General
Information
The composition of such expert meetings should be carefully
prepared to maximize complementarity of expertise, compatibility of
research fields, and composition (inter-national) of the
participants.
These meetings should be designed to facilitate joint European
research programs with an added value that could not be achieved
locally. The proposals (see below for Application Details) should
be designed to enhance European scientific collaboration by
providing a platform for scientists with converging research
interests from diverse European countries to develop joint
programs. It may be possible to invite one or maximally 2 senior
scholars from non-European countries.
The expected outcome of the Expert Meeting is a research
proposal (other forms of outcomes may be considered, e.g. edited
volumes, other collaborations) that should be submitted to one of
the emerging European Research Area funding facilities or existing
ones, such as
EUROCORES. It will be useful to consult the ESF office for advice on this
(Contact at ESF, Ms. Caroline
Eckert, Administrative Assistant). Indeed, an important
indicator of the success of such an expert meeting will be whether
the expert group has been able to obtain inter-European
funding.
These expert meetings should also facilitate the development
long-term joint research ventures. This will be also critical in
establishing a European infrastructure that would allow European
mobility between senior and junior researchers.
Potential implications of the workshop for graduate training
programs would be a further desideratum.
There will be 2 expert meetings per year over the duration of
this program. Annually, there are 2 submission deadlines May 1st
and November 1st. Applications should be submitted electronically
to Dr. Anna Clark, ESCON
Program Coordinator. The proposal will be sent out for review and
the applicant will be informed of the outcome within 2 months.
Applications should be submitted at least 12 months before the
planned meeting.
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