Applying
By short-term performance we mean working (incl. under employment contract) not more than a total of 6 months during the past five years prior to the opening of the call.
Yes, supervising can be considered as a short-term performace of a one-off task.
You can find the application form on your ETIS (Estonian Research Information System, www.etis.ee) desktop, when logged in. In order to get access to ETIS, please contact your host institution.
With the approval of the host institution the project can be started before signing the grant agreement, but the project costs will be eligible only after the funding decision from the Estonian Research Council.
Submitting several different project applications is possible, but only one Project gets funded.
Self-financing can not come from other European Funds or from funds where it is stated that it should not be used as self-financing.
Salary and work load
Teaching can be included as a part of the proposal, but the core of the Project should focus on research. It should be indicated how teaching is linked to the project and how the students will be involved in the project. Priority is given to MA and PhD students and especially to the latter as supervising PhD students is compulsory.
Please use the salary and tax calculator
Example:
If the personnel costs for one year are 50 000 €:
- employers taxes are 12 631 €;
- gross salary is 37 369 €;
- net salary is 29 251 €.
There is a proportional income tax in Estonia.
The grantee must carry out their research project to the full. The grantee must have a full-time employment contract at the host institution with a place of work in Estonia.
Project implementation
Yes, an acknowledgement of the Mobilitas Pluss funding in a publication is mandatory, unless limited by publishing restrictions, copyright, or intellectual property laws. Only the publications which include an acknowledgement will be taken into account when assessing the final reports.
Examples of correct form of acknowledgment of Mobilitas Pluss funding:
- Funding was provided by the European Regional Development Fund and the programme Mobilitas Pluss (Grant No).
- This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the programme Mobilitas Pluss (Grant No).
- Uurimistööd on finantseerinud Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fond ning Mobilitas Pluss programm (Grant No).
