Who may apply?
Coordinators or members of the foreign research teams involved in Mobility Projects listed in the Executive Programmes of Scientific and Technological Cooperation may apply to receive an allowance for their stay in Italy.
How to apply
Applications must be submitted through the website https://ricercatori.esteri.it at least 35 days before the scheduled departure.
When to apply?
Each year, once the Executive Programmes come into effect, an email is sent to the Italian Project Coordinators specifying the date from which applications may be submitted. If the Executive Programmes and the projects enter into force at the beginning of the year, applications can be submitted starting from mid-January. Unless otherwise stated in the aforementioned email, applications should be submitted no later than October 15th.
When is it possible to travel?
For administrative reasons, research visits cannot take place before the end of February. Further information will be provided in the aforementioned e-mail. Research visits must be completed by December 31st.
Which documents and data are needed?
As specified in the on-line application, the following data are required:
- Project code sent by email to the Italian Coordinator,
- Researcher’s personal data and project’s details,
- Letter of invitation signed by the Italian project coordinator mentioning the dates of the research visit (uploaded as pdf file)
- Authorization of the foreign Coordinator (if the applying person is not the project Coordinator)
- Brief resume of the researcher,
- Short programme of the activities planned during the research visit
The researcher’s personal data (name, last name, date and place of birth, nationality) must match in full those on the passport/I.D.
How many research visits can researchers undertake, and what it the maximum duration for each visit?
The number of research visits allowed per year, the duration of stays in Italy, the allowance for researchers, and other general provisions for research exchange visits are set out in each Executive Programme (https://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Estera/
CooperScientificaTecnologica/ProgrammiEsecutivi/Accordi_programmi_culturali_tecnologici.htm). Unless otherwise stated in the Executive Programmes, there are two types of research visits: short-term stays (up to 10 days) and long-term stays (30 days). Applicants must specify the number of days and the date of beginning of their stay in their application. Some Executive Programmes allow the researchers to combine the short and the long-term stays into a single, extended visit.
How will you be informed of the outcome of your application?
Applications are approved according to the availability of funds. At least a month before the starting date of the visit, the successful applicants will receive by e-mail, a letter of authorization to the research visit. If a Visa is requested to entry Italy, the letter of authorization may be used to obtain it.
What is the amount of the researchers’ allowance, and how is it provided/transferred?
As stated in the Authorization letter, researchers’ allowance amounts to 99 Euro /day from day 1 to day 10 (up to a maximum of 990 Euro for short-term stays) and 38 Euro/day from day 11 to day 30 —or to the last day for combined stays— (up to a maximum of 1,750 Euro for long-term stays). For researchers with a bank account or a prepaid card associated to an IBAN code within the SEPA Area (Single Euro Payment Area), the allowance will be transferred directly by MAECI. If the researchers hold a bank account outside the SEPA Area, the allowance will be transferred via the Italian Embassy located in the sending country. The transfer will be made as soon as the Project Coordinators confirm that the researchers have arrived in Italy.
Further information.
For further information about the application please send an e.mail to the following address: dgce11.mobilita@esteri.it
What do you need to do at the end of the research visit?
Unless otherwise stated in the relevant Programme, a copy of the boarding passes and a report in pdf format on the activities carried out during their stay must be sent by mail to dgce11.mobilita@esteri.it within one week from the conclusion of the stay. Please be advised that failure to send the report will result in ineligibility to submit further applications within the same project for the following year.