The Polish Scholarship and Training Fund fund has launched a €250,000 open call for individual mobility grants. Funding is available to cover individual study visits of up to two weeks, including a lump sum to cover living expenses, the cost of travel and insurance costs.

The aim of the Scholarship and Training Fund established within the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism is to support educational cooperation between Poland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

In this call financing covers:

• Visits of doctoral students and young researchers from the donor countries to carry out research studies in Polish research institutions;
• Individual study visits of Polish and donor country citizens - representatives of institutions propagating university education (such as Conferences of Rectors, the State Accreditation Committee, Community Accreditation Committee);
• Individual study visits of representatives of educational institutions in Poland and in the donor countries (active in the primary school sector, vocational sector and adult education sector).

Eligible applicants:

Deadline for applications: 1 August 2011 (new date)

More information: http://fss.org.pl/en/5_call_for_proposal