Calls

FOURTH CALL FOR STSMs

The Fourth Call for STSM (Short-Term Scientific Mission)-Applications
The COST network “AQUAGAMETE” is pleased to announce the 4th call for STSM applications. We encourage all potential applicants to consider the objectives of AQUAGAMETE and to apply according to the STSM guidelines (see COST Vademecum).
The deadline for applications is 25th of June 2014.
The applications will be evaluated by the assessment panel until 30th of June 2014. The missions, which are approved for funding in that call, have to be started in the period from 1st of July 2014 to 31st of October 2014.
The following documents are required for a valid application:
1. COST STSM application form submitted via following web site:
https://e-services.cost.eu/w3/index.php?id=91
2. Project proposal with details on the working plan (free text);
3. Financial request justification;
4. A letter of motivation;
5. A letter of support from the host institution;
6. A short CV including a list of publications and the date of PhD defence (PhD title is not required).
The applications should be submitted to the STSM coordinator (psenicka@frov.jcu.cz) and office of the Chair of COST action Juan F. Asturiano aquagamete@gmail.com.

Notes:
After completion of the STSM the grantee is required to submit a short scientific report highlighting the main scientific results reached during the visit to the STSM coordinator within 2 weeks after end of the stay including a summary of the results, a few (2-3) representative pictures, an indication of the WG(s) and specific objectives of the Action related with their work. The report should not exceed 300 words text. The report will be published at the AQUAGAMETE website.
Each publication produced with support of a STSM has to acknowledge the support of the COST Action. See acknowledgements text section down.

For more information visit the following web site: https://e-services.cost.eu/stsm

Acknowledgements text
Two versions, short (for posters, i.e.) and long (for papers) are proposed:

Partially funded by……./Person A had a grant from… COST Office (Food and Agriculture COST Action FA1205: AQUAGAMETE).

Partially funded by……./Person A had a grant from… COST Office (Food and Agriculture COST Action FA1205: Assessing and improving the quality of aquatic animal gametes to enhance aquatic resources. The need to harmonize and standardize evolving methodologies, and improve transfer from academia to industry; AQUAGAMETE).

Download files:
STSM_4th_call
Evaluation_Form_STSM2014
COST_Vademecum_Part_1

THIRD CALL FOR STSMs

Dear friends and members of the COST AQUAGAMETE Action,
I would like to announce the third call of STSMs.

The procedure for STSMs:
1) Please prepare the application according to instructions in the call and send all documents on the email of STSMs coordinator Martin Psenicka psenicka@frov.jcu.cz and office of the Chair of COST action Juan F. Asturiano aquagamete@gmail.com in copy 15th of February 2014.

2) STSMs coordinator will send all applications to the assessment panel (Julien Bobe Julien.Bobe@rennes.inra.fr, Elsa Cabrita elsa.cabrita@icman.csic.es, Andrzej Ciereszko a.ciereszko@pan.olsztyn.pl, Oliana Carnevali o.carnevali@univpm.it, Akos Horvath Horvath.Akos@mkk.szie.hu, Juan F. Asturiano and STSMs coordinator) for evaluation according to the attached Evaluation form.

3) The assessment panel will evaluate the applications and send it back to STSMs coordinator and Juan F. Asturiano in copy until 28th of February 2014. The evaluations sent after this date cannot be considered.

4) STSMs coordinator will select the winners according to the scores and inform all applicants about their success/unsuccess.

5) The missions have to be accomplished in the period from 1st of March 2014 to 31st of August 2014.

6) Within 4 weeks after mission STSMs coordinator will collect reports from missions, publish it on our web and send a notice to the COST office with the confirmation that the STSM has been successfully accomplished and that the grant can be paid.

Please contact me in case of any question.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Psenicka, PhD
STMS coordinator

Head of Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology
University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters
Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology
Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany
Tel.: +420 725 787 925

Download files:
STSM_3rd_call corrected
Evaluation_Form_STSM2013
COST_Vademecum_Part_1

SECOND CALL FOR STSMs

Dear friends and members of the COST AQUAGAMETE Action,
I would like to announce the second call of STSMs.

