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***Funding Opportunities Available***As part of its Transnational Access (TNA) activities, the ARIADNE project is offering researchers the opportunity to apply to participate in summer schools and individual training visits to carry forwards their own research.Researchers are invited to apply to participate in Summer Schools hosted by Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche and the Athena Research Centre (Athens) and for individual training visits hosted by PIN and the Athena Research Centre (Xanthi). Individual work forms an important part of both the summer schools and individual visits, which provide opportunities to develop case studies or research projects proposed by participants under expert supervision.We welcome applications from individuals with a scientific interest and ability to benefit from training in archaeological research data management.ARIADNE Summer Schools are open to all researchers at a tuition fee of 500 euros. A maximum of 20 participants is planned for each summer school. Sponsorship is available while bursaries will be awarded on a competitive basis.The first 2015 call for applications is open from 20th December 2014 to 22 March 2015Apply to the following centres and summer schools:1. Individual training: Mapping existing datasets to CIDOC-CRM (PIN)Organizer: PIN; Venue: Prato, ItalyDuration: 3-5 daysPeriod: Access is offered throughout 2015; exact dates by arrangement between the applicants and PIN2. Summer school: 2D/3D documentation for archaeology (ISTI-CNR)Organizer: ISTI-CNR; Venue: Pisa, ItalyDuration: 5 daysPeriod: 22-26 June 20153. Summer school: Design of archaeological datasets (ISTI-CNR)Organizer: ISTI-CNR; Venue: Pisa, ItalyDuration: 5 daysPeriod: 6-10 July, 20154. Individual training: Scientific datasets (Athena RC)Organizer: Athena-RC; Venue: Xanthi, GreeceFormat: Individual visit by researcher/research groupDuration: 3-5 daysPeriod: April 2015 – November 2015 (limited availability on August)5. Summer school: Emerging digital practices in archaeological research (Athena RC)Organizer: Athena-RC; Venue: Athens, GreeceFormat: Summer schoolDuration: 5 daysPeriod: 28 June - 3 July 2015How to applyResearchers should complete the application form and return it to ARIADNE by email by 22 March 2015.  The application should describe the researcher’s background in archaeology, the proposed project and its expected results, and the justification of need for sponsorship for the specific access visit or Summer school, highlighting the impact to archaeological research.Link to application formCompleted application forms should be returned to TNAcontact @ariadne-infrastructure.euThis post was contributed by Eliza Papaki, Digital Curation Unit