Funding for research visits related to system security

To stimulate the mobility of researchers and strengthen the community
of European system security groups, the European Commission provides
scholarships for short-term exchanges. The scholarships cover travel
and living expenses (for a maximum of 3600 euros) for visits to one of
the research organisations that constitute the 'SysSec' Network of
Excellence in System Security:

- FORTH-ICS (GR), 
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), 
- Institut Eurecom (FR), 
- IPP - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG), 
- TU Vienna (AT), 
- Chalmers University (SE)
- Politecnico di Milano (IT)

The scholarships are available to researchers of European universities
and research organizations. The fund is primarily aimed at
Ph.D. students and research staff, but master students doing their
thesis projects will also be considered. The purpose of the visit
should be related to system security.

The application process is deliberately kept lightweight. To apply for
a scholarship, the applicant should submit only the following items to
the SysSec Scholarship Committee:

- motivation letter explaining the purpose of the visit
- uptodate CV
- duration of visit

In addition, applicants should provide evidence that a staff member of
the hosting organisation is willing to receive them for the indicated
period of time. 


The scholarship comes in the form of a fixed amount of at most 900
euros per month which should cover all expenses. The maximum funded
duration of the visit is four months. Thus, the total maximum amount
covered by the SysSec Scholarship should not exceed 3600 euros. 

Applicants should submit their applications to
scholarships@syssec-project.eu. The application
procedure runs continuously throughout the year -- there is no
deadline and applications will be considered on (at least) a
bi-monthly basis. The scholarships are competitive; after evaluation
by the SysSec scholarship committee, only the best applications will
be funded.