Calls for Expression of Interest
Human Brain Project (HBP) Education Programme - "HBP Workshops and HBP Schools for SGA2 phase"
Objective and description
The
HBP Education Programme Office launched two Calls for Expression of
Interest (CEoI) to identify Scientific Directors to take over the
scientific lead of HBP Education events in the next phase (SGA2),
covering the period April 2018 to March 2020.
The Human Brain Project (HBP)
is an ambitious 10-year research initiative, and part of the EU
flagship program. The HBP is developing an innovative ICT infrastructure
(the HBP Joint Platform), that will help neuroscientists and clinical
researchers integrate data and knowledge about the brain across all
levels of its spatial and temporal organisation. Using detailed digital
representations, reconstructions, and simulations it aims to give tools
to thousands of researchers to advance and accelerate our understanding
of the functioning of the human brain and its diseases.
The HBP
Education Programme is an interdisciplinary teaching programme offering
innovative training formats for young researchers working in and
between the fields of neuroscience, ICT, and medicine. The programme
especially targets advanced master students, PhD students and early
post-doctoral researchers. It currently comprises various formats:
· HBP Curriculum: A combination of distance learning courses and complementary face-to-face workshops
· HBP Schools: Advanced trainings that provide in-depth lectures and tutorials
· HBP Student Conferences: A platform for collaboration and scientific exchange between young scientists
· Young Researchers Events:
Opportunity to learn about and use the Information & Communication
Technology Infrastructure offered and developed by the HBP
· HBP Lab Visits: Chance to gain practical experience and learn new methods at HBP partner labs
· HBP Education Programme E-Library: Educational video material publicly available
1. HBP Education Workshops
HBP Education Workshops are short teaching formats of two to three days of length.
The workshop themes are related to a specific online course on an
advanced basic level considering the audience comes from different
scientific backgrounds and different levels of education (Master, PhD,
early post-docs). Proposals can be submitted for the following themes:
· ICT/Computing for non-specialists
· Neuroscience/Neurobiology for non-specialists
· Brain medicine for non-specialists
· Research, Ethics and Societal Impact
· Intellectual Property Rights, Translation and Exploitation of Research
A
workshop covering each theme will be held once a year which sums up to
five workshops in 2018. The dates as well as the venue for the 2018
workshops are already fixed: 4-6 July 2018, Berlin, prior to the FENS Forum.
Through
this Call for Expressions of Interest (CEoI), the HBP Education
Programme will identify Scientific Directors (from within and outside
the HBP) who are taking over the scientific lead of HBP Education
Workshops. In total, five proposals will be selected for July 2018.
2. HBP Schools
HBP Schools are long teaching formats of five days’ length,
which provide young researchers with in-depth teaching in certain
research fields. These courses are open to the whole community,
regardless of affiliation with the HBP, but especially target the
following groups: Master students already carrying out research; PhD
students; Researchers who have received their doctoral degree within the
past 3 years at the time of their application for training.
HBP
Schools should be lecture-based, with additional training for certain
techniques (e.g. software) and soft skills at an appropriate venue.
A total of three HBP Schools is planned in the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2020.
The first School has to be completed by December 2018, the second
School by July 2019 and the third School by December 2019. By focusing
on specific topics rather than themes, transdisciplinary education will
be fostered and borders between research disciplines will break up. HBP
Schools target at 40-50 participants per event.
Through
this Call for Expressions of Interest (CEoI), the HBP Education
Programme will identify Scientific Directors (from within and outside
the HBP) who will assume the scientific lead of HBP Schools.
Eligible applicants
The HBP Education Programme is inviting HBP and non-HBP scientists from the EU Member States or Horizon 2020 associated countries, to submit a proposal for HBP Workshops or HBP Schools and help educate a new generation of young scientists.
Budget
HBP Workshops 2018 (EUR 90,000 and additional work support of 15-20 person/months; split between five proposals).
Total budget for one workshop: Up to ? 18,000.00 and 3-4 person/months from HBP Education Programme Office staff.
HBP Schools (EUR 75,000 and additional work support of 9-12 person/months; split between three proposals)
Total budget for one School: Up to ? 25,000.00 and 3-4 person/months from HBP Education Programme Office staff.
Deadline for proposals’ submission
Deadline for submission for the HBP Workshops 2018 Call is 12 October 2017 (5 pm CET).
Deadline for submission for the HBP Schools Call is 30 November 2017 (5 pm CET).
The proposals must be submitted via the HBP web platform.
Further information
Please find attached the calls’ documents.
For questions regarding the HBP Workshops 2018 Call please email: hbp-workshop18@opencalls.humanbrainproject.eu
For questions regarding the HBP Schools Call please email: hbp-schools@opencalls.humanbrainproject.eu
More information:
HBP Workshops 2018: https://opencalls.humanbrainproject.eu/forms/overview/hbp-workshop18
HBP Schools: https://opencalls.humanbrainproject.eu/forms/overview/hbp-schools
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Rosemary
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