Call for Research Proposals-Access to EU Major Research Infrastructure ARCTECLAB

Date

12 December 2001

For more information on the call for research proposals for access to
EU Major Research Infrastructure ARCTECLAB or for
general inquiries about the program, please contact:

Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt GmbH (HSVA)
c/o Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Ulrich Evers
Bramfelder Strasse 164
22305 Hamburg
Germany
Tel +49-40-69203-426
Fax +49-40-69203-345
evers [at] hsva.de
http://www.arcteclab.de
http://www.hsva.de

CALL FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS
ACCESS TO THE EUROPEAN MAJOR RESEARCH
INFRASTRUCTURE ARCTECLAB

The Ice and Environmental Technology Facilities of the Hamburg
Ship Model Basin (HSVA) in Hamburg, Germany have been selected
as a Major Research Infrastructure under the HPRI-Programme
"Access to Major Research Infrastructures" of the European
Commission Research DG Directorate B - European Research Area:
Structural Aspects http://www.cordis.lu/improving/src/hp_ari.htm.

Researchers or research groups from EU member states or
associated states are invited to freely access the Ice and
Environmental Technology Facilities of HSVA, including free
travel and lodging. Applicants from outside Europe are also
welcome to the Major Research Infrastructure ARCTECLAB,
however, the costs for accommodation and travel is not granted
by the European Commission. All users of the facility will have
access to installations and equipment within the
ARCTECLAB http://www.arcteclab.de. Technical and scientific
support will be provided by scientists, engineers and technicians
of HSVA.

HOW TO APPLY
Researchers or research groups, who are interested in getting
access to the MRI-ARCTECLAB, need to complete the application
form, which can be downloaded from the web site
http://www.arcteclab.de. An independent User Selection Panel
(USP) will evaluate the submitted proposals on the basis of
scientific merit. Final approval will be given by the European
Commission.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
The application forms can be submitted to the project co-ordinator
Karl-Ulrich Evers at any time.

Please direct general inquiries to: