COST ein flexibles Instrument der Forschungsvernetzung

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1 European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research European COoperation in Science and Technology COST ein flexibles Instrument der Forschungsvernetzung Dr. Julia Stamm, COST Office, Bruessel Informationsveranstaltung 28. Oktober 2009, Rostock

2 Der COST-Auftrag Staerkung Europas in der wissenschaftlichen und technischen Forschung fuer friedliche Zwecke durch die Unterstuetzung von Kooperation und Interaktion europaeischer Forscher Das COST-Programm ist ein lang erprobter, wirtschaftlicher und hoechst erfolgreicher Weg, zwischen Europas Wissenschaftlern Bewusstsein zu foerdern und Netzwerke zu bauen.. Es reflektiert die menschliche Dimension der Wissenschaft und hilft Forschern, nicht nur ihre Ergebnisse auszutauschen, sondern auch ihre Ziele und Methoden.

3 COST: Hauptcharakteristika Bottom-up keine festen Programme/Prioritaeten Prioritaeten Flexible Teilnahme join in if you are interested Fokus auf multidisziplinaere Kooperation Enabling agent Foerderung junger Forscher Pan-Europaeische Dimension Offen fuer globale Kooperation in gegenseitigem Interesse Koordination durch Kooperation in Netzwerken Non-competitive (pre-normativ normativ; oeffentlicher Nutzen) Netzwerke basierend auf nationaler Foerderung der Forscher und Projekte nationale Verantwortung Gleiche Zugangsvoraussetzungen fuer alle / Open-Call Brueckenbau

4 COST Laender (z.zt.. 36) The 27 EU Member States EFTA Member States Iceland Norway Switzerland Acceding & Candidate Countries Croatia FYR of Macedonia (FYROM) Turkey Potential Candidate Countries Republic of Serbia Bosnia & Herzegovina COST Co-operating State Israel

5 TUNISIA GEORGIA COST und die Neighbouring Countries COST Laender COST Nachbarlaender Russia Spezifisches Budget im COST System, um Kooperationen zu erleichtern Moldova BELARUS Ukraine Georgia Besondere Austauschaktivitaeten (Short Term Scientific Missions, Fokus auf junge Forscher) Morocco Tunisia Azerbaijan SYRIA IRAQ Algeria LIBYA Egypt

6 GUATEMALA HONDURAS NICARAGUA COSTA RICA PANAMA GUYANA SURINAME FRENCH GUIANA URUGUAY SENEGAL WESTERN SAHARA LIBERIA COTE D IVOIRE GHANA TUNISIA CAMEROON UGANDA GEORGIA MADAGASCAR TAHKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN SRI LANKA LAOS VIETNAM CAMBODIA NORTH KOREA PAPUA NEW GUINEA COST Actions: Global Teilnahme GREENLAND ALASKA (USA) Canada Russia BELARUS Ukraine MEXICO Cuba Colombia ECUADOR USA VENEZUELA Andorra Morocco KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN Georgia TURKMENISTAN Azerbaijan SYRIA AFGHANISTAN IRAN IRAQ ALGERIA Palestinian auth. PAKISTAN NEPAL Tunisia LIBYA EGYPT SAUDI ARABIA Algeria UAE Egypt INDIA OMAN MAURITANIA MALI NIGER CHAD SUDAN YEMEN BURKINA GUINEA NIGERIA India CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC SOMALIA KENYA GABON CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO TANZANIA MONGOLIA China Vietnam MYANMAR THAILAND MALAYSIA Malaysia Hong Kong INDONESIA PHILIPPINES Japan Rep of Korea PERU ANGOLA BOLIVIA Brazil PARAGUAY NAMIBIA ZAMBIA BOTSWANA ZIMBABWE MOZAMBIQUE Australia COST countries Neighbouring Countries Reciprocal agreements countries (AU, NZ, SA) CHILE Argentina South Africa New Zealand Ueber 350 Beteiligungen in ueber 100 Actions

7 Was wird von COST finanziert? COST Actions: Netzwerke national gefoerderter Projekte (mind. 5 europ. Partner), basierend auf einem gemeinsamen Arbeitsprogramm, erhalten eine finanzielle Unterstuetzung, : Treffen des wissenschaftlichen Managements Wissenschaftliche Workshops und Seminare Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) Training Schools und wissenschaftl. Konferenzen Dissemination (Publikationen, Websites, etc.) Durchschnittl. Foerderung: ca pro Jahr pro Action Exploratory/Strategic Workshops: Eruieren von zukuenftigen wissenschaftl.. o. gesellschaftl. Beduerfnissen/Aufgaben, Unterstuetzen von politischen Entscheidungen, Initieren von neuen Aktivitaeten

