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The results of this year’s On the Move Fellowships SRUK/CERU can be consulted on the official document of this program.

What are the On The Move fellowships?

“On the Move” Fellowships SRUK/CERU are a bidirectional international mobility programme organised by SRUK/CERU and Crue, the latter being the largest association of Spanish Universities. This year, we are happy to announce its fourth edition!

The objective of this programme is to strengthen international collaborations between PhD students and researchers in the UK (SRUK/CERU members) and Spain (Crue Universities and research institutes) to:

• Promote the contact between research groups in both countries.
• Encourage the participation in European programmes.
• Highlight Spanish Universities and affiliated Research Institutes in the UK.
• Help researchers in Spain to establish contacts and gain experience with British groups.
• Help researchers in the UK to contact with Spanish research groups to apply for return fellowships of European funding projects.

The programme offers a funded research placement of 3 to 6 months for:

• Pre- and post-doctoral researchers without a permanent position working at Spanish Crue Universities or research centres with academic affiliation (priority to pre-doctoral researchers).
• Pre- and post-doctoral SRUK/CERU researchers (including research fellows) without a permanent position at British Universities or Research Institutions (priority to post-doctoral researchers).

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Application process

[COMPLETE] PHASE 1: Expression of interest

28^th November 2022 to 15^th of January 2023

[DEADLINE EXTENED UNTIL 31^st JANUARY 2023]

Phase 1 will compile Spanish Universities, British Universities, and research hosting groups in Spain and in the UK interested in the admission of researchers for these placements during 2023. For this purpose:

• The hosting groups (in Spain and in the UK) need to complete this online Hosting Group Form.
• The Spanish and British Universities should contact SRUK/CERU through [email protected] to arrange their participation.

[COMPLETE] PHASE 2: Applicants

February 6^th of January 2023 to 28^th of February 2023

The researchers interested in the funded research placements must be SRUK/CERU members to participate in the programme (see memberships). If you are a researcher based in Spain, you will need to register as an SRUK/CERU Friend (free membership) in order to apply for this fellowship.

The applicants should choose their preferred hosting research group in Spain or in the UK, and then fill out the Applicant’s form online. Remember to generate a single PDF document as indicated in question 5 and, before submitting the online form, please send it to the contact that applies to your situation:

• If you are a researcher in a Spanish University: send the PDF document to the contact person at your home University.
• If you are an SRUK/CERU researcher in the UK: send the PDF document to it to [email protected].

Note 1: The Database and the Applicant’s Form will only be available when Phase 2 opens.

Note 2: Researchers in Spain can only enjoy the On the Move research placements if they are linked to Spanish universities enrolled in the programme.

Note 3: If you do not find a suitable research group at the On The Move Database but you have a suggestion, SRUK/CERU will help you incorporate your preferred hosting group. Please, write to [email protected] to arrange this.

The week from 27^th of February to 2^nd of March 2023 will be used to amend any error in the submission of the documentation related to the Applicant’s Form.

[COMPLETE] PHASE 3: Evaluation

3^rd of March to 2^nd of April 2023

During this stage, the Evaluator Committee will decide which applications are to be awarded according to the selection criteria described in the bases of the call.

The provisional results will be made public on the 9^th of April 2023, and the applicants will have one calendar week to make allegations to the results.

The final results list will be made public on the 17^th of April 2023.

[COMPLETE] PHASE 4: Research Placements

1^st of May 2023 to 30^th of April 2023

The awardees will have a period of one year starting one month after the results are made public to enjoy their placements. The awardees should complete a final report and a short survey of the research performed during the fellowship at the end of their placements.

The results of this year’s On the Move Fellowships SRUK/CERU can be consulted on the official document of this program.