– 2004 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 INTAS

– 2004 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 33 Members 12 Partner Countries Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Moldova Russia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan

– 2004 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

– 2004 Budget : € 75 million Budget : € 70+ million contribution from the European Community payments from member states & in-kind contributions additional resources through co-funding partners INTAS Budget

– 2004 Major part comes from the European Community (International Cooperation) ~70 M Euro In kind contributions from members + financial participation from members & NIS in jointly funded projects 2002 – 2006 ~10 M Euro INTAS budget

– 2004 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

– 2004 "framework" agreements tax exemptions of INTAS grants duty-free import of INTAS-funded scientific equipment official contact person in ministry / state committee Agreements INTAS Agreements on Scientific Cooperation for:

– 2004 INTAS Activities Calls for proposals for research and network projects: open calls, thematic & jointly funded calls Pre-/Post PhD Fellowships for 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

– 2004 INTAS Priorities Search for scientific excellence Cover all scientific areas Include fundamental and applied research Support international scientific 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 not fund military research and abstains from any political and commercial activities All participants in INTAS funded projects must comply with ALL applicable national laws. If in doubt (e.g. field trips), check with the relevant authorities

– 2004  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 Ownership of Results

– 2004 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 calls for research proposals including:

– 2004 Laser physics, quantum optics (99-19) Astrophysics (01-287) Solid state physics, quantum physics ( ) Mathematical analysis ( ) Genetics of micro-organisms – annotation of complete genomes ( ) Genetics of animals – molecular organisation of Heterochromatin in Drosophila Melanogster ( ) Analysis of ground water contamination ( ) Electromagnetic discharges to appease seismic regime (99- 64) Satellite remote sensing detectors ( ) Space weather & satellite electronics (00-810) Scythian world of Eurasia in the 1st Millennium BC ( & ) Social and political trends for CIS countries ( ) A selection of INTAS projects (1) Appels “ouverts”

– 2004 A selection of INTAS projects (2) Appels thématiques Biosensors for wine analysis (Food Call 2000, ) High Power Quantum Dot Lasers and Amplifiers (Nanotechnologies, ) Prevention of Environmental Pollution (Polluted Environment Call, ) Cofinanced Calls High energy particle physics, detectors (CERN, ) Vortex wake visualisation/detection (Airbus,1999, , , , ) New techniques for quality drinking water (Aral Sea Basin Call 2000 CNRS-DFG, ) Groundwater contamination (Aral Sea Basin Call 2000, )

– 2004 Impact of INTAS Funding Impact 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

– INTAS Open Call 19.2 M € (closed) 2. INTAS - Belarus Call 1 M € (closed) 3. INTAS – CERN all1 M € (closed) 4. INTAS – CNES Call1 M € (closed) 5. INTAS – GSI Call1 M €(closed) 6. INTAS Young Scientist Fellowships 2.5 M € (ongoing) 7. INTAS Innovation Grants500,000 € (ongoing) 8. INTAS Accompanying Measures1 M €(ongoing) INTAS Calls 2003

– 2004 INTAS Calls : 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 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).

– 2004 J 24, 30 or 36 months duration J Min of 4 teams: min. 2 different INTAS members + 2 different NIS organizations J CO from INTAS member state J Max. 20,000 Euro/year X number of NIS teams J Max. <300,000 Euro for duration of project J Min. 75% of budget to NIS teams. J Max.25% to INTAS Members  Basic contract modalities (open call) 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 Research Projects

– 2004 Research Projects  Basic eligible costs (open call) Consumables Labour team leader-up to 500€, senior scientist-up to 400€, scientist, engineer & PhD students-up to 300€, technical/other staff-up to 200€ Travel & subsistence Overheads and other costs € Equipment 100€/day 2000€/month 5000€ - 3 months Outside NIS & INTAS MS If > 3000 € -> justify Repair/maintenance of equipment. If more than 3000€ -> justify i.e. Publication, dissemination, patenting, field trips, bank fees Overhead MS: 2000€ or 20% Overhead NIS: <10%

