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SOLEIL propose différents types d'aide financière pour ses utilisateurs en fonction de la thématique scientifique du projet et du pays de provenance du participant :

 

- La prise en charge SOLEIL pour les participants dont l'institut est situé en France.

 

- Les programmes de financement européens (TNA) pour les participants dont l'institut est situé en Europe (hors France).

 

Retrouvez toutes les informations concernant ces programmes de financement ci-dessous...

Prise en charge SOLEIL

 
 3 utilisateurs maximum effectuant une expérience, pour laquelle du temps de faisceau a été alloué dans le cadre des Comités de Programmes, et qui appartiennent à un organisme de recherche français (sans distinction de régions), bénéficient d’une subvention pour la maison d’hébergement et les repas pris à la cantine.

La subvention pour le transport ne s’applique qu’aux utilisateurs dont l'institut ou laboratoire est situé hors Ile de France.

Les utilisateurs subventionnés prioritaires à la maison d’hébergement sont :

- ceux appartenant à un laboratoire hors Ile de France

- ainsi qu’au moins un utilisateur subventionné appartenant à un laboratoire de la région Ile de France

 

En cas de saturation de la maison d’hébergement, les utilisateurs subventionnés et déclarés prioritaires par le Main Proposer selon la règle mentionnée ci-dessus, seront relogés, par le Bureau des Missions, dans un hôtel proche de SOLEIL.

Les visites à SOLEIL sont remboursées, un jour avant la période allouée pour l'expérience, afin de permettre la préparation d'expérience et/ou la mise en place d'échantillon et un jour après l'expérience pour permettre la désinstallation.

En cas de sessions multiples : le 1er séjour est totalement remboursé (voyage, nuits et repas pris à la cantine de SOLEIL). Les autres sessions seront partiellement prises en charge (nuits et repas pris à la cantine de SOLEIL). 

SOLEIL ne rembourse pas les utilisateurs issus de laboratoires industriels ou d’instituts étrangers.

 

Retrouvez toutes les informations concernant les règles et les procédures de remboursement

 

Règles de Remboursement

Au plus tard, 3 semaines avant l'expérience, le Main proposer désigne les utilisateurs qui bénéficient d'une prise en charge de leurs dépenses dans le module "déclaration des participants" dans le SUN set.

Les utilisateurs bénéficiant d'une prise en charge de leurs dépenses sont contactés par le Bureau des Missions pour l'organisation de leur voyage et de leur hébergement à la Maison d'Hébergement.

Les utilisateurs qui ne sont pas pris en charge par SOLEIL sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes leur voyage et séjour.

 

SEJOUR : logement et repas

Les Utilisateurs bénéficiant d’une prise en charge sont logés prioritairement à la Maison d'hébergement de SOLEIL, dans la limite des places disponibles. En cas d'indisponibilité de la maison d'hébergement, ces utilisateurs sont logés dans des hôtels réservés par le Bureau des Missions de SOLEIL.
 
Les repas pris en charge sont ceux pris à la cantine de SOLEIL.
 
Les utilisateurs non pris en charge devront régler eux mêmes leur repas soit par carte de crédit à la borne automatique de la cantine, soit par chèque ou en espèce directement en caisse.

 

 

VOYAGE : transport aller-retour

Le remboursement des frais de transport de l'utilisateur se fait sur la base d'un seul aller-retour. L’utilisateur doit choisir le moyen de transport le plus économique.

Toute modification de trajet ou d'horaire susceptible d'entrainer une augmentation du coût du billet reste à la charge de l'utilisateur.

Moyens de transports possibles :
  • Train
L'aller/retour en train 2nde classe au tarif restrictif (Loisirs, Standard, Semi-Flex, Prems, …) doit être privilégié et demandé/pris le plus longtemps possible à l'avance. Le transport aérien ne peut être accepté que s'il est plus économique que le train.
  • Avion
Seuls les billets pris 15 jours minimum avant le départ, sur la base d'un tarif économique restrictif, sont remboursés. 
  • Taxi

Le taxi est remboursé seulement si les horaires ne permettent pas l’utilisation des transports publics (TRAM, RER, métro, bus, …).

