Calls Estonia 2010 / 2011 | |||
Launch of call | Submission Deadline | Selection Meeting | Start Fellowship |
01.01.2010 | 01.04.2010 | End August 2010 | 01.10.2010 – 30.04.2011 |
01.09.2010 | 01.11.2010 | End March 2011 | 01.05.2011 - 30.09.2011 |
01.09.2011 | 01.11.2011 | End March 2012 | 01.05.2012 - 30.09.2012 |
As a result of the negocations between the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the respective National Coordination Units (NCU) in order to better balance the rhythm of the calls between the 8 New Members States of the EU and to adapt it to the budget available for the whole period, please find here the new calendar for the calls 2010 and 2011.
Preliminaries
Doctoral Candidates, who are enrolled in an Estonian Home Institution, can apply for a Sciex Doctoral Candidate Fellowship and researchers with a doctoral degree, who are employed at an eligible Estonian Home Institution, can apply for a Sciex post-doc Fellowship. Senior Researchers from both countries support the Fellows as partner mentors.
Institutions must be eligible
If an institution does not figure on the list of eligible institutions, it can contact the Contact Point, to discuss the option of becoming eligible.
List of eligible Estonian Institutions (Website)
Estonian Home Institutions must agree with the research stay (see F-3a).
List of eligible Swiss Host Institutions
Employment conditions at the Swiss Host Institutions must correspond to the high Sciex standards, defined in the Performance Agreement.
Evaluation Criteria
Sciex Fellowships are assigned to excellent research teams from all disciplines provided the following conditions: High professional commitment of the team members; Cross-linked, team-minded characters; Ideal scientific correlations; Intense support by the Host and Home Institution.
Sciex Fellowships are assigned on a competitive basis. Assignment by the Steering Committee cannot be appealed.
Indicative Budget
Country | Fellows’ Research training placements | Number of Fellows’ | Mentors’ short visits in CHF and € (€1=1.5CHF) | Number of Mentors’ short visits | ||
| CHF | € |
| CHF | € |
|
Estonia | 1'308'340 | 872'227 | 33 | 150'000 | 100'000 | 60 |
Sciex Contact Point in Estonia (Sciex-CP-EST)
A Sciex Contact Point in Estonia is established at the Structural and Foreign Assistance Department
Mrs Ylle Lobjakas
Adviser
EU Structural and Foreign Assistance Department
Ministry of Finance of Estonia
Suur-Ameerika 1
EE-15006 Tallinn
Tel: +372 611 3175
Email
Website of the Swiss-Estonian Cooperation Programme
Website to the Estonian Coordination Unit
Proximity Assistance to mobile researchers www.euraxess.ee and www.euraxess.ch
