A C T I P

News from the Commission

September 1999

Special on open calls for proposals, changed deadlines, calls for experts etc.

Calls for Proposals

New deadlines for project proposals

On August 12, 1999, the European Commission published a corrigendum concerning the call for proposals for RTD actions under the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration on the 'Quality of Life' programme (Official Journal, 12.8.99, C 229/13).

The amendment concerns page 16 of the call for proposals of March 6, 1999 (reference OJ C 64/13 6.3.99) and reads as follows:

1. The website of point 3 is replaced by:

http://www.cordis.lu/life

2. The address indicated in the second indent of point 5 is replaced by the following:

European Commission
Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources programme
Research Proposals Office (ORBN 8)
Square Frère Orban 8
B-1000 Brussels, belgium

Thus, for delivery by hand or courier, use the Frère Orban address.

3. The evaluation dates '11 October 1999' and 10 February 2000' in the Annex to the call for proposals, concerning research infrastructures, are postponed to 15 November 1999 and March 2000 respectively.

There is also an amendment on page 19:

1. As above

2. As above

3. The three deadlines for submitting proposals '4 October 1999', 11 October 1999 and 18 October 1999 in the Annex to the call for proposals are postponed to the single date of November 15, 1999.

Thus, new deadline is: November 15, 1999

RTD calls open until November 15, 1999

The following areas are open for calls for proposals, with a deadline of November 15, 1999:

Key actions:

Key action 2, Control of infectious diseases:
2.2. New strategies for treatment and prevention
2.3. Public health issues

Key action 3, the cell factory: bioprocesses and products combining ecological, industrial and consumer advantages:
3.3.1. Cellular and molecular characteristics
3.3.4. Metabolic and genetic diversity

Generic RTD activities:

7. Chronic, degenerative and rare diseases: 7.2/7.3: Evaluation of therapies, databases, registries, sample banks

8. Genomes and diseases of genetic origin:
8.3/8.4: Novel expression systems; biophysics, statistics and computation

9. Neurosciences
9.3/9.4: Brain development; behaviour, cognition and functional mapping

10. Public health and health services research:
10.1 Improving of health systems

11. Research relating to the disabled
12. Biomedical ethics and bioethics
13. Socio-economic aspects

Contact the European Commission for help/information regarding submitting a proposal. Either Irene Norstedt (irene.norstedt@dg12.cec.be, tel 00 32 2 296 95 27; fax 00 32 2 299 1860) or for general questions the helpdesk: life@dg12.cec.be

Calls for experts

First we would like to repeat the call for experts to evaluate research proposals. If you have not already filled in the application forms, please do so soon. The Commission still needs industrial experts and in particular women.

Another interesting call is the call for experts to monitor the 5th FP and the Specific Programmes and Key Actions. The EC asks for people with an overview and enough knowledge of the details in research. Experts are asked to assess the progress of implementation of FP5 and whether the objectives, priorities and financial resources are still appropriate. The experts will be asked for their personal skills.
Deadlines: 15/09 in the years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. More details at:

http://www.cordis.lu/expert-monitoring/home.html

There are also vacancies at the EU for candidates for temporary research posts (closing date 30/06/2002). For forms, see:
http://www.cordis.lu/nppr-candidature/home.html

Finally, there is a call (no deadline) for expression of interest for the provision of assistance in relation to industrial affairs, e.g. legal, economic and/or statistical analysis in biotechnology, or food production or medicinal products for human and veterinary use. A list of companies and individuals will be made, to be invited to respond to calls for tenders which are not published separately in the OJ. Information by fax: + 32 2 299 38 62.