The grant total amount of 250 000 €, is allocated for a duration of 36 months.

At least 50% of this amount shall be dedicated to the recruitment of scientific staff including engineers, technicians or post-doctoral researchers; funding PhD fellowship is not allowed under ATIGE budget. The remaining budget can be used for the conduct the project (consumables, small equipment, IT tools, missions)

 

 

Once the successful applicant/project is selected, Genopole sends a notification letter to the director of the hosting laboratory; it is the responsibility of the director to inform the applicant and to check that due administrative authorisations are ongoing and will be released prior to the start of the project.

A grant contract is then established between Genopole, the hosting institution and the applicant for the whole duration of the project. The administrative and financial conditions are stated in the grant as well as the rights and obligations of the hosting supervisor and of the fellow.

Although the grant is allocated for 3 years, the applicant commits to spend at least 5 years at the  Genopole biocluster.

 

 

In terms of follow-up of the contract, the fellow will provide annual interim scientific reports and financial statements on the use of resources; a final report will be requested within 60 days after the end date of the grant; a report template will be communicated accordingly.

Payments will be done upon reception and validation of the annual reports; 10% of the total budget will be paid after reception and validation of the final reports.