The Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), which unites scientific organizations from 60+ countries, including the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, has announced the 2023 Call for Proposals on ANSO International Collaborative Research.

Priorities Areas

1. Environmental Changes: key regional and global environmental challenges such as Climate Change & Adaptation, Water/Land Resources, Urbanization, Land Degradation, Biodiversity Decline, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Services, and Ecological Security, etc.
2. Public Health: research and technology related to infectious diseases; impacts of the pandemic on the achievement of the UN SDGs, especially on Poverty, Hunger, Water and Sanitation, etc.
3. Agriculture and Food Security: issues of great significance for sustainable agriculture such as Extreme weather, Prediction and Prevention of Flood, Drought, Landslide and Debris Flow and other Natural Hazards; Monitoring and Assessing Food Productivity; Hybrid Technologies in Agricult ure, etc.
4. Green Technology: innovative technologies and tech-transfer in the areas of high relevance to livelihood, such as Clean Water & Water Saving; Clean Energy; Circular Economy; Environmental Protection; Decarbonization and Net -zero Carbon Emission, etc.

Principles and Advice

1. Only researchers from ANSO member organizations (see Attachment 2 for reference) are eligible to apply for the Collaborative Research project as a Principal Investigator (PI) .
2. The team members (including the PI) should be from at least two ANSO member organizations of different countries.
3. The number of countries involved in the project should be no less than three countries.
4. If you are currently working on an ANSO project as a PI, you cannot re-apply as a PI; if you are working on 3 or more ANSO projects as a collaborator, you cannot work on any other ANSO projects.

Please fill up the application form (Attachment 1) for follow-up communication and discussion.

The deadline for submission is April 30th, 2023.

Funding

1. 3 Years, Max. 50,000 USD per year from ANSO.
2. In-kind funding and contribution from other resources are highly appreciated.

Contact

Please send the completed forms to the ANSO Secretariat at:
anso-crpp@anso.org.cn

For any questions, please contact the ANSO Secretariat at:
anso-crpp@anso.org.cn

More information and applications here.