EURAXESS Brazil & LAC Funding opportunities

2020

September

Issue 27

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.

As from 2020, our list of funding opportunites is reorganised Following our poll on social media and to better match your needs, we decided to rearrange the way we present opportunities. From now on the jobs, grants and fellowships announced are organised by funding type.

In section 1, you’ll find calls for PhD level funding (note it can also include masters), in section 2, calls funding research in postdoctoral level, and in section 3, other calls funding joint research projects, innovation initiatives, seed funding, travel grants and more. All of them are open to researchers from at least one Latin American or Caribbean country. In section 4, you’ll find all the calls that were listed in previous editions of this document and that are still open.

Beside this list, we encourage you to consult the EURAXESS Portal where you'll find 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.

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 brazil@euraxess.net or lac@euraxess.net 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 and Daniel COSTA, Programme Officer.

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 ........................................................................................... 4

1 PhD (doctorate) level funding ........................................................................ 4

1.1 Funding from the European Union .................................................... 4

1.1.1 PhD funded by MSCA ........................................................................ 4

1.1.2 European Southern Observatory (ESO) – PhD Studentships in Germany and Chile ............................................................................ 5

1.1.3 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) – International PhD programme ......................................................................................... 5

1.1.4 PhD and postdoc funded by ERC projects ........................................ 6

1.2 Funding from EU Member States and Associated Countries ......... 6

1.2.1 GERMANY – Postgraduate scholarships in Arts and Architecture (Incoming - open to most LAC nationals, including Brazil) ................ 6

1.2.2 GERMANY - PhD at Berlin Mathematical School (Incoming) ........... 7

1.2.3 GERMANY (DAAD) & BRAZIL (CAPES) – PhD scholarship in Germany ............................................................................................ 7

1.2.4 SLOVAKIA – National Incoming and Outgoing Scholarships ............ 8

1.2.5 SWITZERLAND – Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for foreign scholars .................................................................................. 8

1.2.6 Chevening CLORE Fellowship for dynamic cultural leaders ............. 8

1.3 LAC and other source of funding (PhD) ............................................ 9

1.3.1 PERU (Fondecyt) – Funding for Peruvian PhD students to go to France ("cotutelle" status) .................................................................. 9

2 Postdoctoral level funding ............................................................................ 10

2.1 Funding from the European Union .................................................. 10

2.1.1 Postdoc funded by ERC projects ..................................................... 10

2.1.2 ERCIM – Alain Bensoussan Fellowships in Informatics and Mathematics ..................................................................................... 10

2.1.3 European Southern Observatory (ESO) – Postodctoral Fellowship in Germany and Chile ...................................................................... 10

2.1.4 European University Institute (EUI, Italy) – Incoming fellowships in social sciences and humanities ....................................................... 10

2.2 Funding from EU Member States and Associated Countries ....... 11

2.2.1 BELGIUM (UCLouvain) – Incoming Postdoctoral Fellowships (FSR Post-doc 2021) ................................................................................. 11

2.2.2 FINLAND – Calls for postdoctoral researchers by the Academy of Finland, all research fields ............................................................... 12

2.2.3 FRANCE – Paris Region Fellowship Programme ........................... 13

2.2.4 FRANCE – Invited Scholars Fellowships at IHEAL (Incoming) in social sciences ................................................................................. 13

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2.2.1 GERMANY - DAAD: Short term Research Grants (incoming) ........ 14

2.2.2 GERMANY (FRIAS) – Junior and Senior Fellowships at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies ......................................................... 14

2.2.3 ISRAEL (IIAS) – Israel Institute for Advanced Studies Individual Fellowships 2022-2023 .................................................................... 14

2.2.4 LUXEMBOURG – ATTRACT programme for Postdoc, Junior & Established Researchers (Incoming) ............................................... 15

2.2.5 LUXEMBOURG – 2020 PEARL Call for proposals for leading researchers from abroad (incoming)................................................ 15

2.2.6 POLAND (PIASt) – Fellowships in social sciences and humanities at the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies ......................................... 16

2.2.7 SPAIN – Ikerbasque Permanent Positions for senior and established researchers ...................................................................................... 16

