WHERE TO SEND YOUR APPLICATION AND WHAT IT MUST CONTAIN
The application form will not exceed 18 pages in total and must be a single PDF file containing all the required information in the order listed:
  1. The following 3page information form, completed, dated, and signed.
  2. The candidate’s CV and list of publications (not to exceed 3 typed pages).
  3. A description of the research project (not to exceed 5typed pagesincluding 20 references), structured as shown hereafter, in the Annex section on page 5).
  4. A declaration by the research supervisor describing i) the resources to be made available to the candidate, ii) the support and supervisory setting for the research work (1 page max).
Reminder: the research supervisor must be member of a team affiliated to the FondaMental Network before the launch of the call.
  1. The research supervisor’s CV (not to exceed 2 pages including bibliograhy).
  2. A letter from the head of the host department, agreeing to welcome the candidate (1 page max).
  3. A list of the 10 most important publications by the candidate’s host laboratory over the last 5years (2 pages max).
  4. A declaration by the candidate certifying his/her commitment, in case of attribution of theFondaMental-Servier Grant, to: i) provide a progress report at the end of the contract, ii) report his/her affiliation to “Fondation FondaMental” in any publication of the research work funded iii) renounce to any other grant in 2017-2018, iv) work full time on the research project selected, v) not occupy another position during the period of funding(1 page max).
Application must be in English.

ONLY ONE APPLICATION PER CANDIDATE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Send the full application by mail to:
Deadline for submission: June 9, 2017 (midnight)
Results: The Executive Committee will publish its decisions by mid-July 2017
NB:Successful candidates will be required to sign a1-year employmentcontract starting November 2017. FondaMental will liaise with the representatives of the host institutions of the selected applicants to set in motion the contracting process.
INFORMATION FORM
1. CANDIDATE
Surname, forename

Contact details (work)

Institution
Laboratory
Address
Telephone
e-mail
Fax

Contact details (home)

Address
Cell phone
e-mail

Other information

Have you applied for other scholarships or grants for 2017-2018?
YesNo
If yes,
Funding body:
Sum applied for:
Decision due: / (date)
Doctoral degree (PhD) completion
Graduation date :
Project title:
Doctoral program:
University:
Has the director of the host department assured you that he/she has the requisite equipment and resources to enable you to undertake the project?
Yes No
2. HOST DEPARTMENT AND RESEARCH SUPERVISOR
Name of host department and parent institution

Host department details

Address
Telephone
Name of host department director

Contact details of host department director

Address
Telephone
Fax
Email
Name of research supervisor team and parent institution
Name of research supervisor

Contact details of research supervisor

Address
Telephone
Fax
Email

Other persons involved in the project

Name / Position / Role
3. DATE AND SIGNATURES

I, undersigned, certify that:

I have read and understand all the provisions of thiscall for projects

all information provided in this application is correct.

Candidate / Date
Signature

Research supervisor

/ Date
Signature
Host department director / Date
Signature
ANNEX:
Description of the research project

The complete dossier must be written in English

Put your name, project title, and host department atthetopofthefirstpage of the research project description

Applicants should pay particular attention to the description of methodology, to allow evaluators to assess relevance, statistical power and feasibility of the project.

The awarded candidates of 2016 that submit an application for the second year should clearly specify that it is a renewal for one further year. They are asked to also include in this dossier a progress report describing the work done and results obtained during last year.

The project description (5 pages max) must comprise:

1)a project title

2)a half-page summary

3)a report not to exceed 4 typed pages,including no more than 20 references and structured as follows:

  1. Adequacy of the research project with FondaMental Foundation missions
  2. Background to the research

○research rationale

○how it fits in with the research group’s interests

  1. Scientific hypotheses
  2. Research methods
  3. Feasibility of the project over 1 year
  4. Regulatory clearance (CPP, AFSSAPS, CNIL, sponsorship documents, insurance) for the research (enclose the documents if already obtained, or state when they are expected)
  5. Anticipated results

○for the research group

○in terms of a publication by the candidate

  1. Candidate’s specific role in the project.

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