  • Vehicules personnel

A titre exceptionnel, le véhicule personnel peut être pris par l'utilisateur dans le cadre de co-voiturage et/ou de transport d'échantillons et/ou de matériels. Dans le cadre du co-voiturage, le remboursement est accordé seulement s’il concerne au moins deux participants subventionnés et que tous les participants subventionnés d’un même laboratoire voyagent ensemble.

Il doit faire l'objet d'une demande préalable auprès du Bureau des Utilisateurs par email (useroffice@synchrotron-soleil.fr).

A défaut, l'utilisateur est remboursé sur la base forfaitaire d'un aller/retour économique sur le moyen de transport le plus approprié (train ou avion).

  • Vehicules de location

Le véhicule de location n'est pas pris en charge sauf cas très exceptionnel : transport de matériel lourd et encombrant.

La demande préalable de remboursement, accompagnée d'un devis, doit se faire auprès du bureau des utilisateurs par email (useroffice@synchrotron-soleil.fr).

A défaut, l'utilisateur sera remboursé sur la base forfaitaire d'un aller/retour économique sur le moyen de transport le plus approprié (train ou avion).

 

* Important *
Si le moyen de transport et/ou le tarif utilisé(s)  ne correspond(ent) pas aux règles de remboursement de SOLEIL, le bureau des missions applique un remboursement forfaitaire.

 

Procédure de remboursement

Dans la mesure du possible, tous les frais sont directement engagés et couverts par SOLEIL.
Mais, les frais de transport et de séjour supportés éventuellement directement par l’utilisateur sont remboursés exclusivement sur présentation de justificatifs originaux.

Toute modification de trajet ou d'horaire susceptible d'entrainer une augmentation du coût du billet, commandé initiallement par le Bureau des Missions de SOLEIL, reste à la charge de l'utilisateur.

Les frais de séjour couverts par SOLEIL sont les nuitées passées à la maison d’hébergement ainsi que les repas pris au restaurant de SOLEIL.
Toutefois si le temps de trajet le justifien des repas supplémentaires peuvent être pris en charge sur justificatif.
 
L’absence de justificatif ne permettra pas de rembourser le voyageur des frais qu’il a engagés.

Les frais occasionnés par un prolongement du séjour pour convenance personnelle ne sont pas remboursés.

Au retour de sa mission, l’utilisateur complète la note de frais (transmise par le Bureau des Missions) dans les 2 mois qui suivent son retour dans son laboratoire d’origine.

Il doit joindre l’ensemble des justificatifs originaux, signer le document et l’envoyer au bureau des missions, accompagné d’un RIB (à la 1ère mission ou si changement de compte).

Merci de mentionner le n° de projet au verso de chaque justificatif.

Le lieu de départ de la mission est le domicile du titulaire.

Il est remboursé sur la base des justificatifs originaux suivants :
  • Billet de train ou d’avion
  • Facture originale du titre de transport si réglé par missionnaire
  • Tickets de péage
  • Ticket de parking
  • Tickets de métro, RER, Bus
  • Facture pour les frais d’essence
  • Tickets de restauration

Les pièces ci-dessous ne sont pas acceptées comme pièces justificatives :
  • Photocopies
  • Factures pro-forma
  • Facture adressée à une personne morale ou à une tierce personne
  • Les relevés bancaires ou de cartes de crédit
  • Les reçus de carte de crédit

  

 

 

Programmes de financement européens

 

Retrouvez tous les programmes de financement européens disponibles à SOLEIL :

 

- NEPHEWS

- NFFA Europ Pilot

- ReMade@ARI

- RIANA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://beamtime.eu/

Start date: 01/01/2024 | End date: 31/12/2026 

NEPHEWS, Neutrons and Photons Elevating Worldwide Science, is an European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe (HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01).

