EUTOPIA SIF – Science and Innovation Fellowship Program
The EUTOPIA-SIF program aims at enhancing the research potential and career perspective of outstanding young researchers from around the world. It will provide the opportunity for early career researchers to develop their independent research in the scope of an interdisciplinary scientific project, and undertake training. Fellows will be hosted by one of the partner universities of EUTOPIA and will be offered extensive mobility opportunities within EUTOPIA and beyond.
Applications are welcome in the following key research areas:
- Materials Engineering,
- Data & Intelligence,
- Health,
- Sustainability
- Welfare & Inclusion.
Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged. Applications are invited from all disciplines, including Science, the Social Sciences, the Humanities and Arts in connection with the above key research areas.
Eligibility Criteria
The fellowship positions are open to any researcher with a doctoral degree or with at least four years of full time equivalent research experience. Candidates must not have a permanent position at the start of the fellowship
and must comply with the Marie Sklodowska Curie mobility rule (table 4). No age or nationality conditions apply.
Eligibility of the Researcher
Diploma– Diploma certificate in English (accompanied with a non-certified English translation if the initial document is not in English) OR a provisional PhD certificate —certificate on headed paper from their supervisor/academic institution attesting that they will complete their PhD viva by the due date, OR mandatory template detailing 4 years of full- time equivalent research experience. Completion of PhD or equivalent experience by 15 April 2022.
Seniority & status– No seniority condition will be imposed in the program, candidates must be recognized researchers 9. However, as the fellowship is also a training and development scheme, candidates must not have a permanent position at the start of the fellowship. They have to be able to work exclusively on the fellowship project with a full-time contract from one of the EUTOPIA-SIF university. Candidates may be employed when applying but should resign and take up a full-time contract when selected.
Research topics– Applicants are entirely free in the design of their research project. However, they must indicate one or more of the program’s Key Research Areas to characterize their project.
MSCA Mobility Rule-Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of the selected primary host universities for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to the date of appointment. Compulsory national service, short stays (e.g. holidays), and time spent applying for refugee status under the Geneva Convention are not considered. The mobility rule need not apply to hosts of secondment.
Nationality-The call is open to researchers of any nationality.
Formal proposal criteria-Completeness of application including all required support documents submitted before the deadline using the application platform.
All submitted documents must comply with the page limits and other specifications detailed below and/or on the
application portal. The application will otherwise not be accepted.
Application submitted in English.
Only one application per call and per fellow.
In addition, the following criteria are essential in order to be considered for a fellowship award:
•Applicants should have a track record of producing research outputs such as peer-reviewed publications in which they have played a significant role, conference & research presentations and contributions to symposia and compiled volumes;
•Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to a research career and show how they will use the fellowship to
advance this aim.
Online Application System & Deadline
Full application (and optional pre-application) to the EUTOPIA-SIF program MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE,
via the dedicated application platform: www.eutopia.smapply.io
•The deadline for submission of full applications is the10 January 2022, 13:00 CET
Only one proposal per researcher may be submitted to this call.
Only applications that are complete and submitted before the application deadline via the online platform will be considered.
