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Dear Paleonetters, Here's a good opportunity for paleontologists in the EU and associated countries to get funding for shorter visits to a major European natural history institution (such as the Swedish Museum of Natural History). Note that the first application deadline is already on September 17th and that you must first contact the host institution to agree on the details. See also http://www.nrm.se/synthesys/ . See you in Stockholm (or wherever)! Stefan ____________________________________________________________________ Dear Scientist, The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the first call for proposals under the European Commission's FPVI European-funded Integrated Infrastructure Initiative. SYNTHESYS Project funding is available to provide scientists (Users) based in European Member and Associated States to undertake short visits to utilize the infrastructure (namely the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the 20 partner institutions (see full list below) for the purposes of their research. The 20 partner institutions are organised into 11 national TAxonomic Facilities (TAFs). TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member. The 11 TAF institutions represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research offering: · Collections amounting to over 337 million natural history specimens, including 3.3 million type specimens · Internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base · Chemical analysis, molecular and imaging facilities Proposals will be welcomed from high calibre researchers seeking access for short-term visits. The application form is available online at www.synthesys.info. The first deadline of Friday 17th September 2004. Further calls will be arranged at approximately 6-month intervals thereafter until 2008. SYNTHESYS is able to meet the Users' costs for: · Research costs* · International travel · Local accommodation whilst based at the TAF · A per diem to contribute towards living costs * Research related costs including: bench fees and consumables (including molecular biology at some TAFs). See www.synthesys.info for more information or contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk TAF visits will be scheduled from December 2004 until January 2009. SYNTHESYS is a five-year project comprising two parts which together aim to create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences. SYNTHESYS Partners: GB-TAF Natural History Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. ES-TAF Museo Nacional de Ciencias, Royal Jardín Botánico Naturales. DK-TAF The Natural History Museum of Denmark. FR-TAF Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. SE-TAF Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet. NL-TAF University van Amsterdam, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, National Natural History Museum Naturalis. DE-TAF Museum fur Naturkunde, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum. AT-TAF Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien. HU-TAF Hungarian Natural History Museum. PL-TAF Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences. BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Koninklijik Museum voor Midden-Afrika, National Botanic Garden of Belgium. 1- The SYNTHESYS Partners are inviting applications from researchers based in the Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom plus the Associated Countries of the EU: Switzerland, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway and Candidate Countries of the EU Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. _____________________________________________ -- Stefan Bengtson Senior Curator & Deputy Chairman Department of Palaeozoology Swedish Museum of Natural History Box 50007 SE-104 05 Stockholm Sweden tel. +46-8 5195 4220 +46-8 732 5218 (home) fax +46-8 5195 4184 e-mail stefan.bengtson@nrm.se
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