This project has received funding from the EU Framework Programme Horizon Europe under grant agreement nº 101131414.

In the framework of the NEPHEWS TransNational Access programme, SOLEIL provides limited financial support for users who participate to an experiment related to an accepted proposal by the SOLEIL Peer Review Committees from September 1st, 2024.

 

ELIGIBILITY

  1. TNA is provided to selected academia user-groups.
  2. Only user-groups that will disseminate the results they generate under the project are eligible.
  3. The majority of the participants must work in a country other than the country where the legal entity operating the infrastructure is established (France for SOLEIL).
  4. All scientific fields except those which are supported by another EU programme.

 

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENT

NA

 

PRIORITY CRITERIA

NEPHEWS has a special focus on offering support to users from 8 selected countries, other EU Widening countries and countries without direct access to large scale research infrastructures in their country.

  1. First, financial support for travel and accommodation will be offered to users whose affiliation comes from one of the 8 selected countries: Estonia, Finland, Greece, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine.
  2. In addition, support will be offered to users whose affiliation is from other Widening countries* or in countries without RI.

* Widening countries are countries with low participation rates in FP7 and H2020 projects. The list of widening countries is comprised of 15 member states: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Not eligible to be refunded: Research Teams conducting their research in France and Research Teams from SOLEIL.

 

REIMBURSEMENT RULES

A maximum of 2 participants per project can be subsidized for travel and subsistence expenses (nights at SOLEIL guest house and meals at SOLEIL canteen) and only if all eligibility criteria described above are met.

When a proposal is accepted and then scheduled by the beamline manager, the main proposer must request accesses and to comply with three steps, no later than 3 weeks before the arrival, in SUN set (“Proposal Management >> Before experiment >> Participants declarations”):

  1. Selection of the samples to be brought for the beamtime session in the Samples TAB.
  2. Declaration of all participants in the Participants TAB.

The Main Proposer identifies users who will receive a contribution, from NEPHEWS funding, of their expenses and mentions dates of arrival and departure.

  1. Request of the appropriate support laboratory in Lab. Requests TAB.

Users supported by SOLEIL have priority to be accommodated in the Guest house (according to availabilities). In case of unavailability of the guest house, they will be accommodated in hotels booked by SOLEIL Travel Office.

 

REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE

SOLEIL covers expenses for travel, nights at the guest house and meals at SOLEIL Canteen.

However, if it is justified according to the delay of the journey, some additional meals can be reimbursed upon relevant documents.

If an original ticket is missing the user will not be reimbursed for the fees engaged.

An extension of the stay for personal reasons will not be supported by SOLEIL.

AFTER the experiment, the refund requests must be submitted to the SOLEIL travel Office by the user. The requests must be presented using the expenses Reimbursement ‘Form’ (available on SUN set). Please note that the reimbursement claims must be sent within 2 months after the experiment.

PLEASE, REMEMBER TO KEEP THE ORIGINALS OF ALL YOUR RECEIPTS AND INVOICES to attach to the form duly completed together with your Bank Coordinates.

Please mention at the verso of each document the project N°.

The following documents are not accepted as relevant documents:

  • Copies
  • Pro-forma invoices
  • Invoice to a third party or to a legal entity
  • Bank statements, …
  • Credit card receipts, …

 

AFTER ACCESS / REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

As recipient of financial support by the EU Commission via SOLEIL you must meet the EU reporting requirements:

Top Menu “Proposal & Experiment Management” >> After experiment >> End of run reports" button.

 

Top Menu “Proposal & Experiment Management >> After experiment >> Experimental report” button.

