Call for Applications UK – Mexico Visiting Chair: Mobility Grants The Consortium of Higher Education Institutions that are part of the United Kingdom-Mexico Visiting Chair (UK-MX Visiting Chair) INVITE Researchers who hold a doctorate degree in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) or Social Sciences and Humanities, and have an appointment at any of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI’s) that are part of the UK-MX Visiting Chair to undertake an academic stay at any of the HEI’s that form part of the consortium, and that are established in the United Kingdom (for Mexican participants) or Mexico (for British participants). About the UK-MX Visiting Chair In an effort to increase research collaboration and strengthen relations between HEI’s in Mexico and the United Kingdom, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in November 2015 to establish the UK-MX Visiting Chair. The Visiting Chair provides successful applicants with mobility funding for a research visit of up to two weeks to visit a new potential collaborator in the UK or Mexico. Members of the UK-MX Visiting Chair The UK-MX Visiting Chair consists of 12 Mexican HEI’s and 12 British HEI’s listed in alphabetical order: British HEI’s Bristol University Durham University King's College London University College London University of Birmingham University of Edinburgh University of Leeds University of Nottingham University of Manchester University of Sheffield University of Southampton University of Warwick Mexican HEI’s Autonomous Metropolitan University (UAM) Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL) Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY) Iberoamericana University (UIA) Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) University of Guadalajara (UDG) University of Guanajuato (UG) University of the Americas Puebla (UDLAP)
Disseminating and broadcasting information about activities within the Chair’s framework. About the selection process The Commission will be responsible for verifying the compliance with all the provisions of this call. Each National Commission shall submit to the partner country 12 candidates and 12 reserves. The National Commission of the partner country will analyze the profiles of the candidates and determine the selection of the chair holders for each one of the HEI destinations. Selection will be aligned to the interests and priority areas of the HEI of destination. Priority will be given to the creation of new links between institutions. The Commission will review the documentation, endorse the process and select the beneficiaries based on their academic merit and the strategic interests of each of the participant institutions. The results will be announced on 24th June 2016 at 12.00. The final decision of the Committee is definitive and without appeal. The information provided in the grant application will be the full responsibility of the applicant. The National Commission reserves the right to exclude anyone from the selection process whose documentation was submitted with incomplete, incorrect or inconsistent data, or if it was submitted after the determined deadlines, or finds any information that is not truthful. Additional provisions The National Commission will solve any unforeseen matters in this call. For more information about this call, visit the website: www.visitingchair.cgci.udg.mx/ or contact the coordinator at your home institution (See contacts listed on the website)