SoMoPro 3 - Individual Fellowships (IF) - 1st call for
proposals
Call identifier: SoMoPro-3-IF-2015
Date of publication: September 1,2015
Closure date: November 30,2015,24:00 CET
Indicative budget: EUR 1.84 million1
<br> South Moravian Programme for Distinguished Researchers (SoMoPro) is a regional
fellowship programme operated in South Moravia,Czech Republic.It is co-funded by
the Regional Authority of XXX XXXXX Moravian Region and the European Commission
– Research Executive Agency under XXX XXXXX Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
COFUND scheme.XXX XXXXX Moravian Centre for International Mobility (JCMM) acts
as Programme Administrator <.>
XXX XXX of XXX programme is to provide researchers with training and career development and
to boost the research and innovation activities in XXX XXXXX Moravian Region by attracting
top-class researchers.This mutually beneficial cooperation between the SoMoPro fellows,the
host institutions and the industry is one of XXX XXX elements of XXX regional smart specialization
strategy for the period XXXX–XXXX <.>
<br> Eligible applicant
Researchers of XXX nationality who,at the closure date,XXX in possession of a doctoral degree
or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience after obtaining a degree
which gives access to doctoral programmes,either in XXX country in which the degree was
obtained or in XXX XXXXX Republic <.>
Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work,studies,etc.) in XXX
Czech Republic for more than XX months in XXX XXXX X years prior to XXX deadline for proposal
submission.Researchers after a career break (e.g.maternity leave) may benefit from special
mobility condition: They shall not have resided or carried out their main activity in XXX XXXXX
Republic for more than X years in XXX X years immediately prior to XXX deadline for proposal
submission <.>
The researcher applies jointly with a host institution (HI).XXX XXX public research organisations
located or operated in XXX region of South Moravia
(http://www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz/Default.aspx?ID=961&TypeID=1).Eligible XXX XXX listed on the
JCMM website http://jcmm.cz/en/somopro/host-institutions.html
<br> 1 The final budget awarded to this call,following the evaluation of projects,XXX XXXX according
to XXX quality of project proposals received <.>
<br> Supported research domains
SoMoPro supports research training projects in five research domains defined by the regional
smart specialization strategy (S3): Material research,Information and communication
technologies,Electronics and photonics,Advanced manufacturing technologies,and
Biotechnology and biomedicine.Thematic priorities are further specified at the call webpage:
http://www.jcmm.cz/en/somopro.html <.>
<br> Selection criteria
Proposals are submitted jointly by the HI and the individual researcher.The proposed research
training projects are evaluated by independent experts according to standard MSCA criteria <.>
Evaluation criteria
Excellence
<br> Impact
<br> Implementation
<br> Evaluation sub-criteria
Quality,innovative aspects and
credibility of XXX research
(including inter / multidisciplinary
aspects) <.>
<br> Enhancing research and innovationrelated human resources,skills,and
working conditions to realise the
potential of individuals and to
provide new career perspectives <.>
<br> Overall coherence and
effectiveness of XXX XXXX plan <,>
including appropriate
allocation of tasks and
resources <.>
<br> Clarity and quality of transfer of
knowledge/training for the
development of XXX researcher in
light of XXX research objectives <.>
<br> Effectiveness of XXX proposed
measures for communication and
results dissemination <.>
<br> Appropriate management
structure and procedures <,>
including quality management
and risk management <.>
<br> Quality of XXX supervision and the
hosting arrangements <.>
<br> Relevance of proposed project to
regional S3 and potential synergies
with five main domains
of regional S3 <.>
<br> Appropriate institutional
environment (infrastructure) <.>
<br> Capacity of XXX researcher to
Envisaged cooperation with industry
reach and re-enforce a position of
relevant for regional S3 <.>
professional maturity in research <.>
<br> Competences,experience and
complementarity of XXX
participating organisations and
institutional commitment <.>
<br> Weighting
50 %
1
<br> 30 %
Priority in case of ex aequo
2
<br> 20 %
3
<br> If the proposal is recommended for funding,the Regional Authority of XXX XXXXX Moravian
Region concludes a XXXXX agreement XXXX XXX HI.The HI signs an employment contract XXXX XXX
researcher <.>
<br> Duration
SoMoPro fellowships XXX XXXX from XX to XX months.The fellowships may start as soon as
March 2016.All projects must be finished by May 31,2020 at the latest <.>
<br> Funding
The funding is provided to XXX HI and contributes to XXX expenses related to XXX researchers
and their training.The monthly contributions provided are:
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<br> Living allowance - EUR 3 750
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