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Objectives

With a budget of 550 k€, this new call aims to fund original research projects at the interface between Ecology/Evolution and Mechanistic biology which is the biggest ambition and the biggest challenge of TULIP. The proposed projects should fall within one or more of the TULIP MTRs and should lie at the interface between mechanistic biology and ecology and/or evolutionary biology. The project must bring together teams (2 or more) from different laboratories, at least one of which must be attached to the LabEx TULIP. At least one of the PIs of the project must be a member of the LabEx.

Duration and Funding

The projects will be financed with a budget including 18 to 24 months of post-doctorate salary (this will depend on whether or not the funds committed by the LabEx can be used after 31 December 2024) supplemented by research support funds (approximately 30 K€). These funds can be used for all types of expenses: operations (including small equipment with a unitary value of less than 4 k€ HT), subcontracting, missions, conferences... Only equipment (investment) is not eligible.

Evaluation

The submitted projects will be transmitted to a jury to evaluate and rank them. It will include ISB members and a panel of colleagues from outside the LabEx proposed by the Scientific Council. The goal is to allow cross evaluation of the projects by researchers familiar with each domain (ecology/evolution or mechanistic biology or even Interface). We will tailor the jury’s size based on the number of projects submitted.

The Executive Council will then decide which projects to fund based on the ranking provided by the jury and advice of the Scientific Council.

Calendar

• Opening of the call for projects: Thursday, November 24^th, 2023
• Deadline for submission of projects: (by email tulip-adm@inrae.fr) Friday, February 17^th, 2023
• Report of the evaluation and ranking of the jury: Friday, March 17^th, 2023
• Final decision: Thursday March 30^th, 2023