RTD actions in the field of training and mobility of researchers

The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for proposals for RTD actions to be carried out under the Community's specific RTD programme in the field of training and mobility of researchers (1994-1998) (TMR). The present call for proposals concerns Activity 3 (Train...

The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for proposals for RTD actions to be carried out under the Community's specific RTD programme in the field of training and mobility of researchers (1994-1998) (TMR).

The present call for proposals concerns Activity 3 (Training through research) of the TMR work programme. This activity will be implemented through three types of grant:

- A. Grants for training:
Research training grants are offered to post-doctoral researchers who wish to receive training or to specialize outside the country of their nationality and their country of residence. A post-doctoral researcher is defined as a researcher holding either a doctoral degree or equivalent level of education or, alternatively, having at least four years' full-time research experience at post-graduate level.

Training grants may also be offered to post-graduate researchers. A post-graduate researcher is defined as a holder of a degree, obtained from a university or equivalent institution of higher education, which qualifies the holder directly to embark on a doctorate or equivalent degree.

Community support will provide, for a period of between six months and two years at post-doctoral level and between six months and three years at post-graduate level, an allowance for the researcher and a contribution to the research and administrative costs of the host institute;

- B. Return grants:
Return grants are reserved for researchers from less-favoured regions who wish to return and undertake research in a less-favoured region in the country of their nationality and who have either:
. Been in receipt of a full two-year post-doctoral grant for training under this programme; or
. Been in receipt of a post-doctoral fellowship of at least 20 months under the HCM programme.

Community support will provide, for a period of up to 12 months, an allowance for the researcher and a contribution to the research and administrative costs of the host institute;

- C. Mobility grants to established researchers:
Mobility grants are reserved for established researchers, particularly from industrialized regions, who wish to join a research team in the less-favoured regions outside the country of their nationality, in order to impart their knowledge and research experience. Applicants for these grants should have at least eight years' full-time research experience at post-graduate level.

Community support will provide, for a period of three months to one year, an allowance for the researcher and a contribution to the research and administrative costs of the host institute.

Detailed information concerning the procedure to follow for the submission of proposals (information package), and the contract that will be established in respect of selected proposals, will be available on request from the Commission's services. Requests for the information package should include name and full address (no "PO Box" numbers).
Requests for supporting documentation and completed proposals should be sent to:

European Commission
DG XII - Science, research and development
TMR Information Package
Unit XII/G-3
200 rue de la Loi (MO75 5/34)
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. [phone]; Fax [phone]
URL: http://cordis.europa.eu/