Call for projects
End Of Thesis grant S2I call
Closed
(INstitut Convergence : Emergence of Pathology Through Individuals and PopulatiONs)
The INCEPTION program is launching a call to fund extensions of PhD contract. It aims to support PhD students needing additional time for experimental or editorial work. The call is open to PhD students with transversal, integrative and interdisciplinary research projects, aimed at understanding the emergence of pathologies in individuals and populations.
Funding
End Of Thesis grant - 1 to 6 months covering the PhD student's salary.
Selection criteria
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Quality and interdisciplinarity of the research project
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Scientific excellence of supervisor(s) and host team(s)
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Academic excellence of the student, interest in life sciences and medical applications, solid training in one the following fields: mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, social sciences
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Current status of the research work and the timeline until completion of the thesis
Application and eligibility
The call is open to all the partners of INCEPTION program and all research units/teams of Institut Pasteur (G5 included). The candidate must be in his/her 3rd year of PhD for the current academic year, i.e. 2023/2024.
The application should convene to the main subjects of the INCEPTION program and should meet the following criteria:
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Interdisciplinary project on the emergence of pathologies, associating biology, medicine, mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, social sciences ...
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The cross-cutting nature and its added value to respond to questions addressed in the project must be clearly demonstrated.
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The candidate hosting team must be part of the Institut Pasteur - Paris or of the INCEPTION partner teams. Please see the list of INCEPTION teams.
Procedure
Applications must include a certificate of registration in a doctoral school. Registration for a 4th year for the 2024-2025 academic year may be asked, depending on the extension requested.
The application must be sent as a single PDF file at inception-contact@pasteur.fr.
You will receive an confirmation by e-mail within 48h.
Key information
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Opening date: February 9, 2024
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Closing date: March 15, 2024 - 12:00 p.m.
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Results: June 2024
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Contact: inception-contact@pasteur.fr
PhD Scholarship D2I call
Closed
(INstitut Convergence : Emergence of Pathology Through Individuals and PopulatiONs)
The INCEPTION program supported by the call Institut Convergence of Investissement Avenir, is launching a call for proposals to fund doctoral fellowships (PhD students) in transversal and interdisciplinary projects aimed at understanding the emergence of pathologies in individuals and populations.
EXPECTED PROFILES
The selection of projects will be based on the following criteria :
• quality and interdisciplinarity of the project
• scientific excellence of supervisors and host teams
• academic excellence of the student, interest in life sciences and medical applications, solid training in one the following fields: mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, social sciences
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APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY
The call is open to all research units/teams of Institut Pasteur (G5 included) and to all those affiliated to INCEPTION
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The selected projects should convene to the main subjects of the INCEPTION program and should meet the following criteria:
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Interdisciplinary project on the emergence of pathologies, associating biology, medicine, mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, social sciences ...
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The cross-cutting nature and its added value to respond to questions addressed in the project must be clearly demonstrated.
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Co-supervision between two teams belonging to complementary fields of competence
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At least one reserach team must be affiliated with the Institut Pasteur (Paris); The other research team(s) must be affiliated to INCEPTION. Please see the list of INCEPTION teams.
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Registration to the ED FIRE contest, partner of INCEPTION, is recommended but not mandatory. The PhD registration acceptance by one doctoral school will be asked for all the candidates interviewed in June.
Teams newly beneficiaries in 2022 with a PhD grant (D2I call) are not eligible for 2023 call.
PROCEDURE
The candidate for the fellowship must send a single pdf document before April 3rd, 2023 toinception-contact@pasteur.fr. The application template is available on the link. You will receive an e-mail confirmation within 24h. Selected candidates will be interviewed by the steering committee of the INCEPTION program
DATES OF THE CALL
The call is currently closed, we already reached our objectives
Interdisciplinary Projects P2I call Closed
(INstitut Convergence : Emergence of Pathology Through Individuals and PopulatiONs)
The INCEPTION program, Institut Convergence supported by Investissement Avenir, is launching a call for collaborative, transversal and interdisciplinary projects aimed at understanding the emergence of pathologies through individuals and populations.
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FUNDING
250k € maximum for 2 years (human resources/running coasts/equipment).
APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY
The call is open to all research units/teams of Institut Pasteur (G5 included) and to all those affiliated to INCEPTION
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The projet must meet the following criteria
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Interdisciplinary project on the emergence of pathologies, combining two or more fields from biology, medicine, mathematics, statistics, computer science, physics, social sciences ...
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The cross-cutting nature must be clearly demonstrated, as well as its added value to answer the questions addressed in the project
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Collaboration between two or more research teams in complementary areas of expertise. One of the research teams leading the project must be affiliated with the Institut Pasteur (Paris). The other research team(s) must be affiliated to INCEPTION (see the list).
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Projects may also include the participation of additional teams not affiliated to INCEPTION. However, the budget allocated by INCEPTION will not cover the expenses of these teams.
