Here is my try for the Challenge launched by Matt Brown. See here for rules.
So, you are looking for Italian funding (be this either a grant or a fellowship ). Well, sporadic peer review in Italian Science has caused much of a brain drain indeed. But, funding may become available through ttventure, so, apriamo la mente! Let’s put together this grant application.
Apriamo la Mente reads Let’s open our minds.
Massimo, congrats for the creativity!