INTAS

1. INTAS • International Association for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS) • support international scientific collaboration for mutual benefit • Basic & applied science in all fields • S&T agreements with NIS • Key instrument in FP6 (within INCO) to encourage NIS participation in EU programme

2. Members & Partners 25 European Union member states + European Community Bulgaria Iceland Israel Norway Romania Switzerland Turkey 12 Partner Countries Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan 33 Members

3. INTAS Structure Council of Scientists Scientific advisory body NIS & MS Proposes list of projects to fund General Assembly Decision making body MS Approves list of projects to fund Approves budget 3 2 INTAS Secretariat Executive body Calls/projects management 1-4 Peer review by independent experts Scientific communities of NIS and INTAS members

4. INTAS budget Major part comes from the European Community (International Cooperation) 2002 - 2006 ~70 M Euro In kind contributions from members + financial participation from members & NIS in jointly funded projects 2002 – 2006 ~10 M Euro

5. Impact Impact of INTAS Funding 1992-2002 • 165 million Euro have provided funding for: • 2555 projects • ~15000 teams of scientists INTAS has also funded: • 562 young scientists fellowships • 227 young scientists conference grants • 198 monitoring conferences • 21 infrastructure actions

6. INTAS Contacts in NIS Help provided to scientific communities in the NIS through About INTAS through the INTAS Information Desks (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Russia)  complete list and contact details on www.intas.be in “Links” About FP6 and European Programmes through the INTAS National Information Points (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Uzbekistan)  complete list and contact details on www.intas.be in “ININ”

7. INTAS Contacts in NIS - ININ • Activities • Disseminate information & promote networking • Scientific community-targeted activities/events • Suport to NIS National Information Points (NIPs) • Channels • Existing contacts & information multiplyers • NIPs • EC officials in FP6 programmes • Role of NIP • Advice,assistance, training • Info Point on ERA & European Programme • Their scientists & Europe

8. INTAS Activities • Calls for proposalsfor research and network projects: open calls, thematic & jointly funded calls • Pre-/Post PhD Fellowshipsfor Young NIS scientists • Accompanying Measures : Summer Schools, Infrastructure Actions, Strategic Scientific Workshops • Innovation Grants • ININ(INTAS FP6 NIS Information Network): Promotion of NIS participation in FP6 & ERA A newly developed IT platform = submission + evaluation + management ON-LINE

9. Evaluation system For research & networks proposals • Peer review system with independent scientific experts • On-line via INTAS web based system • 3 evaluators per proposal • Give marks for each group of criteria • Give comment on each group of criteria Merit of Research projects Network pojects 1. Research objectives 30 25 2. Research/network programme 30 25 & exploitation of results 3. Consortium 20 30 4. Project management 20 20 To become an INTAS evaluator, check our web site www.intas.be in “Evaluators” or contact us at evaluators@intas.be

10. INTAS Calls 2004 in short Subject to the availability of funds • Thematic Call on Information Technologies 1 M € • Thematic Call on Position Sensitive Detectors 800 000 € • Thematic Call on Transforming Societies 1,5 M € • Collaborative Call with Airbus 1 M € • Collaborative Call with Kazahstan 1,5 M € • Collaborative Call with Uzbekistan 1 M € Official announcement 1 April 04 Deadline 3 September 2004 (13h00) Expected results December 04 Expected earliest start 1 March 05

11. INTAS Call 2004 Information Technologies  Research projects and networks Scope:new formal methodologies and paradigms for information management; audio, video & sensorial information handling. Eligibility criteria Project: 2 NIS countries + 2 INTAS members Network: 3 NIS countries + 3 INTAS members Funding € 100,000 for grant duration Project: max. 25% total grant to INTAS members Network: max. 50% total grant to teams from INTAS members Duration 18 or 24 months Participation of AM, AZ, GE, KZ, KY, MO, TJ, TM & UZ is particularly encouraged

12. INTAS Call 2004 Position Sensitive Detectors (PSD)  Research projects and networks Scope:new developments in the field of PSD + impact on other scientific disciplines (i.e. astronomy, engineering, space, chemistry, medicine, biology & archeology); involve advance or novel methodologies; improve performances &/or scope of applications Eligibility criteria Project: 2 NIS countries + 2 INTAS members Network: 3 NIS countries + 3 INTAS members Funding € 100,000 for grant duration Project: max. 25% total grant to INTAS members Network: max. 50% total grant to teams from INTAS members Duration 18 or 24 months Participation of AM, AZ, GE, KZ, KY, MO, TJ, TM & UZ is particularly encouraged

13. INTAS Call 2004 Transforming societies  Research projects and networks Scope:economical, social & political transformations in Europe and the NIS, and address economic, social & political issues of Europe-wide concern. Address topics relevant to current policy concerns in Europe & NIS Eligibility criteria Project: 2 NIS countries + 2 INTAS members Network: 3 NIS countries + 3 INTAS members Funding € 100,000 for grant duration Project: max. 25% total grant to INTAS members Network: max. 50% total grant to teams from INTAS members Duration 18 or 24 months Participation of AM, AZ, GE, KZ, KY, MO, TJ, TM & UZ is particularly encouraged

14. INTAS Call 2004 with Airbus  Research projects only Scope : innovative experimental &/or theoretical research in aeronautics, and in particular on flight performance, material & structures, manufacturing Funding € 120,000 for grant duration max. 25% total grant to teams from INTAS members Eligibility criteria 2 NIS organisations + 2 INTAS members Duration 12, 18 or 24 months