 
  • For the purpose of reporting to the European Commission, all users applying for financial support are asked to complete an evaluation form. This should be consulted with beamline scientist at SOLEIL who will ensure that all beamtime information on the form is correct. It needs to be return to SOLEIL User Office by email (useroffice@synchrotron-soleil.fr) :

https://beamtime.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nephews-TNA-evaluation-form_25.06.20224.docx

 
  • Users are obliged to acknowledge support from NEPHEWS project by the following text string that needs to be literally included into the publication:

„The research leading to this result has been co-funded by the project NEPHEWS under Grant Agreement No 101131414 from the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe”.

 
  • “Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the Granting Authorities can be held responsible for them.”
 
  • Acknowledge SOLEIL and please include the following statements:

"Parts of this research were carried out at "beamline " at SOLEIL. We would like to thank N.N. for assistance during the experiment (if not co-author of the publication)"

 

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www.nffa.eu

Start date: 01/03/2021 | End date: 28/02/2026

NFFA-Europe-Pilot is a distributed research infrastructure that integrates nanofoundries (growth, synthesis and nano/micro-fabrication) with advanced characterization and fine analysis available at European large-scale facilities, and with theory and simulation tools. It offers users the possibility to carry out cutting edge research at the frontier of the nanoscience and nanotechnology with the widest possible range of tools and more than 180 techniques currently available. Researchers accessing the NFFA-Europe facilities can control and design the properties of materials from the nano- to the micro-scale, and even up to the macro-scale.

Thanks to the H2020 project NFFA-Europe Pilot, a new project supported by the H2020 framework programme of the European Commission, this comprehensive catalogue of facilities and services is now offered to users for free. NFFA-Europe Pilot will consolidate and expand the operation of an Interoperable Distributed Research Infrastructure for Nanoscience (IDRIN) – a unique platform to perform complex projects, offering a seamless series of science services to its users.

Through the NFFA-Europe Research Infrastructure, comprehensive research projects become feasible through the submission of a single proposal.

NFFA-Europe-Pilot offer is divided in 6 installations:

  1. lithography and patterning;
  2. growth and synthesis;
  3. structural and morphological characterization;
  4. electronic, chemical, and magnetic characterization;
  5. from nano to micro/macro;
  6. theory and simulation.

The online catalogue provides the description and technical details of the techniques offered in each installation (https://www.nffa.eu/offer/).

There are 4 calls for proposals per year, which deadlines are:

  • beginning of March,
  • beginning of June,
  • beginning of September,
  • beginning of December.

Submit your proposal via the dedicated web page: https://www.nffa.eu/apply/

 

ELIGIBILITY

  1. TNA is provided to academic users.
  2. Only user-groups that will disseminate the results they generate under the project are eligible.
  3. The user PI (Principal Investigator) and the majority of the users must work in a country other than the country(ies) where the installations are located (France for SOLEIL).

This rule does not apply:

- if access is provided by partners INL and JRC;

- in case of remote access to a set of installations located in different countries offering the same type of service.

  1. In case of positive proposal evaluation, access for user groups with at least half of the users working in an EU or associated country is granted within the capacity of NFFA-Europe; access for user groups with a majority of users not working in an EU or associated country is limited to 20% of the total access provided by NFFA-Europe.

 

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENT

NFFA-Europe proposals must include access to at least two different types of Installations (Litho/Growth/SM Charact./ECM Charact./Nano to Micro and Theory).

The following exception to this general rule are admitted: proposals that need combined access to fine analysis employing both neutrons and synchrotron radiation at Large Scale Facilities to investigate the same sample systems are eligible even when the requested techniques belong to the same installation.

 

PRIORITY CRITERIA

NA

 

EVALUATION

As soon as the proposal is submitted on the website, the technical liaison network (TLNet - a network of scientists and technicians in charge of coordinating the access request and supporting user access) consults the sites offering access to the required techniques on the feasibility of the proposed experiment. Feasible proposals are then evaluated and ranked according to scientific merit by an external panel of reviewers (Access Review Panel - ARP). The best-ranked proposals are assigned to the most appropriate NFFA-Europe site/sites and scheduled for access. “Highlight Proposals”, selected among excellent, promising and challenging research proposals on scientifically and technologically “hot topics” adopting a comprehensive approach (well-justified and balanced access to complementary techniques/methods), will be granted fast-track access.

