Award Description

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1. Quantum Materials Long-term Exchange awards

 
These are to be provided for researchers to carry out a longer-term research project, between one and six months in duration. These awards are open to all postdoctoral or senior researchers,  providing funds for a joint research project between two different network institutions (the "home" and the "host") of the QMAC.  One of the institutes must be inside the USA, the other must be outside the USA. To postdocs, the award will be provided directly as a stipend up to $40,000 and to senior researchers  as a reimbursement of expenses up to $6,600 per month. Applicants must provide an invitation letter from the host institution, and applicants at the postdoctoral level must provide proof of a commitment to mentor the research at the host institution. To receive the full stipend the postdoc must spend at least three months at the host institution. 

 

2.  Quantum Materials Science Exchanges

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These are awards open to junior and senior scientists in the network,  typically of about $4,000 to support short term (2-4 weeks) science exchanges between institutions of the network in different countries. 

 

For both short and long-term exchanges, we particularly encourage applications seeking to carry out new material syntheses and improvements in crystal quality of materials of particular interest.  We also encourage applications from theorists seeking to embed in experimental groups to learn about their work and help develop theory and analysis of the ongoing experiments or experimentalists seeking to embed in theory groups to learn theoretical methods pertinent to their research. 

 

Eligibility

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Postdoctoral and graduate students are encouraged to apply, but must provide proof of international co-mentoring between their host and home institution. Senior scientists need only provide an invitation from their collaborators at the host institution. Either the host or the home institute must be an ICAM member or a member of the Moore Foundation EPiQS network. All recipients are expected to provide a full report on their work, and to fully cite the award in all published research that arises from the award. 

 

Examples:

 

ICAM New Zealand  <————>   ICAM or EPIQS USA

 

ICAM or EPiQS USA <——————> Accelnet Network Japan

 

ICAM Bangalore   <—————>  ICAM or EPIQS USA

 

ICAM or EPiQS USA <——> Accelnet Network Europe 

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ICAM Europe  <———> ICAM or EPIQS USA

 

Accelnet Network Brazil <----—> ICAM or EPIQS USA

 

ICAM or EPiQS USA <——————>  Accelnet Network Korea

 

 

Eligibility for Science Exchanges:

 

Science exchanges are open to both junior and senior applicants from the Accelnet Nodes. Science Exchanges must involve collaborative research between any two

different institutions of the Accelnet, with a strong preference for exchanges between different countries. Exchanges must be between USA and another country.

They do not have to be from different networks within the Accelnet. Junior or senior

applicants are welcome. 

 

Examples

 

ICAM USA <—>   ICAM or Accelnet Europe

 

ICAM Canada <——> ICAM or EPIQS USA

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The Application Process

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Applications will be reviewed on a quarterly basis until filled each year. Processing an application typically takes a few weeks, longer if the original submission is incomplete. Applicants should also allow several months to obtain their VISA, if applicable.  The tables linked below show the deadlines, award times, and travel dates for the coming year. Interested applicants should review the Accelnet Guidelines before applying.

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Click here for a detailed application schedule.

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All Accelnet awardees must acknowledge the NSF grant in their publications resulting

from the science exchanges/ postdoctoral awards as follows:

 

We acknowledge support from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Number

2201516 under the Accelnet program of Office of International Science and Engineering

(OISE)

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