EUSDR: Multilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation in the Danube Region

Deadline: 30 September 2016

EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) is inviting applications for its cross-border multilateral co-operation the Danube Region.

Using their existing bilateral agreements the countries in the Danube Region have decided to launch a pilot call allowing researchers from at least three of these countries to work together through supporting the mobility of researchers among the participating countries to carry out joint research projects. In this regard, funding will be made available for visits and exchanges of scientists conducting joint research.

Aims

Aims of the call are:

To contribute to scientific advancement by funding researchers’ mobility in the frame of joint research projects;
To contribute to research capacity development in the region;
To support the advancement of cross-border research cooperation; and
To provide an opportunity for young/female researchers to cooperate in an international setting and to develop their scientific careers.

Areas of Cooperation

The Call is open to all scientific disciplines and thematic areas, including social sciences as well as humanities.

Duration of Projects

The projects will be supported for a period of max. two years from January 2017 until December 2018.

Funds Allotment

Austria
- EUR 10,000.- (EUR 5,000.- per year) to EUR 12,500.- (EUR 6,250.- per year)
Czech Republic
- EUR 9,260.- (EUR 4630.- per year ) 250 000 CZK (125 000 CZK per year) to EUR 11,100.- (EUR 5,550.- per year) 300 000 CZK(150 000 CZK per year)
Serbia
- EUR 6,000.- (EUR 3,000.- per year) to EUR 7,500.- (EUR 3,750.- per year)
Slovak Republic
- EUR 10,000.- (EUR 5,000.- per year) to EUR 12,500.- (EUR 6,250.- per year)