Monitoring progress towards gender equality in FP6 - call for tenders

The European Commission's Research DG has published a call for tenders for monitoring progress towards gender equality in Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) activities. The Commission is planning to award individuals contracts to carry out five studies on 'monitoring progress to...

The European Commission's Research DG has published a call for tenders for monitoring progress towards gender equality in Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) activities.

The Commission is planning to award individuals contracts to carry out five studies on 'monitoring progress towards gender equality in the Sixth Framework Programme'.

The call for tenders comprises the following five lots, each lot being a separate contract:
lot 1: priority 1 'Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health', priority 5 'Food quality and safety' and sub-priority 6.3 'Global change and ecosystems' (including the policy-oriented research related to these areas);

lot 2: priority 3 'Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials, and new production processes and devices', priority 4 'Aeronautics and space', sub-priority 6.1 'Sustainable energy systems', sub-priority 6.2 'Sustainable surface transport' (including the policy-oriented research related to these areas), as well as Euratom activities (excluding those implemented by JRC);

lot 3: priority 7 'Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society' (including the policy-oriented research), 'Support for the coherent development of policies' and 'Science and society';

lot 4: 'Research to explore new and emerging scientific and technological problems and opportunities' (NEST), 'Horizontal research activities involving SMEs [small and medium sized enterprises]', 'Coordination of research activities', 'Support for the coherent development of policies', 'Research and innovation' and 'Research infrastructure';

lot 5: 'Human resources and mobility' (Marie-Curie actions) and 'Specific measures in support of international cooperation' (INCO).For further information, please contact:

European Commission
Directorate-General Research
Directorate 6, Unite C5
Attn: Nicole Dewandre
rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 (SDME 06/79)
B-1049 Brussels
Tel [phone]
Fax [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

To see the full details of the call, please consult the following web address:
http://ted.publications.eu.int/static/doccur/en/en/220257-2003.htm