NEWS for Experiented:

Young Scientists - Experienced PhD Fellowships (type D)
Please read this note carefully if you are interested
in a renewal of your fellowship

Young Scientists who have received an INTAS type D fellowship may apply for a one-year renewal of their fellowship. The renewal is NOT automatic: only the highest quality applications may receive a grant for a second year. The main criteria for the selection will be the quality of the work carried out in the first year, publications during the first year, the quality of the work programme submitted for the renewal, as well as the logical connection between the first year's work programme and the renewal's work programme.
YS interested in a renewal of their type D fellowship are requested to inform the INTAS Secretariat at least two months before the conclusion of their current fellowship. Together with the final report about the first year (including a copy of the publications arising from the fellowship and a one-page synthesis of the participation in an international conference), a formal application for renewal, supported by a detailed work plan, needs to be submitted, using the standard forms for type D fellowships.
The rules for a renewal type D fellowship are the same as for the first year. All recipients of type D fellowships are eligible for one renewal of their fellowship. (Subsequent renewals are not possible.) Renewal applications must include the first year report in order to be considered by INTAS.
Applicants for renewal will be informed of the outcome of the selection within two months of receipt of their renewal application.

1.Objectives

INTAS supports the consolidation of NIS science by setting up long-lasting scientific partnerships between scientists from the INTAS member states and the NIS partner countries. As the number of young researchers working in NIS science has declined in recent years, INTAS seeks to provide incentives for them to remain in science by awarding fellowships and grants.

• advance their careers via international collaboration;
• stabilise their position and continue their research in the NIS;
• implement newly learned techniques and methods into research;
• give the opportunity to present their results at conferences and workshops;
• establish contacts with other INTAS and NIS research teams, enhance their reputation and give opportunities to build up scientific contacts for future research.    

• Applicant must be 35 years of age or less at the time the grant is awarded ⁽¹⁾
• Applicant must be a citizen and permanent resident of one of the NIS countries;
• Applicant must meet the qualification criteria required by the category of grant they are applying for;
• The application must respect the time limits set in the different schemes;
• The application must be in English and complete as defined for each fellowship or grant, i.e. diploma, passport;
• Applicants may only receive one fellowship from INTAS, having done so they become ineligible to apply for further INTAS fellowships, irrespective of type.

Young scientists who have achieved excellent results within INTAS projects may apply to INTAS for a grant to attend an international conference in an NIS or an INTAS member state in order to present their results and to enhance their international reputation. In addition, successful applicants may apply for a period of brief training in the same country.

• The conference must be taking place in an NIS or INTAS member state
• Applicant must be involved in an active or recently (less than 6 months) completed INTAS project 
• The applicant must present research results achieved within the INTAS project in a paper or a poster at an international conference that has at least 50 participants

Specific Eligibility: Young Scientists actively involved in an INTAS project may apply to continue their research, particularly in pursuit of a research qualification that was started during an INTAS project.

Fellowships must start within 6 months of the end of the Young Scientists participation in an INTAS project. Fellowships will start approximately 6 months after the closing date. Applications should include:

• Form I completed by the Young Scientist: this includes the Young Scientist's curriculum vitae, list of publications, a brief description of the content and achievements of the INTAS project & the work undertaken by the participant, work programme of the fellowship, cost table including travel, subsistence
• Form II completed by the applicant's NIS team leader, which assesses his/her capabilities and confirms their position in the institute
• Form III completed by the INTAS member state supervisor IF a training period is being undertaken, which includes a declaration from the INTAS member institute that it is ready to host the student under defined conditions
• A copy of the national passport stating the birth date

2.3    Fellowships for Young Scientists Not Involved in INTAS Projects

• Form I completed by the Young Scientist: which includes the Young Scientists curriculum vitae, list of publications, work programme, cost table including travel, subsistence
• Form II completed by the applicant's NIS supervisor, which assesses his/her capabilities, confirms their position in the institute and that the applicant is qualified to study for a PhD (including the background of study with years) and confirms the involvement in a PhD programme
• Form III completed by the INTAS member state supervisor, which includes a declaration from the INTAS member institute that it is ready to host the fellow under defined conditions. Wherever possible the institute is asked to offer co-funding of expenses such as subsistence, travel and accommodation but in any case must waive all fees.
• A copy of the original highest obtained diploma and an English translation
• A copy of the national passport stating the birth date

