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2nd Collaborative European Freshwater Science Project for Young Researchers, (“FreshProject”)” - Call for Proposals 2018-2019
 We invite proposals for a project to be supported by the European Federation of Freshwater Sciences (EFFS). The call has been developed as a joint effort of the EFFS board, the European Fresh and Young Researchers (EFYR) and representatives of the Fresh Blood for Fresh Water (FBFW) meetings, based on the previous 1st call. It has the primary goals of encouraging young freshwater researchers across Europe to create synergistic interactions that lead to new knowledge, promote networking among young European Limnologists and offer experience in generating research ideas, acquiring funding, planning and carrying out a collaborative international scientific project.
Collaboration among scientists over a wide geographical area offers the possibility to plan innovative experiments with a relatively small budget. Such collaborative projects have the potential for combining outstanding research with networking, and thus can be very valuable for scientists at an early stage in their careers. As an example, the 1st Collaborative European Freshwater Science Project for Young Researchers originated by two German researchers, who assembled a team of people from seven European Countries. The project later developed into a programme involving 47 young scientists grouped in 16 teams from 11 European countries and performing measurements in 34 streams across Europe.
Proposals submitted to the present call should specify original research on any aspect of the ecology of inland waters. We are seeking to support research relying on the original and well-designed use of inexpensive and simple methodology, and will favour multidisciplinary interactions among young researchers from several European countries. Thus, the evaluation will consider not only the scientific quality of the proposal, but especially the chances for promoting collaboration among European young freshwater scientists, both by integrating them in the initial proposal and by offering opportunities for further integration for the project development. This is an `equal opportunity call’ which is open to all young members of the limnological societies constituting EFFS. National societies from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Spain/Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom financially support this programme and kindly encourage the participation of their young members.
Budget
The budget available for this 2nd call is 8,000 € (VAT included), which could be supplemented by funds provided by the participants or their institutions. This budget may cover consumables and travel expenses, conference fees and publication costs. Salaries and non-consumable materials cannot be paid by the budget. The final team must include at least one participant affiliated to each of the funding societies.
For more details, please download the call from the link, and/or contact the EFYR Representatives.
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