НАТО Реинтегративни грантови

НАТО Реинтегративните грантови ја подржуваат реинтеграцијата на младите научници во нивните матични земји по спроведеното истражување во НАТО земјите.

Тие се стремат кон давање на помош на институцијата домаќин во матичната земја со цел да се олесни, односно потпомогне реинтеграцијата на сонародникот. Помошта исто се однесува и на повратници по нивно присуство на интернационални состаноци и конференции.

Повратникот е потребно да спровел истражување во траење од најмалку 6 месеци во НАТО земја.

Реинтегративните грантови се со времетраење од 36 месеци.

Очекуваниот просечен износ на Реинтегративните грантови би бил во распон од 20000 до 25000 Евра.

Апликациите може да се поднесуваат во секое време, но крајните рокови за 2004 година се поставени на: 30 април: 1 Септември

За подетални информации околу содржината на програмата, Ви ја наведуваме адресата на веб-страницата:
www.nato.int/science/support/rig/rig-nfa.htm

НАТО-ПРОГРАМА ЗА НАУКАТА
"НАУКА ЗА МИР" - Проектна соработка

"КОЛАБОРАТИВНИ ПРОЕКТИ"

НАТО –ПРОГРАМАТА за наука нуди можности за соработка во областа на науката меѓу земјите членки и земјите партнери преку повеќе форми и содржини, како што се истражувачки проекти, размена на експерти, организирање и учество на научни работилници, користење на стипендии и слично. Детални информации за овие можности можете да доб иете од текстот кој следува, кој е на англиски јазик, додека за повеќе детали можете да ја консултирате интернет адресата на Нато која е исто така дадена во прилог на текстот.

NATO SCIENCE PROGRAMME
SECURITY THROUGH SCIENCE

The NATO Programme for Security Through Science offers support for international collaboration between scientists of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (Macedonia is a partner). Awards are made following consideration of applications received by individual scientists in these countries.
Research topics supported are in areas of Defense Against Terrorism, or Countering Other Threats to Security; and Partner-country priorities, which are also taken into account for Science for Peace Projects. (Annex I).

Collaborative Activities in Priority Research Topics
• Collaborative Linkage Grants
• Expert Visits
• Advanced Study Institutes
• Advanced Research Workshops
• “Science for Peace” R&D projects
• Fellowships
• Networking Infrastructure Grants

Applications for all these kinds of activities may be submitted at any time, although deadlines have been set as follows:
5 January 2004; 1 April 2004; 1 September 2004

Details for all kind of activities can be obtained on: http://www.nato.int/science

Collaborative Linkage Grants (CLG):

- CLG provide opportunities for collaboration on research projects to members of research teams in universities or research institutions between scientists in NATO countries and those in Partner countries
- Grants are given for projects that rely for basic costs on national funding but where the costs for the international collaboration cannot be met from other sources. They support travel and living expenses of investigators for short visits to partner institutions abroad.
- Awards are given for reciprocal visits of members of the collaborating teams from two or three scientists to visit one another laboratories over a period of one year, to maximum of five research teams involving a maximum of five people to collaborate over a two-year period.
- Visits should be of short duration and in any case no longer than two months.
- Amounts awarded are normally between 5,000 Euro for one year of collaboration for two or three scientists, or a maximum of 23,000 Euro fort two years collaboration for five researcher teams. Daily expenses should go up to 100 Euro.
- A contribution may be requested towards acquisition of scientific equipment of modest cost essential for and specific to the project.

Expert Visits (EV)

Allow high-level specialists to benefit from one another’s expertise, through providing assistance with on-going projects. Only EV in security-related topics will be supported.
Support is given to cover the travel and living expenses, to a maximum of 100 Euro a day, in duration from a few days to a maximum of one month. The visit should take place within six months of the date of award of the grant.

