Senior Research Stays (SRS) aim to support advanced PhD and Post-doctoral researchers or practitioners with a minimum of a master's degree (other postgraduate studies can be considered for Colombia) and over 6 years of relevant experience in the TRAJECTS topics of interest for stays of 3 to 5 months (shorter duration is possible if justified) from/at/within institutions in the TRAJECTS network. The sending, the hosting institution, or ideally both, must be TRAJECTS partners. A list of TRAJECTS partner institutions can be found at https://www.trajects.org/members.

Research conducted during the SRS must be relevant to TRAJECTS' main objectives and research topics, climate change mitigation, in the following two key sustainability transition issues:

• Fossil fuel phase-out or,

• Changes in land management and ecosystem protection.

See annex 2 of the complementary documents for this call for a more detailed presentation of TRAJECTS objectives and research topics.

Approximately 6 SRS will be supported in 2023.

Scholarships include:

• Monthly allowances: 1200-1600 EUR for stays in the Global North, 1100 EUR for stays in the Global South
• Travel and insurance cost reimbursement

• Application form on Website
• CV including proof of academic qualifications
• Description of the research project (max 5 pages)
• Letter of acceptance by host institution (see “Application procedure” in call document)
• If applicable: Proof of current affiliation to TRAJECTS network partner
• If applicable: self-declaration (proof if available) as member of an underrepresented group
• If applicable: Other documents as requested by the host institution (e.g. proof of language skills)