AO collaboration recherche/universitaire avec la Filande (programme Maupertuis) 2019

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Sujet :         Call for proposals Maupertuis 2019 OPEN: France-Finland
bilateral funding program for scientific cooperation
Date :         Wed, 5 Dec 2018 12:28:30 +0200
De :         Mathieu Leporini <mathieu.leporini@france.fi>
Pour :         Mathieu Leporini <mathieu.leporini@france.fi>

/Please do really not hesitate to send this information to all
researchers and institutions from your networks./

Dear Colleagues,*__*

I am delighted to inform you that for the third year the Institut
Français in Helsinki, the Embassy of France in Finland and the French
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation have partnered
with the Finnish Society for Sciences and Letters and the Finnish
Academy for Science and Letters in Finland to open the call for
proposals of the*Maupertuis funding program to initiate and strengthen
bilateral cooperation in science, innovation and higher education in
fields of excellence* _between Finland and France._

For this purpose, four joint programs are open:

*1-French Renowned Scientist Conference Series (FRSCS) *
/Joint funding from the Institut Français in Helsinki, the French
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the Finnish
Society for Sciences and Letters and the Finnish Academy for Science and
Letters/
This program invites outstanding academics from France, from different
disciplinary and research backgrounds, to participate in an open
dialogue with their Finnish counterparts.  The visit will include one
major public lecture but also other discussions with researchers from
Finnish Universities.

*2-Researchers Short Mobility program (RSM)*
/Joint funding from the Institut Français in Helsinki, the French
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the Finnish
Society for Sciences and Letters and the Finnish Academy for Science and
Letters/
In order to initiate or strengthen cooperation in science, innovation
and higher education on all research topics of excellence, this program
will allow selected researchers from France and from Finland (both ways)
to visit their counterparts for a short period (1-2 weeks). The
objectives of such visit are:
- To discuss potential concrete collaboration on research and, if
possible, on higher education (mobility of students, dual degrees, joint
PhD cotutelle)
- To meet with several researchers within the host institution to
explore all possible other collaborations, also in a multidisciplinary
approach
- To identify short, medium and long term perspectives of collaborations
and official cooperation formalization in order to build a sustainable
cooperation between research teams, research laboratory, departments and
institutions.

*3- “Higher Education, Research and Innovation” Workshop (ERI-W)*
/Joint funding from the Institut Français in Helsinki, the French
Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and the Finnish
Society for Sciences and Letters/
In order to increase identified collaborations between researchers in
France and Finland who have an existing collaborations, it is proposed
to support concrete and specific workshops in Finland or in France on
all research topics of excellence. It is recommended to have focused and
concrete topics for the workshop that may last 2 or 3 days and involve
several researchers (around 15 but not limited). These workshops, based
on identified excellence, will have to cover the three pillars of the
knowledge triangle:
- Research: initiate, strengthen, foster all research collaborations to
move from the researcher-research collaboration to a team-team or
lab-lab collaborations
- Higher Education: explore all possibilities and secure a dedicated
time during the workshop to discuss mobility of students, dual degrees,
joint PhD cotutelle…
- Innovation: explore opportunities for technology transfer and
innovation and collaboration with the private sector from each country.
The participation, with the researchers, of students, companies, tech
transfer offices, innovation councils, officials from the Institutions
and from local authorities is encouraged.

*4- _NEW_ PhD cotutelle grant (PhD-G)*
/Funded by the Magnus  Ehrnrooth Foundation in Finland/
A fourth joint program is proposed for 2019, a PhD cotutelle grant in
one of the fields of science (Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry
and Medical chemistry) supported by the Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation.
Applications are made using the grant application system of the
Foundation plateform: https://www.magnusehrnroothinsaatio.fi/

International cotutelle or thesis cotutelle is a me; Ottelin Hanna-Leena
<Hanna-Leena.Ottelin@sitra.fi> chanism that promotes mobility among
doctoral candidates while encouraging scientific cooperation between
French and foreign research teams. Candidates conduct their research
under the oversight of, and with guidance from, a dissertation adviser
from each of the two countries involved in the program. Working jointly,
both advisers provide a full measure of supervision for the candidate.

The candidate conducts his research in the two countries under the terms
of the agreement governing the program.  This agreement may introduce
more flexibility in the definition of these terms and allows adapting
the general framework for each student therefore improving the proper
progress of the doctoral studies.

Application deadline: _January, 25^th 2019_

More information and application forms here:
http://www.france.fi/uncategorized/science-and-universities/events-en/maupertuis-program-bilateral-funding-program-for-scientific-cooperation-between-france-and-finland-opening/?lang=en

For any questions, please do really not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Mathieu

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Dr. Mathieu LEPORINI

Attaché pour la Coopération Scientifique et Universitaire - Science and
Higher Education Attaché

Institut Français de Finlande

Ambassade de France en Finlande – Embassy of France to Finland

Yrjönkatu 36 FI-00100 Helsinki, Finland

_Phone :_+358 (0)9 2510 2123

_Cell :_+358 (0)5 0407 5384