The second ILGE Transnational Access (TNA) and National Open Access (NOA) call is now open!
The ILGE TNA/NOA program offers students, researchers and professors the opportunity to receive scientific, financial and logistical support to carry out their research activities in top Italian laboratories.
The ILGE (Integrated Laboratories for Geosciences and Environment) network is part of MEET (Monitoring Earth's Evolution and Tectonics) project, supported by the PNRR, Next Generation EU of the European Union and by the Ministry for University and Education Research.
The infrastructure network involves four important Italian institutions:
the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology - INGV, the Roma Tre University, the National Research Council - CNR, and the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, integrating different disciplines of Earth sciences, including analog modeling, experimental volcanology, geophysics, tectonics, paleomagnetism, geochemistry, microscopy, sedimentology and investigations into site effects.
The TNA/NOA call is aimed at promoting barrier-free science and scientific innovation by facilitating access to the main national structures for researchers at all stages of their career. The ILGE TNA/NOA program allows physical and remote access to Italian laboratory facilities to national, European and non-European entities, providing the logistical, technological and scientific support and specific training necessary to use the services provided by the facility.
Access to the laboratories is free and the ILGE TNA/NOA program covers the costs of physical access activities (i.e., travel, accommodation and subsistence) or remote access (i.e., shipping of samples). Applications can be submitted on this portal at this link. It is possible to consult the ILGE TNA/NOA guidelines and FAQs for detailed information on the application procedures and eligibility criteria.
- Application submission period: from 1 December 2024 to 31 January 2025
- Period of access to the ILGE network laboratories: from 1 April 2025 to 31 August 2025.
