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EURAXESS Brazil & LAC Funding opportunities

2019

September

Issue 24

Dear readers,

"EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion" is a European Commission initiative focused on researcher mobility and career development.

Among other activities, EURAXESS supports individual researchers in finding jobs or funding opportunities to make their research stay in Europe a reality.

On the EURAXESS Portal, we encourage you to consult the:

• EURAXESS Job database that lists thousands of vacancies from more than 40 European countries and other regions of the world.

• And the Funding database allowing you to search for the funding programme you need for your mobility or research cooperation project.

Funding organisations, including from Brazil and other Latin American and Caribbean countries can publish their jobs, funding opportunities and scholarships on the portal – for free - to increase their visibility and reach the best candidates worldwide.

To help you identify these opportunities, EURAXESS LAC regularly publishes open calls to fund researchers' mobility and cooperation with European teams. The list combines funding opportunities open to both Brazil and other LAC countries.

The jobs, grants and fellowships announced are organised by funding organisations (including private ones). In section 1, you’ll find calls funded by the European Commission, in section 2, calls launched by individual EU member states or associated countries with or without LAC partners, and in section 3, calls promoted by LAC institutions. All of them are open to researchers from at least some Latin America and the Caribbean countries. In section 4, you’ll find all the calls that were listed in previous editions of this document and that are still open.

We remain at your disposal to discuss any queries you may have regarding your mobility projects.

Your EURAXESS LAC Team

EURAXESS LAC Funding opportunities is a list of open calls to fund researchers’ mobility, compiled by the EURAXESS LAC team.

The information contained in this publication is intended for personal use only. It should not be taken in any way to reflect the views of the European Commission nor of the Delegations of the European Union in the region.

Please email [email protected] or [email protected] with any comments on this list, contributions you would like to make, if you think any other colleagues would be interested in receiving this document, or if you wish to unsubscribe.

Editors: Charlotte GRAWITZ, EURAXESS LAC, Representative, Ingrid LE VAN and Daniel COSTA, Programme Officers.

Did you know?

Individual researchers from Brazil and other LAC countries can upload

their CVs on the portal, register their searches and create alerts to be

informed when a vacancy matching their profile has been published.

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Contents

Grants & Fellowships ........................................................................................... 6

1 European Union ............................................................................................. 6

Many Horizon 2020 calls of interest or specifically targeting Brazil or Latin America to open .................................................................... 6

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – Open call to select Innovative training networks (ITN)........................................................................ 7

European Research Council (ERC) - Starting Grants call 2020 ...... 9

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) – International PhD programme ................................................................................. 10

ERA-NET (BiodivERsA) & BRAZIL (CONFAP) – Transnational research projects on “Biodiversity and Climate Change” ............ 11

ERCIM – Alain Bensoussan Fellowships (incoming) ..................... 11

Fully funded PhD positions offered by MSCA Innovative Training Networks ............................................................................................. 12

1.8.1 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science ............................................................................................ 12

1.8.2 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in the field of complement in opportunistic infections .................................................................... 12

1.8.3 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in cancer cell biology ........................... 13

1.8.4 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in extracellular vesicles in prostate cancer .............................................................................................. 13

1.8.5 MSCA ITN – PhD positions for Next-generation Bone and Diabetes Researchers ..................................................................................... 13

EURAXESS Jobs ................................................................................ 14

2 EU Member States and Associated Countries ............................................ 15

National EURAXESS Portals ............................................................ 15

AUSTRIA – Support scheme for excellent postdoctoral female researchers ........................................................................................ 15

AUSTRIA – PhD positions in Translational Cancer Research at Medical University of Vienna ............................................................ 15

BELGIUM (WBI) - Incoming and outgoing doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships for Excellence IN.WBI & WBI.World .. 16

BELGIUM (ULB) – Postdoctoral fellowships in all research fields (IF@ULB) ............................................................................................ 17

BELGIUM (FNRS) – BRAZIL (Fapesp) – call for bilateral projects 17

DENMARK – PhD positions at the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen (TALENT) ................................................................. 18

FINLAND – Funding for research post as Postdoctoral Researcher in Finland, all research fields....................................... 18

FRANCE (REFEB) - Scholarships for French based researchers interested in a research stay in Brazil (Outgoing) ........................ 19

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FRANCE (French Government) – PERU (CONCYTEC) ECOS-Nord-Peru, incoming to France ........................................................ 19

FRANCE (L’Oréal) – Peru (CONCYTEC- FONDECYT-ANC) For Women in Science Award 2019 ........................................................ 20

GERMANY (Technical University of Munich) - Postdoc Mobility Travel Grant in Germany with subsequent fellowship possibility20

GERMANY (LMU) – Postdoc research fellowships in all fields of knowledge (incoming / outgoing) .................................................... 21

GERMANY – Postgraduate scholarships in Arts and Architecture (Incoming - open to most LAC nationals, including Brazil) .......... 21

GERMANY (DKFZ) – International PhD Programme at Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer Research (fully funded) 22

GERMANY (DAAD) – Short term Research Grants (incoming) ..... 22

GERMANY (CAU) – Doctoral Positions within the Research Training Group “Materials for Brain" .............................................. 23

GERMANY (Max Planck) – PhD and Post-doc opportunities at many Max Planck Institutes .............................................................. 23

GERMANY (CGA) – PhD positions at Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research ............................................................................... 24

GERMANY (BAYLAT) & BRAZIL (FAPESP) – call for workshops proposals ............................................................................................ 24

GERMANY (BMBF) - COLOMBIA (COLCIENCIAS) – Mobility call for Colombian and German researchers ......................................... 24

ITALY & BRAZIL (CONFAP) – Mobility scholarships between Brazil and Italy (Master, PhD and Post-doc) ................................... 25

LUXEMBOURG – ATTRACT programme for Postdoc, Junior & Established Researchers (Incoming) .............................................. 25

LUXEMBOURG – 2019 PEARL Call for proposals for leading researchers from abroad (incoming) ............................................... 26

POLAND (PIASt) – Post-doc fellowships in Social Sciences and Humanities (incoming, short-term) .................................................. 26

SLOVAKIA (SAS) – Mobility and Reintegration Programme for researchers with a PhD degree ........................................................ 27

SLOVAKIA – National Incoming and Outgoing Scholarships ...... 27

SPAIN & PORTUGAL (La Caixa) – Postdoctoral Junior Leader Fellowships Programme ................................................................... 28

SPAIN – Postdoc fellowships at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (incoming) .............................................................................. 28

SPAIN – Postdoc fellowships in Computer Sciences, in Barcelona (STARS) .............................................................................................. 29

SPAIN (ICIQ) – Postdoc fellowships at The Institute of Chemical research of Catalonia ........................................................................ 29

SPAIN – TECNIOspring PLUS fellowship programme (Incoming & Outgoing) ............................................................................................ 29

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SPAIN – COLOMBIA (ICETEX) Masters Scholarships for Colombians (Incoming to Spain) at IEP (INSTITUTO EUROPEO DE POSGRADO) ....................................................................................... 30

SPAIN – COLOMBIA (ICETEX) Masters Scholarships for Colombians (Incoming to Spain) at the International University of La Rioja ............................................................................................... 30

SWEDEN (Vinnova) & BRAZIL (FAPESP) – São Paulo-Sweden Cooperation in Industrial Research and Innovation Projects ....... 31

SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Ambizione (incoming) ....................................................................... 31

SWITZERLAND – Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for foreign scholars 2020-2021 (Incoming) ........................................... 32

SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) PRIMA grants for women .................................................................. 32

SWITZERLAND (University of Basel) - Biozentrum PhD Fellowships Programme ................................................................... 33

TURKEY – Postdoc fellowships to conduct research in Turkey (MSCA-COFUND) ............................................................................... 33

UK (DTA3) – PhD Fellowships in Applied Biosciences for Health, Energy and Social Policy .................................................................. 34

UK (University of Edinburgh) – Postdoctoral fellowships at the interface between academia and industry (incoming) ................... 34

UK (University of Oxford) – PhD and post-graduate scholarships (Clarendon Fund) ............................................................................... 34

UK (University of Cambridge) – PhD and post-graduate scholarships (Gates Cambridge Scholarship) ............................... 35

UK (British Academy) Knowledge Frontiers - International Interdisciplinary Research 2020 ....................................................... 35

INTERNATIONAL – Nature’s Communications journals travel grants (biology, chemistry, physics) ............................................... 35

3 Latin American and the Caribbean .............................................................. 37

BRAZIL (FAPESP) – Seed funding by SPRINT 3rd Call for Proposals ........................................................................................... 37

COLOMBIA (Universidad del Rosario): Postdoctoral position at the Colombian organized crime observatory - InSight Crime....... 37

MEXICO (Mexican Government) – Merit Awards for International Students 2020 .................................................................................... 38

4 Calls still open .............................................................................................. 39

European Union ................................................................................. 39

EU Member States and Associated Countries ............................... 40

Latin America and the Caribbean .................................................... 44

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Grants & Fellowships

1 European Union Many Horizon 2020 calls of interest or specifically

targeting Brazil or Latin America to open

The last calls of the Work Programme 2018-2020 of Horizonte 2020, were published on 2 July 2019.

The EU Delegation to Brazil kindly compiled a list of indicative calls with international cooperation as priority. These particular calls are specifically open or focusing on collaboration with the Latin American region or specific countries of the region, like Brazil and Mexico.

Find the list and read more details at http://bit.ly/H2020andLAC

Horizon 2020 is the EU funding programme for research and innovation running from 2014 to 2020 with a €80 billion budget. H2020 supports scientifically-excellent research, innovation, and technological development, through collaborative and innovative research projects as well as grants and fellowships to individuals set out in the Horizon 2020 work programme. The vast majority of this funding is allocated on the basis of competitive calls open to applications from researchers, businesses and other interested organisations located in any of the EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020.

Horizon 2020 is also open to the world, so Brazilian and LAC researchers and institutions are very welcome to get involved.

The final Work Programme for Horizon 2020 (2018-2020) covers the budgetary years 2018, 2019 and 2020, representing an investment of around €30 billion.

Access all open calls on the Horizon 2020 Funding & tender opportunities Portal. One can filter by keyword, programme part, focus area, cross-cutting priority.

Organisations from any sector and country, including LAC countries can

participate in H2020 projects.

Only organisations from the Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Mexico and

Trinidad and Tobago are not eligible for direct automatic funding by the

European Commission, unless clearly stated in the call. It is suggested that

Brazilian and Mexican organisations check their local co-funding schemes to

support their participation (here for Brazil, and here for Mexico).

Please, note that all Latin American and Caribbean individual researchers,

including Brazilian and Mexican, are eligible to funding by MSCA and ERC.

Useful links:

Horizon 2020 Participant

Portal.

International cooperation

ALL H2020 calls are open to international and more specifically Brazilian and other Latin American and Caribbean participation.

For more details on funding of applicants from non-EU countries, click here.

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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – Open call to

select Innovative training networks (ITN)

Innovative Training Networks (ITN) is the main European doctoral training programme, putting a special emphasis on non-academic sector participation and the innovation dimension. Innovative training networks bring together complementary institutions from different countries worldwide to train a new generation of researchers.

It is funded under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions/ Horizon2020 European Union funding programme.

The call is open to consortia of organisations such as universities, research centres or companies, that propose a research training network, including Brazilian & Latin American institutions.

There are three types of Innovative Training Networks:

1. European Training Networks (ETN)

Joint research training, implemented by at least three partners from in and outside academia. The aim is for the researcher to experience different sectors and develop their transferable skills by working on joint research projects.

The organisations should be established in at least three different EU or associated countries. Additional participants from any organisation anywhere in the world, including Brazil & LAC can also join a network.

2. European Industrial Doctorates (EID)

Joint doctoral training delivered by at least one academic partner entitled to award doctoral degrees, and at least one partner from outside academia, primarily enterprise. Each participating researcher is enrolled in a doctoral programme and is jointly supervised by supervisors from the academic and non-academic sector, where they spend at least 50% of their time.

The aim is for the doctoral candidates to develop skills inside and outside academia that respond to public and private sector needs.

The organisations should be established in at least two different EU or associated countries. A wider set of partner organisations from anywhere in the world may also complement the training.

3. European Joint Doctorates (EJD):

A minimum of three academic organisations form a network with the aim of delivering joint, double or multiple degrees. Joint supervision of the research fellow and a joint governance structure are mandatory. The aim is to promote international, intersectorial and multi/interdisciplinary collaboration in doctoral training in Europe.

The organisations should be from different EU or associated countries. The participation of additional organisations from anywhere in the world, including from the non-academic sector, is encouraged.

The maximum duration of an ITN project is four years. Calls are annual.

Read the guide for applicants for more details.

Deadline: 14 January 2020.

Read our guide on how Brazilian & LAC researchers, organisations and staffs can benefit from MSCA here

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Please, note that the MSCA ITN call is not open to individual researchers/students.

Brazilian & LAC researchers interested in high quality doctoral-level training in and outside academia can apply to the PhD positions created by these networks, including Industrial Doctorate and Joint Doctorate. They are advertised on the Euraxess Job portal.

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European Research Council (ERC) - Starting Grants

call 2020

European Research Council’s (ERC) Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme in all scientific fields.

ERC Starting Grants in brief:

- For researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD (or equivalent degree) and scientific track record showing great promise

- Research must be conducted in a public or private research organisation located in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries (including Norway, Switzerland)

- Funding per grant: up to € 1.5 million. An additional € 0.5 million can be made available to cover eligible “start-up” costs for researchers moving from a third country to the EU or to an associated country and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities.

- Duration: up to 5 years

- Sole evaluation criterion: scientific excellence of researcher and research proposal

- Calls for proposals: published once a year

Deadline: 16 October 2019.

ERC open to the world

The ERC strives to attract top researchers from anywhere in the world to come to Europe. To date, the ERC has funded some 9.000 top researchers at various stages of their careers.

Currently, there are 730 principal investigators of non-ERA nationality, representing 8% of all grantees. To date, 46 are nationals from LAC. They come from Argentina (18), Brazil (9), Mexico (5), Chile (3), Colombia (2), Venezuela (2), Costa Rica (2), Bolivia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Panama and Peru (1 each). Read our interviews with some of them at bit.ly/LACandtheERC.

51 nationalities among winners of 2019 ERC Starting Grants

In the call 2019, researchers from 8 Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico and Peru) were awarded an ERC Starting Grant.

The results of this grant competition show a greater diversity of nationalities than ever before: researchers are from 51 different countries of origin across the world

ERC Synergy Grants

WHAT? European Research Council ERC Synergy Grants are designed to tackle truly bold scientific challenges by funding groups of up to 4 excellent PIs who jointly address the frontier of knowledge.

WHO? This action is open to researchers of any nationality with early achievement or a 10-year track-record who intend to conduct their research activity in any Member State or Associated Country.

Please, note that as from July 2018, Synergy Grant Group can include up to one Principal Investigator based in a third country, including in Brazil and other LAC countries.

The European Research

Council is the first pan-

European funding

organization for frontier

research. It aims to stimulate

scientific excellence in

Europe by encouraging

competition for funding

between the very best,

creative researchers of any

nationality and age.

Brazil and ERC:

To date, nine Brazilian

researchers have been

awarded ERC Starting,

Consolidator and Advanced

Grants. They are: The Fields

medallist Artur Avila for his

Quasiperiodic project; Aureo

de Paula for his project on

“Econometric Analysis of

Interaction Models”; Elison

Matioli for his project IN-

NEED on energy efficiency;

Bernardo Franklin for his

Plat-IL-1 project on

inflammasomes; Eduardo

Lee for his project

TOPOQDot on topological

materials; Roberto Rinaldi

for his LIGNINFIRST project

on lignocellulosic Biomass;

Mariana de Campos

Françozo, for her BRASILIAE

project on Indigenous

knowledge; Aline Vidotto, for

her ASTROFLOW project on

the influence of stellar

outflows on exoplanetary

mass loss; and Mario

Barbatti, for his project

SUBNANO on Computational

Photochemistry.

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The ERC's frontier research grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities.

ERC Synergy Grants in brief:

- Fund a small group of PIs (2 to 4) with a designated corresponding PI who applies.

- Research projects must tackle ambitious scientific challenges through a unique combination of skills and knowledge of the PIs. Applications must demonstrate that the proposed research cannot be carried out by a single PI working alone.

- Any field of research.

- For researchers of any nationality presenting an early achievement track-record or a ten-year track-record

- Research must be conducted by all PIs in public or private research organisation(s) located in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries (including Norway & Switzerland). One PI can be based outside of EU or AC. PIs can apply within the same host institution (HI) or through different HIs.

- Each of the PIs shall spend a minimum of 50% of their total working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country (expect the one located out of Europe, if any), and a minimum of 30% of their total working time on the ERC project.

- Funding per grant: up to EUR 10 million (in some circumstances up to EUR 14 million)

- Duration: up to 6 years

- Sole evaluation criterion: scientific excellence of the proposal

- Calls for proposals: published once a year

Deadline: 5 November 2019.

Participation of team members from LAC countries:

Please, note that ERC grants support projects carried out by an individual researcher (“Principal Investigator”) in the case of Starting Grants, or 2 to 4 individual researchers (under Synergy Grants) who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a non-European country. Vacancies for team members interested in joining an ERC led research project, can be published in the Euraxess-Jobs portal.

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) –

International PhD programme

The EMBL International PhD Programme is Europe’s ‘best in class’ PhD programme for the Life Sciences. It represents the flagship of EMBL's commitment to first class training and education. Internationality, dedicated mentoring and early independence in research characterise our programme.

240 students from over 40 countries are carrying out PhD research at EMBL at any time. Every year an average of 60 new students are admitted, who belong to the top science graduates in their countries.

WHAT: advanced, interdisciplinary training in Molecular Biology and its associated scientific disciplines.

WHO: Applicants of all nationalities with a university degree that would formally qualify them to enter a PhD or equivalent programme in their home country.

Application deadline: 21 October 2019.

Please also check out our

focus on ERC and what's in it

for Brazilian & LAC

researchers here.

Need help on the ERC?

Ask your national contact

points!

ERC National Contact Point in Brazil: Prof. Moacyr MARTUCCI Jr, +55 11 3091 5626, [email protected]

Find the ERC National Contact Points in LAC here.

As Europe’s only

intergovernmental research

organisation in life sciences

and as a leading laboratory in

molecular biology, EMBL is

dedicated to promoting

excellence in molecular life

sciences throughout Europe.

One of the best ways to

achieve this goal is by

inspiring and fostering

talented young scientists to

turn them into skilled and

creative future leaders.

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ERA-NET (BiodivERsA) & BRAZIL (CONFAP) –

Transnational research projects on “Biodiversity and

Climate Change”

BiodivERsA is a network of 39 organisations from 24 European countries programming and funding excellent research in the field of biodiversity, ecosystem services and Nature-based Solutions.

The following Brazilian States will participate in the call, with the support of CONFAP: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina e São Paulo.

Research teams will be invited to form transnational research consortia with eligible partners from minimum 3 countries participating in the call (including minimum two from EU Member States or EU Associated Countries). The call aims to support transnational research projects jointly addressing issues at the interface between biodiversity and climate change, and across a range of spatial and temporal scales in order to advance knowledge and support evidence-based and reflected decision-making. Projects addressing only biodiversity issues or only climate change issues will not be considered within the scope of the call.

The maximum project duration is 3 years.

This call will cover the following four non-exclusive themes:

• Consequences of climate change on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people

• Climate-biodiversity feedback processes

• Potential of nature-based solutions for mitigating and adapting to climate change

• Synergies and trade-offs between policies on biodiversity, climate and other relevant sectors, and the role of agents of change

Deadlines: pre-proposals until 25 November 2019 and full applications until 10 April 2020.

ERCIM – Alain Bensoussan Fellowships (incoming)

ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, offers fellowships for PhD holders from all over the world. Fellowships are of a 12 months duration, spent in one of the leading European Research Institutes which makes up part of the ERCIM network.

Researchers must have obtained a PhD degree during the last 8 years (prior to the application year deadline) or be in the last year of the thesis work with an outstanding academic record. Nevertheless, before starting the grant, a proof of the PhD degree will be requested. Not only researchers from academic institutions can apply, but also scientists working in industry.

Topics cover most disciplines in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics. (see list of topics covered here)

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

An amount of 26 million

euros is foreseen for this call,

of which 1.2 million euros will

be invested by the Brazilian

Research Foundations

(FAPs) participating in it,

through Confap, plus another

400 thousand euros invested

by Fapesp (SP).

The project provides a

Partner Search Tool on their

website to help tentative

participants to find partners

for a consortium. It is also

possible to use EURAXESS

Partnering database for the

same purpose.

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Fully funded PhD positions offered by MSCA

Innovative Training Networks

(this is an indicative list. Many other PhD positions are announced daily on EURAESS Jobs portal)

1.8.1 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

MINTS provides a unique system-oriented training to 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), nurturing a new generation of innovators thanks to internationally recognized researchers with broad experience in research, training, and participation in EU, national, and industry-sponsored projects. With the intensive involvement of industrial beneficiaries and partner organisations (Nokia, NEC, Sony, NI, IMEC, Proximus, Italtel), the ESRs will obtain in-depth knowledge and skills in mmWave networks and its key applications.

Each of the 15 ESRs will be working towards a PhD degree, supported by a carefully chosen supervisory team that maximizes both scientific excellence as well as interdisciplinary and intersectoral collaboration. The 15 MINTS ESRs will not only receive state-of-the-art science/technology training but will also benefit from a unique soft-skills training programme.

Deadline: 31 October 2019.

1.8.2 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in the field of complement in opportunistic infections

CORVOS is an European-wide doctoral programme. Its focus lies on education of early stage researchers (ESRs) in the field of complement in opportunistic infections. This interdisciplinary doctoral programme is supported by 10 European universities, 2 research institutes, 3 biomedical companies and 3 hospitals, as explained here.

WHO? highly qualified and motivated aspiring PhD students from any nationality with an open-minded and very enterprising personality, capable of working in collaborative and integrated research groups.

• You have a full study completing degree (Master, Magister, Diploma, MD) in medicine, natural sciences or related disciplines until March 2020

• You have to show academic excellence, scientific potential, flexibility, motivation and suitability for the research project

• You have the willingness to stay abroad for 3 years from your current residence and willingness to travel through Europe

• You have not resided nor carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the recruiting university for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the recruitment date.

Deadline: 10 November 2019.

Applicants are invited for

15 PhD positions (“Early

Stage Researchers”, ESRs)

to be funded by the Marie-

Sklodowska-Curie Innovative

Training Network “MINTS –

MIllimeter-wave NeTworking

and Sensing for Beyond 5G”

within the Horizon 2020

Programme of the European

Commission.

CORVOS, stands for

Complement Regulation and

Variations in Opportunistic

infectionS.

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1.8.3 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in cancer cell biology

Exploring the SECRETory pathway regulation and its contribution to cancer by providing a highly qualified platform for European research training of bright young scientists, with the aim of defining secretory pathway-linked candidate biomarker genes suitable for cancer diagnosis and prognosis.

WHO? Candidates can be of any nationality, but are required to undertake transnational mobility. Candidates must possess a Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant academic field and be within the first four years of his/her research career. Applications from candidates who already possess a doctoral degree will not be considered. English language skills have to be excellent.

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

1.8.4 MSCA ITN – PhD positions in extracellular vesicles in

prostate cancer

The lifecycle of extracellular vesicles (EVs) is poorly understood and their potential as non-invasive biomarkers and therapy targets is a growing area of interest. The proEVLifeCycle ITN aims to unravel the mysteries of EV biogenesis, homing and uptake to explain how EVs operate in disease processes, their heterogeneity, their molecular complexity, the biological functions they drive, their local and systemic dissemination and how these may be manipulated.

