DIM C-BRAINS international PhD program is aimed exclusively at students currently enrolled in a master's and internship program outside France, who would like to pursue a thesis in the scientific and regional area covered by the DIM C-BRAINS.
In addition to remuneration over 3 years, this competitive regional program offers a scientific bonus.
Once again this year, the program will be run in conjunction with the Institut du Cerveau.
For further information: contact@dim-cbrains.fr
Download the schedule of the C-BRAINS international PhD program.
Download the eligibility criteria for submitting a thesis topic.
Download the information note for researchers on how the DIM C-BRAINS doctoral contract funding works.
Download the eligibility criteria for student applications.
The DIM C-BRAINS aims to boost the attractiveness and visibility of neuroscience and cognitive science in the Paris Region. In this context, C-BRAINS contributes each year to the funding of Scientific Events (SE) focusing on its priority themes. For the 2025/2026 Call for Projects, the events must take place in the Île-de-France region before 31 December 2026 and involve at least two academic teams and/or C-BRAINS partners (associations and/or industry). The SE project may take the form of conferences, symposia, research or training workshops, hackathons or any other innovative form.
The budget allocated by the DIM C-BRAINS will be between €2,000 and €15,000 maximum. However, co-funding is strongly encouraged.
The proposal must be completed online on the DIM C-BRAINS platform before 8 December 2025.
Download the instructions.
For more information, please send a message to contact@dim-cbrains.fr

The DIM C-BRAINS is supported by numerous public scientific and technological establishments (EPST), scientific, cultural and professional establishments (EPSCP), teaching and research establishments as well as foundations of public utility.