European Funding and Fellowship Opportunities




EURAXESS ASEAN Flashnote
 

24 October 2018

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What is ASEAN's Moonshot?

 
Participate in the first ASEAN Emerging Researchers Conference and find out!

3-4 December 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 
The conference aims to create a platform for researchers from the ASEAN region and the ASEAN research diaspora to drive research excellence in the region
 
This is an inclusive conference which recognises that national, regional and global challenges can best be addressed through interdisciplinary collaboration.
 
Details
here

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European Funding and Fellowship Opportunities

Germany: International Climate Protection Fellowship for Young Climate Experts from Developing Countries. ASEAN Researchers Eligible

Are you a future leader from a developing country in ASEAN and are active in climate change research?  Are you are interested in spending a year working with a host of your choice in Germany on a research-based project you have developed yourself?  Up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships are granted annually that target prospective leaders from non-European transition and developing countries, including countries in ASEAN.  German language training is offered. Details here

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UK Newton Fund: Industry-Academia Partnership Programme for Thailand. Call Now Open
The aim of this programme is to strengthen capacity and develop capabilities within Thai engineering higher education and research institutions to enhance their engineering education, research and innovation output through strengthening industry linkages and leveraging UK expertise. Details here

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Ernst Mach Grant ASEA (Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam) - Research Stays in Austria
The Ernst Mach Grant ASEA-UNINET enables students and researchers stays in Austria. The target group are PhD students, postdocs and lecturers at member institutions of the
ASEA-Uninet Details here

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UK: Wellcome Trust International Training Fellowships in Health. ASEAN Researchers Eligible (ex Singapore and Brunei)
This scheme provides support for early stage researchers to consolidate their research skills and gain additional training.   ASEAN researchers (ex Singapore and Brunei) are encouraged to apply. Your research proposal should focus on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country. Deadline 22 November. Details  here

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Turkey - TÜBİTAK ‟2221” Fellowships for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave. ASEAN Researchers Eligible
Fellowships offered to researchers who would like to give workshops, conferences, lectures, or conduct R&D activities in Turkey. Three types of visits are granted:  Short-term (up to 1 month), Long-term (up to 12 months) and Sabbatical Leave (from 3 months to 12 months). Grants cover monthly stipend and travel costs. Rolling deadline. Details here

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UK: 11 PhD Positions in Neurodegeenrative and Chronic Pain

TOBeATPAIN is a EU-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network which will train eleven PhD students on how to investigate the underlying mechanisms of pathological pain in neurodegenerative diseases, musculoskeletal conditions and peripheral neuropathies, with the ultimate aim to delineate novel therapeutic strategies. Details here

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UK: Gates Cambridge Scholarships.  ASEAN Students Encouraged to Apply
Scholarships to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. Selection criteria include  outstanding intellectual ability, leadership potential, a commitment to improving the lives of others, and a good fit between the applicant's qualifications and aspirations and the postgraduate programme at Cambridge for which they are applying. Details
here

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ThinkSwiss Asia-Pacific Scholarship Programme - Singapore eligible

ThinkSwiss Asia-Pacific is a scholarship programme managed by the Embassies of Switzerland in Singapore & in Australia and swissnex India. It supports students enrolled at Singaporean, Indian, and Australian universities who want to go to Switzerland to conduct research. Details here

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15 PhD Positions in Kidney Research in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, and Italy. ASEAN Researchers Eligible
RenalToolBox is an MSCA ITN project  working towards the development of novel tools and technologies to assess the safety and efficacy of cell‑based regenerative medicine therapies for kidney disease. Opportunity to  to embark on a PhD degree in the fields of stem cell biology, imaging science, medical sciences, mathematics or chemistry. Details here

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UK: Clarendon Scholarships at the University of Oxford. ASEAN Students Eligible
This unique scheme offers around 130 new, fully-funded scholarships each year to academically outstanding graduate students from around the world including ASEAN. With over 400 current scholars from around 70 different nations, Clarendon is one of the biggest graduate scholarship communities at Oxford, and one of the most lively. 
Details here 

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UK Chevening Scholarships Open to ASEAN. Call Closing 6 November

Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders and influencers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK. Details here

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Prizes and Competitions

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Germany - Bayer Digital Campus Challenge. ASEAN Students Eligible

Do you know how digital technologies can be used in healthcare to improve people’s lives? Bayers  want to hear what you think! You will be able to sell your idea to Bayer or to develop it in collaboration with Bayer’s team. Regardless of whether your studies are focused on natural sciences, engineering, medicine, IT, economics or business administration – your ideas matter. Competition details here

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Recent Events

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EURAXESS ASEAN Joins the 8th ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Science and Technology 

EURAXESS ASEAN was honoured to brief the participants in the 8th ASEAN-EU Dialogue on Science and Technology on its progress in facilitating two-way researcher mobility between the two regions. The regional representatives updated the meeting on the core activities of the regional network, which includes more than 13.000 researchers and research administrators, and invited the ASEAN member states to join forces in informing the bi-regional research community on existing mobility schemes to promote scientific exchange and collaboration. More information here

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Horizon 2020 Info Days Held in Bangkok and the Philippines

The H2020 Information Days 2018, a series of information & training sessions focusing on collaborative research opportunities under the EU's Framework Programme for Research & Innovation HORIZON 2020, took place in Bangkok, Cebu and Manila this October. The event was organised by the International Cooperation Service Facility of the EC with the support of EURAXESS ASEAN and local partner agencies. Presentations from these events can be downloaded here

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EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently over 11000 open research job positions available on the EURAXESS Jobs database.

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EURAXESS Helps You Succeed – Tutorial Series

 

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EURAXESS Centres

Are you moving to Europe to pursue a PhD or Post Doc? Would you like some help getting settled?  
 

You can save time and money by using more than 500 EURAXESS Centres around Europe to help you with a range of issues including visa requirements, work regulations, taxation and social security, family matters, and accommodation. Find out about all the free services EURAXESS provides to researchers here

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