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1. XXX Brussels, DATE NAME TITLE International Association for the promotion of co-operation with scientists from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS) 58/8 Avenue des Arts, B - 1000 Brussels T: +32 2 549 01 11 - F: +32 2 549 01 56 info@intas.be - www.intas.be

2. INTAS • Non-profit International Association for the promotion of scientific cooperation between researchers in the NIS & its member states; • 1993: European Community, EU Member States & like minded countries; • Helps preserve scientific potential in the NIS through international cooperation;

3. European Union 25 Member States European Community Bulgaria Iceland Israel Norway Romania Switzerland Turkey 33 Members Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan 12 Partner Countries

4. Council of Scientists Scientific advisory body NIS & MS General Assembly Decision-making body MS INTAS Secretariat Executive body Scientific communities of NIS & INTAS members STRUCTURE

5. Supports multilateral partnerships between research institutes, universities & industry in the NIS and the INTAS member states; Funds fundamental or applied research in all areas of exact, natural and human sciences; Offers grants aimed at enabling scientists to engage in international scientific cooperation with particular focus on young scientists; ACTIONS & POLICY

6. Submission of project proposals and individual grant applications in the frame of regular calls and selection by peer review on the basis of scientific quality, mutual benefit & socio‑economic relevance; INTAS developed tailor-made, targeted programmes & instruments suited to country-specific needs in post-Soviet science; INTAS developed flexible co-funding arrangements, involving partners both from INTAS member countries and NIS partner countries. ACTIONS & POLICY (2)

7. In addition to Project grants and Young Scientist Fellowship grants, INTAS: Offers support to Summer Schools & other training activities; Awards Conference Organisation Grants and Conference Individual Grants; Supports small-scale Infrastructure actions; Supports E-library. OTHER SUPPORT ACTIONS

8. CALLS 1992 - 2005 INTAS launched 74 Calls: • 10 Open Calls for project proposals; • 10 Thematic Calls for project proposals; • 22 Collaborative Calls for project proposals; • 13 Young Scientist Fellowship Calls (incl. 6 joint calls); • 3 Innovation Grant Calls; • 16 other Support Actions.

9. FUNDING • European Community through the Framework Programme (INternational COoperation) 2002 - 2006 ~70 M Euro • In kind (staff) and financial contributions from some members & • Financial contribution from co-sponsors in jointly funded projects • 2002 – 2006 ~9 M Euro

10. IMPACT (1992 – 2004) • 253 million Euro provided funding for: • ~ 2,800 research projects & networks; • ~ 15,800 teams of scientists; • ~45 innovation grants; • > 1,200 young scientists fellowships; • 281 conferences & workshops; • 66 summer schools; • 33 infrastructure actions.

11. ACTIVITIES 2005 • Scientific Policy Workshops 0.3 M€ • Open Call (2005-2006) 12.0 M€ • Call “Genomics and proteomics” 1.5 M€ • Call “Hydrogen and biomass for energy” 1.5 M€ • Call “Moldova ” 1.0 M€ • Call “CERN” 1.5 M€ • Young Scientist Fellowships Calls 3.1 M€ • Summer Schools support 0.3 M€ • Innovation Grants 1.0 M€ • Additional Support Actions 0.5 M€

12. COLLABORATIVE CALL « CERN » • Budget: 1,5 M€; • Research related to the design, construction, data acquisition & data processing of experiments to be carried out at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, including the physics of LHC detectors; • 0,5M€ of total budget call is earmarked for research on grids, especially on computer security requirements.

13. ARAL SEA CALL • Launched: October 2000 in cooperation with CNRS (FR) & DFG (DE); • Support innovative, trans-international & interdisciplinary research projects; • Total budget: 3 million Euros; • 19 projects in 3 fields: * Chemistry; • * Life Sciences; • * Environment. • 4 main topics: * Water and health (8 projects); • * Resources (6 projects); • * Agriculture (3 projects); • * Climate (2 projects). • Results to be used by local, national &/or international development institutions to improve the local population’s life conditions: environmental sustainability, water resources management, health problems & natural resource use in the Aral Sea Basin.

