ICMR International Research Fellowships

Post date: Oct 09, 2011 3:17:36 AM

Deadline: The fall application deadline is October 31, 2011

ICMR International Research Fellowships

Call for Applications

The International Center for Materials Research (ICMR) at UC Santa Barbara announces its Fall International Research Fellowship competition for the 2011-2012 academic year. ICMR International Research Fellowships support research visits to non-US laboratories for graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty affiliated with US Institutions. Typical durations are a few weeks to 3 months, with awards for travel and expenses of up to $5,000; we anticipate that the applicant will continue to receive their regular salary support from their home institution. Conference travel or sabbatical leaves are not supported. Our funding structures prioritizes collaborations with countries that are not in Western Europe.

AWARD: Up to $5,000 towards airfare, lodging, meals and incidental expenses

ELIGIBILITY: Graduate Students, Post-docs and junior faculty affiliated with US Institutions.

HOW TO APPLY: Please send a 1-page description of the collaboration, emphasizing the nature and motivation for the international component, a short CV and a letter of support from the advisor (for graduate students and post-docs) to the ICMR Program Coordinator, Ra Thea (rthea@icmr.ucsb.edu).

DEADLINE: The fall application deadline is October 31, 2011. Applicants will be notified in November, 2011

To learn more about the fellowship or to see past awards, please visit our web sitehttp://www.icmr.ucsb.edu/programs/exchange.html

If you have any questions, please contact the Ra Thea rthea@icmr.ucsb.edu or Tresa Pollock, Director of ICMR pollock@engineering.ucsb.edu