The Mediterranean Neuroscience Society (MNS) is pleased to announce the Call for Symposium Proposals for MNS 2027, the 11th Mediterranean Neuroscience Society Conference, to be held in Tangier, Morocco, from 5 to 9 June 2027.

Following the success of MNS 2025 in Chania, which brought together around 500 neuroscientists from the Mediterranean region and across the world, MNS 2027 will once again provide an international forum for presenting cutting-edge neuroscience, exchanging ideas, developing new collaborations, supporting the next generation of scientists, and strengthening scientific connections across the Mediterranean and beyond.

We warmly invite neuroscientists worldwide to contribute to the scientific programme by submitting proposals for MNS 2027 Symposia.

Symposium Format

Each symposium will have a total duration of 2 hours and should normally include 1-2 chairs and 4-5 speakers, each providing a complementary perspective on a common scientific theme. Chairs are not required to serve as speakers.

Proposals should present a coherent scientific programme while bringing together researchers with complementary expertise. Interdisciplinary and innovative proposals connecting different areas of neuroscience are particularly encouraged.

Linked symposia may be submitted; however, joint acceptance cannot be guaranteed, as the Scientific Committee will seek to maintain a broad and balanced scientific programme.

The MNS 2027 Scientific and Organizing Committees reserve the right to suggest modifications to the structure or composition of proposed symposia to improve scientific balance, diversity, or integration within the overall programme.

Scientific Scope

MNS welcomes symposium proposals covering the full breadth of neuroscience, including molecular and cellular neuroscience, development, neural excitability and synaptic plasticity, systems and computational neuroscience, sensory and motor systems, cognition and behaviour, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, genetics and genomics, neuroendocrinology, neuroimaging, neurological and psychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, translational and clinical neuroscience, neurotechnology, artificial intelligence, brain health, history of neuroscience, neuroethics, education, advocacy, and public engagement.

Proposals addressing emerging fields, new technologies and interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

MNS is strongly committed to promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) throughout its scientific programme.

Symposium proposals should aim for appropriate diversity in gender, nationality, geographical representation, and career stage. Chairs and speakers from different countries and institutions are strongly encouraged.

Proposals that include scientists from countries traditionally under-represented at international neuroscience meetings, particularly from the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean regions, are especially welcome.

Organizers are encouraged to follow the ALBA Network guidelines for inclusive scientific meetings when assembling their symposium.

Eligibility

The proposing organizer/chair must be an active MNS member for the current membership year.

Applicants should create or update their MNS member profile and ensure that their annual membership fee has been paid before submitting a symposium proposal.

What to Submit

Each symposium proposal should include:

• Title of the symposium
• Name(s), affiliation(s), country/countries and email address(es) of the organizer(s)/chair(s)
• A general symposium abstract describing its scientific rationale, objectives and coherence (maximum 500 words)
• For each proposed speaker: full name, institutional affiliation, country, email address, academic position/career stage, and gender

Individual speaker abstracts are not required at this stage.

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Financial Support for MNS 2027

Due to budget limitations, MNS cannot guarantee registration, accommodation or travel expenses for symposium chairs and invited speakers. Organizers are therefore encouraged to seek additional funding for their invited participants.

However, MNS and its partners will provide several opportunities to support participation in MNS 2027.

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience / MNS Bursary

MNS, in partnership with Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, offers a special financial-support opportunity for established researchers.

Applicants must be MNS members, hold a PhD with an established publication record, and propose and serve as Guest Editor(s) of a Research Topic (RT) in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

Benefits include:

• 100% APC waiver for one article when at least 4 articles are accepted in the Research Topic.
• CHF 2,362.50 MNS 2027 bursary toward registration, accommodation and travel when the Research Topic reaches at least 10 fully paid A-type accepted articles.

The travel bursary is therefore linked to the successful organization and completion of a Frontiers Research Topic.
For further information, contact the MNS Secretariat: info@medneuroscisociety.org.

Travel Support for Early-Career Researchers

Supporting the next generation of neuroscientists remains a central part of the MNS mission.

MNS and its international partners will provide a limited number of travel grants and stipends for eligible early-career researchers attending MNS 2027, with particular attention to researchers from the Southern Mediterranean region, low- and middle-income countries, and other under-represented regions.

Detailed eligibility criteria, application procedures and deadlines will be announced separately on the MNS 2027 website.

Participants from eligible low- and middle-income countries will also benefit from reduced registration fees according to the MNS 2027 registration policy.

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Important Dates

Symposium proposal submission opens: 5 October 2026
Deadline for symposium proposals: 31 December 2026

Proposals must be submitted online through the official MNS website:
MNS 2027 - Mediterranean Neuroscience Society

Help Shape the Scientific Programme of MNS 2027

We warmly invite neuroscientists from across the Mediterranean and around the world to contribute to MNS 2027.

Bring together colleagues from different countries, institutions, disciplines, and career stages and propose a symposium that reflects the scientific excellence, diversity, and collaborative spirit of Mediterranean neuroscience.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to welcoming you to Tangier in June 2027!

MNS 2027
11th Mediterranean Neuroscience Society Conference
Tangier, Morocco | 5-9 June 2027

Connecting neuroscience across the Mediterranean and beyond.