10 early stage researchers are being recruited to achieve these objectives through a PhD research project. The international consortium is composed of 8 academic institutions and 2 companies that offer excellent and innovative scientific training through research towards a PhD degree and extensive opportunities for mobility and patient-facing experiences, with the support of 11 partner organisations.

Deadlines vary.

1.8.5 MSCA ITN – PhD positions for Next-generation Bone and Diabetes Researchers

FIDELIO will address different aspects of diabetic bone disease from the perspective of epidemiology, genetics, miRNAs, microbiome, bone biology, biomechanics and clinical research. It will utilise advanced imaging and computational approaches, diabetes mouse models and access to clinical cohorts and registry data to obtain a comprehensive overview of how diabetes increases fracture risk.

Each Early Stage research (ESR) will be enrolled in a PhD programme to study for a doctorate and will conduct her/his own individual research project. The 14 ESR projects will comprehensively unravel the genetic and environmental mechanisms that contribute to bone fragility in diabetes, identify predictors and clinical markers for patient stratification, decipher the underlying molecular mechanisms of bone fragility in diabetes, and establish potential interventions through a personalised medicine approach.

Deadline: 25 November 2019.

European consortium, which

is coordinated by scientists

from the Faculty of Medicine

Carl Gustav Carus of the TU

Dresden, is funded by the EU

with a total of 3.8 million

euros.

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EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently around 12249 research job positions (all over Europe, but

also in other countries and in all disciplines) announced on the EURAXESS

Jobs database. Opportunities can be viewed by country, level of seniority, field

of research or via free text searches.

Please note that these jobs also include doctoral positions, including those

funded by the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA – ITN & Cofund) and by

the European Research Council (ERC). Using the “European Research

Program” filter, these opportunities can be easily found.

Find many other calls funded by the European Commission, Member states and associated countries and Brazil/LAC in the still open section below

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2 EU Member States and Associated Countries National EURAXESS Portals

The latest information on open calls for national grants and fellowships in the 40 member countries of the EURAXESS network can be accessed on the respective national EURAXESS portals:

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK.

AUSTRIA – Support scheme for excellent

postdoctoral female researchers

The Programme aims to address statistics published in the European Commission's "She Figures 2015" which clearly demonstrate that women are under-represented in academic careers.

What is offered:

• A 36-month fellowship in disciplines offered at the University of Vienna;

• A highly competitive programme supporting awardees in their academic career progression and becoming a mentor for future female researchers;

• Working at the largest research and education institution in Austria;

• The chance to live in Vienna - the city with the highest quality of life in the world for 10 years in a row!

WHO? The Programme is open to researchers of all ages. However, given that REWIRE has been designed to support researchers in their postdoctoral phase who are on their way to the next main steps in their careers (i.e. becoming young group leaders and PIs). REWIRE has a focus on recruiting ambitious researchers who have the potential to embark on independent research careers and will be serious candidates for prestigious investigator grants such as the ERC Starting Grant or the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) START Prize.

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

AUSTRIA – PhD positions in Translational Cancer

Research at Medical University of Vienna

The Medical University of Vienna announces 14 positions for graduate students in the field of Translational Cancer Research, with a special focus on therapy resistance in cancer. The overall scientific aim of the International PhD Program in Translational Oncology (IPPTO) is to better understand mechanisms shaping anticancer therapy responses, design strategies to better stratify patients, and to identify potential strategies that delay or impair therapy resistance.

WHO? Highly qualified applicants from all over the world are invited to apply. Previous research experience is desired but not essential. All applicants must have excellent academic track records and must demonstrate strong enthusiasm and talent for research. Applicants should be fluent in written and

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The overall goal of

the REinforcing Women In RE

search (REWIRE) COFUND

Programme, a Marie

Sklodowska Curie Actions

COFUND project funded by

the European Commission, is

to establish a support scheme

for excellent postdoctoral

female researchers to foster

their scientific development,

to nurture their expertise and

to make a profound impact on

their future careers.

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spoken English (TOEFL certificate or others). All applicants must hold a university degree in natural sciences/medicine (Master of Science or equivalent) latest by January 2020

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

BELGIUM (WBI) - Incoming and outgoing doctoral

and postdoctoral scholarships for Excellence IN.WBI &

WBI.World

Two schemes are receiving candidacies under the programme:

1. IN WBI Excellence Scholarship Program (Incoming to Belgium)

Who? Open to foreigners from any nationality, including Brazilians and other LAC nationalities, wishing to enrol in a post-doctorate programme in a University of Wallonia-Brussels in the following fields:

• Transport and logistics;

• Mechanical engineering;

• Life sciences;

• Agriculture-industry;

• Aero-space;

• Environmental technologies.

Other fields may be considered, including human sciences, and fundamental or applied research.

Types of programme: Long-term scholarships (minimum 1 year, renewable once) at postdoctoral level; Short-term scholarships (1 to 3 months, non-renewable) at postdoctoral level.

Application deadlines:

For long-term scholarships: No later than the 1st of March preceding the academic year during which the stay is requested (starting 1 October at the latest).

For short-term scholarships: depends on the expected dates of the research stay.

2. WBI.World Scholarship Program (Outgoing from Belgium)

Fellowships are also available for Belgian or resident students in the same fields as mentioned above to follow a doctorate or postdoctorate programme in a university abroad.

Deadline depends on the expected dates of the research stay.

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BELGIUM (ULB) – Postdoctoral fellowships in all

research fields (IF@ULB)

The programme will enable ULB to recruit 63 international postdoctoral researchers between 2018 and 2023, in three calls. At each call, IF@ULB will offer 21 positions in one of the ULB research centres. The positions are open to researchers in all fields, according to a bottom up approach. The evaluation procedure will be organised through three panels: Social Sciences and Humanities, Physical and Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences.

Each fellowship will be granted for 2 years. All positions will receive fellow-related and research-related funding.

WHO?

• Applicants of any age and of any nationality are eligible.

• Eligible applicants are Experienced Researchers, i.e. o Holders of a PhD degree obtained max. 7 years before the call

deadline. o Applicants without a PhD, provided they have documented full-

time equivalent research experience of minimum 4 and maximum 11 years prior to the call deadline.

o An eligibility extension of 15 weeks per child is granted in case of maternity

• Eligible applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 12 months during the 3 years preceding the call deadline.

• There are no restrictions on scientific domain. A member of ULB academic staff must explicitly accept to supervise and train the applicant to integrate them in their group.

Deadline: 1 October 2019.

BELGIUM (FNRS) – BRAZIL (Fapesp) – call for

bilateral projects

Call for bilateral basic research projects of up to 2 year duration in

• Natural and Life Sciences;

• Engineering;

• Social Sciences; and

• The Humanities.

FAPESP will assume the funding of research teams from the State of São Paulo and F.R.S.- FNRS will assume the funding of research teams from Belgium, in all cases according to their national rules and regulations and budget availability.

This call is open to researchers, starting at the postdoctoral level, affiliated to the French speaking higher education universities/colleges, or research institutions of the FWB. On Brazil side, the call is detailed under SPRINT call for proposals 3/2019 (see below).

The grants cover research-related mobility expenses

Deadline: 28 October 2019.

IF@ULB is a European

postdoctoral programme,

COFUNDed by the Université

libre de Bruxelles and the

European Commission within

the framework of Marie

Skłodowska-Curie actions

(H2020).

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DENMARK – PhD positions at the Faculty of

Science, University of Copenhagen (TALENT)

Research at the Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen rests on two pillars: on the one hand strong basic research, and on the other application-oriented research, which contributes to growth and employment and solves societal problems, for example within climate change, sustainable energy supplies, biological production, environmental challenges, food and water safety, lifestyle diseases and IT security.

25 PhD fellowships are in the following fields: Biodiversity; biological sciences and bioinformatics; chemical sciences; computer sciences; earth and planetary systems sciences; environment, climate and sustainability; food sciences; health and genomics; mathematical sciences, statistics & economics; nano and materials sciences; natural science education; nutrition and sports; particle physics, astro physics and cosmology; plant sciences and biotechnology; quantum sciences and technology; resource economics and global development.

Applicants must hold a relevant MSc degree at the time of applying. However, candidates, who do not hold an MSc degree, are also considered eligible if their credentials and CV equal those achieved on an MSc. This could be in the form of five years of full-time undergraduate and postgraduate education OR four years of full-time undergraduate education combined with relevant courses, fieldwork, scientific publications or conducted research (these aspects must be documented by uploading additional documents as part of the CV).

Deadline: 1 October 2019.

FINLAND – Funding for research post as

Postdoctoral Researcher in Finland, all research fields

The aim of the funding for research posts as Postdoctoral Researcher is to support the most talented researchers who have recently completed their doctoral degree in gaining competence for demanding researcher or expert positions. Mobility since completing their doctorate is required of the applicant. In the review of applications, particular attention will be paid to the international dimension of the research plan. The funding is meant for the applicant’s own salary and personal research expenses.

WHO? To be eligible to apply, you must be a researcher with up to four years of experience since PhD completion (degree certificate issued 25 Sep 2015–25 Sep 2019), or up to eight years if you have obtained the degree simultaneously with medical specialist training.

Applicants who have completed their doctoral degree more than four years ago can be considered only for special reasons (maternity, paternity, parental or childcare leave, military service or nonmilitary service, or long-term illness).

Deadline: 25 September 2019.

TALENT IS co-funded by the

European Union’s Horizon

2020 research and innovation

programme under the Marie

Skłodowska-Curie Actions.

This programme is run by

the Academy of Finland.

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FRANCE (REFEB) - Scholarships for French based

researchers interested in a research stay in Brazil

(Outgoing)

Support to research stays in Brazil for France based Master 2 to postdoc researchers in social sciences and humanities whose research topic must require some time spent in Brazil.

Funding : 900 Euros per month, for a stay of 3 - 6 months

Candidates must be under 35 at the time of application (until the call's deadline), be of French or European nationality and be part of a laboratory of Social Sciences in France

Deadline: 8 November 2019.

FRANCE (French Government) – PERU

(CONCYTEC) ECOS-Nord-Peru, incoming to France

The Peruvian National Council for Science, Technology and Technological Innovation (Concytec) and the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Higher Education and Research invite Peruvian and French researchers to participate in the "Mobility with ECOS-Nord-Peru" call, which seeks the exchange of experiences and scientific, technological and innovative knowledge, through collaborative research between the academic and scientific communities of Peru and France.

Objective: Promote collaboration between the academic and scientific communities of Peru and France, promoting exchanges of experiences and their dissemination, through the mobilization of researchers and PhD students/graduates, in the framework of research projects that are underway or to be initiated. scientific and technological.

Research fields:

- Life Sciences and Biotechnology

- Materials Science and Technology

- Information and Communication Technologies

- Environmental Sciences and Technologies

- Basic Sciences

Target audience: This competition is aimed at Peruvian research groups belonging to Peruvian entities (universities and/or research centres of scientific and technological development) that have doctoral thesis students and participate in the framework of a collaborative research project with a French research group in execution or to be initiated.

Funding: According to the duration of the trip, for flights, travel insurance and maintenance costs. Maximum amount: US$15,000 in total for a maximum period of 3 years, at a rate of up to US$ 5,000 per year.

Deadline: 1 October 2019.

ECOS Nord is a bilateral cooperation program between France and certain Latin American countries, including Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela, located at the University of Paris 13. This year, an agreement was signed between the French government and the Peruvian government "for the development of joint activities in science, technology and research". This agreement is materialized by the creation of the ECOS Nord Pérou program through calls for applications funding researcher mobility in both countries over a three-year period.

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FRANCE (L’Oréal) – Peru (CONCYTEC-

FONDECYT-ANC) For Women in Science Award 2019

This edition considers young scientific researchers who have been conducting research in the scientific disciplines of Life Sciences, Basic Sciences (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry), Engineering and Archaeology.

Objective

The National Prize "For Women in Science" is a recognition to the Peruvian woman researcher who emphasizes the excellence of the woman in the scientific task and stimulates the scientists of talent so that they continue with their works of investigation with the dynamism and the passion that characterize them.

Priorities areas of the call:

- Life Sciences

- Basic Sciences (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

- Engineering

- Archaeology

Eligibility:

Category A

Women of Peruvian nationality who reside in the country, with an academic degree of doctorate and who, throughout their scientific trajectory, have contributed with significant contributions to scientific knowledge and/or technological development.

Category B

Young researchers of Peruvian nationality residing in the country, no older than 38 years old and who find themselves with research linked to any of the scientific disciplines indicated in this call.

Funding – Award: PEB 45,000.00 (approx.. EUR 12,000) to two Peruvian scientists, one per category and within any of the scientific disciplines indicated in this call.

Deadline: 15 November 2019.

GERMANY (Technical University of Munich) -

Postdoc Mobility Travel Grant in Germany with

subsequent fellowship possibility

Technical University of Munich (TUM) selects 50 young scientists from all over the world to join their Research Opportunities Week (ROW) in Munich. During this week, the participants have the opportunity to visit different research facilities at TUM, to meet Professors of their disciplines, to inform themselves about possible postdoc funding opportunities in Germany and to create a scientific network.

The Postdoc Mobility Travel Grant covers accommodation and travel expenses and thus funds the stay in full. After the ROW, the participants get the exclusive chance to apply for the attractive TUM University Foundation Fellowship (TUFF) and to spend one year as a postdoc at TUM.

WHO?

Among other conditions, candidates:

In Peru, the L'ORÉAL-

UNESCO-CONCYTEC-

FONDECYT-ANC National

Award "For Women in

Science" is an

Interinstitutional Cooperation

Agreement between L'Oréal,

the United Nations

Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization

(UNESCO), the National

Council for Science,

Technology and

Technological Innovation

(CONCYTEC), the National

Fund for Scientific,

Technological and

Technological Innovation

Development (FONDECYT)

and the National Academy of

Sciences (ANC), which

highlight the excellence of

women in science and

encourage talented women

scientists to continue their

research work.

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• are currently not living in Germany. Applicants of German nationality or persons who have previously lived in Germany are welcome to apply if they are applying from abroad and are not currently residing in Germany.

• have completed a PhD within the last 3 years at an institution other than TUM.

Deadline: 31 October 2019

GERMANY (LMU) – Postdoc research fellowships in

all fields of knowledge (incoming / outgoing)

The Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) Research Fellowships support the career development of outstanding postdocs from all fields of research. Incoming fellows will benefit from:

• a two-year fellowship with a competitive salary and substantial research budget

• managing your own research project with the support of an LMU professor

• undertaking research stays at international partner organizations

• an excellent infrastructure and a wide variety of professional training options

• the vibrant interdisciplinary exchange at the Young Center of LMU’s Center for Advanced Studies

LMU will award ten Incoming and five Outgoing LMU Research Fellowships to outstanding early career researchers from all fields of research.

Outgoing: As part of their project, outgoing fellows will undertake an initial 12-month research stay at an academic partner organization in a country outside of the European Union and return to LMU to complete their project. Application must be supported by a professor from LMU.

Deadline: 12 November 2019.

GERMANY – Postgraduate scholarships in Arts and

Architecture (Incoming - open to most LAC nationals,

including Brazil)

DAAD awards scholarships for postgraduate courses in Germany at public or recognised German colleges in the following areas: Architecture, Music, Performing Arts / Dance and Fine Arts / Cinema / Design.

Students who are in the last year of graduation, enrolled in a university in one of the participating countries, and also recent graduates with a bachelor's degree or a master's degree can apply for the scholarship. The objective is to facilitate additional studies in the mentioned areas, with the possibility of obtaining or not an academic title in a German institution of higher education.

The DAAD portal opens registrations six weeks before the deadline. Those selected will receive monthly scholarships for a period of 10 to 24 months, depending on the course chosen, as well as airfare and health insurance.

The application deadlines in each area are as follows:

- Architecture: 30 September 2019 - Music: 15 October 2019 - Performing Arts / Dance: 31 October 2019 - Arts / Film / Design: 30 November 2019

This project

has received funding from the

European Union’s Horizon

2020 research and innovation

programme under the Marie

Skłodowska-Curie grant

agreement No 754388.

Check out the DAAD funding

database here to find

information on various kinds

of DAAD funding for foreign

students, graduates and

postdocs as well as on

funding offered by other

selected organisations

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GERMANY (DKFZ) – International PhD Programme

at Helmholtz International Graduate School for Cancer

Research (fully funded)

The long-term goal of the German Cancer Research Center is to unravel the causes and mechanisms of cancer development and, based on new insights, to develop novel tools for diagnosis, early detection, treatment and prevention.

All PhD positions at the DKFZ are fully funded for three years. The salaries are competitive by national standards. There is no tuition fee.

Applicants holding (or expecting to hold) a university master's degree (MSc or equivalent) including a written master's research thesis are eligible to apply. Our PhD students typically have a background in (molecular) biology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computational biology, computer science or epidemiology/public health studies.

Deadline: 5 January 2020.

GERMANY - PhD at Berlin Mathematical School

(Incoming)

The Berlin Mathematical School offers a fast-track doctoral program in the rapidly developing scientific landscape of Berlin presenting an exciting variety of possibilities both for mathematical research and graduate education. As a BMS student, you will join a diverse community of fellow graduate students coming from about 50 countries around the world of which more than 30% are women.

BMS offers:

• A broad range of courses

• Pure and applied mathematics

• Full course program in English

• Scholarships

• Funding for conferences and summer schools

• Mentoring program and soft skills training

• Funding for students with children BMS accepts applications for admission from talented students completing their Bachelor's degree or above.

Deadlines: 1 December 2019 (for applications with scholarship request); Late application deadline (limited number of scholarships available): 1 April 2020.

GERMANY (DAAD) – Short term Research Grants

(incoming)

DAAD research grants provide foreign doctoral candidates including Argentinians, Brazilians, Chileans, Colombians, Mexicans and many more LAC countries and young academics and scientists with an opportunity to carry out research or continue their education in Germany. The primary aim of this programme is to promote research projects within the context of doctoral programmes.

Eligibility: Excellently-qualified doctoral candidates and young academics and scientists who have completed a Master's degree or Diplom, or in exceptional cases a Bachelor's degree at the latest by the time they begin their grant-supported research, or those who have already completed a PhD (postdocs).

The Helmholtz International

Graduate School for Cancer

Research in Heidelberg is

the interdisciplinary and

international PhD program

for all students working at

the German Cancer

Research Center (DKFZ).

Our PhD students conduct

research at the forefront of

basic, computational,

epidemiological and

translational cancer research.

The Berlin Mathematical

School (BMS) is a joint

graduate school of the

mathematics departments of

the three major Berlin

universities: Freie Universität

(FU), Humboldt-Universität

(HU) and Technische

Universität (TU). The BMS

has been funded under the

German “Excellence Initiative”

since October 2006.

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Doctoral candidates who are already doing their doctorate at a German university cannot apply.

What can be funded? A research project or course of continuing education at a state or state-recognised institution of higher education or a non-university research institute in Germany, which is being carried out in coordination with an academic adviser in Germany.

Duration: One month to a maximum of six months

Value: €850 for graduates, € 1200 for doctoral candidates and postdocs

Deadline: 11 November 2019, for a visit between 1 May 2020, and 31 January 2021; and 1 April 2020, for a visit between 1 September 2020, and 3 April 2021.

GERMANY (CAU) – Doctoral Positions within the

Research Training Group “Materials for Brain"

The University of Kiel (CAU) and the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH), Germany, are offering 11 Doctoral Positions within the Research Training Group “Materials for Brain” starting from 1 April 2020. The positions will be awarded for three years.

Required qualifications: Research-based master’s degree or diploma preferably in materials science, biology, molecular life science, neuroscience, medicine, (bio)chemistry, (bio)physics, pharmacy or a related subject;

Very good English language skills in speaking and writing;

Pro-active attitude, good communication skills and the ability to work efficiently in an interdisciplinary team.

Deadline: 1 November 2019.

GERMANY (Max Planck) – PhD and Post-doc

opportunities at many Max Planck Institutes

The currently 84 Max Planck Institutes and facilities conduct basic research in the service of the general public in the natural sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and the humanities. Max Planck Institutes focus on research fields that are particularly innovative, or that are especially demanding in terms of funding or time requirements.

Every month, they release a list in Spanish with offers at graduate level (generally PhD and above). August’s list contained the following opportunities (followed by respective deadline):

• Postdoctoral Position in Astrochemistry of protoplanetary disk atmospheres – 31 October 2019

• Postdoctoral Research Position – Simulation, Optimization and Model Order Reduction for Power Systems – until the position is filled

• IMRPS PhD positions in all fields of Solar System Science – 15 November 2019

• PhD Student in Reinforcement Learning for Aerial Systems – until the position is filled

• PhD student position protein homeostasis and haematopoiesis – 18 October 2019

• Postdoctoral Position in X-ray Time Domain Astrophysics – 30 September 2019

• Medical Imaging Scientist or Engineer – 23 September 2019

The DFG-funded Research

Training Group 2154

“Materials for Brain”

investigates nano- and

microscale therapeutically

active coatings for their

suitability as implants to treat

three selected diseases of the

brain (epilepsy, aneurysm,

glioblastoma).

The Max Planck Society

operates a number of

research institutions in

Germany as well as abroad.

These Max Planck Institutes

are independent and

autonomous in the selection

and conduct of their research

pursuits.

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GERMANY (CGA) – PhD positions at Cologne

Graduate School of Ageing Research

Our international and interdisciplinary faculty offers positions in the areas of cell or molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, bioengineering, pharmacology, neuroscience medical biology, translated medicine or related fields. The structured Ph.D. training programme within a cutting-edge research environment will start on an individual basis between 1 July and 1 October 2020.

WHO? We invite applicants with a Master's or equivalent degree of the above mentioned or related fields. Applicants with a degree in medicine are equally welcome to apply provided they have sufficient relevant research experience. Furthermore, candidates require excellent written and spoken English skills (C1 level). A new generation of biomedical scientists who are eager to make fundamental scientific discoveries in the basic biology of ageing and may translate them into improvements in health and life for people as they grow older.

12 fully funded Ph.D. positions are available for highly motivated and talented students.

Deadline: 17 November 2019.

GERMANY (BAYLAT) & BRAZIL (FAPESP) – call

for workshops proposals

What? Financial support to bring together a Free State of Bavaria and the São Paulo State cohort of early-stage researchers and PhD students who are about to defend their thesis to take part in a workshop focusing on building links for future collaboration and enhancing the researchers’ career opportunities. Workshops will be coordinated by two leading researchers: one from a higher education or research institutions in the Free State of Bavaria and one from a higher education or research institution in the State of São Paulo.

Proposals will be accepted in any discipline/multidisciplinary area. FAPESP and BAYLAT will co-fund the workshops. One of the workshops will take place in the State of São Paulo and the other one in the Free State of Bavaria. The first workshop must take place in 2020. The second workshop must take place in 2021. Workshops will be held in English.

Proposals must be submitted jointly by two researchers: one from the State of São Paulo and one from the Free State of Bavaria.

Deadline: 10 October 2019.

GERMANY (BMBF) - COLOMBIA (COLCIENCIAS)

– Mobility call for Colombian and German researchers

Chapter 3 of call 836 between Colciencias and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is open.

Research fields: Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Health, Geosciences, Marine Research.

Duration: Maximum 15 days per researcher within two years (1 mobility per year)

Eligibility: 4 criteria: (1) scientific quality of the research project, (2) relevance of the mobility proposal,

The Cologne Graduate

School of Ageing Research

(CGA) in Germany is a joint

venture of the University of

Cologne Excellence Cluster

on Stress Responses in

Aging-Associated Diseases

(CECAD), the University

Hospital Cologne, the Max

Planck Institute for Biology of

Ageing and the Max Planck

Institute for Metabolism

Research. Our PhD

candidates come from

excellent universities all over

the world, and represent

numerous nationalities. More

than 50% of our students

come from abroad.

The São Paulo Research

Foundation (FAPESP) and

the Bavarian State Ministry of

Science and the Arts of the

Free State of Bavaria

(StMWK), Bavaria, Germany,

represented by the Bavarian

Academic Center for Latin

America (BAYLAT), Bavaria,

Germany, signed a

Cooperation Agreement for

Research on April 11, 2012,

which has been renewed in

2016 and will be valid till

2022. The Cooperation

Agreement is aiming to

implement scientific and

technological cooperation

between researchers from

Bavaria, Germany and from

the State of São Paulo, Brazil,

through the funding of joint

research projects.

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(3) value of cooperation and multiplier effect, (4) profile of researchers.

The proposals will be evaluated by academic experts in each of the parties to the agreement with the topics presented by the entities.

Deadline: 27 September 2019 at 3 p.m. (Bogotá time) for Colombian researchers. For German researchers, contact the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

ITALY & BRAZIL (CONFAP) – Mobility scholarships

between Brazil and Italy (Master, PhD and Post-doc)

Mobility CONFAP Italy project aims at facilitating and supporting effective collaboration between CONFAP and the Italian Network to further scientific, technological and innovation cooperation, through the mobility between the two countries of PhD students, Master students (Mestrado and Laurea Magistrale students) and post docs.

Two types of funding are foreseen in all disciplinary fields:

1. support for Italian researchers to perform a stay in Brazil

WHO? Italian candidates enrolled or affiliated in one of the Italian University taking part to the network for a sandwich PhD, master students and post doc in all fields.

2. support for researchers in Brazil through Scholarships.

Within the project, Brazilian State Funding Agencies (FAPs), articulated through the Brazilian National Council of State Funding Agencies (CONFAP) launched a call for proposal offering support to researchers from Brazil, based in Brazilian higher education and research institutions, willing to perform a research stay in Italy, in collaboration with local colleagues.

This call, launched by CONFAP, may be complemented by specific Guidelines issued by each one of the participating FAPs.

The following Brazilian State Funding Agencies support the present call:

1. Paraná - Fundação Araucária 2. Pernambuco - FACEPE 3. Federal District - FAPDF 4. Alagoas – FAPEAL 5. Amazonas - FAPEAM 6. Goiás - FAPEG 7. Maranhão - FAPEMA 8. Mato Grosso - FAPEMAT 9. Minas Gerais – FAPEMIG

10. Rio Grande do Sul – FAPERGS 11. Rio de Janeiro - FAPERJ 12. Espírito Santo - FAPES 13. Bahia - FAPESB 14. Santa Catarina - FAPESC 15. São Paulo - FAPESP 16. Paraíba - FAPESQ 17. Mato Grosso do Sul - FUNDECT

Deadline: 21 October 2019.

LUXEMBOURG – ATTRACT programme for

Postdoc, Junior & Established Researchers (Incoming)

The ATTRACT programme is designed for researchers not yet established in Luxembourg, who demonstrate the potential to become leaders in their field of research. The scheme offers promising junior researchers the opportunity to set up their own research team within one of the country’s research institutions.

Researchers are eligible between 2 and 8 years after their PhD, they must have an outstanding track record in their field which has to fit strategically to the research agenda of the Luxembourg host institution.

Eligible host institutions in

Italy are indicated in the MCI

website, under the section

dedicated to academic

opportunities for Brazilian

candidates: http://www.mci.un

ibo.it/en/brazilian-

candidates/academic-

opportunities

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Host institutions offer candidates the prospect of developing an own research line. ATTRACT fellows are offered individual coaching and a career track towards a tenured position.

Proposals selected under the ATTRACT programme have a lifespan of five years. The financial contribution by FNR can be up to €1.5 or €2 millions for ‘Starting Investigators’ or ‘Consolidating Investigators’, respectively.

Deadline for the pre-proposal: 15 November 2019.

LUXEMBOURG – 2019 PEARL Call for proposals

for leading researchers from abroad (incoming)

PEARL funding to enable the recruitment of three renowned scientists to Luxembourg. PEARL candidates should be leaders in the field, innovative, creative and possess an outstanding track record that will strengthen Luxembourg’s position in the international world of R&D.

WHAT IS FUNDED: PEARL projects have a financial contribution of between €3-4 millions by the Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg (FNR). The financial contribution can be used flexibly to implement the research programme at the host institution.

DURATION: PEARL projects have a lifespan of five years.

ELIGIBILITY: Proposals must be submitted jointly by the candidate and the host institution, but PEARL also allows for the submission of a proposal where the candidate is still to be recruited. This is reserved for particularly strategic positions within a host institution (e.g. Head of Department) only.

Deadline : 16 October 2019.

POLAND (PIASt) – Post-doc fellowships in Social

Sciences and Humanities (incoming, short-term)

Polish Institute of Advanced Studies (PIASt) has initiated a researcher mobility programme, offering 5- or 10-month residencies in Warsaw. The fellowships are offered mainly to scholars active in the fields of the humanities and social sciences, but projects where these disciplines interface with life and exact sciences are also be welcome.

The programme supports outstanding researchers from all regions of the world who want to pursue self-directed work in fine research conditions. They will form a small but stimulating community which will benefit from its multi-disciplinary composition, that enables free exchange of ideas and opinions in a spirit of cross-disciplinary dialogue.

WHO? At the time of the application, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Poland for more than 6 months during the 3 years immediately prior to the reference date – October 31st 2019 (short stays such as holidays do not count).

Applications are open to active researchers at two stages of their careers:

• juniors/postdocs, who have obtained their PhD in the last 10 years and have subsequent working experience as researchers for at least three years prior to the application date (PhD training is not included in the calculation of research experience) – 4 fellowships;

• seniors/professors, who have minimum 10 years of full-time research experience after obtaining a PhD – 8 fellowships.

Deadline: 31 October 2019.

Polish Institute of Advanced

Studies (PIASt) is an

independent centre of

research located in Warsaw.

It offers a base for an

international community of

high-level scholars willing to

devote themselves entirely to

their research work, while

being freed from their usual

teaching and administration

constraints.

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SLOVAKIA (SAS) – Mobility and Reintegration

Programme for researchers with a PhD degree

MoRePro is Mobility and Reintegration Programme of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS). It offers high level of freedom in choosing the best suiting research topic as well as adequate funding for its investigation. Successful applicants can be hired for up to 4 year-long stay. SAS has quality infrastructure in its disposal together with the wide network of active national and international cooperation. Its 45 scientific organisations guarantee possibilities of inter- and multidisciplinary approach.

WHO? For scientists that posses PhD or equivalent degree while they are not limited by the age or their work experience after obtaining PhD (or equivalent) degree. They can be foreign or Slovak scientists currently operating abroad or in the Slovak Republic and with the interest in working at some SAS organisation and implement their project there. Applicants could not be employees of any SAS organisation within 12 months before application submission except applicants after the long-term stay abroad of at least 3 years duration that have been hired maximum 6 months before application submission.

Deadline: 27 September 2019.

SLOVAKIA – National Incoming and Outgoing

Scholarships

The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic (NSP) supports study/research/teaching/artistic mobility of foreign students, PhD students, university teachers, researchers and artists for scholarship stays at higher education institutions and research organisations in Slovakia.

The scholarship shall cover scholarship holders’ living costs (accommodation, board, etc.) during their stay in Slovakia with an allowance between 350 and 1000€/month. Duration of stay: 1-2 semester (students), 1-10 months (researchers, teachers, artists).

NSP also supports also mobility of students and PhD students studying at Slovak higher education institutions (or in case of PhD students, students studying at external education institutions, e.g. the Slovak Academy of Sciences) with a permanent residence in Slovakia at higher education institutions and research organisations abroad.

The next application deadline is 31 October 2019.

MoRePro represents an effort

of SAS to attract outstanding

researchers and provide them

with adequate conditions and

support for their scientific

work. It is also a means of

internationalisation, support of

mobility as an inherent part of

the scientific career, and

finally, help Slovak

researchers with returning

back home.

Open to researchers of all

disciplines.

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SPAIN & PORTUGAL (La Caixa) – Postdoctoral

Junior Leader Fellowships Programme

The Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships programme is aimed at hiring excellent researchers, of any nationality, who wish to continue their research career in Spain or Portugal.

The Postdoctoral Junior Leader fellowships programme is divided into two different frames:

• Postdoctoral Junior Leader – INCOMING: 30 postdoctoral fellowships for researchers of all nationalities. They will be offered a three-year employment contract to conduct a research project at accredited centres with the Severo Ochoa or María de Maeztu excellence award, Institutos de Investigación Sanitaria Carlos IIII and units evaluated as excellent by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia of Portugal.

For Spanish institutions, candidates must have resided in Spain less than 12 months in the last three years while for Portuguese institutions, candidates must have resided in Portugal less than 12 months in the last three years.

• Postdoctoral Junior Leader – RETAINING: 15 postdoctoral fellowships for researchers of all nationalities to carry out research at any university or research centre in Spain or Portugal. For Spanish institutions, candidates must have resided in Spain more than 12 months in the last three years while for Portuguese institutions, candidates must have resided in Portugal more than 12 months in the last three years.

By means of a complementary training programme, these fellowships are intended to consolidate research skills and to foster an independent scientific career as an option for the future.

Deadline: 8 October 2019.

SPAIN – Postdoc fellowships at the Universidad

Carlos III de Madrid (incoming)

CONEX-Plus is a training and incoming mobility program that aims to accelerate the career development of a cohort of international Experienced Researchers (ERs) at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M). CONEX-Plus will offer 30 fellowships to ERs with up to six years of postdoctoral experience by means of two international public calls.

Fellows will undertake a three-year project freely chosen by them within the objectives and subjects outlined in the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) of the Community of Madrid.

The CONEX-Plus programme offers fellowships in the strategic research areas identified in the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialisation (RIS3) of the Madrid Autonomous Region:

1. Advanced Materials, Manufacturing Technologies and Space 2. Energy, Environment and Transport (including Aeronautics) 3. Health and Biotechnology 4. Information Technologies and Communications. These areas are

underpinned by an area of strength of UC3M: 5. Social Sciences and Humanities and its application to the areas of the

RIS3 strategy indicated above.

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

The objectives of this

programme are to foster high-

quality, innovative research in

Spain and Portugal and to

support the best scientific

talent by providing them with

an attractive, competitive

environment in which to

conduct excellent research.

This project has received

funding from the European

Union’s Horizon 2020

research and innovation

programme under the Marie

Skłodowska-Curie grant

agreement No 847648

CONEX-Plus projects will be

implemented in one of the 27

departments at the UC3M

and through a compulsory

secondment in a high-level

non-academic organization.

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SPAIN – Postdoc fellowships in Computer Sciences,

in Barcelona (STARS)

STARS (SupercompuTing And Related applicationS Fellows) programme aims at fostering the training of highly skilled postdoc in all fields of High Performance Computing and related applications.

The programme will award 20 outstanding post-doctorate researchers of all nationalities with 24-month Incoming fellowships, providing them with all necessary tools for developing their potentials, deepening their skills and knowledge in a stimulating, international and interdisciplinary environment, and offering them intersectorial short secondments (1-3 months) with private industry or non-academic research centres in order to boost their career perspectives as successful independent researchers.

WHO? Candidates must at the date of the call deadline be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. Candidates may not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately before the call deadline.

Areas of research: HPC and related applications, specifically in Earth Science and Meteorology, in Life Sciences, Genomics and Personalised Medicine and in Computational Engineering and Physics and Computational Social Sciences.

Salary range: Annual living and mobility allowances (35.000€ gross salary) + Annual Family allowance Researchers (1.500€ gross salary).

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

SPAIN (ICIQ) – Postdoc fellowships at The Institute

of Chemical research of Catalonia

The Institute of Chemical research of Catalonia (ICIQ) is seeking highly talented Postdoctoral Researchers in the framework of the I2: ICIQ Impulsion programme.

I2: ICIQ Impulsion will foster the professional career of 12 highly talented international fellows through the development of an innovative research programme of 24 months, based on interdisciplinarity, internationality and intersectoriality.

