FUNDED<\/strong><\/a> ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES PREFERRED PARTNERS AFRICA Algeria<\/strong> C\u00f4te d’Ivoire<\/strong> Kenya and <\/strong>Tanzania<\/a> Morocco<\/strong> Senegal<\/strong> Tunisia<\/strong> NORTH AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Canada<\/strong> United States<\/strong> LATIN AMERICA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Costa Rica<\/strong><\/a> Brazil<\/strong> ASIA<\/p>\n India<\/strong> Thailand<\/strong> EUROPE<\/p>\n University of Heidelberg, University of Oxford PARTNERS’ INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS *(1)Universities with a similar profile to UM: institutions interested in the three pillars of Feed-Care-Protect, research-oriented and open to bilateral student exchanges<\/em>.<\/p>\n *(2) Existing international partnership tools (if the value-added is demonstrated):<\/p>\n ALLOCATED MEANS ECO-RESPONSIBILITY SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n EVALUATION The EXPLORE#6 Evaluation Committee will produce an evaluation of the eligible applications and will propose a ranking submitted to the UM Strategic Investments Committee (COMIS). Results will be sent by email from April 1, 2024 to successful and unsuccessful applicants.<\/p>\n SCHEMES 1 AND 2<\/strong><\/p>\n 1\/ INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY STAYS<\/strong> 2\/ OUTGOING COLLECTIVE MOBILITY STAYS DETAILS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT These allowances are intended to cover the additional costs of mobility and cannot be used to finance the wage bill. Do not apply to EXPLORE if there is already a funding opportunity<\/a> on the same theme within the P.E.I..<\/p>\n ASSESSMENT CRITERIA APPLICATION PROCESS SCHEME 3: INCOMING INDIVIDUAL MOBILITY STAYS OF MASTER STUDENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n ELIGIBLE PUBLIC DETAILS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT In addition, the student’s travel expenses will be covered up to a maximum of one round trip, depending on the distance between the points of departure and arrival: 0-999 km: \u20ac600; 1,000-7,999 km: \u20ac1,300; over 8,000 km: \u20ac2,000.<\/p>\n ASSESSMENT CRITERIA APPLICATION PROCESS
\nThis call for projects provides\u00a0\u00a0three distinct schemes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>The aim of this call for projects is to encourage international collaborations, enhance the attractiveness and visibility of the Montpellier site, and contribute to new initiatives.\u00a0<\/strong>Within the framework given above, any project exploring new international collaborations<\/a>, or extending existing collaborations towards new actions, and presenting a clear added value for the P.E.I. may be considered for funding.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Priority is given to the list of partners below; it is planned to devote 75% of resources to this priority.\u00a0<\/strong>Proposals outside this list remain possible, up to a maximum of 25% of resources.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>South Africa<\/strong>
\nUniversity of Pretoria<\/p>\n
\nNational Higher School of Agriculture (ENSA)
\nUniversity of Tlemcen<\/p>\n
\nINP F\u00e9lix Houphou\u00ebt-Boigny<\/p>\n
\nUniversities with a similar profile UM*1<\/p>\n
\nHassan-II Institute of Agronomy & Veterinary Medicine (IAV Hassan-II) ; University Mohammed VI Polytechnic<\/p>\n
\nUniversit\u00e9 Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar<\/p>\n
\nCarthage University<\/p>\n
\nUniversity of British Columbia
\nUniversit\u00e9 Laval
\nUniversity of Sherbrooke<\/p>\n
\nUC Davis
\nUniversity of Arizona
\nTucson
\nUniversities with a similar profile UM*1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nCATIE
\nUniversity of Costa Rica (San Jos\u00e9)<\/p>\n
\nEmbrapa
\nUniversity of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/p>\n
\nUniversities with a similar profile UM*1<\/p>\n
\nKasetsart University<\/p>\n
\nCHARM-EU alliance universities
\nAny partner, if Horizon Europe project or student mobility in view.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Any existing international partnership tool if the value-added for EXPLORE is demonstrated*2<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n<\/strong>The financial envelope allocated to the EXPLORE#6 program is\u00a0\u20ac400,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The candidates are invited to reduce their impact and to favor, when possible, less polluting modes of transportation.\u00a0When applying online, candidates must enter the amount of CO2e potentially emitted during the round trip, using the\u00a0<\/strong>Ademe<\/a>\u00a0calculation tool.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/strong>After an administrative analysis of the applications by the International Relations Department, the applications will be sent for evaluation to the EXPLORE#6 Evaluation Committee, chaired by the UM Vice-President in charge of international relations and composed of members of the UM Academic Council (CAC), directors of the UM research clusters and representatives of the COMIS member institutions.<\/p>\n
\nTo develop or extend international collaborations for: \u2022 PhD students, seeking for potential post-doctoral professional research opportunities; \u2022 Professors, researchers, (tenured or contractual at the time of the mobility period) \u2022 Support staff (tenured or contracted at the time of the mobility period)<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>To develop or extend international collaborations (setting up a new training program, building an international partnership between institutions, developing a structuring research project, etc.) for a group of 2 to 4 people composed of professors, researchers, PhD students, support staff (tenured or contractual at the time of the mobility period) from a P.E.I. Institution. Such groups may also involve students. The group must include people from different faculties or P.E.I institutions.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The EXPLORE#6 call for projects funds grants consisting of:<\/p>\n\n
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\n<\/strong>Funding for mobility for the sole purpose of attending a symposium or conference is excluded from the EXPLORE call for projects. In addition to the criteria of consistency (scientific vision: “Feed – Care – Protect” and all disciplines that can contribute to it) and quality of the project, the following selection criteria will be taken into account:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>You must submit your application before February 18, 2024 (23:59pm, Paris time) via the\u00a0following form<\/a>\u00a0You will have to provide: a brief description of the project, a letter of support with approval from the director of the applicant’s teaching and\/or research institution, or from the supervisor for administrative staff and a letter of invitation from the director of the host teaching and\/or research institution. For collective outgoing collective mobility stays, the project leader submits the application only once.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>EXPLORE#6 is open to students from foreign partner universities (see list above) for individual incoming mobility in the form of a research internship lasting a maximum of 6 months in P.E.I. laboratories. Students must be enrolled in a Master’s program at the time of their mobility. Students are not subject to any nationality requirements, but may be subject to the usual laboratory access checks.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>A maximum lump-sum grant of \u20ac5,000 is paid to the host laboratory<\/strong>. This support is proportionally reduced for mobility periods of less than 6 months. This sum must enable the structures to welcome<\/a> the student in good conditions:\u00a0gratification of the internship<\/strong>, financing of consumables, etc. A simple provisional budget must be provided at the time of application.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The following selection criteria will be taken into account:<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>The application must be submitted before February 18, 2024 (11:59pm, Paris time) via the\u00a0following form<\/a>\u00a0by the researcher of the host structure who will supervise the student.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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