FAS Marie Curie International Postdoc Fellowship Programme

With support from the COFUND action within the Marie Curie Action People, in the Seventh Framework programme, FAS announces a new postdoc programme for internationalisation, the FAS Marie Curie International Postdoc Programme.

The programme consists of two types of grants: FAS Outgoing International Postdoc fellowships (FOIP) and FAS Incoming International Postdoc fellowships (FIIP)

FAS Outgoing International Postdoc (FOIP)

The purpose of the fellowships is to give researchers within FAS’ areas of responsibility the possibility to spend time at a foreign research institution. The objective is to develop competence and at the same time promote international research mobility and cross-border research collaboration. The host institution should have a good reputation in the applicant’s research area and the time abroad should add significantly to the applicant's knowledge and competence in view of future research within FAS’ areas of responsibility.

The grants are primarily open to recently graduated researchers. The applicant must be connected to a Swedish research institution and he or she may spend the mobility period at a research institution abroad. Applicants can apply for up to 24 consecutive months abroad, with a repatriation period of maximum half the time spent abroad (maximum 12 months). Applicants who find it difficult to spend longer periods of time abroad, e.g. for family reasons, may divide the time abroad with work at the home institution.

FAS Incoming International Postdoc (FIIP)

The purpose of funding international incoming postdocs is to give qualified researchers in countries outside of Sweden the opportunity to exchange knowledge and competence with the Swedish research society within FAS’ research areas of responsibility.  The grants are primarily open to recently graduated researchers at institutions in any country outside Sweden.  Applicants can apply for up to 24 consecutive months at the Swedish host institution. Applicants who find it difficult to spend longer periods of time abroad, e.g. for family reasons, may divide the time with work at the institution in their country of origin.

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