Fondation Fyssen RGP/ Research Grants and Projects HOMEPAGE ON THE INTERNET: Access the Fyssen website. AWARD MECHANISM: The aim of the FYSSEN FOUNDATION is to "encourage all forms of scientific inquiry into cognitive mechanisms, including thought and reasoning, which underlie animal and human behaviour; their biological and cultural bases, and phylogenetic and ontogenetic development". The Post Doctoral Study Grants will be awarded to French scientists wishing to work abroad and to foreign scientists wishing to work in French laboratories (under 35 years of age). SCIENTIFIC AREAS: Neurobiology: Neurobiological bases of cognitive processes, their embryonic and post-natal development, and their elementary mechanisms. Humen Paleontology - Archaeology : Origin and evolution of the human brain and human artefacts. SUBMISSION DATE(S): 31 March 2008 MODE OF APPLICATION: Guidelines are available on the Fyssen website. Applications should be submitted to the Feinberg Graduate School. For more information on this potential source of funding, please contact the Feinberg Graduate School or the RGP (Tel. 08-934-3995). KEYWORDS: Life Sciences LAST UPDATED: 12 March 2008