STSMsShort Term Scientific MissionsReport, Trieste Meeting Sep.12

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OVERVIEW

• Inter-laboratory exchange visits to foster collaboration, learn and apply new techniques and methods• Main target group: Early Stage Researchers

(PhD + 8 years)

• Approved STSMs funded with max. 2500 Euro(Early Stage Researchers in STSMs longer than 3 months: max. 3500 Euro)

• VALUE: one call per year• Fixed amount of annual budget dedicated to STSMs

(15.000 Euro in 2012)

• COST request: “An Action should normally set up at least 4 STSMs per year” (COST Vademecum)

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VALUE STSM Calls in 2012

Please spread the call and consider to hand in an application (there’s a good chance for funding!)

−“Deadline” of 7th September 2012 is no deadline−Applicants do not necessarily have to be a WG member, but homeinstitution should be represented

1st Call (March 2012, application deadline 15th April 2012)• Several people indicated their interest, but no application received

2nd Call (May 2012, open deadline)

• One application so far (Complutense Univ. Madrid -> Univ. Cologne)

• MC poll yielded 11 : 0(1) votes for transfer of selection process to SG

• SG decided to fund the STSM (7 : 0 votes)

• Remaining budget for 2012: about 12.500 Euro (eq. to 5-6 STSMs)!

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OUTLOOK(open for discussion)

• Call for 2013 planned to be released in November 2012(application deadline probably mid-December 2012)

• More competition expected(several VALUE members indicated their interest for an STSM in 2013)

• Adjustments to the text of the call and the formal requirements(though official COST requirements have to be met)

• Should we spread the 2013 call outside of the VALUE community?

• STSM Manager (Kotlarski currently interim)

• Decision on STSMs currently by SG. Please raise concerns if there are any.

Thanks …

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1st Call 2012: Requirements

• Countries of home and host institution need to be COST countries and need to participate in VALUE

• Either home or host institution (or both) have to be represented in one (or several) VALUE WGs

• Min. duration 1 week, max. duration 3 months (ESR: 6 months)

• Earliest start date 01 June 2012, STSM finished by 31 December 2012 latest

• Contribution to scientific objectives of VALUE

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Call 2012: Funding details and timeline• Approved STSMs funded with max. 2500 Euro

(ESR in STSMs longer than 3 months: max. 3500 Euro)

• Grant released upon completion of STSM and submission of scientific report

• Issued 08 March 2012

• Application deadline 15 April 2012, applications must include (1) Cover letter outlining motivation

(2) Confirmation letter of host institution(3) Work and budget plan(4) Scientific CV of applicant

• Decision by MC by 15 May 2012

• Applications of ESR handled preferentially

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