PolarCLIMATE: European Partnership in Polar Climate Science

The European Polar Consortium Europolar is an ERA-net that brings together 25 research councils and ministries from 19 European countries. The aim of Europolar is to develop a European Polar Entity that will enable Europe to become a stronger political player at an international level, paving the way for future partnerships at a European level with, for example, the United States or Russia. The call for proposals for PolarCLIMATE is a collaboration of 20 ministries and research councils from 18 European countries are participating in this call: Austria, France, Belgium, Bulgaria*, Czech Republic, Denmark*, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

(*indicates countries with support in kind.)

Who can apply

Researchers from Dutch universities and NWO and KNAW institutes are eligible to submit grant proposals. The conditions of the Open programma van ALW are hereby applicable.

What can be applied for

Researchers can request a personnel grant for postdocs. It is not possible to make applications for PhD positions/analysts/technicians. A maximum of one position can be applied for per grant application. Only researchers with an appointment that is guaranteed for the duration of the grant applied for can submit an application. The conditions of the ALW Open Programme apply with respect to grants for equipment, fieldwork and materials.

When can be applied

Closing date for submitting preproposals was 24 October 2008.

Extra Information

• For this transnational call, the Steering Group Polar Programme has set aside a budget for the funding of one Dutch project.
• Due to the current funding structure of the NPP, it is not possible for the NWO to fund research projects that will run until after 2012. Consequently for this PolarCLIMATE call, only an application for a postdoc (maximum three years) can be submitted. It is expected that applications will be honoured in the autumn of 2009. Researchers should bear in mind that if a project is honoured, it must be possible to start this immediately after the award so that the full duration of 3 years can be completed.
• Detailed information about the call for proposals and about the application procedure can be found on the Europolar website (www.europolar.org).
• A number of publications can also be downloaded from www.europolar.org, such as a brochure, press releases and a number of public deliverables from completed work packages.

Criteria

A detailed description of the application and assessment procedure is provided at www.esf.org/polarclimate.

Budget

The Dutch contribution to this call is a maximum of € 200,000 for one Dutch part of a transnational research programme.

Financiers

Funding of research projects: participating national research organisations (about € 10 million).

Contacts

• Mw. drs. L.H.W. Noor
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 08 20, fax: +31 (0)70 381 90 33, e-mail: l.noor@nwo.nl

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