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COST Action CA15203 (2016-2021): MitoEAGLE
Evolution-Age-Gender-Lifestyle-Environment: mitochondrial fitness mapping

Short-Term Scientific Missions MitoEAGLE

MitoPedia topics: EAGLE 

1^st Call for STSM Applications for Missions occuring between 2016 November 1^st and 2017 March 25^th

Aims and scope of a STSM

1. Support individual mobility.

2. Specifically contribute to the scientific objectives of MITOEAGLE.

3. Strengthen the MITOEAGLE network.

4. Foster collaborations by allowing researchers participating in the COST Action MITOEAGLE to visit an institution/organisation in

• another participating COST Country;
• an approved Near Neighbour Country institution - Sameh S Ali
• an approved International Partner Country institution - IPC institutions are not yet approved in MITOEAGLE.

5. Learn new techniques.

6. Gain access to specific data, methods and instruments not available in the home institutions / organisations.

STSM Coordinator

Coordinator

Magdalena Labieniec-Watala, PhD, DSc - [email protected]

Co-Coordinator

Susanne Klaus, Prof. Dr. - [email protected]

COST criteria for evaluation of STSM applications

Researchers eligible for a STSM

• PhD students and Early Career Investigators (up to 8 years after the date of obtaining the PhD/doctorate, full-time equivalent) have priority.
• Senior scientists.
• We particularly encourage the application of researchers from “inclusiveness target countries” (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey).
• Gender balance will be monitored.

• Researchers are eligible to receive a STSM Grant if the country where they hold their primary affiliation is listed here: http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15203?parties.

• The home institution is the institution / organisation where the STSM applicant holds their primary affiliation as registered on their e-COST profile / STSM application / C.V. and where they are currently performing their main strand of research.
• The host institution concerns the institution / organisation that will host the successful applicant.

STSM duration and budget

• Five to 90 days.
• Early Career Investigators: up to 180 days.
• STSMs need to be carried out in their entirety within a single Grant Period

Grant Period	Deadline of application	Time span of STSM	Deadline for sending final report
1	2016-11-01	2016-11-01 to 2017-03-25	2017-04-25
2		2017-05-01 to 2018-03-25	2018-04-25
3		2018-05-01 to 2019-03-25	2019-04-25
4		2019-05-01 to 2020-03-25	2020-04-25
5		2020-05-01 to 2020-08-01	2020-09-01

• Total budget for the 1^st Call: 3,000.- EUR.
• The financial support is a contribution to the overall expenses and does not necessarily cover all expenses. Financial support is limited to cover travel, accommodation and meal expenses and is paid in the form of a Grant.
• Up to a maximum of EUR 160 per day for accommodation and meal expenses; up to a maximum of EUR 2,500.- per STSM.

• Possibilities are, for example:

• Two STSM (2 x 1,500.- EUR); or
• Four 5-days STSM (4 x 750.- EUR).

Funding regulations

• STSM in which practical science is getting carried out.
• STSM which directly lead to tangible outcomes (e.g. writing papers/grants).
• Funding rule in section 7 of the COST Vademecum.

The money will be returned AFTER the Grantee has completed her/his visit and submitted a report (a written report on the activities carried out during the STSM within 30 days of the end of the research visit)

Note: STSM Grantees must make their own arrangements for all provisions related to personal security, health, social security and pension matters.

How to apply for a STSM

Interested researchers have to submit their application and supporting documents to the STSM Coordinator.

Deadline: 2016-11-01

Supporting documents

1. Letter of invitation to the applicant from a senior researcher affiliated to the host institution.
2. The submitted STSM application form (downloadable when the online application is submitted – see point 4 below).
3. Motivation letter including an overview of the proposed activities that will be performed which must contain a plan of work for the visit highlighting the proposed contribution to the scientific objectives of MITOEAGLE.
4. Letter of support from the home institution.
5. Full C.V. (including a list of academic publications – if applicable).

Application process

1. Read the funding rules in Section 7 of the COST Vademecum: »Guidelines
2. Register for an e-COST profile at https://e-services.cost.eu/ - add your bank account details to your profile.
3. Include in your application a letter of invitation from the host institution confirming that the host can undertake the STSM on the given dates.
4. Complete, submit and download your STSM application online at: www.cost.eu/STSM.
5. Send the submitted STSM application form and the supporting documents to the STSM Coordinator:

• Magdalena Labieniec-Watala: [email protected]

Evaluation process

1. The amounts granted for each individual STSM will be determined during the evaluation process by the STSM Coordinator, Chair and Co-chair.
2. The selection of applicants is based on the scientific scope of the STSM application which must clearly compliment the overall objectives of MITOEAGLE outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding.
3. The applicant will be formally notified of the outcome of their STSM application by Magdalena Labieniec-Watala on or before 2016-11-11.
4. Within 30 days from the end date of the STSM, the successful applicant must submit a scientific report to the host institution and to the STSM Coordinator.
5. The applicant is responsible for acquiring an official acceptance letter (or Email confirmation of acceptance) from a senior researcher affiliated to the host institution formally accepting the scientific report. This formal acceptance of the scientific report has to be sent to the Grant Holder Administrator ([email protected]) and the STSM Coordinator ([email protected]) for archiving purposes. Failure to submit the scientific report within 30 days from the end date of the STSM will effectively cancel the Grant.

Please note that the COST Association can request additional information to substantiate the information contained within the documents submittedby STSM applicant.

Time lines

• Deadline for applications to be submitted: 2016-11-01
• Notification of application outcome: before 2016-11-12
• Period of STSM: between 2016-11-20 and 2017-03-25