NEPHEWS

NEPHEWS can support MAX IV users via the TNA (TransNational Access) program. We offer travel reimbursement to approximately 1–2 users from your group visiting MAX IV. Please note that a User group is defined as a team of one or more researchers visiting MAX IV.

Eligibility Criteria

• The majority of the user group must work in a country outside Sweden
• Only user groups that will disseminate the results they generate under the project are eligible
• Access for user groups with a majority of users not working in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated countries is limited to 20% of the total amount of units of access provided under the grant

Priority Criteria

NEPHEWS provides financial support for travel and accommodation in the following order:

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Other: If funding remains, additional qualified users may receive support. For example, researchers from countries without large-scale research infrastructures which are not listed above are also eligible, although with lower priority.

Through the Twinning Programme, NEPHEWS supports new users by pairing them with experienced research groups at MAX IV. The program offers:

• Hands-on training: New users join an experienced group during their experiment.
• Skill development: Learn RI techniques and prepare for future research projects.
• Collaboration opportunities: Twinning can lead to long-term scientific partnerships.
• Travel reimbursement: NEPHEWS covers travel and subsistence costs for 1–2 users per group visiting MAX IV.

Eligibility Criteria

• R1: First Stage Researcher (up to the point of PhD)
• R2: Recognised Researcher (PhD holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent)
• R3: Independent researcher
• R4: Leading researcher, assistant/associate/full professor or equivalent

Priority Criteria

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Note: If there are available positions, additional qualified users may receive support. For example, researchers from countries without large-scale research infrastructures which are not listed above are also eligible, although with lower priority.

To develop future scientific talent, NEPHEWS supports 24 young researchers through short-term working visits. The program covers:

• 1-week internships at Synchrotron (SR), Free Electron Laser (FEL), or Neutron (N) facilities
• Hands-on experience with research techniques across different fields
• Insight into RI operations, including access policies, technology transfer, and innovation
• Practical training to help ESRs navigate and utilize large-scale research infrastructures

Eligibility Criteria

• R1: First Stage Researchers – Up to the point of PhD
• R2: Recognised Researchers – PhD holders or equivalent who are not yet fully independent

Priority Criteria

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Widening Countries: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia

Note: If there are available positions, additional qualified users may receive support. For example, researchers from countries without large-scale research infrastructures which are not listed above are also eligible, although with lower priority.