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The aim of the Fyssen Foundation is to "encourage all forms of scientific inquiry into cognitive mechanisms, including thought and reasoning, which underlie animal and human behavior; their biological and cultural bases, and phylogenetic and ontogenetic development". The Foundation supports research in Ethology, Psychology, Neurobiology, Anthropology, Ethnology, Human Paleontology and Archaeology.

Research grants are ment for French and foreign researchers, after post-doc. The researchers will have to work independently by establishing a research team to achieve a collective scientific project within a host laboratory located in France and whom activity enters in the Foundation’s goals.

Requirements

Be 35 years old maximum the day of the closing date of the call for the biological sciences
Be 40 years old maximum the day of the closing date of the call for the human sciences
Holder of a post or not

Funding

From 15 000 to 35 000 euros intended to cover equipment purchase, budgets dedicated to missions, participations in colloquiums, publications expenses, for the expenses relative to the intervention of specialized persons.

Duration

From 12 months

How to apply

Applications should be established according to an online process available on the website of the Foundation

http://www.fondationfyssen.fr

In case of interest, contact FSJD Research's Department no later than October 18th.

More information

http://www.fondationfyssen.fr/en/research-grants/