Lansarea competitiei de proiecte va avea loc in toamna 2002. PROIECTELE trebuie sa aiba urmatoarele caracteristici esentiale: - cooperare stiintifica intre cercetatori NATO si parteneri - probleme de mediu inconjurator, industriale sau de securitate - promovarea integrarii cercetatorilor tarii in counitatea internationala de cercetare - practici si tehnici moderne de conducere - participarea tinerilor cercetatori Costuri eligibile - pentru experti

Now in its second year, NCS brings together annually 25-30 outstanding research scholars from the U.S. and abroad to engage in multidisciplinary collaboration on a topic of global significance under the leadership of a Distinguished New Century Scholar Leader. For the academic year 2002-2003, the research focus is "Addressing Sectarian, Ethnic and Cultural Conflict within and across National Borders." Edward Tiryakian, Professor of Sociology, Duke

Description Grants will be awarded to projects focusing on issues of practical relevance and current interest to academic, corporate and policy-making communities. The region is defined to include: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. Groups with a minimum of three scholars, all of whom hold graduate degrees, are eligible to apply. At least one of the researchers must

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