NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme

The NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme (SPS) seeks to enhance cooperation and dialogue between NATO and partner nations through civil science and innovation. SPS offers grants for collaborative research and development projects, workshops, institutes, and training involving scientists and experts from NATO nations and partner countries. All activities funded under the SPS Programme must address  the SPS Key Priorities listed below and must have a clear link to security and to NATO’s strategic objectives.:

1. Energy Security

• Innovative energy solutions for the military; battlefield energy solutions; renewable energy solutions with military applications;
• Energy infrastructure security;
• Maritime aspects of energy security;
• Technological aspects of energy security.

2. Defence against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents
   • Methods and technology regarding the protection against, diagnosing effects, detection, decontamination, destruction, disposal and containment of CBRN agents;
   • Risk management and recovery strategies and technologies;
   • Medical countermeasures against CBRN agents.
3. Environmental Security
   • Security issues arising from key environmental and resource constraints, including health risks, climate change, water scarcity and increasing energy needs, which have the potential to significantly affect NATO’s planning and operations;
   • Disaster forecast and prevention of natural catastrophes;
   • Defence-related environmental issues
4. Enhance awareness of security developments including through early warning, with a view to preventing crises
   • Security-related Advanced Technology
   • Emerging technologies including nanotechnology, optical technology, micro satellites, metallurgy and the development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms.
5. Human and Social Aspects of Security related to NATO’s strategic objectives

The deadline for submitting projects is July 1, 2017. Detailed information on the Program is available on the NATO official website “Science for Peace and Security” at: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/87129.htm

For more information, please contact the responsible officers of the International Relations Department of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.

© All rights are reserved. Citing to www.imm.az is necessary upon using news.