MAGNIMS

Programme Description

The application period for the 2027 fellowship programme is NOW OPEN.

The joint fellowship between ECTRIMS and the European Magnetic Resonance Imaging in MS network (MAGNIMS) aims to foster the development of young researchers in the field of MS by supporting their work on scientific projects at host institutions within the MAGNIMS network in Europe.

ECTRIMS supports two MAGNIMS fellowships annually, each with duration of 1 year. Work produced as a result of or in connection with the ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS Research Fellowship is reported at ECTRIMS’ annual congress and presented at MAGNIMS meetings.

Application deadline: 1 December 2026 (23:59 CET).

Programme description

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Key Information

For scientists and physicians of any nationality holding an MD, PhD, ScD, or equivalent, to provide mentored research training related to MS.
1-year funded fellowships
Research must be related to magnetic resonance imaging in MS.
Citizens of any country are eligible to apply to this programme. However, research must be undertaken within an institution in Europe that is either part of the MAGNIMS network or otherwise approved by the MAGNIMS Steering Committee.
At the time of application, applicants should not have worked in any capacity at the same institution and/or under the same mentor as proposed in the fellowship application.
The application requires documents from the candidate, the proposed mentor, and the proposed host training institute, as well as other professional referees.
The applicant is responsible for collecting all supporting documents and submitting the through the online application system. All documents must be submitted as PDFs.
Successful fellows and their mentors will be asked to provide progress and financial accounting reports at the end of each year.

Application deadline: 1 December 2026

NOTE: Institutes are not limited to any number of applications, however the same mentor may not be proposed in more than 1 application per cycle, all categories combined. Per award cycle, institutes will be limited to 3 awards total among all fellowship categories and only 1 award within any given category

A list of MAGNIMS network centres and contributing institutes can be found on the MAGNIMS website or in the Programme Description.

Meet our 2026 ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS Fellowship recipients

These early-career MS professionals were selected based on their outstanding research achievements, as well as their innovative proposals that aim to enhance the field of MS research, treatment & care.

Read about our new fellowship awardees

List of all previous fellows

MAGNIMS

Programme Description

Key Information

Application deadline: 1 December 2026

Meet our 2026 ECTRIMS-MAGNIMS Fellowship recipients

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