Competition for Joint Russian-Finnish Research Projects 2010

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COMPETITION FOR JOINT RUSSIAN-FINNISH RESEARCH PROJECTS 2010

The Russian Federation for Basic Research (“RFBR”) and the Academy of Finland (“AF”) announce a 2010 competition for joint Russian-Finnish research projects (the AF_a competition) in the following research areas:
- Optical materials and the interaction of irradiation and matter;
- New optic methods of building images;
- Photonics in life and medical sciences.
All kinds of support to basic scientific research is provided by RFBR on a competitive basis regardless the age, academic status, academic degree or position of a particular scientist. The AF_a competition will be held as per rules for competitions among initiative-based research projects (the paragraph “a” competition).
Acting as a research manager or the leader of a project, a scientist may submit only one application to take part in the AF_a competition and, after the completion of the competition, may accordingly become director or manager of only one AF_a competition project financially supported by RFBR.
Russian and Finnish scientists participating in projects submitted under the AF_a competition will have to agree in advance on the subject-matter of their applications. The name of projects should be the same in the relevant Russian and Finnish applications and any such name should not coincide with the name of any research topic pursued by the relevant Russian organization according to its general work plan and funded from the federal budget.
Join initiative-based project duration until completion: three years.
Russian scientists are invited to submit their applications to RFBR; Finnish scientists should simultaneously submit their applications to AF.
All applications accepted to participate in the competition will undergo an independent parallel merit review: applications by Finnish scientists will be reviewed by AF; applications by Russian scientists, by RFBR. Applications will be merit-reviewed by each side independently in accordance with its applicable rules. Information on the merit review process is strictly confidential. The results of the competition will be announced by February 28, 2010. Both parties will agree on a list of projects supported by both parties which will be published on the RFBR website.
Project work to start on April 1, 2010.
Reports by Russian scientists under initiative-based projects under the AF_a competition will be drawn up as per rules for paragraph “a” competition reports.
The following due dates are established for Russian participants to submit reports:
a) interim reports: on or before March 1, 2011 and 2012;
b) final report: on or before March 31, 2013.
Projects awarded support by both sides will be financed in the following manner: RFBR will pay for expenses related to the implementation of projects by Russian scientists while AF will pay for expenses made by Finnish researchers. Accommodation of visiting scientists and their daily allowances as well as travel from the place of work of visiting scientists to the place of work of their foreign partner will be paid by the sending side.
The maximum amount of annual funding to be provided by RFBR under projects selected for support will be up to 600,000 rubles. Important! A Russian organization serving as a base for research work under a joint project may use not more than 15% of the total funding amount to compensate expenses on organizational and technical support less expenses on sending Russian project participants to Finland.
A decision to continue funding a project for the next year will be made based on the results of an expert review of progress reports submitted to RFBR and AF.
Applications will be accepted if submitted using the Grant-Express system from October 1 to October 30, 2009. Printed-out copies must be received by the Foundation by November 15, 2009.
Printed copies of applications must be sent by regular mail (without declaration of value) to the following postal address:
119991, Moscow, B-334, GSP-1,
Leninsky prospekt, 32A,
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
Department for Bilateral International Programs
Contact information:
RUSSIAN FOUNDATION FOR BASIC RESEARCH
RFBR
119991, Moscow, Leninsky pr-t, 32 a.
Department for Bilateral International Programs
Mirzabekova, Asya Andreevna
Tel/Fax: +7-495-938-54-58
E-mail: asya@rfbr.ru
ACADEMY OF FINLAND
AF
Vilhonvuorenkatu 6,
PO Box 99, FIN-00501 Helsinki, Finland
Academy of Finland
Programme Unit
Programme Manager
Dr. Anssi Mдlkki
tel. +358 (0)9 7748 8300
firstname.lastname@aka.fi
For the full version of this announcement visit the Russian language version of the website.

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