– 2004 ONLY research projects Rules & modalities may be different from Open Calls Eligibility criteria may be different from Open Calls Modifications can occur AND will be specified in the respective call announcements Example: duration, minimum partnership, funding rules Read CAREFULLY the calls announcements !!! Research Projects  in case of collaborative / thematic call :

– 2004 J 24, 30 or 36 months duration J Min of 6 teams: min. 3 different INTAS members + 3 different NIS organizations J CO from INTAS member state J Max. 5,000 Euro/year X number of teams (NIS+MS) J Max. 50,000 Euro/year J Minimum 50% of budget to NIS teams  Basic contract modalities (open call) Example: a 36-months project with 9 teams will receive a max. total grant of 135,000 Euro (45,000 Euro per year) Network Projects

– 2004  Basic eligible costs (open call) Network Projects Labour Principal investigator: up to 500€, To help in coordination tasks No other labour cost for NIS teams Travel & subsistence Overheads and other costs € Communication equipment 100€/day 2000€/month Outside NIS & INTAS MS By NIS teams only i.e. Publication, joint actions, samples, meetings, bank fees Overhead MS: 2000€ or 20% Overhead NIS: <10%

– 2004  3 evaluators per proposal  Give marks for each group of criteria  Give comments on each group of criteria Evaluation of projects Peer review system with independent scientific experts On-line via INTAS web based system 1.Research objectives 2.Research programme & exploitation of results 3.Consortium 4.Project management To evaluate the merit of

– 2004 Fellowships PhD fellowships Duration Post PhD fellowships * 35 years or less at deadline, citizen and permanent resident of NIS Working towards PhD & Continue for 2 years from beginning of fellowship Be in full time research position at NIS organisation during the fellowship Eligibility 2 years Funding 2 years, 2 visits (4-8 months) Funding up to € (300€ €) 2 years, 2 visits (4-8 months) up to € (400€ €) Objectiveencourage young NIS scientists * to remain in science (advance their career, research in NIS, establish international contacts) Instruments2 types of fellowships

– 2004 Evaluation of fellowships  2 evaluators per proposal  Give marks for each group of criteria  Give comments on each group of criteria Peer review system with independent scientific experts On-line via INTAS web based system 1.Proposed research 2.Institutions involved 3.Applicant To evaluate the merit of

– 2004 Innovation Grants Objective Promote further development, utilisation and marketing of INTAS research results Duration 12, 18, 24 months 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 € not more than 25% of total to all contractors of INTAS members

– 2004 Innovation Grants  Basic eligible costs Travel & subsistence Other allowable costs € 100€/day For NIS travels to INTAS members i.e. technical & market assessment, legal advice on IPR, marketing fees, partner search, creation of models/samples Overheads Only CO Up to 2000 € for indirect costs  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

– 2004 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

– 2004 Accompanying Measures - Infrastructure Actions Objective Support the maintenance or the establishment of scientific infrastructures in the NIS Duration Max. 24 months Funding Max. 50,000 € Allowable costs Travel and subsistence Infrastructure equipment Consumables Labour Other costs (eg. Service contracts, field trips..) overheas

– 2004 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

– 2004  ININ Concept ININ Activities Information dissemination & networking Scientific community-targeted activities / events Support to NIS FP6 NIS National Information Points (NIPs)

– 2004  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 F eed-back & reporting Monitoring of domestic research communities NCP/NIP capacity building training courses NCP/NIP continuing advice

– 2004 Space research institute (IKI) STEKLOV Institute (Moscow) Lomonosov University (MSU) Dubna Joint Institute of Nuclear Research (Dubna) Protvino High Energy Physics Institute Protvino (130 km SW of Moscow) Pushchino Institute of Biology (Pushino, 120km SW of Moscow) Moscow Expertise clé - Moscou et sa région

– 2004 Centres de Recherche dans la région de St Pétersbourg

– 2004 Expertise keys database in NIS: Region: Novosibirsk

– 2004 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 INTAS towards FP7 Strong Points

– 2004 Round table discussion 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)