The procedure for STSMs:
1) Please prepare the application according to instructions in the call and send all documents on the email of STSMs coordinator Martin Psenicka psenicka@frov.jcu.cz and Chair of COST action Juan F. Asturiano (aquagamete@gmail.com) in copy until 30th of June 2013.
2) STSMs coordinator will send all applications to the assessment panel (Julien Bobe Julien.Bobe@rennes.inra.fr, Elsa Cabrita elsa.cabrita@icman.csic.es, Andrzej Ciereszko a.ciereszko@pan.olsztyn.pl, Oliana Carnevali o.carnevali@univpm.it, Akos Horvath Horvath.Akos@mkk.szie.hu and Juan F. Asturiano for evaluation.
3) The assessment panel will evaluate the applications and send it back to STSMs coordinator and Juan F. Asturiano in copy till 31st of July 2013. The evaluations sent after this date cannot be considered.
4) STSMs coordinator will select the winners according to the scores and inform all applicants about their success/unsuccess.
5) The missions have to be accomplished in the period from 1st September to 15th December 2013.
6) Within 4 weeks after mission STSMs coordinator will collect reports from missions, publish it on our web and send a notice to the COST office with the confirmation that the STSM has been successfully accomplished and that the grant can be paid.

Please contact me in case of any question.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Psenicka, PhD
Head of Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology
University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters
Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology
Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany
Tel.: +420 725 787 925

Download files:
STSM_2nd_call
Evaluation_Form_STSM2013
COST Vademecum (Part A) – Pay-as-you-go System (1)

 

FIRST CALL FOR STSMs

Dear friends and members of the COST AQUAGAMETE Action:
I would like to announce the first call for STSMs in frame of COST action FA1205 and encourage all of you to offer a position for STMS.
If you haven’t any candidate for your position, you can send your advertisement to email aquagamete@gmail.com and this should be published on our AQUAGAMETE web site (www.aquagamete.webs.upv.es) in the section of STSMs.
The call, COST Vademecum and Evaluation form for the assessment panel are at the bottom of this page.

The procedure for STSMs selection
1) Please prepare the application according to instructions in the call and send all documents on the email of STSMs coordinator Martin Psenicka psenicka@frov.jcu.cz and Chair of COST action Juan F. Asturiano jfastu@dca.upv.es in copy till 25 February. (The missions should be within the goals of the Action)

2) STSMs coordinator will send all applications to the assessment panel (Julien Bobe Julien.Bobe@rennes.inra.fr, Elsa Cabrita elsa.cabrita@icman.csic.es, Andrzej Ciereszko a.ciereszko@pan.olsztyn.pl, Oliana Carnevali o.carnevali@univpm.it, Akos Horvath Horvath.Akos@mkk.szie.hu, Juan F. Asturiano and STSMs coordinator) for evaluation on 26 February.

3) The assessment panel will evaluate the applications and send it back to STSMs coordinator and Juan Asturiano in copy till 3 March. The evaluations sent after this date cannot be considered.

4) STSMs coordinator will select the winners according to the scores (where Juan Asturiano can control the whole procedure) and then send the approved applications to the COST office (It must be sent at least 4 weeks before the STSM stars). At this time STSMs coordinator will inform all applicants about their success/unsuccess.

5) The COST office will inform the candidates when they approve them officially and they will also arrange the payment with them.

6) The missions have to be accomplished in the period from 3 April to 31 August 2013. (The second call will be announced in July)

7) Within 4 weeks after mission STSMs coordinator will collect reports from missions, publish it on our web and send a notice to the COST office with the confirmation that the STSM has been successfully accomplished and that the grant can be paid.

Please contact me in case of any question
Best regards
Martin

Martin Psenicka, PhD
Head of Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology
University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters
Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology
Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany
Tel.: +420 725 787 925

Download files:
Evaluation_Form_STSM2013
COST Vademecum
STSM_1st_call