 

REIMBURSEMENT RULES

This program reimburses up to two users per proposal.

Normally, the duration of trip cum stay includes two or more travelling days (the onward and the return journeys) and a number of days equivalent to the number of access days granted. One unit of access is the equivalent of a shift of eight hours that corresponds to a day.

Travel expenses: the maximum contribution per person per site accessed is €500. This means that regardless of the actual travel costs incurred, the maximum reimbursement will not exceed €500 per user per site. Otherwise, it will be equal to the amount of costs incurred, if lower.

Subsistence costs:  The maximum contribution per person per day is €100. This covers daily expenses such as accommodation and meals during the trip and the stay at the access site.

 

REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE

Original tickets OR e-Tickets OR original invoices must be collected by each user and sent to SOLEIL Travel Office (with reference to the proposal ID). The invoice must clearly show information relating to the nature, the date, and the price of all subsistence costs (for accommodation also the hotel category).

 

AFTER ACCESS / REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

As recipient of financial support by the EU Commission via SOLEIL you must meet the EU reporting requirements:

Top Menu “Proposal & Experiment Management” >> After experiment >> End of run reports" button.

 

Top Menu “Proposal & Experiment Management >> After experiment >> Experimental report” button.

 

  • At the end of the access sessions, users are requested by the NFFA-Europe management to fill the documents below:

NFFA-Europe Satisfaction Questionnaire

NFFA-Europe User Report

 

  • Users are obliged to acknowledge support from NFFA-Europe Pilot project by the following text string that needs to be literally included into the publication:

“This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement No 101007417 NFFA-Europe Pilot. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the Granting Authorities can be held responsible for them.”

 

  • Acknowledge SOLEIL and please include the following statements:

"Parts of this research were carried out at "beamline " at SOLEIL. We would like to thank N.N. for assistance during the experiment (if not co-author of the publication)"

 

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https://remade-project.eu/

Start date: 01/02/2022 | End date: 31/08/2026 

NFFA-Europe-Pilot, is an European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe (HORIZON-INFRA-2021-SERV-01).

This project has received funding from the EU Framework Programme Horizon Europe under grant agreement nº 101058414.

ReMade@ARI (REcyclable MAterials DEvelopment at Analytical Research Infrastructures) is funded by the EU Commission’s Horizon Europe programme and co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.

The project provides scientists who are working on the design of new recyclable materials with analytical tools that enable them to explore the properties and the structure of their material in smallest details up to atomic resolution. ReMade@ARI commits to leverage the development of innovative, sustainable materials for key components in the most diverse sectors, such as electronics, batteries, vehicles, construction, packaging, plastics, textiles and food on an unprecedented level. It will be the central hub in Europe for all sectors and research areas in which new materials for a circular economy will be developed.

 For Standard User Access, calls for proposals are issued twice a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn

Submit your proposal via the dedicated web page.

 

ELIGIBILITY

  1. TNA is provided to academic users.
  2. Only user groups that are allowed and willing to disseminate the results they have generated under the action may benefit from the access.
  3. The PI (Principal Investigator) and the majority of the team must work in a country other than the country(ies) where the facilities are located, unless access is provided by an international organisation such as an ERIC.
  4. The User Feedback Form in the access portal has been completed and submitted by the applicant for any previous project(s).

ReMade@ARI promotes the EU Gender Equality Strategy towards a gender-equal Europe. Gender equality in scientific research and specifically encourages applications from women. The prerequisite to scientific and societal prosperity is the creation of an atmosphere of acceptance and trust, embracing all differences stemming from personal ways of life or personal living situations, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, ideologies, biographies, religion, beliefs, disability, age, appearance, and many other aspects.

