FYSSEN Foundation: Research Grants

The FYSSEN Foundation offers research grants aimed at enhancing our understanding of behavior and cognition through interdisciplinary projects in fields such as neuroscience and anthropology. These grants support young researchers in establishing research teams in France, fostering innovative research themes, and promoting mobility within the academic community. Each year, 3 to 5 projects are selected for funding, covering essential research expenses such as equipment, consumables, and travel costs.

Objectives of the grants
Fyssen Foundation research grants aim to facilitate the execution of research projects that enhance understanding of the mechanisms of behaviour and cognition in living beings, as well as their ontogenetic and phylogenetic development. These projects may originate from the disciplines of neuroscience, ethology, psychology, anthropology, ethnology, palaeontology, and archaeology.
The specific goals of the grants include:

• Enabling young researchers to establish and lead a research group within an academic institution in France.
• Developing autonomous and innovative research themes.
• Promoting mobility and attracting high-level early career group leaders to foster a dynamic and progressive research environment.
• The most innovative projects will be selected, based on the Foundation’s annual budget, at a rate of 3 to 5 projects per year.
• The research grant is intended to cover the following expenses:
• Purchase of equipment and small materials useful for research work;Consumables required for conducting research work;
• Salaries (except for the principal investigator);
• Specialized services necessary for the research work;
• Travel expenses: for conducting the research project or for attending scientific conferences and symposiums;
• Publication costs.

Eligibility

The Fyssen research grant is intended for young researchers of any nationality who have completed their doctoral thesis more than 3 years and less than 10 years ago (exceptions may be granted for maternity/paternity/long-term illness leave) *.Already employed, they will form a research team around them to carry out a collective scientific project within a host structure in France whose activity aligns with the objectives of the Foundation. Researchers may develop their project in a laboratory different from the one where they obtained their thesis or from the one where they currently work.