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SUMMARY:[ ETHZ - Exchange of young researchers with China | Research fundi
 ng ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190510
DTSTAMP:20260919T052643Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:The State Secretariat for Education\, Research and Innovation 
 (SERI) has commissioned ETHZ as Leading House for bilateral research colla
 boration with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) in all scientific discip
 lines.\n \nETHZ and CSC run the China – Exchange of Young Researchers P
 rogramme for applicants based in Switzerland and China who\, after an init
 ial contact set up at a symposium\, workshop or alike\, want to start rese
 arch activities with their counterparts by:\n1.       Hosting young 
 Chinese scholars in Switzerland for 6-24 months. \n2.       Sending
  young Swiss researchers to China for max. 12 months.\nThe total budget fo
 r the 2019 call is CHF 285’000.\n \nWho can apply: the Swiss Main Appli
 cant must be a senior researcher holding a permanent position in an eligib
 le Swiss institution. Note: The Chinese and Swiss partners must have set u
 p initial contacts during a symposium\, workshop\, for a publication\, the
  submission of a joint research proposal or alike.\n \nThe programme has 
 the following formats:\n \n1. Hosting young Chinese researchers in a Swis
 s research group:\n·         The young scholar: PhD student or po
 st-doctoral researcher registered/employed at an eligible Chinese institut
 ion throughout their stay in Switzerland. \n·         Funding: m
 onthly allowance: CHF 4’400 per month for PhD students or CHF 4500 per m
 onth for postdoctoral researchers + max. CHF 250 for social charges if the
  Chinese visitor receives employee status at the Swiss institute.\n·  
        Deadline: 12 April 2019\n·         Applications must
  be submitted in parallel by the Swiss Main Applicant to ETHZ (as per p.3 
 of the call document) and by the Chinese applicant CSC (https://www.csc.ed
 u.cn/chuguo/s/1532 and https://bg.csc.edu.cn/DownLoad.aspx?PROJECTCODE=620
 057).\n·         Please contact the Director of your Institute to
  obtain a Letter of Support.\n \n2. Sending young Swiss researchers to Ch
 ina:\n·         The young scholar: PhD student or post-doctoral r
 esearcher registered/employed at an eligible Swiss institution throughout 
 their stay in China. \n·         Funding: monthly allowance: CHF
  2’000 per month for PhD students and post-doctoral researchers alike. R
 oundtrip economy ticket: max. CHF 2’000. Stays will have to be part of a
  research project or collaboration.\n·         Deadline: 10 May 2
 019\n·         Applications must only be submitted to ETHZ. No ap
 plication to the CSC is required.\n·         Please contact the D
 irector of your Institute to obtain a Letter of Support.\n \nFor further 
 information\, please have a look at the call guidelines and application fo
 rm.\nAlso available: Exchange of young researchers with Japan.\nComing soo
 n: Exchange of young researchers with ASEAN countries and South Korea.\nFo
 r exchanges with other partner countries: follow this link.\n 
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