Jan 14, 2025
ERA Neuron Call in 2025: „INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PAIN “
The 'Network of European Funding for Neuroscience Research' (NEURON) has launched a Call for Proposals for Multinational and Translational Research Projects on “Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Neuroscience of Pain”.
The aim of the call is to facilitate multinational, collaborative research projects that will address critical translational and clinical questions using interdisciplinary approaches to improve the knowledge about the neuroscience of pain, bearing the potential to improve the lives of the people affected.
Chronic pain is associated with structural and functional changes in different brain regions and is linked to altered neurotransmitter levels. Such changes can also be accompanied by emotional, cognitive and behavioural impairment. People affected by chronic pain have an increased risk of mental disorders such as depression and anxiety and vice versa. The occurrence of those comorbidities hinders effective pain management and therapy. Thus, significant progress in the field of pain research can only be achieved through coordinated collaboration between different disciplines, including e.g. clinical neurology and psychiatry, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neurobiology, physiology, genetics, or pharmacology, among others.
The ERA-NET Neuron funding organisations particularly wish to promote multi-disciplinary work and translational research proposals that combine basic and clinical approaches. The involvement of clinical research groups is strongly encouraged.
Timeline and eligibility criteria:
- 06.03.2025 – pre-proposal submission
- 26.06.2025 – full-proposal submission
- Funding for transnational joint projects with min 3 partner from 3 participating funding organisations
- 3 to 5 project partners
Participating countries:
Australia, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkiye, United Kingdom
Further information:
https://www.neuron-eranet.eu/joint-calls/bio-medical/2025-pain/
Contact at EPC

Project Manager
NameMr Dr. Stefan Schuldt
ERA-Nets, BMBF Complementary measures
Send encrypted email via the SecureMail portal (for TUD external users only).
Visiting address:
FAL Falkenbrunnen BT-A Würzburger Straße 35
01187 Dresden