Young talent research travel grant
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CONTRAST wants its Young Investigators to expand their horizon and become acquainted with international collaboration in research. We therefore provide travel grants. With a travel grant, you will be able to visit a renowned research group in- or outside Europe for a two-month period. This should be sufficient to set up a collaboration, to get acquainted with the research group members and to set up a data sharing project that can be completed online. If successful, a second smaller grant can be obtained for a second short visit to exchange results.
Who can apply
PhD students and postdocs working in acute stroke research (clinical and pre-clinical) and affiliated with a CONTRAST work package or collaborating closely with a CONTRAST research group. Applicants need to be affiliated with a CONTRAST consortium partner.
What can you apply for
A maximum budget of Euro 10.000 including VAT can be requested. This budget should cover travel, lodging for two months, and a possible bench fee. We reimburse intercontinental air travel (up to economy plus) and local travel through public transport. A detailed budget needs to be part of the application. Plan well ahead.
Criteria for grant approval
You need a well-defined research project, with a clear research question that can be answered within a 1-year period after the start of your visit abroad. You will need a letter of approval from your supervisor and a welcome letter written and signed by the PI of the institute you will visit. We also need your CV.
Return-visit grant
Successful applicants (who answered their research question appropriately) may apply for a return visit to their host, in order to present and discuss their project, and generate ideas for next steps.
Timelines
First call
The first call will be published on March 22 2024. Deadline for applications is May 15, 2024. A decision will be made by July 1 2024. Your travel should start before May 1, 2025.
Next calls
In 2024-2025, 2 grants are available (=first call). In 2025-2026 a maximum of 5 grants will be provided and in 2026-2027, not more than 3 grants are available.
Procedure
First application
Applications will be screened for completeness by the YTP committee (2 weeks) and then reviewed by members of the DAWC (2 weeks). The scoring system considers the following: Scientific value: 1-10; Originality & Impact: 1-10; Candidate: 1-10. A total score consists of the unweighted sum of these three scores. For each item, the connection with the purpose and aim of CONTRAST will be considered essential.
Final report and return-visit grant
Within 9 months after your visit, a final report needs to be provided. This report should include information on what you did during your visit and the results you obtained. The final report consists background, aims, methods, results, and discussion of the findings, max 15 pages including references and a summary. In addition, the applicant should be willing to present the results during a contrast meeting.
When the final report is submitted in time the applicant may apply for a grant for a return visit of two weeks. This second application will be reviewed by the WP-leaders of the young talent program.
If you have any questions, please send an email to: Lianne.hulshof@lygature.org