Funding Opportunities

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The objective of the Call for Research Projects is to fund clinical, epidemiological, basic and/or strategic research that may contribute to enhance the understanding of the health effects of nuts and dried fruits.

INC will only accept research projects with at least 3 nuts OR 3 dried fruits.

2020 Research Priorities:

1. Fertility
2. Diabetes prevention
3. Diabetes and hyperlipidemia treatments
4. Microbiota
5. Cardioprotective mechanisms and/or inflammatory diseases
6. Calorie control and satiety
7. Cancer
8. Human health and environmental sustainability

Up to 300,000 EUR is available for the 2020 Grant. Project proposals must be submitted using the Letter of Intent Form. Deadline: September 30, 2019. 
 

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The objective of the Call for Open Access Studies is to facilitate the transfer of knowledge and to promote the dissemination of the health benefits of nut and dried fruit consumption as widely as possible, through the payment of the Open Access charges of those articles already accepted for publication in a scientific journal or those articles that have been already published.

As soon as this Call is opened, the INC will post all necessary information (Guidelines and Application Form) on this site.

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The objective of the Call for Promotion and Dissemination Projects is to fund projects aimed at increasing the use and consumption of nuts and dried fruits, whenever such projects are beyond the scope of the INC, i.e. projects that the INC cannot fit within its regular activity, for instance due to language or geographic challenges.

Eligible Projects:

• Activities that provide markets and consumers with information on the properties and qualities of nuts and dried fruits (e.g. marketing campaigns at points-of-sale, education campaigns at schools).
• Market research and activities aimed at ensuring that buyers, consumers and health professionals know about nuts and dried fruits and their many positive features (e.g. participation in specialized events).

 
Priorities:

• Promoting nuts and dried fruits use and consumption in markets where INC headquarters face barriers of entry, for instance due to language or geographic challenges.
• Projects to be undertaken in developing countries.
• Multi-collaborative projects and cooperation with industry-related partners.
• Project proposals aimed at disseminating the outcomes of the scientific findings that come from INC-funded research (annual Call for Research Projects) or new scientific findings that have been published in high-impact scientific journals.
• Supporting the development of innovative new products and marketing initiatives.

100,000 EUR is available for the 2020 Grant. INC will only accept one project per institution, and will fund a maximum of 50,000 EUR per project/institution.

Deadline: December 31, 2019.