Would you like to attend a conference of your choice for free? Are you currently a PhD student or have you finished your thesis within the last 5 years?

If so, we encourage you to participate in the Match4Cooperation (M4C) competition which is currently open until 31 May and is addressed to young researchers from the Ulysseus European University research community.

But what is Match4Cooperation?

Match4Cooperation is a Ulysseus social network that allows the research community to network and collaborate on European calls for projects, as well as other public or private opportunities. Our aim is to connect all Ulysseus academics and promote research staff mobility.

Do you want to enter the competition?

Follow the steps below:

1. Join Ulysseus Match4Cooperation through this link: https://social.ulysseus.eu.
2. From here, login with ULYSSEUS LOGIN (EDUGAIN), it will bring you one click away from your university login.

3. Once you are on Match4Cooperation, share a post.

   
   It should contain:

   • A link to your open-science research
   • A mention to @projects account : just write @projects@social-groups.ulysseus.eu (it will suggest it when you type first characters)
   • Indicate which conference you want to go to
   • Add #OpenScience
      
4. Click on the 3 dots and get the link to your post. Paste this link in an email and send it (BCC) to all the people you wish could support you. They just have to login the same way you did, follow your account and click on “Open in web” at the bottom.

Competition Terms and Conditions Summary:

• You must be currently enrolled as a student in an higher education institution or have received your PhD within the last 5 years at the time of participation to this competition.
• You must link to an open access peer-reviewed article published within the last 3 years where you are first author or last author OR an article submitted to the Ulysseus Open Science repository. The prize is non-transferable, and can only be claimed and used by the person who entered the competition.
• There will be 2 winners selected at the end of May:
• Winner 1 will be determined based on how many times their post gets re-tooted.
• Winner 2 will be the person whose peer-reviewed article was published in the highest Impact Factor Journal (IF taken at the time of the competition close).
• In the case of a tie, in either category, the winner will be selected based on how many times they have tooted on M4C.
• Winners will be announced on M4C on 14th June.
• Winners can claim funds to cover their following expenses:
• Travel expenses: up to 1000€
• Accommodation expenses: up to 150€/night
• Registration Fees for the chosen conference: up to 1000€
• These funds will be made available from September 2023 until December 2023.
• The winners must have been accepted to present their research work (posters or oral presentation) at the conference of their choosing.
• Winners will be required to submit a copy of the conference acceptance notification they received.
• The funds will not directly be paid out the winners. UCA will book and pay directly for the travel, accommodation and fees expenses.

We are looking forward to seeing you at Match4Cooperation!