The "Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities" was launched for the first time in January 2004. This initiative, which offers grants to finance short-term research visits, aims at favouring mobility and academic exchange between the two regions, Europe and Latin America.
The Coimbra Group is an association of 38 European universities which promotes exchanges between European and Latin American researchers and academics. This call for applications for research visit grants is one of the ways in which exchanges are supported.
The following Coimbra Group universities are participating in the 2017/2018 edition of the scholarship
programme:
- Eötvös Loránd University Budapest (Hungary)
- University of Coimbra (Portugal)
- University of Granada (Spain)
- Karl-Franzens University Graz (Austria)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
- Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland)
- University of Leiden (The Netherlands)
- KU Leuven (Belgium)
- University of Padova (Italy)
- University of Poitiers (France)
- University of Salamanca (Spain)
- University of Siena (Italy)
RULES
1. Requirements for the applicants
1.1. To be a national of and currently resident in a Latin American country. Candidates already living and/or studying in Europe will not be considered.
1.2. To hold a university degree or equivalent.
1.3. To be linked as a professor or researcher to a Latin American University recognised as such by the authorities of the country.
1.4. To use the Coimbra Group Office electronic application process. Only one application per candidate will be accepted.
1.5. To submit online an Acceptance Letter/email from the tutor/partner with whom the work programme will be undertaken in the host institution. This document is mandatory.
1.6. Candidates should be under 40 years of age when submitting the application.
1.7. Previously selected candidates can apply for a second grant but they will not be prioritised.
2. Submission of Applications
The online application is available until 31 March 2017 on the Coimbra Group web site: (http://www.coimbra-group.eu/activities/scholarships). Applications should be submitted in English.
The Coimbra Group Office will individually acknowledge each application received. Within two weeks of submitting the online application, a confirmation message will be sent to the e-mail address provided by the candidate with a copy of the application. This will be your only acknowledgement of receipt. If you don’t receive a confirmation message it means that your application was not submitted correctly or there was a technical problem. In this case please contact
The dates and the structure of the visit which will be carried out in the academic year 2017-2018 at the host university will be agreed upon with the host tutor/partner university. All practical details concerning the mobility period, scholarship payment, certificates and visa procedures should be discussed with the host university and not with the Coimbra Group Office.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
The administrative check of applications will be undertaken by the Coimbra Group Office in order to select candidates who meet the eligibility criteria. The selection of candidates will be undertaken by the host universities. The Coimbra Group Office will contact all candidates and inform them about the result of their application by the end of May 2017. Successful candidates currently employed by a University are responsible for ensuring that their home institution will grant them leave of absence to undertake the proposed visit.
The final selection will be made in accordance with the following criteria:
- Academic skills of the applicant
- Experience as a professor or/and researcher
- Curriculum Vitae assessment
- Coherence between the programme proposed by the applicant and his/her academic background and experience
- Immediate benefits of the research visit for the academic and scientific future of thecandidate and of the participating institutions
OBLIGATIONS OF THE GRANT HOLDER
- Comply with the legal requirements (in terms of insurance, visa, etc.) of the host country.
- Send to the Coimbra Group Office a letter/email of acceptance of the scholarship on the conditions offered by the university at which he/she was accepted and with the benefits outlined in this Call for Applications.
- Include a mention of the Coimbra Group Scholarship whenever results of the research programme are published.
For further information please contact Catarina Moleiro
