CALL: Ettårigt forskningsbidrag inom neurovetenskap
Ansökan om 1-årigt forskningsbidrag inbjuds av Medicinska fakulteten vid Umeå universitet, inom ramen för den svenska regeringens strategiska satsning för forskning. Denna utlysning baseras på medel beviljade Umeå universitet som partner inom "The Strategic Research Program in Neuroscience" (StratNeuro) vid Karolinska Institutet (KI).
Call for Research Funding in Human Cognitive Neuroscience from StratNeuro 2025
StratNeuro at Umeå University announces a call for funding to support research projects with high scientific potential in the field of human cognitive neuroscience at Umeå University. The scope includes neuroscience research conducted on humans using, for instance, neuroimaging techniques, and that is broadly relevant for cognition.
The total amount awarded may vary depending on the number and quality of applications but can maximally amount to 750,000 SEK (including indirect costs). This sum will be distributed as 1–3 one-time grants; the number of projects funded, and the amount allocated to each will be determined based on the submitted applications. Scientific quality, novelty, and feasibility are key evaluation criteria. Priority will be given to projects seeking co-funding to complement existing grants or pilot projects that may lead to future full-scale applications. Particular emphasis will be placed on feasibility to ensure that the funds can be used within the designated time frame.
Funds must be used by June 30, 2027, and may cover all types of project-related costs. However, the project leader is obligated to use the funds for the cost categories and purposes specified in the application. Any changes must be submitted for approval by the steering committee.
Who can apply? The main applicant must hold at least a 50% position at Umeå University during the project period. Applicants who have previously received funding from targeted StratNeuro calls in human cognitive neuroscience may only reapply after the previous project’s funding period, as specified in the original call, has ended. It is possible to apply for this targeted grant in parallel with other StratNeuro calls. However, the same researcher cannot be awarded both the main StratNeuro grant of 600,000 SEK and this targeted grant in the same year. Members of the StratNeuro steering committee are not eligible to apply or be co-applicants.
Application Documents Research plan (max 4 pages including references and figures), with the following headings: Purpose and aims, Background, Project description (including feasibility) and Significance and scientific novelty. The application should also have a short Budget with a brief justification for each item, as well as a short CV (max 2 pages) and publication list from the past 10 years for the main applicant. Two external reviewers will be engaged to evaluate and rank the submitted applications.
Application deadline: Applications must be submitted as a single PDF file via email to mikael.stiernstedt@umu.se no later than 23:59 on August 31, 2025. Mark the subject of your e-mail with "HCN StratNeuro 2025".
The workshop aims to provide hands-on training for PET researchers to learn about the Brain Imaging Data Standard (BIDS) with specific focus on PET data, how to make use of this new standard for storage and/or sharing of research data, tools for making it easier to work with this standard, and how to take advantage of newly developed pipelines (i.e. BIDS Apps) for automated processing of BIDS PET data.
Please register as soon as possible as we may need to limit the number of attendees. The workshop is primarily aimed at those who would be working with data directly or who might be involved in setting up infrastructure at their respective imaging centres.
Please feel free to spread this information along to anyone else who might be interested. And don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, or if you would like to arrange an information seminar about BIDS and what benefits its adoption entails prior to the workshop.
