The Hungarian Academy of Sciences International Grant Program 2017

Publish Date: Mar 02, 2017

Deadline: Mar 14, 2017

Aim of the grant

The President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) is announcing a grant opportunity in the MTA’s Post-Doctoral Research Program to gain post-doctoral premium support to be used in MTA’s research centres and legal entity research institutes as well as Hungarian universities and Hungarian public institutions conducting scientific research according to their statutes (together: host institutes of research) for a fixed employment contract of 36 months for Hungarian and foreign researchers.

The grant aims to

• cater for young researchers the possibility of realizing their research programs in some of the best Hungarian workshops of science, who have earned a degree in science at some of the most well-known foreign or domestic universities, who have significant results on an international level, and highly significant research programs;
• help to participate successfully in other programs of excellence (e.g. ERC, Momentum [Lendület] program);
• support the mobility of the young generation of researchers: to draw in foreign researchers for domestic research, and to help young researchers returning from abroad be involved in the work of Hungarian places of research.

The grant is worth HUF 250 million annually, which is adequate to support 20-25 people.

Conditions of application

Researchers during the funding period can perform their work in the host institutes of research during the period of their support from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2020. MTA Supported Research Groups and Momentum [Lendület] Groups cannot be host institutes. 

The grant is open for both citizens of Hungary and other countries. Researchers meeting the following requirements may apply for the grant:

  • Should be below the age of 40 as of September 1, 2017. (That is, born after August 31, 1977.) 
  • Holds a PhD or DLA degree obtained in a well-known university abroad or at home.
    Applicants at the time of applying for the grant must have a doctoral certificate and authentic papers to verify this from the university they obtained their PhD degree. In keeping with legal regulations the starting date as post-doctorate must fall within 3 years of obtaining one’s doctoral degree. (Basic rules of employment as post-doctor are included in Government Regulation 156/1997. (IX. 19.).)
  • Have spent less than 8 years in full-time researcher-educator-developer work.
  • Experienced in research, this should be supported by their publication lists, citations, grant data etc. 

Researchers bringing up small children, or researchers enjoying a leave of absence for raising children, or single parent researchers can request an allowance of 2 years in the age limit for each child. In the application, the applicant must certify the conditions for the entitlement so that the formal criteria can be duly credited. 

Means and deadline of submission

Applications are to be submitted in Hungarian and English regardless of the field of science. In case of legal disputes the Hungarian application shall be considered as legally authoritative. Applications are allowed to be submitted in English only if the post doctor applicant is not a citizen of Hungary and his/her first language is not Hungarian. In such cases the English application shall serve as the legally binding document. 

Applications are to be submitted electronically. The declaration of acceptance by the host institution, the cost projections, the supporting letters, and the detailed description of the research plan, all bearing original signatures are to be mailed or handed in (in one copy) to the Department of Grant Management of MTA Secretariat. 

Detailed information on electronic submission is available under the guidelines on the application website.

Applications are to be submitted from 08:00 CET 1st of February 2017 to 16:00 CET 14th of March 2017 (Tuesday) in electronic form via the online application system. After completing the application process in the online application system, hardcopies of the application are to be sent via regular mail on the day of the deadline by the latest, addressed to the President of MTA:

MTA Titkárság Kutatási Pályázatok Főosztálya
1051 Budapest, Nádor utca 7. or 1245 Budapest, Pf. 1000

Terms and conditions of fellowship

A post doctor researcher will be provided a monthly salary of HUF 500,000 for a period of 36 months from 1st of September 2017 upon a contract of employment with the host research institution, or MTA Office for Subsidised Research Groups. The beginning of the support period may be postponed by a maximum of 4 months, in which case the head of the host institute is to be informed about it in written form not later than 31st of July 2017. Any type of suspension is subject to permission by the President of MTA. Failing to submit a request for permission regarding a planned suspension of the grant will results in the termination of the fellowship. 

Furthermore, in order to achieve their research objects, successful applicants may also require support for material and accumulation expenses in the maximum annual gross amount of HUF 2.4 million, which can be spent on necessary research material, direct material costs of research, participation in conferences, travel and accommodation costs, etc. The claim for support for material and accumulation expenses is to be justified in the application as well.

Funding is provided by the Secretariat of MTA through yearly contracts with the host institute. 

Following a successful application, the Secretariat of MTA signs a funding contract with the MTA research centre/institute provided that the accommodating institute is an MTA research centre/institute. If the accommodating entity is a higher education institute or public institution, the Secretariat of MTA signs a funding contract with the Office for Subsidised Research Groups. In the former case, the amount of support granted is provided via the MTA research centre/institute. In the latter case, the amount of support granted is provided via the Office for Subsidised Research Groups.

For more information click "Further official infromation" below.


This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:

http://mta.hu/english/mta-premium-post-doctorate-research-program-106156

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