WHO? Calls are addressed to experienced researchers with at least one year of postdoctoral experience that have not lived in Spain for more than 12 months in the last 3 years.

Deadline: 30 October 2019.

SPAIN – TECNIOspring PLUS fellowship

programme (Incoming & Outgoing)

The programme provides financial support to individual mobility proposals presented by experienced researchers in liaison with a company based in Catalonia with at least 4 employees or a TECNIOcentre. The duration of the fellowships is 2 years.

Experienced researchers applying to this action need to develop a research project with focus on technology transfer. The fellowship is expected to be part of a structured, long-term personal career development plan that is

This initiative is part of

COFUND call of the Marie

Sklodowska Curie Actions

within the Horizon 2020

Programme.

Being part of the I2:ICIQ

Impulsion community will

allow fellows to have:

i) A vibrant research

atmosphere.

ii) A personalised Career

Development Plan.

iii) A tailored Training

Programme and Networking

opportunities in an

international environment.

iv) Access to excellent

scientific equipment, facilities

& secondment(s) in

international institutions.

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coherent with past achievements and clearly defines the future aims of the researcher.

Types of fellowships TECNIOspring PLUS programme offers two different fellowships:

• Outgoing + return: for experienced researchers of any nationality, willing to join a research or technology centre or R&D department of a private company located outside Spain for one year. This scheme includes a return phase of one more year to a Catalan company or a TECNIO entity.

• Incoming: for researchers of any nationality willing to join a Catalan company or a TECNIO entity for two years.

Deadline: 30 September 2019.

SPAIN – COLOMBIA (ICETEX) Masters

Scholarships for Colombians (Incoming to Spain) at IEP

(INSTITUTO EUROPEO DE POSGRADO)

Under the agreement signed with the ICETEX, IEP funds 3 x 100% tuition fees and 60 x 50% of its Masters programmes in Business Administration, Economics and other IEP Masters courses, for up to 63 Colombian students.

Duration: 12 months

Eligibility: The programme is aimed at university professionals in the relevant areas of the programmes applied for, who have professional experience in the area of the programme or work in public or private entities on issues directly related to the area of the programme to be carried out.

• Applicants must be between 23 - 65 years old,

• Have a minimum average of undergraduate grades of 4.0 / 5.0;

• Have at least 1 year of professional experience in the area of the programme to be performed,

Deadline: 24 September 2019

SPAIN – COLOMBIA (ICETEX) Masters

Scholarships for Colombians (Incoming to Spain) at the

International University of La Rioja

Under the agreement signed with the ICETEX, the International University of La Rioja funds 2 x 100% tuition fees and 23 x 60-80% of its Masters programmes in many different areas including Social Sciences, Business for up to 25 Colombian students.

Duration: 14 months

Eligibility: The programme is aimed at university professionals in areas such as business and economics who have professional experience in the area of the programme or work in public or private entities on issues directly related to the area of the programme to be carried out.

• Applicants must be between 23 - 65 years old,

• Have a minimum average of undergraduate grades of 4.0 / 5.0;

• Have at least 1 year of professional experience in the area of the programme to be performed,

Deadline:

Applicants must have

experience in applied

research and/or technology

transfer activities (R&D

projects involving companies,

patents licensing or spin offs).

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SWEDEN (Vinnova) & BRAZIL (FAPESP) – São

Paulo-Sweden Cooperation in Industrial Research and

Innovation Projects

Proposals must be collaboratively prepared and submitted by companies alone or in partnerships with research institutions in Sweden and research institutions in partnership with companies in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, according to the following eligibility criteria:

a) Sweden: In order to be considered for Vinnova’s assessment according to the criteria specified, the following requirements must be satisfied:

• The project must not have commenced before the application is submitted;

• There must be at least one Brazilian party with which the Swedish constellation will conduct the bilateral project;

• The Brazilian constellation must have submitted its application to FAPESP in accordance with their application process;

• The applicant must be a legal entity with a place of business in Sweden.

b) São Paulo, Brazil: applicants in Brazil, must meet the conditions and restrictions of the FAPESP Research Partnership for Technological Innovation Program - Modality 2 (PITE 2), described at www.fapesp.br/pite.

• There must be a company in Brazil associated to the proposal, committed to funding at least 50% of the Brazil side costs;

• There must be at least one Swedish party with which the Brazilian constellation will conduct the bilateral project;

• The Swedish constellation must have submitted its application to Vinnova in accordance with their application process;

• Proposal must be submitted by investigator employed by a research institution in the State of São Paulo.

The following areas will receive priority in this call: Aeronautics, Bioeconomy, Platforms for ICT/IOT (Smart Cities, Mining, Mobility) and Life Sciences.

Deadline: 31 October 2019.

SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Science

Foundation (SNSF) Ambizione (incoming)

Ambizione grants are aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. The scheme supports young researchers both from Switzerland and abroad. Scientists holding non-professorial academic positions at higher education institutions are also eligible to submit an application.

An Ambizione grant covers the grantee's salary and the funds needed to carry out the project. An Ambizione project grant, however, comprises only project funds. The grants are awarded for a maximum of four years.

Participation requirements include:

• Applicants must hold a Doctorate (PhD) or have completed their medical studies (Staatsexamen or equivalent exam).

• Applications may be submitted no later than four years after completing the doctorate (PhD). The date of the examination, respectively the defence of the doctoral thesis is the relevant date.

• Applicants who have completed their medical exam and have done clinical work for at least three years after completing their studies

Research Projects should

demonstrate the technological

and mutually beneficial

contribution of the participants

from both countries as well as

address specific market

needs or societal challenges

and demonstrate high

industrial relevance and

commercial potential.

Based on a government

mandate, the Swiss National

Science Foundation (SNSF)

supports scientific research in

all academic disciplines, from

history to medicine and the

engineering sciences. At the

end of 2017, the SNSF was

funding 5800 projects

involving 16,000 researchers,

which makes it the leading

Swiss institution for promoting

scientific research.

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(specialist certification by the FMH is an advantage) may submit an application no later than 9 years after completion of the medical exam.

• Research activities of at least 12 months after the doctorate (PhD), respectively after the medical exam undertaken at an institution different from the one where the doctorate was obtained, respectively the medical degree was received.

Deadline: 1 November 2019.

SWITZERLAND – Swiss Government Excellence

scholarships for foreign scholars 2020-2021 (Incoming)

Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to promote international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and many other LAC countries.

The Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships are aimed at young researchers from abroad who have completed a master’s degree or PhD and at foreign artists holding a bachelor’s degree.

Types of scholarship:

• The research scholarship is available to post-graduate researchers in any discipline (who hold a master’s degree as a minimum) who are planning to come to Switzerland to pursue research or further studies at doctoral or post-doctoral level. It is then possible to pursue a full PhD degree (3 years); a post-doc (max. 12 months); a doctoral mobility of max. 12 months.

o Research scholarships are awarded for research or study at all Swiss cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and the two federal institutes of technology.

• Art scholarships are open to art students wishing to pursue an initial master’s degree in Switzerland.

o Art scholarships are awarded for study at any Swiss conservatory or university of the arts. This scholarship is available to students from a limited number of countries only.

Specific call for Brazilians in Portuguese.

Deadlines: 31 October (Brazil), 1 November (Colombia), 15 November (Argentina & Chile), 20 November 2019 (Mexico). Other LAC countries: between September and December 2019.

SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Science

Foundation (SNSF) PRIMA grants for women

PRIMA grants are aimed at excellent women researchers who show a high potential for obtaining a professorship. PRIMA grantees conduct an independent research project with their own team at a Swiss research institution.

PRIMA grants cover the grantee's salary and project costs for a five-year period. With this competitive grant, PRIMA grantees can carve out a name for themselves and take the next step up the academic career ladder: a professorship. If a PRIMA grantee is appointed as a professor in Switzerland during the funding period, the remaining amount of the PRIMA grant will be transferred to the new place of work as research funds.

The main participation requirements are listed below. Please consult the PRIMA Regulations to determine your formal eligibility.

More information on study or

research opportunities at

Swiss institutions can be

found at the following

websites:

http://www.swissuniversities.c

h/en/

http://www.studyinginswitzerla

nd.ch/

http://www.proff.ch/search.hie

rarchy.school.do?lCode=en

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• Researchers: o have a doctorate (PhD) or at least three years of research

activity after obtaining their higher education degree (equivalent qualification to a doctorate).

o have acquired at least two years of research experience after their doctorate or equivalent qualification to a doctorate.

o submit their application between two and ten years after their PhD defense or after the date of the equivalent qualification to a doctorate.

• Clinical scientists: o have a medical exam (state examination or equivalent). o have acquired at least three years of clinical work and at least 2

years of research activities after their medical exam. o submit their application up to 14 years after their medical exam.

The time periods are calculated on the basis of the relevant submission deadline for PRIMA applications.

Deadline: 1 November 2019.

SWITZERLAND (University of Basel) - Biozentrum

PhD Fellowships Programme

Research at the Biozentrum embraces a wide range of topics. Yet the 30 research groups also share a main focus: the strong interest to understand how molecules and cells create life.

The Biozentrum encourages talented, ambitious and highly motivated young scientists from all over the world to apply for the prestigious and sought after fellowships offered by the Biozentrum Basel International PhD Program. In contrast to many other PhD student programs that aim at a broad recruitment of many candidates, the “Biozentrum PhD Fellowships” are awarded on a competitive basis to a maximum of 10 successful candidates per open call.

Recipients are offered a unique rotation-based selection of a research group of choice and a number of other incentives that foster the scientific excellence and the career prospects of these PhD candidates.

Deadline: 15 December 2019.

TURKEY – Postdoc fellowships to conduct research

in Turkey (MSCA-COFUND)

CoCirculation2 is a 5-year project aiming to invite experienced researchers to both academic and non-academic research performing organizations located in Turkey. In total, 100 experienced researchers of any nationality who wish to engage in incoming mobility and to implement a research project in Turkey will be able to apply for a fellowship under one of the 4 calls for proposals to be published all together.

, This is the second call, to award 24-month, fellowships.

WHO? Candidates must, at the time of the relevant deadline for submission of proposals, are in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.

Researchers who are currently working at Turkish academic or non-academic institutions, are not allowed to apply to this program.

Deadline: 1 November 2019.

The objective of

CoCirculation2 is to enhance

the career development of

100 Experienced

Researchers wishing to

diversify their individual

competence through

advanced training,

international and intersectoral

mobility opportunities through

incoming mobility into Turkey.

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UK (DTA3) – PhD Fellowships in Applied

Biosciences for Health, Energy and Social Policy

This Doctoral Training Alliance (DTA) model was launched in response to industry needs. The training will produce independent, highly-employable researchers with expertise and skills in strategically-important research areas. The DTA is the largest multi-partner and only nationwide doctoral training initiative of its kind.

The DTA builds on the research strengths and industry-focused ethos of participating universities. It offers PhD students a fully-funded postgraduate programme, an expert support network and improved employment opportunities.

WHO? In order to be eligible to apply candidates must not have been resident, nor carried out their main activity, in the UK for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.

Deadline: 14 October 2019.

UK (University of Edinburgh) – Postdoctoral

fellowships at the interface between academia and

industry (incoming)

The MSCA COFUND supported TRAIN@Ed project provides an opportunity for talented researchers from outside the UK to join the University of Edinburgh to begin their post-PhD career working at the interface between academia and industry.

Along with a three year individual fellowship the scheme will train as a cohort to have the skills toolkit required for a career in research either through university or business. The scheme will have a particular focus on the following thematic areas:

• Food and Beverages

• Energy and Marine Energy

• Life and Medical Sciences

• Creative Industries

• Financial and Business Services

• Data Science and Innovation

Up to 11 fellowships of 3 years will be granted to PhD holders.

Deadline: 31 October 2019.

UK (University of Oxford) – PhD and post-graduate

scholarships (Clarendon Fund)

Every year, Clarendon offers around 130 new scholarships. There are no quotas by nationality or degree level. When selecting Clarendon scholars, the University has only one goal in mind: to choose the best students worldwide, as decided by experts in each student’s field.

