International Research Staff Exchange Scheme call for proposals launched

The European Commission's Directorate General for Research is calling for proposals for the Marie Curie International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES). The call is part of the 2010 People work programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The IRSES aims to strengthen research partnerships through staff exchanges and networking activities between European research organisations and organisations from countries with which the Community has a science and technology agreement or is in the process of negotiating one, and countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy. It was first implemented in 2008. While existing Marie Curie actions promote the mobility of individual researchers, the IRSES scheme is designed to establish or reinforce long-term research cooperation through a coordinated joint programme involving the exchange of researchers for short periods. The indicative budget for this call amounts to EUR 30 million.

To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/

To see the official call announcement in the Official Journal of the European Union, please click: OJ No C 284 of 25 November 2009

Remarks: The deadline for submitting proposals is 25 March 2010.

Before contacting the Commission, proposers are strongly advised to consult the original call text.