According to its mission of promoting excellence in research and encouraging international collaborations, the Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB) offers each year a number of research fellowships for visiting professors to senior researchers with an outstanding track-record. The purpose of these fellowships is to foster scientific collaborations and to encourage the development of high quality international collaborative projects.
Eligibility criteria
The candidates must be senior researchers with a noteworthy international experience in their area of study, willing to conduct a research project under the auspices of the ICUB. The project can include organizing a scientific event (conferences, presentations, colloquiums, workshops), writing applications (individual or collaborative), providing expertise, guidance for postdoctoral scholars or cooperation with fellows from the University of Bucharest on particular projects.
Tenured, associated, emeritus, or retired professors of the University of Bucharest, as well as professors who have a permanent or temporary ongoing contract with the University of Bucharest are not eligible for this scholarship.
Contact: office@icub.unibuc.ro
Fellowship conditions
Residential fellowship
• The fellowship amount is 5000 lei per month. Reimbursement for international travel expenses for a round-trip, economy class, may be provided, based on supporting documentation.
• Providing a workspace at ICUB and access to ICUB’s facilities (seminar rooms, computers, scientific databases), upon request by the visiting professor and subject to the availability of ICUB’s facilities.
• Providing a program of conferences and seminars.
• Providing logistical support organising scientific events (workshops, conferences, colloquia, etc.).
• ICUB does not cover costs related to obtaining a visa, health insurance or international transport insurance.
Online Fellowship
• The fellowship amount is 5000 lei per month. The fellowship will be paid in the personal account (in foreign currency), and the related foreign exchange commission will be covered from the budget of the Division hosting the visiting professor.
• Providing a program of conferences and seminars.
• Providing logistical support organising online scientific events (workshops, conferences, colloquia, etc.).
The selection system:
The application file will be put together by the invited professor and the ICUB division that issued the invitation. The application file will contain:
- CV and list of publications (in English);
- A short presentation of the research projector/and of the scientific event/events in which the visiting professor will be engaged, also highlighting the benefits which the ICUB will have from granting the scholarship.
For more details, please see Information Package (the Romanian version is available here).