Synthetic Biology: Engineering Complex Biological Systems (EuroSYNBIO)

Permanent Call for Cross-CRP Activities

A permanent call is open to allow EuroSYNBIO Project Leaders (PLs) and Principal Investigators (PIs) to apply for funding to organise cross-CRP or even if applicable across EUROCORES activities (list of running EUROCORES Programmes).
While applicants must be PLs or PIs, beneficiaries can be Project Members (PhD students, Post-Doc researchers) participating in an Individual Project.

Three types of activities are defined as detailed below and for each type there are specific guidelines available to help you with your application. For any question you might have please do not hesitate to contact us at:

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Networking Activities

Networking activities are intended to encourage and facilitate cooperation between the Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) within the EuroSYNBIO programme and also, if appropriate, across different EUROCORES Programme. Networking activities must directly involve more than one CRP from the same or another EUROCORES Programme.

Typical examples of networking activities are:
- Working group meetings, seminars, workshops, symposia, conferences
- Summer Schools
- Training programmes and specialised courses

Please consult the guidelines for networking activities for more details about eligibility and procedures.

Online submission of a networking activity (3 months in advance)

All applications will be assessed by the EuroSYNBIO Scientific Committee. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their proposal by the EuroSYNBIO Office.

 

Dissemination Activities

Dissemination activities are intended to deepen the impact of the research and stregthen the field by facilitating the dissemination of results, while raising the profile of a EUROCORES Programme as a whole.

Typical examples are:
A- EUROCORES Programme invited at larger conferences, Working Group meetings (submitted online)
B- Publications: leaflets, posters, EUROCORES corner in a poster session, books, exhibition booth or stand at a conference (submitted offline)
C- Dissemination Travel Grants to support an active participation at conferences (organised outside the EUROCORES programme) while promoting the EUROCORES scheme in general and disseminating the achievements of the programme in particular (submitted offline)
D- Others: for any dissemination activties not covered by the above 3 categories, please contact the appropriate EUROCORES Programme Coordinator

Please consult the guidelines for dissemination activities for more details.

Online submission of "A" category (3 months in advance)

Applications for categories "B" and "C" must be submitted offline (3 months in advance) as explained in the guidelines above.

 

Short Term Visits

EUROCORES Short Term Visits support visits to another CRP lab within the same or different EUROCORES Programme for up to a maximum of 6 weeks.
Applicants can be junior scientists (PhD students or Post-Doc researchers) working within an individual project. Only cross-CRP visits are eligible; intra-CRP travel cannot be covered.

Please consult the guidelines for Short Term Visits for more information about eligibility and procedures.

Online submission of a Short Term Visit (2 months in advance)

 

ESF-EUROCORES Acknowledgement and Logos

Appropriate acknowledgement support from the ESF should appear in all presentations, reports, publications and other documentation resulting from activities which are funded either partially or entirely by a EUROCORES Programme. A reprint of the published document should be sent to the ESF.

A standard acknowledgement text as well as the ESF and the EUROCORES logo can be found here (bottom of the page).