Extension to March 25, 2025

IMPORTANT: new directive to read before applying.

The DIM C-BRAINS coordinates the selection of scientific equipment projects from the Ile-de-France community around 3 priority axes in the field of neuroscience and cognitive science, both in human and animal populations.

Below some information from the Informative sheet

The research topics covered by this call for projects must:

• Be in one of the three priority axes guiding the actions of C-BRAINS, in which case the application will be in the generic category. Any researcher affiliated to the scientific perimeter of the C-BRAINS DIM can submit an application in the generic category

OR

• Be associated with one of the two structuring projects. Only one application per structuring project should be submitted by the Steering Committee, including all the applications from the sites involved in the project, in order to ensure that the application is consistent with the strategic orientations and choices envisaged. No applications other than those submitted by the Steering Committee will be accepted in the structuring project category.

As part of this call for projects, the DIM C-BRAINS has a total budget of €1.5M for equipment, to be divided between the three categories.

• The total cost (excluding taxes) of the projects submitted must be between a minimum of €50k and a maximum of €3M for the Generic category. A minimum of €30k will be considered for equipment applications submitted by Structuring Projects.
• However, the maximum grant allocated by DIM C-BRAINS per project will not exceed €450k.
  
• The rate of contribution (cad % of contribution) must be less than or equal to a maximum of 66% of the total cost (excluding taxes) of the equipment(s) applied for (Île-de-France Region rule).

Selection calendar:

• November 29, 2024 - March 13, 2025: Submission of applications 
• April 28 and 29, 2025: Evaluation of applications by the Scientific Council (Auditions of project leaders)
• June 12, 2025: Validation of results by the Board of Directors
• June 27, 2025: Announcement of results

For more information, please send an email to contact@dim-cbrains.fr