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, as well as assistance in setting up in the Paris region, supported by the FNP. 

Once again this year, the program will be run in conjunction with the Institut du Cerveau and the Fondation des Neurosciences de Paris. 

• September 9, 2024 - October 24, 2024: Submission of thesis topics by researcher
• November 14, 2024 - January 30, 2025: Online publication of thesis topics + Student applications
• February 17, 2025 - March 21, 2025: Selection of candidates by researchers
• May 7, 2025: Pre-selection jury
• June 4 to 6, 2025: Audition of pre-selected candidates

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.

Extension to March 25, 2025

IMPORTANT: new directive to read before applying.

The DIM C-BRAINS coordinates the selection of scientific equipment projects from the Ile-de-France community around 3 priority axes in the field of neuroscience and cognitive science, both in human and animal populations.

Below some information from the Informative sheet

The research topics covered by this call for projects must:

• Be in one of the three priority axes guiding the actions of C-BRAINS, in which case the application will be in the generic category. Any researcher affiliated to the scientific perimeter of the C-BRAINS DIM can submit an application in the generic category

OR

• Be associated with one of the two structuring projects. Only one application per structuring project should be submitted by the Steering Committee, including all the applications from the sites involved in the project, in order to ensure that the application is consistent with the strategic orientations and choices envisaged. No applications other than those submitted by the Steering Committee will be accepted in the structuring project category.

As part of this call for projects, the DIM C-BRAINS has a total budget of €1.5M for equipment, to be divided between the three categories.

• The total cost (excluding taxes) of the projects submitted must be between a minimum of €50k and a maximum of €3M for the Generic category. A minimum of €30k will be considered for equipment applications submitted by Structuring Projects.
• However, the maximum grant allocated by DIM C-BRAINS per project will not exceed €450k.
  
• The rate of contribution (cad % of contribution) must be less than or equal to a maximum of 66% of the total cost (excluding taxes) of the equipment(s) applied for (Île-de-France Region rule).

Selection calendar:

• November 29, 2024 - March 13, 2025: Submission of applications 
• April 28 and 29, 2025: Evaluation of applications by the Scientific Council (Auditions of project leaders)
• June 12, 2025: Validation of results by the Board of Directors
• June 27, 2025: Announcement of results

For more information, please send an email to contact@dim-cbrains.fr