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Hello everyone, Here are details on funding that can be applied for to carry out research on natural history collections held in (mainly) natural history museums in Europe (see below for participating institutions). Sorry for cross-posting. All the best, Hannah ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Synthesys Alerts <[log in to unmask]> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Cc: Synthesys Alerts <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, 14 September 2012, 16:31 Subject: [Synthesys-alert] SYNTHESYS Access Call 4: DEADLINE 5TH OCTOBER SYNTHESYS – Funding available for short research visits New Call Deadline: 5th October 2012 (17:00 UK time). The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the start of the new SYNTHESYS project and has now opened itsfourth and final Call for proposals under the current European Commission's FPVII European-funded Integrating Activities funding scheme. SYNTHESYS funding is available to provide scientists (Users) based in European Member, Associate and Candidate States to undertake short visits to utilise the infrastructure (comprising the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the 16 partner institutions (see full list below) for the purposes of their research. ***Please note all SYNTHESYS-funded Call 4 visits must be completed by 3rd August 2013. Applications for visits after this date cannot be considered.*** Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs) The 16 partner institutions are organised into 10 national TAFs. TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member (Host). The 10 TAFs represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research offering: * collections amounting to over 324 million natural history specimens, including 3.3 million type specimens * internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base * chemical analysis, molecular and imaging facilities. Proposals for funding are welcomed from high-calibre researchers seeking access for short-term visits (average duration 15 days). SYNTHESYS is able to meet the Users' costs for: * Research costs* * International travel * Local accommodation while based at the TAF * A per diem to contribute towards living costs and travel to/from international departure points * Research related costs including bench fees and consumables (including molecular biology at some TAFs). See www.synthesys.infofor more information or contact [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------- SYNTHESYS Partners AT-TAF Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Koninklijik Museum voor Midden-Afrika DE-TAF Museum fur Naturkunde; Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum ES-TAF Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales; Real Jardín Botánico Naturales DK-TAF The Natural History Museum of Denmark FR-TAF Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle GB-TAF Natural History Museum; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh HU-TAF Hungarian Natural History Museum NL-TAF NCB Naturalis SE-TAF Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet The SYNTHESYS Partners are inviting applications from researchers based in the Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. Plus the Associated Countries of the EU: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Republic of Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey. If you no longer wish to receive updates from SYNTHESYS please email [log in to unmask] stating the phrase “NO SYNTHESYS ALERTS” in the body of the text and we will remove you from our mailing list. _______________________________________________ Synthesys-alert mailing list [log in to unmask] http://mailman.nhm.ac.uk/mailman/listinfo/synthesys-alert