Funding Resources for Shandong Energy Researchers
This page is designed as a resource for researchers from Shandong. Here you can find the different funding agencies pages where calls will be published. Also on this page are opportunities for mobility funding, both incoming and outgoing, funding for training young researchers, and fellowship and scholarship opportunities for PhD and graduate students from Shandong who want to study in the other RLS regions.
Multilateral Funding
Horizon Europe | European Union
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Horizon Europe | European Union
Deadline: various, dependent on the specific call Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness and growth. The programme facilitates collaboration and strengthens the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing EU policies while tackling global challenges. It supports creating and better dispersing of excellent knowledge and technologies. It creates jobs, fully engages the EU’s talent pool, boosts economic growth, promotes industrial competitiveness and optimises investment impact within a strengthened European Research Area. In RLS-Sciences, researchers from Bavaria and Upper Austria are always eligible to receive funding. In Pillar II, researchers from Bavaria, Québec, Upper Austria, and Western Cape are eligible to receive funding. In Pillar II, São Paulo researchers can receive funding from FAPESP if they are a co-PI. Partners from Georgia or Shandong can participate in Horizon Europe either by providing a unique competence that cannot be found in the EU, or through bilateral agreements between their home countries and the European Union. Participation via own funding is always possible. Visit the Horizon Europe website here. Read about China and Horizon Europe here and find the Practical Guide for Chinese participation in Horizon Europe here. |
DFG Scientific Networks │ DFG
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DFG Scientific Networks │ German Research Foundation
Deadline: Open Value: up to three years, covering travel and maintenance costs for work meetings of network members and for thematically relevant guests, as well as coordination costs and publication costs The aim of the program is to promote multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of choice across locations. Scientific networks offer researchers at all career stages the opportunity to engage in multi-year scientific exchange and cooperation on a topic area of their choice across locations, with the aim of achieving a specific outcome. The network must aim for a specific outcome, e.g. the preparation of joint research papers, a joint publication, impetus for the further development of research methods. Scientific networks may be used: - To promote national and international networking between researchers at an early stage of their careers. Supporting early career researchers is especially important to the DFG. - To promote networking between researchers who want to work on new interdisciplinary or strategic research questions in a results-focused approach and require a flexible organisational framework in which to do so. - To promote networking between researchers who want to address topic areas of a strategic nature where the exchange of ideas at international level appear to be particularly productive. A scientific network consists of a set group of 10 to 20 people, which may also include researchers working abroad. Since the objective is to promote the development of networks across locations, within Germany as well as internationally, members must not all belong to the same research institution; no more than half of the members may be based in research systems outside Germany. Program website. |
Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions | FWF, FAPESP, NSERC, NSFC, EC, BMBF, NRF, NSF (Closed)
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Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Actions | FWF, FAPESP, NSERC, NSFC, EC, BMBF, NRF, NSF
Deadline: Pre-proposal15 July, 2023, full proposal January 2024 (specific day to be defined) Established in 2009, the Belmont Forum is a partnership of funding organizations, international science councils, and regional consortia committed to the advancement of transdisciplinary science. This call for research proposals seeks to improve understanding among the climate, environment, and health pathways to protect and promote ecological, planetary, and human health in the face of climate challenges. Convergent research and/or transdisciplinary research projects will investigate issues that impede policy implementation; address complex climate, ecosystem, and health pathways to determine processes underlying causal links; capacity development and collaboration across relevant disciplines and institutions; and foster the use of international scientific databases with local knowledge to develop climate-related decision support tools to better inform planning, resilience, and adaptation to climate change. Research outputs should include solutions to improve healthcare preparedness, response to climate’s impacts on health, and support environmental preservation resources, adaptation strategies, or develop measures to mitigate health impacts on understudied groups. Capacity development efforts should focus on building the skills for conducting research, producing, and sharing relevant data and data platforms, and promoting collaboration across the disciplines and institutions responsible for data production, integration and use relevant to the nexus between climate, environment, and health. Global geographical, ecological, cultural, and national population diversity is encouraged to increase the scalability and applicability of the project outcomes, including working