How to access the ZA-EUROLAB

Access within the 6th Framework Programme

Who can apply

Individual researchers and research groups from Europe affiliated to institutions in the EU member states or FP6 Associated States/Candidate Countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Romania, Switzerland and Turkey) can apply for support. Researchers located in Germany can receive support under certain conditions. Only users that are entitled to disseminate the knowledge they have generated under the project are eligible to benefit from access to the infrastructure. 

Access is given in the following areas: data access, training in data management and archiving and training in advanced methods of empirical social research. Most of the access days are reserved for international research groups were the participants come from different European countries working on specific topics within comparative social research and need access to the data holdings of the ZA. In addition, individual researchers can apply for support. A research visit will ideally last for about 20 days, the maximum is three months. Furthermore, a limited number of access days will be available for the GESIS-ZA seminars in advanced methods for social research in 2007, 2008, 2010. Only participants will be considered for support who apply the topic(s) of the seminar in their research work. It is expected that successful applicants participate in all three weeks of the seminar or combine the participation at the seminar with 1-2 weeks research visit at the ZA-EUROLAB.

A separate call to apply for support to access the spring seminar 2009 closes October 15, 2008. A programme will be available summer 2008 at the spring seminar pages.

How to apply

An application form is available here.

Deadlines for application are three times a year, April 15, August 15 and December 15. The 1st call being April 15, 2006 and the last being December 15, 2009. An international selection panel will evaluate the applications on a competitive basis. The selection panel will base its selection on scientific merit, taking into account that priority should be given to users who have not previously used the infrastructure and who are working in countries where no such research infrastructure exist. The three social science Research Infrastructures ZA-EUROLAB, ECASS and IRISS C/I exchange information on applications to ensure applicants apply at the infrastructure most suitable for their research work.

Applicants will be informed about the evaluation outcome normally within one month after the deadline.

Next call to apply for research visits in 2009 closes December 15 2008.

Access ZA-EUROLAB beyond the EC supported programme

Researchers who are interested in working at the ZA-EUROLAB with support from other European and national institutions such as ERASMUS, Ruhrgas, DAAD, Marie Curie etc. are invited to apply for access. GESIS-ZA will support such applications with a letter of invitation. This opportunity is open to researchers from all over the world.

Costs

Please contact the ZA-EUROLAB staff for details.

Requirements

If you want to work at the ZA EUROLAB, please send us a your research proposal (max. five A4 pages) as well as a short curriculum vitae. A report on main achievements during the visit is expected to be delivered by the researcher upon departure.

An overview list of Users working at the ZA-EUROLAB will be made publicly available via ZA-EUROLAB Internet pages.