The Vallbo Foundation, with the aim of encouraging and promoting scientific education in Veterinary Sciences, have opened a call for research projects on ‘Natural repellent substances effective against Alphitobius’.

The grant will be given to a research project and will consists of a nine-months project, although it may be extended depending on the results. This project objective is to search a natural repellent substance able to face Alphitobius infestations, an important problem in poultry farming worldwide.

Proposal requirements:

• Research team with interest in the project. The team must have a unit specialized in Alphitobious-type insects.
• Execution time: nine months (can be extended according to the results)
• Project must be original.
• Applicants must send their project proposal via e-mail at secretaria@fundaciovallbo.cat

Amount of the grant

• The grant will support financially this project with funds between 10.000-15.000 EUR (excluding VAT). Budget must be previously approved by the Foundation committee. Participants applying to the call must indicated together, with the grant amount requested, the fiscal regime they are subjected and the bank account for the payment.

Selection process

Vallbo Foundation will be in charge of the selection process.

Call opening date:

1st February 2021

Call closing date:

5^th March 2021

Resolution:

5^rd April 2021

Project execution

From 20^th May 2021 to 19^th Feb 2022

Documents to be submitted (in English)

• Scientific Project proposal (1 page)
• Budget of the Project
• The documents should be submitted by e-mail at: secretaria@fundaciovallbo.cat

Obligations of the grant holder

• Commits to respect the basis of the call and the compliance with the proposed schedule
• Send final reports to Vallbo Foundation, but meanwhile, monthly communications for trial updates

Dissemination of the project

The researcher shall have the right to disclose the results of the research with prior written approval from the VallBo Foundation. Researcher will provide the draft publication for review and approval of the FOUNDATION prior to disclosure. In any case, the FOUNDATION will always be mentioned as a promoter and financer of the study.

The FOUNDATION shall have the right to disclose the results of the research in its discretion. The FOUNDATION shall mention the researcher as the party that conducted the research.

In addition, publications and communications must recognize and hereby state the grant received from the Foundation.

Interruption of the grant

Vallbo Foundation may interrupt the funding in advance, due to non-compliance or deviation from the plans, budgets or project objectives, as well as for not delivering the monthly/required reports and/or for serious disagreement related to the evolution of the project.

Web

www.fundaciovallbo.cat

Email

secretaria@fundaciovallbo.cat