TEATIME calls for ITC Conference Grants and STSM applications

The COST Action TEATIME aims to improve biomedical research by bringing together European organizations developing automated home-cage monitoring technologies. They allow 24/7 data collection of experimental animals in their home cage, but assessing physiology as well as the full behavioural repertoire still presents many challenges. This Action combines experts in mouse behaviour, laboratory animal science and data science, to critically and transparently assess the potential of these emerging technologies. More information can be found in the Action’s Memorandum of Understanding available on the COST Action's webpage.

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Are you a researcher, younger than 40 years old, working on home-cage monitoring? Do you want to present your work at an international conference? Would you like to receive a grant to cover part of your expenses?

TEATIME is offering up to 4 ITC Conference Grants for young researchers and innovators affiliated to a legal entity from a COST Inclusiveness Target Country or a COST Near Neighbour Country, to attend a high-level conference and present their work as a poster or oral presentation. The work presented must be relevant to TEATIME's scientific objectives. The grant can provide a contribution to travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses, registration fees and other relevant costs such as printing of scientific poster.
The application deadline is 30 June 2024. The conference can take place before or after the application deadline, but must end before 1 October 2024. Applicatns must allow at least 4 weeks between submitting your application and the start date of the Conference.

Complete information about this call: https://www.cost-teatime.org/grants/open-call-for-itc-conference-grants-2/

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Do you want to visit a laboratory in another country to work on home-cage monitoring?

TEATIME is offering 4 Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) Grants for missions with a duration from 5 calendar days to 3 months. STSMs are aimed to providing learning opportunities through research exchange outside the affiliation country. Applicants must be affiliated to a legal entity in a COST Full Member or Cooperating Member country, NNC or European RTD. Researchers younger than 40 years old are paticularly encouraged to apply. The grant will be paid on successful completion of the STSM, but an advance payment of up to 50% can be paid to researchers from an ITC.

STSMs should focus on the science, development and informatics of home-cage monitoring and cover areas such as knowledge exchange, developing common methodologies, development of tools to analyse data, data annotation, integration, harmonisation and analysis. Some TEATIME members' organisations are offering specific STSMs; details can be found on TEATIME's website, and members can also be contacted to design a customised STSM.
The application deadline is 30 June 2024. STSMs must start and end by 1 October 2024. Applicants must allow 4 weeks between submitting their application and the start date of the STSM.

Complete information about this call: https://www.cost-teatime.org/grants/open-call-for-short-term-scientific-missions-stsms-2/