Call for proposals for accompanying measures under TMR programme

The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for proposals for accompanying measures under the specific programme in the field of training and mobility of researchers (TMR) (1994-1998). The aim of the TMR programme is to promote, through the training and mobility of ...

The European Commission, DG XII, has published a call for proposals for accompanying measures under the specific programme in the field of training and mobility of researchers (TMR) (1994-1998).

The aim of the TMR programme is to promote, through the training and mobility of researchers, a quantitative and qualitative increase of human resources within the EU and in the states associated to the programme. It covers all fields of the exact, natural, economic and management sciences, as well as those social and human sciences that contribute to the objectives of the Fourth Framework Programme. In order to encourage the creativity and innovation of researchers in conceiving their projects, there are no pre-established targets or priorities in the fields covered by the TMR programme.

The present call concerns the following area of the work programme:

Activity 4: Accompanying measures (Euroconferences, summer schools and practical training courses).

Euroconferences are to be high-level scientific meetings with a focused theme at the cutting-edge of research bringing together young researchers and established scientists. A Euroconference project would normally be a series of meetings, each lasting for several days and taking place in a closed environment. The number of participants will normally be between 30 and 100.

Summer schools are to provide advanced training for young researchers at postgraduate and postdoctoral level. They are to be organized around specific scientific themes and will have a defined syllabus. Interdisciplinary summer schools are encouraged.

Practical training courses are to be advanced courses organized in research institutes, scientific centres, or industrial laboratories with an emphasis on practical techniques and substantial hands-on or field experience for the participants.

Community financing may not be considered as a general subsidy, but may be used as a contribution to three types of expenses: (a) expenses related to the participation of young scientists; (b) up to 50% of the expenses related to the participation of invited keynote speakers and scientific organizers; (c) expenses related to organization.

At the moment of selection special attention will be paid to the participation of industrial laboratories in so far as this is relevant for the subject matter of the conference or course.
Requests for the information package should include the applicant's name and full address (no PO box numbers) and should be sent to:

European Commission
DG XII - Science, research and development
Directorate G/3
TMR Information Package
200 rue de la Loi (MO75 5/50)
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. [phone]; Fax [phone]

The information package may also be found on the World Wide Web at:

http://cordis.europa.eu/tmr/home.html