2.2.8 SLOVAKIA – National Incoming and Outgoing Scholarships .......... 17

2.2.9 SWITZERLAND – Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for foreign scholars ................................................................................ 17

2.2.10 SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Ambizione (incoming) ...................................................................... 17

2.2.11 SWITZERLAND – Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) PRIMA grants for women ................................................................. 18

2.2.12 TURKEY (TÜBITAK) – Fellowships to conduct research in Turkey (CoCirculation2) ............................................................................... 18

2.2.13 UK – Chevening CLORE Fellowship for dynamic cultural leaders .. 19

3 Calls for joint research projects, innovation initiatives, seed funding, travel grants and more .......................................................................................... 19

3.1 FRANCE (French Government) – ARGENTINA (MECCyT) – ECOS call for projects 2020 ......................................................................... 19

3.2 ERA-NET (BiodivERsA, Water JPI) & BRAZIL (CONFAP) – Transnational research projects on Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems (Upcoming call) ............................................... 20

3.1 BRAZIL (FAPESP) - Belmont Forum - Collaborative Research Action 2020: “Transdisciplinary Research for Pathways to Sustainability (Pathways)” ............................................................... 20

3.2 Last Horizon 2020 calls of interest or specifically targeting Brazil or Latin America ................................................................................ 21

3.3 EURAXESS Jobs ................................................................................ 22

3.4 National EURAXESS Portals ............................................................ 22

4 Calls still open .............................................................................................. 23

4.1 PhD (doctorate) level funding .......................................................... 23

4.2 Postdoctoral level funding ............................................................... 23

4.3 Calls for joint research projects, innovation initiatives, seed funding travel grants and more ........................................................ 25

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Grants & Fellowships

1 PhD (doctorate) level funding 1.1 Funding from the European Union

1.1.1 PhD funded by MSCA

The European Commission funds doctoral trainings under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions 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.

When selected, those ITN publish their fully funded PhD positions on the Euraxess Job portal. Brazilian & LAC researchers are fully eligible.

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

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1.1.1.1 Selection of open PhD positions offered by MSCA ITN

13 PhD positions available in multiple locations in Europe in the MSCA Project: COLOTAN. Deadline: 1 December 2020.

8 PhD Vacancies under the MSCA ITN-ETN Programme Disc4All in Europe. Deadline: 31 October 2020.

2 PhD positions available under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie training network in Sweden. Deadline: 29 October 2020.

14 PhD positions under the MSCA ITN Hyperboost programme. Deadline: 6 November 2020.

2 PhD Positions available under the EU H2020 MSCA ITN Project MINTS for Beyond 5G in Spain & Germany. Deadline: 6 October 2020.

1.1.2 European Southern Observatory (ESO) – PhD Studentships in Germany and Chile

There are two main studentship programmes at ESO through which PhD students can do full or part of their PhD project at ESO in Garching (Germany) or in Chile. The PhD students coming to ESO work on their PhD projects under a supervision of a faculty member.

ESO Studentships: Students enrolled in a PhD project in a University in ESO member countries interested in spending part (1-2 years) of their PhD research period in Garching or in Chile, are encouraged to apply for the ESO studentship programme. Yearly application deadlines are on 31 May and 30 November.

IMPRS Studentships in Garching: ESO is one of the partners in the IMPRS (International Max-Planck Research School) on Astrophysics and is offering in Garching two full (3 year) PhD positions every year. The yearly deadline for applications is on 1 November.

If interested, please consult the list of PhD topics offered by the ESO staff.

1.1.3 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. 240 students from over 40 countries are carrying out PhD research at EMBL at any time. Every year EMBL admits an average of 60 new students, 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.

Deadline: 13 October 2020.

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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1.1.4 PhD and postdoc funded by ERC projects

The European Research Council is a European Commission funding

organisation for frontier research across all fields. It funds the very best,

creative researchers (called Principal Investigators, PI) of any nationality and

age to run five or six-year-projects in a public or private research organisation

based in Europe. With their grants, PIs recruit team members from everywhere

around the world, including PhD students. It is a wonderful oportunity to

undertake a fully paid PhD with some of the best researchers.

