Crossing Atlantic 2016 English

FLAD-UAc Mobility Fund “Crossing the Atlantic” A program supporting the mobility of students & researchers between the Universidade dos Açores and US institutions FLAD-UAc/2016/1 CALL

I – Purpose of the Call

The current request for proposals (RFP) seeks applications within the guidelines of the FLAD-UAc Crossing the Atlantic Fund, which was created through a protocol signed between the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) and the University of the Azores (UAc) on 24 February, 2015.

II – Applicable Regulations

The specific terms of the current RFP are found in the document Regulations governing the attribution of financial support for projects submitted within the ambit of the FLAD-UAc Crossing the Atlantic Fund, which was an integral part of the protocol signed between the two parties. It is available in Portuguese here: http://doit.uac.pt/doit/store/temp/2015312/87576_RegulamentoCrossingtheatlantic.pdf and in English here: http://issuu.com/fladpublish/docs/flad_uac_regulations_en/1?e=0/12938449

III – Dates of the RFP

1. Project proposals will be open between 27 January and 10 April, 2016.

2. Applicants will receive the evaluation results by 29 April, 2016.

3. Projects funded under this call should start during 2016. Another call to be launched in the Fall of 2016 will allow mobility to start in 2017.

V – Eligibility

The criteria for award eligibility are: a) faculty/researchers of the UAc or faculty/researchers from US institutions, specifically universities and/or research centers; b) students from the UAc or from US schools, under the responsibility of a faculty member or Principle Investigator (PI).

V – Applications

1 – The application must be completed online using the appropriate form.

2 – In the case of applicants coming from the UAc, the application must be submitted in Portuguese through

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portal,

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link: http://portaldeservicos.uac.pt/doit/servicos.aspid_dep=21&id_form=174 3 – In the case of applicants coming from US institutions, the application must be submitted through this portal in English: https://si.flad.pt/initapplication.do?language=en_GB 4 – The application is submitted by the Principle Investigator (PI).

VI – Evaluation

1 – The evaluation of proposals will follow the criteria laid out in the Regulations mentioned above in Point II. 2 – Preference will not be given to applications for presentations at conferences, since FLAD has a specific program for that kind of request. The description of FLAD’s USA@PT program can be found here: http://www.flad.pt/en/usapt-grants-2016/ 3 – The evaluation of proposals is the responsibility of a jury made up of the members described in the Regulations of the grant.

VII – Financing

1 – The amount available for this RFP is 50.000€.

2 – No project will receive more than 20.000€.

3 – The awards granted to each project may not cover the full amount requested.

VIII – Additional Information

Questions about the RFP can be sent to FLAD, by phone (+351) 213.935.800 or email michael.baum@flad.pt, or to the UAc, by phone (+351) 296.650.800 or email reitoria.gre@uac.pt

January 2016