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ANA

Austrian Neuroscience Association (Österreichische Gesellschaft für Neurowissenschaften)
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The professional society for neuroscience in Austria. ANA awards prizes and travel grants to its members, including the Otto Loewi Award and the Best Thesis Award.

Grants

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Otto Loewi Award New
Medium
Prize of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for neuroscientists, sponsored by the Peter und Traudl Engelhorn-Stiftung, endowed with €5,300. Self-application with an endorsement letter; the age cut-off is the first day of the ANA conference in the award year, parental leave is considered.
Funding amount: 5.300 €
Target group: Neuroscientists working (or having worked) in Austria, up to age 40; applicants should be ANA members in good standing
Deadline: Every two years; most recent deadline 15 June 2025
Fachgesellschaft Auszeichnung Neurowissenschaften
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Data last updated: 2026-07-22
ANA Best Thesis Award New
Medium
Annual prize of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for the best dissertation among its members, regardless of home discipline: €500 for the best thesis, €100 each for second and third place. Dissertations defended in the previous year are eligible.
Funding amount: 500 € (2./3. Platz je 100 €)
Target group: ANA members whose dissertation was defended in the previous year, open to all disciplines
Deadline: Annual; application window 1–31 January
Fachgesellschaft Doktorat Auszeichnung
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Data last updated: 2026-07-22
ANA Travel Grants to FENS Forum New
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Travel grants of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for young neuroscientists to attend the FENS Forum, the most important European neuroscience conference (every two years); most recently 12 grants of €500 each for the FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona. Requires a submitted abstract and no previous ANA FENS Forum travel grant.
Funding amount: 500 €
Target group: ANA student members or regular members up to 3 years after the PhD
Deadline: Every two years for the FENS Forum; most recent deadline 14 February 2026
Fachgesellschaft Reisekosten Konferenz
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Data last updated: 2026-07-22
ANA Meeting Travel Grants New
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Travel grants of the Austrian Neuroscience Association for young neuroscientists to attend the ANA meeting in Austria (every two years); most recently 15 grants for the 2025 ANA meeting, around €300 per the overview page.
Funding amount: ca. 300 €
Target group: Young neuroscientists with ANA membership
Deadline: Every two years for the ANA meeting; most recent deadline 30 June 2025
Fachgesellschaft Reisekosten Konferenz
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Data last updated: 2026-07-22