• News
• ASO Ljubljana
• Staff & Contacts
• ASO-Calls
• Related Links
• ASO Sofia (Closed)

!!Closed!! Call for Proposals of the ASO Ljubljana and ASO Sofia: Research Cooperation and Networking between Austria, Kosovo/UNMIK and South Eastern Europe

The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices Ljubljana/Slovenia and Sofia/Bulgaria (ASOs) announce a Call for proposals for projects in Research Cooperation and Networking between institutions in Austria, Kosovo and South Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia).

This thematically open call wants to intensify the short-term cooperation in the scientific field with the aim to support the development of long-term scientific collaboration. Funding is provided by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (bmwf) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in the framework of "Multidimensional Project for the Implementation of an Institutionalised Partnership between Austria and Kosovo in the Field of Higher Education, Research and Innovation". http://www.aei-austria-kosovo.com/

This call is open to 31 January 2008 (date of post mark).

The project activities must be implemented after signing the contract and before March 2009.

The funding available is 120.000 Euro and it is envisaged to support around 10 projects following this call. The allowable funding per project depends on the content, duration and number of teams involved. For projects with higher than average financial costs, cofinancing is expected.

The funded activities shall enable scientists from Austria, Kosovo and South Eastern European countries to work together on mutually beneficial projects. The main goal is to promote networking, the exchange of research results and know-ho, comparative studies and know-how exchange on European standards and preactices in the chosen research area. The activities should build on already existing scientific results.
Please find more information on the objectives and envisaged activities in the call text.

Eligible participants are universities, non-university research institutions and tertiary education organisations. The consortium composition must include one partner from Austria, one partner from Kosovo and at least one partner from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

Download of the "Submission Form" and the "Call Text" more below at the end of this page!

Duration:

Contact:

For further information on this Call for Proposals, please contact:

in Austria:

Mag.a Johanna Scheck
Zentrum für Soziale Innovation/Centre for Social Innovation
Linke Wienzeile 246
A-1150 Wien
Tel. +43 1 49 50 442-76
e-mail:aso@zsi.at

in Kosovo:

Prof. Dr. Johann GÜNTHER
Project Manager
Agency for European Integration
Student Centre Second Floor
Qendra e Studenteve Kati I Dyte (II)
Prishtina
Kosovo
Mobile: +377 (0) 44820176
Phone: +381 (0) 38244975
http://www.aei-austria-kosovo.com/