Funded activities
Types of action which may be financed under this call include:
- fellowship actions for academic exchange at higher education institutions to improve professional experience in the field of interest, as well as collaborate with academic colleagues, develop a course or curriculum, teach, or give guest lectures and presentations.
- fellowship actions for research in a specific field at a higher education institution or research centre with an evidence-based track of academic history and/or implemented academic projects, including time in libraries and archives, field work (data collection); this may include international collaboration leading to peer reviewed articles.
- fellowship actions for non-paid internships at a higher education institution or a research centre with an evidence-based track of academic history and/or implemented academic projects.
The contracting authority shall not engage in facilitation of the fellowship process or placement.
Applicants
The target group for this call is:
- former and current lecturers at universities
- former and current scientists at research institutions or independent researchers
- current PhD students
Eligibility of applicants:
- be a natural person and
- be a citizen of the Republic of Belarus and
- reside in an EU member state or one of the Eastern partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine). In case of residence outside Belarus, left Belarus not earlier than August 2020 and
- be current or former lecturer at a higher education institution including think tanks and research NGOs, or independent researcher or a PhD student and
- demonstrate that the applicant or an immediate family member has been under threats, suffered from actual persecution /repression, or risks of threatening, persecution, repressions, dismissal on political grounds related to political situation of August 2020 (based on official protocols or other documents, such as reference letters issued by independent civil society organisations, human rights activists, representatives of democratic political institutions,) and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action, not acting as an intermediary.
- be able to present an invitation letter for the duration of the fellowship from a host higher education institution or research centre in the EU.
Size of grants:
- minimum amount: EUR 5,580 (min 3 months)
- maximum amount: EUR 18,600 (max 10 months)
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must not exceed the maximum amount and may vary due to a number of requested months.
Amount of the grant indicated in the application should be calculated according to the planned number of months of the fellowship. The final amount of grant will be calculated as follows: euro 1860 x max 10 months.
Submission of project applications
The link to the submission is SUBMIT APPLICATION
Contacts
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Objective
The global objective of this call for proposals is to foster people-to-people contacts by increasing access to academic mobility opportunities and professional exposure in the EU.
The specific objective of this call for proposals is to support Belarusian lecturers, scientists, and PhD students affected by the current political crisis in Belarus to access EU-based universities and research institutes through individual fellowship grants to benefit from access to higher education and opportunities for lifelong-learning compliant with the EU standards and values:
- Enabling Belarusian applicants who have been subjected to threats and repressions on political grounds to continue their academic and/or pedagogical activity, upgrade their knowledge, build professional contacts in the EU countries.
- Supporting Belarusian applicants who have been forced to relocate from Belarus to the EU due to the political crisis in Belarus.
- Promoting academic mobility of Belarusian lecturers, scientists, and PhD students.
Duration of the projects
The planned duration of an action is minimum 3 months but may not exceed 10 months.
Fellowships may start from December 16, 2024, and be completed by October 31, 2025.
