PFAStwin supported the development of new solutions addressing PFAS environmental challenges by awarding small research and training grants. These grants were primarily intended for researchers from UBFC as well as researchers from CSIC and BRGM institutions who wished to conduct their research at UBFC. However, the calls were also advertised to a wider community through social networks to ensure that the best proposals were funded. Proposals from any research area complementary to the project's scientific topics were eligible. Each grant had a maximum budget of €4000. The host institution could have been UBFC, BRGM, CSIC, or any other institution chosen by the applicants, provided it was involved in a research area complementary to the PFAStwin scientific topic.
Each grantee was required to submit a report detailing their research or training and to hold a lecture presenting their results at their home institution.
This activity was entitled "Internal PFAStwin Grassroots Research Initiative: Inspiring Curiosity, Fostering Leadership." The application procedure was previously announced in the news section.
