Open Call for One-Year Project Proposals for the Year 2011

The John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation invites all interested parties to submit proposals for original research projects for the year 2011 in the following fields:

1. Social Sciences and Humanities

2. Mathematics, physical sciences, information and communication, engineering, universe and earth sciences

3. Life Sciences

For more information regarding the above classification of the various fields, please consult the classification structure used for the present call.

Terms and Conditions

• The proposal must be submitted by a research group with a project coordinator. Each team shall not exceed a maximum number of 5 members.
• The proposal must not be part of a doctoral dissertation or postgraduate programme thesis.
• Coordinators and researchers may belong to only one research group and each group may submit only one proposal.

Funding

The funding each project receives will be based on an analytical budget, submitted along with all the other data required by the application. Maximum funding per research project may not exceed the sum of twelve thousand Euros (€ 12,000), which will include all types of deductions, taxes, dues etc.

Evaluation

All proposals will be evaluated by the Foundation’s Scientific Evaluation Committee specifically established for this purpose. The resulting evaluations will be considered by the Foundation’s Executive Board, which will then proceed to select at its own discretion up to 20 proposals. The number of research projects funded per field will be determined during the evaluation process.

Timetable

    Submission Period Begins: June 15, 2010 
    Submission Period Ends: June 30, 2010  

Please Note: Applications may only be submitted electronically via the Application Submission System, which will go live on the Foundation’s website on June 15, 2010.

    Announcement of Results: October 29, 2010 
    Projects Begin: January 1, 2011 
    Projects End: December 12, 2011 

For additional information regarding the application submission process, research team composition, budgeting and funding requirements, project evaluations, and results announcements, please consult the Frequently Asked Questions.

The Executive Board of the
John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation