1. Embark Post-Doctoral Fellowship Scheme

Agency:

Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)

Value:

€33,000 per annum (wage) + up to €5,000 per annum (laboratory costs and travel)

Eligible:

• researchers from all nations

• at an early stage of their postdoctoral research career

• who wish to further their research in the sciences, engineering or technology, at an Irish research institution

• have not yet been employed in a postdoctoral research position for more than 36 months at the closing date of the call.

• candidate will normally have completed their PhD and defended his/her thesis

• candidates will normally be supported only at a different insitition and research team than at which they completed their PhD preparation (exceptions apply)

Duration:

2 Years

Assessment Criteria:

Closing Date:

5.00pm on Thursday, 31st January, 2008

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2. EPA Research Fellowship Scheme

Agency:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Eligible:

• researchers with a doctoral degree or equivalent research experience in a relevant discipline

• applicant should also have appropriate qualifications / experience in information technology and display a broad knowledge of relevant environmental issues and policy

Duration:

2 Years (with a possible additional 1-year depending on progress, demonstration of added value and availability of funding)

Important Characteristics:

• Address an environmental issue of national importance

• Demonstrate how it will significantly progress current understanding of the issue

• Clearly show that the proposed work is new and not already covered through a current or previous project

• Be of high standard and aim to produce a number of peer reviewed publications

Closing Date:

Grants not currently available

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3. Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships For Career Development

Agency:

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) People Programme

Value:

+ Mobility allowance: €500/€800 monthly (depending on family situation at deadline)

+ Travel Allowance: €250 - €2500 (depending on distance)

+ Career Exploratory Allowance: €2000 once only

Eligible:

• Experienced Researchers¹

• Although first post-docs are not excluded, this addresses researchers with a more senior profile in terms of experience.

• Researchers must be nationals, or assimilated nationals², of a Member State or Associated country³.

• They must be nationals of a country other than that of the premises of the host organisation where they will carry out their project.

• At the deadline for submission of proposals, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference deadline for submission. Short stays, such as for holidays, are not taken into account.

• A researcher holding more than one nationality will be able to carry out a period of mobility in a country of his/her nationality in which he/she has not resided during the previous 5 years. Short stays, such as for holidays, are not taken into account.

• Returning researchers⁴ will be (for this eligibility criterion) considered as eligible to benefit from support under this action in any Member State or Associated country, including in their country of origin.

Duration:

12 - 24 months

Assessment Criteria:

Closing Date:

14th August, 2007 - This is expected to run again in 2008

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Notes

1. Experienced Researchers must, at the time of the relevant deadline for submission or selection by the host organisation, depending on the action, either be in possession of a doctoral degree, irrespective of the time taken to acquire it, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.

Full-time equivalent research experience is taken from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.

2. Assimilated Nationals are nationals of Third Countries having legally resided, and having had their main activity (work, studies, etc.), in Member States/Associated Countries for at least three out of the last four years, measured at the relevant deadline for submission, or at the time of selection by the host organisation, depending on the action. For the purposes of the Marie Curie Actions, these researchers assume the nationality of the country in which they have resided the longest during the past four years.

3. Associated Countries have science and technology cooperation agreements that involved contributing to the framework programme budget.  For a full list , click here

4. Returning Researchers are researchers from Member States or Associated countries who can provide evidence that they have legally resided and have had their principal activity (work, studies, etc) in a Third Country for at least three out of the last four years immediately prior to the relevant deadline for submission or selection by the host institution, depending on the action.

3. Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowships

Agency:

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) People Programme

Value:

+ Mobility allowance: €500/€800 monthly (depending on family situation at deadline)

+ Travel Allowance: €250 - €2500 (depending on distance)

+ €15,000 towards research costs for optional return phase (only if researcher is from an ICPC country, and has applied for and been granted the return phase)

Eligible:

• On the date of the relevant deadline for submission of proposals, researchers addressed under this action are those based on the definition of experienced researchers¹. It is however expected that the researchers will typically have a more senior profile in terms of experience.

• Third country researchers are eligible for this action, except those who are considered assimilated nationals² at the relevant deadline for submission.

• At the deadline for submission of proposals, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the country of the incoming host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference deadline for submission. Short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

• If the researcher’s country of origin is an International Cooperation Partner Country the projects may include a return phase in the country of origin

Duration:

Incoming Phase:12 - 24 months

Return Phase: 12 months

Assessment Criteria:

Closing Date:

14th August, 2007 - This is expected to run again in 2008

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Notes

1. Experienced Researchers must, at the time of the relevant deadline for submission or selection by the host organisation, depending on the action, either be in possession of a doctoral degree, irrespective of the time taken to acquire it, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.

Full-time equivalent research experience is taken from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.

