Italian Sources for Funding

Ministry of Instruction, University and Research – Italy

DIRECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT  OF THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH

RESEARCH FIELDS:

a) Advanced materials(includes nanotechnology)

b) Biotecnology (includes Life Sciences)

c) Environment and climatic changes (includes biodiversity)

d) ICT

e) Aerospace e aeronautics

Link:     www.miur.it/0003Ricerc/0142Ricerc/0465Docume/5640Progra_cf3.htm

CNR – National Research Council – Italy

The National Research Council (CNR) is a public organization; its duty is to carry out, promote, spread, transfer and improve research activities in the main sectors of knowledge growth and of its applications for the scientific, technological, economic and social development of the country.
To this end, the activities of the organization are divided into macro areas of interdisciplinary scientific and technological research for several sectors: biotechnology, medicine, materials, environment and land, information and communications, advanced systems of production, judicial and socio-economic sciences, classical studies and arts.
CNR is active throughout Italy in a network of institutes aimed at promoting a wide diffusion of its competences throughout the national territory and at facilitating contacts and cooperation with local firms and organizations.
Financial resources come primarily from State governments, but contributions are also made from the market.  Up to 30% of its balance sheet, an extraordinary result, is revenue from external job orders for studies and activities of technical advice as well as from agreements with firms, contracts with the European Union and with other international organizations.

Link: www.cnr.it