Internship initiatives

ECNP offers exciting internship initiatives to support the professional development of Early Career Scientists (ECS) in applied and translational neuroscience. These initiatives align with ECNP’s mission to empower Early Career Scientists and promote collaborative research.

Apply for Meet Your Translational Match 2025

Meet Your Translational Match

During the annual ECNP Congress, pre-clinically and clinically oriented Early Career Scientists will ‘speed-date’ to find their ideal translational partner. Three selected 'matches' will receive funding from ECNP to organise a short translational internship.

The 2025 edition of Meet Your Translational Match will be held in person during the 38th ECNP Congress in Amsterdam, on Saturday 11 October, from 16.40 to 18.00 CEST (Central European Summer Time).

The goal is to foster collaboration between early-career preclinical and clinical scientists, aligning with ECNP’s mission to promote translational research and support the entry and professional development of early-career scientists. Additionally, the initiative aims to encourage collaborations between researchers from different countries within Europe.

Funding
ECNP offers up to 1,000 EUR per participant to cover travel and accommodation expenses, along with an additional 500 EUR per participant allocated to their institution for overhead costs.

Previous Internships
Listen from 2023 participants Imren Kurt Sabitay, Türkiye, and Livia Cosentino, Italy, as they share their experiences:

Meet Your Translational Match initiative

ECNP Research Internship (ERI)

The ECNP Research Internship programme is currently under review.