GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 2026/2027
With the aim of fostering research focused on the healthy human being, in its physical and spiritual dimensions, particularly on topics still largely unexplored but susceptible to profound and rigorous scientific analysis, Bial Foundation opens a new call for its programme of Grants for Scientific Research with the following characteristics:
1. Scope and Objectives – Only applications in the fields of Psychophysiology and Parapsychology are eligible under this Programme. The objectives to be achieved within the scope of the Research Project are those indicated in the submitted application.
2. Addressees – All scientific researchers may apply, either individually or as a team, except those working for Bial Foundation or any of the companies within Bial Group. The Principal Investigator and the co-Principal Investigator (if applicable) with ongoing Research Project(s) funded by Bial Foundation, under Grants or the Maria de Sousa Award, may also apply; however, they shall only benefit from new grants under this Programme after the successful completion of those ongoing Research Project(s) before 31 October 2027.
3. Duration and Commencement – The Grants have a maximum duration of 3 years and shall commence between 1 January and 31 October 2027.
4. Amount and Payments – Approved applications shall benefit from grants up to a total amount of €60,000 (sixty thousand euros). The exact amount shall be determined by Bial Foundation, at its sole discretion, in accordance with the specific needs of the Research Project.
The amount granted to each Research Project shall be understood as a maximum amount, which will be paid by Bial Foundation after verification of the submitted expenses documents, under the terms set out in the Regulation of Grants for Scientific Research of Bial Foundation (hereinafter “Regulations”).
Payments are made directly and exclusively to the Host Entity, annually or biannually, to be defined according to the Research Project schedule.
5. Applications – Applications, written in English and in accordance with the Regulation, must be submitted by 31 August 2026 through the Bial Foundation Grant Management System (BF-GMS).
Applications will not be considered eligible for:
a) Projects involving clinical or experimental models of human disease and therapy;
b) Projects whose main scope is eating behaviour, sexual behaviour, or physical exercise;
c) Projects in fundamental neuroscience (cellular, molecular, and biochemical mechanisms of brain functioning) that are not directly and unequivocally associated with a psychophysiological measure.
Bial Foundation reserves the right to reject applications from previous Grant Holders who have repeatedly breached their legal and contractual obligations.
6. Assessment and Communication of the Decision – Applications are assessed by the Scientific Board of Bial Foundation. The decision is communicated to applicants within 4 (four) months after the end of the submission period.
7. Regulation – The submission of an application implies and constitutes the applicant’s full and unconditional acceptance of the terms and conditions set out in the Regulation governing this edition.