with low- and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs) where data, knowledge, services, and solutions are lacking. Consortia are strongly encouraged to foster and implement sustainable, innovative, inclusive community relationships that will develop novel, long-term equitable partnerships, and workforce development to address climate and environment-related health risks. Proposals must be eligible to receive funding from at least three participating Partner Organizations established in three different countries and should include researchers from the natural sciences (including climate), health/medical sciences, social and economic sciences or humanities, as well as societal partners (i.e. public health organizations, civil society organizations, and non-governmental organizations). Researchers and societal partners from countries not supported by any of the partner agencies can participate in the research project at their own expense. Current CRA here. Belmont Forum website. |
Bilateral Funding
China-USA Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) | NSF and MOST (Closed)
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Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) | National Science Foundation and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: Chinese researchers must consult with the Ministry of Science and Technology; Award size is expected to be up to $1.5 million in total over 3 years for American researchers Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) is an NSF-wide program that supports international activities across all NSF supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community. Open to all areas of science and engineering research which are supported by the NSF, including ICT and digitization. PIRE projects may vary in size and exhibit diverse forms of organization, collaboration, and operation suited to their individual needs. PIRE projects must include collaboration with foreign research partners and international research experiences for students to promote a diverse internationally competitive science and engineering workforce. There is a partnership agreement with each of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) of Germany, with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of China, and with São Paulo's FAPESP. Programme Website. |
Digital Technologies for Green | FFG and MOST (CLosed)
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Digital Technologies for Green | FFG and MOST
Deadline: 17 July, 2023 Value: 100.000 – 1.000.000€ for the Upper Austrian Partner, Shandong partners please consult with MOST The objective of this call is to exploit the potential of digital technologies for sustainability, and to support the ecological transformation of the economy, especially with regard to climate and environmental protection. This involves the development, testing and use of digital platforms, tools, methods, business models, procurement models or standards. The call also aims to promote sustainable digital technologies, for example digital technologies that consume little energy resources. Innovative applications, services and integrated solutions must make a positive contribution to the energy transition, mobility transition, circular economy or climate-neutral city. The bilateral call in cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences aims at establishing links to the Chinese innovation system, facilitating access to the Chinese market for Austrian companies, and expanding Austrian-Chinese cooperation in application-oriented research in the area of Digital Technologies for Green. Link |
Incoming Mobility: Researchers
Bringing RLS-Sciences researchers to Shandong
São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | FAPESP
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São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Deadline: 28 October, 2024 Value: dependent on proposal, please see below The objective of the SPRINT programme is to promote the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: 1) further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and 2) work cooperatively aiming at the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term, for submission to FAPESP, by researchers from the State of São Paulo, and to the research funding agencies in the countries of corresponding partners, by their colleagues. SPRINT provides funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations with clear expectations that the next phase will be a presentation, by the researchers from the State of São Paulo, of research proposals in the regular funding lines of FAPESP aiming to continue the research started under SPRINT and the consequently consolidation of the partnership. Foreign partners must provide their own funding through the appropriate partner agencies. Selected projects must last between 12 and 24 months. Joint petitioners should submit their proposals in both countries, using the appropriate forms supplied by the respective agencies. Each proposal will initially be analyzed by the agency in the country of its origin. From now on, in the next calls, partner researchers from any foreign institution can evidence travel resources from their own university or grants awarded by a research funding agency. Thus, it is not necessary that teams neither institutions have an agreement with FAPESP to collaborate. Besides that, interested foreign research institutions might create conditions for receiving proposals in collaboration and funding their teams on scientific missions to research institutions in the state of São Paulo. As a result it is expected that simplifying the flexibility in establishment of collaborations, the qualitative advance in ongoing research projects is promoted and, also, that partner researchers work cooperatively aiming to develop medium and long-term joint research projects. SPRINT mobility grants fund travel and board of research teams over periods up to 2 years and are meant to promote the engagement of researchers linked to higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo with partner researchers abroad. FAPESP’s SPRINT calls aim to allow more convenient planning of the submission of proposals for mobility (seed funding) grants. Three calls will be opened annually, with submission deadlines on the last Monday of February, June and October. Review the SPRINT program webpage here. |
