ISTC Fact Sheet


Objectives

• Provide weapons experts in the CIS the opportunity to redirect their talents to peaceful activities
• Contribute to the solution of national and international science and technology problems
• Reinforce the transition to market economies
• Support basic and applied research
• Promote integration of CIS scientists into global scientific community



Brief History

• ISTC is an intergovernmental organization founded by the European Union, Japan, Russia and the United States in November 1992; operations began in March 1994.
• Total member countries in the ISTC: 38



Activities and Operations (as of December 2013)

2,794 funded proposals, totaling $879.1M
• Over75,075 scientists from Russia and the CIS have recieved grants from ISTC
$547.8M paid in research grants in total
• Full range of supporting programs:
Travel support (Mobility); Responsible Science; Science Workshops and Seminar; Patenting Support Programm; Japan Workshops; Probiotic & Health TI, Promotion of Innovative Environments



Organization

• Governing Board includes as permanent members: European Union, Japan, Russian Federation, the United States
• ISTC Secretariat Headquarters in Moscow; regional offices in Yerevan, Minsk, Tbilisi, Almaty, Bishkek, and Dushanbe



Support to Nonproliferation Regimes

• Disposal of Weapons-Grade Plutonium
• Destruction of Chemical Weapons
• Support to Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
• Nuclear Material Control & Accounting




Updated February 2014