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SUMMARY:[ SERI | Research Partnership Grants for the Middle East and North
  Africa (MENA) region ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220102
DTSTAMP:20260511T081202Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The State Secretariat for Education\, Research and Innovation 
 (SERI) has commissioned the HES-SO as Leading House for bilateral research
  collaboration with partner institutions in\nthe Middle East and North Afr
 ica (MENA) region\, namely Algeria\, Bahrain\, Egypt\, Iraq\, Jordan\, Kuw
 ait\, Lebanon\, Libya\, Morocco\, Oman\, Qatar\, Saudi Arabia\, Syria\, Oc
 cupied Palestinian territory\, Tunisia\, United Arab Emirates\, Yemen.\n\n
 In 2021\, the Leading House for the Middle East and North Africa opened a 
 call for proposals for Research Partnership Grants.\n\nThe goal of the Res
 earch Partnership Grants is to develop new joint project proposals or conn
 ecting already existing and independently funded projects in Switzerland a
 nd in the MENA partner countries.\n\nWho can apply: \n\n	The PI must be a 
 scientist employed at a Swiss federal and cantonal universities\, universi
 ties of applied sciences\, universities of teacher education\, as well as 
 public research institutions.\n	The Swiss scientist is the main applicant.
  He or she must hold a position\, either permanent or lasting until the en
 d of the project\, and have a research or practical experience of three ye
 ars or more.\n	The principal investigator/researcher in the MENA region mu
 st be affiliated to an accredited university or a public research institut
 e and must hold a faculty or scientist position in addition to several yea
 rs of research or practical experience.\n\n\nFunding & Duration: max. CHF 
 15’000 for up to 12 months\n\nEligible costs: equipment\, work-related i
 nstitutional costs\, Travel\, Subcontracting\, Networking and communicatio
 n (incl. costs for o.a. publications).\n\nMatching funds and in-kind contr
 ibutions: The total costs of the project should be made explicit\, includi
 ng the contribution of all partners and the remaining amount requested via
  the Research Partnership Grant. The mutual commitment of the partners in 
 both countries will serve as an indicator for the strength of the partners
 hip and the project’s financial sustainability. It includes financial co
 -funding and in-kind contributions by all partners\, and possibly third-pa
 rty contributions.\n\nCall timeline:\n\n\n	Deadline: 2 January 2022\n	Deci
 sion: end of March 2022\n	Latest project start: June 2022\n\n\nFor more in
 formation and application\, please have a look at the call website.
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