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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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ANA Best Thesis Award New
ANA
All disciplines
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.
Next deadline: 31.01.2027
Deadline: Annual; application window 1–31 January
Funding amount: 500 € (2./3. Platz je 100 €)
Target group: ANA members whose dissertation was defended in the previous year, open to all disciplines
Career stage: R2
Apply from: no restriction
First discovered: 22.07.2026
Add to calendar: 2027-01-31
FachgesellschaftDoktoratAuszeichnung
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ANA Meeting Travel Grants New
ANA
Neuroscience

Neuroscience: “the most special neuroscience event in Austria … Dedicated to all young neuroscientists, and members of ANA.”

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.
Next deadline: unclear
Deadline: Every two years for the ANA meeting; most recent deadline 30 June 2025
Funding amount: ca. 300 €
Target group: Young neuroscientists with ANA membership
Career stage: R1 R2
Apply from: no restriction
Direction: National
First discovered: 22.07.2026
FachgesellschaftReisekostenKonferenz
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
ANA Travel Grants to FENS Forum New
ANA
Neuroscience

Neuroscience: “to help as many young and productive neuroscientists as possible to attend the most crucial European Neuroscience conference: the FENS Forum”.

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.
Next deadline: 14.02.2026 expired
Deadline: Every two years for the FENS Forum; most recent deadline 14 February 2026
Funding amount: 500 €
Target group: ANA student members or regular members up to 3 years after the PhD
Career stage: R1 R2
Apply from: no restriction
Direction: Outgoing
First discovered: 22.07.2026
FachgesellschaftReisekostenKonferenz
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31
Otto Loewi Award New
ANA
Neuroscience

Neuroscience: “the promotion of neuroscience research in Austria by awarding this prize for outstanding scientific contributions in an active field of neuroscience”.

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.
Next deadline: unclear
Deadline: Every two years; most recent deadline 15 June 2025
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
Career stage: R2 R3
Apply from: AT
Direction: National
First discovered: 22.07.2026
FachgesellschaftAuszeichnungNeurowissenschaften
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-31

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