15. INTAS Call 2004 with Kazakhstan  Research projects only Scope: innovative experimental &/or theoretical research in management of man-made pollution (all scientific fields) with the objective to promote reduction & prevention of such pollution, to improve ecological conditions & public health Eligibility criteria 2 NIS countries + 2 INTAS members Min. 1 team from Kazakhstan • Funding • € 150,000 for grant duration • max. 25% total grant to teams from INTAS members • Min. 75% total grant to NIS teams. And KZ team(s) gets min. 50% & max. 80% of this budget Duration 24, 30 or 36 months Example: 75% of €150,000=€112,500 for NIS teams  max. €90,000 for KZ teams

16. INTAS Call 2004 with Uzbekistan  Research projects only Scope: innovative experimental &/or theoretical research in sustainable development through use of local natural resources and new technologies. I.e. improve agricultural practices, fighting local diseases. Stimulate regional cooperation through analogous problems in neighboring countries • Funding • € 150,000 for grant duration • max. 25% total grant to teams from INTAS members • Min. 75% total grant to NIS teams. And UZ team(s) gets min. 50% & max. 80% of this budget Eligibility criteria 2 NIS countries + 2 INTAS members Min. 1 team from Uzbekistan Duration 24, 30 or 36 months Example: 75% of €150,000=€112,500 for NIS teams  max. €90,000 for UZ teams

17. Consumables Overheads and other costs i.e. Publication, dissemination, patenting, field trips, bank fees Overhead MS: 2000€ or 20% Overhead NIS: <10% Repair/maintenance of equipment. If more than 3000€ -> justify Equipment € If > 3000 € -> justify Travel & subsistence Labour for NIS team leader-up to 500€, senior scientist-up to 400€, scientist, engineer & PhD students-up to 300€, technical/other staff-up to 200€ For INTAS members: per their internal rules 100€/day 2000€/month 5000€ - 3 months Outside NIS & INTAS MS Research Projects  Basic eligible costs

18. Network Projects  Basic eligible costs Overheads Other costs Overhead MS: 2000€ or 20% Overhead NIS: <10% Ex. meetings for coordination, bank fees, distribution of samples  Identify & justify Communication equipment € Only bought by NIS teams Travel & subsistence Labour INTAS teams: only for CO NIS teams: only for the PI  Up to € 500/month Travel outside NIS for NIS teams:  100€/day or 2000€/month Short duration

19. INTAS Calls 2004 Subject to the availability of funds INTAS Young Scientist Fellowships 2,5 M € INTAS Innovation Grants 500,000 € Official announcement 1 April 04 Deadline 3 September 04 Expected results December 04 Expected earliest start 1 March 05 INTAS Accompanying Measures 1 M € Permanently open 2 deadlines/year until 2006: 30 April & 31 October

20. PhD fellowships Post PhD fellowships Duration 2 years 2 years, 2 visits (4-8 months) 2 years, 2 visits (4-8 months) Funding Funding up to 16 400€ (300€ - 1200€) up to 20 400€ (400€ - 1500€) Working towards PhD & Continue for 2 years from Beginning of fellowship Be in full time research position at NIS organisation during the fellowship Eligibility Fellowships Objective encourage young NIS scientists to remain in science (advance their career, research in NIS, establish international contacts) + 35 years or less at deadline, citizen and permanent resident of NIS

21. Evaluation of fellowships • Peer review system with independent scientific experts • On-line via INTAS web based system • 2 evaluators per proposal • Give marks for each group of criteria • Give comments on each group of criteria To evaluate the merit of • Proposed research • Institutions involved • Applicant

22. Objective Promote further development, utilisation and marketing of INTAS research results (significant economic &/or social value) Duration 12, 18, 24 months Innovation Grants INTAS contact: Manfred Spiesberger manfred.spiesberger@intas.be Minimum partnership 2 contractors  1 from the NIS (individual or private/public organisation) & 1 from INTAS members (private or public organisation) Involve at least 1 participant of original project Funding 25 000 € per innovation grant not more than 25% of total to all contractors of INTAS members

23.  Basic eligible costs Other allowable costs i.e. technical & market assessment, legal advice on IPR, marketing fees, partner search, creation of models/samples € Only CO Up to 2000 € for indirect costs Overheads 100€/day For NIS travels to INTAS members Travel & subsistence Innovation Grants  Evaluation: 3 evaluators • Scientific & technical quality of proposed product, service or technology • Potential economic and/or social impact • Appropriateness of exploitation and work plan • Qualification and competence of participants • Expected economic and/or social interest by potential users

24. Accompanying Measures - Summer Schools INTAS contact: Dr Gulnara Roll gulnara.roll@intas.be Objective Stimulate a larger participation of young scientists from the NIS in internationally acknowledged summer schools Duration 1-4 weeks taking place any time throughout the year Funding Average 2,500 € per young scientist with max. 25,000 € per year and per school. • Allowable costs • Travel costs • Costs for accommodation and subsistence • Summer school fees

25. Accompanying Measures - Infrastructure Actions Objective Support the maintenance or the establishment of scientific infrastructures in the NIS Duration Max. 24 months • Allowable costs • Travel and subsistence • Infrastructure equipment • Consumables • Labour • Other costs (eg. Service contracts, field trips..) • overheas Funding Max. 50,000€ Must have co-funding partner INTAS contact: Dr Patrizia Asirelli patrizia.asirelli@intas.be

26. Accompanying Measures – Strategic Scientific Conferences INTAS contact: Dr Antoine Sempere antoine.sempere@intas.be Objective Bring together the scientific community involving scientists from the INTAS members and the NIS with representatives of national and international organisations in science and industry Funding Max. 25,000 € • Allowable costs • Workshop costs • Overheads • Travel and subsistence • Conference fees for INTAS invited participants Must take place between 4 to 18 months after deadline