This piece is taken from two original postings by Spanish researcher Fernando Maestre, director of the Dryland Ecology...

ERC Advanced Grants are long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, high-risk project in Europe. They support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. This action is open to researchers of any nationality who intend to conduct their research activity in any European Union Member State or Associated Country. The ERC's...

The new programme – Horizon Europe – will build on the achievements and success of the previous research and innovation programme (Horizon 2020) and keep the EU at the forefront of global research and innovation. Horizon Europe is the most ambitious research and innovation programme ever.   Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, said: “Investing in research and innovation is...

This article is an original piece from Enspire Science Ltd, a consulting and training service provider for research institutions and individuals, with decades of expertise in EU funding. Enspire Science Ltd provides, within other services, a free 'Go/No Go' screening service that can assist you in evaluating whether your project’s concept is in line with the requirements of the targeted grant. For more information, please visit their website...

  EUROPEAN RESEARCH DAY 2018 29 September, Italian Cultural Institute Tokyo: participate in The annual event for the european community of research in Japan! Researchers' sessions: apply with an abstract and get a slot as speaker to present your research, career...

What's the interest for Japanese institutions? Japanese universities, research institutes and other organisations may offer to host a European based researcher for up to 24 months as part of a MarieSklodowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship-Global Fellowship (MSCA-IF-GF) proposal.  MSCA-IF-GF call is for experienced (post-PhD) researchers based in Europe (nationals or long term residents of a Member State or Associated Country) wishing to...

This article is adapted from a report from University World News. A new, modern budget for the European Union. The European Commission (EC) has called for a 30% increase in the European Union’s research budget and a doubling of the budget for Erasmus+ in its proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2021-27, which it presented to the European Parliament on 2 May. If agreed by the European Parliament and the European Council, this...

This list is adapted from a flagship publication of our EURAXESS LAC colleagues. The jobs, grants and fellowships announced here are funded by the European Commission, EU member states or associated countries as well as private institutions and are open to Japan-based researchers and institutions. This list is published on a regular basis. This edition is valid for April. To find more opportunities, we invite you to consult the EURAXESS Portal,...

  This call for expressions of interest was transmitted by NCP Japan. Interested instititutions and individuals should contact ncp-japan[-at-]eu-japan.gr.jp Call for Expressions of Interest from Japanese partners: H2020 call SU-DRS02-2018-2019-2020 “Technologies for first responders” A University in Austria is looking for collaborating partners in Japan Topic: Our research proposal follows a user-centric approach, which places the needs of first...

Background The European Interest Group (EIG) CONCERT-Japan (http://www.concert-japan.eu/) is an international joint initiative to support and enhance science, technology and innovation (STI) cooperation between European countries and Japan. The EIG CONCERT-Japan is flexible and inclusive in nature, able to accommodate a range of forms of collaboration from unanimous concerted efforts to optional participation among its core members and other...