International Mobility Opportunities Rob van Leeuwen r.vanleeuwen@io.ru.nl Evelien Renders erasmus@io.ru.nl International Office Comeniuslaan 6
Programme Why?! Possibilities How to apply Questions Experience by Marianne van den Hurk (Teaching in Chili) and Marloes van de Moosdijk (Erasmus+ Staff Training in Oxford) Research funding after PhD – Gertjan Bögels
Why going abroad? To learn from good practices abroad (95%) To reinforce or extend your professional network or built up new contacts (91%) To increase your job satisfaction (85%) To gain sector-specific or practical skills relevant for your current job and professional development (83%) To enhance your employment and career opportunities (71%) To increase your social, linguistic and/or cultural competences (65%)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme: 4 options Staff Mobility: Teaching What: Lecturing/teaching abroad Who: Lecturer, researcher or PhD candidate Staff Mobility: Training What: Attending lectures, receiving training, participating in job shadowing, international staff training week or summer school. No conferences! Who: All contracted staff and PhD Grant: fixed prices for travel (€ 180 up to € 530) and living expenses (€ 50 up to € 80 p.d.)
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme: 4 options Student Mobility: Study What: Attending courses, minors or semester programme Who: PhD candidate Student Mobility: Traineeship What: Participating in an internship or research project Grant: € 150 to € 270 p.m. (Studies) and € 270 to € 390 p.m. (Traineeships)
How to apply for Erasmus+ Staff Mobility: Download form, fill in and sign Submit (erasmus@io.ru.nl) minimum 2 weeks before departure Student Mobility: Inform your Faculty International Office Fill in online form Fill in documents, sign and submit (erasmus@io.ru.nl) -) www.ru.nl/io
Financial settlement Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Grant Department Staff: request for international business trip beforehand submit claim after the trip Student Mobility: Grant Student
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme: Staff Training http://staffmobility.eu/staff-week-search
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme: Staff Training www.eaie.org/home/training/
Erasmus+ Mobility Programme: Staff Training www.summerschoolsineurope.eu/ and www.shortcoursesportal.eu/
Erasmus+ outside EU Similar conditions as normal E+ program BUT: Travel allowances between € 280 and € 1100 Daily allowances: € 160 for first 14 days; € 112 from day 15 onwards E+ non-EU student program as a PhD candidate? Possible but staff training more convenient and flexible Contact Evelien Renders(erasmus@io.ru.nl) about the possibilities Agreements with specific partners in selected countries and for specific durations http://www.ru.nl/io/english/phd-candidates/mobility-phd/
Australian Catholic University (Australia) University of Western Ontario (Canada) Caucasus University Tbilisi (Georgia) Atma Jaya University (Indonesia) Soegijapranata Catholic University (Indonesia) Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) Tel Aviv University (Israel) Higher School of Economics Moscow (Russia) University of Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) University of Cape Town (South Africa) American University Cairo (Egypt) University of Mostar (Bosnia Herzegovina) University of Banja Luka (Bosnia Herzegovina) University of Sarajevo (Bosnia Herzegovina) University of Tirana (Albania) University of Montenegro (Montenegro) University of Belgrade (Serbia) University of Novi Sad (Serbia) University of Prishtina (Kosovo) Destinations until 31-07-2018
Destinations until 31-07-2019 University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) University of Cordoba (Argentina) Australian National University (Australia) University of Sydney (Australia) University of Tasmania (Australia) University of Western Ontario (Canada) Institut Teknologi Nasional, Bandung (Indonesia) Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (Indonesia) Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia) Andalas University (Indonesia) Universitas Diponegoro (Indonesia) Ben Gurion University of the Negev (Israel) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) Tel Aviv University (Israel) University of Belgrade (Serbia) Higher School of Economics Moscow (Russia) Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) St. Petersburg University (Russia) University Cheikh Anta Diop De Dakar (Senegal)
Radboud Internationalisation Fund Teaching outside Europe: Existing contact, supported by your faculty Fixed grant: € 1.000 Organising international conferences: At the Radboud University or Soeterbeeck, with minimum 50% international participants Co-funding of the faculty budget: 50% with a maximum of € 2.500 Visiting scholars or professors: Existing cooperation, invitation supported by your faculty Fixed grant: outside Europe €1.000 and Europe: € 700
Travel grant for outgoing PhDs Goals: Building up international network Active participation at international conference Research and education possibilities Reputation Radboud University Nijmegen worldwide
Travel grant for outgoing PhDs Characteristics: Worldwide (Europe: first check Erasmus+) Twice during PhD Grants fixed amounts: within EER: € 400 outside: € 700 Supporting letter supervisor Online application form on Radboudnet
Travel grant for outgoing PhDs 2011: 128 2012: 174 2013: 196 2014: 211 2015: 269 2016: 268 2017: 242 Popular destination outside Euro: USA (40%) Most applications: UMC and Faculty Social Sciences
Other external options for PhDs Research Professional: https://www.researchprofessional.com/0/rr/home Fulbright: US 3-6 months Prepare yourself during your PhD Rubicon, Marie Curie, ERC Starting Grants VW-Stiftung, Humboldt Stiftung Grantfinder: https://www.studyinholland.nl/scholarships/find-a-scholarship Foreign Universities Radboud Innovation
Thank you for your attention: QUESTIONS??????
