Support for projects lead by post-doc researchers in a host institution in France, in the field of cognitive mechanisms, including thought and reasoning, which underlie animal and human behavior; their biological and cultural bases, and phylogenetic and ontogenetic development.

Research grants are ment for French and foreign researchers, after post-doc. The researchers will have to work independently by establishing a research team to achieve a collective scientific project within a host laboratory located in France and whom activity enters in the Foundation's goals.

The Foundation supports research in Ethology, Psychology, Neurobiology, Anthropology, Ethnology, Human Paleontology and Archaeology.

From 15 000 to 35 000 euros intended to cover equipment purchase, budgets dedicated to missions, participations in colloquiums, publications expenses, for the expenses relative to the intervention of specialized persons .

Project duration: 12 months

Be 35 years old maximum the day of the closing date of the call for the biological sciences

Be 40 years old maximum the day of the closing date of the call for the human sciences

Holder of a post or not

The Research Grant application form

An invitation letter from the host laboratory

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 pages maximum) drafted in French or in English

The 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