 

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENT

NA

 

PRIORITY CRITERIA

NA

 

 

EVALUATION

All proposals will be assigned 3 Reviewers from the program Proposal Review Panel and given an overall grade. The main criteria for evaluation are: scientific excellence and expected impact of the results on the Circular Economy. An email will be sent to notify the PI/team of the outcome of their submission:

-Accepted – the proposal has been granted TNA access.

-Rejected – the proposal has not been granted TNA access and comments explaining the reasons for rejection are provided. The Feasibility and Reviewer reports are also available in the portal for the team’s consideration.

Once a proposal is accepted, the beamline manager will contact the team to verify details of access and define the scheduling of the experiment. Access should begin within 6 months from the date of acceptance of the proposal, depending on the type of access required. Depending on the technique chosen, facilities may offer agile access in a shorter time. Access should be completed in a maximum of 12 months from its start.

 

REIMBURSEMENT RULES

ReMade@ARI program reimburses up to two users per proposal.

A maximum of 600 EUR reimbursement for each of the two users, based on a calculated reimbursement of:

-up to 300 EUR per user for travel costs.

-up to 50 EUR per night/per user for accommodation up to a maximum of 6 nights.

Meals are also covered as long as the overall reimbursement amount combined with accommodation does not exceed 300 EUR.

 

REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE

Users are entitled to reimbursement after submission of the User Feedback Form in the access portal.

To receive reimbursement, users should fill in the reimbursement form available on the website of ReMade@ARI program and send a signed version in pdf format together with invoices and receipts of travel and accommodation expenses to reimbursement@remade-project.eu.

 

AFTER ACCESS / REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

As recipient of financial support by the EU Commission via SOLEIL you must meet the EU reporting requirements:

Top Menu “Proposal & Experiment Management” >> After experiment >> End of run reports" button.

 

Top Menu “Proposal & Experiment Management >> After experiment >> Experimental report” button.

 

  • Users are obliged to acknowledge support from NFFA-Europe Pilot project by the following text string that needs to be literally included into the publication:

“Funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-INFRA-2021-SERV-01 under grant agreement number 101058414 and co-funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee (grant number 10039728) and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) under contract number 22.00187. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council or the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). Neither the European Union nor the granting authorities can be held responsible for them.”

 

  • Acknowledge SOLEIL and please include the following statements:

"Parts of this research were carried out at "beamline " at SOLEIL. We would like to thank N.N. for assistance during the experiment (if not co-author of the publication)"

 

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https://riana-project.eu/

Start date: 01/03/2024 | End date: 29/02/2028 

RIANA-Research Infrastructure Access in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology is an European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon Europe (HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01).

This project has received funding from the EU Framework Programme Horizon Europe under grant agreement nº 101130652. And supports curiosity-driven research in nanoscience with open research questions for long-term impact, and challenge-driven research in nanotechnology with targeted research questions for short- and mid-term impact.

At the core of the RIANA consortium is the ARIE network (Analytical Research Infrastructures in Europe) that comprises European networks with a focus on large scale research infrastructures.

Coordinated by DESY, RIANA joins 7 European networks of top-level RIs to cover the most advanced techniques relevant to nanofabrication, processing/synthesis, characterization, and analysis as well as simulation capacity. Highly customized and efficient access to 69 infrastructures is coordinated via a single-entry point and enabled through comprehensive scientific and innovation service by senior scientists, facility experts, and highly trained junior scientists. This project encompasses both curiosity-driven research in nanoscience with open research questions for long-term impact, and challenge-driven research in nanotechnology with targeted research questions for short- and mid-term impact.

This core of RIANA is aligned to attract experienced and new users from academia or industry making their promising ideas a success and pushing them to higher TRL. Being flexible to upcoming emergent scientific topics and needs, together with stakeholders from the Nano-community, RIANA implements the opportunity to offer access to additional infrastructures in, and even outside of Europe and to adapt the scientific service via additionally specialized junior scientists. Based on the four years of experience, the RIANA consortium will develop a roadmap for the future of nanoscience and nanotechnology at European RIs.

