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URL:https://www.mdc-berlin.de/news/events/dioscuri-centres-scientific-excel
 lence-funding-program-initiated-max-planck-society
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SUMMARY:Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence: A funding program initia
 ted by the Max Planck Society to support scientific excellence in Central 
 and Eastern Europe
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: DR .STEFFI HEINECKE\, Dioscuri Centres of Excellence
 \,\nDivision for International Relations\, Max Planck Society\, Munich &\
 nHANA HUŠKOVÁ\, Community Manager at the NGO CZEXPATS in Science\n\nTo
 pic: Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence: A funding program\ninitiat
 ed by the Max Planck Society to support scientific excellence\nin Central 
 and Eastern Europe\n\nThe person-centered Dioscuri Programme aims to estab
 lish\ninternationally competitive research groups at Central and Eastern\n
 European scientific institutions with the support of partners from\nGerman
 y (located at any German university or other research\ninstitution). Initi
 ated by the Max Planck Society and funded by the\nGerman Federal governmen
 t as well as the government of the respective\nhost country\, the program 
 is open to applicants from all scientific\nand national backgrounds who wo
 uld like to establish and lead a highly\nvisible research group in this re
 gion. Dioscuri Centres are currently\nbeing established at Czech and Polis
 h research institutions that are\ncapable of providing adequate infrastruc
 ture and that offer an\nenvironment for cutting-edge research. Each Centre
  is funded with up\nto € 300\,000 per annum for an initial five years an
 d can be extended\nfor a further five years after successful evaluation by
  external\nexperts. \n\nTHE FIRST CALL FOR DIOSCURI CENTRES (DCS) IN THE 
 CZECH REPUBLIC HAS\nRECENTLY BEEN PUBLISHED\n(https://www.mpg.de/18506651/
 dioscuri-programme-launch-of-first-call-for-proposals-in-the-czech-republi
 c\n[https://www.mpg.de/18506651/dioscuri-programme-launch-of-first-call-fo
 r-proposals-in-the-czech-republic])\nand IS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS TILL 25 
 JULY 2022\; the fifth call for DCs\nin Poland will follow in 2023. During 
 this ‘lunch-time session’\,\nprogram coordinator Dr. Steffi Heinecke (
 MPG) will present the idea\nand design of Dioscuri and provide detailed in
 formation on the current\ncall for Czech DCs and the upcoming call for DCs
  in Poland.\n\nIn addition\, HANA HUŠKOVÁ\, Community Manager at the\nNG
 O CZEXPATS in Science (http://czexpats.org/en/\n[http://czexpats.org/en/
 ]) will inform you about the initiative\nCzexpats in Science\, which striv
 es to connect Czech scientists abroad\nwith scientists and institutions in
  the Czech Republic\, foster long\nterm partnerships and the exchange of i
 nformation\, aiming to support\nworld class science in the Czech Republic\
 n\nMore: www.mpg.de/dioscuri [http://www.mpg.de/dioscuri]. You can send\ny
 our questions ahead of the event to Dr. Oksana Seumenicht\n(oksana.seumeni
 cht@mdc-berlin.de). The presentation will be recorded\nand made available 
 on our web-page.\n\nPLEASE NOTE THAT THE FORUM WILL BE HELD IN ENGLISH.\n\
 n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Spea
 ker<span>s</span>:&nbsp\;<strong>Dr .Steffi Heinecke</strong>\, Dioscuri C
 entres of Excellence\, Division for International Relations\,&nbsp\;Max Pl
 anck Society\, Munich <span>&amp\;</span> </span><strong><span>Hana Huško
 vá</span></strong><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">\, </span></strong><span><
 span>Community Manager</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span> at the </s
 pan></span><span><span>NGO&nbsp\;</span></span><strong><span>Czexpats</spa
 n></strong><span><span>&nbsp\;in Science</span></span></span></span></span
 ></p>\n\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"
 >Topic: Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence: A funding program initi
 ated by the Max Planck Society to support scientific excellence in Central
  and Eastern Europe</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span
 ></p>\n\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span lang=\"EN-US\"
 >The person-centered Dioscuri Programme aims to establish internationally 
 competitive research groups at Central and Eastern European scientific ins
 titutions with the support of partners from Germany (located at any German
