European Research Academy on Alzheimer’s Disease (ERA-AD) in 2026
Dear scientists,
SAVE THE DATE for our European Research Academy on Alzheimer’s Disease in 2026!
Become an independent researcher, find your research niche, develop professionally, learn how to write successful applications and meet important figures in the field of dementia research!
Alzheimer Forschung Initiative e.V., Alzheimer Nederland, Fondation Vaincre Alzheimer and the Stiftung Synapsis Schweiz present the European Research Academy on Alzheimer’s Disease (ERA-AD) 2026.
Date: 1 - 5 March 2026
Location: Bertinoro, Italy
The online portal for applications will open on Thursday 25 September 2025 on the official ERA-AD website.
Applications can be submitted by PhD/ MD students from their third year onwards, as well as post-docs up to 6 years* after their doctorate. *Parental leave is taken into account.
The applicant must be employed at
- a German public state university OR
- a public medical center OR
- an institution that belongs to the Leibniz Gemeinschaft, the Helmholtz Gemeinschaft, the Max-Planck Gesellschaft or the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
Registration timeline
• Registration period: Thu 25 Sept – Tue 4 Nov 2025 15:00
• Notification of acceptance: Mon 10 Nov 2025
• Payment period: Mon 10 Nov – Sun 14 Dec 2025
• Application period for travel grants: Mon 10 Nov 2025 – Sun 8 Feb 2026
Participants can apply for a travel grant of €1,000. The travel grant can be used to cover both travel expenses and the registration fee.
Information about our travel grant can be found here.
AFI
About ERA-AD
The ERA-AD aims to provide an overview of the latest developments in the Alzheimer’s Disease. The workshop is particularly aimed at ambitious early career scientists in the research field of Alzheimer’s dementia. Over the course of 5 days the participants will hear a collection of talks by prominent Alzheimer’s Disease scientists, combined with daily professional development sessions. In these sessions, the speakers, committee members, and staff will train the participants in skills such as successful grant writing, finding their research niche, and academic mentorship.
The ERA-AD is organized by the Alzheimer Forschung Initiative e.V., Alzheimer Nederland, Fondation Vaincre Alzheimer and Stiftung Synapsis Schweiz, non-profit organizations from Germany, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland, respectively. These organizations collaborate in a unique network to fund scientific and medical research on Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias.
Dr. Anne Pfitzer-Bilsing
Leiterin Wissenschaft
Director of Scientific Affairs
Tel.: 0211 - 86 20 66 14
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