Science4Refugees - Support to highly skilled refugee scientists
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Call updates:
06 December 2017 11:03
An overview of the evaluation results (flash call info) is now available under the ‘Topic conditions & documents’ section on the topic page for the following topic:
SwafS-26-2017 Science4Refugees - Support to highly skilled refugee scientists
01 September 2017 13:50
A total of 221 proposals were submitted in response to the 2017 topics for H2020-SWAFS-2016-17. The number of proposals for this topic is shown below:
SwafS-26-2017: 7
30 August 2017 14:41
Following technical issues with the IT system for a short period on 30/08/17, the deadline for the 2017 topics for H2020-SWAFS-2016-17 is extended by 24 hours until 31/08/17 at 17:00:00 Brussels local time.
08 June 2017 08:58
New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the H2020-SwafS-2016-17 call (Science with and for Society), notably the 2017 topics, are published and accessible under the section 'Topic conditions and documents', '8. Additional documents'.
04 May 2017 00:30
The submission session is now available for: SwafS-26-2017(CSA)
25 April 2017 00:00
In the recently revised version of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-2017, section 16. Science with and for Society, the following changes were made to the SwafS-26-2017 topic:
Shorter proposal template for part B sections 1-3, consisting of a maximum of 30 pages including the cover page, which will be stated in the corresponding template. Part B sections 4-5, as usual, are not subject to page limits. In addition, some improvements have been made to the wording of the topic description text.
31 March 2017 09:20
Given that there will be an update of the Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2016-17 (adoption planned in April), resulting in changes for the SwafS-26-2017 topic, the opening of the H2020-SwafS-2016-17 call (all topics) is postponed to 4 May 2017.
TOPIC : Science4Refugees - Support to highly skilled refugee scientists
| Topic identifier: | SwafS-26-2017 | ||
| Publication date: | 14 October 2015 | ||
| Types of action: | CSA Coordination and support action | ||
| DeadlineModel: Planned opening date: |
single-stage 12 April 2017 |
Deadline: | 30 August 2017 17:00:00 |
| Time Zone : (Brussels time) | |||
Topic Description
Specific Challenge:The Science4Refugees initiative is directed towards refugees researchers/scientists who have applied for and been granted asylum in a host country, which will enable them to continue their educational path or enter the labour market. Under the header "Science4Refugees" a number of initiatives will be brought together on the EURAXESS portal.
Information available on education level of recently arrived asylum seekers and refugees points to a rather wide distribution across education level. In Germany, the share of those who attended university was on average around 20% according to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees but it varies widely across countries of origin and the same is true in Sweden. In any case, there is evidence that at least part of the recently arrived refugees does have a tertiary education degree and intend to pursue their studies or research in the host country. To integrate them into Europe's research system, specific measures are requested in terms of bringing up the employability and the skills of refugees.
The objective of the call is to scale up these initiatives and bring them to a European level.
Scope:This action will support activities at the institutional, regional or national level to scale up their activities for refugees from a regional to a European level. These initiatives will give refugees researchers/scientists the opportunity to develop their knowledge and careers by improving their skills and experience.
The initiatives will have the potential to be scaled up to a European level during the implementation phase, with a take-up on the EURAXESS portal, eg. databases for language courses or webinars on entrepreneurship and other training needs.
Entities under this call should be those that have established initiatives (minimum 2 years) to support refugees researchers/scientists to update their skills and employability at the European labour market. Entities dealing with the first basic needs of refugees or educational needs for children, such as accommodation or clothing, are not considered eligible under this call.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU in the order of EUR 100 000 would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nevertheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts.
Expected Impact:provide financial and employability support to initiatives that support the integration of refugees into their new employment settings and culture, and to prepare refugees for the highly competitive and highly skilled job market. The visibility of these financially supported initiatives will be increased by making use of the EURAXESS Portal, giving them high EU visibility, dissemination & EU coordination support. In the medium term, the action aims at supporting research jobs and growth; it will increase the number of highly skilled workers who are sufficiently prepared to access the European labour market by using their newly gained skills and experience through the supported actions.
