Seed Money Visiting Professor Call 2019

Future Food Utrecht Hub 

Deadline: 2 December 2019, 12:00 hrs.  

Future Food Utrecht offers a platform for scientists and external stakeholders on which they contribute to the transition of the food chain for a sustainable world, by means of integrating unique transdisciplinary research and education.  


For whom?

For researchers of renowned (foreign) universities or institutes (eminent in their field or rising stars) that can contribute to strengthening the food research and community at Utrecht University.  

Aim call  

  • To bring together Utrecht University researchers with researchers of renowned national or international universities or institutes in order to strengthen the food related research community at Utrecht University.  
  • To enlarge opportunities for (inter)national cooperation.  
  • To increase the visibility of Future Food Utrecht (inter)nationally.  

Conditions  

  • The visit should focus on food research from a transdisciplinary perspective.  
  • The application gives a brief impression of the visiting academic, the research area and scientific aim of the visit, the added value to the Future Food priority theme’s (Immune Resilience, Social and Cultural Change of Food Behavior, Nature Inspired Food Production and Food Fairness), opportunities for new international collaboration and budget.  
  • All academic staff with a permanent position and tenure trackers within the Future Food community of Utrecht University and UMC Utrecht can submit a proposal.  
  • Each applicant can submit only one proposal.  
  • The visiting professor is willing to organize a symposium or other high-profile activity on a Food related topic.  
  • Visits must take place during 2020.  
  • The application must be submitted in the enclosed template (Annex 1).  
  • Hosting agreements for the visiting professors should be arranged by the applicants.  
  • The maximum amount of funds to be applied for is €20,000 depending where the researcher is located (The Netherlands or abroad) 

Assessment criteria  

  • Added value to the Future Food research themes and community at Utrecht University.  
  • Opportunities for new (inter)national collaboration. 
  • Track record of the proposed visiting professor.  

Procedure and timeline  

  • Submit by email to Future Food Managing Director Maria Jose Rojo Martinez (M.J.RojoMartinez@uu.nl ).  
  • Deadline is 2 December 2019, 12:00 hrs.  
  • The proposals will be checked on eligibility. Researchers of non-eligible proposals will be informed.  
  • The jury will discuss all eligible proposals. Members of the jury will not contribute to the decision process on proposals of their own group.  
  • The jury will advise the Future Food Board about the proposals. In case there are more projects than budget available, the jury will advise the board about a priority.  
  • All applicants will be notified by February 2020.  

Justification and Report after the grant  

  • The applicant will organize a symposium or other high-profile activity during the visit of the visiting professor with the support of the Future Food Office.  
  • The applicant or visiting professor might be asked to write a short report for the Future Food newsletter or website.  

Questions  

If you have questions about the call, please contact Maria-Jose Rojo Martinez (030 – 2534645).  

Find here the template to propose a visiting professor
Seed Money Visiting Professor - Call text in pdf