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SUMMARY:Simons Foundation | Neuroscience Collaborations Vision Statements 
 Call
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230308
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:\nAim: The Simons Foundation seeks to create strong collaborat
 ions and foster the cross-pollination of ideas between investigators\, as 
 these interactions often lead to unexpected breakthroughs. Towards this en
 d\, in 2012 the foundation launched a new collaborative funding model\, th
 e Simons Collaborations\, which funds groups of investigators — often fr
 om different disciplines — to work together on a timely and important pr
 oblem.\n\nThe goal of the Simons Collaborations is to bring together group
 s of outstanding scientists to address topics of fundamental scientific im
 portance\, with a focus on fields in which significant new developments ha
 ve created novel opportunities for exploration. To enable bold\, creative 
 and innovative research\, each collaboration is funded for ten years (with
  a review at year five).\n\nSimons now seeks vision statements to identify
  new\, emerging breakthrough areas of neuroscience that are poised for hig
 h-impact funding by the Simons Foundation. They are interested in bold and
  cutting edge\, idea-generating research that focuses on basic principles 
 of brain function and may be overlooked or too risky for other funding org
 anizations.\n\nSimons will prioritize cross-disciplinary collaborations th
 at integrate many levels of analysis\, methodologies\, ways of thinking\, 
 and scientific communities. A goal is to encourage conversations within an
 d across fields while bringing together diverse groups of researchers to i
 nvestigate important questions about the basic principles of brain functio
 n. Investigators in a Simons Collaboration are expected to openly share da
 ta\, code\, analysis pipelines\, protocols and reagents. Proposals should 
 include junior investigators and investigators from a diversity of academi
 c disciplines\, genders\, races and ethnicities in a Simons Collaboration.
 \n\nDuration:      10 years\n\nFunding:       USD $5M-12M / year\
 n\nEligibility: All investigators must hold a Ph.D.\, M.D. or equivalent d
 egree and have a faculty position or the equivalent (eligible for receivin
 g grant funding) at a college\, university\, medical school or other resea
 rch facility. In addition\, eligible applicants must have independent rese
 arch space at their institution.\n\nHow to Apply: Vision statements should
  be no longer than two-pages\, single-spaced\, 11 pt New Times Roman font\
 , 0.5 in margins plus one page (if needed) of figures\, references\, the a
 nticipated overall yearly total cost and list of proposed PIs. Vision stat
 ements will be reviewed by the Simons Foundation with input from outside r
 eviewers. 10–20 submissions will be invited (06.2023) to submit a 20-pag
 e full proposal including a finalized list of investigators and a detailed
  budget. Full proposals will be reviewed\, and 3–5 submissions will be i
 nvited (12.2023) to the Simons Foundation for workshops with all investiga
 tors involved in the proposed collaboration. Up to three collaborations wi
 ll be funded.\n\nDeadline:      08-March-2023 (Vision statement)\n\nFu
 rther information\n\n	More information about the program is available here
 .\n	There will be an informational webinar on December 12\, 2022\, from 1:
 00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (19:00-20:00 Swiss time). Click here to join.\n	Th
 e application portal SAM can be found here.\n	For any other questions\, pl
 ease contact the Research Office.\n\n\n 
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