Opportunity Calls

extended deadline is 31 October 2023 23:00 UTC - CALL IS CLOSED

You are an early-career researcher or a permanent researcher and you are a member of an EVOLTREE partner lab?
You have a good research idea in the field of evolutionary genetics and genomics of forest trees, but lack funding to carry it out?  Leap into action with the network's research initiative, OPPORTUNITY!

The OPPORTUNITY grant will support an independent research activity linked to the following major disciplines: Ecology, Genetics, Genomics and Evolution aiming at increasing knowledge on climate adaptation, forest health, productivity and conservation in forest ecosystems, using population and quantitative genetics, and genomics approaches.

The funding is meant to support innovative ideas and not as an additional funding to ongoing larger projects. Funding can be used for traveling, project-related expenses, hiring of personnel, or any other funds needed to develop your idea.

Am I eligible?

Applications must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the grant:

E1: Applicant is an individual employed in an EVOLTREE member institute or holding a scholarship to do research in an EVOLTREE member institute

E2: Applicant has graduated with a MSc degree and/or PhD/Doctorate

E3: Applicant has no more than 10-year work experience after award of MSc degree or PhD/Doctorate, whichever is the latest degree awarded

Grant submission guidelines

The Grant submission guidelines, which contain detailed information on the requirements stated in this Call for grant, are available on the EFI website at www.efi.int/grants  (G-02-2023 EVOLTREE Opportunity Call 2022/2023).

The admissibility requirements consist in providing administrative information together with a technical proposal.

How much funding is provided and how long should the project last?

We have established a maximum of 10,000 Euros per project. The project should last one year, with the possibility of extending it to two years upon request.

I’m interested! How do I apply?

Grant applications must be subitted to EFI at grants@efi.int at the lastest on 1 October 2023 at 23:00 UTC.

Criteria applied for awarding the grant cover Excellence, Relevance and Implementation of the project. See all the details in the Grant submission guidelines on the EFI website at www.efi.int/grants.

Questions regarding the grant process may be sent to the following address: grants.office@efi.int  till 21 July 2023 (see Grant submission guidelines at www.efi.int/grants). 

What happens once I have completed my research?

When submitting your project proposal, you will be asked to agree to make data from your work publicly available in one of the EVOLTREE data repositories (if appropriate) and acknowledge EVOLTREE funding in publications resulting from the grant.

We will also request you to provide us with a brief (two pages) report once the work has been completed, as well as a summary of the project expenses (invoices may be requested after examination of the report). Finally, the submission of photos, documents, etc produced by the project and that could be used for dissemination and communication activities, is highly appreciated.

For any questions regarding this call, please contact Delphine Grivet  (dgrivet @ inia.csic.es)