Support for International Mobility - IAP [CLOSED]

As part of the I-SITE Excellence Program, the University of Montpellier is launching a call for projects "Support for international mobility - EXPLORE #4" in order to promote international exchanges and collaborations, increase the attractiveness and visibility of the site and contribute to the structuring of new initiatives. [This call is closed].

The call for projects "EXPLORE#4 2022" is the first one launched after the confirmation of the I-SITE label obtained by the University of Montpellier, and in the framework of the I-Site Excellence Program (P.E.I). This call for projects has two components: (1) support for individual incoming or outgoing mobility and (2) support for collective outgoing mobility.

Objective

This call for projects is intended to promote international exchanges and collaborations, increase the attractiveness and visibility of the site and contribute to the structuring of new initiatives. The program is part of an overall project to build the university of tomorrow, which will remain open and non-exclusive. Therefore, any project exploring new international collaborations, meeting the general conditions and objectives of this call and presenting a significant added value for the P.E.I., may be considered for funding, including for agents whose themes do not directly correspond to the three pillars of Food, Care and Protection.

Collaborative projects with universities or privileged partners

As in previous editions, the EXPLORE#4 international mobility program observes a marked but not exclusive preference for collaborations with the P.E.I.'s privileged universities or partners - including non-academic ones - as well as the UM partners of the CHARM- EU project. Applications can also be based on existing mechanisms of the members of the I.E.P. active at the international level (see list described below).

FUNDED ACTIVITIES

This 4th edition of the EXPLORE program provides two distinct schemes, of interest to teachers, teacher-researchers, researchers, doctoral students, engineers, technicians or administrative staff.

1 Individual inbound or outbound mobility

• for the exploration of new international collaboration projects by :
• Doctoral students, in order to prepare a professional project after the thesis
• Teachers, researchers, professors (tenured or contractual at the time of the mobility period)
• Engineers, technicians or administrative staff (tenured or contracted at the time of the mobility period)

2 Collective outgoing mobility

To develop new international collaborations (pedagogical, academic and/or scientific) for a group (maximum 5 people) from research and/or training structures within the P.E.I. perimeter (teachers, teacher-researchers, researchers, doctoral students, engineers, technicians or administrative staff). These collective mobilities aim at setting up a training cycle, building an international institutional partnership and/or developing a structuring research project.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUBMISSION

Submission of applications and sending of the file, in PDF format, named as follows NomPorteur_EXPLORE4 before December 2, 2022 (12:00, Paris time) by email.

• Complete application form
• Letter of support with approval from the director of the applicant's teaching and/or research institution, or from the supervisor for administrative staff
• Letter of invitation from the director of the host teaching and/or research institution

Any incomplete file will not be examined.

Allocated means

The financial envelope allocated to the EXPLORE#4 program is 420K€.

Eco-responsibility

Concerned about global climate issues, APP EXPLORE#4 invites beneficiaries to reduce their impact and to favor, when possible, less polluting modes of transportation (train versus plane).

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The financial support covers mobilities of a minimum of 5 days (excluding travel days) to a maximum of 30 days.

As in previous editions, the EXPLORE#4 international mobility program has a marked but not exclusive preference for collaborations with the E.I.P.'s privileged universities or partners - including non-academic ones - as well as the partners of the European alliance CHARMEU.

The geographical areas and target countries are presented here: strategic partnerships - MontpellierUniversity of Excellence (umontpellier.fr)

NORTH AMERICA
Laval University, Quebec (Canada), University of California Davis (USA)

CENTRAL AND LATIN AMERICA
INTA (Argentina), University of São Paolo, (Brazil), Embrapa, (Brazil), CATIE (Costa Rica)

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
U.Gamal Abdel Nasser, Conakry (Guinea), Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar (Senegal), University of Pretoria (South Africa)

ASIA - SOUTHEAST ASIA
Chinese Agricultural Academy of Science, Beijing (China)

EUROPE & MEDITERRANEAN BASIN
American University of Beirut (Lebanon), Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary), Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat (Morocco), Trinity College
Dublin (Ireland), University of Barcelona (Spain), University of Porto (Portugal), Utrecht University (The Netherlands), Wageningen University (The Netherlands), Abo Akademy (Finland), Würzburg University (Germany) and Hochschule Ruhr West (Germany).

The AAP EXPLORE#4 finances allowances, composed of :

• a daily allowance, which varies according to the country of destination (see Order of July 3, 2006 setting the rates of mission allowances), with a ceiling of 30 daily allowances,
• Coverage of transportation costs (based on actual expenses and within the limit of one round trip per beneficiary) with a ceiling (see below):
  Distance... Ceiling (distance between the start and end points calculated with the 'tool developed by the European Commission.
  • From 0 to 999km ...600€.
  • From 1 000 to 7 999km... 1 300€.
  • More than 8,000km 2,000

Criteria for assessment

• Consistency with the scientific vision "Nourish - Care - Protect", and open to all themes / disciplines that can contribute to it;
• Exploratory and structuring character of the application, and presenting an added value for the I.E.P. (reinforcement of excellence, acquisition of new skills, innovation) including for requests for mobility of agents not directly related to these themes;
• Stimulating the openness of Montpellier's communities to international collaboration by enhancing the partnership networks of institutions dedicated to the international stage and by developing collaborations with public or private stakeholders in the fields of training, research and development, or for pedagogical and organizational innovation;
  
• Collaborative effect induced within the P.E.I. through group mobilities potentially involving several training and/or research structures of the P.E.I. A commitment of the hosting and outgoing structures in the exchange, in particular in terms of human and financial resources mobilized, is expected. Collaborations between training/research structures involved in the EIP will be particularly appreciated.

Funding for mobility for the sole purpose of attending a symposium or conference is excluded from the EXPLORE call for projects.

Evaluation

Research After an administrative analysis of the applications by the International Relations Department, the applications will be sent for evaluation to the EXPLORE evaluation committee, chaired by the UM Vice-President in charge of international relations and composed of members of the Academic Council (CAC) of
l'UM, the directors of the 5 MUSE clusters, representatives of the LabEx and representatives of the P.E.I.'s partner institutions. The committee will produce an evaluation of the eligible applications and will propose a ranking submitted to the UM's Strategic Investments Committee (COMIS).

TERMS OF SUBMISSION

Submission of applications and sending of the file, in PDF format, named as follows NomPorteur_EXPLORE4 before December 2, 2022 (12:00, Paris time) by email.

• Complete application form
• Letter of support with approval from the director of the applicant's teaching and/or research institution, or from the supervisor for administrative staff
• Letter of invitation from the director of the host teaching and/or research institution Any incomplete application will not be examined.

Calendar

• Launch date of the call for applications: October 28, 2022
• Deadline for applications: Friday, December 2, 2022 (12:00 noon, Paris time)
• Announcement of results: during January 2023
• Mobility commitment: from February 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 at the latest