Scientific & Environmental Affairs Division General Information The NATO Science Programme Introduction Collaborative Support Mechanisms Other forms of Collaboration E-mail distribution Contact Information The Challenges of Modern Society Historical Background and purpose Organisation and activities of the committee CCMS Environmental Clearing House System The NATO Science Programme The NATO Science Programme was founded in 1957, with the establishment of the NATO Science Committee. The objective of the Science Programme is the enhancement of science and technology through a variety of activities aimed at promoting international scientific cooperation. The transatlantic link has been and remains a major feature of these cooperative programmes. Recently, links with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, NATO's Cooperation Partners, have become an important aspect of the Science Programme and the Science Committee has reoriented some of its activities to address scientific and technological problems being encountered by the cooperation partners, members of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council. The Science Programme thus provides assistance for scientific collaboration between NATO-country scientists and between NATO-country scientists and scientists in Cooperation partner countries. The Science Programme is managed by the staff of the NATO Scientific Affairs Division, under the overall policy guidance of the NATO Science Committee, with the assistance of a number of panels of scientists drawn from all countries of the Alliance. Collaborative Support Mechanisms Support for collaboration between NATO-country scientists is available in any scientific area; the suport mechanisms are Collaborative Research Grants and Advanced Study Insitutes. Support for collaboration between NATO-country and Cooperation Partner (CP)-country scientists is available primarily but not exclusively in the following Priority Areas :

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The main support mechanisms are: Expert Visits, Collaborative Research Grants, Linkage Grants, Advanced Study Institutes and Advanced Research Workshops. Networking Infrastructure Grants are also supported, to augment the regional computer networking infrastructure of the academic community in Cooperation Partner countries while Computer Networking Supplements are available for CP country teams awarded NATO Linkage Grants. More information about grant possibilities is available on our grants page. Other forms of Collaboration Science Fellowships, which enable scientists to pursue their work or to continue their training at institutions in other countries, are also available. Day-to-day management of this NATO programme has been delegated to national administrations so that priority support can be directed toward each country's chosen age range, scientific fields and professions, and the most appropriate level of financial support applied. NATO country scientists should apply to their national administrators for support. Limited possibilities are available to CP scientists under the Science Fellowships Programme. Special Programmes have been established from time to time to concentrate effort and support for a limited period of five years on a few emerging areas of science or those undergoing rapid change. The Special Programme currently underway is: Supramolecular Chemistry (1992-1996). Specialists in this field should contact the Scientific Affairs Division for application details. The Science for Stability Programme provides assistance for applied scientific and technical research of direct interest to Greece, Portugal and Turkey. Institutions from Cooperation Partners countries can be associated with selected projects where transfer of technology is of mutual benefit. A list of such projects is available from the Scientific Affairs Division upon request. Participation in ASIs or ARWs is at the discretion of the meeting director, and is open to suitably-qualified scientists from both CP countries and NATO countries. The director has at his or her disposal a limited amount of NATO monies which may be used to support the costs of some participants from CP countries or NATO countries. Scientists who wish to attend should apply to the director of the individual ASI or ARW, whose contact details are listed in the Calendar of Meetings.

E-mail distribution Through the NATO Integrated Data Service (NIDS), the NATO Scientific Affairs Division has an on-line subscription service, called NATOSCI, to make information available through e-mail. Following initial background material upon registration, such items as the newsletter, and an up-to-date list of meetings (ASIs and ARWs) will be provided on an occasional basis. Send an e-mail to listserv@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be to subscribe. The following text should be in the body of the message : 'Subscribe NATOSCI [firstname] [lastname]' Please do not send subscription applications to the NATO Science Division. Contact our gopher for archived information. Scientific Affairs Division Contact Information NATO Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division 1110 Brussels Belgium Tel : x32(0)2/707.41.11 Fax : x32(0)2/707.42.32 Note: If there are any problems in accessing and downloading application forms and information, contact science@hq.nato.int to receive this information by mail. Please remember to provide your mailing address.

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