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EUROPEAN COMMISSION RESEARCH DIRECTORATE-GENERAL International scientific cooperation projects Community Cooperation Activities

Explanatory note:

FP6: Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area: Specific Measures in support of international cooperation (INCO). Call for Proposals 2004

The two main fields under which research proposals are invited for the INCO 2004 Call are:

(1) Health and public health:

- Health care system, policy and management

- Knowledge and technologies to improve control of neglected

communicable diseases

(2) Food security:

– Bio-diverse, bio-safe and value added crops.

Under these headings, proposals are invited for specific targeted research projects (STREPs) and for Coordination Actions (CAs).

STREPS are multi-partner research projects. Their purpose is to support research and technological development. The Community contribution may range from hundred of thousands of euros to a few millions of euros.

CAs are multi-partner actions to promote and support the networking and support of research and innovation activities. This includes the definition, organisation and management of joint initiatives, activities such as the organisation of conferences or meetings, the carrying out of studies, exchanges of personnel, the exchange and dissemination of good practice, setting up common information systems and expert groups. EU funding is given for the costs of coordination (not for research) in the form of a grant to the budget of up to 100% of the budget.

For both STREPs and CAs there must be a minimum of three participants from three different Member States or Associated States (of which at least 2 from Member States or Associated candidate States), and a minimum three participants from three different Latin American countries.

INCO information contact points are:

Health systems and policy and

Communicable diseases: Anna Karaoglou E-mail: anna.karaoglou@cec.eu.int

Food security: Gerasimos Apostolatos E-mail: gerasimos.apostolatos@cec.eu.int

General enquiries on

EU/Latin America

Scientific Cooperation: Michaela Wright

E-mail: michaela-moya.wright@cec.eu.int

INCO website: http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/inco.htm