NATO Science for Peace and Security

NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme
FieldScience and technology
PredecessorNATO Science Committee (SCOM); NATO Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society (CCMS)
Parent entityNATO Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber (IHC) Division
HeadquartersNATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
Websitewww.nato.int/science

Science for Peace and Security (SPS) is a NATO programme supporting non-military cooperation focused on scientific research, technological innovation and knowledge exchange. The SPS Programme in its current form was established in 2006, building on over 60 years of scientific cooperation at NATO.[1][2]

SPS offers funding, expert advice and support to tailor-made and security-relevant activities that enable cooperation among scientists, researchers and government officials in NATO member states and NATO partner countries. A distinctive feature of the Programme is that every activity it funds requires the involvement of at least two entities, one in a NATO member state and one in an eligible NATO partner country, who must work together to address shared security challenges.

The Programme's funding opportunities are announced via calls for proposals posted on its website up to three times a year.[3] SPS supports four types of grants: research and development Multi-Year Projects, Advanced Research Workshops, Advanced Training Courses, and Advanced Study Institutes.[4]

  1. ^ "1958 - 2018: The Science for Peace and Security Programme celebrates its 60th anniversary". NATO. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ^ Turchetti, Simone (2018-03-26). "Diplomacy by other means? NATO's science sixty years on…". NATO Review. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ^ "SPS - How to apply?". NATO. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ^ "SPS Grant Mechanisms". NATO. Retrieved 2024-08-20.