Vacancies for team members interested in joining an ERC led research

project can be published on the EURAXESS Jobs portal. A quick

search with the “European Research Council (ERC)” filter will list all

vacancies available in ERC teams in Europe. It is then possible to

refine the results by research field, country, etc.

1.2 Funding from EU Member States and Associated

Countries

1.2.1 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.

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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 2020 - Music: 1 October 2020 - Performing Arts / Dance: 30 October 2020 - Arts / Film / Design: 30 November 2020

1.2.2 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 accepts applications for admission from talented students completing their Bachelor's degree or above.

Deadlines: 1 December 2020 (for applications with scholarship request); Late application deadline (limited number of scholarships available): 1 April 2021.

1.2.3 GERMANY (DAAD) & BRAZIL (CAPES) – PhD scholarship in Germany

The CAPES/DAAD Joint Doctoral Scholarships in Germany Programme offers three types of funding for those interested in completing this stage of their academic career in Germany: Full Doctorate Abroad, Sandwich Doctorate and Sandwich Doctorate with “Cotutelle”. DAAD also offers a fourth modality: Short Sandwich Doctorate.

More information about each modality offered by the DAAD can be checked at the following links:

• Doctoral Programmes in Germany

• Bi-nationally Supervised Doctoral Degrees / Cotutelle

• One-Year Grants for Doctoral Candidates

Deadline: 16 October 2020.

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.

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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1.2.4 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 400 and 1050€/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 2020.

1.2.5 SWITZERLAND – Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for foreign scholars

The programme enables selected applicants to undertake a PhD / Post-doctoral / research stay from all academic fields at all Swiss cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and the two federal institutes of technology.

PhD Scholarships: The scholarship is only valid for full-time PhD studies in Switzerland. It is not valid for mixed PhD programmes (part time in Switzerland and part time in another country).

Who? Candidates must hold master’s degree or equivalent university degree recognised by the Swiss university. Check the age restrictions.

Research Scholarships: The Scholarship is valid only for full-time research in Switzerland. It is not valid for mixed research (part time in Switzerland and part time in another country). This scholarship is not compatible with fieldtrips outside Switzerland. Therefore no possibility and no funding for fieldwork. Furthermore, this scholarship type is not available for scholars holding a PhD degree. PhD students with an ongoing or planned doctoral project that is carried out within the framework of a formalised agreement between two universities (“cotutelle de thèse” cooperation between a Swiss and a foreign university) and under the joint direction of two supervisors are eligible for a 12 month research fellowship only.

Information on the Postdoctoral at the post-doc part of this list.

Deadlines: 30 October (Brazil), 2 November (Colombia), 13 November (Argentina), 20 November 2020 (Mexico), 27 November (Chile). Other LAC countries: between September and December 2020.

1.2.6 Chevening CLORE Fellowship for dynamic cultural leaders

Open to professionals in the arts and culture sector (including the visual and performing arts, film and digital media, museums, libraries, archives and heritage, cultural policy and practice), to undertake an individually tailored leadership programme in the UK.

Open to researchers of all

disciplines.

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Open to individuals from Brazil and Mexico, among other countries worldwide.

Deadlines: 3 November 2020.

1.3 LAC and other source of funding (PhD)

1.3.1 PERU (Fondecyt) – Funding for Peruvian PhD students to go to France ("cotutelle" status)

In engineering and geosciences

The programme aims at achieving the training of a new generation of researchers and promote Franco-Peruvian scientific exchange and cooperation, through the awarding of doctoral scholarships under the format of "co-tutele " or "co-management", both in France and in Peru in the field of Engineering Sciences and Geosciences.

The applications that are presented in this call must be linked to Energy and Environment. The scientific topics of the EDFPCIG are the following:

1) Geosciences (geology, geophysics, hydrogeology, climatology) 2) Geochemistry 3) Impact of oil and mining activities.

WHO? Peruvians and / or French citizens with Peruvian nationality can participate to continue or start doctoral studies at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Engineering Sciences and Geosciences and at a French university counterpart of the mixed unit of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD).

