National Nodes are made up of EBRAINS members who provide their scientific expertise, software, services and support to the neuroscience community through the EBRAINS platform. Nodes also help grow the EBRAINS user base in their country to increase scientific exchange and advancement.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a National Node formed?

An institution or group of institutions may express an interest in forming a National Node and begin bringing together relevant national institutions and stakeholders interested in supporting and engaging with EBRAINS. At this stage, we can consider the Node to be in formation.

For the National Node to become formally established, the institution acting as Node Leader should be a Full Member of EBRAINS AISBL and should have the appropriate institutional and/or national mandate to coordinate the Node. The National Node Agreement between the Node Leader institution and EBRAINS AISBL then formalises the relationship. An MoU or similar national-level arrangement between the participating institutions may be useful, depending on the national context, but is not mandatory from the EBRAINS side.

Detailed information on establishing a National Node can be found here.

Information on becoming a Full Member can be found here.

How can an institution become a partner of an existing National Node?

An interested institution should contact the Node Leader, who can discuss its involvement in the Node and the relevant national arrangements. The Node Leader can be contacted via the pages below:

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