European Science Foundation

Setting Science Agendas for Europe

The ESF provides a common platform for its Member Organisations in order to:

• Advance European research
• Explore new directions for research at the European level

Through its activities, the ESF serves the needs of the European research community in a global context. Click on image to read our Strategic Plan 2006-2010. free tutorials

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is one of the longest-running European instruments supporting co-operation among scientists and researchers across Europe.
The ESF is the legal entity which provides and manages the scientific, administrative and technical secretariat for COST.

News

New framework to link up Europe’s polar research
More than 26 leading scientific institutions across Europe are signing up to closer research...
ESF works with Scopus to expand arts and humanities coverage
First citation database to offer access to Arts and Humanities journals from over a thousand...
European biotechnologists unravel life’s big cellular factories
Biotechnologists are poised to take a leap forward in understanding the detailed structure and...

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Latest Calls

Call for Proposals for 2011 ESF Research Networking Programmes
An ESF Research Networking Programme is a networking activity bringing together nationally funded...
Call for proposals for 2011 ESF Research Conferences
The European Science Foundation invites scientists to submit proposals for high-level research...

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Announcements

Research Networking Programmes 2009
15 new RNPS will be launched in 2009, following the 2007 call for proposals

European Latsis Prize 2009
ESF invites nominations for the European Latsis Prize 2009 in the field of "The Human Brain - The Human Mind"

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