The majority of Clarendon scholars are working towards a DPhil, Oxford’s name for a PhD. Scholarships are also awarded for two-year graduate degrees, such as the MPhil or BPhil, or one-year degrees, such as MSc, MSt, MBA or MFE.

Like all fully-funded Oxford scholarships, Clarendon covers course fees, and provides a generous grant for living expenses. This funding helps reduce the financial barriers that may stand in the way of the best students, from across the world, coming to study at Oxford.

Deadline: January 2020 (depending on the course).

DTA3/COFUND offers a

chance to be trained at the

UK’s top professional and

technical universities.

Operated by University

Alliance, the programme is

supported by a €6.5 million

grant from the Marie

Skłodowska-Curie PhD

Fellowship programme which

has been guaranteed up until

2020.

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UK (University of Cambridge) – PhD and post-

graduate scholarships (Gates Cambridge

Scholarship)

For 2020 entry, Gates Cambridge will offer 80 full-cost scholarships to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Approximately two-thirds of these awards will be offered to PhD students, with approximately 25 awards available in the US round and 55 available in the International round.

WHO? You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:

• a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom

• applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses of study at the University of Cambridge: PhD; MSc/MLitt; One year postgraduate course (with some exceptions - see below)

The selection criteria are: outstanding intellectual ability; reasons for choice of course; a commitment to improving the lives of others; leadership potential.

Deadlines: 3 December 2019 or 7 January 2020 (depends on the course).

UK (British Academy) Knowledge Frontiers -

International Interdisciplinary Research 2020

The British Academy is inviting proposals from UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences wishing to develop international interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with colleagues from the natural, engineering and/or medical sciences, with a focus on hazard and risk, cultures of forecasting, and the meaning of resilience.

The purpose of each project will be to develop new international research ideas.

Awards of 24 months in duration and up to £200,000 are available.

Funding can be used to support research expenses and consumables; travel and subsistence; networking, meeting and conference costs; and research and/or clerical assistance (postdoctoral or equivalent).

Deadline: 23 October 2019

INTERNATIONAL – Nature’s Communications

journals travel grants (biology, chemistry, physics)

The Communications journals (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics) are pleased to offer travel grants for early career researchers. The programme aims to help promising researchers travel to an international scientific meeting of their choice that they would otherwise have not been able to attend due to a lack of funds.

Three grants, each of €2,500, are available to promising early career scientists whose research is focused upon one of the three subject areas covered by the journals to support the costs of travelling to and participating in a conference.

WHO?

• Postdoctoral scientist with up to 5 years research experience or currently completing a PhD.*

• Conducting research within the areas of biology, chemistry or physics.

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• Has either been accepted, applied, or plans to apply to present a poster or oral presentation at a specific scientific meeting that will take place in 2020.

• Can demonstrate that they have no other funds to travel.

* If you do not meet these criteria but feel that you should be considered due to a contributing factor (such as a leave of absence) please tell us why when you submit your application.

Deadline: 27 October 2019.

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3 Latin American and the Caribbean BRAZIL (FAPESP) – Seed funding by SPRINT 3rd

Call for Proposals

SPRINT (São Paulo Researchers in International Collaboration) calls offer seed funding to support the exchange of researchers. The new call details the conditions to submit proposals for the mobility of researchers with the following European institutions that hold cooperation agreements with FAPESP:

• Delft University of Technology (TUDelft), Netherlands

• Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS), Belgium

• Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), France

• Lund University, Sweden

• Queen’s University of Belfast, UK

• Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Belgium

• Université Grenoble Alpes, France

• University of Bath, UK

• University of Münster, Germany

• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria

Eligibility: Principal investigators within the following funding lines:

Regular Research Awards (excluding mobility projects), Thematic Projects, Young Investigators, Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers (CEPIDs/RIDCs), Public Education Research Program, Research in Public Policies, and Research Partnership for Technological Innovation (PITE). Co-Principal Investigators of ongoing Thematic Projects, CEPIDs/RIDCs and PITEs are also eligible to apply.

The call is also open to proposals from researchers whose partners are from institutions with which FAPESP does not have a current agreement. In that case, the principal investigator must present to FAPESP evidence of availability of matching funds.

Deadline: 28 October 2019.

COLOMBIA (Universidad del Rosario): Postdoctoral

position at the Colombian organized crime observatory -

InSight Crime

The School of Political Science, Government and International Relations of Universidad del Rosario is seeking out applications to join the Colombian Organized Crime Observatory as a Post-Doctoral Researcher.

Who can apply?

Candidates must have obtained their PhD from 2015 onward in the fields of Political Science, Economics, International Relations, Sociology and other related areas.

Candidates must have certifiable experience in research and interest in the following research areas or related topics:

- Transnational organized crime and illicit flows

- Illegal economies

The SPRINT call for

proposals has the purpose of

promoting the engagement of

researchers affiliated to

institutions of higher

education and research in the

State of São Paulo in

partnership with

researchers abroad in order

to: further develop

qualitatively the on-going

research projects and work

cooperatively aiming at the

elaboration of joint research

projects of medium and long

term.

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- Strategic alliances between organized criminal groups in Colombia, Latin America and the world

- Comparative analysis of organized crime activity, territorial control and authority in Colombia and Latin America

- Relationship between organized crime and politics

- Corruption

Deadline: 6 October 2019

MEXICO (Mexican Government) – Merit Awards for

International Students 2020

On behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID) invites foreign citizens who are interested in studying for a specialization, master’s degree or doctorate, conducting graduate or postdoctoral research, or taking part in an undergraduate or graduate-level academic mobility program in all fields of knowledge, to participate in the 2020 Mexican Government Scholarship Program for International Students.

The scholarships are offered to more than 180 countries (among which the European countries below) through a series of bilateral conventions, multilateral programs and special agreements. More than 70 Mexican institutions participate and all offer academic programs registered with the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) as National Quality Graduate Programs. List of participating Mexican institutions and available programmes here.

Duration:

Masters: up to 2 years

Doctoral programmes: 3-4 years:

Graduate level research and postdoctoral fellowships: 1-12 months

Eligible European countries: Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Slovenia Spain

Finland France Hungary Germany Great Britain Greece Ireland Italy

Latvia Lithuania Norway Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Romania

Serbia Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Deadline: 27 September 2019

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4 Calls still open European Union

European Innovation Council (EIC) prizes: Each EIC Horizon Prize has an ambitious goal to solve a major challenge facing society, without detailing how this should be achieved or who should achieve it. These prizes are open to anyone willing to think outside the box across sectors and disciplines. Open prizes are: Affordable High-Tech for Humanitarian Aid; Fuel from the Sun: Artificial Photosynthesis; Early Warning for Epidemics. Deadlines vary between 2020 and 2021’s first quarters.

European University institute (EUI, Italy) – Incoming fellowships in social sciences and humanities:

• Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship: Fellowships last for up to ten months in one of the EUI's four Departments (Economics, Law, History and Civilization, Political and Social Sciences) which in turn invite fellows to participate in departmental activities (seminars, workshops, colloquia, etc.). Deadline: 30 September 2019 (or 30 March depending on the department);

• Max Weber Fellowships for junior post-docs: designed for junior post-docs who would like to pursue an academic career, concentrate on their own research and enhance their academic practice in a multidisciplinary environment. The Programme awards 1, 2, and exceptionally 3 year long fellowships in the fields of political and social sciences, economics, law and history. Annual deadline: 18 October;

• Jean Monnet Postdoctoral Fellowships: To carry out one year research (renewable once) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS). Annual deadline: 25 October.

European Southern Observatory (ESO) fellowships and studentships: The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (GERMANY, CHILE) offers the following opportunities:

• Postdoctoral Fellowships offer outstanding early-career scientists the opportunity to further develop their independent research programmes in an exciting scientific environment with close contact to the activities and staff at ESO. Duration: 3-4 years. Annual deadline: 15 October;

• ESO Studentship Programme: These positions are open to students enrolled in a university Ph.D. programme, preferentially but not necessarily in an ESO member state in astronomy or related fields. Annual deadlines: 15 November; 31 May

EMBO Short-Term Fellowships in Life Sciences: Research visits of one week up to three months between laboratories in EMBC Member States, Associated Member States or Cooperation. In LAC, the only eligible country is Chile. The aim is to facilitate valuable collaborations with research groups applying techniques that are unavailable in the applicant's home laboratory. Deadline: rolling basis.

ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2019: Additional ERC funding scheme for researchers who already got an ERC grant, which is either ongoing or where the project has ended less than 12 months before the publication date of an ERC Proof of Concept call. The grants are worth up to €150,000 for a duration of up to 18 months. More information here. Next deadlines: 19 September 2019

Erasmus+ Joint Master Degrees (JMD) are offered by an international consortium of higher education institutions. Students from anywhere in the world at master's level can apply for these degrees and one of the approx.

(Click on the blue links or see

previous EURAXESS LAC

lists of funding opportunities

for more details)

Resources for your

application to Marie

Sklodowska-Curie Actions

(MSCA) calls:

MSCA - What's in it for

Brazilian and other LAC

researchers and

institutions?

Contacts:

Marie Curie Alumni

Association Brazil Chapter

MSCA National contact point

(NCP) in Brazil: Ms. Elisa

Natola, CONFAP

[email protected]

MSCA National contact points

(NCPs) in other LAC

countries and in

Europe: http://bit.ly/Horizon_N

CP

Check out our Guide on how

researchers from LAC can

benefit from the ERC funding

and cooperation schemes at

http://bit.ly/FocusERC_LAC

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15 student and 4 guest lecturers scholarships. Deadlines: various (depending on each consortium’s rules for application. Most consortia will require applications to be submitted between October and January, for courses starting the following academic year.)

Fully funded PhD positions offered by MSCA Innovative Training Networks:

• MSCA ITN HealthAge – PhD positions in Mechanisms in Health and Disease: The HealthAge consortium was carefully designed to create a joint European program of excellence in training and research with a core intellectual focus on the functional role Lifespan Regulation Mechanisms in Health and Disease. Deadline: 1 October 2019.

EU Member States and Associated Countries

AUSTRIA - Helmut Veith Stipend for Women in Mathematics and Computer Science (Master’s, incoming): awarded annually to motivated female students in the field of computer science who pursue (or plan to pursue) one of the master’s programs in Computer Science at TU Wien taught in English. Deadline: 30 November 2019.

AUSTRIA – Marietta Blau PhD Grant (Outgoing): Financial support for doctoral or PhD students of Austrian universities to carry out the abroad part (6-12 months) of their doctoral programme: the grant enables scientific research worldwide. Monthly grants of 1,500 Euros are given under this programme. The next application deadline is 1 February & 1 September 2020.

AUSTRIA - ÖAW offers 38 000 Euros PhD Fellowship for all nationalities and in all areas of research (including outgoing mobility). Open to doctoral candidates of all ages writing their thesis at an Austrian university. No deadline for submission.

AUSTRIA - Institute of Science and Technology call for professors for internationally accomplished scientists in all areas. Deadlines: On-going for Professor applications.

AUSTRIA - Lise Meitner Programme for Scientists from Abroad. WHO: Highly qualified scientists of any discipline with an invitation from an Austrian research institution. Applications accepted continuously, no application deadlines.

AUSTRIA - Erwin Schrödinger Outgoing Fellowship (Outgoing) including a return phase. Post-doctoral fellowships at leading foreign research institutions for young and especially highly qualified post-doc scientists of any discipline. Applications accepted continuously, no application deadlines.

BELGIUM - BAILLET LATOUR Health Prize Call for nominations: Personal award intended to recognize outstanding scientific achievements in biomedical research for the benefit of human health and to encourage the laureate in the pursuit of his/her career. The Prize is open to scientists of all nationalities who have not received an equivalent Prize for their personal use. Deadline: 30 September 2019.

BELGIUM (Wallonie-Bruxelles) - Ulysse incoming Mobility (Incoming) For a highly qualified researcher to lead a research team at Wallonie-Bruxelles Federation (WBF) university. Employment contract for 3 years. Deadline: rolling basis.

