Call design
The goal is to give fresh air and time to CF staff to develop a one-year R&D project into their CF.
This call has been designed to increase the attractivity or the competitiveness of the CF of FBI infrastructure. This call is dedicated to statutory CF staff. We will fund projects hosted in a Core facility (CF) from France-BioImaging
Eligibility criteria
No Technology Readiness Level (TRL) is expected for this call. “Technology” implies instrumentation, probes, staining methods or software.
Awards
In the context of this call, France-BioImaging will fund 7 projects up to 40 k€ each (expected success rate about 40%). The budget could include salary, equipment or functioning. (It is mandatory that “Dépense service fait” is done before 12/31/2024). The rules for using the funds will be very flexible to allow the “service fait au 31/12/2024”, while allowing the one-year project to start during 2024. Co-funding of projects is encouraged.
Aims
The aim of this internal call is to give a CF engineer time to devote to developing a one-year
R&D project.
This call will be open the 2023-10-25 at 09h00 CET and the deadline for submission of proposals is the 2023-11-24 at 23h59 CET.
The call description and eligibility criteria are available here. Each FBI node will be able to submit only two projects, please declare your intention to submit a project to your node’s head as soon as possible.
The application form to be completed by the applicant is available here.
This form is currently closed for submissions.
We will acknowledge the receipt of all the applications within two days. Projects will have to be written in English. We are trying to provide clear information on the eligibility criteria in the call description. However, we will be happy to answer further questions and help you check the eligibility of your project prior to the submission.
For any question, please contact the National Coordination at: contact@france-bioimaging.org