PEOPLE 2009: Call for COFUND open

The Call for COFUND, the Co-funding of Regional, National & International Programmeshas been published on November 19!
What is COFUND ? COFUND aims at increasing the mobility of experienced researchers. COFUND's participants are single research organisations (i.e. no consortium is needed) falling under these categories:

• Public bodies:universities, ETHZ, EPFL, federal departments, state committeesfor research, research academies, councils, agencies, Swiss National Science Foundation, etc.
• Other bodies: research organisations with official mandate or recognized by public authorities, foundations, NGOs, international organisations.

Who is eligible ? Experienced researchers (with at least 4 years research experience); they must comply with the mandatory rule of mobility, except if the host organisation is a European interest organisation (CERN, ESA, etc.) or an international organisation (WTO, UNO, etc.)
What is funded ? The contribution of the European Commission is fixed at 40% of the fellowship costs (max. overall of €5mio/proposal).

Call deadline: February 19, 2009, at 17:00

More information in the COFUND Guide for Applicantsyou canfind on the Cordis webpage, or in the COFUND Information Sheet.

For further question, contact your National Contact Point for Mobility: juliane.sauer@euresearch.ch