Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation organizes info days for applicants interested in SRNSF MA Research Scholarships 2016 call for proposals. The call coordinators will explain to the meeting participants, detailed instructions for preparing proposal and will answer their questions. Schedule: October 11 – Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Building I, Auditorium 115, at 18:00 October 12 – Ilia State University, Building G, Information Hall (106), at 17:00  

Forty-five ERC grantees will bring the results of their frontier research closer to market thanks to Proof of Concept grants. This top-up funding will help them explore the innovation potential of their ERC-funded discoveries. The grants will support projects covering a wide array of subjects from physical sciences and engineering to life sciences and social sciences. These Proof of Concept grants, worth €150,000 each, can be used for example to establish intellectual property rights, investigate business opportunities or conduct technical validation. The scheme is open to ERC grant holders only. The grantees can apply for funding in one of the three rounds of the yearly call. Earlier this year the ERC announced the results of the first round. The budget of the overall 2016 Proof of Concept competition is €20 million. In the second round of the competition 131 ERC grant holders applied.  List of the 45 grantees by country of host institution   For more information: ERC website See the detailed information in file Also visit following site  

SRNSF starts public presentation series of projects funded under the call for proposals for Travel Grants 2016. Grant winners, after returning from a trip, will share with the attending audience news in science. In order to share achievements and research results among scientists and integrate academic circles, presentations will be held in different universities.   Presentations are free to attend for anyone who is interested. Schedule of presentations  

Researchmap    collects and provides data on research institutions and researchers relating to the universities and public institutions in Japan.  As a comprehensive list of researchers in Japan, researchmap is regarded as the largest database of researcher information in Japan. Researchmap enables users to create personalized websites, manage their research information, and network and collaborate with other researchers. It also  enables users to search researchers by their field of research, associated organizations or research keywords, or gain access to various information such as the researchers’ profiles and their achievements. In addition, researchers can easily create their own researcher webpage, and there are a range of useful tools that assists this such as researcher communities, cabinet files for distributing materials and researcher blogs.  The research and development concerning the services provided by this project is carried out by the  Research Organization of Information and Systems (ROIS), specifically by the   National Institute of Informatics ( NII ),

This grant scheme financially supports the participation of local researchers from Eastern Partnership countries in brokerage events related to Horizon2020 in the EU Members States or Associated Countries. The thematic priorities of the call are the three Societal Challenges targeted by the projects, namely 'Health', 'Energy' and 'Climate Change'. Maximum funding per grant is 1,500 EUR. TheFP7-funded IncoNet EaP project has developed a grant scheme to financially support the participation of local researchers from Eastern Partnership countries in large-scale brokerage events and other similar activities in EU Member States or Associated Countries, which are related to Horizon2020. Such events provide an excellent arena for researchers to liaise and develop synergies, therefore the participation of researchers from the targeted countries will increase their opportunities to get involved and be taken onboard in consortia set up in EU MS/AC countries. It will also allow the researchers to make their institutions and/or their research networks better known. The thematic priorities of the call are the three Societal Challenges targeted by the project, namely: 'Health', 'Energy' and 'Climate Change'. The events that can be chosen from will be: Networking events, Brokerage events organised by the European Commission, large international events organised by other European networks (e.g Enterprise Europe Network). Guidelines for Applicants Complete Guidelines  (.pdf) Application Form  (.docx) Follow-up Report Form  (.docx) Important dates Deadline for submission:  31 October 2016 Latest date of the selected event:  30 November 2016 Selection Process   Formality and eligibility check The Local IncoNet EaP Partner will be responsible for the formality and eligibility check. Applications Evaluation The evaluation, based on a specified scoring matrix (see below) will be carried out by the Local Partners, the Task Leader and the Coordinator. Funding Requirements The Grants will be paid by the Local Partner as a reimbursement for travel costs (travel, accommodation, event participation fee, visa costs and per diem or actual expenses in accordance to Local Partner rules). The Grant cannot exceed 1,500 euro. If the cost of participation exceeds this amount, the additional cost must be borne by the Grant recipient. An advance payment up to 75% of the budget may be paid to the Grant recipients (covering travel, accommodation and visa) while the remaining costs (per diem, actual expenses during stay, according to the Local Partner rules) will be reimbursed upon the return of the researcher and the handing of the participation evidence and related documents (Event Participation Report) to the Local partner. Contact Please get in touch with the Local Partner in your country for any questions regarding the eligibility criteria and the application process: Armenia:  Tigran Arzumanyan  tarznip@sci.am Azerbaijan:  Firuza Khalilova  khalilova.firuza83@gmail.com Belarus:  Olga Meerovskaya  meerovskaya@fp7-nip.org.by Georgia : Nikoloz Bakradze  bakradze@rustaveli.org.ge Moldova:  Diana Grozav  diana.grozav@cssdt.asm.md Ukraine:  Olena Koval  post@fp6-nip.kiev.ua ,  nip@fp7-ncp.kiev.ua For general enquiries you can also contact: Ildiko Dorogi International Expert Regional Centre for Information and Scientific Development, RCISD H-1021 Budapest, Hűvösvölgyi út 54. V./1 E-mail:  ildiko.dorogi@rcisd.eu  

On September 23, 16:00, an info day was held at Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation Conference Hall for applicants interested in SRNSF MA Research Scholarships 2016 call for proposals.The call coordinators explained to the meeting participants, detailed instructions for preparing proposal and answered their questions.