Project description DEENESFRITPL European industry on the path to an era of unparalleled innovation The winning combination of talented scientists with multidisciplinary training and large-scale research facilities can help us speed up discovery and innovation regarding many of the world's greatest challenges and open questions. The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland. It is one of the only two facilities in the world that offer the three complementary probes of synchrotron X-rays, neutrons and muons in one site, and it has long-standing industry ties, forming a natural bridge for technology and knowledge transfer. The EU-funded PSI-FELLOW-III-3i project will allow PSI to offer 60 fellowships to young scientists and support their collaboration with partner research organisations and companies on a wide range of research topics. In this way, the project will accelerate European innovation with important impacts on industry and its competitive global position. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Large-scale research facilities are enabling cutting edge research and innovation in important domains such as materials science, health and energy. A number of such accelerator facilities is currently under construction in Europe and will become operational within the next five years. Thus, there is a growing need for highly qualified researchers trained in interdisciplinary research at such facilities and also an increasing demand from companies to use these facilities for developing and testing innovative products.The Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), one of Europe’s leading research centres and particularly renowned for its accelerator facilities and long-standing industry collaborations, intends to establish a novel post-doctoral research programme with a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral exchange opportunities.PSI features a unique combination of excellent research facilities, including neutron, muon and light sources and (as of 2019) an X-ray free electron laser, which all exceed the possibilities of universities or industrial research centres. Motivated by the successful implementation of the H2020 COFUND programme PSI-FELLOW-II-3i, PSI now wants to further advance in post-doctoral training and education and proposes to set up PSI-FELLOW-III-3I. This 5-year programme will offer a total of 60 fellowships of two years duration each. The fellowships will be awarded in two calls for proposals with 30 fellowships in each call. In order to maximise the benefit for the Fellows and offer the widest possible range of research topics, PSI has teamed up with 46 partner organisations (34 research institutions and 12 companies). The unique setup of PSI-FELLOW-III-3i will allow using synergies with other leading research institutions for the training of the next generation of researchers specialised in tapping the full potential of large-scale research facilities, to transfer knowledge and stimulate innovation in Europe’s industries. Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.4. - Increasing structural impact by co-funding activities Topic(s) MSCA-COFUND-2019 - Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-COFUND-2019 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-COFUND-FP - Fellowship programmes Coordinator PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT Net EU contribution € 4 413 600,00 Address FORSCHUNGSTRASSE 111 5232 Villigen Psi Switzerland See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Aargau Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 8 827 200,00
