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Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs)

There are no more calls for access under SYNTHESYS 1

SYNTHESYS 2 has been approved for funding. Negotiations are in progress.

The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to that the European Commission's has funded SYNTHESYS for a further four years under FPVII European-funded Integrated Infrastructure Initiative. This will comprise three parts (Access, Networking and Joint Research) which together aim to create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural sciences.

The new SYNTHESYS project has an anticipated start date of 1st September 2009. The will be four annual calls, the first call deadline will be Friday 16th October. The website is currently being updated but will open to applications in September 2009

SYNTHESYS Project funding will be 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 partner institutions for the purposes of their research.

Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs)
Under SYNTHESYS 2 17 partner institutions will be organised into 10 national Taxonomic Access Facilities (TAFs). TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member. The 10 TAFs institutions represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic research offering:

- Collections amounting to over 330million natural history specimens, including 3.3million 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).


Contact

Contact synthesys@nhm.ac.uk for more information or if you wish to receive notification of when the site opens for applications


SYNTHESYS Partners under the current contract (SYNTHESYS 1):
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

SYNTHESYS Partners in the upcoming contract (SYNTHESYS 2):
GB-TAF Natural History Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
ES-TAF
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Real Jardín Botánico Naturales,
DK-TAF
The Natural History Museum of Denmark
FR-TAF
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
SE-TAF
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet
NL-TAF University van Amsterdam, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, National Natural History Museum Naturalis
DE-TAF
Museum fur Naturkunde, DE, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, DE
AT-TAF
Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien
HU-TAF
Hungarian Natural History Museum
BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Koninklijik Museum voor Midden-Afrika


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.