Approved projects will receive a grant for stays in France for a period of up to thirty-six months.

Deadline: 28 November 2020.

In life sciences

Check the eligible areas in the call.

Deadline: 4 November 2020.

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2 Postdoctoral level funding 2.1 Funding from the European Union

2.1.1 Postdoc funded by ERC projects

It is possible to be recruited as team meber by an ERC-funded project,

including to undertake a postdoc. Check here for more details.

2.1.2 ERCIM – Alain Bensoussan Fellowships in Informatics and Mathematics

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 2020.

2.1.3 European Southern Observatory (ESO) – Postodctoral Fellowship in Germany and Chile

The European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere - European Southern Observatory (GERMANY, CHILE) offers independent research fellowships designed to help young scientists reach the next step of their scientific career by working in a research and observatory environment.

The duration of the fellowships is set to 3 years for Garching positions and 4 years for Santiago positions.

Annual deadline: 15 October 2020.

2.1.4 European University Institute (EUI, Italy) – Incoming fellowships in social sciences and humanities

2.1.4.1 Max Weber Fellowships for junior post-docs

Max Weber fellowships are designed for suitably qualified researchers from anywhere in the world who work in or across the relevant disciplines of the EUI (Economics, History, Law and Social and Political Sciences and their subfields). The Programme awards 1 or 2 years long fellowships.

WHO? Open to eligible applicants who are within 5 years from the completion of their PhD, from anywhere in the world.

Annual deadline: 18 October.

2.1.4.2 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)

The European Research

Council (ERC) funding

schemes are open to top

researchers of any

nationality or age who wish

to carry out their frontier

research in the 28 EU

Member States or

associated countries.

Please also check out:

Our focus on ERC and

what's in it for Brazilian and

LAC researchers here.

Interviews with Brazilian and

other Latin American ERC

awardees

ERC National contact

points (NCPs) in LAC

countries and in Europe:

http://bit.ly/Horizon_NCP

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which in turn invite fellows to participate in departmental activities (seminars, workshops, colloquia, etc.).

Fellows are encouraged to make contact with researchers sharing their academic interests, may be involved in the teaching and thesis supervision tasks of EUI professors, and associated with one of the research projects being carried out at the EUI.

Deadline: 30 September (or 30 March depending on the department).

2.1.4.3 Jean Monnet Postdoctoral Fellowships

To carry out one year research (renewable once) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) in one of the following Centre’s main research themes:

- Integration, Governance and Democracy; - Regulating Markets and Governing Money; and - 21st Century World Politics and Europe.

WHO? Open to scholars who have obtained their doctorate more than 5 years

prior to the start of the fellowship, i.e. to apply for 2021-22, the PhD should have

been awarded before 1 September 2016.

Annual deadline: 25 October.

2.2 Funding from EU Member States and Associated

Countries

2.2.1 BELGIUM (UCLouvain) – Incoming Postdoctoral Fellowships (FSR Post-doc 2021)

This funding aims to create favourable conditions for transnational mobility of highly qualified researchers through the award of postdoctoral fellowships. All scientific disciplines are eligible.

The fellowships are assigned to researchers with a PhD degree, proving their expertise and research capacity by a personal scientific record. Funding comprises a tax-exempt postdoctoral grant for 12-24 months that takes account of the researcher’s experience and includes third-party insurance costs, social security contributions, an operating budget and a travel allowance.

Who? Applicants to a FSR Incoming post-doc Fellowship must:

• Hold a doctoral degree (PhD), obtained after defense of a thesis, issued by an academic institution no later than May 1st, 2021.

• Hold the academic degree referred to hereabove for a maximum of 5 years, which period shall expire no later than February 5th, 2021. The maximum period laid down in the above paragraph shall be increased by one year per childbirth and / or adoption following the award of the PhD academic degree.

• Be in mobility condition, i.e. not having resided nor carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Belgium for more than 24 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the starting date of the project.

Deadline: 1 October 2020.

