New funding from EU for EPFL Fellows
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The ‘EPFL Fellows’ postdoctoral fellowship programme, co-funded by Marie Curie, received renewed funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
Two new calls in 2015 and 2016 will open the doors of EPFL to a new cohort of 48 promising scientists. The third call will be launched on 1 July 2015 and the deadline for the submission of applications is 1 October 2015.
‘EPFL Fellows’ aims to attract experienced researchers of any nationality to EPFL to provide them with state-of-the art conditions for research in a top-class academic environment, to develop their leadership potential and to position them for success as future research leaders through an intensive training. Fellowships can be held in any EPFL scientific discipline for a period of 24 months.
‘EPFL Fellows’ started in 2013 with the support of the EU MCA-COFUND (FP7). As a result of the first two calls in 2013 and 2014, 24 highly talented researchers were granted an ‘EPFL Fellows’ fellowship.
In the context of this new COFUND programme several new elements were introduced in the ‘EPFL Fellows’ programme to align it with the principles set out by the EU for human resources development in Research and Innovation. The third and fourth call for the ‘EPFL Fellows’ postdoctoral fellowship programme will welcome 48 promising scientists which is an increase in the number of fellowships. There will also be a stronger focus on inter-disciplinarity and cross-sectorial mobility, the transfer of technology to the market place and outreach activities.
Updated information on the eligibility criteria, the submission process, as well as documents and templates, will be made available on the ‘EPFL Fellows’ web-site in the near future. For further questions and information, please contact: [email protected].