European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP): Researcher Excellence Grants

07/05/2010

European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP): Researcher Excellence Grants
OPENING DATE: 01 April 2010
CLOSING DATE: 07 May 2010

The European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP) is an applied research programme. It seeks to accelerate the development, validation and exploitation of new measurement techniques, standards, processes, instruments, reference materials and knowledge.
The EMRP supports research collaboration between the National Measurement Institutes (NMI) and Designated Institutes (DI) from 22 European States together with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. These collaborations run as Joint Research Projects (JRPs) co-funded by the National Measurement System programmes of the EMRP Member countries and the European Union.
The JRPs supported by the EMRP aim to drive innovative developments in industry and commerce; improve the quality of data for science, industry and policy-making; and support development and implementation of directives and regulations. The JRPs are supplemented by the EMRP Researcher Grant schemes.

Researcher Excellence Grants (REG) aim to: open JRPs to the best science from the wider European researcher community; and increase the number of organisations with capacities closely relating to metrology. The REG funds an experienced researcher to undertake excellent research at the "home" organisation, which is of relevance to the JRP.

A REG must be jointly applied for by:

A Researcher with at least 4 years of relevant research experience; without an on-going salaried contract; and who hold the nationality of a Member State of the European Union; or a country associated with the Seventh Framework Programme (Note: there are exceptions to the nationality criteria, see section 5.1 of this document)
A "Home Organisation"; a legal entity located in Member States and countries associated to the Seventh Framework Programme, which is not an NMI or DI (Note: there are exceptions to the DI criteria, see section 5.1 of this document). The Home Organisation is where the REG-Researcher will undertake the majority of the research activities.

JRPs selected at Stage 2 shall not exceed total eligible costs of approximately 29.24 M€ comprising approximately 13.94 M€ European Commission funding available via EURAMET, with the remaining funding provided by the participating National Metrology Institutes and Designated Institutes. It is anticipated that between 9 to 11 JRPs will be funded. The funding provided by EURAMET will be approximately 47% of eligible costs, with the remaining resources provided by the participating institutes from the national programmes/funding.

Meer lezen:
http://www.emrponline.eu/energycall/stage3.html [1]
http://www.emrponline.eu/energycall/stage3/REGguide.pdf [2]: handleiding

Contact:
EMRP Helpline: emrpA169@npl.co.uk [3], Tel: +44 (0)20 8943 6666