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SUMMARY:[ Velux Stiftung - Daylight\, healthy ageing and ophthalmology | R
 esearch funding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190930
DTSTAMP:20260428T002227Z
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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
  and applied research in the fields of daylight\, healthy ageing and ophth
 almology which:\n·         is relevant beyond the borders of a si
 ngle discipline\,\n·         can accelerate research by removing 
 bottlenecks\,\n·         enables implementation of research and\n
 ·         whose results will be promoted and/or implemented insid
 e and outside academia.\nProjects outside these fields\, but under medicin
 e and biology\, may be considered in exceptional cases.\nThe foundation we
 lcomes international and interdisciplinary collaborations.\n \nWho can ap
 ply\n·         Both individual researchers and research groups.\n
 ·         The main applicant (e.g. professor\, group leader) must
  be a permanent employee of a university or other permanent research entit
 y anywhere in the world.\n·         Non-permanent employees are w
 elcome to apply as co-applicants.\n \nDuration: 1-4 years\n \nFunding: a
 pprox. CHF 50-100’000 per year covering\n·         Research sta
 ff costs (personnel costs\, teaching replacement).\n·         Ass
 ociated research costs (e.g. consumables\, conference\, travel\, publicati
 on).\n·         Equipment costs may be included if duly justified
 .\n·         Does NOT cover overheads nor social insurances.\n \
 nDeadline for institutional support letter: 23 September 2019\n·    
      EPFL applicants are kindly invited to fill out the Institutional 
 Support Letter template available in the EPFL Toolkit\, have it signed by 
 the Dean and\, if applicable\, by the Director of the Institute and the He
 ad of Unit\, and send it\, together with the proposal\, to research@epfl.c
 h by 23 September 2019 for the institutional signature.\n \nCall Deadline
 : 30 September 2019\n·         Submit the application form\, CVs 
 (max.3pp.) and list of publications (up to 10) in a single PDF to info@vel
 uxstiftung.ch.\n \nFor more information\, please have a look at the EPFL 
 Toolkit (including a Budget Calculator and the Institutional Support Lette
 r template)\, the application guidelines\, standard agreement and granted 
 projects. \n 
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