FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme for International Researchers in Germany, 2016-2017

The University of Freiburg, one of the strongest research universities in Germany and member of LERU (the League of European Research Universities), offers a fellowship programme, the Marie S. Curie “FRIAS COFUND Fellowship Programme (FCFP)”.
About 20 incoming or reintegration fellows per year (juniors and seniors) from all disciplines are given the opportunity of spending three to twelve months working on their own research project at the university’s research college, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS). The university welcomes top researchers from abroad to give their input to its scholarly community, both in terms of research expertise and benefitting the university’s vibrant research culture and diversity.

The current call invites applications for fellowships for the academic year 2016/17. Application deadline is September 30, 2015. Further annual calls will follow. Successful applicants will conduct their fellowship between September 2016 and September 2017.

Scholarship Provider/ Funding Agency

The FCFP is co-financed by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) “Marie Skodowska-Curie Action, People, Co-funding of regional, national and international programs (COFUND)” and the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.

Study Area

Research areas in available areas in the University

Scholarship open for

International Applicants

Scholarship Level

Research

Eligibility

·  Applicants must be in possession of a doctoral degree at the time of the application deadline;

  o    Junior scheme: completed PhD plus one to six years post-doctoral experience (Time off for family or medical reasons or non-academic professional activities may be added to the six years.)

  o    Senior scheme: completed PhD plus a minimum of six years post-doctoral research experience or a tenured professorship or equivalent permanent position.

·  Mobility rule: Researchers from all countries are eligible for the Marie S. Curie FCFP; however, applicants may not have resided or have carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc) in Germany for more than a total of 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the application deadline. Compulsory national service and/or short stays such as holidays are not taken into account.

· Applicants must submit the complete application dossier by the specified deadline. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Page limits may not be exceeded.

·   The English the proposal is written in must meet the standards of Academic English in international research.

·  The larger field of the applicant’s research project must be represented at the University of Freiburg. Furthermore, applicants must propose a research project that can be supported at the University of Freiburg (refers to infrastructural, technical and laboratory requirements).

· Prior to submission of the application, experimental scientists are encouraged to identify a host laboratory in Freiburg where their research project can be carried out.

· The research project is not excluded from EU funding due to ethical issues.

Number of Scholarships

20 scholarships

Scholarship Duration

Up to 24 months

Coverage/Scholarship Benefits

Marie Curie FCFP fellowships offer the following conditions: Living allowance, Mobility allowance and Research cost contribution.

Application Method

Online

Deadline

September 30, 2015

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