TALENTS is a Fellowship Programme - cofunded by European Commission in the framework of FP7 People Programme (COFUND Action) - developed by AREA Science Park with the endorsement of the Regional Authority of Friuli Venezia Giulia and is aimed at supporting the mobility of experienced researchers, enhancing their professional potential and their future employability.
The programme includes 2 mobility schemes:

• Incoming mobility fellowships: addressed to experienced researchers of EU Member States, Associated countries or Third countries, intentioned to develop a project in one of the Scientific Institutions of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Coordination Network (18 months duration).
• Outgoing mobility fellowships: addressed to experienced researchers of any nationality for a stay (12 months) in another EU Member State, Associated or Third country, with a 'return phase' to be spent at the origin institution (6 months). Researchers must be operating in one of the Scientific Institutions of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Coordination Network.

Fellows have the opportunity to choose both the research topic and the hosting institution.
TALENTS supports 10 fellowships: 5 for incoming researchers and 5 for outgoing researchers.
The Programme envisages 2 Calls for proposals and awards 5 fellowships for each Call.

The First Call for Proposals, aimed at assigning 2 outgoing and 3 incoming mobility fellowships, expired on the 1^st October 2010. In November 2010 the eligible research proposals were evaluated and 5 fellowships were awarded.

The Second Call for Proposals, aimed at assigning 3 outgoing and 2 incoming mobility fellowships, expired on the 14^th June 2011. The evaluation process of the submitted research proposals took place during the summer of 2011 and another 5 fellowships were awarded.

More information are available on the official website.