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SUMMARY:[ Velux Stiftung | Research funding on daylight\, healthy ageing a
 nd ophthalmology ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200930
DTSTAMP:20260427T203957Z
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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 -> NEW: The foundation has recently published its new focus in o
 phthalmology research. For the next call deadline (September 30\, 2020) al
 l projects in ophthalmology research will still be examined\, although app
 lications in the new focus will be preferred. From the following call dead
 line (April 30\, 2021)\, only applications in the new focus will be consid
 ered.\n\n\nProjects should:\n\n	stem from innovative\, out-of-the-box idea
 s\,\n	be relevant beyond the borders of a single discipline\,\n	accelerate
  research by removing bottlenecks\,\n	enable implementation of research an
 d\n	promote and/or implement their results inside and outside academia.\n\
 n\nProjects outside these fields\, but under medicine and biology (especia
 lly biology gerontology and geriatrics)\, have a low likelihood of being s
 upported\, but may be considered in exceptional cases.\n\nThe foundation w
 elcomes international and interdisciplinary collaborations.\n\nThe project
  application needs to establish a good argumentation why no sufficient gov
 ernmental support can be obtained.\n\nWho can apply\n\n\n	Both individual 
 researchers and research groups can apply.\n	The main applicant (e.g. prof
 essor\, group leader) must be a permanent employee of a university or othe
 r permanent research entity anywhere in the world.\n	Non-permanent employe
 es are welcome to apply as co-applicants.\n\n\nDuration: 1-4 years\n\nFund
 ing: approx. CHF 50-100’000 per year covering\n\n\n	Research staff costs
  (personnel costs\, doctoral students\, teaching replacement).\n	Associate
 d research costs (e.g. consumables\, conference\, travel\, publication).\n
 	Equipment costs may be included if duly justified.\n	Does NOT cover overh
 eads nor social insurances.\n\n\nDeadline for institutional support letter
 : 23 September 2020\n\n\n	Please complete and sign the institutional suppo
 rt letter form available in the EPFL Toolkit  and submit it together with
  your proposal to research@epfl.ch to have the letter countersigned.\n\n\n
 Deadline: 30 September 2020\n\n\n	Submit the application form\, CVs (max.3
 pp.)\, impact potential statement\, research proposal\, CVs and list of pu
 blications (up to 10) in a single PDF to info@veluxstiftung.ch. Potential 
 reviewers must be submitted in a separate PDF file.\n\n\nStart of the proj
 ect: within 6 months from the decision.\n\nFor more information\, please h
 ave a look at the EPFL Toolkit (including a Budget Calculator and the Inst
 itutional Support Letter template)\, the application guidelines\, standard
  agreement and granted projects. \n 
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