| International Programme / Bilateral and Open Exchange Programmes |
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| The open programme is not available in the 21 November 08 round of applications. Future availability will be announced in due course. |
| Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh may wish to consider applying for one of the RSE's Fellows Only Grants. Further information can be found here |
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is keen to facilitate, encourage and support research collaboration in all areas between Scottish and overseas research groups. The object of the International Exchange Programmes, funded by the Scottish Government, is to enable scholars and researchers to come to Scotland or to visit overseas from their Scottish academic base for a short period of time with a view to establishing ongoing collaboration. |
| The RSE exchange programme began in 2003, and is additional to and complements existing schemes operated at UK level by the Royal Society and the British Academy in London. Where the RSE is not in a position to assist with your funding request, please refer to the SISTER website, a portal managed by the British Council to search for other funding opportunities in the UK. |
| Bilateral Programme |
| Under the Bilateral Programme, the RSE has Memoranda of Understanding with: |
| - the Chinese Academy of Sciences (not currently available) |
| - the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
| - the Hungarian Academy of Sciences |
| - the Academy of Sciences Malaysia |
| - the Polish Academy of Sciences |
| - the Slovak Academy of Sciences |
| - the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
| - the National Science Council of Taiwan |
| - the Indian National Science Academy |
| - Pakistan Academy of Sciences |
| Deadlines |
| Bilateral programme application deadlines in 2008 are 31 January, 30 April, 2 July and 21 November . Completed applications and all supporting documents must be received by these dates. Results are available around two months after the deadline. Click here to download forms. |
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| Informal Agreements |
| The RSE also has informal agreements with: |
- the Cuban Academy of Sciences |
| - the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters |
| - the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters |
| - the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences |
| Under these informal agreements there is no provision for a Bilateral Programme, but when available, applications to the Open Programme are welcome. |
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| Open Programme |
The Open Programme was launched in 2003 to allow researchers to further collaborations with research groups in countries (non-UK) or institutes not covered by the bilateral programme.
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| Deadlines |
| The open programme is not available in the 21 November 08 round of applications. Future availability will be announced in due course. |
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| Eligibility - general to all programmes Return to top of page |
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The Exchange programmes are open to Fellows and non-Fellows |
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Researchers travelling should have at least a PhD or equivalent at the time of travel |
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Visits should be 1-4 weeks in duration |
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Researchers from Scotland must be working in a Scottish research institution, and hosts for researchers visiting Scotland must be based at a Scottish research institution. |
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Both visitors and hosts must have established contact before application |
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For specific areas of research, please see individual programme pages, however, research should be of an academic rather than clinical nature |
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Applications are judged by open competition on scientific merit. The decision of the selection committee is final. |
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We will normally only consider applications made for repeat or return visits followig receipt of reports of the first visit so that they may be judged in light of the outcomes of the initial activity |
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Check FCO travel advice for guidance on travel to the destination country |
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Please check each exchange programme for any specific eligibility criteria |
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| Last Updated
29 September, 2008
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