User’s proposals are accepted based on a “continuous call” concept. Applications for pre-proposals are not mandatory but are highly encouraged.

Submit your proposal via the dedicated web page.

 

ELIGIBILITY

TNA is provided in two types:

-Physical access with users visiting the infrastructure in person, receiving the service “hands-on”.

-Remote access that may include, e.g., the analysis of mail-in samples, remote access to a high-performance computing infrastructure, without users physically visiting the infrastructure.

To be eligible for TNA, the following criteria must be fulfilled:

  1. The users must be allowed and willing to disseminate the results they have generated.
  2. The PI and the majority of the team must work in a country other than the country where the infrastructure is located, unless access is provided by an international organisation such as an ERIC.
  3. The User Feedback Form has been completed and submitted for any previous project of the Users.

RIANA promotes the EU Gender Equality Strategy towards a gender-equal Europe. Gender equality in scientific research and specifically encourages applications from women. The prerequisite to scientific and societal prosperity is the creation of an atmosphere of acceptance and trust, embracing all differences stemming from personal ways of life or personal living situations, ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, ideologies, biographies, religion, beliefs, disability, age, appearance, and many other aspects.

 

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENT

Proposals that are supported by RIANA need to address a topic in the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. This criterion is checked by the Chairs of the Proposal Review Panel as follows:

RIANA refers to “nanoobjects” whenever the structures of an object that determine its key properties are smaller than 100 nm in at least one dimension. Consequently, “nanoscience” is the science of nanoobjects, and “nanotechnology” is the technology exploiting nanoobjects.

 

PRIORITY CRITERIA

NA

 

EVALUATION

All proposals will be checked by the RIANA TNA Coordinator. For each proposal, the selected infrastructures will either be confirmed by the TNA Coordinator, or different infrastructures will be assigned. This may happen due to scientific considerations or available instrument time. If the assigned infrastructures are different from the chosen ones, this amendment will be done in the proposal directly by the Project Administrator, and the Applicant will be notified.

The technical feasibility of each proposal will be assessed by scientists at the assigned infrastructures.

All proposals will be assigned three Reviewers from RIANA program’s Proposal Review Panel and given an overall grade.

An email will be sent to notify the Users of the outcome of their submission:

-Accepted – the proposal has been granted TNA access.

-Rejected – the proposal has not been granted TNA access. Comments explaining the reasons for rejection are provided.

Once a proposal is accepted, the beamline manager will contact the team to verify details of access and define the scheduling of the experiment. Access should be completed within a maximum of 18 months after acceptance.

 

REIMBURSEMENT RULES

RIANA program reimburses travel and subsistence to user groups who fit the eligibility criteria. A maximum of two researchers per experiment/visit are entitled up to a maximum of 600 EUR reimbursement each, based on a calculated reimbursement of:

-up to 300 EUR per user for travel costs

-up to 50 EUR per night and per user for accommodation up to a maximum of 6 nights

Meals are also covered as long as the overall reimbursement amount does not exceed the 600 EUR limitation.

 

REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE

Users are entitled to reimbursement after submission of the User Feedback Form in the access portal. To receive reimbursement, Users should fill in the reimbursement form available on the website and send a signed version in PDF format together with invoices and receipts of travel and accommodation expenses to reimbursement@riana-project.eu.

 

AFTER ACCESS / REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

As recipient of financial support by the EU Commission via SOLEIL you must meet the EU reporting requirements:

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  • Users are obliged to acknowledge support from NFFA-Europe Pilot project by the following text string that needs to be literally included into the publication:

“Funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01 under grant agreement number 101130652. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union and the European Union cannot be held responsible for them.”

 

  • Acknowledge SOLEIL and please include the following statements:

"Parts of this research were carried out at "beamline " at SOLEIL. We would like to thank N.N. for assistance during the experiment (if not co-author of the publication)"

 

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