Application Period
1 January - 15 February 2012
Purpose
As a technical university and research institution, one of Chalmers more important roles is to stimulate and create forums for collaboration with others. The Friends of Chalmers Young Researchers foundation wants to support and encourage opportunities for cooperation between young researchers, research colleagues and the general community. Therefore the Friends of Chalmers foundation support young researchers through educational grants. In a global society, researchers are required to look beyond the borders of their institution as well as their national borders.
Application for the following grants can be made through the Friends of Chalmers foundation:
- Guest researcher or inspirational visits are intended for study, cooperation or research, which can be combined with networking, at a Swedish or foreign university, company or research institute. The visit can be related to cooperation with researchers in the same or another discipline or experiments in other laboratories, for example. A guest researcher or inspirational visit may range from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of six months.
- Short term or inspirationa visit at Chalmers for young researchers from abroad. Having guest researchers from other countries at Chalmers is an effective way to widen international networks. The application is made by the department at Chalmers who want to welcome the young researchers to their institution.
- Travel grant for attending a conference. A young researcher could attend a conference to present his or her own research, to acquire new knowledge, or for networking and inspirational purposes.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be:
- Young researchers at Chalmers (the term young researcher refers to doctoral students or staff who acquired their Ph.D. a maximum of five years ago); orI
- Individuals who are encouraged by a faculty member at Chalmers to come to the university for a short term or inspirational visit.
How to apply
The application shall include the following items attached as one merged single pdf in the application form below:
- Project Description (max length 1 A4) with budget and one reference person from Chalmers
- Personal motivation letter
Apply on-line
The application shall be sent electronically. The application form is available below during the annual application period. The documents stated above shall be enclosed as one single pdf.
No retroactive support
Friends of Chalmers does not give support retroactively. Projects may begin no earlier than the date of application has been officially registered.
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