Record Number: 359
 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
 Scientific and Environmental Affairs Division
  International Scientific Exchange Programmes
   Advanced Study Institutes
 
B-1110 Brussels
BELGIUM
Phone: +32 (2) 707 4111  Fax: +32 (2) 707 4232
E-mail: science@hq.nato.int
Web Site: http://www.nato.int/science/
E-Forms: http://www.nato.int/science/al-asi01.htm
 
ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED:         Seminar or Conference or Travel
LAST REVIEWED:                08/27/97
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND REQUIRED: Doctorate/Equiv Professional
CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED:         U.S. Citizens
                              Permanent U.S. Residents
                              Non U.S. Citizens/Residents
AGENCY TYPE:                  Other
DEADLINES ANNOUNCED:          02/01/98
                              07/01/98
 
The objective of the Advanced Study Institute is to disseminate advanced 
knowledge not yet in university curricula and foster international 
scientific contacts through high-level teaching courses. An ASI is a post-
doctoral-level teaching activity lasting ten days, the meeting normally 
has 12 to 15 lecturers and 60-80 ASI students of different nationalities. 
Awards are available to organizers to cover organizational expenses, the 
costs of lecturers; and part of the costs of ASI students. A book is 
published in the NATO ASI Series as an output of the meeting. A list of 
the current year's ASIs is available from the Scientific Affairs 
Division; suitably qualified scientists of any nationality may 
participate in ASIs at the discretion of individual ASI directors. 
APPLICANT INFORMATION: Scientists from NATO countries may apply to 
organize an ASI on any topic. Scientists from Cooperation Partner 
countries (CIS and Central and Eastern Europe) may apply to co-direct and 
organize an ASI with a NATO-country scientist on a topic in the priority 
areas. Priority areas include disarmament technologies, environmental 
security, high technology, and science and technology policy. In the 
disarmament technologies area, scientific questions arising from nuclear, 
biological, chemical and conventional weapons disarmament and non-
proliferation efforts are studied. The aim is to examine science and 
technology which can contribute to the pursuit of dismantlement, 
destruction and conversion activities in an effective and environmentally 
sound manner. In the environmental security area, scientific problems 
related to environmental security including the reclamation of 
contaminated military sites, regional environmental problems and natural 
and man-made disasters; affordable cleanup technologies are of particular 
interest. In the high technology area, scientific problems related to 
high technology include information science, materials science, 
biotechnology, and energy conservation and supply (non-nuclear). In the 
science and technology policy area, problems related to science policy, 
technology transfer, innovation, management, intellectual property rights 
and career mobility (e.g. redeployment of defense-industry scientists) 
are of interest. In dealing with these priority areas, computer 
networking should be used to the fullest extent possible. Networking 
Infrastructure Grants are available, to augment the regional computer 
networking infrastructure of the academic community in CP countries. In 
addition to the Web site listed above, NATO has a Gopher site at gopher://
gopher.nato.int:70/1.
 
SUBJECTS: Biotechnology
          Business Administration
          Management
          Human Resources Management
          Energy
          Engineering
          Materials Sciences
          Environmental Sciences
          Environmental Engineering
          Safety Engineering
          Natural Hazards and Disasters
          Environmental Management
          Environmental Restoration
          Environmental Pollution
          Natural Resources
          Natural Resources Management
          Natural Resources Conservation
          Energy Conservation
          Information Science
          Military Sciences
          Weapons
          Nuclear Weapons
          Nuclear Sciences
          Nuclear Safety
          Science
          Science Policy
          Social Sciences
          Political Science
          International Relations
          International Security
          Disarmament