Programmes
Call in the area of
'global change and ecosystems'
The European Commission has published a call for proposals in the area of
'global change and ecosystems' under the Sixth Framework Programme's
'sustainable development, global change and ecosystems' activity. This is one of
the areas covered by the 'integrating and strengthening the European Research
Area' specific programme.
The area's covered by this call are:
- Impact and mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollutants
on climate, ozone depletion and carbon sinks (area 6.3.I of the work programme)
;
- Water cycle, including soil related aspects (are 6.3.II of the work programme)
;
- Biodiversity and ecosystems (area 6.3.III of the work programme) ;
- Mechanisms of desertification and natural disasters (area 6.3.IV of the work
programme) ;
- Strategies for sustainable land management, including costal zones,
agricultural land and forests (area 6.3.V of the work programme) ;
- Operational forecasting and modelling, including global climate change
observation systems (area 6.3.VI of the work programme) ;
- Complementary research (area 6.3.VII of the work programme) ;
- Cross cutting issue: sustainable development concepts and tools (area 6.3.VIII
of the work programme) ;
- Specific support actions ('specific support actions' section of the work
programme) .
In specifying the instruments to be used in these areas, the call requests the
use of integrated projects (IP) , networks of excellence (NOE) , specific
targeted research projects (STREP) , coordination actions (CA) and specific
support actions (SSA) . Proposers are advised to consult the full call text at
the address below in order to find out the particular instruments requested for
each area.
The total indicative budget for this call is 180 million euro
Text :
Remarks :
The deadlines for submitting proposal documents are:
- For IP and NOE: 9 October 2003;
- For STREP and CA: 9 October 2003;
- For SSA: 9 October 2003 and 17 February 2004.
Before contacting the Commission, proposers are strongly advised to consult the
original call text in the Official Journal of the European Communities at the
reference below.
Data Source Provider : Official Journal of the European Communities
Document Reference : OJ No C155 of 3.72003, p. 12
Programme Acronym : FRAMEWORK 6C, FP6-INTEGRATING, ERA, FP6-SUSTDEV
Subject Index Codes : Environmental Protection, Earth Sciences, Scientific
Research
Contact Person : To see the call text, please visit:
http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/call_details.cfm?CALL_ID=78
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline for submission October 1st
Under the framework of the "Agreement
between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of India on
Cooperation in Science and Technology", it is proposed to evolve a
Programme of Cooperation (POC) for the period 2004-2006. The POC document is
expected to contain the administrative and financial terms for implementing the
approved joint research projects. Interested researchers from the scientific and
technological research institutions and universities in Romania and India are
invited to submit joint research proposals of mutual interest to the contact
persons in Romania and India in the following areas:
? Information and communication technologies;
? Life-sciences and biotechnology;
? New materials;
? Environment protection;
? Metallurgy;
? Oil, gas and mining;
? Nuclear energy and safety;
? Other areas depending on the applications in the above fields.
The applications must be submitted in the attached format by the researchers
when they will be peer reviewed on both sides. Subsequently, the Joint S&T
Committee would consider them for implementation and the two sides, according to
the terms and conditions of the Programme of Cooperation, will fund approved
projects. The projects may be framed for a maximum of three years. The deadline
for submission of projects is 1st of October 2003. Projects involving industrial
participation will be given preference. For further details and clarifications,
if any, kindly contact any of the following:
FOR ROMANIA FOR INDIA
Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Science and Technology
Dept. of European Integration and Dept. of Science and Technology
International Relations Technology Bhavan,
Bilateral Cooperation and International New Mehrauli Road,
Organisations Division New Delhi - 110 016
21-25 Mendeleev Str., 70168 Bucharest INDIA
ROMANIA
Tel/fax: +40.21.211.42.75 Fax: +91.11.268.624.18
e-mail aghines@mct.ro e-mail
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