Förderinstrument 5

Data Set-Generation in Core Facilities

Generation of Data sets in Core Facilities

Generate data sets such as omics and high-throughput imaging data sets as part of a project expansion as a basis for soliciting extramural externally funded projects.

Application & Deadlines

For who?

All young scientists working at institutions of the Medical Faculty with an independent scientific concept and ongoing third-party funding (DFG e.g. Emmy Noether, Else Kröner-Fresenius, BMBF, ERC, Krebshilfe, BONFOR, others on request).

Technologieentwicklung im Rahmen der Core Facilities (9)

Requirements

Required Qualification

Young researchers with a doctorate but not yet habilitated

Award Criteria

The underlying research question must be scientifically well founded (hypothesis-driven in a broader sense), and preliminary data must demonstrate that the investigation is promising.
The concept for statistical analysis and interpretation of the data sets is a crucial part of the evaluation.
A bioinformatics power analysis must be provided that demonstrates that the targeted data set is likely to be statistically appropriate by size and quality to verify or refute the hypothesis.
A convincing case must be made as to how this data set can serve as the basis for soliciting an extramural externally funded project.
If established Core Facilities at the Faculty provide the needed service, they are to be utilized.
If the planned research cannot be adequately provided by any of the Core Facilities of the Medical Faculty in terms of scope, quality, or reasonable time frame, appropriate confirmation must be provided by the head of the Core Facility concerned.

Grants

Breakdown of costs
The application must be accompanied by a cost breakdown from Core Facility management and their confirmation of the nature and scope of the services to be provided.

Core Facility Services
From € 5.000 to max. € 30.000 (exclusively CF established at the Medical Facutly of the University of Bonn).

Purpose
Approved funds in funding instrument 5 may only be used for the specific purpose.

Duration of Funding

Request for funds within 6 months

Continuation Funding

Combination Possibilities and Follow-up Funding

The application is possible both in addition to the funding instrument 1 and 2 (previous granting of funding is required) and independently of it (in this case other funding must be proven).

Procedure

Step 1

Project Application

Contacting the Coordination office
Consultation by the Team Internal Funding
Getting Access to the BONFOR eApplication system
Submission of the project application via the BONFOR eApplication system.

Step 2

Appraisal & Decision

One internal and one external expert opinion
commission consultation

Step 3

Project Execution

Request for funds within 6 months

Step 4

Evaluation & Project Presentation

End-of-funding report by date of account closure
Documentation of external follow-up financing and publications achieved
Presentation of the research project at the BONFOR symposium

Application & Deadlines

Submission of the project application in English including mandatory and additional documents via the BONFOR eApplication system.

BONFOR eApplication

Checklist

Project Application

Please use the following template to describe your project proposal (in English language):

Project proposal 2024 (EN)

Please use the following document for your project proposal:

Project proposal (EN)

Required Documents

The following documents are required for your application:

Mandatory Documents

Project Application (s. template)
One page of summary of the research project
Cost breakdown from the Core Facility Manager and confirmation letter (see requirements above).
Curriculum vitae and scientific career with list of own third-party funding (current funding: Funding source, funding number, funding period, funding amount).
List of publications of the applicant (last 5 years)
Signed guidelines for the use of BONFOR funds
Declaration Bonfor-applicant

Additional Documents

Collaboration agreement(s): Naming of bioinformaticians, statisticians or other experts whose support the applicant will need outside his/her institute for data generation or analysis, including a brief written statement by these persons that they will support this project and to what extent.
Further Documents

Commitment Statements

Deadlines

Grant applications may be submitted at any time, but must be submitted via the BONFOR eApplication system no later than the application deadline for the respective meeting date.

Application Deadlines