Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The Funding opportunity is made available through the Collaborative Research Programme (CRP) – 2022 International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) Research Grants Programme, which is a dedicated source of funding aimed at financing projects addressing original scientific problems of particular relevance for the host country and of regional interest.
The programme aims to stimulate collaborative research in Member States and with the ICGEB Component laboratories, to promote training of young scientists and to facilitate the creation of appropriate research facilities.
Aims
The programme was established in 1988 with the aim of:
- stimulating collaborative research between ICGEB Member States and with the ICGEB Component laboratories
- promoting the training of young scientists
- facilitating the creation of appropriate research facilities
The programme provides support for original research projects in basic life sciences, human healthcare, industrial and agricultural biotechnology, and bioenergy.
Funding Information
An important element of successful applications is the feasibility of the proposed project within the designated time-frame (maximum 36 months). The maximum annual contribution from ICGEB is Euro 25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for CRP – ICGEB Research Grant proposals should hold positions at Universities or Research Institutes in any of the Member States.
- Active collaboration with ICGEB Research Groups is welcome.
- Investigating groups are not eligible to submit applications:
- if previously awarded projects have not been evaluated and satisfactorily concluded;
- if the University or Research Institute of the Principal Investigator is based in Italy.
- A special category of CRP-ICGEB Early Career Return Grants is intended to fund young researchers (not over 40 years old at the time of application) with an outstanding track record, who have spent a minimum of 2 years abroad and have recently returned to an ICGEB Member State to establish their own independent laboratories.
- Applicants for Early Career Return Grants should have taken up, or be about to take up, a position as an Independent Investigator in an ICGEB Member State (except Italy). Applicants who have been in the country for more than two years prior to the deadline for submission are not eligible to apply for Early Career Return Grants
For more information, visit https://www.icgeb.org/activities/grants/