Dear colleagues,

 I am pleased to announce that the 2^nd call under the UK-Mexico Visiting Chair initiative is now open. The application deadline is 18^th August 2017.

 Under this call, funding will be provided (including international travel, accommodation, incidental expenses, workspace, internal travel by bus or train) for one Warwick academic to travel to Mexico (see list for eligible host institutions) in order to spend up to two weeks (minimum four days at one institution). Applicants should undertake one (and ideally more) of the following activities: attendance at workshops, research symposia, conferences as well as meetings to scope collaboration, share best practice and develop new collaborations.

The final decision will be announced on 2^nd October for travel to take place before 30 June 2018.

In the spirit of reciprocity, Warwick will be hosting one academic from Mexico under the scheme, and we would encourage colleagues at Warwick who would like to host a Mexican partner (from eligible institutions- see call guidelines) to make contact with their counterparts. It is probably worth pointing out that the incoming and outgoing applications will be reviewed separately and are not contingent upon one another. This scheme is designed around national reciprocity, rather than bilateral institutional exchanges- as such you do not need to both apply to travel to Mexico and host a Mexican counterpart.