'Marie Curie' Specific Program Track

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  Individual-driven: Individual prepares and submits his/her proposal together with the host institution.  BGU is eligible to be the host institution.  Researchers may come from 'Third Countries' - those countries not Member States of the European Union &  not Associated States to the 6th Framework Program (see list below).  Objective is to attract top-class researchers from Third Countries to work and conduct research in Europe (and Israel) for the mutual benefit of all concerned.  Therefore, the general orientation is towards experienced researchers.
  

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  Incoming International  Fellowship (IIF) - This action aims to respond to the needs for individual training and mobility of the best, experienced third country researchers, thus reinforcing the international dimension and attractiveness of Europe (and Israel), by giving the Third Country researchers the opportunity to come to a research organization of a Member State or an Associated State.   
  

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  The award of an Incoming International Fellowship (IIF) is supposed to reinforce the scientific excellence of the Member States and the Associated States based on hosting a top-class experienced researcher.  The fellowship should serve as a vehicle for the transfer of knowledge between all concerned as well as functioning as a  "springboard" for the future development of relations between the Member States or Associated States and the third countries.
  

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  Incoming International  Fellowships (IIF) - can be for a period of 1 - 2 years.  Funding is generous and includes various payments to both the Fellow (monthly living allowance; travel allowance; mobility allowance) -and- to the Host Institution (research costs; management activities; and indirect costs).  Funding generally falls into the range of   € 70,000 -   € 180,000 Euros!!
  

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,  Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.