Detall de la convocatòria

Expressió d'interès - Expression of interest

Característiques

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Característiques principals
The article should contribute progress on important research questions regarding ethical, philosophical, legal and socio-cultural aspects related to the neurosciences and their recent advances, to provide scientific knowledge for an informed debate in science and society, evaluate opportunities and risks associated with technological and methodological progress and to expand the general knowledge base.
Lloc de presentació
El personal de l'HMRIB i PSMAR que necessiteu més informació adreceu-vos a:
Research Grants and Contracts office. C/ Doctor Aiguader, 88. 08003-Barcelona. Tel.: 93.316.04.00.
Carol Barnwell: [email protected] Ext.1670
Marta López: [email protected] Ext.: 1576
Convocatòria (URL)
https://www.neuron-eranet.eu/joint-calls/epna/epna-elsa-call-2025-ethical-legal-and-social-aspects-elsa-of-neuroscience/
Requisits
Author:
  • The sole first Author in the proposed publication. Shared first authorships is not considered for the award.
  • The Author must have been affiliated with a call partner country at the time of publication (list of eligible countries above).
  • Pre-doctoral and postdoctoral early career researchers until a maximum of three years from a PhD or an equivalent degree at the date of publication. (Equivalent degrees to the PhD may vary from a different country. A Medical degree alone is not sufficient. In addition, a minimum formation in research (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) is required or proof of an appointment that requires doctoral equivalency (e.g. post-doctoral fellowship, professorship appointment).
  • Eligible breaks include parental leaves, long-term illness, and national service. Concerning parental leave, national rules apply, or 12 months per child, whichever is the greatest.

    Publication:
  • Award period: published between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
  • Affiliation of the sole first Author with a call partner country as stated in the publication.
  • Articles published in open access or available via open access publication repository is encouraged.
  • Original research articles published in an international peer review journal.
  • The topic of the article must be clearly relevant to important questions regarding ethical, philosophical, legal and socio-cultural aspects related to the neurosciences and their recent advances. Subjects under this general heading include but are not limited to:
    a) the consequences of the development of neuroscientific diagnostic methods,
    b) issues in clinical research with patients suffering from neurological or psychiatric diseases,
    c) Intelligent technologies and close human-machine interaction,
    d) biobanking of neural tissue,
    e) the use of brain data; brain interventions in legal context,
    f) the impact of modern neuroscience on traditional philosophical questions, concepts and theories regarding fundamental aspects of human nature,
    g) neuroenhancement such as alteration of mental states,
    h) abnormal behaviour reduced to deviant brain states,
    i) societal and cultural changes induced by neuroscientific knowledge and its application,
    j) responsible research and innovation in neurotechnology and neuroscience.
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    Dotació
    The winner will be awarded at the FENS forum on July 6-10, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain or in another suitable international scientific meeting – details to be confirmed. The winner may also be invited to present at ERA-NET NEURON networking events and contribute to the planning of the future support activities of the early-career researchers (ECR) or other activities within the NEURON network.
    Documentació
    The on-line application must include the following two attachments in PDF format.
    1) Introduction (maximum of one page, minimum font size 11, Arial/Calibri/Times or comparable) including:
  • Application form (of the first author)
  • One-page short biosketch of the author
  • One-page summary addressing the significance of the work
  • A pitch of not more of 250 characters including spaces describing the research focus of the article and the applicant’s role in it.
    2) PDF of the original research article (published within the eligible award period)
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    Arxius

    Arxiu
    EPNA-2025-ELSA_application-form.docx
    EPNA-2025_ELSA_Call-text_Final.pdf