More young researchers to be supported by Marie Curie

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base, under the Fifth RTD Frame...

The European Commission has published a call for proposals for indirect RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base, under the Fifth RTD Framework programme.

Those eligible to participate are invited to submit proposals for stays at Marie Curie training sites and Marie Curie Development Host Fellowships.

The stays at a Marie Curie training site scheme supports short stays by young researchers pursuing doctoral studies at Marie Curie training sites, providing them with the possibility of undertaking part of their doctoral studies in a country other than their own, and allowing them to benefit from working with an internationally recognised group in their specialised area of research. An indicative budget of 44 million euro is foreseen for this call.

Marie Curie Development Host Fellowships allow institutions active in research in less favoured regions of the Community, with a need to develop new areas of competence, to host young researchers with the necessary research experience. This will help develop high level research capacity in such institutions. An indicative budget of 15 million euro is foreseen for this call.

The Marie Curie Fellowships offered by the Human potential programme are open to all fields of scientific research that contribute to the Community's objectives in research, technological development and demonstration.
For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Research Directorate-General
Unit D2
rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax [phone]
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URL: http://cordis.europa.eu/improving