Selection Rules Announcement​

CA21159-PhoBioS offers a limited financial support to Trainees (eligible members of PhoBioS, as
defined in the Annotated Rules for COST Actions, i.e., only from Members or from Near Neighbour
Countries) to attend Training Schools. Daily allowance is approx. 190 EUR/day (up to 4 days) while
cost of travel – 650 EUR. The selection will be based on applications and on the following priorities:

1. The scientific and/or professional profile of Candidates must be consistent with scientific
goals of CA21159-PhoBioS. Preference will be given to candidates from fields such as
photonics, ICT, biology, biomedicine, environmental protection and material science.

2. Additionally, at each stage of the selection process, participation in scientific and research
projects will be rewarded and should be indicated in the application (number, funder, title of
the project, role of the applicant, approximate budget).

3. Additionally, at each stage of the selection process, students’ previous participation in
research carried out in the polar regions or closely related to this topic will be rewarded,
which should be specified in the application (number, funder, title of the project, role of the
applicant, approximate budget, date and place of stay in the polar zone).

4. Priorities during subsequent selection steps will be as follows:
a. Ph.D. students (one grant per Country),
b. while grants still available – M.Sc. students (one grant per Country),
c. while grants still available – Young Researchers – up to 35 years old (one grant per
Country),
d. while grants still available – Ph.D. students (possible more than one grant per
Country),
e. while grants still available – M.Sc. students (possible more than one grant per
Country),
f. while grants available – Young Researchers – up to 35 years old (possible more than
one grant per Country),
g. while grants available, other applicants.

5. In any of the above steps, ICT countries and gender balance will be taken for resolving
equality.

6. Applicants should use the Trainee Application Form. Applications can be submitted form
01.03.2024 to the e-mail address: margnyba@pg.edu.pl. Deadline of application for sending
is 17.03.2024

7. Trainees will be granted travel cost refund and an amount based on a daily allowance (both
up to limit). Prior to the Training School, each Trainee granted financial support must
register at e-COST, https://e-services.cost.eu, namely by creating a profile that includes the
details of a bank account for payment.

8. Trainees aim are as follows:
a. meeting and networking with peers and leaders of the area and, build the next
generation of researchers,
b. getting critical knowledge and skills to deepen their own research,
c. creating potential for career opportunities.