Apoyos de la IUPAP a mujeres físicas y para traer a visitantes. Información brindada por Ernesto Altshuler, ealtshuler@fisica.uh.cu
Apoyo a mujeres
March 2013
IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics
Supporting Women in Physics in Developing Countries
We have received funding to launch a new round of the IUPAP/UNESCO program to fund the attendance of women from developing and eastern European countries at regional or international conferences and schools. We expect to be able to fund 13-14 women between $700 & $800 US each at a maximum.
Applications for these grants should be received no later than April 15, 2013. Recipients will be chosen by the IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics by mid May, and we will notify everyone during the first week of June, 2013.
Only women physicists from Eastern Europe or developing countries may apply. Due to limited funding, those who have received a grant in the past, under this program, are not eligible for a second grant.
Those interested in applying for a grant should submit the following information, via e mail as a WORD document only or as text within the email. PLEASE DO NOT SEND AS A PDF FILE. If you attach files, please include your last name in all the file names.
1. Complete contact information including name, address, e mail and phone number.
2. Years since your Ph.D (or undergraduate degree for graduate students) was granted.
3. Brief description of the conference or workshop you wish to attend (including date of conf., place to be held, & website if available) and if you will be making a presentation.
4. Brief statement of how attending the conference will enhance your career.
5. If you have attended any regional or international conferences, please list them.
6. A breakdown of the amount of money (maximum $700/800 US) required to attend (Ex: Airfare, registration fee, meals).
7. List your publications from the last 5 years.
8. One Letter of recommendation.
Send all information to Jackie Beamon Kiene at, beamon@aps.org by close of business on April 15, 2013 (5:00p.m. EST).
Sincerely,
Silvina Ponce Dawson, Chair, IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics
Igle Gledhill, Vice-Chair, IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics
Jackie Beamon-Kiene, Admin., IUPAP Working Group on Women in Physics
Programa de visitantes de la IUPAP
http://www.iupap.org/conferences/VisitingScientistDescription.html
Description of the Program
The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics is starting a Visiting Scientist Program that will provide assistance aimed at helping research groups or institutions in developing countries benefit from interactions with experts in research groups or institutions in other countries. The program seeks to establish long-term productive partnerships between the visiting scientists and the host institutions.
The program will support opportunities for scientists at institutions in a developing country to invite expert visitors from other countries who will advise and work with the scientists and their students on programs and projects that will advance the research and educational efforts in the developing country. The visiting scientist should be an established researcher whose visit will provide a clear benefit to the host institution. The visiting scientist should interact closely with the hosting scientists and their students, and should also deliver topical lectures and seminars that could be of broader interest at the host institution. The duration of the visit should be a minimum of two weeks, but longer visits will be encouraged. Multiple visits will also be allowed, but an application must be made for each renewal. The inviting institution must be in a developing country that is a member of
IUPAP and the visiting scientist must come from a country that is a member of IUPAP.
The cost of the visit will be shared by IUPAP and the host institution. The IUPAP support will be provided primarily to cover the expenses for the visiting scientist to travel to and from the host institution for the visit. The host institution will be required to cover local expenses and arrange accommodation for the visitor. In some special cases of the least developed countries, IUPAP may provide limited additional funds to supplement the provisions of the host institution. The maximum IUPAP contribution will generally be 2,500 Euros. Additional support leveraged from other sources
(agencies, foundations, etc) will also be acceptable and will be considered favorably in reviewing the applications. After the visit, the visiting scientist and the host will be required to provide reports describing the activities of the visit, the impact on research and education in the developing country and recommendations regarding further actions.
Application Process
The application form, the guidelines and a list of Category B and Category C countries are on the IUPAP web site.
Visiting Scientist Application Form <http://iupap.iop.org/conferences/VisitingScientistApp.html>
Visiting Scientist Application Support Guidelines
<http://iupap.iop.org/conferences/VisitingScientistGuidelines.html>
Category B and Category C Member Countries
<http://iupap.iop.org/conferences/BCCountries.html>
The application has two parts. Part A must be filled out by the applicant at the inviting institution. The application must include a proposal (5000 words maximum) that outlines the planned activities of the visit and demonstrates a clear expected benefit to research and education in the developing country. It must also include documentation from an appropriate official at the hosting institution verifying the institutional commitment to cover local expenses including accommodation for the visitor, and also verifying institutional support enabling the primary host scientist to carry out responsibilities related to the visit. The completed application should be accompanied by a CV
and publication list for the applicant. Part B should be filled out by the visiting scientist and returned to the applicant. Part B must be accompanied by a CV and publication list for the visiting scientist.
Documentation from appropriate representatives of agencies or organizations providing additional support for the visit should also accompany the application. The applicant should submit the completed application (Part A and Part B) with all supporting documentation to:
IUPAP Office
C/o Williamina Lazaro
The Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place
London W1B 1NT
UK
Email: admin.iupap@iop.org
Selection process
The applications will be reviewed by a committee. Selection or approval will be based on the scientific and educational merits of the application and on the clear delineation of benefits to scientific and educational efforts in the developing country. Priority will be given to Category B and Category C member countries (Category B members are countries of less wealth and moderate scientific productivity, and Category C members are developing countries with some physics productivity).