Contact Details Radboud Internationalisation Fund – PhDs Paula Haarhuis (15659) p.haarhuis@io.ru.nl Erasmus+ and Radboud Internationalisation Fund – Staff Rob van Leeuwen (13096) r.vanleeuwen@io.ru.nl Erasmus+ non-EU Evelien Renders (11518) erasmus@io.ru.nl
Teaching experience: Chili Marianne van den Hurk Faculty of Social Sciences
Erasmus+ Training experience: Oxford Marloes van Moosdijk Faculty of Law
Research Funding Stimulating PhD mobility Gertjan Bögels, Radboud Innovation
Research Funding : Stimulating PhD mobility Rubicon (NWO) Marie Curie (H2020) International post-docs grants Job vacancies, grant database
Research Funding : Stimulating PhD mobility Rubicon For recently graduated scientists to gain experience at a foreign top institute (12-24 months). Who can apply: PhD’s who received doctorate in the last 12 months. or with a declaration approving their thesis -> You apply only once. Min. 3 years research in the Netherlands at the deadline
Research Funding : Rubicon Quick procedure; No peer review: three committees a year. Selection Criteria: Quality of the applicant (30%) Quality of the proposal (30%) Quality of the host institute (30%) Knowledge exchange and impact (10%) www.nwo.nl/rubicon
Research Funding : Rubicon Applications can be submitted via one of the four windows: Science (ENW), Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES), and Health Research and Medical Sciences (ZonMw) Deadlines: 30 November 2017 (three rounds per year, around April 1, September 1 and December 1) Rubicon is not Unique Other countries have similar grants
Research Funding : Marie Curie Actions For experienced researcher (after PhD) 1) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) 2) Individual Fellowships (IF) 1. European Fellowships 2. Global Fellowships 3) Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND) Deadlines: IF end of August/beginning of September.
Research Funding : Marie Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (IF) fund researchers looking to enhance their career development by working abroad. 1. European Fellowships (1-2 years) Coming to Europe or moving within Europe. Can help to restart research careers after a break such as parental leave. Can also help reintegrate researchers coming back to Europe.
Research Funding : Marie Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (IF) 2. Global Fellowships Fund research outside Europe for researchers based in the EU There is a mandatory one-year return period. Grant period: 2-3 years. You can apply both types of Individual fellowships
Research Funding : Post-doc grants Belgium http://www.fwo.be/en/fellowships-funding/postdoctoral-fellowships/ Pegasus postdoctoral fellowship; recently obtained PhD & age limit (36) Germany Volkswagenstiftung, Freigeist-fellowships; max 5 years after PhD http://www.volkswagenstiftung.de/nc/en/funding/persons-and-structures/freigeist-fellowships.html Humboldt Research Fellowships; max 4 years after Ph http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/humboldt-fellowship-postdoc.html UK British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships; max 3 years after PhD http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/pdfells.cfm Also look at the website of the universities/institutes of your interest to see whether they offer postdoc grants
Research Funding : Job vacancies http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/
Research Funding : Grant Database Open for all researchers https://www.researchprofessional.com/
Questions and Support Radboud Innovation Gertjan Bögels 024 – 361 17 82 g.bogels@ru.nl