Incoming Mobility: Students
Bringing RLS-Sciences students to Shandong
Programme to Increase the Mobility of German Students | DAAD (Closed)
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Programme to Increase the Mobility of German Students | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with a summer deadline Value: please see below This program provides stipends for visits abroad for a period of up to six months allowing for an increase in the mobility of German students, including doctoral candidates. This provides higher education institutes with the opportunity to prioritize international mobility of their students and to offer them a variety of mobility measures with fitting funding instruments. This program should also offer students the opportunity for a stay abroad which is outside of the framework of the structured DAAD funding programs. During the period from January 1 - December 31 of the year following the application activities worldwide may be funded in the form of partial stipends (for study abroad), support for travel costs (for study tours), course fees and subsidies towards tuition and costs of living for:
The institutes can apply for a one-time lump sum supervision grant of € 250 per supported scholar; the total of the supervision grants is not to exceed ten percent of the total funding. Programme Website. |
Mitacs Accelerate International | Mitacs
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Mitacs Accelerate International | Mitacs
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time. Applicants should submit their applications approximately 16 weeks prior to the start of the project to ensure enough time for adjudication, filing of appropriate documentation, and travel and accommodation arrangements. Value: $15,000 CAD for 16-24 weeks *Please note, that only Québec students may apply to do an internship in Shandong Mitacs Accelerate International supports bilateral research collaborations between interns, universities, and industry partners, both in Canada and abroad. Interns at Canadian universities can undertake projects in Mitacs’s partner countries. Interns from Mitacs's partner countries can undertake projects in Canada. Accelerate International projects can be undertaken in many Mitacs partner countries and regions, among others in the US, Brazil, China and Germany. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating universities and students: -Mitacs will award successful applicants $15,000 CAD in funding to cover the direct costs of research. Funding will be in the form of a research grant to the home university academic supervisor; -All academic disciplines are eligible; -Simple and quick application process with results typically announced in six weeks; -Funding is provided to support the student’s research; -Students and faculty gain real-world and international exposure: apply the latest tools and innovations to real issues; and -International research collaborations are strengthened. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating industry partners: -Applications are peer reviewed to ensure high-quality research -Increased innovation: participants gain novel solutions to research challenges -Mitacs matches the $7,500 CAD industry partner contribution Industry Partner Eligibility The international industry partner for the Partnership Award must be a for-profit company in any country where the student can undertake the research project. Accelerate International projects can be undertaken in Brazil, China, Germany and the US (among others). Visit the program website here. |
International Internships Programme | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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International Internships Programme | Fonds de recherche du Québec- Nature et technologies
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: The scholarship is an allowance of $ 2,500 CAD per month. The maximum value of a scholarship or both of the scholarships is $ 15,000 CAD. Duration: 2 to 6 months *Please note, that only Québec students may apply to do an internship in Shandong The FRQNT's (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies) international internship aims to foster international mobility of students whose research activities are part of the scientific program of a strategic cluster funded by the FRQNT. The internship is a supplementary tool available to a strategic cluster to strengthen its position at the international level through research projects and partnerships that have already been established or which are under development. Applicants The international internship is intended for Master's or doctoral students enrolled full-time in a Quebec university or in an university outside Québec who meets the requirements of their program. The proposed research outlined in the application as part of the internship must be part of the scientific program of the strategic cluster. In a first step, the strategic cluster recommends a candidate and then the candidate can apply for the scholarship. Find the list of Strategic Clusters here. Eligibility conditions All of the strategic clusters supported