Instruct-ERIC 3rd International Call
Launched jointly by MOSBRI, Instruct-ERIC and iNEXT-Discovery
International research and innovation initiatives are most effective to tackle global challenges and thus they have become a strategic priority for the European Union. In recent years, European research infrastructures such as Instruct-ERIC have been working to strengthen the collaboration with the global structural biology community, for instance through the organisation of highly successful international calls-for-proposals like those launched in 2019 and in 2021 together with iNEXT-Discovery and EU-LAC ResInfra. Now, the molecular biophysics consortium MOSBRI joined this endeavour and together with Instruct-ERIC and iNEXT-Discovery we are launching a third international access call. This will open 15 January, and close 30 March 2023.
This call is open to scientists globally, with the aim of promoting the exchange of experiences, staff and access provision across the world.
Funding is available to support research projects by providing research visits or remote access to any of the Instruct-ERIC, MOSBRI or iNEXT-Discovery centres. Applicants must submit a short research proposal selecting sample preparation, biophysics or structural biology services from the online catalogue of the three infrastructures, each proposal including one or more services from any of the catalogues. Users can apply for individual or integrated access to the three infrastructures, for a limited time.
For more information about the range of services available via this call please visit our catalogues.
Submitted proposals will be evaluated and selected by a scientific committee based on scientific excellence. The scientific committee comprises representatives from Instruct-ERIC, iNEXT-Discovery and MOSBRI Centres.
Eligibility is based on the rules of each research infrastructure involved:
MOSBRI and iNEXT-Discovery: This call is open to any researcher worldwide working either in an academic or industrial research environment. Both infrastructures support access to instrumentation and expertise provided by the trans-national access sites, typically for up to 2 weeks, as well as accommodation, travels within Europe and in some cases, a daily allowance for meals.
Instruct-ERIC: Access is restricted to researchers from institutions holding a Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Instruct-ERIC. The list of eligible institutions is available here. Successful applications will receive reimbursement for sample shipping costs up to €400 per visit as well as funding towards infrastructure access, making it free of charge in most cases. Instruct-ERIC will fund up to one visit per application. Take a look at our access table to see how many days are available per technology.
In all cases, funding will not cover the travel from the applicant’s country to Europe. Applicants must find co-funding to cover it.
Call details:
Open: 15 January 2023
Close: 30 March 2023
Proposals will be evaluated as soon as they are submitted.
