Competition for Projects to Hold in 2010 Russian-French And French-Russian Scientific Seminars

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COMPETITION FOR PROJECTS TO HOLD IN 2010 RUSSIAN-FRENCH AND FRENCH-RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC SEMINARS

The Russian Foundation for Basic Research (“RFBR”) and the National Institute for Agronomic Research of France announce a competition for projects to organize and hold in 2010 bilateral scientific seminars either in France or in Russia in the following research areas:
- Bioinformatics;
- Carbon and nitrogen cycle, biodiversity and eco-physiology in natural ecosystems;
In order to organize and hold a seminar, Russian and French scientists will have to agree in advance on the subject-matter of their relevant applications. Seminar names should be the same both for Russian and French applications. Russian scientists are invited to submit their applications to RFBR (using the Grant-Express system and as printed-out copies) while French scientists should submit theirs simultaneously to INRA. The total number of seminar participants must not be over 20, out of which number 8 should be from the sending party and 12 from the receiving party. The total duration of a seminar should not exceed 3 days. Three additional days may be provided to delegates from the sending party for visiting research centers as part of the seminar work. Seminars or workshops to be held: from April 1, 2010 to December 30, 2010.
All applications accepted to participate in the competition will undergo an independent parallel merit review: applications by Russian scientists will be reviewed by RFBR; applications by French scientists will be reviewed by INRA. Applications will be merit-reviewed by each side independently in accordance with its applicable rules. Information on the merit review process is strictly confidential. A final decision and an award will be made by the two sides jointly. The results of the competition will be announced by March 15, 2010. Both parties will agree on a list of projects to be supported by both parties which will be published on the RFBR website.
Funding of projects shall be effectuated on the following principle: the receiving partner will pay all expenses associated with the holding of a seminar, the sending partners will pay all associated travel expenses.
Reviewed will be only those applications that are prepared using our interactive Grant-Express system and that are submitted from November 25 to December 21, 2009.
Printed-out copies of applications must be received at the Foundation by December 31, 2009.
If a bilateral seminar is held in Russia, the Russian co-organizer of the seminar should submit an application using the Grant-Express system; and such application must be prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations applicable to the main paragraph “g” competition of RFBR which are effective during the year when the application is submitted (competition type: NISI_g);
In addition to expenses provided for by the paragraph “g” competition, “Organization of Russian and International Scientific Events Within the Territory of Russia”, the Russian co-organizer of a seminar should also agree in advance all payment for the accommodation and sustenance of French participants of the seminar in amounts set out in the applicable order of the Finance Ministry of the Russian Federation “On Clarification of Rates of Hospitality Expenses on Foreign Delegations and Individuals”. Funding must not be used to compensate organizational or technical expenses made by the organizers in connection with supporting the project.
The Russian co-organizer of a joint seminar planned to be held in France will use the Grant-Express system to submit an application for a group of Russian scientists to take part in said seminar. Such applications must be drawn up in accordance with rules applicable to the main paragraph “z” competition of RFBR and effective during the relevant year (NISI_z competition type). The NISI_z competition.
In order to be able to receive RFBR funding, the Russian co-organizer of a seminar held within the territory of France and selected upon completion of the competition must -- within two months from the publication of a list of winning projects -- ensure that the other Russian participants of the seminar submit their individual applications using the Grant-Express system, and such applications must be drawn up in accordance with the rules and requirements applicable to the main “z” competition of RFBR that are effective during the year of the application (the NISI_z competition types).
A printed-out copy of an application must be submitted to the Foundation. Reports on projects under the NISI_z competition will be submitted in accordance with rules for submitting reports under the main paragraph “z” competition of RFBR.
Contact information:
RUSSIAN FOUNDATION FOR BASIC RESEARCH
RFBR
119991, Moscow, Leninsky pr-t, 32 a.
Department for Bilateral International Programs
Mirzabekova, Asya Andreevna
Tel: +7-495-938-54-58
E-mail: asya@rfbr.ru
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRONOMIC RESEARCH
INRA
75338-Paris Cedex 07, 147 rue de l’universite
Mission relations internationales
Aline Jeannel
Tel.: (33) 1 42 75 91 14
Fax: (33) 1 42 75 93 77
E-mail: aline.jeannel@paris.inra.fr
The full text of the announcement is posted on the Russian-language version of the RFBR website.

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