European Science Foundation

European Science Foundation (ESF) was originally set up to act as a coordinating body for Europe’s main research funding and research performing organisations.
 
The ESF headquarters is in Strasbourg, France with two offices in Belgium. The ESF Office is directed by the Chief Executive, and assisted by an international staff team.
==People==
===Governing Council 2013===
*Professor Pär Omling (Sweden), President
*Professor Eugenijus Butkus (Lithuania), Vice President
*Dr. Franci Demsar (Slovenia), Vice President
*Professor Yücel Altunbaşak (Turkey)
*Professor Paul Boyle (United Kingdom)
*Enda Connolly (Ireland)
*Professor Mihai Dima (Romania)
*Professor Jos J. Engelen (Netherlands)
*Professor Merete Fredholm (Denmark)
*Dr. Arvid Hallén (Norway)
*Dr. Daniel Höchli (Switzerland)
*Professor Andres Koppel (Estonia)
*Professor Christoph Kratky (Austria)
*Professor Zvonko Kusic (Croatia)
*Professor Emilio Lora-Tamayo D’ocón (Spain)
*Professor Marja Makarow (Finland)
*Dr. François Meyer (Luxembourg)
*Professor Mille Millnert (Sweden)
*Dr. Elisabeth Monard (Belgium)
*Professor Tamás Németh (Hungary)
*Professor Ivan Netuka (Czech Republic)
*Professor Luigi Nicolais (Italy)
*Professor Guðrún Nordal (Iceland)
*Professor Jaromír Pastorek (Slovak Republic)
*Professor Paulo Pereira (Portugal)
*Professor Peter Strohschneider (Germany)
*Professor Eugenia Stoimenova (Bulgaria)
*Professor André Syrota (France)
*Dr. Vassilis Tsakalos (Cyprus)
==Affiliations==
===Member organisations 2013===
* Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung in Österreich (FWF, Austrian Science Fund)
* Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FNRS, Fund for Scientific Research)
* Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek-Vlaanderen (FWO, Research Foundation Flanders)
* Българска академия на науките (BAS, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) 
* Научни изследвания (National Science Fund of Bulgaria)
* Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti (HAZU, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
* Hrvatska zaklada za znanost (HRZZ, Croatian Science Foundation)
* Ίδρυμα Προώθησης Έρευνας (RPF, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation)
* Akademie věd České republiky (ASCR, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic)
* Grantová agentura České republiky (GAČR, Czech Science Foundation)
* Danmarks Grundforskningsfonden (DG, Danish National Research Foundation)
* Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab (Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters)
* Det Frie Forskningsråd - Kultur og Kommunikation (FKK, The Danish Council for Independent Research - Humanities)
* Det Frie Forskningsråd - Sundhed og Sygdom (FSS, The Danish Council for Independent Research - Medical Sciences)
* Det Frie Forskningsråd - Natur og Univers (FNU, The Danish Council for Independent Research - Natural Sciences)
* Det Frie Forskningsråd - Samfund og Erhverv (FSE, The Danish Council for Independent Research - Social Sciences)
* Det Frie Forskningsråd - Teknologi og Produktion (FTP, The Danish Council for Independent Research - Technology and Production)The secretarial functions for all five Danish research councils are assumed by Forsknings- og Innovationsstyrelsen (FIST, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation).
* Eesti Teadusagentuur (ETAG, Estonian Research Council)
* Suomen Akatemia/Finlands Akademi (Academy of Finland)
* Tiedeakatemiajaosto/Sektionen för Vetenskapsakademierna (Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters)
* Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR, French National Research Agency)
* Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS, National Centre for Scientific Research)
* Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique/Direction des Sciences de la Matière (CEA/DSM, Materials Sciences Division of the Atomic Energy Commission)
* Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer, French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea)
* Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, National Institute for Agronomic Research)
* Institut National de La Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research)
* Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD, National Institute for Development)
* Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
* Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren (HGF, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres)
* Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG, Max Planck Society)
* Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften (Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities)
* EONIKO I∆PYMA EPEYNΩN (NHRF, National Hellenic Research Foundation)
* Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας (FORTH, Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas)
* Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (MTA, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
* Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok (OTKA, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund)
* RANNIS (Icelandic Centre for Research)
* Health Research Board (HRB, Ireland)
* Irish Research Council
* Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
* Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR, National Research Council, Italy) 
* Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN, National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy)
* Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba (LMT, Research Council of Lithuania)
* Fonds National de la Recherche (FNR, National Research Fund, Luxembourg)
* Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research)
* Norges Forskningsråd (Research Council of Norway)
* Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (Lisbon Academy of Sciences)
* Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT, Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal)
* Consiliul National al Cercetarii Stiintifice (CNCS, National Council for Scientific Research, Romania)
* Slovenská akadémia vied (SAV, Slovak Academy of Sciences)
* Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja (APVV, Slovak Research and Development Agency)
* Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije (ARRS, Slovenian Research Agency)
* Slovenska Znanstvena Fundacija (SZF, Slovenian Science Foundation)
* Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Council for Scientific Research, Spain)
* Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness, Spain)
* Forskningsrådet för arbetsliv och socialvetenskap (FAS, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research)
* Forskningsrådet för miljö, areella näringar och samhällsbyggande (FORMAS, Swedish Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning)
* Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, Sweden
* Vetenskapsrådet (VR, Swedish Research Council)
* Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF, Swiss National Science Foundation)
* Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey)
* Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
* Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
* Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
* Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
* Medical Research Council (MRC)
* Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
* Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
===Supported organisations===
*Science Media Centre - ESF was a former funder of the SMCSMC, Funding, accessed 16.09.2013.
==Contact==
:Website: http://www.esf.org/
==Notes==
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