This year has been unexpectedly complicated for all of us. We have had an ongoing threat to public health with a strong impact on economic activity in every country and organization. Scientific endeavors have been delayed in most research fields, and many conferences and symposiums have been postponed or canceled.
The aim of this call is to catalyze and mobilize research in human behavior and brain-computer interfaces during this difficult time, by supporting outstanding research projects for 2 years of duration starting in 2021. This is our way of giving back to the scientific community and helping research projects start-up in the wake of COVID 19.
Bitbrain's mission is to boost real-world research and real-life applications that enhance people's lives. For this reason, we welcome project proposals from academia or research institutions that are exploring neuroscience research in real-world settings.
The deadline for submissions is Submit before September 21, 2020 (Anywhere on Earth, UTC-12).
A total of 236 research teams submitted their proposals for the 2020 Call for Research Projects in the topics of human behavior (Topic 1) and brain-computer interface (Topic 2).
We have received many outstanding projects, which have made this call highly competitive leading to a 2.3% of acceptance rate. Due to the quality of the proposals, Bitbrain, Tobii Pro, and Psychology Software Tools increased the total amount of the sponsorship over 170K€, which allowed to fund a total of 6 projects that will start in 2021.
More information about the research projects can be found here: https://www.bitbrain.com/blog/winners-2020-call-for-research-projects
This initiative awards projects with up 150K€ total in Bitbrain equipment plus software licenses, and Psychology Software Tools and Tobii Pro selected products (see below).
Applicants should list all the equipment necessary to successfully carry out their research project proposal, selecting from these options, and irrespective of the cost:
According to the research needs of the project, the award may include the following:
Applicants should list all the equipment necessary to successfully carry out their research project proposal, selecting from these options, and irrespective of the cost.
According to the research needs of the project, the award may include the following:
Applicants should list all the equipment necessary to successfully carry out their research project proposal, selecting from these options, and irrespective of the cost.
In order to submit your application, you are required to download the Application Template available below. This Form Template will ask you to add the following information:
Please, download below the Instructions and Application Templates, available in both Latex and Word file formats, and send the document as a PDF.
Send it over before the indicated deadline by using the application form, at the bottom of this page.
If you have further questions, please contact us at [email protected].
Find here the Terms & Conditions.
The jury will score the submitted projects on the basis of a list of criteria:
Projects will be ranked according to these criteria in each Topic, and awarded until the assigned budget is over. We expect to fund at least 2 projects in Topic 1 and 2 projects in Topic 2.