by the FRQNT may submit an application to this program. The applicant proposed by the strategic cluster must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed here after. For full-time students enrolled in a Québec university: The applicant must have Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status in Canada, or foreign student status with a valid study permit to study in Quebec. For foreign students enrolled in an university outside Québec: The applicant must have valid study permits or visas for the entire duration of the internship. The applicant can't be enrolled in a co-degree from more than one institution including a Québec university. For the students enrolled in a co-degree see the rules of the Frontenac program. Location of the internship: The internship must take place outside Quebec for students enrolled in a Quebec university. The internship must occur in Quebec for students from abroad. Start date of the internship: The internship must start no later than September 30th, 2020. Restrictions: Students who are jointly supervised by a researcher in a foreign university (co-degree) are not eligible to apply for an international internship scholarship to visit one of their home universities Application process Candidates interested within this program must file their application within their strategic cluster (see list on FRQNT's Web Site) Validate the list of documents required for this application with the specific strategic cluster. The strategic clusters which recommend a candidate must fill the specific form available on FRQNT's Web site as well as transmit it electronically. The form includes the complete addresses of the student, the academic supervisor, and the internship supervisor. A brief description of the nature of the internship is also required. The strategic clusters must also submit the selection committee report that states the results for each of the three criteria in effect, the assessment process and the names of the committee members. This report should briefly explain the efforts taken to ensure a fair and inclusive selection process, thus fostering the support of diversified interns.The strategic clusters must also send in the electronic form, a letter signed by the supervisor of the student specifying the start and end dates of the internship. Any internship application must be filed by the strategic cluster and approved by the FRQNT before the leaving of the trainee. Limited number of applications Each strategic cluster may generally submit up to two applications until the contest deadline. In no case should the total financial assistance of the two candidates exceed the total amount of $ 15,000. This limit can be re-examined and increased at all time until the contest deadline. Each strategic cluster can propose the application one foreign students enrolled outside Québec maximum, so they can pursue their internship within the strategic cluster in Québec The rules are the same for evaluating the candidate, the duration of his or hers internships and the value of the scholarship apply. The application of a foreign student enrolled outside Québec doesn't modify the total limit of two candidates and the total amount of 15 000$ per cluster. Learn more here. |
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: 17 September, 2024 Value: $70,000 per year The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to postdoctoral national and international applicants who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth. Eligible for application are both Canadian and foreign citizens in three areas of research (Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities). Eligibility criteria apply to both candidates and host institutions and can be found on the program website. Important:
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Internationalization Program for Students (IPS) | Government of Upper Austria
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Internationalization Program for Students (IPS) | Government of Upper Austria
Deadline: applications must be submitted before the start of the stay abroad Value: dependent upon destination (upper funding limit per applicant is 1480 EUR incl. travel allowance) The Government of Upper Austria has created the Internationalization Program for Students as a successor programme to the Kepler Internationalization Program. Funding is provided for students and graduates of Upper Austria to complete study visits, courses or internships abroad in non-German speaking countries for a maximum of ten months. Students who have had their main place of resident in Upper Austria for at least one year prior to submitting their application, and who have been admitted to regular studies at Johannes-Kepler-Universität, Fachhochschulen Oberösterreich, Pädagogischen Hochschule Oberösterreich, and Privaten Pädagogischen Hochschule der Diözese Linz or at other universities and colleges in Upper Austria or with a successfully completed diploma or master's degree at the above-mentioned institutions can apply. Program website. |
Outgoing Mobility: Researchers
Support for Shandong researchers to go abroad
Gastdozentenprogramm | DAAD (Closed)
