The ARSACS project entitled “PREPARE” and led by Dr. Matthis Synofzik (Germany) has been selected for funding as part of the international competition E-Rare-3 European Research Projects on Rare Diseases. A total of 234 projects were submitted last February and 19 were retained. The “PREPARE” project involves a consortium of ARSACS researchers from several countries (Canada, Germany, Netherlands, France, Italy and Turkey). Congratulations to Dr. Synofzik, Dr. Bernard Brais and to the consortium partners for this success!