"Common Tools
for Future Large sub-mm Facilities"
THE CALL
For more information about the call.
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INTRODUCTION
The "ASTRONET ERA-NET" project has been initiated with the aim of enhancing the co-ordination and co-operation between national funding and research management organisations in Europe who are responsible for astronomical research.
The ERA-NET scheme is the principal means for the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) to support this trans-national harmonisation of research activities (e.g. programmes, strategic projects) being funded and carried out at national or regional level. The organisations involved in ASTRONET (national funding organisations, research councils, research ministries, research programme management organisations) have been closely co-operating with the goal of initiating a truly trans-national funding initiative (call for proposals) in Astronomy in early 2008.
Under the umbrella of ASTRONET - the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Austria;
- the National Centre for Scientific Research/ National Institute for Science of the Universe (CNRS/INSU), France;
- the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany;
- the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), The Netherlands;
- the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC), Spain;
- the Swedish Research Council (SRC), Sweden;
(hereafter called the Partners) have together decided to open the first joint call for multilateral trans-national research projects. This call has become effective on the 1st of February 2008 and is open for research projects aiming at:
“Common Tools for Future Large sub-mm Facilities”
THE FIRST ASTRONET JOINT CALL RESULTED IN 11 PROPOSALS
The first ASTRONET Joint Call has received 11 research proposals, with in total almost 100 participants, from 9 different EU countries. The 6 ASTRONET Joint Call Partners (BMBF, CNRS, FWF, MEC, NWO and SRC) have in total 3.2 M€ available for funding of their researchers in this call. The applicants from the other 3 countries (Czech Republic, Italy and the UK) found the proposals interesting enough that they will participate at their own expenses. At the end of this year ASTRONET will announce which proposals will be granted.
CONTACT
In case you have questions about the call, do not hesitate to contact the ASTRONET JOINT CALL secretariat.
E-mail: astronet(at)nwo.nl
Telephone: +31 (0)70344 0921
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