The Slovak Academy of Sciences announces the call for submission of application of bilateral exchange visits under the International Bilateral Visits Program with the Royal Society of Edinburgh for the year 2024.
Call schedule:
| 18 September 2023 | Announcement of the call |
| 26 October 2023 | Deadline for submission of applications |
| November 2023 | Completion of the assessment at both national and international level |
| December 2023 | Comparison and approval of results by both partner organizations |
| After January 31, 2024 | Implementation of the approved exchange visits |
General terms and conditions for the submission of applications:
- The duration of the exchange visit may not exceed 14 days.
- The mutually agreed exchange quota is 1 visit from SAS do Scotland and vice versa per each call.
- All applicants are required to follow the attached terms and conditions for RSE International Exchange Visits.
- Furthermore, the applicants must fulfill the following conditions:
1) To complete the attached “Application Form” and send the scanned version of the document by e-mail to the contact person from the SAS Department of International Cooperation
2) To send a short CV (up to 2 pages in A4 format) containing the research profile of the applicant, the name of the host institution in Scotland and the justification for the need to establish cooperation with it within the framework of the intended exchange visit.
3) To send altogether 3 Support Letters: two from the sending SAS institution / center (1 from the Director of the Institute and 1 from the Head of the Department, where the applicant currently), and, finally, 1 Support Letter from the host institution in Scotland. All documents mentioned in points 2 and 3 must also be scanned and sent by e-mail to the address of the contact person from SAS.
- The applications will be evaluated by the SAS Commission for Foreign Relations, which will select the successful applicant for a 14-day exchange visit in Scotland.
- The applications containing all the above mentioned necessary documents must be sent no later than October 26, 2023 to the email address of the contact person listed below:
ATTENTION! Applications sent after this deadline will NOT be included in the evaluation!
CONTACT PERSON
Dr. František Fundárek
T.: +421 2 5751 0138