Coimbra Group calls application for the 2020 Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities. The Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities is an initiative that offers grants to finance short-term research visits, aims at favouring mobility and academic exchange between the two regions, Europe and Latin America.

Host Institutions 

The following universities have a partnership with Coimbra Group to host young professors and researchers from Latin Amerian Universities.

• University of Coimbra (Portugal)
• University of Granada (Spain)
• Karl Franz University of Graz (Austria)
• Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi (Romania)
• Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Germany)
• Jagiellonian University Krakow (Poland)
• KU Leuven (Belgium)
• University of Padova (Italy)
• University of Pavia (Italy)
• University of Poitiers (France)
• University of Salamanca (Spain)
• University of Siena (Italy)
• University of Tartu (Estonia)

Eligibilities 

In order to be eligible for the Coimbra Group Scholarship Programme for Young Professors and Researchers from Latin American Universities, candidates must

• Be national of and currently resident in a Latin American country. Candidates already living and/or studying in Europe are not eligible.
• Hold a university degree or equivalent. In addition to that, must have a link as a professor or researcher to a Latin American University recognised as such by the authorities of the country.
• Be born on or after 1 January 1980.

Application Process 

Interested candidates must use the Coimbra Group Office electronic application process. Only one application per candidate will be accepted. Candidates must also submit online an Acceptance Letter/email from the tutor/partner with whom the work programme will be undertaken in the host institution. This document is mandatory. Previously selected candidates can apply for a second grant, but however Coimbra Group prioritizes new candidates more.

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Selection Criteria 

• Academic skills of the applicant.
• Experience as a professor or/and researcher.
• Curriculum Vitae assessment.
• Coherence between the programme proposed by the applicant and his/her academic background and experience.
• Immediate benefits of the research visit for the academic and scientific future of the candidate and of the participating institutions.

Role 

The participants must do agree to do the following

• Comply with the legal requirements (in terms of insurance, visa, etc.) of the host country.
• Send to the Coimbra Group Office a letter/email of acceptance of the scholarship on the conditions offered by the university at which he/she was accepted and with the benefits outlined in this Call for Applications.
• Include a mention of the Coimbra Group Scholarship whenever results of the research programme are published.

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