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LongeCity Science Fundraiser 2012- expressions of interest sought
Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:32 pm
(For a review from 2011 see here)
Projects should:
- aim to make a scientific contribution to the extension of the human lifespan
- be applied research or basic research with some potential for applied development
- present short updates for LongeCity Members with interim data, photos from the facility etc at agreed intervals
- be led or overseen by a person with a postgraduate qualification in the relevant field or by a person with demonstrable equivalent experience
- have a flexible project structure that can be adjusted according to the amount of money raised
- be small in scale - one or two key workers
- be short in duration - approx 6 months maximum
- not be confidential. LongeCity will expect open and public presentation and discussion of research results. However, confidentiality will be accepted where a manuscript or patent is in preparation.
LongeCity will be able to support a project with a minimum of $2000 and up to $8000, subject to matching by other donors.LongeCity will launch a call for matching donations and every donation generated in that call will go towards the project budget(Thus projects can have a total budget of $4000- $16.000).
Interested parties should send
- a project outline of no more than 800 words written in lay language (can be supported by up to 10 literature references)
- a curriculum vitae of the project leader
toresearch@longecity.org
Deadline: September 30th 2012!
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caliban — 2012-08-27 20:13:21 UTC
First deadline ending soon! Spread the word!
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