CALL FOR PROPOSALS COGNITIVE SCIENCE

The Research Council of the Field of Focus 4 (FoF4), Self-Regulation and Regulation: Individuals and Societies, plans to fund Research Projects with a thematic focus on COGNITVE SCIENCE.

Projects should address aspects of human cognition and should further strengthen the MRA COGNITIVE SCIENCE initiative funded by the FoF4 since 2021. Projects should be interdisciplinary. Both researchers already associated with MRA COGNITIVE SCIENCE and researchers interested to contribute to the MRA in the future are encouraged to submit a proposal.

Projects shall start in May 2024 and end in December 2024. You can apply for up to 50.000 EUR but smaller projects are preferred. Please be aware that the budget will not be transferable into 2025.

Proposals shall not exceed a maximum of 5 pages (budget plan, CV, and further appendices excluded) and may be submitted by members of the FoF4. The research team should consist of at least two PIs (professors, post-docs) from different faculties/institutions, but can also include more researchers. Non-permanent post-doctoral faculty members are explicitly encouraged to apply, but will require a support letter from their institution approving that their position exceeds the funding period. PIs cannot fund their own positions with this grant. Collaborations with researchers from FoF1, FoF2, and FoF3 are strongly encouraged. Applicants and their affiliations need to be listed in the proposal, additional researchers may be affiliated during the funding period. The proposal should highlight interdisciplinary aspects, the synergy aimed at, the use of – or further development of – FoF4 structures, and the potential of developing sustainable, new collaborative research lines as well as for securing subsequent third-party funding. 

The proposal should cover the following aspects:

• Short summary
• Status quo and aim of project
• Interdisciplinary aspects and the potential of developing sustainable, new collaborative research lines 
• Potential and perspective for third-party funding including placement within the discipline and potential competitors
• The added value for the MRA COGNITVE SCIENCE
• Budget plan (please refer to the provided outline on the FoF 4 website)
• Information on applicants (including name, affiliation, up to five publications relevant for the research project, list of currently funded projects including those highlighted that have a direct link to the proposed research)

The Research Council will select proposals for funding. The Research Council can involve additional experts for advice. Regular reporting on MRA activities to the Research Council will be mandatory in case the project is funded.

Deadline for proposal submission is 15^th April 2024. Proposals should be sent in a single pdf and with the subject line “FoF4-MRA-2024” to:

fof4@uni-heidelberg.de

Proposals submitted after the deadline cannot be taken into consideration. Please address your proposal to the Research Council of the Field of Focus 4. Please contact Silvia Huber-Grahl via email in case of questions:

fof4@uni-heidelberg.de