2. International Cooperation Partner Countries: for a complete list of ICPC countries click here

2. Assimilated Nationals are nationals of Third Countries having legally resided, and having had their main activity (work, studies, etc.), in Member States/Associated Countries for at least three out of the last four years, measured at the relevant deadline for submission, or at the time of selection by the host organisation, depending on the action. For the purposes of the Marie Curie Actions, these researchers assume the nationality of the country in which they have resided the longest during the past four years.

3.Third Countries are countries that are not Member States, candidate countries or associated countries.  For more information click here

3. Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development

Agency:

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) People Programme

Value:

+ Mobility allowance: €500/€800 monthly (depending on family situation at deadline).  This will not be available for the return phase if it is in the researchers country of origin.

+ Travel Allowance: €250 - €2500 (depending on distance)

Eligible:

• Researchers must be nationals of a Member State or Associated Country.

• The researchers shall be selected by the Commission on the basis of a proposal submitted in liaison with a return host organisation in a Member State or an Associated country.   The researchers will be in a situation of secondment during the initial phase of training in the partner organisation in the third country. 

• On the date of the relevant deadline for submission of proposals, researchers addressed under this action are those based on the definition of experienced researchers¹. As the action is directed at life-long training and career development, it is however expected that the researchers will typically have a more senior profile in terms of experience.

• At the deadline for submission of proposals, researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in the outgoing country for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the reference deadline for submission. Short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

Duration:

Outgoing Phase (to Third Country):12 - 24 months

Mandatory Return Phase: 12 months

Assessment Criteria:

Closing Date:

14th August, 2007 - This is expected to run again in 2008

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Notes

1. Experienced Researchers must, at the time of the relevant deadline for submission or selection by the host organisation, depending on the action, either be in possession of a doctoral degree, irrespective of the time taken to acquire it, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.

Full-time equivalent research experience is taken from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.

2. Third Countries are countries that are not Member States, candidate countries or associated countries.  For more information click here

3. Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants

Agency:

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) People Programme

Value:

€15,000/researcher year.  Managed by the hosting organisation for expenses related to the integration of the researcher in the host institution.  This can cover a flat-rate contribution to the salary costs of the researcher, and/or to the research costs relating to the researcher’s project at the reintegration host, such as salary costs of other staff (e.g. assistants, technicians), travel costs, consumables, patent costs and publication costs.

Eligible:

• On the relevant cut-off date, researchers addressed under this action are those based on the definition of experienced researchers¹.

• Researchers must be nationals, or assimilated nationals² , of a Member State or Associated country³,  benefiting at the time of application or having previously benefited from a training and mobility action under the 7th or one of the previous Framework Programmes of at least 18 months full time equivalent.

• The proposal, consisting of a research project to be executed at the proposed (re)integration host institute, will have to be submitted by the researcher in conjunction with the proposed host, at the earliest one year before the end of the initial Marie Curie fellowship and not later than six months following its end.

• The execution of the project must start at the latest 12 months after the end of the initial fellowship.

Duration:

2 - 3 years

Assessment Criteria:

Closing Date:

Applications can be submitted continuously and will be evaluated and selected at regular intervals, based on cut-off dates, from the date of publication of the call. When a proposal is submitted after the final cut-off date for a call it will be carried over to the first cut-off date of the subsequent call.

Cut of Dates for 2008: April 3rd & October 8th, 17:00:00 Brussels local time.

Link

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Notes

1. Experienced Researchers must, at the time of the relevant deadline for submission or selection by the host organisation, depending on the action, either be in possession of a doctoral degree, irrespective of the time taken to acquire it, or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience.

Full-time equivalent research experience is taken from the date when they obtained the degree which would formally entitle them to embark on a doctorate, either in the country in which the degree was obtained or in the country in which the research training is provided, irrespective of whether or not a doctorate is envisaged.

2. Assimilated Nationals are nationals of Third Countries having legally resided, and having had their main activity (work, studies, etc.), in Member States/Associated Countries for at least three out of the last four years, measured at the relevant deadline for submission, or at the time of selection by the host organisation, depending on the action. For the purposes of the Marie Curie Actions, these researchers assume the nationality of the country in which they have resided the longest during the past four years.

3. Associated Countries have science and technology cooperation agreements that involved contributing to the framework programme budget.  For a full list , click here

3. Marie Curie International Reintegration Grants

Agency:

European Commission Framework Programme 7 (FP7) People Programme

Value:

€25,000/researcher year.  Managed by the hosting organisation for expenses related to the integration of the researcher in the host institution.  This can cover a flat-rate contribution to the salary costs of the researcher, and/or to the research costs relating to the researcher’s project at the reintegration host, such as salary costs of other staff (e.g. assistants, technicians), travel costs, consumables, patent costs and publication costs.

Eligible:

• On the relevant cut-off date, researchers addressed under this action are those based on the definition of experienced researchers¹.

• This action will be open to experienced researchers from the Member States or Associated countries³, who at the date of submission have been active in research in a third country for at least 3 years and who will return to a Member State or Associated country.

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