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2.2.2 FINLAND – Calls for postdoctoral researchers by the Academy of Finland, all research fields

2.2.2.1 Funding for research post as Postdoctoral Researcher

The aim of the funding for a research post 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 the doctorate is required. In the review of applications, particular attention will be paid to the international dimension of the research plan. When you apply for the funding, you apply for funding for your 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 30 Sep 2016–30 Sep 2020), or up to eight years if you have obtained the degree simultaneously with medical specialist training.

What? Average funding approx. 200,000–300,000 euros per Postdoctoral Researcher.

2.2.2.2 Funding for research post as Academy Research Fellow

Academy Research Fellows work on research plans that have been rated to be of a high scientific quality. They have built extensive research networks, and the funding allows them to develop their academic leadership skills and establish themselves as independent researchers in the international scientific community.

Who? The applicant is a researcher with 3–9 years of experience since completing their doctoral degree (degree certificate issued 30 Sep 2011–30 Sep 2017), or up to 13 years if they have since completed medical specialist training.

What? Salary grant for five-year term 447,651 euros per Academy Research Fellow, corresponds to a monthly salary of 5,100 euros; Academy Research Fellows may later apply for funding for research costs.

2.2.2.3 Academy Project Funding

Academy Project Funding is designed to promote the quality of research, scientific impact and impact beyond academia as well as scientific renewal and diversity. The aim is to attain internationally as high a scientific standard of work as possible and to support scientific breakthroughs and top-tier international research collaboration. When you apply for Academy Project Funding, you apply for funding to hire a research team.

Who? The funding can be applied for by individual research teams or consortia composed of two or several research teams. The consortium parties may represent one or several research organisations.

What? Average funding approximately 400,000–500,000 euros per project.

All three deadlines are on 30 September 2020 and funding periods start on 1 September 2021.

These programmes are run

by the Academy of Finland.

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2.2.3 FRANCE – Paris Region Fellowship Programme

The Paris Region ranks among the most competitive regions in the world for higher education, research and development, innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Paris Region Fellowship Programme (ParisRegionFP) aims to foster excellence in research, by training and developing international mobility and careers of outstanding researchers at post-doctoral level from a large panel of disciplines and of all nationalities.

Two calls of 2-year postdoctoral fellowships are planned to recruit a total of 52 ERs. The October 2020 call will recruit 26 fellows.

Who?

• Applicants must comply with the Marie Sklodowska-Curie mobility rule: applicants must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in France for more than 12 months in the last three years before the call deadline;

• At the time of recruitment, applicants must be in possession of a doctoral degree (or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience);

• Applicants can choose a host research group belonging to one of the “Domains of Major Interest” (around 450 laboratories) to develop the research project of their choice. The programme accepts also host laboratories in the Paris Region not part of the DMIs.

• No other restrictions are implemented, the Paris Region applies strict equal opportunity principles for candidates’ selection and recruitment.

• Any ethical issues linked to the research project must be clarified by the Ethics selfassessment.

Deadline: 21 October 2020.

2.2.4 FRANCE – Invited Scholars Fellowships at IHEAL (Incoming) in social sciences

The Institute of Latin American Studies (IHEAL - University Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3) is calling for Invited professors in the following areas of social science: History, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, Economy and Political Science. For the academic year of 2021-2022, the commission will pay special attention to courses in Gender Studies, Environmental Studies, Migration, Health or focused on Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico are highly preferred. Visiting scholars may be invited to teach within the IHEAL’s new Masters’ program LAGLOBE (Latin America and Europe in a Global World), which benefits from the European Union support.

WHO? Open to foreign researchers and professors (from North America, South America and Europe) who specialise in the study of Latin-American societies and work in universities in these regions.

Deadline: 15 November 2020

This project has received

funding from the European

Union’s Horizon 2020

research and innovation

programme under the Marie

Skłodowska-Curie grant

agreement No 945298.

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2.2.1 GERMANY - DAAD: Short term Research Grants (incoming)

DAAD research grants provide foreign doctoral candidates including Argentinians, 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). 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: €861 for graduates, € 1,200 for doctoral candidates and postdocs

Deadline: 9 November 2020 for stays to be carried out between 1 May 2021 and 31 January 2022. 1 April 2021 for stays to be carried out between 1 September 2021 and 30 April 2022.

