Applications dates:
1 February – 15 March 2024

Maximum grant amount:
3,000 EUR

Who Can Apply?

• Applicants should be early career principal investigators (seven years or less in this role).
  • Any extended breaks from research (e.g. previous maternity or adoption leave) are accepted and should be justified in the application
• Applicant must have at least one published, peer-reviewed paper as the corresponding author as a minimal requirement for the status of an independent researcher.
• Applicants or their partner must either
  • be pregnant (at least 4 months),
  • have given birth in the last four months before the grant application deadline, or
  • be close to adoption, assuming the role of the primary caregiver.

Project Timeline

• The proposed projects should be completed in a maximum of one year from the time of award
• The required grant report should be submitted no later than 3 months following the conclusion of the proposed project.

For any queries, please contact programs@ibro.org