Athens International Master’s Programme in Neurosciences
WINTER AND SPRIN SCHOOLS OF ADVANCED NEUROSCIENCE COURSES
The Athens International Master's Program in Neurosciences established the "Winter & Spring School of Advanced Neuroscience Courses".
Students can choose to attend the entire program or specific courses of each program in the application form.
Tuition fees
The tuition fees are set at five hundred euros (€500) per a 5 ECTs course and four hundred euros (€400) per a 4 ECTs course or at two thousand euros (€2000) for attending the entire Winter School of Advanced Neuroscience Courses Program or the entire Spring School of Advanced Neuroscience Courses. The fees for attending both the Winter and the Spring School of Advanced Neuroscience Courses are four thousand euros (€4000).
Scholarships
A minimum of two tuition fee waiver scholarships are provided if at least 10 students are enrolled and attend the entire program. The criteria for the scholarship are academic and include: - number of relevant courses they have successfully attended in the past, - average score above 8 and - evaluation of the personal statement.
Submission of application
Students should submit their documents (pdf) to the secretariat of the Athens International Master’s Programme in Neurosciences (masterneuro[at]biol.uoa[dot]gr).
Candidates should submit the following documents:
1. Application for participation, where they will state whether they will attend all or part of the study program. In the latter case, they also state the courses that will be attended. To obtain the form, please, click here.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. A PDF copy of degree or certificate of completion of studies or certificate of studies; this is for graduate students.
4. Transcript of undergraduate or postgraduate courses with grades.
5. A PDF copy of two sides of ID.
6. A letter of recommendation.
7. Certificate of English Language Proficiency. Sufficient knowledge of the English language is documented in one of the following ways:
• Degree from an educational institution of an English-speaking country or an English-speaking PMS
• Certificate of Proficiency in English
• Toefl certificate with a score of at least 500 points (or 300 with the new assessment method)
• IELTS certificate with a score of 6.5 or above
• State Language Certificate (level B2)
Submission period
Please, submit your application throughout the year and specifically between December 1st to December 19ty of 2025 & May 4th to May 29th of 2026from May nd to June 2nd 2026.
Courses per school
The courses for each school are shown in the tables below:
| Courses of the Winter School of Advanced Neuroscience Courses | ECTS |
| Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience | 5 |
| Neurophysiology | 5 |
| Developmental Neuroscience | 5 |
| Gross and microscopic anatomy of the nervous system | 5 |
| Technical courses I | 5 |
| Total ECTs | 18 |
| Courses of the Spring School of Advanced Neuroscience Courses | ECTS |
| Neuropharmacology | 4 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience in animals | 4 |
| Neuroimmunology | 4 |
| Neurobiological Basis of Diseases of the Nervous System | 4 |
| Computational Neuroscience | 4 |
| Technical courses II | 4 |
Course program for the Academic year 2025-2026
To see the course program for the Academic year 2025-2026 please, click here.
Please, note that these are subject to change. Before the start of each course you will be informed about the program of lectures and other important activities
Concise guide of incoming students
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens has issued a concise guide for incoming foreign students. To download the guide, please, click here.