EURAXESS presents international mobility and professional development opportunities for faculty and student researchers

EURAXESS North America Regional Coordinator Jackson Howard gave an overview of the EURAXESS portal, which
provides information about research funding and fellowship opportunities, and insights
for researchers about living and working in Europe. Howard manages the European Scientific
Diasporas in North America initiative together with the EU Delegation and EU Member
States & Associated Countries.

EURAXESS is the largest pan-European initiative to foster researchers’ mobility and career
development. Researchers can pursue collaboration opportunities in 43 countries and
nine global hubs across Europe. There is no cost to take advantage of EURAXESS, designed
to facilitate connection for North American researchers with EU funding such as Horizon Europe, raising the visibility of grants through the European Research Council. EURAXESS also helps match international postdocs to U.S. labs and serves as a resource
for graduate student seeking international research scholarships to the Erasmus Mundus joint masters programs and the Marie Skodwska-Curie Actions fellowships.

Laurel Thomas, assistant director for Global Planning, Accountability, and Strategic
Initiatives at USF World, launched the faculty session and shared the robust resources available across USF to promote and support international scholarship and global
engagement, including information about virtual global exchange, the Fulbright Program, international travel policies, hosting a visiting J-1 scholar, assistance with international research & funding searches, and USF’s overall global engagement. 

This event was co-hosted by the USF Research Development Institute, Office of Graduate
Studies and USF World for USF faculty and graduate students on Friday, October 4,
2024. Strong participation included faculty and student researchers from across all
three USF campuses. To learn more about resources at USF World contact Laurel Thomas, assistant director for Global Planning, Accountability, and Strategic Initiatives
at USF World. For more about EURAXESS research opportunities, faculty should email
Sandra Justice, director for the USF Research Development Institute. Graduate students and postdocs are invited to email Dr. Tracy Costello, director of Postdoctoral Affairs and Graduate Student Development in the USF Office of Graduate Studies.