Paleonet: Synthesys: Call for applications

[Stefan Bengtson]

Dear Paleonetters,

The Synthesys programme is now again open for applications. The 
programme offers opportunity for paleontologists (and other 
scientists) in the EU and associated countries to make shorter (up to 
three months) visits to a major European natural history institution, 
such as the Swedish Museum of Natural History. The application 
deadline is March 30th, and you must first contact the host 
institution to agree on the details. You can find all the necessary 
information at http://www.synthesys.info/ and through links from that 
page.

Welcome to Stockholm!

Stefan

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Research funding opportunity for European natural history scientists

Europe's foremost natural history institutions invite scientists 
based in European member and associated states to visit and access 
their collections and analytical facilities.

Twenty institutions, including museums and botanical gardens, have 
joined together to form SYNTHESYS. The ambition is to create a single 
'virtual' museum service consisting of many physical collections and 
analytical facilities, together with integrated databases of 
information about those collections. Main beneficiaries are the 
European research communities in the biosciences and geosciences, and 
particularly those researchers with an interest in biodiversity.

The co-operating institutions are organized in 11 national Taxonomic 
Facilities (TAFs). As one important element, the project comprises a 
visiting researcher programme. It enables European scientists to 
access more than 337 million specimens housed in the partners' 
collections, state-of-the-art equipment, and internationally renowned 
expertise, and provides training and supervision in relevant fields. 
The institutions also collaborate in network activities aiming to 
improve the coordination, accessibility and high-standard 
preservation of natural history collections.

The SYNTHESYS visiting researcher programme covers costs for research 
and accommodation whilst based at the institution, plus international 
travel costs, and offers a per diem to contribute towards living 
costs during short visits (maximum of 60 working days) at one or more 
TAF.
Please visit www.synthesys.info for full details on how to apply for 
funding including a list of all SYNTHESYS partners and their 
facilities, applicant eligibility criteria, and the application form.

The next deadline will be Friday 30 March 2007.

-- 
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 at nrm.se
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