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Gastdozentenprogramm | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: please note this call is currently closed, but reopens annually with a summer deadline Value: dependent on salary and length of stay- please see below The Foreign Guest Lecturer Program ("Förderung ausländischer Gastdozenten zu Lehrtätigkeiten an deutschen Hochschulen") serves to enhance the internationalization of the German higher education institutes and improve the international dimension of teaching. The two models of this program differentiate between an agreement with an individual guest lecturer or with a Visiting Chair which contributes guest lectures on a consecutive basis. The cooperation should result in the internationalization of courses and, in the case of a Visiting Chair, more structural measures for sustainable internationalization, which could be embedded in the development of a study program. The teaching commitment should approach but is not required to be the equivalent of a standard lecturer position at a German university. A financial contribution by the higher education institution to the salary of the guest lecturer is preconditioned. Additional financial support will be considered positively during the selection process. The remaining will be funded by DAAD. In addition, mobility support and funding towards conference participation is available. The salary for professors in Bavaria can be found in category W of the standardized tables for the public service. Find further information or apply here. |
São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | FAPESP
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São Paulo Researchers in International Cooperation (SPRINT) | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Deadline: 28 October, 2024 Value: dependent on proposal, please see below The objective of the SPRINT programme is to promote the engagement of researchers affiliated to institutions of higher education and research in the State of São Paulo in partnership with researchers abroad in order to: 1) further develop qualitatively the ongoing research projects; and 2) work cooperatively aiming at the elaboration of joint research projects of medium and long term, for submission to FAPESP, by researchers from the State of São Paulo, and to the research funding agencies in the countries of corresponding partners, by their colleagues. SPRINT provides funding for the initial phase of international research collaborations with clear expectations that the next phase will be a presentation, by the researchers from the State of São Paulo, of research proposals in the regular funding lines of FAPESP aiming to continue the research started under SPRINT and the consequently consolidation of the partnership. Foreign partners must provide their own funding through the appropriate partner agencies. Selected projects must last between 12 and 24 months. Joint petitioners should submit their proposals in both countries, using the appropriate forms supplied by the respective agencies. Each proposal will initially be analyzed by the agency in the country of its origin. From now on, in the next calls, partner researchers from any foreign institution can evidence travel resources from their own university or grants awarded by a research funding agency. Thus, it is not necessary that teams neither institutions have an agreement with FAPESP to collaborate. Besides that, interested foreign research institutions might create conditions for receiving proposals in collaboration and funding their teams on scientific missions to research institutions in the state of São Paulo. As a result it is expected that simplifying the flexibility in establishment of collaborations, the qualitative advance in ongoing research projects is promoted and, also, that partner researchers work cooperatively aiming to develop medium and long-term joint research projects. SPRINT mobility grants fund travel and board of research teams over periods up to 2 years and are meant to promote the engagement of researchers linked to higher education and research institutions in the State of São Paulo with partner researchers abroad. FAPESP’s SPRINT calls aim to allow more convenient planning of the submission of proposals for mobility (seed funding) grants. Three calls will be opened annually, with submission deadlines on the last Monday of February, June and October. Review the SPRINT program webpage here. |
Visiting Researcher Program | FAPESP
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Visiting Researcher Program | São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)
Ongoing Call Value: for visits less than 30 days, please see this table; for visits longer than 30 days, please see this table The Visiting Researcher Program offers full or partial support for the hosting of experienced investigators, associated with foreign research institutions, who will work in a research institution in the State of São Paulo for a period from 2 weeks to a maximum (non-extendable) period of 12 months. The visiting researcher must hold PhD degree and have an outstanding record of scientific accomplishments. This program aims to promote collaboration between investigators in the State of São Paulo and their colleagues abroad for the development of ongoing research projects or for assisting the launching of new collaborations. Funds cannot be used for the development of a research project, but joint research efforts conducted by the Visiting Researcher and their host may enhance a proposal. When the duration of the visit is less than 1 month, the maintenance will be supported in the form of per diem payments for the visitor to the threshold value of the monthly maintenance defined by FAPESP based on the visitor's curriculum. The aid does not include the payment of management fees. When the duration of the visit is more than 30 days, the monthly maintenance for the visitor will be supported in the form of aid Visiting Researcher with value defined by FAPESP based on the visitor's curriculum and other characteristics of the submitted proposal. Visit the webpage here. (Português) |
Outgoing Mobility: Students
Support for Shandong students to go abroad
Stipend and Support Program for International PhD Candidates and PostDocs | DAAD (Closed)
