Deadline: 28 February 2014
The Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) is inviting project proposals from researchers from developing countries to participate in the Learning Events Program for Researchers from Developing Countries. The main aim of the learning events program is to enhance the educational, scientific and training competencies of individual researchers as well as their research institutions. The program supports researchers from developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America involved in research partnerships with a Swiss institution and promotes interdisciplinary and intercultural learning.
The grant amount will cover local costs for participating students and trainers from developing countries (e.g. accommodation, food, excursions, local transport); and a share of the costs for the preparation and realization of the learning events.
Eligibility Criteria –
- Applications must originate from a Swiss research/educational institution or a partner institution in a developing country. Applicants from developing countries must provide a letter of support from the head of the Swiss partner institution. All administrative issues must be coordinated by the Swiss institution (e.g. contract, money transfer, reporting etc.).
- Applications must show that the proposed learning event is embedded in a research partnership project or program.
- Applications must explicitly focus on learning for researchers from developing countries and promote the exchange between researchers from Switzerland and their partners from developing countries in Africa, Asia or Latin America (least developed, low income as well as lower middle income countries and territories – according to the OECD DAC List).
- Supported researchers must hold a graduate degree (master level), or be PhD students or Post-Docs from Africa, Asia or Latin America.
- Applicants must ensure that the learning event can be financed if only part of the requested funding will be approved by KFPE.
- Learning events must last from a minimum of 5 days to a maximum of 1 month.
For more information, please visit General information about KFPE’s Learning Events Program for Researchers from Developing Countries page.
