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This service allows EURAXESS Japan community members to make grant proposal drafts available for reviewing by other researchers, members of the community, in identical or similar research fields. Rationale While administrative or general reviewing systems may be available, at Japanese institutions mostly for Japanese grants such as Kakenhi; and in Europe for schemes such as the MSCA and ERC through the Horizon 2020 National Contact Point (...
The Embassy of France in Japan just launched the third edition of its call for projects 'Exploration Japan'. The purpose of this programme is to allow France-based scientists and researchers to visit Japanese counterparts so as to kickstart new collaborative projects. All scientific domains, including the social sciences and humanities, are eligible. The available funding includes round trip flight and daily allowance. Deadline: 15...
The European Research Council (ERC) was established to fund bottom-up research projects aimed at generating outputs of very high scientific value. After a successful pilot exercise executed in 2015, a new qualitative evaluation of the frontier nature of ERC-funded research was launched as part of the ERC Work Programme 2016. A random sample of 155 projects was evaluated from a pool of 237 ERC-funded projects that ended before 30 June 2014. The...
The Global Young Academy in brief The Global Young Academy (GYA) aims to become the voice of young scientists around the world. They develop, connect, and mobilise new talent from six continents. They empower young researchers to lead international, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational dialogue with the goal to make global decision making evidence-based and inclusive. The GYA provides a rallying point for outstanding young scientists...
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced its 2018 grant competitions with a total budget of around €1.86 billion, most of which earmarked for early- to mid-career researchers. In addition, the ERC is reintroducing Synergy Grants, the funding scheme for groups of two to four scientists who jointly address ambitious research problems. Two grant competitions – for Starting Grants and for Synergy Grants – are now open for application. The...
Grants in Practice 2017 This was the second edition of our Grants In Practice (GIP) series, after a trial event in 2016 which provided a broad overview of the ERC, MSCA IF and RISE, and Japanese Kakenhi grants systems. This event series aiming at improving the level of Japan-based researchers in drafting grant proposals, we focused this year on two scpecific grant schemes: the European Research Council (ERC) grants, and the Marie Sklodowska...
At the occasion of the Grants In Practice 2017 event, we met three Japanese researchers who spent time in Europe under an MSCA Individual Fellowship grant. Let’s hear about their experience! Taichiro Iki Takuma Suda Katsumasa Tanaka Dr. Taichiro Iki, Assistant Profesor, Osaka University Gained Ph.D. in the University of Tokyo in 2008. PostDoc in National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (...
The MSCA IF 2017 call opened on 11 April, will close on 14 September, with an overall budget of EUR 248 million. call text and application guide for applicants Within the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions (MSCA), a new call for 2017 Individual Fellowships was launched last April, as every year. This call offers a wealth of opportunites for both Japanese (or Japan-based) researchers and Japanese research...
EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion is an initiative of the European Research Area (ERA) that addresses barriers to the mobility of researchers and seeks to enhance their career development. This pan-European effort is currently supported by over 40 countries, of which we will profile one in each of our quarterly EURAXESS Japan newsletters. In this time, we focus on Greece. EURAXESS Member Countries in Focus: Greece Research and...
What is needed to draft a competitive Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF) proposal? Find a wealth of resources here. Official overview of the programme and structure of the proposal: MSCA IF Guide for Applicants 2017 Detailed description of the 2017 call, criteria for success by a European expert (presentation made by Mr Gonzales, National Contact Point for MSCA, Spain, EURAXESS ASEAN event 2017) About the...