Background
The International Research Laboratory for Nuclear Physics and nuclear Astrophysics (IRL-NPA) brings together scientists from France and the USA, addressing topics in nuclear science (see https://npa.in2p3.fr for more details). Among the IRL-NPA activities, there are the support for 1) collaborations, visits, and experiments between CNRS researchers and FRIB, as well as 2) the organization of workshops.
Framework and Funding
1) Collaboration, visit or experiment: the project shall involve CNRS and FRIB researchers for a duration of 1-2 weeks at IRL-NPA, East Lansing, Michigan. The support is intended to fully or partially cover travel and/or local accommodation expenses. The support cannot be requested to participate in the workshops supported by IRL-NPA.
2) Workshop: the proposal shall take place at IRL-NPA, East Lansing, Michigan, in the fall 2025 or early 2026. A fair partition between scientists from CNRS and FRIB is expected for organizers and participants. The workshop shall isolate a well-defined topic that it will investigate. The support requested can be employed to fully or partially cover travel and/or local accommodation expenses of CNRS participants.
Application Procedure and Dates
Short applications are expected.
1) Collaboration, visit or experiment: the project (1-2 pages) shall contain the following information: title and 1-2 lines summary/purpose, expected visiting dates, short scientific justification, names and contact of CNRS and FRIB researchers related to the collaboration, and a preliminary breakdown of the budget.
2) Workshop: the proposal (2-3 pages) shall contain the following information: title, expected dates, short scientific justification, names and coordinates of organizers, potential participants (not necessarily contacted) and a preliminary budget.
Applications should be sent by e-mail to marguero@frib.msu.edu before March 30, 2025.
Application evaluation
Proposals for collaborations, visits and experiments as well as workshops will be evaluated by IRL-NPA scientific board and will be considered in terms of: 1) The relevance of the proposed topic; 2) The relationship with the topics supported by IRL-NPA; 3) The estimated cost.
A few weeks after the deadline, applicants will be informed about the outcome of the selection procedure.