REQUIREMENTS

• Have a clearly defined and usable end result.
• Be submitted by a team of scholars with a lead coordinator. The composition of the study group is open, but proposals from groups of young scholars active in the Greek periphery are encouraged.
• Not be part of a doctoral thesis or a postgraduate thesis and generally not be purely a research project.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The result of the study may not be used for commercial purposes.
• The study may be co-funded by other bodies.
• Each team is entitled to submit more than one proposal and each individual researcher may participate in more than one team.
• Studies submitted in response to last year's call will be accepted for evaluation, provided that they are resubmitted and have undergone refinements.
• Proposals may be submitted in Greek or English.
• The selected teams will sign a contract with the Foundation.
• The selected teams will present their findings at a special conference organised by the Foundation in 2010.

FUNDING

The funding of each study will be based on a detailed budget to be submitted with the rest of the required documents. The maximum available funding for each study amounts to twelve thousand euros (€12,000), including all kinds of charges such as deductions, taxes, etc.

EVALUATION - SELECTION

Proposals will be evaluated by a special Scientific Committee of the Foundation. The Foundation's Executive Board will consider the above-mentioned evaluation and will select at its discretion up to ten (10) studies to be funded in 2009.

HOW TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS

Interested parties should fill in the application form and send it electronically to [email protected], or by post on a CD to the following address

John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation

Studies 2009

59 Diligianni, 14562, Kifissia

Any questions or clarifications can be sent electronically to: [email protected].

Application deadline

The deadline for submission is 14 November 2008 and the results will be announced by 16 January 2009.