INTAS

1. INTAS • INTAS – International Association for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS) Established in 1993 to: • preserve the best NIS scientific capabilities • foster social & economic progress • support international scientific collaboration for mutual benefit

2. Members & Partners 15 European Union member states European Community Bulgaria Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Hungary Iceland Israel Latvia Lithuania Malta Norway Poland Romania Slovak Republic Slovenia 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 General Assembly Decision making body MS INTAS Secretariat Executive body Scientific conmmunities of NIS and INTAS members

4. INTAS Budget Budget 1998-2002: € 75 million Budget 2003-2006: € 70+ million • contribution from the European Community • payments from member states & in-kind contributions • additional resources through co-funding partners

5. Agreements INTAS Agreements on Scientific Cooperation with: Armenia Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russian Federation: Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Russian Foundation for the Humanities Tajikistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

6. Agreements INTAS Agreements on Scientific Cooperation for: • "framework" agreements • tax exemptions of INTAS grants • duty-free import of INTAS-funded scientific equipment • official contact person in ministry / state committee

7. 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

8. INTAS Priorities • Search for scientific excellence • Cover allscientific areas • Include fundamental andapplied research • Support internationalscientific collaboration • Select proposals on the basis of independent evaluations • Allocate min. 75% of the funds to NIS teams • Focus on young scientist initiatives • Encourage NIS partners to participate in FP6 INTAS does notfund military research and abstains from any political and commercial activities All participants in INTAS funded projects must comply withALL applicable national laws. If in doubt (e.g. field trips), check with the relevant authorities

9. Ownership of Results • OWNERSHIP: team who generates the results • Other teams: non-exclusive, non-transferable access rights • Remuneration required: • * exclusive licenses • * commercial exploitation • Background: remains with original owner

10. 1992-2002 27 calls for research proposals including: • Open calls • Co-operative calls with: • Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, RFBR (1995, 1997), RFH (1997), Ukraine • CERN, CNES, CNRS, DFG, ESA • Airbus Industries • Thematic calls: • Aral Sea Basin, Food, Information, • Nano-scale structures, Polluted Environment

11. 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

12. INTAS Calls 2003 • INTAS Open Call 19.2 M € (closed) • 2. INTAS - Belarus Call 1 M €(closed) • 3. INTAS – CERN all 1 M €(closed) • 4. INTAS – CNES Call 1 M €(closed) • 5. INTAS – GSI Call 1 M € (closed) • 6. INTAS Young Scientist Fellowships 2.5 M € (ongoing) • 7. INTAS Innovation Grants 500,000 € (ongoing) • 8. INTAS Accompanying Measures 1 M € (ongoing)

13. 2004: thematic calls for proposals financed by INTAS and in collaboration with co-funding partners (Budget ~6,3 M Euro) 2005: open call for proposals and calls in collaboration with co-funding partners (Budget ~22 M Euro) Deadlines: will be published on www.intas.be INTAS Calls 2004 • INTAS Summer Schools (25,000 Euro max.) • INTAS Infrastructure Actions (50,000 Euro max.) • INTAS Strategic Scientific Workshops (25,000 Euro max.) Fixed deadlines:30 April and 31 October 2004, 2005, 2006 at 13h00 (Brussels time).

14. Research Projects  Basic contract modalities (open call) • 24, 30 or 36 months duration • Min of 4 teams: min. 2 different INTAS members + 2 different NIS organizations • CO from INTAS member state • Max. 20,000 Euro/year X number of NIS teams • Max. <300,000 Euro for duration of project • Min. 75% of budget to NIS teams. • Max.25% to INTAS Members Example: a 24-months project with 5 NIS teams will receive a max. total grant of 200,000 Euro, with min. 150,000 Euro for the NIS teams

15. 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 team leader-up to 500€, senior scientist-up to 400€, scientist, engineer & PhD students-up to 300€, technical/other staff-up to 200€ 100€/day 2000€/month 5000€ - 3 months Outside NIS & INTAS MS Research Projects  Basic eligible costs (open call)

16. Research Projects  in case of collaborative / thematic call : ONLY research projects Rules & modalities may be different from Open Calls Eligibility criteria may be different from Open Calls Read CAREFULLY the calls announcements !!! Modifications can occur AND will be specified in the respective call announcements Example: duration, minimum partnership, funding rules

17. Evaluation of projects • 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 comments on each group of criteria • Research objectives • Research programme & exploitation of results • Consortium • Project management To evaluate the merit of

18. Fellowships Objective encourage young NIS scientists *to remain in science (advance their career, research in NIS, establish international contacts) Instruments 2 types of fellowships 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 * 35 years or less at deadline, citizen and permanent resident of NIS

19. 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

20. Accompanying Measures - Summer Schools Objective Stimulate a larger particpation 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

21. Accompanying Measures – Strategic Scientific Conferences Objective Bring together the scientific community (of both INTAS and the NIS) and representatives of national and international organisations in science and industry. Develop strategic plans (research steps and scope, team and instrument involvement, time schedule, funding scenarios). Funding Max. 25,000 € • Allowable costs • Workshop costs • Overheads • Travel and subsistence • Conference fees for INTAS invited participants

22.  ININ Concept ININ Activities • Information dissemination & networking • Scientific community-targeted activities / events • Support to NIS FP6 NIS National Information Points (NIPs)

23.  National Contact / Information Points (NCP/NIP) ININ Typical tasks: modelled on the European NCPs • Information & awareness raising about ERA, FP6 & international S&T co-operation • Advice, assistance & training • Feed-back & reporting • Monitoring of domestic research communities • NCP/NIP capacity building training courses • NCP/NIP continuing advice

24. Expertise clé - Moscou et sa région Lomonosov University (MSU) Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (Dubna) STEKLOV Institute (Moscow) Dubna High Energy Physics Institute Protvino (130 km SW of Moscow) Moscow Protvino Pushchino Space research institute (IKI) Institute of Biology (Pushino, 120km SW of Moscow)

25. INTAS towards FP7 J Strong Points • Ten years of solid experience in scientific partnership between EU and NIS • Publicity in the scientific communities in EU and in NIS • A set of approved tools, flexible and of easy access: • Networks and projects, bourses, schools and conferences, specifiques actions • Variable type: open, thematic, regional, with and without co-financing • Provision of the complete procedure: submission/evaluation/execution of the contracts • Partnership with science, funding on scientific demands, collaboration with scientific institutions

26. Collect critical comments to the topics presented in the workshop (don‘t repeat what has already been said) Try to identify the main directions of future technical and scientific needs and development Try to identify schedules, milestones and risks Discuss financial including funding scenarios Try to form cooperation for a complementary use of expertise and instruments to address the next to be solved steps Define points of reference in the larger scientific/ technical environment Consider if a co-operative action in the form of a Collaborative Call with INTAS might be of help (enlarged and focused budget, synergy) Round table discussion