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SUMMARY:Velux Stiftung | Research funding on daylight\, healthy ageing and
  ophthalmology
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220430
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Velux Stiftung was founded in 1980 by Villum Kann Rasmussen\, 
 a Danish engineer. He developed a novel window construction that could be 
 installed in sloping roofs\, which he named “VELUX” (“Ve” for vent
 ilation\, and “Lux” for light).\n\nThe Velux Stiftung supports basic a
 nd applied research in the fields of:\n\n	daylight\n	healthy ageing\n	opht
 halmology\n\nNew thematic focus in the ophthalmology funding area (all det
 ails here):\n\n\n	Interdisciplinary biomedical research projects in ophtha
 lmology aiming to develop and assess new diagnostic\, prevention\, or trea
 tment methods for eye diseases adapted to the local context and environmen
 t of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).\n	Institutional research ca
 pacity building projects: projects aiming at sustainably building\, develo
 ping\, or reinforcing institutional structures enabling biomedical ophthal
 mology research.\n\n\nProjects should:\n\n	stem from innovative\, out-of-t
 he-box ideas\,\n	be relevant beyond the borders of a single discipline\,\n
 	accelerate research by removing bottlenecks\,\n	enable implementation of 
 research and\n	promote and/or implement their results inside and outside a
 cademia.\n\nExcellent research projects outside the strategic funding area
 s above but within the foundation’s legal purpose are not funded or sent
  to peer-review. Please note that the Foundation does not fund research pr
 ojects where the main focus lies in health systems / services research\, i
 mplementation research / intervention science\, health economics or commun
 ity development. Project applications which have been previously rejected 
 are not allowed for resubmission.\nThe foundation welcomes international a
 nd interdisciplinary collaborations.\n\nThe project application needs to e
 stablish a convincing argumentation why no sufficient alternative support 
 can be obtained.\n\nWho can apply\n\n\n	Both individual researchers and re
 search groups can apply.\n	The main applicant (e.g. professor\, group lead
 er) must be a permanent employee of a university or other permanent resear
 ch entity anywhere in the world.\n	Non-permanent employees are welcome to 
 apply as co-applicants.\n	For Ophthalmology projects: applicants are invit
 ed to apply in consortia of research groups with at least one partner base
 d in a LMIC.\n\n\nDuration: 1-4 years\n\nFunding: approx. CHF 50-100’000
  per year covering\n\n\n	Research staff costs (personnel costs\, doctoral 
 students\, teaching replacement).\n	Associated research costs (e.g. consum
 ables\, conference\, travel\, publication).\n	Equipment costs may be inclu
 ded if duly justified.\n	Does NOT cover overheads nor social insurances.\n
 	For Ophthalmology projects: up to CHF 100’000 per year with at least 50
 % to be used in LMICs.\n\n\nDeadlines: \n\n\n	30 April & 30 September 2022
  for Daylight Research applications\n	30 April & 30 September 2022 for Hea
 lthy Ageing applications\n	30 May 2022 for Ophthalmology applications\n\n\
 n\nSubmission procedure\n\n\n	Submit the research proposal\, the detailed 
 budget the Data Protection Policy consent of each co-PI and CVs through th
 e online submission portal (link will be available here). Please check the
  application factsheet for more details.\n	If you are unsure about the fit
  of your project idea to the scope of the call\, please send an abstract a
 t info@veluxstiftung.ch.\n\n\nStart of the project: within 6 months from t
 he decision.\n\n\nFor more information\, please have a look at the call we
 bpage\, EPFL Toolkit (including a Budget Calculator)\, application guideli
 nes\, and granted projects in Daylight Research\, Healthy Ageing Research 
 and Ophthalmology Research.\n 
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