Universities Research Association, Inc., (URA), US: URA Visiting Scholars Program (VSP)

07/12/2023

26/02/2024

The Universities Research Association’s Visiting Scholars Program (VSP) was established in 2007 to support faculty and students from URA institutions to work at Fermilab for up to one year. The URA Visiting Scholars Program is supported by contributions over 90 URA-member universities located in the United States, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Visits can range from attendance at Fermilab conferences and summer schools to year-long stays at the Lab. Individual awards may be up to a maximum of $50,000 in any twelve-month period with a lifetime maximum award total of $50,000 per individual.

Computer Science & Informatics; Engineering; Materials Sciences; Particle Physics; Physics; Synchrotrons & Accelerators; Universe Sciences

Country of applicant institution Italy; Japan; United Kingdom; United States. Eligibility Note Individual proposals may be submitted by researchers who are faculty, research scientists, postdocs, or graduate students at URA-member universities doing research in areas such as high energy physics experiments, astrophysics, theory, accelerator physics, materials science, computer science, engineering, and accelerator R&D related to the Fermilab mission. Applicants must be employed by or, in the case of graduate students, enrolled at URA member institutions during the course of the award. Proposals may be submitted for an individual award or, in limited circumstances, researchers in residence at Fermilab may submit a proposal for a laboratory-sponsored group activity (e.g., conferences, workshops, summer schools). Specific application requirements for the two types of proposals are described in the Application Proposal Requirements section.