BELGIUM (Wallonie-Bruxelles) - F.R.S.-FNRS Post-doctoral temporary incoming fellowship* (up to 3 years) for a non-Belgian PhD holder (with maximum 6 years of experience). Deadline: rolling basis

The Erwin Schrödinger programme is co-funded by

the European Union.

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BELGIUM - FWO outgoing mobility opportunities. Grants supporting international contacts between research groups.

- Travel Grants for Short Stays Abroad (Max. 1 month, outgoing)

- Grant for participation in a conference abroad - Grant for participation in a workshop or course abroad

- Travel Grants for Long Stays Abroad (31 days to 12 months) for researchers affiliated with a university in the Flemish community or belong to the scientific staff (of the Dutch-speaking community) of a federal or Flemish scientific institute.

Deadline for all grants: no later than 3 months prior to the departure date.

DENMARK – Industrial PhD and post doc Programmes (Incoming): In both project types the candidate is employed in a private company and enrolled at or collaborates with a public sector research organisation. All research fields eligible, provided the research project is of high quality and commercially relevant to the company. Deadlines for Industrial Postdoc and reg. Industrial PhD: 24 September 2019; Public sector Industrial Researcher projects: 8 October 2019.

ESTONIA - Mobilitas Pluss Support for study visits and training abroad for 100 researchers to attend international training events of both ETAg and its partners abroad. Deadline: Continuous

ESTONIA – Dora Plus programme (incoming / outgoing). Outgoing: Support to short-term study mobility for Master’s students and doctoral students from higher education institutions in Estonia. Incoming: Foreign Master’s students and doctoral students for short-term teaching and research work in Estonia (1-10 months). Applications: On-going

FINLAND - EDUFI fellowships (incoming) open to PhD students who will be doing their Doctorate (or Double Doctorate) at a Finnish university. Visiting PhD students and researchers who are doing their Doctorate degree at a foreign university can also be eligible. The scholarship period may vary from 3 to 12 months. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

FINLAND - CIMO Fellowships. WHO? Young doctoral level students and researchers from all countries and from all academic fields. No application deadline.

FRANCE (Institut Pasteur): Study grants: designed to promote and facilitate participation of the scientists in the Institut Pasteur International Network (RIIP) in courses provided at Institut Pasteur in Paris, training workshops organised by RIIP member institutes, and other courses recognised by the International Division.

FRANCE – INRIA The "Internships" Programme (Incoming): Research training experience for students from all over the world; Undergraduate, masters or PhD students come and spend a few months in an Inria research team; 2-6 months with fixed remuneration around 500€ per month. Deadline: check on website

FRANCE – 15 Postdoctoral Fellowships on Biology and Information Technologies open to all nationalities at the French Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA). No specific application deadline: The positions are open until they are filled by appropriate candidates.

GERMANY – ZiF call for establishing interdisciplinary Research Groups: The ZiF is Bielefeld University's Institute for Advanced Study and fosters outstanding and innovative interdisciplinary research projects. The ZiF offers the opportunity to establish an interdisciplinary Research Group in the academic year 2021/22. For several months up to one year fellows reside at

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the ZiF and work together on a broader research theme. Draft proposals should be received by 1 October 2019 at the latest.

GERMANY - 2 Short-term programmes for visiting professors at Technical University of Munich – TUM. Nominations of visiting professors may be submitted on an ongoing basis, but at least 4 weeks before the intended stay at TUM. The TUM Global Visiting Professor Programme's deadline is 18 October 2019.

GERMANY (DFG) – LAC institutions - Bi-lateral cooperation activities joint and co-funded research projects in all scientific fields. Deadline: on-going

GERMANY - Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards of EUR 45 000 and up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany by the Humboldt Foundation. Rolling call for applications with two reviews panels per year. In spring and autumn.

GERMANY – Incoming Emmy Noether Programme*. WHO? Outstanding postdocs/junior researchers with 2 to 4 years postdoctoral experience. No application deadlines.

GERMANY – Gerda Henkel Foundation post-doctoral 1 to 24 months Research Scholarships in humanities to carry out an independent research project alone. Applications are welcome at any time.

GERMANY - DLR-DAAD Research Incoming Fellowships* in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research open to foreign doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. Deadlines depend on the current offers.

GERMANY - Humboldt INCOMING Fellowships* for researchers at different stages in their careers: - Humboldt Incoming Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers (6-24 months) for researchers from abroad who have completed their doctorate in the last four years; - Humboldt INCOMING Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (6-18 months research projects) for Assistant Professors or Junior Research Group Leaders from abroad who completed their doctorate less than twelve years ago; Georg Forster Research Fellowship (HERMES) for Postdoctoral Researchers (6−24 months research project) for postdoctoral or experienced researchers from developing or transition countries who have completed their doctorate in the last 4 (post-doc)/12 years (experienced researchers). Deadline: any time during the year.

*GERMANY - BRAZIL Capes-Humboldt Research Fellowship (Incoming, postdoc). Exclusive to researchers from Brazil; All disciplines are included. Several calls available. Next deadlines: 29 November 2019, 29 May 2020

GERMANY- DAAD Reintegration of German scientists* with the goal of reintegrating into the German scientific community after having spent at least 1 year abroad. Deadline depends on current offers

HUNGARY – Fellowships in social sciences and humanities at IAS CEU: See the list of participating Institutes here. Two fellowship opportunities in social sciences and humanities:

• Junior/Senior Core Fellowships: 3-9 months Fellowships Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent in the social sciences or humanities at the time of their application.

• Fritz Thyssen Junior Fellowships: 2,000 €/month for 6-10 months.

Both deadlines are 7 October 2019.

The DFG Office Latin

America now offers

comprehensive information

about the DFG and its

programmes in Spanish and

Portuguese.

GERiT - German Research

Institutions is a database

including more than 25,000

universities and non-

academic research

institutions in Germany. You

can search by location,

research field and profile of

the institution. The database

also offers information about

doctoral programmes.

For those interested in FU

Berlin, check their open PhD

positions here.

Interested in Germany?

Check scholarships and

grants in the country in the

DAAD database!

IAS CEU is part of the

Network of European

Institutes for Advanced Study

(NetIAS). It brings together 24

Institutes for Advanced Study

across Europe. It was created

in 2004 to stimulate a

dialogue on IAS practices and

possible forms of cooperation.

Within the whole network,

more than 500 researchers

are hosted every year for up

to one full academic year.

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IRELAND – SFI incoming Research Professorship* open to researchers in academia or industry. Applications on a rolling basis.

ITALY - Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori :Incoming, short-term visits (3-6 months) of foreign researchers in experimental, translational and clinical research. Deadline: Applications are accepted at any time.

NETHERLANDS (KNAW) - Evert Willem Beth Foundation: funding for research and symposiums. Subjects must be: modern logic, philosophy of science, history of logic, history of the philosophy of science and scientific philosophy in general. Students as well as researchers can apply. Continuous application.

NETHERLANDS – NWO ASPASIA Programme linked to Innovational Research Incentives Scheme Vidi and Vici. Aspasia is a grant linked to the Vidi and Vici competitive grant scheme. The highest performing female candidates in the NOW’s Vidi and Vici rounds will be approached by NWO after the round if they are not yet an associate professor (in case of Vidi) or full professor (in case of Vici). No deadline nor application form.

NETHERLANDS – NWO visitor’s travel grant* for foreign senior researchers to stay in the Netherlands for a maximum of 4 months. Continuous application.

NORWAY – The Research Council of Norway: Personal Visiting Researcher Grant for international researchers with qualifications at the professor level. Deadline: on-going.

POLAND (Foundation for Polish Science) - IDEAS FOR POLAND for Winners of the “ERC Starting Grants” competition who intend to pursue scientific research in Poland. Rolling basis.

PORTUGAL (Outgoing) - Grants for Sabbatical Leave: Grants by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) are designed for PhDs on sabbatical leave. All research fields and nationalities are eligible. 3 months – 1 year. Deadline: The call is on-going

SPAIN - Extensive list of national, regional and private sector recruitment and funding opportunities for those looking for a research job or funding to carry out research in Spain.

SWEDEN (SCAS) - Fellowships at the Natural Sciences Programme: in four thematic foci: Theoretical Biology; Human Brains and Societies; Measurable Man; Exoplanets and Biological Activity on Other Worlds. Fellowships are normally awarded for either one academic year or one semester, although short-term visits (at least three months) are possible. Deadline: 31 October 2019.

SWITZERLAND (Swiss National Science Foundation - SNSF) – outgoing fellowships for Swiss nationals or permanent residents: International Short Visits, fund incoming / outgoing short term mobility and small joint research project. Continuous application

TURKEY - TÜBITAK ‟2221” Fellowships for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave who would like to give workshops/conferences/lectures, or conduct R&D activities in Turkey. Three types of visits are granted within this programme: Short-term (up to 1 month), Long-term (up to 12 months) and Sabbatical Leave (from 3 months to 12 months). All types of grants cover monthly stipend and travel costs. Deadline: rolling basis.

Curious about all scholarships

available in the Netherlands?

Check out the complete

current opportunities list here.

You can filter the scholarships

by your country of origin.

Read our Focus on Spain

here & Everything you need

to know about research

opportunities in Spain here.

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UK - Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professorships (incoming): Awarded to UK institutions that wish to invite an eminent researcher from overseas for an extended stay in the UK. All subject areas with the following exceptions: studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals, or research that is intended to inform clinical practice or the development of medical applications. Duration: Between 3 and 12 months. Deadline: 10 October 2019.

UK - The Royal Society International Exchanges (Incoming and outgoing) supports one-off visit or bilateral travel in natural sciences with all countries. Special collaborative cost-share programme with Argentina (CONICET). Deadlines: 30 May & 2 October 2019

Latin America and the Caribbean

BRAZIL (FAPESP) - Research Internships Abroad (BEPE) to support short and medium term research internships abroad for recipients of FAPESP fellowships in the State of São Paulo. Deadline: on-going

BRAZIL (FAPESP) - Visiting Researcher Programme offers full or partial support for the hosting of experienced investigators with a PhD, associated with foreign research institutions for 2 weeks to 12 months. Proposals can be submitted at any time by investigators associated with higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo.

BRAZIL (FAPESP) – GERMANY (DFG) joint funding opportunities for research collaboration : Joint Research Grants to perform a German-Brazilian research project of up to three years; Joint coordinated programmes:, such as “Research Training Groups”, “Research Units” as well as “Collaborative Research Centers”. Deadline for both grants: rolling.

BRAZIL (FAPESP) - UK (BBSRC) – pump-priming awards for new collaborations between research groups in the State of São Paulo, Brazil and BBSRC funded research groups in the UK. Priority will be given to applications in the area of food security and/or Bioenergy and Industrial Biotechnology. Applications must be made by a Principle Investigator (PI) currently in receipt of BBSRC research funding. Deadline: 2 October 2019.

BRAZIL - Visiting professor programme at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo (IEA/USP). On-going.

MEXICO (CONACYT) - Scholarships for Foreign Students in Mexican Postgraduate Programmes (Incoming to Mexico) Scholarships to foreign students interested in studying a postgraduate degree in Mexico: doctoral, masters or specialty in all areas of knowledge. Deadline: Open all year round

MEXICO - CORPORATE (LUMNI Chile, Colombia, Mexico) – Funding for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies abroad: LUMNI company funding for studies abroad in exchange of a fixed percentage of students’ future income, for a fixed time, to be agreed upon the student and LUMNI. Deadline: Open all year round.

MEXICO (Fundación Beca) – Partial Postgraduate scholarships for LAC students in Europe (Outgoing): Partial funding for postgraduate programmes in several European universities through scholarships and study aids Deadline: Open all year round.

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FAPESP visiting researchers, in 2014, 199 proposals received funding out of a total of 243 submissions evaluated.

If you would like FAPESP to assist you in finding a potential host in the State of São Paulo feel free to ask for information to Regina Oliveira, Science Manager, at [email protected].

Many ore details on upcoming

funding opportunities from

CONACYT here

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