Call for Application European Research Council (ERC) – Thailand PMU-B Opportunities for Thai Researchers to Join European Research Council Teams in Europe

Call for Application Download HERE!!

Call Open: April 11, 2023
Deadline: May 19, 2023
Objectives and Scope:

  • To provide opportunities for High Caliber Thai Researchers to pursue frontier research collaborations with European research team supported by ERC grants.
  • To contribute to advancement of frontier research for both Thailand and the EU through research visits and collaborations in thematic area of mutual interest.
  • To support high level research capacity development and strengthen international research network for Thai researchers and research institutions.

Applicant Eligibility:

  • This opportunity is open to the High Caliber Thai researchers who is affiliated with the universities and/or research institutions in Thailand for the thematic area of mutual interests.
  • Frontier Science Researchers and Frontier Social Science Researchers with excellent research track records are encouraged to apply.

Thematic Area of Mutual Interests:

Frontier Science Frontier BCG (Health & Medicine: Environment & Climate Change) Frontier SHA (Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts)
  • Fundamental Constituents of Matter
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science and Informatics
  • System and Communication Engineering
  • Universe Science
  • Earth System Science
  • Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering
  • Integrative Biology: From Genes and Genomes to
  • Systems
  • Physiology in Health, Disease and Ageing
  • Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous Systems
  • Immunity, Infection and Immunotherapy
  • Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment of Human
  • Diseases
  • The Human Mind and its Complexity
  • Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution
  • Human Mobility, Environment, and Space
  • Synergy
  • Cultures and Cultural Production
  • The Study of the Human Past
  • The Social World and Its Diversity
  • Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems

Activities Funded Under the Program

  • Thai researchers may carry out research visits with ERC-supported European teams through single and long-term visits (three to a maximum 12 months), or multiple short-term visits (one to three months).
  • The research visits should begin prior to the conclusion termination date of the ERC grant.

Funding

  • Travel grant: A round trip economy ticket from Bangkok to the location of the ERC project
  • Monthly living allowance according to the PMU-B guidelines
  • Visa fees
  • Health insurance coverage for the duration of the research visits

How to Apply:

Thai researchers interested in visiting ERC funded projects should submit the following documents to

PMU-B at [email protected] by 19 May 2023

Note: Following a preselection eligibility check by PMU-B, a select number of applicants will then be invited by PMU-B to begin discussions with the PIs of ERC funded projects.

Additional Documents :

Information Session Video for ERC – PMU-B Call

THE SECOND INFORMATION SESSIONFOR ERC - PMU-B CALL

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