Workshop on research & innovation opportunities in Europe for higher studies and research grants

EURAXESS Information Session on Research & Innovation Opportunities in Europe was organized at CIRB, Hisar on 30^th August 2016 in association with EURAXESS Links India. EURAXESS is a unique platform to access complete range of information and support services for researchers from all over the world wishing to pursue research career in Europe. More than 70 researchers from CIRB, NRC-Equine, LUVAS, HAU and GJU were participated and took keen interest and interacted with European Union funding agency representatives. This session provided platform for researchers to know about various opportunities offered by European Union for them such as European Research Council Grants, MSCA Individual Fellowships, Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, CNRS, CEFIPRA and many more. Event was an informative cum networking tool for researchers; Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Director, CIRB encouraged participants to apply for various funding agencies of Europe for higher studies and learn advance technologies and apply them in India. For this session, EURAXESS Links India country representative, Mrs. Ainhitze Bizkarralegorra Bravo updated her organization activities, and Dr. Srini Kaveri, Director, CNRS, France sensitized people about funding opportunities in France for Indian researchers. Through this event many young students and faculties will be benefitted to grab fellowships or European research grant.  The event was co-ordinated by Dr. Naresh Selokar, Scientist, CIRB.