[ITALY] Visiting Scholarships at CICOPS University of Pavia

The call for application in now open!

2022 CICOPS Scholarships For Researchers From Developing Nations in order to promote international cooperation, particularly with Developing Countries (Ref. World Bank Classification Income), the University of Pavia and EDiSU (Institute of the Right to University Studies) provide 5 scholarships to visiting scholars for the year 2022 for a period of stay of 4 to 12 weeks at the University of Pavia.

Deadline: 31st May 2021

Applicants must have at least two year of either teaching experience or activity within international organizations and institutions.

Please read carefully the CALL and the FAQ  before applying, and fill out the ONLINE APPLICATION FORM  only once you have received the letter of invitation by your contact professor at the University of Pavia.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants must have at least two years of either teaching experience or activity within international organisations and institutions. Scholarships are designed for both junior and senior members of Universities in Developing Countries or members of major research centres and international organisations or institutions with specific interest in the field of development studies. CICOPS scholarships are reserved for research collaboration in the short term in order to encourage the mobility of researchers from developing countries. Applicants enrolled in a Doctoral or Postgraduate Course at an Italian University are not eligible to apply. For further information, please refer to the FAQ section on the website.

APPLICATIONS AND DEADLINE

In order to encourage contact between staff and students, the period of stay should take place within the following dates: January 10th - July 22nd 2022 and September 12 th – December 20th 2022. Applications must be sent no later than May 31st 2021 by filling out the online application form available on the CICOPS website: The following documents should be uploaded to the online form: 1. Curriculum vitae ideally in European format with a list of publications (file to be named: Surname_Name_CV) 2. Invitation letter from the professor or researcher with whom you intend to collaborate 1 (file to be named: Surname_Name_Letter) The uploaded documents should be named as mentioned above. Applications without a correctly named curriculum vitae and invitation letter will not be taken into consideration. Please only fill in your application form once you have received the letter of acceptance by your contact Professor at the University of Pavia. Incomplete applications will be rejected; no exceptions will be made.

EVALUATION AND SELECTION

A decision will be made by June 30th 2021 by a Committee composed of the President of CICOPS and another two members designated by the Rector.

Please be informed that incomplete applications will be rejected, no exceptions will be made. In particular, the letter of invitation is essential for the application.  CICOPS can help you in searching a contact professor. In case of need, and for any other information, please write to cicops@unipv.it.

INFORMATION ON COVID PROVISIONS ON TRAVELS AND ENTRANCE IN ITALY

Since the current Covid-19 crisis is still in place in Italy and in many EU and non-EU countries,

visiting professors must be aware of the peculiar situation they will find on campus and

carefully read the specific guidelines put in place by the University of Pavia with the aim to

ensure their safety and security on campus.

At the following link you can find the regularly updated guidelines:

https://web.unipv.it/internazionale/covid-information/incoming-students/

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