Thermal adaptation in ectotherms: 3rd Call for Short Visit Grants

The Objective of the ESF Programme "Thermal adaptation in ectotherms: Linking life history, physiology, behaviour and genetics" is to foster a multidisciplinary European network of scientists working on thermal adaptation. We particularly aim to integrate research at multiple levels of investigation, including genetics, physiology, ecology, behaviour or theory. Interested persons or groups are encouraged to join our activities. These include advertising their expertise via our web site, and participation in various activities to be announced separately and regularly over the next 5 years such as workshops, training courses, short and long exchange grants, exchange of specimens and expertise, sharing of facilities, and scientific collaboration of any kind.

We call for Applications for a number of Short Visit Exchange Grants (< 15 days)broadly related to the scientific objectives of the Programme (deadline 30 September 2007).

Short Visits may serve for planning collaborative research projects, brief data gathering or data analysis (see thermadapt under Grants for application guidelines and forms).

Similar calls are planned to occur repeatedly over the next 5 years. We advise applicants to contact potential labs of interest early to jointly prepare the application. Grant applications will be chosen by the Steering Committee based on scientific quality, and priority will be given to applicants who come from or intend to visit countries supporting the programme (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland), but other European nations can be involved.

Please click here to submit your application. 

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