6th call for TraFaDy grants: STSMs, ITCG and DCG
Update: As all grants have been awarded, the call has been closed.
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Report: Meeting on the impact of current and future European migration policies on transnational families
On 30 October 2023 TraFaDy gathered a group of experts to analyse the current proposals for the new EU Migration and Asylum pact and discuss the possible implications for transnational families. The workshop was held in a hybrid format at the office of the Association of German Family Organisations in Berlin and included both TraFaDy
5th call for TraFaDy grants: STSMs, ITCG, DCG and VM
TraFaDy launches its 5th call for all of its different grants: Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), ITC Conferences, Dissimination Conferences and Virtual Mobility. he Short Term Scientific Mission grant is an open call. The other grants calls close on 29th February 2024 the latest. More information can be found in the respective call: 5th call
Several calls for grants: STSMs, ITCG, DCG and VM
(Update: closed on 03 Jan 2024) TraFaDy launches several calls for all of its different grants: Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs), ITC Conferences, Dissimination Conferences and Virtual Mobility. Deadlines for applications: 3 January 2024. More information can be found in the respective call: November 2023 Calls (closed on 03. Jan): Need more information? Contact Jos
20-22 November 2023: Second General Meeting
The second General Meeting took place from 20 to 22 November in Istanbul, Turkey. It was hosted by the Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University (Istanbul, Turkey). Nafiye Cigdem Aktekin and Mutasim Bavarsi are the local organisers. During the General Meeting several meetings took place. All Working Groups met twice and several Working Groups split up
30 October 2023: Impact of European migration policy on Transnational Family Dynamics
On 30 October 2023 in Berlin, Germany, TraFaDy held a workshop on the impact of European migration policy on Transnational Family Dynamics. The specific occasion to have the workshop was the current debate on introducing a new migration and asylum pact in the European Union. A significant amount of transnational families has a migration or
28 – 29 September 2023: Stakeholder perspectives on Transnational Family Dynamics and Health and Wellbeing
UPDATE: The working paper has been finalised and can be downloaded here: This meeting is the start of a small series of face-to-face and online meetings as well as email discussions on the topic on Transnational Family Dynamics and Health and Wellbeing. Besides meeting reports of the discussions one aim is to work on a
ITC CONFERENCE GRANTS – 3rd CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2022 – 2023
As there is a small budget not assigned yet, a third call for proposals is now launched. There is approx. 1 ITC grant to be awarded and conducted. This ITC must take place before 15 October 2023. The ITC grant will be awarded on a ‘first come, first serve base’.
Successful applicants will receive an allowance up to €1 800 per grant for face-to-face conferences or €500 for virtual conferences (the average of requested ITC grants is €1 000). The budget will be awarded to the successful applicants in accordance with COST rules. The ITC grant will be paid after the conference (acceptance of the scientific report and all other requested documents required). The ITC grant candidates must therefore pre-finance costs related to the ITC (travel, stay, meals).
26 June – 05 July 2023: International Summer School 2023
Learn about the growing, rapidly changing phenomenon and dynamics of transnational families! The summer school will take place in Brussels, Belgium Join us for an International Summer School in the heart of Europe. Internationally acknowledged lecturers, experienced guest speakers, interactive workshops engaging practitioners from the field and off-campus excursions will make this Summer School informative
Second grant awarding call STSMs and ITCG
Due to additional budgets, a second grant awarding call Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) and Inclusive Target Countries (ITC) is now launched. There are approx. 2 STSM grants and 5 ITC Grants to be awarded and conducted. What are STSMs and ITCGs? Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) are exchange visits aiming at strengthening the existing
22.-24.02.2023: First general meeting of TraFaDy network
The interdisciplinary network “Transnational Family Dynamics in Europe” (TraFaDy), founded on 3 October in the framework of the European COST Action programme, met for the first time for a general meeting to which all participants had been invited. In the course of the in person meeting that was held from 22 to 24 February, numerous
Kick-off for TraFaDy on 3 Oct. 2022
The TraFaDy kick-off took place on 3 October 2022 when the members of the management committee met for the first time. The meeting was held in Brussels, Belgium. Besides being the official start of the Cost Action, the participants had the chance to meet each other in person, discuss the general process of the upcoming