Through these mobility opportunities, WIN affiliated researchers can work directly with colleagues at Donders – and vice versa – creating space for joint projects, shared expertise, and fresh perspectives across all disciplines and career stages. Researchers from PhD candidates to professors are encouraged to take part, as the scheme enables valuable short-term visits to deepen existing collaborations or explore new ones. MSc students can also apply to fund two to three months of their research internship.
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WIN-Donders Mobility Collaboration
WIN-Donders Mobility Collaboration
WIN-Donders Mobility Collaboration
The Donders Institute and the Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN) are delighted to continue their mobility exchange programme. This ongoing programme supports short-term exchanges that foster meaningful, long-term collaboration between researchers at both institutes. Researchers and students are encouraged to apply now, while mobility funding is still available.
Learn more about the programme and application requirements by visiting Donders' Mobility Exchange programmes page. You can find associated researchers via the Research at Donders Institute page. You can also fill out this match form, which will help connect researchers at Western University and the Donders Institute (Radboud University).
If you are interested, it is best to apply as early as possible. Send your inquiries to Emma Duerden at eduerden@uwo.ca for more information.
This call is now open for early applications until 1 July 2026. A second application round will remain open until 1 September 2026. Applications submitted before 1 July 2026 benefit from a higher success rate, as funding is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The funding must be spent before 31 July 2027, and before the end of the trainee’s contract or graduate tenure.
Staff (PhD candidate to professor) 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. 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.
Student visits should be at least 2 months and can be funded up to 90-days; 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.
Applications for visits where a source of co-funding or additional funding has already been secured will be prioritized.
Applications should 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.
Applications should 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.
Xiang Li, a PhD candidate from Western University visited the Donders Institute in 2024 and noted
“During the seminar, I had several engaging discussions with Radboud students on topics such as the ultimate loss function of artificial intelligence. We exchanged perspectives and learned a great deal from one another.” He also noted “Exchange programmes offer a wonderful opportunity to understand different cultures and ways of thinking. During an exchange programme, you meet many new people, form friendships, exchange ideas, encounter new things and experiences, and absorb a wealth of new information. This new information and these experiences will broaden your perspective, allowing you to see issues from a more comprehensive viewpoint. Therefore, exchange programs are excellent opportunities for everyone.”