2.2.2 GERMANY (FRIAS) – Junior and Senior Fellowships at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

The University of Freiburg offers a fellowship programme, the Marie S. Curie “FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP)”. About 25 incoming or reintegration fellows per year (juniors and seniors) from all disciplines are given the opportunity of spending three to twelve months working on their own research project at the university’s research college, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS).

The current call invites applications for fellowships for the academic year 2021/22. Successful applicants will conduct their fellowship between September 2021 and September 2022. There are two schemes:

• Junior fellowships (completed PhD plus one to six years of post-doctoral experience) - (12 month fellowships between September 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022)

• Senior fellowships (completed PhD plus a minimum of six years of post-doctoral experience or a tenured professorship or equivalent permanent position) - (3 to 10 month fellowships between September 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022)

Deadline: 30 September 2020.

2.2.3 ISRAEL (IIAS) – Israel Institute for Advanced Studies Individual Fellowships 2022-2023

IIAS invites scholars from Israel and abroad to submit proposals for an individual fellowship at the IIAS for the 2022-2023 academic year. Topics may cover any research area from any discipline and must seek to be

Interested in Germany?

Check scholarships and

grants in the country in the

DAAD database!

FRIAS: applicants may not

have resided or have carried

out their main activity (work,

studies, etc) in Germany for

more than 12 months in the 3

years immediately preceding

the call deadline.

The fellow’s residency should

result in creative and original

research that can be shared

with the international research

community.

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innovative, with the potential to impact research in the field. Two or three scholars who collaborate on the same project should apply individually and state clearly that they wish to work together.

Fellows spend their residency at the IIAS, located at the Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The IIAS provides fellows with a nurturing and stimulating academic environment, as well as administrative support. Fellows from abroad receive a generous fellowship and subsidized accommodation.

Who? Scholars may be from Israel or abroad and have a tenured position with an academic research institution.

Deadline: 1 December 2020.

2.2.4 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.

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-proposals: 13 November 2020.

2.2.5 LUXEMBOURG – 2020 PEARL Call for proposals for leading researchers from abroad (incoming)

PEARL funding to enable the recruitment of 1 or 2 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.

Deadline : 13 October 2020.

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2.2.6 POLAND (PIASt) – Fellowships in social sciences and humanities at the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies

Polish Institute of Advanced Studies PIASt Fellowship Programme offers residencies in all research areas of the social sciences and humanities, broadly defined.

Fellowships run for the full 10-month period and the 5-month fall semester (October - February) or spring semester (March - July). For the 2021-2022 academic year, PIASt offers 12 fellowships (4 junior and 8 senior positions).

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 – 31 October 2020 (short stays such as holidays do not count).

Deadline: 31 October 2020.

2.2.7 SPAIN – Ikerbasque Permanent Positions for senior and established researchers

Ikerbasque offers 10 permanent positions for researchers willing to develop a long-term scientific career in the Basque Country. This call is open both to:

• Established researchers as Research Associates, with 8 to 12 years of postdoctoral experience

• Senior leading researchers as Research Professors, with longer research experience

The evaluation committee will only consider the strongest candidates with excellent leadership capabilities and an outstanding research record. Researchers are expected to perform independent research. They should be capable of attracting competitive funding and establishing their own research groups.

Selected candidates will carry out their research in one of the universities of research institutions of the Basque Country. Basque research host institutions, research groups and infrastructures can be found at www.science.eus.

Applications from women are especially welcomed.

Deadline: 17 September 2020.

The Polish Institute of

Advanced Studies (PIASt)

focuses on the full diversity of

the Humanities and Social

Sciences, while being also

open to cross-cutting projects

with an interdisciplinary

perspective, and will thus

create a multidisciplinary and

international learning

community for these

disciplines.

These positions are financed

by the Basque Government,

the European Commission

and the host institution where

the researcher will develop

her/his research.

Ikerbasque also offers

permanent research positions

to grantees of the European

Research Council.

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2.2.8 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 400 and 1050€/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 2020.

