Deadline: 30 September 2018
Applications are open for “WTZ Programme” that carried out in the frame of the bilateral Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Austria and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on scientific and technological cooperation.
The cooperation projects carried out on the basis of this call 2019-2020 will be funded the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) with support of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Aims
- Funding researchers’ mobility in the frame of joint research projects to stimulate international research cooperation;
- Providing an opportunity for researchers to cooperate in an international setting and to develop their scientific careers, especially for early-stage, mid-career as well as female researchers.
Funding Limits
- EUR 10,000 per project (EUR 5,000 per project per year) can be applied for. The funds can be calculated as follows:
- Travel expenses: Travel costs (economy class) will be reimbursed for Austrian and BosnianHerzegovinian researchers based on submitted invoices.
- Accommodation expenses for Bosnian-Herzegovinian researchers travelling to Austria: EUR 100 per day for up to 14 days OR EUR 1,500 per month for long-term visits between 15 days and 3 months maximum.
- Accommodation expenses for Austrian researchers travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina: Whenever possible housing will be provided by Bosnia and Herzegovina and a daily allowance of EUR 20 for up to 14 days OR EUR 300 per month for long-term visits will be granted.
- If housing cannot be provided by Bosnia and Herzegovina following amount will be granted: EUR 60 per day for up to 14 days OR EUR 1,000 per month for long-term visits between 15 days and 3 months.
- Consumables: EUR 400 lump sum per project in justified cases as part of the granted maximum budget.
Activities
- The purpose of this call is to support the mobility of researchers between 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.
- Austria will cover the travel expenses for both Austrian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian researchers as well as the accommodation expenses for Bosnian-Herzegovinian researchers staying in Austria. Bosnia and Herzegovina will whenever possible provide housing for Austrian researchers staying in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Where this is not possible, these costs will be refund by Austria too.
- In well-justified cases and only within the granted maximum budget EUR 400.- per project may be applied for consumables (lump sum).
Areas of Cooperation
The Call is open to all scientific disciplines and thematic areas, including social sciences as well as humanities.
Duration
The projects will be supported for a period of max. two years from January 2019 until December 2020.
Eligibility Criteria
- AUSTRIA:
- Researchers working at universities, universities of applied sciences and non-university research institutions are eligible for application.
- Project proposals submitted by early-stage or mid-career researchers as well as project proposals with involvement of PhD/doctoral students, early-stage1 and/or female researchers will have an advantage in the evaluation process.
- BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, project proposals can be submitted by public scientific research, and research and development institutions in accordance with the provisions of the Competition for co-financing / financing of scientific and research, and research and development projects in the Federation of BiH in 2018.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Call for Applications.