INTAS Guidelines for Periodic Reports The report should cover the whole period since the start of the project,  but clearly point out the progress achieved since the last report. Total length: approximately 5 to 10 pages (+ annexes). The Guidelines can be downloaded from the INTAS Home Page on INTERNET: http://www.cordis.lu/intas/home.html

In accordance with the General Conditions of the Co-operation Agreement the report should:

• demonstrate the scientific progress in comparison to the Work Programme,
• give an impression of the intensity of collaboration among the participants,
• address administrative problems and initiate remedial actions,
• show that the funds available up to now have been properly spent, and
• justify the payment of the next instalment of the grant.

1. TITLE, REFERENCE NUMBER

• Please give a) the title of the project, b) the INTAS reference number, c) the name of the project Co-ordinator and d) the period of time which the report covers.

2.1. Scientific Objectives

• What are the main scientific objectives of the project?

• What work has been carried out by each of the Participants up to now?
• Has the research been in accordance with the Work Programme? If not, in what respect and why?
• Do you foresee any deviations from the Work Programme for the future? If yes, which ones and why?

• What are the main results achieved up to now and what is their scientific significance?
• Up to now, which scientific papers, presentations & patents have resulted directly from this project? Give all the references. Add copies of the key papers in the Annex.
• Summarise the scientific output (number of papers, patents, presentations) in the table below:

3. MANAGEMENT

3.1. Meetings and visits

• Up to now, were there any co-ordination meetings, exchange visits of scientists, or major field work? If so, where, when and who did participate?
• Summarise the meetings and visits in the table below:

• Are any co-ordination meetings, exchange visits of scientist or major field trips planned for the remaining duration of the project? If yes, please, specify.

• In your opinion, how intense was the collaboration among the different Participants up to now?

3.3. Time Schedule

• Up to now, has the time planning been in accordance with the Work Programme?
• Do you foresee any deviations from the Work Programme for the future? If yes, please, specify.

• Up to now, did you encounter any major problems (e.g. with regard to quality and quantity of the scientific contributions of the different Participants, telecommunication, the transfer of funds and goods, taxation, customs, withholding of overheads)? If yes, please specify the problems and describe how you solved them.
• Summarise your experiences in the table below:

3.5. Actions required

• At present, do you have or do you foresee any problems which need action from INTAS? E.g. is there any need to prolong the duration of the project (i.e. without additional funding) or to amend other aspects of the co-operation agreement? If yes, what is the problem and which actions do you recommend?

4. FINANCES (in ECU)

• How did you spend the money which has been available from this grant up to now? Please use the table below to give for each Participants a breakdown in ECU of the expenditures actually incurred under the different cost categories. (Please do not simply copy the figures from the Work Programme).

*)   List the Participants in the same order and with the same numbers as in the Work Programme.
**)  In general, Participants from INTAS Member States are not allowed to spend money of this grant on equipment.

• Up to now, has the spending been in accordance with the one foreseen in the Work Programme? If not, in what respect and why?
• Up to now, did you spend a major amount on a) travel, b) equipment or c) other costs (e.g. sub-contracts)? If yes, please, specify.
• For the remaining duration of the project, do you foresee any deviations from the cost table given in the Work Programme? If yes, which ones and why?

• Include reprints of papers, reports of the individual participants and any other items you consider to be of relevance to the project (pictures, videos, recordings, etc.). Copies of invoices etc., however, should only be added upon request from INTAS.