Status:Closed
Opening date: 13 January 2020
Closing date: 13 February 2020
Objective of the call for projects
The aim of this call for Research projects is to promote scientific daring and risk-taking by encouraging innovative interdisciplinary approaches and supporting collaborations between IM2B laboratories. In particular, we are looking for original research collaborations aimed at finding interdisciplinary solutions to new scientific or technological questions, in response to strategic societal issues for the site, and with the potential to lead to innovation.
Targeted actions
Applications for funding are invited for collaborative research projects involving at least two of IM2B's UMRs and falling within at least one of the Institute's 4 strategic areas:
- Biodiversity, molecular mechanisms and machines
- Metabolic diversity and cellular approaches
- Inter-organism dialogue
- Biotechnologies: bioenergy, environment, health
Projects may involve fundamental or applied research, including finalized projects and partnerships.
Eligibility requirements
Projects must be led by at least two researchers/teacher-researchers or engineers from at least two IM2B research units. Platform engineers are eligible if the platform is involved in technological development related to the platform's activity, and not in the provision of services. Projects may involve non-IM2B partners, but will not be funded by the Institute.
Pre-existing collaborations are eligible if they are not already funded by a funding agency (A*Midex, Région, ANR, etc.). Collaborations benefiting from doctoral contract funding (MESR, IM2B) are eligible.
An IM2B member may participate in only one project for this call for proposals.
Selection criteria
- Quality of the project in relation to the objectives of the call for projects: novelty of the approach and/or the question addressed, particularly with regard to the different disciplinary fields involved, relevance of the project for the IM2B, risk-taking.
- Project implementation: quality of the consortium and added value of inter-UMR collaboration, match between project objectives and resources mobilized.
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Potential impact of the project: impact in terms of structuring the collaboration, and impact with regard to the scientific or application issues targeted.
