Deadline: 30-May-23
The BBVA Foundation’s Fundamentals Program is now open for projects led by up to three main researchers from one or more disciplines, and may also incorporate researchers affiliated with centers in any other country.
This first call for the “Fundamentals” research program responds to the BBVA Foundation’s commitment for more than two decades to promote scientific research and its projection to society, as the best way to understand the natural and social world and through of it to expand individual and collective opportunities and contribute to an effective approach to the main challenges of the 21st century.
The Fundamentals Research Program is intended for exploratory projects that innovatively address central or foundational issues of a scientific field or discipline at its current stage of development, or issues of the same fundamental nature resulting from the intersection of various disciplines. The possible immediate practical applicability is not part of the spirit of this call. In the areas in which it is applicable, projects will be supported that, without prejudice to their basic nature, involve the use of the most advanced data science techniques today.
Objectives
- The purpose of the call is the granting of financial aid for the development of fundamental research projects in one or more areas of knowledge.
- In the cases in which it corresponds and without prejudice to the fundamental nature of the objects to be addressed, projects that involve massive data analysis will be supported, through the use of advanced tools of current data science.
- The research projects may belong to one or more areas among those listed below:
- Physics, Chemistry
- Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
- Biology and Biomedicine
- Environmental Sciences
- Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, Legal Sciences, Cultural and Social Anthropology, Linguistics)
Funding Information
- The overall funding for this call is set at 3,000,000 euros.
- A maximum of 5 grants will be awarded with a maximum gross amount of 600,000 euros per project.
- Duration: The maximum term of execution of the selected projects will be 3 years.
Results
- The results of the projects will be in the public domain and their maximum dissemination among the scientific community will be guaranteed through specialized publications, conferences, communications in congresses and scientific meetings.
- The projects will include a communication plan to the society of the results through different supports (electronic, printed, conferences).
- Participation in this call implies, in the case of the selected projects, the commitment of the researchers to expressly mention the funding of the BBVA Foundation in any publication derived from the project and to collaborate with the BBVA Foundation in any communication and/or dissemination linked to the project and to this call, and they must state the support received as follows: “Title of the project – Fundamentals Program of the BBVA Foundation 2022”.
- The BBVA Foundation may request the collaboration of the researchers in activities to disseminate the results of the project that will, in any case, be programmed by mutual agreement.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is open to researchers from public or private universities, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and other public research organizations, and hospitals, as well as to the research staff of private nonprofit organizations.
- Researchers applying under this call may submit one project only, and principal investigators may not currently be in receipt of any other funding (for teams or individuals) granted by the BBVA Foundation.
- The principal investigator of the applicant organization, who will also serve as project coordinator, must meet the following conditions:
- Spanish national or resident in Spain in the terms envisaged in these call conditions.
- In possession of a PhD at the time of submitting the application.
- Maintain a public service or contractual employment relationship with a university institution or public or private non-profit organization engaging in research, in all cases headquartered in Spain. This relationship must persist through the period envisaged for the implementation of the project. Any transfer of the approved project to a different center due to a move by the principal investigator will require the express permission of the BBVA Foundation.
- The project may have up to two additional principal investigators, who will be jointly responsible for the organization and execution of project activities and must meet the following conditions:
- In possession of a PhD at the time of submitting the application.
- Maintain a public service or contractual employment relationship with a university institution or public or private non-profit organization engaging in research, headquartered in any country. This relationship must persist through the period envisaged for the implementation of the project. Any transfer of the approved project to a different center due to a move by the principal investigator will require the express permission of the BBVA Foundation.
- Remaining research team members may belong to universities or public or private non-profit research centers in any country.
- A maximum of 30% of all research team members may have their residence abroad.
- Applications must be submitted exclusively in English.
Requirements
- The projects must be original and unpublished and be presided over by a clearly innovative character. The project report must expressly state the novelty and progress that is expected to contribute to the corresponding field or research object.
- If there is other aid for carrying out the project presented (granted or requested), it must be expressly stated, providing information on the amounts and nature of the same.
For more information, visit BBVA Foundation.