The Slovak Academy of Sciences announces the call for submission of application for 1 bilateral exchange visit under the International Bilateral Visits Program with the Royal Society of Edinburgh for the year 2025.
Call schedule:
| 5 September 2024 | Announcement of the call |
| 24 October 2024 | Deadline for submission of applications |
| November 2024 | Completion of the assessment at both national and international level |
| 12 December 2024 | Comparison and approval of results by both partner organizations |
| After January 31, 2025 | Implementation of the approved exchange visits |
General terms and conditions for the submission of applications:
- The mutually agreed exchange quota is 1 visit from SAS do Scotland and vice versa per each call, while the duration of the exchange visit may not exceed 14 days.
- Conditions for the funding of exchange visits: the sending Party covers travel costs and health insurance, the receiving party pays for accommodation and daily allowances.
- 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 a 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 24, 2024 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