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Stipend and Support Program for International PhD Candidates and PostDocs | German Federal Foreign Office and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: Up to € 25,000 per university per year, for a maximum of three years The Stipend and Support Program for International Doctoral Candidates and PostDocs / "Stipendien- und Betreuungsprogramm für ausländische Doktoranden und Postdoktoranden" (STIBET Doktoranden), which is funded by the Federal Foreign Office, aims to support the development of tailored measures which are to be integrated within a supervision concept. The funding for teaching and research assistants aims to integrate the international doctoral candidates and young researchers in the German institute of higher education and to gain teaching and research experience. The funding for support and supervision for STIBET Scholars aims to provide general and subject-related support for doctoral candidates and postdoctoral fellows. This funding is to be used to contribute to the orientation of the foreigners within their studies, at the university and at the location; to the subject-related supervision of their studies or research stay; to inform them about Germany; to bring them in contact with the members of the university and German residents; to exchange ideas about their home countries; and to prepare them to return to their home countries. Additionally, there are multiple scholarships available to the international doctoral candidates attending the German university. The scholarship funding is to be used towards the following goals:
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Study Visits / Seminars for Groups of Foreign Students to Germany | DAAD
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Study Visits / Seminars for Groups of Foreign Students to Germany | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Call open three times annually: 1 February for travel from 1 June; 1 May for travel from 1 September; and 1 November for travel from 1 March Value: 50€ per day per participant, plus other costs (please see below); funding available for a maximum of 12 days The DAAD funds Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals in the Federal Republic of Germany, financed by the Federal Foreign Office, for groups of foreign students under the direction of university teachers. The main goals of the programme are: • to establish and cultivate contacts between German and foreign universities, • to impart subject-related knowledge by arranging corresponding visits at not less than two German universities, subject-related tours and information meetings (Study Visits) respectively by organising subject-related seminars and practicals in the field of higher education (e.g. specialist courses, block seminars, workshops) at the invitation of a German university which is then also responsible for arranging seminars and practicals in academia, business and industry and, possibly, in public institutions (Study Seminars and Practicals), • to encourage subject-specific contact with German students and researchers, • to enable foreign students to gain a better understanding of economic, political and cultural life in Germany. Preferable are subject-related activities. This part of the visit must not make up more than one third of the stay. Applications are open to university teachers from public and state-recognised German universities (Study Seminars and Practicals) or from foreign universities (Study Visits). Annual funding for applicants, departments or institutes is not possible. A maximum of one application every second calendar year can be considered per department, institute and applicant. Funding can be provided for Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals of students who are enrolled in their second semester or higher in a degree programme at a foreign university and who travel under the guidance and direction of a university teacher. 1. Study Visits A) Lump sum-financed for groups from EU countries, Canada, and the United States: The trip must be independently organised and carried out by the group respectively by the university teacher who submitted the application. The DAAD pays a lump sum of 50 euros per person and day. B) Organised by the DAAD for groups from other countries: The DAAD plans the programme design. Wishes and preferences stated in the programme description and in the schedule will, as far as possible, be taken into consideration. However, it is likely that cuts or changes will be made to the programme due to decisions reached by the selection committee. The DAAD provides a travel guide fluent in the agreed group language who is responsible for the smooth running of and compliance with the programme drawn up by DAAD Head Office. The DAAD pays the subsistence costs (meals and accommodation) for the group (including for the group leader) during the funded period. 2. Study Seminars and Practicals (applies to groups from worldwide) The DAAD grant is provided in the form of project funding through payment of a flat-rate sum of 50 euros per participant and day in order to subsidise the group’s travel and subsistence costs. Groups must be made up of at least 10 participants and must not, as a rule exceed 15 persons. One university teacher has to accompany the group and may additionally be funded. Study Visits and Study Seminars and Practicals should last no less than 7 days. Funding is available for a maximum of 12 days (including travel days), although the stays may last longer. The DAAD does not pay any international travel costs, but does take out health, accident and public/private liability insurance for each funded group. Programme Website. |
Mitacs Accelerate International | Mitacs
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Mitacs Accelerate International | Mitacs
