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Priority Programme "Sensing LOOPS: Cortico-subcortical Interactions for Adaptive Sensing" (SPP 2411)
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DFG's Priority Programme SPP 2411 funds three-year research projects on cortico-subcortical interactions underlying adaptive sensing in awake mammals, as the second funding phase of a six-year programme. It is open to researchers at German institutions studying functional neuronal activity, not purely anatomical mapping, across at least two interacting brain structures, with single-group and tandem (experimental-theoretical or cross-modality) projects both eligible. Disease models, knock-outs, and non-mammalian systems are explicitly excluded.
Details
| Funder | DFG |
| Deadline | 3 February 2027 |
| Duration | 3 years (second funding period of a six-year programme) |
| Consortium | Optional — tandem projects involving different groups for cross-sensory comparisons encouraged, single-group projects also eligible |
| Application | Single stage: proposal submission via elan portal |
| Frequency | One-off |
| Eligible countries | DE |
Eligibility & scope
Call for the second three-year funding period of SPP 2411, studying cortico-subcortical interactions in mammalian adaptive sensing. Projects must address microcircuit-level neuronal activity in awake mammals and focus on sensory (not disease) mechanisms; purely anatomical, theoretical-only or non-mammalian studies are excluded. Proposals submitted via the DFG elan portal using form 53.01.
Who Should Apply
- •Researchers at institutions in Germany working on systems or computational neuroscience
- •Investigators studying awake mammalian models, not disease or knock-out systems
- •Groups measuring or modelling functional neuronal activity across multiple interacting brain structures
- •Single labs or tandem teams pairing sensory modalities or experimental and theoretical approaches
Key Dates
- •Proposal deadline: 3 February 2027, single-stage submission via elan portal
- •First-time applicants must register in elan by 27 January 2027
- •Three-year funding period (second phase of a six-year programme)
Tips for Applicants
- ✓Emphasize functional measurement or modelling of activity across at least two interacting structures, purely anatomical or single-structure proposals will not fit the call's scope.
- ✓Consider pairing with a theoretical or cross-modality tandem partner, which the programme encourages even though single-group projects remain eligible.
- ✓Register in the elan portal well before the 27 January 2027 deadline, since first-time applicants must complete this step separately from proposal submission using form 53.01.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the DFG SPP 2411 grant fund?
It funds three-year projects studying cortico-subcortical loops in adaptive sensing in awake mammals, requiring functional measurement or modelling of neuronal activity across at least two interacting brain structures.
Can I submit a single-group project to SPP 2411, or is a consortium required?
Single-group projects are eligible; tandem projects pairing sensory modalities or experimental and theoretical groups are encouraged but not required.
Who can apply to SPP 2411?
Applicants must be based at institutions in Germany and submit via the DFG elan portal using form 53.01; first-time applicants must register in elan by 27 January 2027.
What research is excluded from SPP 2411?
Disease or knock-out models and non-mammalian systems are excluded, as are purely anatomical studies without functional measurement or modelling.
How long does SPP 2411 funding last?
This call covers the second three-year funding period of the six-year Priority Programme.
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