[CALL] Circle U. Postdoc Mobility Programme

31.08.2025

Deadline: 31.08.2025

The postdoctoral mobility fellowships are aimed at researchers from a Circle U. university who are applying for postdoctoral fellowship funding and wish to continue their scientific or academic career at another Circle U. university.

The fellowships enable researchers to meet their potential next research group through a research stay and prepare an application.

Target group

Postdocs working at one of the Circle U. universities.
While King’s College London can host postdocs, postdocs employed at King’s are not eligible for funding.

Preconditions

Existing personal contacts with scientists at the respective hosting Circle U. university
Concrete plans for research oriented activities at the hosting Circle U. university
Invitation by at least one colleague in a leading position (group leader, head of department, etc.) of the respective Circle U. university
Employment at one of the Circle U. universities (including the period of your research visit)
Consent of the superior concerning the leave

Length of stay

The fellowships are awarded for stays of at least 5 days of stay and a maximum of 30 days of stay.

Scholarship

The grant amounts to EUR 250 fixed travel grant; the first 10 days of mobility, the participant receives EUR 110/day, after that EUR 90/day. The total amount of the scholarship depends on the lengths of stay.

The grant will be paid in one installments 6-8 weeks prior to the planned stay and must be utilized within 6 months of approval.

Please note: weekends and days spent exclusively travelling are not funded. Funding only covers those days that are spent at the hosting institution.

Application

The application consists of the following documents:

a letter of motivation from the applicant outlining the motives for the mobility, existing contacts with researchers at the partner university, an overview of the planned activities at the host institution, the concrete results of the planned stay and the expectations for the future career,
a curriculum vitae of the applicant with academic achievements (publications, projects),
a letter of invitation (issued by an authorized person of the host institution),
a letter of support (issued by the applicant's supervisor).

These four documents must be uploaded with your application in the online application form below.

Apply for Circle U. Postdoc Mobility

Application deadline

The call closes on 31 August 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions for applicants

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Selection criteria

Grants will be awarded to the most suitable applicants on the following criteria:

Eligibility of the application
Scientific quality and feasibility of the proposed activities.
Potential for career development and impact on the applicant’s field.
Strength of the support letters from both the current and host institutions.
Overall fit with the objectives of the mobility scheme.

Selection quota

Up to 18 applications will be funded per call. The selection procedure stipulates that applications from each university are first evaluated separately, i.e. the best-evaluated application from each university will be considered.

Subsequently, the best applications from all other applications (regardless of the applicant's home university) will be considered up to the maximum number of grants per call.

Selection of beneficiaries

Grantees will be selected by an evaluation committee, consisting of members from all Circle U. universities, approximately 4 weeks after the respective deadline. Each application will undergo double peer-review by senior academics from the respective fields.

All applicants will receive a notification by e-mail within 1-2 weeks after the final decision has been made.

Travel organisation

Please note that grantees have to organize travel preparations on time and by themselves.

Contact

For questions or further information, please contact Charlotte Birnbaum-Nyberg:

Mail: charlotte.birnbaum-nyberg@univie.ac.at
Phone: +43-1-4277-18274

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