Advanced Study Institutes ( ASI)

* ASIs are short courses contributing to dissemination of knowledge and the formation of international scientific contacts. Scientist should be at the postdoctoral level, or about to obtain a Ph.D., with an appropriate scientific background.
* ASIs should have a minimum duration of 10 days in order to give adequate time for the development of a topic and allow for sufficient interaction between scientists.
* ASIs have two Co-Directors, one from NATO country and one from Partner country. They are responsible for the preparation of the scientific programme, the selection of participants, the administration of meeting and the publication.

• An ASI should preferably be held in a Partner country.
• The number of lecturers should range from 12 – 15, and the number of students between 60-80.
• The NATO award is intended to cover direct organizational expenses, the travel and living of a maximum of 15 lecturers, and to subsidize those ASI students from NATO and Partner countries who are unable to obtain support from other sources.
• The level of funding is determined on a case by case basis and it is awarded in Euro.

Advanced Research Workshops (ARWs)

ARWs are meetings which should enable a small group of experts 20 – 50, of two to five days’ duration, to make assessment of existing knowledge on new important topics, and identify directions for future research.

ARWs have two Co-Directors, one from a NATO country and one from a Partner country.
The Co-Directors are responsible for organizing the ARW, preparing the scientific programme, the selection of participants, and the administration of the meeting and the publication of its conclusions and recommendations.
The NATO grant is intended to cover direct organizational expenses of the ARW, the travel and living expenses of key speakers, and to subsidize any other participants from NATO or from Partner countries who are unable to obtain support from other sources.

Science for Peace Projects – Support for Applied R&D (SfP)

SfP grants offer support for applied research and development projects to cover costs such as scientific equipment, computers, software, and training of project personnel. Only projects in the Priority research Topics (Annex I) will be supported.
SFp projects are of a co-operative nature, jointly carried out among NATO and Partner countries with a maximum of three years’ duration and those involving more than one partner will be encouraged.
The essential characteristics of SfP are:
*High quality applied R&D
*Substantial scientific co-operation among scientists from Partner and NATO countries
*Ability to contribute to the solution of problems
*Ability to promote collaboration among scientists and users
*Good prospects for promoting the integration of the country’s scientists into the international R&D
*Participation of young scientists

Financial Support

The average amount awarded ranges between 250,000 – 300, 000 EUR.

Fellowships

This programe is undergoing some revision and change, but a number of fellowships are available and for additional enquiry’s you should address the relevant national administrator of the NATO country.

Networking Infrastructure Grants

*This grant should provide assistance to research institutions for purchasing equipment that will improve the level and the quality of telecommunication facilities.
*These grants are aimed at improving the general connectivity of a whole community in a specific geographic region.
*These grants are intended primarily:
1. to provide connectivity to communities which are not yet connected to the internet;
2. to increase the number of users already connected
3. to provide equipment for communication, not for research purposes.

Awarded funds can be used for purchasing of computer networking equipment, as well as for covering some of the costs for services such as leased lines.

Annex I
Priority Research Topics

Scientific Collaboration for Defence Against Terrorism

• Rapid Detection of Chemical, Biological, Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Agents and Weapons, and Rapid Diagnosis of their effects on people
• Novel and rapid methods of detection (e.g., chemical biosensors, multisensors processing, gene chips)
• Physical protection against CBRN agents
• Decontamination of CBRN agents
• Destruction of CBRN agents and weapons (e.g., chemical and vaccine technologies)
• Medical Countermeasures
• Explosive Detection
• Eco-terrorism Countermeasures
• Computer Terrorism Countermeasures

Scientific Collaboration to Counter Other Threats to Security

• Environmetal Security (e.g., desertification, land erosion, pollution, etc.)
• Water Resources Management
• Management of Non-Renewable Resources
• Modeling Sustainable Consumption (e.g., food, energy, materials, fiscal measures, and environmental costings)
• Disaster Forecast and Prevention
• Food Security
• Information Security
• Human and Societal Dynamics (e.g., new challenges for global security, economic impact of terrorist actions, topics in science policy0

Priorities of the Republic of Macedonia