XIV PA7 Steering Group Meeting June 13, 2018 Bratislava WG 3 DFCN MULTILATERAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION IN THE DANUBE REGION MSTC_DR
1st MSTC_DR Pilot Joint Call Launched 15 July – 30 September 2016 Participating countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Republic of Serbia and Slovak Republic > 60 applications > 50 eligible for evaluation 19 projects selected for funding 03.01.2019
2nd MSTC_DR Call Launch planned 1 July–30 September 2018 Participating countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Republic of Serbia and Slovak Republic Potential new partner countries: Croatia, France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovenia 03.01.2019
Aims of the Call To contribute to scientific advancement in the participating countries by funding researchers’ mobility in the frame of joint research projects To contribute to research capacity development in the region To support the advancement of cross-border research cooperation; and To provide an opportunity for young/female researchers to cooperate in an international setting and to develop their scientific careers 03.01.2019
Cornerstones Basic documents Areas of Cooperation Duration of projects Work Programme Joint Call text Areas of Cooperation Open to all scientific disciplines and thematic areas Duration of projects max. two years from January 2019 until December 2020 National eligibility rules Types of grants travel expenses, accommodation costs and in well-justified cases material and/or other costs 03.01.2019 03.01.2019
Cornerstones Minimum of 3 participating countries Increase of budget per project necessary Joint evaluation criteria Scientific value of the intended research project (Points 0-25) Feasibility of the joint research plan and adequacy of the scientific method (Points 0-15) Competence and expertise of the scientists/research teams involved (Points 0-20) Added value expected from the multilateral research collaboration (Points 0-15) Potential for further or future international cooperation (Points 0-15) Participation of young (5 Points) and female (5 Points) research talent (Points 0-10) 03.01.2019 03.01.2019
Thank You! Christian Gollubits Dept. for International Research Cooperation V/6 Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research Rosengasse 2-6 A-1010 Vienna AUSTRIA Tel.: +43/1/53120 – 7132 christian.gollubits@bmbwf.gv.at www.bmbwf.gv.at 03.01.2019 03.01.2019