The Czech Society for New Materials and Technologies (CSNMT) was founded in 1993 and it is a voluntary association of individual and collective members who reside in the Czech Republic (CR).

At present, technical sections of CSNMT are being established, whose main objective is the technical development of new technology branches of manufacturing and processing materials and materials engineering in CR. In addition, the sections guarantee a professional platform of communicating with similar institutions abroad, they endeavour to apply new methods of research and development solution to technical practice, and they create conditions for disseminating new knowledge in the technologies of production and processing of structural materials and in materials engineering. With respect to the long-term development of the technical disciplines of materials engineering in CR they provide, if necessary, consulting and expertizing activities.

The following technical sections have been established:

- structural steels,
- non-ferrous metals and their alloys,
- polymers,
- metallography,
- databases of structural materials,
- forming of materials,
- surface properties and surface treatment,
- corrosion,
- materials for electrical engineering.

more information about CSNMT

MNT-ERA.NET Support Programmes

Name of initiative/program: KONTAKT

Programme owner (ministry): Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Executing agency, contact person, contact details:

Czech Society for New Materials and Technology (CSNMT)
Contact: Ms Jirina Shrbena 
Phone:                               +420- 777 863 262         +420- 777 863 262              
E-mail: jirina.shrbena@inovapro.cz 
web: www.nanotechnology.cz, www.nanotechnologie.cz
a)    KONTAKT    Topics focusing on research of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies      date of publication:
is expected in June 2010
deadline: is expected in August 2010
decision: November-December 2010

The programme is focused on the support of participation of the Czech research and development specialists in bilateral activities (based on governmental agreements about collaboration in science and technology) and in multilateral activities in research, including ERA-NET projects. To the selection procedure will be accepted only such projects which passed successfully through an evaluation process of relevant ERA-NET projects and were recommended to the support.
The time limit for solving projects is a maximum of 4 years and it must end on 31 December 2012 at the latest.
Expected maximum funding rate:

• for basic research: 100 %;
• for (applied)  research: 100 %

Note: Programme is determined for the support of  projects in basic and industrial research (note: a maximum of 95 % of projects in basic research and a maximum of 5 % of projects in industrial research shall be funded from public funds within the CONTACT Programme).

Eligible applicants under all sub-programmes shall include:

• Any organisation,  any legal or a natural person whose main subject of activity is research and development. This activity must be in the case of a leal person included in the constitutional or foundation charter, articles of association, articles or other foundation document of the applicant, which is required by law.

General Conditions of the KONTAKT program are available here (in Czech):
http://www.msmt.cz/uploads/VES2009_O_PROGRAMU_KONTAKT_V2.doc