research funds



	European Community European Environmental Agency European Science Foundation European Community http://WWW.CORDIS.LU/ This is the main page of the Community Research and Development Information Services (CORDIS). The service provides you with the most up-to-date information an funding opportunities within the activities promoted by the European Commission. In particular: essential information on the Fourth RTD Framework Programme. Research programmes and related sites can be found in http://www.cordis.lu/info/frames/if010_en.htm in this site you find also: an overview on European Union activities in the area of research and technological development (RTD) a breakdown by activity and specific programme of the Fourth Framework Programme (including activities to be conducted in the nuclear sector under the Euratom Framework Programme and direct actions to be implemented by the Joint Research Centres) information on contact people at the Commission for the various research programmes (http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg12/person12.html) Access to open calls for proposal under the IV Framework Programme is given in http://www.cordis.lu/calls/home.html, while gives you information on ALL calls for proposals and tenders. Search and Find allows you to carry out your personal research of information regarding funding opportunities in your research areas, research partner, relevant contact people at the Commission, who is involved, in which projects and in which research fields. http://www.cordis.lu/fifth/home.html is the dedicated site on the 5th Framework Programme established by CORDIS to keep the European research community fully up-to-date on all aspects relating to the preparation and adoption of the next framework programme. *European Environmental Agency* http://www.eea.dk/frabout.htm Reports all relevant information on Calls for Tenders and Calls for Expressions of Interest issued by the European Environmental Agency. *European Science Foundation* Information on available funds for research programmes, networks and research conferences can be founds in the web pages dedicated to the various activity fields: Physical and Engineering Sciences (http://www.esf.org/physical.htm) Life, Environmental and Earth Sciences (http://www.esf.org/life.htm) Medical Sciences (http://www.esf.org/medical.htm) Humanities (http://www.esf.org/humanity.htm) Social Sciences (http://www.esf.org/social.htm) The Social Sciences and the Life, Environmental and Earth Sciences are of particular interest for environmental economists.