Objective In 2007, the Region of South Moravia provided two ad hoc grants for the regional Masaryk University, which enables the university to host two high level foreign researchers. With the emergence of COFUND it was suggested to create a regional funding scheme to support transnational mobility of researchers in the whole region. The funding scheme will build on high technological standard and high quality research of the region and will aim at advancing the quality by increasing international migration of human resources in science and technology which was up till now quite low particularly due to insufficient financial resources. Increase in internationalization of the regional research will bring new contacts, knowledge and technologies and will help to boost efficiency of the research activities. The main aim of the proposed fellowship programme is to build on other regional activities and projects in the field of R&D and innovation and enhance their effect by: a/ attracting top-class foreign researchers to work and undertake research training in the region from 1 to 3 years, with a view to developing mutually-beneficial research co-operation. b/ provide financial assistance to researchers who wish to return and find a job in the region after they have worked in research in a Third country for at least three years. The duration of these grants will be from 1 to 3 years. The SoMoPro programme will provide career development and training for fellows. The coordinator of the fellowship programme shall be the Region of South Moravia which shall appoint the South Moravian Centre for International Mobility to be in charge of certain parts of the administration of the fellowship programme. Keywords career development fellowship programme incoming mobility life scienses material scienses reintegration selection Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) PEOPLE-2007-2-3.COFUND - Marie Curie Action: "Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes " Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-2007-2-3-COFUND See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MC-COFUND - Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) Coordinator Region of South Moravia EU contribution € 1 433 797,86 Address Zerotinovo namesti 3 601 82 Brno Czechia See on map Region Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cenek Absolon (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all JCMM, Z.S.P.O. Czechia EU contribution No data Address Ceska 166/11 602 00 Brno See on map Region Česko Jihovýchod Jihomoravský kraj Activity type Other Administrative Contact Libuše Chládková (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data