Guidelines for application

Funding under the Helena Kluyver programme can only be awarded to applicants who are in contact with ASTRON/JIVE employees about a concrete project to work on as a Kluyver visitor.

If you are interested in applying for the programme, please first contact the scientist(s) or engineer(s) at ASTRON/JIVE who you want to collaborate with. Together with your local collaborator(s), you should set up a project or research plan which you want to work on during your visit first, describing the technical details of the subject.

A Helena Kluyver visit can cover a period of a three weeks up to a maximum of three months. Candidates of any level and nationality are eligible to be considered for the programme, although priority will be given to advanced-career researchers.

It is intended that the selected visitors contribute to the vibrant working environment in Dwingeloo during their stay by working on a shared research or development project wit their collaborators, giving presentations, sbumitting an ASTRON/JIVE Daily Image and participating in other outreach activities.

To apply, please send an email to genderequityATastron.nl, including your project or research plan, your local collaborator(s), the period you would like to visit, and your funding request. The diversity committee of ASTRON/JIVE will evaluate your proposal and inform you about their decision as soon as possible.

If you have any questions about the programme, you can send an email to morgantiATastron.nl

Information for Helena Kluyver Visitors to ASTRON/JIVE

This document is intended to give relevant information about the support and facilities from ASTRON/JIVE for visitors in the framework of the Helena Kluyver Programme.
Financial support
The Helena Kluyver visitor will be reimbursed for one return trip between the visitor's home institution and ASTRON/JIVE.
ASTRON/JIVE will contribute to costs for lodging and other subsistence expenses. In general only documented costs can be reimbursed.
Travelling to the Netherlands
In many cases citizens of non EU countries must hold a valid visa to enter the country. For more information about visa please contact the personnel department: personnel [at] astron [dot] nl  before you plan your visit.
Accommodation
Depending on length of stay and space the Helena Kluyver visitor can stay in the guesthouse next to the institute or in a hotel or apartment near to the institute.
Logistics
Helena Kluyver visitors will be contacted by their Helena Kluyver host who will establish the length of the visit and define approximate dates. ASTRON/JIVE’s host division will provide secretarial support to Helena Kluyver visitors.
Facilities
The visitor will have office space, will receive a temporary computer account and will have access to telephone facilities during work. 
Health Insurance
ASTRON/JIVE in principle does not provide health insurance for Helena Kluyver visitors. EU citizens can ask their health insurance to provide them with an EU health insurance card.
Presentations/Publications
At the end of a visit under the Helena Kluyver programme, the visitor will be expected to give a presentation within the host institute about the research or project that she has been working on during her stay, and to submit an ASTRON/JIVE Daily Image. When publishing work to which the visit will have contributed, or for which any ASTRON/JIVE resources have been used, due acknowledgment should be given to ASTRON/JIVE. We also ask you to send copies of such papers to the Helena Kluyver host.