Who may apply?
Foreign researchers taking part in a research team of Mobility Projects scheduled by the Executive Programmes of Scientific and Technological Cooperation.
How to apply
Each year, once the Executive Programmes come into effect, an email is sent to the Project Coordinators specifying the date from which applications can be submitted. If the Executive Programmes and projects take effect at the beginning of the year, applications can be submitted from mid-January. Unless otherwise stated in the aforementioned email, applications should be submitted no later than October 15th.
When to apply?
Applications may be submitted from January 15th until October 31st . The application must be submitted at least 35 days before the scheduled research visit.
When is it possible to travel?
For administrative reasons, research visits cannot take place before the end of February. The email sent to the Project Coordinators at the beginning of the year will provide further information. 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’s code
- Researcher’s personal data and project’s details
- Letter of invitation by the Italian project coordinator mentioning the dates of the research visit (uploaded as pdf file)
- Authorisation of the foreign coordinator (if the applying person is not the project coordinator)
- Researcher’s CV
- Short programme of the activities planned during the research visit
Important note: the researcher’s personal data (name, last name, date and place of birth, nationality) must be complete as they appear on the passport/I.D. that the researcher will carry when travelling to Italy.
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 do you learn whether the application has been approved?
The applications are approved according to the availability of funds. The successful applicants will receive by e-mail, about one month before the starting date of the visit, 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: ricercatori.stranieri@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 PDF report on the activities carried out during their stay must be sent by mail to ricercatori.stranieri@esteri.it within two weeks from the end of the stay. Please be advised that failure to send the report will result in the ineligibility to submit further applications within the same project for the following year.