Hands-on Experiments

The objectives of work package (WP) 7 of FUSENET is to increase the access to existing fusion-related experiments and infrastructure for teaching purposes, and to develop new teaching hardware. Under WP7, a call for proposal was launched in 2010 covering three categories with the aim of making documentation available on existing a hardware (category A), of building new or improving existing teaching hardware (category B), and of running pilot programs whereby hands-on experiments are used for teaching purposes (category C). The original resources allocated of 250 kEuro and 16 ppm were used to finance: one proposal in category A, nine in category B and 2 in category C.

Following the success of the first call for proposal, together with the fact that some additional funding was made available to this WP by reorganization of the financial means within the Project, FUSENET iniated a second call for proposals in categories A-B. Financing was available in the form 7.5 ppm (category A - 0.75 ppm per proposal) and 50 kEuro (category B).

FUSENET has financed calls in two categories:
Category A - make available documentation of existing hardware
Category B - building new or improving existing teaching hardware
The last deadline for submission has passed on 31th May, 2011.

For all applications, in a maximum of 4 pages, we required the following information to be included:

• contact data of person responsible for the application (name, full adress, e-mail, phone, fax)
• short name for the proposal
• level of the practicum
• goal of the practicum
• description of the practicum
• intended students (number, where do they come from, ....)
• estimated budget (should be detailed enough to be evaluated)
• budget requested

In separate documents you can find the rules and eligibility, as basis for your submission and for the evaluation of the proposals.

The proposals were sent electronically to

Mrs. Sinz (waltraud.sinz@ipp.mpg.de),
J-M Noterdaeme (noterdaeme@ipp.mpg.de) and
I. Furno (ivo.furno@epfl.ch),

with in the subject line: Proposal WP7.X, ...... where X is replaced by A, B depending on whether it is for A-documentation or B-hardware, and ... is the short name you assign to your proposal.

A signed paper copy was also sent for each application to the following address:
Ivo Furno
EPFL SB CRPP CRPP-BPP
PPB 119 (Bâtiment PPB)
Station 13
CH-1015 Lausanne

The call for proposals is closed. You cannot submit proposal anymore. However, we still stimulate contact with other partners and cooperation in realising new ideas and proposals. Please share your plans with other FUSENET members and use the contact form to get in touch with us!