Deadline

30. September 2006

More information at: http://www.emz-berlin.de/konf_e/eurofor_conferences/ek_E.htm 
Proposals should be send to: conferences@emz-berlin.de

Date

14 – 17th December 2006

About the conference

This call for paper concerns the eighth event in the series on “European and National Agencies of Dealing with the Non-Accepted” which will take place in Berlin (Germany) from 14 – 17th December 2006. Find attached the preliminary programme.

All 12 EUROFOR Marie Curie conferences (2004 – 2008) concentrate on current and future political challenges resulting from international migration processes. They seek to provide a platform for debates on new and innovative research as well as on policies regarding the management of migration. A major aim of the conferences is to develop the participants' research methods through the provision of training. At each conference, academics and experts from across Europe lend their perspective on current migration processes. There is a special focus on early stage researchers at the conferences, who are given the opportunity to present their research results alongside their more established peers.

Proposals

The presentation should be approximately 10 - 15 minutes in length and be relevant to one of
the topics of the seminars/workshops. The full proposal for the presentation should be handed
in to us in advance for assessment, and should include:

􀂃 Abstract of the paper, including an outline of the addressed objectives, applied
methodology and research results (between 1 and 3 pages)
􀂃 Short Curriculum Vitae, 5-10 lines in continuous text, and the complete contact
information.
􀂃 Statement of purpose providing a clear overview of your academic and professional
interests and background. You may also use the statement of purpose to record personal
and professional experiences that are relevant to your application and that may not be
obvious in your curriculum vitae (no longer than 1 page).

Costs

There are 32 Marie-Curie grants available for each conference, which cover travel and living
allowances. If you are interested in presenting you should send us a paper proposal beforehand
for assessment. Please see the following guidelines and proposal procedures.
Eligible for funding are:
􀂃 Early-stage researchers: This refers to researchers holding a university (or equivalent
institution of higher education) degree that provides access to doctoral studies, at the
beginning of their research career with less than four years' active research experience.
􀂃 Experienced researchers: This applies to researchers with more than four years of active
research experience or involved in post-doctorate programmes.

Responsible institution

The Berlin Institute for Comparative Social Research (Berliner Institut für Vergleichende
Sozialforschung e.V. BIVS) is currently organising, in co-operation with the European
Research Forum on Migration and Ethnic Relations (EUROFOR), a series of twelve
scientific Marie Curie conferences on the topic of migration management. This project is
partly funded by the DG Research of the European Commission.