International student mobility grants - ExcellencES IRIS-E project

Scientific organisation
Mina7 conferences
Deadline
Study level
Undergraduate
Opportunity type
Scholarships , Bachelor , Master
Opportunity funding
Full funding
Eligible Countries
This opportunity is destined for all countries
Eligible Region
All Regions
The IRIS-E project supports incoming and outgoing international mobility (to or from one of the project's partner institutions) for undergraduate and master's students with the aim of developing complementary skills related to socio-environmental transition.
Scholarship type:
Scholarships

Program description:
The IRIS-E project aims to support the challenges of environmental transition by developing interdisciplinary, co-constructed perspectives that promote the transformation of training courses. The IRIS-E team is committed to supporting the outgoing and incoming mobility of students from higher education and research establishments that are part of these perspectives.

It is expected that this mobility will enable students to complete their training objectives. Applicants' applications must also meet the IRIS-E criteria:
1) Mandatory link with environmental transition issues ;
2). Link between the project and at least two of the following criteria: a- multidisciplinarity or interdisciplinarity mobilised as part of the mobility. b- new skills targeted, including non-disciplinary skills. c- links between the project and civil society: stakeholders involved in co-construction; participatory science dimensions.

Amount/Benefits:
A monthly allowance equivalent to the Erasmus allowance, up to a maximum of 3,000 euros per mobility period.

Duration:
IRIS-E supports projects lasting from 1 to 6 months.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:


Age:
No age requirement. Students from the third year of a Bachelor's degree (Licence 3) to the second year of a Master's degree (Master 2).

Particularities:
The mobility project must be related to environmental transition challenges and develop interdisciplinary and co-constructed perspectives.

Additional conditions:
The mobility project must necessarily take place from or toward one of the partner institutions of the IRIS-E project:
https://iris-e.univ-rennes.fr/les-partenaires-du-projet
Criteria:
- The project must be directly related to environmental transition challenges.
- The project must also meet at least two of the following criteria: Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary approaches involved in the mobility project Development of new skills, including non-disciplinary skills Connections with civil society: stakeholders involved in a co-construction process; participatory science dimension

REGISTRATION / APPLICATION:
A student applies for IRIS-E financial support as part of the procedure of their home institution by completing the form provided by their institution, or, if no institutional form is available, by filling in the IRIS-E online form.

Documents to provide:
- A cover letter including the positioning of the mobility project in relation to the IRIS-E criteria;
- A reflection on the carbon footprint of the travel;
- A provisional budget specifying the funding requested and secured: template available on the IRIS-E website;
- An invitation letter signed by the director of the host research unit and by the designated contact person responsible for hosting the PhD student, specifying the dates of the stay;
- A student ID card or enrolment certificate attesting to the applicant's registration in a higher education institution;
- If already established, a copy of the signed internship agreement.

Selection process:
4–5 incoming mobility projects and 4–5 outgoing mobility projects per year for the Rennes site. Axis 3 of the IRIS-E programme is responsible for selecting applications on a rolling basis as they are received.


Fields of study:
Environment and Earth Sciences
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