The funding, secured primarily by the DI through the Erasmus+ Programme, is intended to allow trainees to gain international research experience and extend their skillset, and to help establish new collaborative research programs between PIs at both institutes. You can find associated researchers via Research at WIN or Research at Donders Institute. If you have not yet been able to secure a host or placement, simply complete this form — it will help connect you with the appropriate contacts at both institutions.
Currently, the Donders Institute (DI) and the Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) are pleased to announce their third internal call for proposals to support the exchange of staff and students for collaborative research visits, to be performed during the duration of their training or employment.
Donders-WIN Mobility Exchange Application requirements
The requirements to apply for the Donders-WIN Mobility Exchange Programme are different for students and staff. Click on the one of the groups below to learn more:
Visits must at minimum be 5 days, and can be funded up to 14-days in a period from now until July 31st 2027; longer visits are possible but require co-funding. Applications for visits where a source of co-funding or additional funding has already been secured will be prioritized. Grants may be awarded up to the cost of the flight (up to €1180/$1700) and a living allowance (max €190/$280 day), following the guidelines of the Erasmus program. Please note you must be a student or staff member of either the Donders Institute or Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) to be eligible.
Application requirements
Applications are send by email no later than 19 January 2026 and include:
- Individual background details, including contract duration and stage of training
- A statement outlining the overall objectives of the training, the research activities to be carried out during the visit and expected outcomes and impact. The statement should also include details on the added value of the mobility, for DI and WIN, and for the applicant (max 2 pages, 12 points times new roman, line space 1.5)
- Start and end date of the intended visit.
- Estimation of the costs, including details of any other available sources of funding.
- Curriculum vitae (max 1 page; e.g. NIH Biosketch format);
- Two letters of support of both the sending and hosting PIs with whom the collaboration will be established (max 1 page).
- Applications should be sent as a single .pdf document containing all the required documents
- Only one application per trainee is permitted.
The funding must be spent before 31 July 2027, and before the end of the trainee’s contract or graduate tenure. Following the completion of the exchange, successful applicants, working with the respective PIs at each institution, will provide a short report detailing research outcomes and future plans for the collaboration.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of members of DI and WIN who will rank them in terms of research project, feasibility, research and training goals, motivation, CV, career development, novelty of the collaboration, sustainability & diversity, and benefit for DI-WIN partnership.
How to apply
Send your full application to gradschool [at] donders.ru.nl (gradschool[at]donders[dot]ru[dot]nl). For more information, please contact the Donders Graduate School (gradschool [at] donders.ru.nl) or Dr. Emma G. Duerden from WIN (eduerden [at] uwo.ca).
Student visits should be at least 2 months and can be funded up to 90-days in a period until July 31st 2027; longer visits are possible, but will require co-funding. Grants may be awarded up to the cost of the flight (up to €1180/C$1700) and a living allowance (max €700/C$1040 per month), following the guidelines of the Erasmus program. Please note you must be a student or staff member of either the Donders Institute or Western University to be eligible. Please note you must be a student or staff member of either the Donders Institute or Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) to be eligible.
Application requirements:
Applications are send by email no later than 19 January and include:
- Individual background details, including study duration.
- A statement outlining the overall objectives of the training, the research activities to be carried out during the visit and expected outcomes and impact. The statement should also include details on the added value of the mobility, for DI and WIN, and for the applicant (max 2 pages, 12 points times new roman, line space 1.5)
- Start and end date of the intended visit.
- Estimation of the costs, including details of any other available sources of funding.
- Curriculum vitae (max 1 page; e.g. NIH Biosketch format);
- Two letters of support of both the sending and hosting PIs with whom the collaboration will be established.
- Only one application per student is permitted.
- Applications should be sent as a single pdf document containing all the required documents.
The funding must be spent before 31 July 2027, and before the end of the trainee’s contract or graduate tenure. Following the completion of the exchange, successful applicants, working with the respective PIs at each institution, will provide a short report detailing research outcomes and future plans for the collaboration.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of members of DI and WIN who will rank them in terms of research project, feasibility, research and training goals, motivation, CV, career development, novelty of the collaboration, sustainability & diversity, and benefit for DI-WIN partnership.
How to apply
Send your full application to gradschool [at] donders.ru.nl (gradschool[at]donders[dot]ru[dot]nl). For more information, please contact the Donders Graduate School (gradschool [at] donders.ru.nl) or Dr. Emma G. Duerden from WIN (eduerden [at] uwo.ca)