Dec 16, 2025

EP BrainHealth launches Call on “Biological, social and environmental factors that impact the trajectory of brain health across the lifespan – in the field of neurological, mental and sensory disorders“!

The aim of the call is to promote multinational, collaborative and interdisciplinary research that addresses key translational issues. Applications under this call should demonstrate how biological, social and environmental factors influence the course of neurological, mental and sensory disorders across the lifespan.

Applications must be interdisciplinary and address at least two of the following three factors:

1. biological factors, e.g. genetics, epigenetics, -omics, neuroplasticity, inflammation, infection, synaptogenesis, neural circuitry, vascular factors, sensory impairments, comorbidities
2. lifestyle and social factors, e.g. exercise/activity, diet, sleep, smoking, alcohol and drug use, work (income, employment), socioeconomic background/status, ethnicity, sex and gender, education, safety, social interactions (family/friends), access to healthcare, stress, trauma, migration
3. environmental factors, e.g. pollution/pollutants, urbanity, natural disasters, pandemics, war/conflict, climate change, microbiota, nature

In addition, applications must examine at least two of the following aspects:

1. mechanisms of action of the identified factors
2. early detection, diagnosis and prognosis in connection with the identified factors
3. prevention, treatments, interventions, technological developments, care and support related to the identified factors

Timeline and funding conditions:

March 10, 2026 - submission of project outline
June 30, 2026 - submission of full proposal
Collaborative projects with at least 3 partners from 3 participating countries, max. 6 partners
Associated partners with self-financing possible
Funded by DFG and BMFTR

Participating countries:

Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova (Republic of Moldova), New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey.

Further information:

https://www.brainhealth-partnership.eu/calls/jtc2026-neurological-mental-sensory-disorders/

Contact at the EPC: