Within EUFAR, access is offered to 24 instrumented aircraft ranging from low and slow flying small single engine aircraft to 4-engine turbo-jet aircraft carrying several tons of instrumentation payload.The competition is open until 1st December 2007 (2 calls closing on 1st June 2007 and 1st December 2007), but with potential flying opportunities until 30th September 2008. A total amount of 450 flight hours will be funded by EUFAR, corresponding to about 44 user groups each flying 10-flight-hour projects.
The access offered includes flight hours, scientific and engineering support for integration of instruments, planning of the field campaign, data analysis and travel and subsistence expenses.
Before being offered funded flight hours, applicants must satisfy some Eligibility Criteria and pass the Selection Procedure. Transnational Access
Click here to apply
Read more in the Annex I "Description of Work" (available in the left menu)
Notes:
Additional opportunities of funding for access to research
infrastructures are made available in the field of atmospheric
composition change by the European Network of Excellence ACCENT .
EUFAR and ACCENT funding opportunities are complementary, as EUFAR may support access to an aircraft while ACCENT may support implementation of new instruments on the aircraft. EUFAR/ACCENT joint proposals shall be submitted to both programmes.
More information are available here or
Guidelines for proposers are downloadable here