14. ACTIVITIES 2006 • Scientific Policy Workshops 0.1 M€ • Open Call for INTAS YSF grants 1.65 M€ • Call “ESA” on Environmental Global Monitoring 0.9 M€ • Collaborative Call with SB RAS 1.7 M€ • Collaborative Call “CNES & NSAU” on Space Technologies 1.2 M€ • Collaborative Call “GSI” on FAIR 1.0 M€ • Collaborative Call with South-Caucasian republics 1.9 M€ • Collaborative Call for INTAS YSF grants with NIS partners 0.74 M€ • Innovation Grants with NIF (Kazakhstan) 0.5 M€ • Innovation Grants with FASIE 0.5 M€

15. Open call Indicative budget € 1,65 m 120 - 130 Fellowship Grants Collaborative call with co-funding: Azerbaijan Indicative budget € 80 000 + € 50 000 (AZ) Collaborative call with co-funding: Kazakhstan Indicative budget € 80 000 + € 50 000 (KZ) Collaborative call with co-funding: Ukraine Indicative budget € 100 000 + € 70 000 (UA) Collaborative call with co-funding: Uzbekistan Indicative budget € 90 000 + 60 000 (UZ) Collaborative call with co-funding: Tomsk Universities Indicative budget € 80 000 + 80 000 (TU) Adjustment of eligibility criteria: PhD Fellowship Grant both during PhD work and after completion of PhD INTAS Call for Young Scientists Fellowship Grants

16. INTAS Thematic Call • Environmental Global Monitoring • Co-operation with ESA; • Indicative budget € 0,9 m from INTAS • € 0,4 m from ESA (t.b.c.) • Main issues: • - Water management; • - Global Climate Change focusing on Carbon Stocks. • Funding p. proj. up to €120 000 (<25% INTAS MS); • Brokerage event after project selection.

17. SB RAS Indicative budget €1 m from INTAS appr. € 0,720 m from SB RAS Main issues: Life Science, mathematics, IT including Bioinformatics, materials, Aerodynamics and space, instrumentation, environment, Historical, cultural and socio-economic studies Funding p.project up to € 150 000 (<25% INTAS MS) Total number of projects 13 -15 Consortia open to NIS teams not from SB RAS INTAS Collaborative Call

18. CNES and NSAU Indicative budget € 0,5 m from INTAS € 0,5 m from CNES € 0,2 m from NSAU Main issue: Space Technologies In particular atomic clocks … fuel cells … electric propulsion … green propellant … nano-electronics … systems for perspective satellites Funding p. project up to € 120 000 (<25% INTAS MS) Total number of projects 10 – 12 Consortia open to NIS teams not from UA INTAS Collaborative Call

19. G S I Indicative budget € 0,5 m from INTAS € 0,5 m from GSI Main issues: Realization of FAIR Facility & its Detectors This includes - accelerator physics and development - beam diagnosis - superconducting magnet development - detector physics and development Funding p. project up to € 150 000 (<25% INTAS MS) Total number of projects 7 - 9 INTAS Collaborative Call

20. Armenia, Azerbaijan & Georgia Indicative budget € 1 500 000 from INTAS + appr. € 1 850 000 from AM/AZ/GE Main issues (to be specified further) Environmental problems, including water, food safety … Public health problems … Improved use of natural resources … Economic development Funding p. project up to €100 000 (<25% INTAS MS) Total number of projects 20 – 25 Consortia open to NIS teams not from AM/AZ/GE INTAS Collaborative Call

21. NIF (Kazakhstan) FASIE (Russia) Indicative budget € 250 000 from INTAS € 250 000 from INTAS € 250 000 from NIF € 250 000 from FASIE Maximum project grant: € 50 000 Contractors from Kazakhstan/Russia will receive 50% of the grant out of the contribution of NIF/FASIE respectively. The conditions of the collaborative calls have still to be finally negotiated with the co-funding partners. INTAS Collaborative Call for Innovation Grants

22. Closure Dates 13 May: Collaborative Call “GSI” on FAIR 23 May: Open Call for INTAS YSF grants; Collaborative Call for INTAS YSF grants with NIS partners. 30 May: Innovation Grants with NIF (Kazakhstan); Innovation Grants with FASIE. 6 June: Collaborative Call with SB RAS; Collaborative Call “CNES & NSAU” on Space Technologies; Collaborative Call with South-Caucasian republics. 8 June: Call “ESA” on Environmental Global Monitoring. Start of projects: November 2006 The launch of the calls remains subject to the appropriation of funds from the European Union’s Framework Programme. INTAS Calls 2006

23. CONCLUSION: INTAS ASSETS & ADDED VALUE • Autonomyand simple management structure; • Integrated management of the different activities (projects, fellowships, other support actions; • Tailor-made, targeted programmes & instruments adapted to an evolving context; • Flexibleco-funding arrangements; • In general:Versatility, Responsiveness, & Flexibility. Hopefully these assets will be preserved in the future (FP7).