Volkswagen foundation: NEXT – Rethink Neurodegeneration! – preproposals

Support interdisciplinary research teams to rethink established paradigms and explore new paths in dementia-causing neurodegeneration.
Looking for high-risk, exploratory basic research that goes beyond conventional approaches to uncover fundamental disease mechanisms.
The aim is to drive transformative progress and lay the basis for future preventive and therapeutic breakthroughs.
* For Interdisciplinary research teams consisting of 2-5. Majority of PI’s must be at a German institution, Co-PIs can be from international institutions.
Teams that ideally comprise a balanced mix of early-career and senior researchers.
Funding: 2M EUR for 5 years
https://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/funding/funding-offer/next-rethink-neurodegeneration