Exchange of Researchers Working on Gravitational Physics
Grants for short term scientific missions (STSMs) are available to visit and work on research projects within the Center of Gravity (CoG), a DNRF Center of Excellence at the Niels Bohr Institute and at the AEI Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity Department, a partner of CoG.
We are inviting you to submit proposals for STMSs starting after April, 2027 and ending before October 1, 2027 (applications outside this timeframe will be discarded). We are looking for exciting and challenging research proposals to be developed jointly with our members. We value high risk/high gain proposals at the boundary between different research directions within CoG.
STSMs are a great opportunity for all scientists within the community to exchange visits, nurture collaborations, or develop new ones.
This call starts on October 15 and closes November 31, 2026. All proposals will be reviewed and the results will be announced by January 1, 2027. The selection committee will take into account the matching of funds by the host, gender diversity, the scientific proposal and the experience of the applicant (preference is given to Early Career Investigators).
A STSM application should include:
- Name and contact of applicant and name of CoG member with whom the visit was discussed
- A single pdf with
- Proposal title
- Brief CV of the applicant (2 pages)
- Short description of the proposed project work (1 page max)
- Motivation letter (1 page max)
- Estimate and breakup of the financial request (specify if host will provide matching funds). Typical STSMs lasts between 1–6 weeks.
- A support letter from the Home Institution
- Applications should be made following this link.
We encourage all applicants to apply for funding or co-funding to visit the CoG with either their home institute, the Simons Collaborative Grant on Black Holes and Strong Gravity, or one of the following COST Actions CA23130, CA23115, CA22113, CA22113, CA21136.
For the successful applicants, the Center of Gravity (and the AEI Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity Department, if the visit is at the AEI) will cover economy-class flights, train, or bus tickets and provide hotel accommodation near the Institutes during part or for the full stay. Details will be provided upon acceptance. After the STSM, the grantee is required to submit a short scientific report (one page max). The report should contain the purpose of the STSM, a description of the work carried out during the STSM, a description of the main results and other comments (if any).
Contact: Nils Siemonsen, <nils.siemonsen@nbi.ku.dk>
STSM recipients should acknowledge the Center of Gravity, through the statement “The authors would like to acknowledge networking support by the Center of Gravity, a Center of Excellence funded by the Danish National Research Foundation under grant No. DNRF184.”
The Center of Gravity is now a partner of the AEI Astrophysical and Cosmological Relativity Department. We accept STMSs for either institute, and value science proposals that involve scientists in both.
Sept. 10, 2026, 10:20 a.m.