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Teams newly beneficiaries in 2020 with a PhD grant (D2I call) or a research project grant (P2I call) are not eligible for 2021 calls; A same team cannot benefit in the same year (2021) from a P2I grant and a D2I fellow.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE – TWO STEPS
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Applicants must send a letter of intent including the title of the project, the teams involved and the principal investigators, a public summary of 200 words, the proposed budget and its overall justification (first page of the full template)
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Applications selected in step 1 will be invited to send a full project (see the template)
Applications (step 1 & 2) should be sent to maha.david[a]pasteur.fr and Inception-P2Icalls@pasteur.fr. You will receive an e-mail confirmation within 24h. The applications will be evaluated by the steering committee INCEPTION with the help of international experts, for an implementation on January, 2022.
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KEY DATES
Step 1
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Opening date: February 10th, 2021.
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Closing date: Mars 26th, 2021 - 1:00 p.m.
Step 2
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Opening date: April 15, 2021
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Closing date: June 1st, 2021
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Selection by the Inception Steering Committee: October 2021
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Funding: January, 2022
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DATES OF THE CALL
The call is currently closed, we already reached our objectives
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Workshop, training
& visiting scientist call - Open
The INCEPTION Workshop, Training & Visiting Scientist call aims to strengthen existing networks, to build new networks of national and international cross cooperation and to encourage the exchange of ideas and concepts in all the areas relevant to the INCEPTION program.
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Using Integrative Biology, Social Science and Data Science, the INCEPTION program aims to understand the Emergence of Diseases in Populations and in Individuals, gathering different fields of expertise (biology, medicine, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, and social sciences). It is addressing societal challenges related to diseases emergence as:
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Global surveillance and monitoring
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Multi-scale analyses , integrating the ecosystem
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Social sphere to define health policies
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New methodological approaches to make sense of biological big data
All workshop/Training/Visiting Scientist proposals on topics within the frame of the INCEPTION program, will be considered.
FUNDING, APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY
Except in special cases, the program covers Workshop/Training expenses, including invited speakers’ housing and travel, up to a global amount of 5000€ maximum. Proposals with two or more co-organizers from different partner institutions will be favoured, but this is not required.
Visiting Scientist application concerns researchers invited at Institut Pasteur for up to 6 months maximum. The applicant will deliver at least 1-2 seminars/courses per month, and INCEPTION will provide 1000€ per month to help the applicant for local fees.
If your project is selected, the INCEPTION program and the “Investissements d’Avenir” must be presented as sponsor, and low prices for PhD students and researchers of the INCEPTION partners must be proposed. A report with the outcome (number of speakers and attendees, program of the event, total cost…) will be asked at the end of the event.
FAQ – INCEPTION P2I/D2I calls
1) INCEPTION provides an official template. Is it mandatory to comply with it? Yes, the proposed framework includes all the information requested for the evaluation process. 2) Is it possible to write my proposal in French? Your proposal should preferably be written in English. As the evaluation can be carried out by non-French-speaking scientific personalities, the INCEPTION steering committee encourages applicants to submit proposals in English. 3) Can an INCEPTION project integrate a foreign partner or International Institut Pasteur Network (RIIP) team? Yes, it is indeed possible to integrate a foreign partner or a team of the RIIP in your consortium, but no budget will be received by this team. A demonstration must therefore be made in the proposal that this partner is "autonomous" concerning the human and financial means necessary for the performance of the tasks in which it is involved.​ 4) Can an INCEPTION project integrates plaforms and core facilities of Institut Pasteur and other Inception partners as research unit/team ? No, the projects requires two research units (G5 included). The platforms and central installations of Institut Pasteur and other INCEPTION partners ARE NOT considered as research units / teams, but they may be added to a consortium project (with a budget) comprising at least two research units (G5 included). 5) Can an INCEPTION project only includes research units from Institut Pasteur or only research teams of an INCEPTION partners? Yes, all INCEPTION projects must be led by two or more research teams in complementary areas of expertise. One of the research teams leading the project must be affiliated with Institut Pasteur (Paris, G5 included); The other research team(s) must be affiliated to Institut Pasteur or to another partner of INCEPTION. 6) Can an INCEPTION project be only composed of two research units of Institut Pasteur ? Yes, INCEPTION projects can be led by two research units of institute Pasteur, but these units must be in complementary areas of expertise. 7) Can an INCEPTION project be only composed of one research unit of Pasteur and a platform or core facilities of INCEPTION partners? No, INCEPTION projects must be led at least by two research units in complementary areas of expertise. The platforms and central installations of Pasteur and other INCEPTION partners can be added to the project with a budget but they cannot be considered as co-leader. 8) Can an INCEPTION project integrate a research unit funded last year? No, all teams that benefited in 2020 from a PhD grant (D2I call) or research project grant (P2I call) are not eligible for 2021 calls, with the exception of teams that have obtained (2020) or are requesting (2021) low funding of less than 10 K€ (in total). In this case, this team comes to reinforce the project but cannot be counted as being one of the two leader or supervisory teams. ​ - Can a research team apply for P2I and D2I calls in the same year? Yes, but a same team cannot benefit in the same year (2021) from a P2I grant and a D2I fellow. ​