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time. Applicants should submit their applications approximately 16 weeks prior to the start of the project to ensure enough time for adjudication, filing of appropriate documentation, and travel and accommodation arrangements. Value: $15,000 CAD for 16-24 weeks *Please note, that Shandong students may only apply to do an internship in Québec Mitacs Accelerate International supports bilateral research collaborations between interns, universities, and industry partners, both in Canada and abroad. Interns at Canadian universities can undertake projects in Mitacs’s partner countries. Interns from Mitacs's partner countries can undertake projects in Canada. Accelerate International projects can be undertaken in many Mitacs partner countries and regions, among others in the US, Brazil, China and Germany. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating universities and students: -Mitacs will award successful applicants $15,000 CAD in funding to cover the direct costs of research. Funding will be in the form of a research grant to the home university academic supervisor; -All academic disciplines are eligible; -Simple and quick application process with results typically announced in six weeks; -Funding is provided to support the student’s research; -Students and faculty gain real-world and international exposure: apply the latest tools and innovations to real issues; and -International research collaborations are strengthened. Mitacs Accelerate offers the following benefits to participating industry partners: -Applications are peer reviewed to ensure high-quality research -Increased innovation: participants gain novel solutions to research challenges -Mitacs matches the $7,500 CAD industry partner contribution Industry Partner Eligibility The international industry partner for the Partnership Award must be a for-profit company in any country where the student can undertake the research project. Accelerate International projects can be undertaken in Brazil, China, Germany and the US (among others). Visit the program website here. |
International Internships Programme | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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International Internships Programme | Fonds de recherche du Québec- Nature et technologies
(Please note this call is currently closed) Value: The scholarship is an allowance of $ 2,500 CAD per month. The maximum value of a scholarship or both of the scholarships is $ 15,000 CAD. Duration: 2 to 6 months *Please note, that Shandong students must complete their internships in Québec The FRQNT's (Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et technologies) international internship aims to foster international mobility of students whose research activities are part of the scientific program of a strategic cluster funded by the FRQNT. The internship is a supplementary tool available to a strategic cluster to strengthen its position at the international level through research projects and partnerships that have already been established or which are under development. Applicants The international internship is intended for Master's or doctoral students enrolled full-time in a Quebec university or in an university outside Québec who meets the requirements of their program. The proposed research outlined in the application as part of the internship must be part of the scientific program of the strategic cluster. In a first step, the strategic cluster recommends a candidate and then the candidate can apply for the scholarship. Find the list of Strategic Clusters here. Eligibility conditions All of the strategic clusters supported by the FRQNT may submit an application to this program. The applicant proposed by the strategic cluster must meet all of the eligibility requirements listed here after. For full-time students enrolled in a Québec university: The applicant must have Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status in Canada, or foreign student status with a valid study permit to study in Quebec. For foreign students enrolled in an university outside Québec: The applicant must have valid study permits or visas for the entire duration of the internship. The applicant can't be enrolled in a co-degree from more than one institution including a Québec university. For the students enrolled in a co-degree see the rules of the Frontenac program. Location of the internship: The internship must take place outside Quebec for students enrolled in a Quebec university. The internship must occur in Quebec for students from abroad. Start date of the internship: The internship must start no later than September 30th, 2020. Restrictions: Students who are jointly supervised by a researcher in a foreign university (co-degree) are not eligible to apply for an international internship scholarship to visit one of their home universities Application process Candidates interested within this program must file their application within their strategic cluster (see list on FRQNT's Web Site) Validate the list of documents required for this application with the specific strategic cluster. The strategic clusters which recommend a candidate must fill the specific form available on FRQNT's Web site as well as transmit it electronically. The form includes the complete addresses of the student, the academic supervisor, and the internship supervisor. A brief description of the nature of the internship is also required. The strategic clusters must also submit the selection committee report that states the results for each of the three criteria in effect, the assessment process and the names of the committee members. This report should briefly explain the efforts taken to ensure a fair and inclusive selection process, thus fostering the support of diversified