<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Dear all,</span></p>
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<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">the COST Action CA16214 "PHAROS: The multi-messenger physics and astrophysics of neutron stars" is opening a call for applications for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) for the period of 01/10/2018-30/04/2019. The total budget for this call is ~ 20.000 euros.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Short Term Scientific Mission grants might support:</b></span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">- Visits of scientists (students and staff) from any PHAROS full member country to any other PHAROS full member country, as well as to Near Neighbour and International affiliated institutions.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">- Visits of scientists (students and staff) from Near Neighbour affiliated institutions to PHAROS full member countries.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">- Duration lengths from a minimum of 5 days to a maximum of 90 days. Early Career Investigators (ECI; PhD less than 8 years ago) might apply for a maximum of 180 days.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">- Support can be given for up to 160 euros per day, and a maximum of 2500 euros (ECI up to 3500).</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b>Useful documents:</b></span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><b></b></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">- Detailed info on the PHAROS scientific topics can be found in the MoU: <a href="http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16214" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.cost.eu/COST_<wbr>Actions/ca/CA16214</span></a></span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">- Detailed financial rules can be found in the COST Vademecum: <a href="http://www.cost.eu/VADEMECUM" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,85,204)">www.cost.eu/<wbr>VADEMECUM</span></a></span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">- A list of countries and institutions currently participating in PHAROS can be found here: <a href="http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA16214?parties" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.cost.eu/COST_<wbr>Actions/ca/CA16214?parties</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>How to apply:</b></span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:12.8px">1) register to e-cost (if you do not have an account yet): </span><a href="https://e-services.cost.eu/user/login" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://e-services.cost.eu/<wbr>user/login</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><br></p><p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:15px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">2) fill in the following link: </span><a href="https://e-services.cost.eu/stsm/apply/new" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://e-services.cost.eu/<wbr>stsm/apply/new</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">3) after completion please send a notification email to <a href="mailto:pharos_stsm@ice.csic.es" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,85,204)">pharos_stsm@ice.csic.es</span></a> <wbr>with the submitted documents.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>We will collect applications until July 23rd, 2018, </b>and let you know within a couple of weeks  if we can accept your request for funding. Priority will b</span><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">e given to students and early career researchers. Young researchers from ITC countries (<a href="http://www.cost.eu/about_cost/strategy/excellence-inclusiveness" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.cost.eu/about_<wbr>cost/strategy/excellence-<wbr>inclusiveness</span></a>) are particularly encouraged to apply.</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">More info can be found in our Website: <a href="http://www-pharos.ice.csic.es/" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s5" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent">http://www-pharos.ice.csic.es/</span></a></span></p>
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<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Best regards,</span></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;min-height:15px"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Isaac Vidana (STSM coordinator), Nanda Rea (Chair) and Bryn Haskell (Vice-Chair) for the PHAROS Management Committee</span></p>
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<p class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-p5" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12.8px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">P.S. For future information on New Calls and Activities please sign-up to the pharos email-list: <a href="http://www.ice.csic.es/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharos" target="_blank"><span class="m_7736446641438057006gmail-s2" style="text-decoration:underline;font-kerning:none;color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.ice.<wbr>csic.es/cgi-bin/mailman/<wbr>listinfo/pharos</span></a></span></p>


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