Overview

UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Under the new FRA/DOE contract for the operation of Fermilab, the 88 member institutions of Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA) have agreed to each contribute $5000/year for five years in support of joint Fermilab-URA research initiatives. These funds will be used to support visits by researchers from URA institutions to work at Fermilab for periods of up to one year.

Researchers are defined as students, postdocs, or faculty doing research in areas related to the Fermilab mission, such as high energy physics experiments, astrophysics, theory, accelerator physics, materials science and computer science.. Applicants must be employed by, or in the case of students, enrolled at, URA member institutions.

Visits can range from attendance at conferences and summer schools to year-long stays. Support provided by the program can range from transportation costs, to local lodging expenses during a series of short visits, to stipend support during a longer visit. Individual awards may be up to a maximum of $50,000 in any twelve-month period.

Award Criteria

Applications will be judged on the scientific merit of the proposed visit and on the cost-effectiveness of the proposal. As all URA institutions contribute to this program, some consideration, over time, will be given to the balance among URA institutions, both by region and size.