Important notice

Dear Prospective Participants,

As you surely know our PSST-2002 Conference has been nominated a High Level Scientific Euro-Conference and therefore becomes financial support from the European Community. It means that we now have funds to support some reseachers who wish to participate in the Conference (travel, subsistence and participation fees).

Information about this nomination has been available on our webpage since December of 2001. Nevertheless, till now we have received a small number of applications and funds are still avalable.

All the prospective participants are invited to visit http://www.cordis.lu/improving webpage (where our can find the description of the funds program) or follow the link on the left side to the FAQs with all relevant information and evaluate the possibility to get a grant. Some of the limitations are age over 35 years (exceptions for compulsory militar or civil services or childcare) as well as European citizenship (citizens of Associated countries could also be eligible as well as long-time residents).

To apply for EU funds, please send us

the PSST-2002 Registration Form,
a copie of your passport (or other documents proving your personal circumstancies, i.e. a resident card).
YOUR DATA MUST BE CLEARLY READABLE
a formal letter of application.

Deadline is 20 of January

Funds FAQs

For more information go to http://www.cordis.lu/improving

1. What is a High-Level Scientific Conference?

EuroConferences are high-level scientific meetings with a focused theme at the cutting-edge of research bringing together young researchers and established scientists. In a EuroConference project each event may last up to 7 days. The number of participants in each event is up to 150.

2. What kind of expenses would be covered by the Conferences' activity of the Human Potential Programme?

High-Level Scientific Conferences will be implemented as accompanying measures. Community financing is intended to contribute to the following cost categories:

A. Up to 100% of expenses related to the participation of young researchers, who are nationals of a Member State or an Associated State, and active inside a Member State or an Associated State at the time of the event (travel, subsistence and participation fees);

B. Up to 100% of expenses related to the participation of researchers, who are nationals of a Member State or an Associated State, and active outside Member States and Associated States at the time of the event (travel, subsistence and participation fees);

C. Up to 50 % of expenses related to the participation of invited keynote speakers and scientific organisers of any nationality (travel and subsistence);

D. Expenses related to organisation (renting of venues and equipment, publications incl. publicity, provision of materials essential for the training purposes of the event, and event secretariat).

3. Is it possible to receive 100% Community funding to cover the entire event?

Proposers are advised to have at least one other source of funding to cover those expenses which cannot be claimed against the Human Potential contract (for example the other 50% of costs related to invited speakers).

4. Eligible Associated Countries

Participation of Non-EU Legal Entities to the High-Level Scientific Conference Activity

ASSOCIATED STATES may participate WITH COMMUNITY FUNDING CANDIDATES FOR EU-MEMBERSHIP BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, HUNGARY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MALTA, POLAND, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA

EFTA - EEA ICELAND, LIECHTENSTEIN, NORWAY
OTHERS ISRAEL

Participation of Non-EU Legal Entities to the High-Level Scientific Conference Activity
ASSOCIATED STATES may participate WITH COMMUNITY FUNDING	CANDIDATES FOR EU-MEMBERSHIP	BULGARIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, HUNGARY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MALTA, POLAND, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA
	EFTA - EEA	ICELAND, LIECHTENSTEIN, NORWAY
	OTHERS	ISRAEL