• Form I completed by the Young Scientist: which includes the Young Scientist's curriculum vitae, list of publications, work programme, cost table including travel, subsistence
• Two Form IIs completed by two different scientists in the NIS, one of whom must be the Young Scientist's Head of Department or Director at the institute. The form assesses his/her capabilities and confirms their position in the institute
• Form III completed by the INTAS member state supervisor which includes a declaration from the INTAS member institute that it is ready to host the fellow under defined conditions. Wherever possible the institute is asked to offer co-funding of expenses such as subsistence, travel and accommodation but in any case must waive all fees.
• A copy of the original PhD diploma or confirmation of successful PhD defence⁽³⁾  and an English translation
• A copy of the national passport stating the birth date

Specific Eligibility: Experienced Postdoctoral Scientists, established ⁽²⁾ in an NIS scientific institute, who will have held a PhD for at least 3 years at the start of the fellowship (earliest start date November 2002) and have published at least 3 scientific publications in internationally acknowledged journals, may apply for a fellowship to carry out research according to a work programme. The programme must include one or two visits of 2 to 3 months duration each, at an INTAS member scientific institute for the performance of collaborative research and attendance at one international conference where the fellow presents the results of his/her research. The international conference must preferably take place in an INTAS member state or an NIS country.

• Form I completed by the Young Scientist: which includes the Young Scientists curriculum vitae, list of publications, work programme, cost table including travel, subsistence and the conference
• Form II completed by the Head of the NIS institute where the applicant is based, which assesses his/her capabilities and confirms their position in the institute
• Form III completed by the INTAS member state supervisor which includes a declaration from the INTAS member institute that it is ready to host the fellow under defined conditions. Wherever possible the institute is asked to offer co-funding of expenses such as subsistence, travel and accommodation but in any case must waive all fees.
• A copy of the original PhD diploma⁽³⁾ and an English translation
• Copies of at least 3 relevant publications in internationally acknowledged journals (electronically if possible)
• A copy of the national passport stating the birth date

Applications for conference grants must be submitted before the quarterly closing dates of 15th January, 15th April, 15th July, 15th October. 

Download the application form for conferences in WORD or in  PDF format.

1) YS IDES program - is available now

The program is designed to work on the following operating systems only: Windows 95, 98, NT. It can be downloaded from the INTAS web site http://www.intas.be/fund/IDES/ides.htm or can be requested by email from [email protected]. 

• be written in English
• include any requested copies of passport, publications, diplomas
• be sent on 3.5" diskette with a printed hard copy by mail to INTAS
• include original signatures of the Young Scientist, NIS supervisor & other scientists, INTAS member state supervisor
• be sent to Young Scientists Fellowships 2002,  INTAS, 58/8 av. des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.  

For those that are not able to install the YSIDES program on their PC/Mac or who have another operating system, we have provided a simple spreadsheet and a form to fill in the information. This enables INTAS to enter information directly into a database and evaluate the applications electronically. The following application procedure needs to be applied:

1. administrative details of the Young Scientist, NIS supervisor and the INTAS member state

   supervisor(s), travel & costs - using the YS 2002 Excel 97 spreadsheet available from here.

2. scientific part of the fellowship and recommendations from supervisor(s) - using a template

Keywords describing your field of study must be filled in referring to the list of "INTAS Keywords". 

• be written in English
• include any requested copies of passport, publications, diplomas
• be sent on 3.5" diskette with a printed hard copy by mail to INTAS
• include original signatures of the Young Scientist, NIS supervisor & other scientists, INTAS member state supervisor
• be sent to Young Scientists Fellowships 2002,  INTAS, 58/8 av. des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.  

Please contact INTAS immediately if you are unable to use either of the above methods. We work in an MS Windows environment, but we will be able to provide a means of application for those that do not! Contact us at: [email protected]