VALIDATE pump-priming grant call now open!

VALIDATE pump-priming grant call now open!

 

We are very excited to announce that the first VALIDATE pump-priming grant call is now open!

 

Grants are available for pump-priming projects of £20,000-50,000 (at 100% FEC), via competitive application to the Network Management Board. Projects should run for a maximum of 12 months and should lead to relevant and useful data for the field, or produce pilot data that will lead to a larger grant application to the MRC/EU etc. Projects must be scientifically excellent, and fall within the VALIDATE remit. The NMB particularly encourage projects including any of the following: cross-pathogen research, cross-discipline research, projects promoting the One Health agenda, in vivo research, collaborative projects involving LMIC researchers, new collaborations between VALIDATE members, projects including Early Career Researchers, projects with industry involvement.

 

Awards are open to all VALIDATE Investigators and Associates, but projects must have at least one Investigator involved. Projects must include VALIDATE members (Investigator or Associate) from at least two different Institutes.

 

The grants are awarded via competitive application to the Network Management Board. You'll find further details, along with the application form and application guidance document, on our pump-priming grant page

 

The call closes at 4pm on the 31st October 2017; we look forward to receiving your applications!

 

Published: 4 October 2017 

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