8 Was ist eine COST Action? Council COST Secretariat COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO) COST National Coordinators 9 COST Domain Committees.. ISCH... COST Actions (~200) MC Action WGs WORKING GROUPS ~ researchers Scientific Domain MC = Management Committee

9 Lebenslauf einer COST Action Open Call Collection Date Two Stage Process (max. 9 months) Implementation (4 years) Dissemination (x years) Assessment DC assesses pre-proposals proposals External experts & DC assess full proposals Monitoring Evaluation CSO approves MoU 1 st MC Meeting min. 5 countries join MoU time

10 Woher kommt das Geld? 7. Forschungsrahmenprogramm (FP7) Kooperation 210 Millionen EUR fuer Mid-term Evaluierung im Fruehjahr 2010 Danach ev. zusaetzliche 40 Millionen

11 COST Governance und Partnerschaften contract with the European Community

12 COST: Wissenschaftliche Bereiche 1. Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS) 2. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies (CMST) 3. Earth System Science & Environmental Management (ESSEM) 4. Food & Agriculture (FA) 5. Forests, their Products and Services (FPS) 6. Individuals, Societies, Cultures & Health (ISCH) 7. Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) 8. Materials, Physical & Nanosciences (MPNS) 9. Transport & Urban Development (TUD)

13 The COST Open Call Open Call = Einreichungen jederzeit moeglich, thematisch offen Beteiligung junger Forscher empfohlen Auswahlkritierien sind oeffentlich zugaenglich (Website) 2 collection dates pro Jahr (naechstes am 25. September 2009) 2-stufiger Auswahlprozess / peer reviewed Erfolgreiche COST Projektvorschlaege starten in der Regel innerhalb von 9 Monaten nach Einreichung (collection date)

14 COST Open Call Collection Dates Preliminary proposals per Domain / Collection Date 25% 2006/1 2007/1 20% 2007/2 2008/1 15% 2008/2 10% 5% 0% BMBS FA FPS CMST ESSEM MPNS ICT ISCH TUD TDP

15 COST Open Call Assessment criteria Preliminary Proposals: I.1 RIGHT FOR COST? Is COST the best mechanism for achieving the Action's objectives? A SCORE OF 2 OR 1 AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS LOW SCORES IN THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA yes no I.2 SCIENCE Does the proposed Action address real current problems/ scientific issues? yes no I.3 INNOVATION Is the proposed Action innovative? high low I.4 IMPACT Would the proposed network make a significant difference in terms of knowledge, capacity building, social impacts, etc? yes no I.5 PRESENTATION Is the proposed Action presented in a clear and understandable way? yes no

16 COST Open Call Assessment criteria Full Proposals: A CRITICAL CRITERIA A.1 IS THIS RIGHT FOR COST NETWORKING OF EUROPEAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TEAMS? Is COST the right funding mechanism for achieving the proposal's objectives? A SCORE OF 2 OR 1 AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS REJECTION A.2 IS THE PROPOSAL PRESENTED IN A CLEAR, CONVINCING, AND APPROPRIATE WAY? A SCORE OF 2 OR 1 AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERS REJECTION B SCIENCE B.1 Does the proposed Action address real current problems/scientific issues? B.2 Does the proposed Action show awareness of the state-of-the-art of the relevant scientific/ technical fields? B.3 Is the proposed Action innovative? C IMPACT C.1A If the proposed Action aims primarily to meet European economic or societal needs, how likely is it to achieve useful impacts? C.1B If the proposed Action aims primarily to contribute to the development of the scientific or technological field, how likely is it to achieve useful impacts? C.1C If the proposed Action aims BOTH to meet European economic or societal needs, AND to contribute to the development of the scientific or technological field, how likely is it to achieve useful impacts? C.2 Are there clear plans for stimulating the production of high quality outputs? C.3 Is attention given to the potential application of results (including, where appropriate, fostering their commercial exploitation)? D STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION D.1 Are the workplan and organisation appropriate? D.2 Are the time schedule and the setting of milestones appropriate? D.3 Are appropriate plans made for monitoring and evaluating the achievement of objectives? E CONTRIBUTION TO WIDER COST GOALS E.1 How well does the proposed Action aim to involve early stage researchers? E.2 How well does the proposed Action aim at gender balance? E.3 Will the proposed Action attract interest from a wide range of European countries?

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