The Leading House Asia, ETH Zurich has decided to launch a special COVID-​​19 call for project grants in order to support the collective effort to better understand the virus as well as its numerous implications, and prepare for society’s future. The call is open to all scientific disciplines including social sciences and humanities. Funding is available to allow researchers based in Switzerland and Asian countries to collaborate on research...

Are you applying for an MSCA Individual Fellowship this year? The application handbook is out now! IF 2020 Application Handbook The information contained in this document is intended to assist and support, in an unofficial and practical way, anyone submitting a Proposal for the MSCA-IF Call for the deadline 9 September 2020. Funding is available for a 12-24 months research stay in Europe. The Fellowship is open to experienced researchers (PhD or...

EURAXESS ASEAN will be awarding the EURAXESS Prize 2020 to the 1st place winners of the FameLab competitions in Malaysia and in Thailand. The EURAXESS Prize will be awarded to the 1st place winner of FameLab Malaysia and FameLab Thailand 2020 in recognition of their great science communication achievement. The EURAXESS Prize is meant as a career-advancement bursary enabling the winners to expand their professional network through linkages with...

Calls for application for PhD scholarships, postdoc fellowships and visiting professorships (including industrial scholarships/fellowships) PhD Scholarships One of the main objectives of the DDA is to recruit outstanding national and international PhD students, postdocs and visiting professors within the field of diabetes in open and free competition. The Danish Diabetes Academy (DDA) invites applications for 6 co-financed 2/3 PhD scholarships...

The Center for Data and Computing in Natural Science (CDCS) invites applications for several Postdoc-Positions, starting on 1 September 2020. Research Associates for Computational Natural Sciences (Informatics Core Unit) Experienced scientiest in the field of scientific computer science who, among other things, will be responsible for the scientific-operative management of the CDCS in cooperation with the spokesperson and for the selection,...

EU-funded consortium Exscalate4CoV has announced that an already registered generic drug used to treat osteoporosis, Raloxifene, could be an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients with mildly symptomatic infection. The consortium is using an EU-backed supercomputing platform, one of the world's most powerful, to check the potential impact of known molecules against the genomic structure of coronavirus. This is one of many examples of how the...

The Human Brain Project (HBP), the largest brain science project in Europe, will start its final phase after receiving a new grant of €150 million from the European Commission. Over the next three years, the project will narrow its focus to advance three core scientific areas – brain networks, their role in consciousness, and artificial neural nets – while expanding its innovative EBRAINS infrastructure. EBRAINS offers the most comprehensive...

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Advisory Board today published recommendations on how to pave the way to a full-fledged EIC under Horizon Europe. The report includes advice on tracking the EIC’s performance, revamping its equity fund and connecting research with market opportunities. EIC Vision Roadmap When it comes to the equity fund, the Board acknowledges there is a huge demand for the new funding option but says the application process...

The FSR Post-Doc Call 2021 will award 10 post-doctoral fellowships of 2 years. Applications must be submitted by Thursday, 1 October 2020 at 14:00 (CET) at the latest. The incoming postdoctoral fellowships are intended for: experienced researchers with a doctorate; researchers with a maximum of five years’ postdoctoral experience; researchers who are internationally mobile, i.e. who have not lived or carried out their main activity (work, study...

NanoLund, the Center for Nanoscience at Lund University, is Sweden’s largest research environment for nanoscience and nanotechnology. In this call, NanoLund offers 6 doctoral positions in three of NanoLund’s research areas, namely in Materials Science, Quantum Physics, and Nanoenergy. The hosting research groups are located at the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Lund University in Sweden. Applicants can apply for...