The Guido Berlucchi Foundation Mini-Grant Programme 2024 aims to support young Principal Investigators performing basic research in oncology by financing laboratory running costs.
Applications can be submitted from April 17th to May 17th, 2024, at 13:00 (Central European Time). Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
The Guido Berlucchi Foundation Mini-Grant Programme is open to researchers here referred to as Principal Investigators (PI) with a doctoral degree (PhD) or equivalent degree, including medical speciality, or at least 5 years of postgraduate research experience.
Applicants, of any nationality, must be 40 years old or younger by the time of the call deadline.
The PI at the time of the submission:
1. must have at least 5 original articles as first/last/corresponding author;
2. cannot have funded grants of a total amount higher than 40,000 euros valid in the 12 months after the call deadline.roject should be knowledge gain-driven and focused on basic oncologic research.
The Guido Berlucchi Foundation Mini-Grant is a 37,000-euro contribution to laboratory running costs to be spent within maximum 24 month from the first instalment.
The project will start from 1 November 2024 to 31 January 2025.
The Hosting institution must be an Italian public or private non-profit Organisation and the PI must have an employment relationship with the Hosting institution at the time of the Mini- Grant activation.
The hosting Organization must not withhold more than 7% overheads on the Mini-Grant and must guarantee the availability of working space and materials for the PI’s project.