Calls : Research proposals and travel grants
ANNUAL CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS - Deadline: March 31, 2013
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NEW RULES FOR 2013 :
- It cannot exceed 3 years;
- The candidate should be less than 40 years old on March 31, 2013;
- French nationality is not required
- A principal investigator (PI) can only submit one project as a coordinator for grant or for fellowship;
Postdoctoral fellows:
1- "Application for fellowship"
to fund a doctoral or post-doctoral candidate in studies related to MS.
2- "Application for research grant" to fund a project,
3- "Application for research grant + fellowship
REMEMBER: One application by Principal Investigator
Each application is divided in 2 files:
Applications must be sent by:
1- email to Emmanuelle Plassart-Schiess at: scientific@arsep.org ,
For the electronic version, we cannot accept more than 2 electronic files per grant application.
The title of the email should contain the name of the candidate + "AO2013"
2- post to :
ARSEP - Scientific Department
14 rue Jules Vanzuppe
94200 Ivry sur Seine
FRANCE
The paper document sent by post must by signed by the candidate(s)
Results of the Call for proposals: August 2013
TRAVEL GRANTS, national & international (up to 6 months)
There are no deadlines:
The training period can be up to 6 months.
Funding requests for up to 5.000 € to cover travel and accommodation are permitted.
The application form (3 pages maximum), written in English, should contain the following information:
For young scientist. No Deadline
For investigator-initiated support requests, no topic restrictions are imposed, other than the required demonstration of relevance to multiple sclerosis. ARSEP welcomes any basic and clinical research applications focused on MS, including for example: immunologic basis of MS, myelin biology, axonal degeneration, restoration of myelin and axonal integrity, susceptibility to MS, virology, infectious disease processes that may trigger disease activity, imaging technology, identification and use of surrogate markers, clinical research and therapeutics, and so on.
Grants
- Research projects taking place outside of France can be funded by Fondation ARSEP provided they are integrated into a multicenter project including at least one French team with a major role in the project.
- A principal investigator (PI) can only submit one project. If a PI has obtained a grant for 2 years (for instance in 2012) he or she will not be allowed to submit another application before completion of the first one (for instance in 2014).
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| FELLOWSHIP | GRANT | GRANT + FELLOWSHIP | |
| administrative file project file | administrative file project file | administrative file project file | Signature for agreement |
NEW RULES FOR 2013 :
- Funding will be granted for one year, renewable after resubmission.
- A fixed amount will be awarded: 40 000 € maximum per project.
Fellowships
Conditions of the award:
- Fondation ARSEP support covers salary;- It cannot exceed 3 years;
- The candidate should be less than 40 years old on March 31, 2013;
- French nationality is not required
- A principal investigator (PI) can only submit one project as a coordinator for grant or for fellowship;
PhD students can apply for fellowships only for their last thesis year (3rd or 4th year) and only if :
- the absence of funding for the entire thesis can be justified or due to unusual circumstances
- a 4th year is necessary for the completion of the thesis and is authorized by the French University
Postdoctoral fellows:
- if the applicants reside in France, funding can be granted for the first year and possibly renewed
- if the applicants apply for a foreign laboratory, funding can be granted only for the first year providing that the PhD has been performed in France.
| REMINDER: In respect with the French law, the duration of fixed-term contracts in public laboratories cannot exceed 6 consecutive years (for post-doctoral fellowship). |
| DEADLINE: MARCH 31, 2013 Applications after this date and uncompleted applications will not be considered. The intention of ARSEP is to encourage and support only the highest quality of research and training in areas related to multiple sclerosis. ARSEP has files on its website (policies, procedures and files) for the submission of research grant and fellowship applications. The completed application, including all required supporting documents, must be received by ARSEP by the deadline date in order to be considered for review. EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS :
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HOW TO APPLY?
ARSEP proposes 3 types of research supports1- "Application for fellowship"
to fund a doctoral or post-doctoral candidate in studies related to MS.
2- "Application for research grant" to fund a project,
3- "Application for research grant + fellowship
" to support a project AND a doctoral or post-doctoral fellow for working on this project. Beware! If you ask for a grant and a fellowship associated to the grant, you have to send
ONLY this file.Participation in a project must be signed by all collaborators involved in the proposed research.REMEMBER: One application by Principal Investigator
Each application is divided in 2 files:
- An administrative file. Please, send this file in “word” format. Information provided in this file(summaries in French/English for a lay audience) will be used by Arsep Foundation for its own communication needs.
- A project file. This file could be sent in “PDF” or “word” format.
Applications must be sent by:
1- email to Emmanuelle Plassart-Schiess at: scientific@arsep.org ,
For the electronic version, we cannot accept more than 2 electronic files per grant application.
The title of the email should contain the name of the candidate + "AO2013"
2- post to :
ARSEP - Scientific Department
14 rue Jules Vanzuppe
94200 Ivry sur Seine
FRANCE
The paper document sent by post must by signed by the candidate(s)
Results of the Call for proposals: August 2013
TRAVEL GRANTS, national & international (up to 6 months)There are no deadlines:
The scientific committee of Fondation ARSEP will inform the applicant of the outcome of their application within 2 months of submission. The purpose of the awards is to facilitate exchanges between clinical centres and/or laboratories involved in Multiple Sclerosis. Travel may be within, to, or from France.
It is primarily aimed at clinicians or researchers wishing to undertake a period of training in an area relating to Multiple Sclerosis at a different location from their current institution.
The training period can be up to 6 months.
Funding requests for up to 5.000 € to cover travel and accommodation are permitted.
The application form (3 pages maximum), written in English, should contain the following information:
- the rationale and scientific aims of the training that will be received;
- the funding requested;
- the length of the training course;
- 10 references (maximum)
- a summary in French for a lay audience
- a summary in English for a lay audience
- a curriculum vitae of the candidate
- letters of recommendation from supervisors at both the current and host institutions
For young scientist. No Deadline
| TRAVEL GRANT |
| Travel grant file |
