Conditions

The application form is to be completed ONLINE.
Documents must be submitted in English.

The application folder should include the following documents in PDF:FFYSENS_ILLUSTRATION2-4

  • The Research Grant application form
  • An invitation letter from the host laboratory specifying the material conditions under which the researcher can carry out their research project
  • The letters of two scientific personalities able to make an appreciation on the program and the research works of the candidate and who do not belong to the Host laboratory
  • The applicant’s  CV and the publications list
  • The description of the research project  (5, 8 pages maximum)
  • The detailed description of the budget forecasts
  • The list of the other financial supports
  • The list of the people who will join the research team for the project
  • The abstract (150 words) of the research project as well as a keywords list in French AND in English
  • The copy of the authorization request sent to the Ethic Committee* if necessary
  • The copy of the contract of employment

Opening session on the web site: September, 2,  2024

*The Fyssen foundation attaches great importance to the scientific integrity of the research it funds. It is essential that scientific research is conducted in accordance with general guiding principles of scientific integrity — honesty, diligence, transparency, reproducibility, independence, responsibility — as well in accordance with any more specific guiding principles used by the institutions and stakeholders with whom the applicant collaborates. 
When designing your research project, have you applied the code of conduct and ethic regulations of your institution as well as the ones of institutions and stakeholders with whom you will work?

 

Social Anthropology

Cognitive aspects of the representation of both natural and cultural environments. An analysis of their construction principles and transfer mechanisms. An analysis of the forms of social organization and their technological systems (knowledge, know-how, transfer mechanisms). Scientific Committee members of the Foundation Mr Thomas WIDLOK(Social Anthropology) Professor of Anthropology, University of Cologne, Germany Mr Jonathan […]

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Human paleontology – Archaeology

Origin and evolution of the human brain and human artefacts. Scientific Committee members of the Foundation Mr Shadreck CHIRIKURE (Archaeology) Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science & Director Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford, UK Mme Marie SORESSI (Archéologie-Hominin Diversity Archaeology) Professor at Leiden University, The Netherlands

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