VES-HI CERCA KTT

Programme for the Mobility and Exchange of Knowledge Transfer Professionals

Purpose: To promote the mobility of technical staff and personnel from the CERCA system to visit institutions and/or participate in key events in the field of knowledge transfer, preferably international ones.

Amount: €285,000.00

Beneficiaries: The beneficiaries of the VES-HI KTT programme will be entities integrated into the CERCA System. The grant must be allocated to CERCA system personnel who are engaged in or responsible for knowledge transfer activities. This also includes members of the governing bodies of CERCA centres, as well as personnel from platforms, international transfer projects, or data management projects for commercialisation tasks with companies. Personnel seconded from other institutions to CERCA centres must be explicitly mentioned in the relevant current secondment agreement. Applications must be endorsed and signed by the director or authorised representative of the corresponding CERCA centre.

Format: The call remains continuously open until funds are exhausted, with individual coupons of up to €2,500 for Europe and up to €3,500 for outside Europe, covering travel and expenses. Mobility is limited to a maximum of 5 consecutive days. A total of approximately 120 coupons are expected to be awarded.

Proposal evaluation criteria:
– Interest to the CERCA Centre (25%)
– Interest to the CERCA System (35%)
– Professional development (40%)

Deadline for submitting proposals: Open from 30 December 2023. Stays must occur between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024. Proposals must be submitted at least one month before the stay, provided the stay has not yet taken place.

Payment: Advance payment via lump sum upon proposal approval (up to one week before the stay). Travel costs will be reimbursed after the stay upon submission of tickets.

Justification: Financial (travel only) and technical (report, documents, and presentation to the Transfer Community, if applicable).




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