Home

COST D42 Short-Term Scientific Missions - funding available

By: debbiew on 08/07/09

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is an intergovernmental framework allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. COST contributes to reducing the fragmentation in European research investments and opening the European Research Area to cooperation worldwide and strives to support European scientists in their networking activities. Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) allow scientists to learn from an institution or laboratory in another COST country - a concept of particular interest to young scientists. The COST D42 action has set aside 15.000 Euro for short term scientific missions. The call is open for the entire budget year until 31 March 2010 (i.e. there are no specific deadlines).

Applications need to be submitted 6 weeks prior to the mission. Missions need to be completed before 31 May 2010. Additional information about STSMs can be found at the following link - http://www.cost.esf.org/about_cost/cost_stories/Short-Term-Scientific-Missions and below.

Introduction to STSM

Aim: To contribute to the scientific objectives of COST Action D42.

To carry out measurements or to use methods not available in house.

Target group: Young scientists/specialists

Countries: From one COST D42 member country to another

(COST member countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom)

Duration: Between 5 days and 3 months

Financing: Fixed grant for travel (max. 300 Euro) and daily allowance (60 to 90 Euro per day) - typically around 1000 Euro, maximum 2500 Euro

Open call: Last application should be submitted by 31 March 2010.

STSMs need to be finished before 31 May 2010.

Steps to be taken before the STSM:

1. Applicant prepares a 1-2 pages research proposal. At the end of the proposal, the following text is included:

In the name of the host institution, ……. (insert the name of the host institution), the undersigned … (insert the name of the host scientist) invites …… (insert the name of the applicant) to undertake the proposed STSM within the COST D42 action. The mission will take place between ….. (insert dates).

…. (name of the host scientist)

…. (signature of the host scientist)

…. Name of the host institution

In the name of the home institution, ……. (insert the name of the home institution), the undersigned … (insert the name of the senior scientist) supports the proposed STSM to be undertaken by …… (insert the name of the applicant) within the COST D42 action.

…. (name of the home scientist)

…. (signature of the home scientist)

…. Name of the home institution

2. The proposal is sent to the host institution to obtain the required invitation to undertake the STSM.

3. Applicant registers at http://www.cost.esf.org/stsm and downloads the registration pdf file.

4. The applicant sends the application consisting of the proposal, approved by the host and the home institution, registration file and a CV by email to the STSM coordinator Ira Rabin (rabin@fhi-berlin.mpg.de) and the MC chair (john.havermans@tno.nl). The documents should be submitted 6 weeks prior to scheduled mission. The mission should take place no later than 45 days after the next published deadline had passed.

Evaluation

The COST D42 assessment panel (Ira Rabin, John Havermans and Annemie Adriaens) will make the scientific and budgetary assessment and decision of the application. The following criteria are adopted:

relevance to the COST D42 action
quality of the proposal

The decisions and assessments regarding all STSM applications will be reported at the next MC meeting and recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

Go Back

Witnessing the Past: Expressions of Interest

Jun 3, 2010

The AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme and the Centre for Contemporary British History are planning four half-day seminars on 8th-9th December 2010 in London. The aim of the seminars is to create an oral history of the development of heritage science between 1947 and 2007 when the

UK Heritage Science Research Receives £6.5m Boost

Mar 24, 2010

Sixteen new awards for Science and Heritage interdisciplinary research projects and post doctoral research fellowships have been announced today, all aimed at protecting the cultural fabric of the UK and further developing our understanding of it.

New MRes in Heritage Science announced

Mar 9, 2010

EUROPEAN HERITAGE TECHNOLOGIES CATALOGUE

Dec 2, 2009

The EU Framework Programmes for Research have funded collaborative research since the 1980s and particularly since the 5th Framework Programme for Research starting in 1998. This research has delivered a decade of innovation in technology applied to the protection of cultural heritage. A European Heritage Technologies catalogue was produced for an exhibition of products and services organised as part of the 8th European Commission Conference on Sustaining Europe’s Cultural Heritage: Cultural Heritage Research meets Practice in Ljubljana, Slovenia in November 2008. Please click here to download the catalogue.

TSB LAUNCH KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME

Dec 2, 2009

The Technology Strategy Board has launched the Knowledge Transfer Partnership Programme designed to promote effective collaboration among business, third sector organisations and academia. Anyone active in the field of science and heritage is eligible to apply. Further information can be found here.

Chemistry and Materials Research at the Interface between Science and Art

Nov 4, 2009

In July 2009, NSF and the Mellon Foundation co-sponsored a workshop aimed at examining and improving the state of the science used to study, preserve and protect cultural patrimony.

COST D42 Short-Term Scientific Missions - funding available

Aug 7, 2009

Details of the Call for Post-doctoral Fellowships now available

Jun 4, 2009

Details of the Science and Heritage Programme Call for Post-doctoral Fellowships are now available for download from the Calls for Proposals page and from the AHRC website.

Full Programme Specification Now Available

Mar 24, 2009

The full AHRC/EPSRC Science and Heritage Programme specification has now been released and is available for download from the Current Calls for Proposals page and from the Science and Heritage Progamme section of the AHRC website.