Calls for the 2024 Calls Paper on Neuroscience Award and the 2024 Excellent Paper on Neuroscience Award – Neuroethics are now open

Applications are now open forthe Call Excellent Paper on Neuroscience Award 2024 (EPNA 2024), which aims to recognize outstanding and exceptional scientific publications in the field of translational neuroscience related to diseases. The initiative is aimed at early-career researchers from 24 eligible countries, including Portugal.

This year, the award focuses on cerebrovascular diseases, and articles should contribute to the advancement of relevant translational research issues related to these diseases, including small vessel disease (SVD) and brain barrier dysfunction.

Also this year, and for the first time, the EPNA 2024 will be awarded in the field of neuroethics (EPNA – Neuroethics 2024). The article should be relevant to ethical, philosophical, legal, and sociocultural aspects related to neuroscience and its recent advances, provide scientific knowledge for informed debate in science and society, assess opportunities and risks associated with technological and methodological progress, and broaden the general knowledge base.

The first authors of original research articles published between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, and affiliated with eligible countries are eligible to apply for EPNA 2024.

In the case of EPNA – Neuroethics 2024, also aimed at early-career researchers and first authors, original research articles must have been published between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2023.

The best proposal for each Call a prize of €3,000 and, in the case of EPNA 2024, an invitation to present the article at the NEURON symposium on May 14 and 15, 2025, including travel support. The winner of EPNA – Neuroethics 2024 may be invited to participate in ERA-NET NEURON events and contribute to the planning of support activities aimed at other early-career researchers or other activities within the NEURON network.

The deadline for submitting applications for both Calls November 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m . (UTC-GMT). For more information, please refer to the text of Call 2024Call and the text of Call – Neuroethics 2024Call . Application forms can be accessed at ERA-NET NEURON.

ERA-NETS (European Research Area Networks) aim to promote cooperation between scientific research funding agencies, ministries, and/or research institutes in Member States and associated countries of the European Union, as well as third countries. FCT coordinates national participation in this instrument.