MESOAQUA individual TA-Application 2012

Submitted by admin on Thu, 10/01/2009 - 13:33

This is an INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION WEB FORM to be filled out by individuals not participating in a group application. Please see the Guidelines for Individual TA-Application.

The application deadline for the Transnational Access program to European mesocosm facilities in 2012 (Jan-Jul)
is 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 before 12:00 CET.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR THE WEB BASED APPLICATION: In case you get a warning that fields or files are missing when you submit your application then please fill in the required fields AND ATTACH ALL FILES AGAIN! Sorry for the inconvenience.

1. Personal information

Please fill in your personal information. All fields marked with * are mandatory.

First name: *

Middle name:

Last name: *

Gender: *

Birth year: *

Please fill in your year of birth.

Nationality: *

Please fill in your nationality/citizenship.

Education: *

Please select the highest degree level you have obtained.

Research status: *

Please indicate your research status (PGR = PostGRaduate, PDOC = PostDOC, EXP = EXPert, TEC = TEChnician, OTH = OTHer).

2. Home institution

Please fill in the type and contact information of your home institution.

Type of institution: *

Please select the type of institution: UNI=University, RES=research institution, SME=small merchandise business, PRV=private

Name of institution: *

Write the name of your university or institute.

Department:

Address: *

Please insert street name and number or PO Box.

Town: *

Please insert postal code and town name.

Country: *

Please add the country where your institute is located and include the country abbreviation (e.g. Norway, NO)

E-mail: *

Phone: *

Please add your phone number including the country code (e.g. +47 for Norway)

3. Experise and training

Please check the appropriate choice to indicate whether you wish to join a group as "expert/contributor" or as "trainee" for training purposes. For more information see Guidelines - Individual Application.

Join as:

expert/contributor

trainee

4. Previous MESOAQUA TA support

Please indicate if you have previously received financial support through the MESOAQUA TA program (further information is in the Guidelines).

4.1. Support: *

Please select:
no - if you have NOT previously received financial support through the MESOAQUA TA program.
yes - if you have previously received financial support through the MESOAQUA TA program. Please indicate your role:
yes - as group leader - as group member - as individual expert - as trainee.

4.2. Summary:

If you have previously received support through the MESOAQUA TA program, please include a short summary of the outcome of the previous work (highlights, articles published/in preperation, 1 page (max 2 pages)). The attached file should be in doc format and named as your last name , followed by underscore and CAPITAL I, underscore and PS (example: Name_I_PS.doc).

5. Project information

For the purpose of this application "project" means the tasks, experiments or investigations that you are planning to carry out at a mesocosm facility.

5.1 Themes:

Please select one or more (press SHIFT or CMD) of the themes in this list to describe your project.

5.2 Other themes:

Please specify your research focus(es) other than those listed above.

5.3 Project title: *

As expert/contributor please insert a short title to describe your project (max. 150 characters). As trainee please add a short title to decribe your interests.

5.4 ACRONYM: *

As expert/contributor please create a project ACRONYM according to your project title. As trainee please fill in the actual experiment ACRONYM from the respective facility you want to join and add "- trainee"(for example: BIOPUMP - trainee).

5.5 Abstract: *

Please give a short description of your planned work/need for conducting/participating/training in a mesocosm experiment. Contributors/experts should also include the main objectives of their project (max. 250 words).

5.6 Project description: *

Please attach your project description according to the Guidelines item 6.5. The attached file should be in doc format and named as individual user´s last name followed by underscore and CAPITAL I, underscore and PD (example: Name_I_PD.doc).

6. Additional information

Please give additional information about the materials you will bring and/or your requirements (see the Guidelines for details). Proposals not providing this information may fail to be evaluated!

6.1 Specific requirements: *

Please state your specific scientific requirements. In order to evaluate the feasibility of the project, this section should contain a detailed list of equipment, instumentation, transport of samples and consumables (see Guidelines).

6.2 Isotopes:

Please list any isotopes or radioactive isotopes you may be using in your work.

6.3 Hazardous materials:

Please list any hazardous materials you will be using in your work.

7. Location

Please select a specific mesocosm facility location that you think is best applicable for your activity.

7.1 Select location: *

Please select your mesocosm location.

7.2 Rationale: *

Please indicate the rationale why you choose the specific mesocosm facility (see Guidelines).

8. Dates

Please fill in your start and end dates when you prefer to conduct/participate in a mesocosm experiment. You will find more information about the shedule of planned experiments at the MESOAQUA website and the Calendar 2012.

Dates choice: *

Please give your choice of participation dates: start to end (DD.MM.YYYY-DD.MM.YYYY).

9. Scientific contact

Please attach a signed confirmation letter from the facility provider of the respective mesocosm facility you are applying to attend. This letter should state that the project/participation is realistic/practical and fits to the planned activities (see Guidelines).

Confirmation Letter: *

The attached file should be in dpf-format and labeled as last name of the individual applicant, followed by underscore and CAPITAL I, underscore and CL (example: Name_I_CL.pdf).

10. Support reference

Support letter(s):

Please see the Guidelines for more information about attaching letters of support. The attached file should be in pdf format and labeled as last name of the individual applicant, followed by underscore and CAPITAL I, underscore and SL (example: Name_I_SL.pdf).

11. Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Please follow the instuction in the Guidelines.

CV: *

Please attach your CV using the MESOAQUA CV template (see Guidelines for detailed information). The attached file should be in pdf format and named as last name of the individual applicant followed by underscore and Capital I, underscore and CV (example: Name_I_CV.pdf)

12. File list

Please select which files you have attached in your application. Remember that YOUR last name will replace the file labeled “NAME”.

Files attached: *

Please select all files you have attached in your application (press SHIFT or CMD for multiple selection). See Guidelines for further information.

CAPTCHA

This question is to prevent automated spam submissions.

Math question: * 10 + 1 =

Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.