Young researchers grant | http://www.utrecht-network.org/activities/young-researchers-grant/ |
| Scientific Independence of young researchers funded by Ministero dell' Instruzione, dell' Università e della Richerca |
Support for young researchers | http://sir.miur.it/ |
| Human Frontier Science Program | Research grants | https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/research-grants |
| Volkswagen Foundation | Diverse grants | https://terravivagrants.org/funding-news/ |
| German Academic Exchange Service | Exchange service | https://www.research-in-germany.org/en/research-funding/funding-organisations/german-academic-exchange-service-daad.html |
| Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | Funding opportunities in general and for young researchers |
General research funds: Support for early-career researchers: https://www.research-in-germany.org/en/research-funding/funding-programmes/dfg-support-for-early-career-researchers-within-collaborative-research-centres.html |
| Fraunhofer Institut | Individual doctoral projects at Fraunhofer Institutes | https://www.research-in-germany.org/en/research-funding/funding-programmes/fraunhofer-individual-doctoral-projects-at-fraunhofer-institutes.html |
| Helmholtz Association | Research and Graduate Schools |
PhD candidates: https://www.helmholtz.de/en/career/careers-at-helmholtz/phd-candidates/ |
| ERCIM European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics | Fellowships | https://fellowship.ercim.eu |
| Leibnitz Association | Graduate school |
|
| Stifterverband | Fellowship programme | https://www.stifterverband.org/freies-wissen |
| Rudolf Geissendörfer Stiftung | Research support | https://www.deutsches-stiftungszentrum.de/stiftungen/rudolf-gei%C3%9Fend%C3%B6rfer-stiftung |
| Rolf W. Günther Stiftung für Radiologische Wissenschaften | Travel grants | http://www.rwguenther-stiftung.de/reiseundpromotionsstipendien.php |
| Kind-Philipp-Stiftung für pädiatrisch-onkologische Forschung | Scholarships | https://www.deutsches-stiftungszentrum.de/downloads |
| Stiftung zur Förderung junger Neurowissenschaftler | Support for early-career researchers | https://dgn.org/uber-uns/preise_ehrungen/ |
| Peter und Traudl Engelhorn Stiftung zur Förderung der Lebenswissenschaften | Scholarships | https://engelhorn-stiftung.de/index.php/stipendium-bewerbung.php |
| Fritz Thyssen Stiftung | Project Funding |
https://www.fritz-thyssen-stiftung.de/foerderung/foerderarten/projektfoerderung/ |
| Sapere Aude: DFF-Starting Grant |
Starting grants Denmark |
https://dff.dk/en/application |
| The Branco Weiss Fellowships - Society in Science | Fellowships | https://brancoweissfellowship.org |
| Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina Postdoc Scholarship |
Postdoc Fellowship Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
https://www.leopoldina.org/en/funding/leopoldina-fellowship-programme/leopoldina-postdoc-scholarship/ |
| Fondation Fyssen | Research grants | http://www.fondationfyssen.fr/en/research-grants/goals-eligibility-conditions/ |
| Gemeinschaft für studentischen Austausch in Mittel- und Osteuropa | Student exchanges in Middle and Eastern Europe | https://www.gfps.org/stipendien/bewerbung/ |
| German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development | Young scientist programme | https://www.gif.org.il/programs/callforproposals |
| Human Frontier Science Program | Postdoctoral fellowships | https://www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships |
| Minerva Stiftung | Fellowship programme and research grants | https://www.minerva.mpg.de/minerva-fellowships |
| The Wingate Foundation | Medical research travel grants | https://wingate.org.uk/support/medical-research-travel-grants/ |
| Lundbeck Foundation | Lundbeck foundation awards and postdoctoral fellowships | https://lundbeckfonden.com/en/grants-and-prizes/applicants/apply-grants |
| International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology | Fellowships Research grants |
Fellowships: Research grants: |
| International Society for Biocuration | Fellowships | https://www.biocuration.org/community/fellowships/ |
| Guarantors of Brain | Fellwoships | https://guarantorsofbrain.org/grants/post-doc-brain-entry-fellowships/ |
| Galton Institute | Grants and awards | http://www.galtoninstitute.org.uk/grants/ |
Websites with collections of links on grants and funding
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