Short Visit Grants
Magellan Workshop Series is offering funding for a number of Short Visit Grants to attend the EGU 2010 session: OS15 - European Collaboration for Implementation of Marine Research on Cores (ESF EUROCORES Programmes)
Eligibility for Short Visit Grants
a) Be a young scientists who will present a talk or poster at the EGU 2010 session 0S15
b) Return to the institute of origin upon termination, so that the applicant’s institute may also benefit from the broadened knowledge of the scientist
c) Acknowledge ESF in publications resulting from the grantee’s work in relation to the Short Visit
Please note that the Steering Committee will fund only sufficient high-quality applications. Junior applicants with little experience in writing a proposal are therefore strongly recommended to ask advice from their senior local and/or host supervisor on these matters.
Priority will be given to applicants who come from or intend to visit countries that financially support the programme (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland)
Application Procedure
Applications should be submitted using the online Application form. These will normally be reviewed within one month after having been submitted.
Short Visit Grant applications must include the following information:
- A short description of the proposed project work (about 250 words) and the aim of the visit
- A curriculum vitae of a maximum of two A4 pages
- Full address details of the prospective host(s)
- Proposed starting date
- Estimated travel costs
Allowance
Short Visit Grants are reimbursed directly by ESF on a per diem basis of 85 EUR plus actual travel expenses up to a maximum of 500 EUR per person. Travel will be refunded on the basis of actual costs and on the basis of APEX type airfares or 2nd class train travel for shorter distances. Therefore all receipts must be submitted for reimbursement. The grants do not cover health insurance, taxes, or retirement scheme contributions.
Grantees will be expected to provide a written report at the end of their visit. Payment of the grant, including the reimbursement of travel costs, will be made after the short visit, subject to receipt of the scientific report, original travel tickets and signed host statement form(s), one month after the visit.
Further information on payment procedures, reporting, ESF financial rules for the reimbursement of travel costs etc. can be found in the Guidelines for Grants.
