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Dear Scientist,

The SYNTHESYS Office is pleased to announce the second call for proposals
under the European Commission's FPVI European-funded Integrated
Infrastructure Initiative.

SYNTHESYS Project funding is available to provide scientists (Users) based
in European Member and Associated States  to undertake short visits to
utilize the infrastructure (namely
the collections, staff expertise and analytical facilities) at one of the
20 partner institutions (see full list below) for the purposes of their
research.  The 20 partner
institutions are organised into 11 national TAxonomic Facilities (TAFs).
TAF Users will be hosted by a TAF staff member.

The 11 TAF institutions represent an unparalleled resource for taxonomic
research offering:
…       Collections amounting to over 337 million natural history
specimens, including 3.3 million type specimens
…       Internationally renowned taxonomic and systematic skill base
…       Chemical analysis, molecular and imaging facilities

Proposals will be welcomed from high calibre researchers seeking access for
short-term visits.

SYNTHESYS is able to meet the Users' costs for:
…       Research costs*
…       International travel
…       Local accommodation whilst based at the TAF
…       A per diem to contribute towards living costs

* Research related costs including: bench fees and consumables (including
molecular biology at some TAFs).

The application form will be available online till the deadline of Friday
18th March 2005.
Deadlines will be arranged at approximately 6-month interval thereafter
until 2009.

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TAF visits will be scheduled from December 2004 until January 2009.
SYNTHESYS is a five-year project comprising two parts which together aim to
create an integrated European infrastructure for researchers in the natural
sciences.

SYNTHESYS Partners:

GB-TAF Natural History Museum, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic
Garden Edinburgh.
ES-TAF Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Real Jardin Botanico Naturales.
DK-TAF The Natural History Museum of Denmark.
FR-TAF Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
SE-TAF Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet.
NL-TAF Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam, Nationaal Herbarium Nederland,
Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, National Natural History Museum
Naturalis.
DE-TAF Museum fur Naturkunde, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum.
AT-TAF Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien.
HU-TAF Hungarian Natural History Museum.
PL-TAF Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences.
BE-TAF Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Koninklijik Museum voor
Midden-Afrika, National Botanic Garden of Belgium.

The SYNTHESYS Partners are inviting applications from researchers based in
the Member States of the EU: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom plus the Associated
Countries of the EU: Switzerland, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway
and Candidate countries of the EU Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey.

Lyanne Wylde
Research and Consulting Office
The Natural History Museum
London
SW7 5BD

t 020 7942 5019
f 020 7942 5841
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