[Syrphidae] SYNTHESYS+ Transnational Access Call 3 opening 15th March 2021

Wed Feb 17 09:19:25 GMT 2021

Dear colleagues,

herewith I would like to call attention to the 3. Access Call within the
project SYNTHESYS+.

As many of you know from the previous iterations, SYNTHESYS offers
excellent opportunities for scientists to realize research stays at one or
several of the 21 partner institutions (in 13 EU countries). Successful
applicants of the review process will be supported organizationally and
particularly also with funds for usage of research infrastructure (bench
fees), for travel, for accommodation, and for subsistence (per diem).

Project proposals can be considered if institutes outside the own country
shall be visited (For a group application, this criterion applies to the
majority of the group members and the user group leader). Principally, the
program is open to scientist from all over the world, however, the focus
lies on Europe.

The deadline for the 3. Call applications is 15th April, 2021 (17:00 UK
time)

You are very welcome to use the attached documents to raise awareness of
the SYNTHESYS+ Access Call, for example within your working group, at
conferences, towards acquainted scientists, or within greater networks like
the mailing lists of relevant associations and societies.

Our museum (Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany)
is one of the German partners of the SYNTHESYS+ and you are very welcome to
apply for this 3. Call.

More information can be found on the SYNTHESYS+ websites (
http://www.synthesys.info/access.html).

With best regards,

Ximo

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Dr. Ximo Mengual
Curator, Head of the Diptera Section
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
Leibniz Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere
Phone: 0049 (0)228 9122 292
https://www.bolgermany.de/ | http://syrphidae.lifedesks.org/
*https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/ximo-mengual
<https://www.zfmk.de/en/zfmk/ximo-mengual>*

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SYNTHESYS+ Transnational Access – Call 3 opening 15th March 2021 Funding
available for researchers to undertake short research visits at 21 partner
institutions

*Call 3 Deadline: 15th April, 2021 (17:00 UK time)*

The SYNTHESYS+ Management Team is pleased to announce the third tranche of
Transnational Access visits, funded via the SYNTHESYS+ project under the
current European Commission's Horizon 2020-funded Integrating Activities
programme.

SYNTHESYS Access funding provides researchers with funding support to
undertake short visits to utilise the infrastructure (comprising the
collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one or more of
the 21 partner institutions (see full list below) for the purposes of their
research. Since 2004, the SYNTHESYS programme has supported over 52,000
days of research activity across 4,000 separate projects, generating over
5,000 publications including books, monographs, peer-reviewed papers and
theses.

Access Call 3 will open for applications on 15th March 2021. *The Call 3
deadline is 15th April, 2021 (17.00 UK time)*.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we appreciate that both international travel
and institutional access are restricted therefore if your application is
successful the proposed visit dates may be delayed. We hope that delayed
Call 1 and 2 visits will take place later this year and successful
applicants who have not yet had their visit should please check the News
page for updates: https://www.synthesys.info/news-events.html.

For a comprehensive compilation of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for
Synthesys TA visit https://www.synthesys.info/access/faqs.html

We plan to use a new online portal for applications this year: the European
Loans and Visits System (ELViS), currently being developed through
SYNTHESYS+ Joint Research Activities. Whilst we do not anticipate any
problems, this will be the first time ELViS has been used for a
Transnational Access call so we advise you apply in good time before the
deadline.

*APPLY HERE <https://www.synthesys.info/access/transnational-access.html>*

*Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs)*

The 21 partner institutions are organised into 13 national TAFs. TAF users
will be hosted by a TAF staff member (host).

The 13 TAFs represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research
offering:

o   collections amounting to over 490 million natural history specimens

   - internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base
      - Facilities including molecular, imaging and chemical analysis

Proposals for funding are welcomed from high-calibre researchers in any
technical discipline seeking access for short-term research visits (average
duration 15 days). SYNTHESYS is able to meet costs for:

o   Research costs (bench fees and laboratory consumables)

   - International travel & local accommodation while based at the TAF
      - A per diem contribution towards living costs

See www.synthesys.info
<https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.synthesys.info&data=02%7C01%7CScott.Wilson%40nhm.ac.uk%7C2ff52e624d88443b621c08d7984b18fd%7C73a29c014e78437fa0d4c8553e1960c1%7C1%7C0%7C637145320629121734&sdata=bzSDWDibZNApwCjI9uKd2qqsdWv5Ht6s7iLwfLbhFZY%3D&reserved=0>
for
more information or contact synthesys at nhm.ac.uk

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*SYNTHESYS+ TAFs:*

AT-TAF Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna

BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren

Meise Botanic Garden

CZ-TAF Národní Muzeum, Prague

DE-TAF Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin
Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt, Dresden, Görlitz,

Müncheberg, Tübingen and Wilhelmshaven;

Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart

Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn

DK-TAF The Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen

ES-TAF Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales &
Real Jardín Botánico Naturales (CSIC), Madrid

FI-TAF LUOMUS Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki

FR-TAF Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris

GB-TAF Natural History Museum, London
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

HU-TAF Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest

IL-TAF National Natural History Collections of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem

NL-TAF Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden

SE-TAF Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm

*Eligibility:*

SYNTHESYS+ TAFs are offering access to selected ‘user-groups’: teams of one
or more researchers (users) led by a ‘user group leader’.

The user group leader and the majority of the users must work in a country
other than the country(ies) where the TAF is located.

Only user groups that are allowed to disseminate the results they have
generated during their visit are eligible to apply, unless the users are
working for SMEs.

Access for user groups with a majority of users not working in an EU or
associated country is limited to 20% of the total access days provided
under the grant.

SYNTHESYS: www.synthesys.info
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