Société des Neurosciences • ATIP – Avenir Program 2022

Objectives

Under a partnership between Inserm and CNRS, a call for proposals is launched aimed at:

Enabling young scientists to create and lead a team within an established Inserm or CNRS (Institute of biological sciences) laboratory in France. The ATIP – Avenir teams will strengthen the research of the host units but will develop independently their own scientific project.
Promoting mobility and attracting young team leaders of high-level working abroad.

The ATIP – Avenir grant is allocated for a period of 3 years, renewable for 2 years.
It is open to any young scientists, whatever their present position and nationality, who have defended their PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) for over 2 years and under 8 years (PhD between September 15th 2013 and September 15th 2019) ¹. Successful applicants will have to develop their projects within a structure in which he/she has not been working for more than 18 months² and will not find any previous mentors (of PhD and/or post doctorate). Laureates of a grant for the young researchers similar to the ATIP-Avenir program are not eligible (e.g. ANR or ERC programs to manage a research group). ATIP-Avenir laureates can candidate to similar programs, but cannot cumulate funding for programs similar to ATIP-Avenir.
Applicants cannot apply for more than two different ATIP-Avenir calls.

Projects must relate to Life sciences or Health. The contract will have to begin during the first half of the year 2023.
Applications from clinicians are encouraged. Projects should comply with ethics rules of Inserm and CNRS.

Funding

Annual grant of € 60,000
Two-year salary for a postdoctoral researcher.
Three-year salary for non-tenured successful applicants.

The host laboratory will provide the team a dedicated research area of about 50m² (infrastructures fees will be paid by the host lab) and access to the local technological facilities.
Applicants may submit their proposal without an identified host laboratory.

Timeline

Opening of the registration online : October 18th 2021
Deadline for the online submission : November 18th 2021 inclusive

Preselection : Mid-April 2022
Interviews : Mid-June 2022

All info available on Inserm website.

1 Exceptions can be granted for maternity (18 months per child) or paternity and/or military service leaves, and for clinicians (laureates from the École de l’Inserm Liliane Bettencourt…).
2 Exceptions can be granted to teachers and medical doctors from university hospitals.

1 Exceptions can be granted for maternity (18 months per child) or paternity and/or military service leaves, and for clinicians (laureates from the École de l’Inserm Liliane Bettencourt…). 2 Exceptions can be granted to teachers and medical doctors from university hospitals.

1 Exceptions can be granted for maternity (18 months per child) or paternity and/or military service leaves, and for clinicians (laureates from the École de l’Inserm Liliane Bettencourt…).
2 Exceptions can be granted to teachers and medical doctors from university hospitals.