2.2.9 SWITZERLAND – Swiss Government Excellence scholarships for foreign scholars

The Scholarship is valid only for full-time postdoctoral research in Switzerland. It is not valid for mixed research (part time in Switzerland and part time in another country). This scholarship is not compatible with fieldtrips outside Switzerland. Therefore no possibility and no funding for fieldwork. Fellowships can be up to 12 months (starting in September); no prolongation possible. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 9 months will not be treated as a priority. Grant applications for stays lasting less than 6 months will be rejected.

Who? Highly qualified postdoctoral researchers at the beginning of their academic career from all academic fields. No funding for sabbaticals

Deadlines: 30 October (Brazil), 2 November (Colombia), 13 November (Argentina), 20 November 2020 (Mexico), 27 November (Chile). Other LAC countries: between September and December 2020.

2.2.10 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.

Open to researchers of all

disciplines.

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.

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

2.2.11 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.

• 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 2020.

2.2.12 TURKEY (TÜBITAK) – Fellowships to conduct research in Turkey (CoCirculation2)

The aim of CoCirculation2 program is to invite Experienced Researchers of any nationality to both academic and non-academic research performing organizations located in Turkey, to enhance the career development of Experienced Researchers wishing to diversify their individual competence through advanced training, international and intersectoral mobility opportunities through incoming mobility into Turkey.

The scope of the program includes living allowance, mobility allowance and research, training and networking costs, in 24-months fellowships.

This project receives funding

from the European Union’s

Horizon 2020 research and

innovation programme under

the Marie Skłodowska-Curie

grant agreement No 801509

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Who? Applicants must be Experienced Researchers (ERs), i.e. researchers who, 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. Reference date is measured from the date when a researcher obtained the degree which would formally entitle to him to embark on a doctorate.

Applicants must comply with the mobility rule that applies to them, either the standard mobility rule or the flexible mobility rule (check all the criteria on the call website bellow).

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

Deadline: 30 October 2020.

2.2.13 UK – Chevening CLORE Fellowship for dynamic cultural leaders

Open to professionals in the arts and culture sector (including the visual and performing arts, film and digital media, museums, libraries, archives and heritage, cultural policy and practice), to undertake an individually tailored leadership programme in the UK.

Open to individuals from Brazil and Mexico, among other countries worldwide.

Deadlines: 3 November 2020.

3 Calls for joint research projects, innovation initiatives, seed funding, travel grants and more

3.1 FRANCE (French Government) – ARGENTINA

(MECCyT) – ECOS call for projects 2020

Based on partnership and transparency, the ECOS programme is designed to support projects of excellence in scientific collaboration. It funds exchanges

between researchers in the form of short-term assignments and specialisations for doctoral and postdoctoral students participating in the selected projects.

Collaborations on a joint scientific project with a Argentinian partner are currently being selected. Doctoral training has to be included in the collaboration.

Three-year projects will be selected in the following areas:

- Chronic noncommunicable diseases - Nanosciences and biotechnology - Earth, Water and Atmospheric Sciences - Evolution of societies in the 21st century: populations and sustainable

development - COVID-19 and the pandemic.

The Argentinian partner must submit his project simultaneously to MINCyT.

Institutional partners in

France: Ministry of Europe

and Foreign Affairs and

Ministry of Higher Education,

Research and Innovation.

Institutional partners in

Argentina: Ministerio de

Educación, Cultura, Ciencia y

Tecnología de la República

Argentina MECCyT.

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Deadline to submit projects: 30 October 2020.

Note that tripartite projects with groups from Chile and/or Uruguay can be funded. Check the calls for more details.

3.2 ERA-NET (BiodivERsA, Water JPI) & BRAZIL

(CONFAP) – Transnational research projects on

Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems

and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic

systems (Upcoming call)

BiodivERsA is a network of 39 organisations from 25 countries programming and funding excellent research that offers innovative opportunities for the conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity.

The list of Brazilian States participating in the call will be communicated later.

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

• Studying the biological and biophysical processes at stake for conservation/restoration, and their interactions

• Assessing trade-offs and synergies between targets, benefits and policies for conservation and restoration

• Knowledge for improving the effectiveness and upscaling of conservation and restoration actions

To be eligible, research consortia will have to include participating organisations from a minimum three different countries participating in the call, including at least 2 from EU Member States or EU Associated Countries.