interns.The strategic clusters must also send in the electronic form, a letter signed by the supervisor of the student specifying the start and end dates of the internship. Any internship application must be filed by the strategic cluster and approved by the FRQNT before the leaving of the trainee. Limited number of applications Each strategic cluster may generally submit up to two applications until the contest deadline. In no case should the total financial assistance of the two candidates exceed the total amount of $ 15,000. This limit can be re-examined and increased at all time until the contest deadline. Each strategic cluster can propose the application one foreign students enrolled outside Québec maximum, so they can pursue their internship within the strategic cluster in Québec The rules are the same for evaluating the candidate, the duration of his or hers internships and the value of the scholarship apply. The application of a foreign student enrolled outside Québec doesn't modify the total limit of two candidates and the total amount of 15 000$ per cluster. Learn more here. |
Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students | FRQ-NT (Closed)
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Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students | Fonds de recherche du Québec-Nature et technologies
(Please note this call is now closed) Value: please refer to the individual descriptions The objective of the Merit Scholarship Programs for Foreign Students (PBEEE) is to support the internationalization of research activities in Québec's institutions of higher education, to attract the best foreign researchers and students, and to promote Québec universities and College Centers for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTT) abroad. The China Scholarship Council (CSC) will recommend at least 10 applicants for each of the competition's three components. The CSC must therefore take Québec's linguistic specificities into account. Doctoral Research Component Candidates are eligible for doctoral merit program scholarships from MEESR in the first nine sessions of their doctoral studies. All doctoral sessions, funded or unfunded, completed before the scholarship takes effect, are used in calculating the eligibility period. Doctoral research scholarship recipients must have a Certificat d'acceptation du Québec (CAQ) issued by the ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion du Québec and a study permit issued by the Canadian Consulate valid for the entire duration of their scholarship. The maximum duration of the scholarship is three years (nine sessions), with a possible extension of up to 12 months. The scholarship is valued at $25,000 / year. Postdoctoral Component Postdoctoral scholarships are intended for researchers who have obtained their degree no more than two years before the deadline of the competition or who submitted their dissertation by the deadline for the beginning of scholarship use. Postdoctoral research must be conducted in an institution other than the one that granted the Doctorate. The applicant's doctoral supervisors and co-supervisors may not act as his/her postdoctoral supervisor, even if they have changed institutions. Postdoctoral scholarship or short-term research or professional development scholarship recipients must have a work permit issued by the Canadian Consulate for the entire duration of their scholarship. The duration of this scholarship is for up to one year. This scholarship is not renewable. The scholarship is valued at $35,000 for one year. Short-Term Research or Professional Development Component Short-term research or professional development scholarships are intended for technical and university students (option A) or researchers who have completed a doctorate no more than five years before the deadline for the competition (option B). The research or professional development must be conducted in an institution other than the one at which the student was enrolled when he or she applied. The duration of this scholarship is for up to four months. The scholarship is not renewable. The scholarship is valued at $3,000/month. Programme Website. |
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
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Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: 17 September, 2024 Value: $70,000 per year The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program provides funding to postdoctoral national and international applicants who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth. Eligible for application are both Canadian and foreign citizens in three areas of research (Health research, Natural sciences and/or engineering, Social sciences and/or humanities). Eligibility criteria apply to both candidates and host institutions and can be found on the program website. Important:
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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
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Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships Program | Government of Canada Tri-Agency Program
Deadline: depending on nominating institution Value: $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies The Vanier CGS program aims to attract and retain world-class doctoral students from Canada and foreign countries by supporting students who demonstrate both leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering and health. Candidates must be nominated by a Canadian institution with a quota to host Vanier scholars. They should only seek a nomination from the institution at which they want to study. Eligibility criteria apply to both candidates and nominating institutions and can be found on the program website. Visit the website here. |