Exchange Research Programme for early stage researcher  funded by Marie Curie -2012

Study Subject(s): All areas of scientific and technological research that are of interest to the EU. But there is one exception :  research areas covered by the EURATOM Treaty cannot be funded.
Course Level: Research
Scholarship Provider: Marie Curie Actions within the FP7 People programme, West Midlands European Service
Scholarship can be taken at: Member States(MS)/Associated Countries(AC) and organisations in Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and countries with Science & Technology (S&T) agreements

Eligibility:

-Independent public or private not-for-profit research organisations.e.g. Universities, research centres etc).
-A partnership is composed of at least 2 different EU member states or Associated Countries and one or more organisations located in an eligible third country (S&T agreement and Neighbourhood Policy)
-The scheme targets early stage and experienced researchers, but technical and managerial staff can also benefit from the exchange programme.

Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Eastern Partnership Countries, Mediterranean Partnership Countries, EU S&T agreement countries

Staff to be exchanged are “seconded” i.e. they remain employed by their institution of origin which receives a fixed contribution from the EC. For each staff member from an EU Member State or Associated Country seconded to an eligible Third Country, the EC contributes a fixed monthly allowance to cover mobility costs of €1.900 per staff member per month. For countries located a long distance from Europe, an additional allowance of €200 per staff member per month is paid. • These costs might include travel and subsistence, networking activities, management costs and overheads directly related to the implementation of the exchange. • For staff from MS or AC, the mobility must take place towards the other third country partner organisations and from other third country partner organisations towards MS and AC participants. Exchanges between MS/ AC countries are not eligible for funding.Both countries covered by the ENP and those with EU International agreements on S&T are also eligible for funding for both incoming and outgoing staff except Industrialised Countries where only outgoing staff from EU/AC countries are supported. In all cases, the staff must remain employed by their organisations and are expected to return after the mobility period.

How to Apply: Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: 18 January 2012

Details Scholarship Information and Application

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