News - April 20, 2018

Focus on: The Pasteur-Weizmann joint research program - joint collaborative research grants, call 2019-2020

The goal of these grants is to encourage and promote scientific collaboration between groups of the Institut Pasteur and the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Research groups in the two Institutes that share common scientific interests may submit a joint grant application. The support will be up to 70.000 € per project per year (split equally between the two groups). Funding will be 2 years.

Senior and junior Pasteur groups are encouraged to apply.

The major criteria for approval of a Joint Research Grant will be the collaborative character of the project, its scientific excellence and the feasibility of joint research. Subjects of interest for both Institutes are welcome, including, Cell Biology, Immunology, Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Neurobiology, Structural Biology, Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Environmental Science, etc. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome.

Whenever possible, prospects of disease prevention or treatment should be emphasized.

Applications: Dead line: July 1st, 2018 (midnight, Paris Time).Funding starts: October 1st, 2018.

For more information and application template

Reminder:

David Itier and the Department of Development (DDGO) Mapping Department (sccs@pasteur.fr) are on hand to help you identify the funding opportunities that match your research interests;
The Grants Office (GO) has the expertise to complement your scientific knowledge and can help with the structuring and drafting of your applications. It is important that you contact the office as soon as you are planning to apply for funding:

• GOeurope@pasteur.fr: for all applications for European research projects

• GOnational@pasteur.fr: for all applications for French research projects

• GOinternational@pasteur.fr: for all applications for international research projects

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