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Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs)

Call 8 is now open!

Next and final deadline:
Friday 28 March 2008

The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the eigth and final call for proposals under the European Commission's FPVI European-funded Integrated Infrastructure Initiative. SYNTHESYS is a five-year project comprising two parts which together aim to create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences.

SYNTHESYS Project funding is available to provide scientists (Users) based in European Member and Associated States (see below for eligible countries) to undertake short visits to utilize the infrastructure (namely the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the 20 partner institutions for the purposes of their research.

 

Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs)
The 20 partner institutions are organised into 11 national Taxonomic Facilities (TAFs). TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member. The 11 TAFs institutions represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research offering:

- Collections amounting to over 337 million natural history specimens, including 3.3 million type specimens
- Internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base
- Chemical analysis, molecular and imaging facilities

 

Award
Proposals are welcomed from high calibre researchers seeking access for short-term visits. SYNTHESYS is able to meet the Users' costs for:

- Research costs*
- International travel
- Local accommodation while based at the TAF
- A per diem to contribute towards living costs

* Research related costs including bench fees and consumables (including molecular biology at some TAFs).

The evaluation process takes between 10 -15 weeks. If you are successful please bear this in mind when providing potential dates for your visit.


Contact

Contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk for more information or visit the website.


SYNTHESYS Partners:
GB-TAF Natural History Museum, GB, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, GB, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, GB
ES-TAF
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, ES, Real Jardín Botánico Naturales, ES
DK-TAF
The Natural History Museum of Denmark, DK
FR-TAF
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, FR
SE-TAF
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, SE,
NL-TAF University van Amsterdam, NL, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, NL, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, CBS, National Natural History Museum Naturalis , NL
DE-TAF
Museum fur Naturkunde, DE, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, DE
AT-TAF
Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, AT
HU-TAF
Hungarian Natural History Museum, HU
PL-TAF Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, PL
BE-TAF
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, BE Koninklijik Museum voor Midden-Afrika, BE National Botanic Garden of Belgium, BE


Eligible countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Réunion), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
Plus the Associated Countries of the EU: Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Republic of Serbia, Switzerland and Norway and Candidate Countries of the EU: Turkey.