Description

Fondation Leducq is a private charitable foundation dedicated to improving human health through international efforts to combat cardiovascular and neurovascular disease.

The principal aim of this program is to foster outstanding and innovative scientific research by bringing together international teams of researchers with complementary expertise and resources to work together on a common thematic problem.

The networks supported by the foundation should advance the science of cardiovascular and neurovascular disease, apply the knowledge gained through research towards the development of technology and therapeutics to improve human health, and support early-career investigators in cardiovascular and neurovascular disease.

Each network is built around a transatlantic research alliance involving two network coordinators, the European Coordinator and the North American Coordinator.

Eligibility

- Participants in a Fondation Leducq Transatlantic Network of Excellence Program must have expertise in cardiovascular, neurovascular disease, or a related field, and must be affiliated with an academic research center. The North American Coordinator must be based geographically in North America, and the European Coordinator in Europe.

- Transatlantic Network grants are not renewable.

- Network coordinators may not participate concurrently in any other Leducq network, in any capacity.

- Network members may not participate in more than two Leducq Transatlantic Networks concurrently.

- Investigators are not permitted to submit more applications in an application cycle than the number in which they are allowed to participate if all applications were successful.

Funding

Networks are awarded up to U.S. $6,000,000 over 5 years.

Terms

In case of interest, please contact with Research Management Department until 29th August 2017.

Applicants to the Transatlantic Networks Program must submit a letter of intent (LOI) through the web-based application service managed by Altum proposalCENTRAL: https://proposalcentral.altum.com/