A1: The effective elapsed time since the award of the PhD is taken into consideration for eligibility can be in reduced the following circumstances provided they started before the call deadline: a) maternity and paternity leave, and b) long-term illness, clinical training or national service.

A2: Yes, experienced researchers can apply, if you have your doctoral degree or at least four years’ full-time research experience by the time of the call deadline.

A3: We would like to encourage young research to establish a research groups. Additionally, independent research with a permanent position might not move to Austria as Principle Investigator. They may join the research group as a Co-Investigator or collaborate on a later stage.

A4: You need to participate in all Ideas Lab days from 24-28 May 2017, 100% presence is needed.

A5: If you have 4 years of full-time research experience, you are eligible to apply.

A1: The Research Groups will be hosted by Austrian research organisations, if you have already been in contact with a potential host institution, please indicate. We would like to stress, however, that this is not a prerequisite for a successful application.

A2: It is foreseen that PIs will receive a full-time (or less depending on their time commitment) contract from LBG. PIs will be located in Austria..

A3: If you have an affiliation at a foreign university, and are selected as a PI for the Research Groups, you will be employed at LBG and receive a new affiliation of an Austrian university. If you like to remain at your current host university, please apply as a Co-Investigator.

A4: These discussions are still on-going. Soon results will be presented.

A5: Co-Investigators will receive part of the research funding equivalent to their time commitment.

A1: This depends on the individual, what s/he can commit. This also might differ from discipline to discipline. There is no set number for this. It has to be a meaningful contribution. The CoI can be located at any national and international university or organisation. Please indicate how much time you will be likely to devote to the research groups in the online application form.

A2: You do not need to submit a CV or publication list. The assessment criteria to participate in the Ideas Lab will be focus on team work and expertise. You may explain your expertise in Section 1 “Expertise for Ideas Lab” in the online application form. 

A3: No, you have to decide whether to apply as a PI (major time commitment, employment at LBG) or CoI (minor time commitment, remain at host institution).

A4: It refers to your area of interest. Your expertise will be asked in Section 1 “Expertise for Ideas Lab”. 

A5: In Section 1 “Expertise for Ideas Lab - How do you see your expertise and interests contributing to realising the goal of the Ideas Lab on Mental Health for Children and Adolescents”.

A6: No, you may focus on several thematic areas. This is a bottom-up process. 

A7: Yes, you may include both positions in the online application form. 

A8: Please indicate in the online application form under “Details of your doctoral degree or equivalent qualification – Qualification gained” (academic title; leave/training, months/years)

A1: All accommodation, refreshments, breakfast, lunch and dinner costs during the event will be met by LBG. However, all travel expenses and incidental costs incurred whilst travelling to and from, and during participation at the event must be met by the participant.

For overseas candidate we will offer a travel grant, please get I touch on an individual basis (email). 

A2: The mentors are internationally well renowned experts in the field of mental health for children and adolescents. The group of mentors are already set. The mentors will evaluate applications for the Ideas Lab, therefore, we will communicate the names after the selection of participants for the Ideas Lab (14 April 2017).

A3: No, it is a one stage application process. PI and Co-I teams who have been selected for funding after the Ideas Lab (June), will be invited write a short research proposals (outline of the research project). 

A4: The Ideas Lab is an interactive workshop. In the beginning, it will focus on participant’s expertise and ideas collected. Later on in the process, teams will be formed and research ideas exchanged among researchers and further developed into research projects.

A5: You will receive information about the structure of the research proposal in the Ideas Lab. We will keep it simple and straight forward (max. 20 pages) to sum up the research ideas developed during the Ideas Lab.

A6: The mix of the research teams is open. One or more PIs might work together with one or more CoI. There is no limitation. We expect research teams of in total 4-5 PI/CoIs per group, who receive funding to employ other team members (PhDs, PostDocs, health care professionals etc.) to establish a research group.

A7: The research groups focus on mental health of children and adolescents that have been defined by the community with a specific focus on children of mentally ill parents (see research challenges).  It is a bottom-up approach and no limitation to specific diseases. 

A8: We target disciplines and expertise, but not any country in particular. Further, the research groups should strongly connect with national and international networks.

A9: There is no cohort available yet, but the research groups will have access to patients provided by their Austrian host institution (university, hospital etc.), patient organisations and so forth. 

A10: Hence this is an open innovation initiative, we would like you to share and discuss your ideas with others. There will be an informal agreement between participants of the Ideas Lab to protect your ideas. However, the research proposal will include several ideas form different participants.

A11: Selected participants won´t be published in public.
Selected participants be notified and encouraged to be actively involved in the hub, a social platform for sharing information and facts, prior to the Ideas Lab workshop.

A12: Yes, a strong national and international community interaction is foreseen for the research groups. User crowd will be encouraged to collaborate with the Research Groups, also taken part in studies conducted.

A13: Research publications are encouraged, but won't be the only way, how the research output should be measured. We don't aim only for impact factors.

A14: The Research Groups may focus on public health and/or biological risk factors. The Research Groups my focus on one or more research challenges defined by the community.