Joint transnational call Nutrition and Cognitive Function open for proposals

The Joint Programming Initiative 'A Healthy Diet for A Healthy Life' (JPI HDHL) has launched the transnational call for research proposals on nutrition and cognitive function. The deadline for proposal submission is scheduled for the 8th of June 2015. The anticipated budget from ZonMw is € 700,000. Funding is up to € 350,000. Research organisations or other higher education institutions, such as universities, academic hospitals and non-university public research institutes may apply. Participation of a private party/private parties is required.

The joint action 'Nutrition and Cognitive Function' (NutriCog) aims at promoting research activities that address the interrelation of diet and cognitive function. This knowledge will lay the basis for dietary preventive strategies and recommendations to guide individuals and populations towards health promoting dietary habits.

The objective of the NutriCog Call is to support ambitious, innovative and transnational collaborative research projects that will address important questions relating to the interplay between nutrition and cognitive function. Both the influence of dietary patterns (and/or dietary constituents, where appropriate) on cognitive functions and vice versa the effects of Central Nervous System nutrient signaling and cognitive processes on food intake, dietary patterns and eating behaviour are relevant for this call.