NeuroCure PhD Fellowships

NeuroCure Ph.D. Fellowships

Until 2016, NeuroCure offered Ph.D. fellowships to outstanding Ph.D. candidates in close cooperation with the International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences. Selected candidates had the opportunity to join up to three NeuroCure labs during a six-month rotational period before they decided in which lab to pursue their Ph.D. thesis.

Consistent with the Medical Neurosciences program, the Ph.D. featured an interdisciplinary approach to neurosciences, linking basic and clinical brain research. Ph.D. fellowships formerly offered by NeuroCure are now awarded by the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin (ECN).

To harmonize the many existing graduate training programs in Berlin, NeuroCure, in cooperation with the Berlin School of Mind and Brain, the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, and the Center for Stroke Research Berlin, successfully applied for funding for an Einstein Center through the Einstein Foundation.

The Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin now provides Ph.D. scholarships through a competitive selection procedure. The first cohort started in the fall of 2017.

Research areas: Fellowships are available in the following subject areas:

• Molecular mechanisms of nervous system development and function
• Mechanisms of neural damage and cellular age
• Endogenous brain protection
• Nervous system regeneration
• Crosstalk between the nervous and immune system
• Developmental disturbances
• Synaptic plasticity

Eligibility: 

• Formal qualification is an MSc or equivalent degree.
• Outstanding candidates with a BSc degree are also eligible after assessment of their qualifications.