  university or other research institution). Initiated by the Max Planck So
 ciety and funded by the German Federal government as well as the governmen
 t of the respective host country\, the program is open to applicants from 
 all scientific and national backgrounds who would like to establish and le
 ad a highly visible research group in this region. Dioscuri Centres are cu
 rrently being established at Czech and Polish research institutions that a
 re capable of providing adequate infrastructure and that offer an environm
 ent for cutting-edge research. Each Centre is funded with up to € 300\,0
 00 per annum for an initial five years and can be extended for a further f
 ive years after successful evaluation by external experts.&nbsp\;</span></
 span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span><span><spa
 n><span><span><span><span><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">The first call for 
 Dioscuri Centres (DCs) in the Czech Republic <span>has recently been publi
 shed</span></span></strong><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (<span class=\"icon-link 
 icon-link-external\"><svg role=\"presentation\"><use xlink:href=\"/themes/
 custom/theme_mdc/images/svg/icons.svg#link-external\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:/
 /www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" /></svg><a href=\"https://www.mpg.de/18506651/dio
 scuri-programme-launch-of-first-call-for-proposals-in-the-czech-republic\"
 >https://www.mpg.de/18506651/dioscuri-programme-launch-of-first-call-for-p
 roposals-in-the-czech-republic</a></span>)</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <sp
 an>and <strong>is open for applications till 25 July 2022</strong></span>\
 ; the fifth call for DCs in Poland will follow in 2023. During this ‘lun
 ch-time session’\, program coordinator Dr. Steffi Heinecke (MPG) will pr
 esent the idea and design of Dioscuri and provide detailed information on 
 the current call for Czech DCs and the upcoming call for DCs in Poland.</s
 pan></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span lang
 =\"EN-US\"><span><span>In addition\, </span></span></span><strong><span><s
 pan><span>Hana Hušková</span></span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><s
 pan>\, </span></span></span></strong><span><span><span><span>Community Man
 ager</span></span></span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span> at
  the </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>NGO&nbsp\;</span>
 </span></span></span><strong><span><span><span>Czexpats</span></span></spa
 n></strong><span><span><span><span>&nbsp\;in Science </span></span></span>
 </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span><span>(<span class=\"icon-link ico
 n-link-external\"><svg role=\"presentation\"><use xlink:href=\"/themes/cus
 tom/theme_mdc/images/svg/icons.svg#link-external\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://ww
 w.w3.org/1999/xlink\" /></svg><a href=\"http://czexpats.org/en/\"><span>ht
 tp://czexpats.org/en/</span></a></span>) will inform you about th</span></
 span></span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span><span>e initiative Czexpats 
 in Science\, which strives to connect Czech scientists abroad with scienti
 sts and institutions in the Czech Republic\, foster long term partnerships
  and the exchange of information\, aiming to support world class science i
 n the Czech Republic</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span><span><span lang
 =\"EN-US\">More: </span><span class=\"icon-link icon-link-external\"><svg 
 role=\"presentation\"><use xlink:href=\"/themes/custom/theme_mdc/images/sv
 g/icons.svg#link-external\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" /
 ></svg><a href=\"http://www.mpg.de/dioscuri\" title=\"http://www.mpg.de/di
 oscuri\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">www.mpg.de/dioscuri</span></a></span>. <span
  lang=\"EN-US\">You can send your questions ahead of the event to Dr. Oksa
 na Seumenicht (<span class=\"icon-link icon-link-mail\"><svg role=\"presen
 tation\"><use xlink:href=\"/themes/custom/theme_mdc/images/svg/icons.svg#l
 ink-mail\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" /></svg><a href=\"
 mailto:oksana.seumenicht@mdc-berlin.de\">oksana.seumenicht@mdc-berlin.de</
 a></span>). The presentation will be recorded and made available on our we
 b-page.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<h4><strong>Please note that the forum
  will be held in English.</strong></h4>
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