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...

Korean version below.   Launch of EURAXESS South Korea The international branch of EURAXESS, a European Commission initiative, launched in May 2018 its services in a seventh location, South Korea. It aims at increasing and improving researcher mobility and research cooperation between South Korea and Europe (European Research Area, ERA). Its objective is triple: to provide tailored and relevant information to South Korea-based researchers (from...

What's the interest for Korean institutions? Korean 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 spend...

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 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...

  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 2018 Make sure you read it!In addition to terms and conditions, this 60+pages documents contains the basic information everyone needs to know before applying to IF, including do's and dont's for your...

About the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions are European grants offered to researchers at all career stages and encourage transnational, intersectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. The expected impact of the MSCA in Horizon 2020 includes the support of ca. 65,000 researchers, including 25,000 PhD candidates, ca. 200,000 scientific publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals, and ca.1,500 patent...