Launch of ITEM Annual Call for Projects (Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Transition | RESEARCH PROJECTS)
A new funding dynamic for integrated, innovative, transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research projects.
This call for projects is divided into two sections, one called "white", the other called "colored".
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The "white" section
Corresponds to the "classic" Transition en Action call for projects, with funding for integrated, innovative, transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research projects corresponding to a maximum of one doctoral fellowship and one 18-month postdoctoral fellowship (or 2 18-month postdoctoral fellowships), plus a €30k operating grant. ITEM will provide a maximum of 80% of the funding, with the partner providing the remaining 20%.
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The "colored" component
An invitation to submit letters of intent for interdisciplinary projects involving several theses or post-docs, on themes arising from the Journées Annuelles (see § 3). An adhoc committee will select 3 to 5 letters, each of which will receive a €5,000 grant to structure the project or initiate preliminary work, before submission to the "Territoires habitables - Marseille" LabCom for funding (scheduled for February 2025). The LabCom (Laboratoire Commun) is a think-tank, launched by the CNRS, around "Territories of the Future", of which ITEM is a part, and constitutes a potential co-financer by offering funding for ambitious interdisciplinary projects (theses, post-docs, studies) in line with ITEM's objectives and in collaboration with various institutional and socio-economic partners.
