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ICGEB Research Grants – 2017
CRP Collaborative Research Program

Purpose & Subject Areas

The ICGEB Research Grant is part of the Collaborative Research Programme (CRP) of ICGEB and is a dedicated source of
funding aimed at financing projects addressing original scientific problems of particular relevance for the host country.

The programme was established in 1988 with the aim of:

  • stimulating collaborative research between ICGEB Member States and with the ICGEB Component laboratories
  • promoting training of young scientists
  • facilitating the creation of appropriate research facilities

The programme provides support for research projects in basic life sciences, human healthcare, industrial and agricultural biotechnology and bioenerg.


Eligibility

Applicants for CRP – ICGEB Research Grant proposals should hold positions at Universities or Research Institutes in any of the Member States listed in Annex A.

Active collaboration with ICGEB Research Groups is welcome but is not mandatory.

Investigating groups do not qualify for submission of applications:

• if previously awarded projects have not been evaluated and satisfactorily concluded;
• if the University or Research Institute of the Principal Investigator is based in Italy.

A special category of CRP-ICGEB Early Career Return Grants is intended to fund young researchers (not over 40 years old at the time of application) with an outstanding track record, who have spent a minimum of 2 years abroad and have recently returned to an ICGEB Member State to establish their own independent laboratories.

Applicants for Early Career Return Grants should have taken up, or be about to take up, a position as an Independent Investigator in an ICGEB Member State (except Italy). Applicants who have been in the country for more than two years from the deadline for submission are not eligible to apply for Early Career Return Grants.

The application form for Early Career Return Grants is the same as that for the standard research grants. Applicants for an Early Career Return Grant are however requested to indicate on page 2 of the enclosed form that they are applying
for this type of grant.


Submission & Deadlines

Principal Investigators must submit their completed applications by email as a single pdf file BOTH to the ICGEB Liaison Officer (see Form A for name and full contact details) for endorsement* AND AT THE SAME TIME to ICGEB ([email protected]).

The maximum number of project proposals that may be endorsed by each country is three (3), for standard research grant applications, plus two (2) additional Early Career Return Grant applications. Liaison Officers will inform ICGEB and the applicants which proposals they have endorsed for the present call.

CRP-ICGEB Research Grant Application Form 2017

The deadlines for submission of the applications are as follows:

  • 30 April 2017: Deadline for submission by e-mail of the completed application forms (as a pdf file) to the ICGEB Liaison Officers for endorsement AND with a copy sent to ICGEB.
  • 31 May 2017: Liaison Officers will communicate his/her endorsements to ICGEB and to the applicant.

*NOTE: Applicants that do not receive the necessary endorsement from their national Liaison Officers WILL NOT be considered for funding

ICGEB will only acknowledge receipt of the endorsed applications. These applicants will be provided with a reference number for their proposal within three weeks of the deadline of 31 May 2017.


Project Application Form

Form: Please use the enclosed application form relevant to the 2017 call. Changes are introduced to the application form and if a previous document is used, essential information for the evaluation will be missing. Applications not submitted on the appropriate application
form will be automatically rejected.

Title and Abstract: The abstract should be written in a clear, concise manner and explain the overall aims and approaches that will be taken. Principal Investigators should remember that this section is critical for aiding the selection of expert reviewers, and should therefore accurately reflect the content of the proposal.

Introduction: The introduction should provide a concise overview of the background to the project and highlight the question(s)/hypotheses that are to be addressed.

Research Project: This section should be structured in a clear and logical manner with clearly defined aims and milestones expected during the period of the project. Attention should also be paid to highlighting where collaborations with ICGEB groups or laboratories in ICGEB Member States are likely to help the implementation of the project.

Tips: Useful tips and suggestions on how to write an ICGEB grant proposal can be found at
the following link:

http://www.icgeb.org/writing-an-icgeb-grant-proposal.html


Type of Support

Grants are awarded to contribute to the implementation of outstanding scientific research projects. An important element of successful applications is the feasibility of the proposed project within the designated time-frame (maximum 36 months). The maximum annual contribution from ICGEB is Euro 25,000.

Funds can only be used to cover expenditures that are directly relevant to the project. This may include purchasing consumable items, scientific literature and basic standard laboratory equipment. Travel and training costs can also be covered.

Salaries of the Principal Investigators and infrastructural support (e.g., normal administrative and overhead expenses of the Institution, maintenance and rental of capital equipment, building, etc.) are not admissible and cannot be funded.

An estimate of the foreseen expenditure must be described on page 8 of the application form.


Evaluation & Award Notices

The evaluation is based on a two-tier procedure: in the first phase all proposals will be reviewed by a Committee of internationally recognized experts, who will triage all the applications and select those for the second phase of review.

The projects passed to the second phase will be sent out for peer-review by independent external experts. On the basis of the peer-review evaluations an ICGEB Committee will select the proposals to be funded for 2017. Please note that the ICGEB Committee decisions are final and not open to further discussion.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of each phase of the review by e-mail and those passed to the second phase will be provided with comments received from the independent external experts. The successful projects will start in January of the following year.


Agreement

In case of a grant being awarded, a written operational agreement is made between ICGEB and the Principal Investigator’s Institute, in which the Institute undertakes to administer the grant according to the agreement and to provide the necessary support for the Principal Investigator during the entire lifespan of the project.

Equipment, material and literature purchased for the project through the CRP-ICGEB Research Grant funding programme should remain the property of the Institute after the project is completed. The ICGEB funding contribution should be acknowledged, as applicable.

The grant is paid in three, yearly instalments to the bank account of the Institute and the first payment is transferred upon signature of the agreement by both parties. Release of 2nd and 3rd year funds is subject to the satisfactory approval of annual reports submitted in a timely manner, according to the deadline and format specified in the agreement.

Please note that no part of the grant can be transferred to any other Institution or organisation under any form of subcontracting or out-sourcing arrangement.

CRP-ICGEB Research Grant Guidelines 2017

The deadline for submission by e-mail of the completed application form (as a pdf file) to the ICGEB Liaison Officers for endorsement, with a copy also sent to ICGEB, is 30 April 2017.

HOW TO WRITE AN ICGEB GRANT PROPOSAL

IMPACT OF THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMME

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