BCFN YES! Research Grant: PhD, Postdoc, Research 1506 views

BCFN YES! Research Grant: PhD, Postdoc, Research

BCFN YES! RESEARCH GRANT COMPETITION 2018 by the Fondazione Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN)

Overview

The 2018 BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition invites young Ph.D. and postdoc researchers from any background and nationality to submit a research project to improve the sustainability of the food system.

Research Areas: Research proposals are to be proposed in one or more of the following areas:

1. Sustainable and healthy dietary patterns;
2. Sustainable agriculture;
3. Food security.

Conditions / ELIGIBILITY

1. The 2018 BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition invites young Ph.D. and postdoc researchers from any background and nationality to submit a research project to improve the sustainability of the food system;
2. The 2018 BCFN YES! is designed for individual or multidisciplinary and cross-national research teams of a maximum of three (03) components.
3. The Competition encourages the participation of teams from different disciplines and countries who wish to combine their expertise in innovative approaches;
4. Applicants who are currently pursuing doctoral degrees are eligible, as well as researchers with a completed Ph.D.
5. All applicants must be/have enrolled after January 1^st, 2012, included;
6. All participants must be under the age of 35 at the date of November 28, 2018.

BCFN encourages submission of:

1. Either new or ongoing research projects;
2. Either unfunded proposals projects that are co-financed by a research institute, trust, foundation, university, private companies, venture capital funds, angel investors.

GRANT

1. The award is an EUR 20.000 research grant applied to a one-year investigation;
2. A maximum of three teams will be awarded the research grant.

Application Procedure

In order to apply, please see below