What is covered?
New funding opportunities for Students: In addition to supporting trips to experiments at synchrotron, neutron and free electron X-ray laser facilities, DanScatt also co-finances students’ participation in education-oriented activities at large scale facilities. This includes BSc, MSc and PhD students who are affiliated with a project or course at a Danish university and as part of this participate in one or more experimental activities at large-scale facilities that are included in activities funded by DanScatt. The degree of financing is decided by DanScatt’s chair on the basis of application, please send your application to ampe@dtu.dk
Overall rules – DanScatt members can request support for:
- Travel to beamtimes at large scale x-ray and neutron facilities provided these are granted based on peer review or within facility directors’ discretionary time.
- Transport of samples or sample environments (e.g. dewars) with the same conditions.
- Travel to the DanScatt annual meeting.
- Travel for board members in connection with DanScatt board meetings.
- Travel for DanScatt delegates in connection with meetings related to our international obligations in NORDSYNC and TRANSNI.
- Organisation of PhD/Master/Bachelor courses dedicated to x-ray and neutron scattering subject to prior approval by DanScatt board.
All other travels are currently excluded, including conferences, workshops, annual meetings at facilities, visits with the aim to promote/disseminate the general use of the facilities, proprietary beamtime and the travel of external collaborators (non-DanScatt members).
Furthermore, if European access programs or the facilities themselves can cover the travel, then DanScatt will not.
Which rules apply?
With a rapidly growing community and limited funding, we request:
- Travel for students and post docs are handled exclusively per bill, not per diem. Permanent staff can choose between the two.
- All travels are economy class only, and should be ordered well in advance to privide a low cost.
- Car rental is generally excluded. The remoteness of some sites and the transport of samples can in some cases mandate this.
- Facility provided services such as guest houses should be used whenever possible. The number of participants in the beamtime should match the need.
