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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear colleagues,<span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">herewith I would like to call attention to the <b>1. Access
Call within the project SYNTHESYS+</b>:<span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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).  <span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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.<span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><b>The application period for the 1. Call starts on 01.
February 2019 and ends on 12. April 2019 (17:00 UK time).</b><span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">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.<span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
SYNTHESYS+ is realized within the Horizon 2020 framework and
also starts, as a whole, on the 01. February 2019. Beside the strand
“Transnational Access”, within which the presented grants are awarded, the
project comprises three further strands: „Virtual Access“,  „Joint
Research Activities”, and „Network Activities“.  <br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">More information can be found on the SYNTHESYS+ websites (<b><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.synthesys.info/access.html" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.synthesys.info/access.html</span></a></span></b>). <span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">With best regards,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Ximo</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span lang="DE"><span></span></span></p>





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