Noticia

These biennial grants totaling € 200,000 from Grünenthal GmbH are supporting young scientists early in their career to carry out innovative clinical pain research in any member country of the European Pain Federation EFIC® (see www.EFIC.org).

Individual research grants are valued at up to € 40,000 per project for a duration of up to two years.

Research Grants are intended for clinical and human experimental pain research. Research proposals on animals, computer simulations, cell lines etc. will not be considered. The decision of the awards is made independently by the EFIC® Committee on Scientific Research.

You may apply, if...

• you are a citizen of any member country of the European Pain Federation EFIC®.
• you have a position at a recognized hospital, university or other institution that provides the infrastructure and other support necessary for carrying out the proposed research.
• you have obtained a PhD, M.D. or equivalent postgraduate degree.
• you are not older than 40 years.

QUALITY CRITERIA FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS

1. Strength of the applicant - Including training, research publication record (relevance, quality of journals) and recommendations.
2. Novelty of the research question - Including societal and scientific importance. This may include plans to obtain data in support of a future application to a major granting institution. Hypothesis testing is preferred over empirical data collection. Exploratory research on particularly interesting ideas is encouraged, even if there is a risk of failure.
3. Quality of the research plan - The plan should lead to a clear answer to the question(s) posed, within the time and budget available. Projects that are overly ambitious have to be avoided.

Deadline for applications: 31/12/2016

Proposals should be submitted online at:
http://www.e-g-g.info/grt-egg/EFIC_GRUENENTHAL_GRANT/Application/Application/Application_start/en_EN/90000002.jsp