The call launch is planned for the 5 October 2020, with a closing date for pre-proposals on 7 December 2020.

3.1 BRAZIL (FAPESP) - Belmont Forum - Collaborative Research Action 2020: “Transdisciplinary Research for Pathways to Sustainability (Pathways)”

This collaborative research action for transdisciplinary research aims to improve understanding of the pathways between climate, environment and health to protect and promote human health and well-being in the face of climate challenges.

The goal of this collaborative research networking (CRA) is to provide a science base for achieving sustainability goals. The CRA will support 1-2 years of collaborative research networking activities that focus on integrated qualitative and quantitative approaches to develop Earth-system-based transformation pathways for sustainable development.

Proposals must combine significant contributions by national research teams from at least three of the countries participating in the international call (including Austria, France, Germany, turkey).

Proponents from the State of São Paulo must be established researchers with a proven track record of participating in international interdisciplinary projects in the topic areas of the proposal (item 4.1); an eligibility consultation is obligatory.Closing date for eligibility consultation to FAPESP: 9 October 2020. Deadline for full proposals : 31 October 2020.

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.

This call, entitled “:

Transdisciplinary Research

for Pathways to

Sustainability”, is supported

by Belmont Forum’s 13

selected funding agencies

from different countries,

including by São Paulo

Research Foundation

(FAPESP).

The Belmont Forum is a

group of member

organizations with the mission

to encourage research on

global changes

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3.2 Last Horizon 2020 calls of interest or specifically

targeting Brazil or Latin America

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 e 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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3.3 EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently around 9034 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.

3.4 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.

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

Find out about all the free services EURAXESS provides to researchers and employers. You can save time and money by using more than 550 EURAXESS Centres and contact points around Europe to help you with a range of issues including visa requirements, work regulations, taxation and social security.

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4 Calls still open 4.1 PhD (doctorate) level funding

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.

DENMARK – Industrial PhD and post doc Programmes (Incoming): The Industrial Researcher Programme invests in Industrial PhD and Postdoc projects. In both project types the candidate is employed in a private company and enrolled at or collaborates with a public sector research organisation. An Industrial PhD candidate must hold a master’s degree. Deadlines for Industrial PhD in the public sector and Public sector Industrial Postdoc: 30 September 2020.

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.

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.

4.2 Postdoctoral level funding

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.

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.

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.

(Click on the blue links or see

previous EURAXESS LAC

lists of funding opportunities

for more details)

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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 (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

DENMARK – Industrial PhD and post doc Programmes (Incoming): The Industrial Researcher Programme invests in Industrial PhD and Postdoc projects. In both project types the candidate is employed in a private company and enrolled at or collaborates with a public sector research organisation. An Industrial Postdoc candidate must have obtained a PhD degree within the past five years. Deadlines for Industrial PhD in the public sector and Public sector Industrial Postdoc: 30 September 2020.

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

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 - 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.

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

The Erwin Schrödinger programme is co-funded by the European Union.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

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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

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.

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

4.3 Calls for joint research projects, innovation

initiatives, seed funding travel grants and more

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.

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

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.

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

ISRAEL (IIAS) – Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (IIAS) call for Research Groups 2022-2023: Research proposals may be submitted by initiator(s)

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affiliated with any academic institution in Israel or abroad. Proposals may cover any research topic from all disciplines including interdisciplinary research, and must seek to be innovative with potential impact on their research field. RG size is flexible, ranging from 5-8 core fellows, and each RG can include postdoctoral fellows. Fellows from abroad receive a generous fellowship and family accommodation. Deadline: 1 December 2020.

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.

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 - BRAZIL (Vinnova & EMBRAPII) – Call for joint projects in Research, Development and Innovation: Brazilian and Swedish companies and research organisations, such as universities, colleges or research institutes may apply for this joint call to carry out research and innovation projects starting in 2021. Any area of knowledge is eligible. More information for Swedish actors. / More information for Brazilian actors. Deadline: 30 November 2020.

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) – 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.

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