Funder
Volkswagen Foundation | VolkswagenStiftung, DE: Life – a fresh scientific approach to the basic principles of life
Added date
27/02/2020
Closing date
01/12/2020
Call summary
The Volkswagen Foundation invites applications for its funding scheme life – a fresh scientific approach to the basic principles of life. This supports projects that contribute to comprehending fundamental principles of life and link up most recent research from the interface between the natural and life sciences with the attempt to answer fundamental questions on life itself. Among others, the foundation will consider approaches from synthetic biology, systems or cell biology, xenobiology, biophysics, prebiotic chemistry and similar research areas. The main focus of the proposals should be to connect excellent research in the natural and life sciences with the aim to reveal fundamental characteristics of life. Grants are worth up to €1.5 million each, for up to five years.
Scientific scope
Robotics; Synthetic Biology; Chemistry; Materials Sciences; Artificial Intelligence; Cell & Developmental Biology; Physics; Systems Biology; Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences; Bio/Medical
PI eligibility
Individual researchers as well as integrative joint projects with up to five cooperation partners are eligible for funding. At least one of the applicants must be employed at a scientific institution in Germany. Researchers may be in any stage of their postdoctoral career.