1. Solicit and receive from the Ukrainian scientific community proposals for research, development and production technology prototyping activities based on former military work on weapons of mass destruction and means of their delivery, but directed to peaceful uses.

2. Review these projects (after clearance by Ukrainian Security and Export Control) and assist the Ukrainian proposers in developing them so that they be presented in the best possible manner for successful evaluation and eventual funding by the donor countries.

3. Once a project is approved, develop and sign a contract with the project proposers regarding the actual execution, financing and deliverables of the project

4. Finance signed projects through direct grants-in lieu of salaries? to the project researchers, by providing financing for their operational research expenditures, by providing the requested equipement to carry out the scientific work., and by providing overhead funds for supporting institutes.

5. Carry out project audits at regular intervals during the execution of the projects in order to monitor compliance with the signed contracts.

6. Develop and maintain an organization capable of carrying out the tasks listed above.

7. Contribute to the general process of conversion of Ukrainian professionals from a centralized to a market-driven economic environment. Particular emphasis is given to this aspect at the level of the STCU's own scientific and professional Ukrainian staff.

8. Help in identifying possible industrial and other non-Ukrainian cooperants for working with Ukrainian scientists on projects of mutual interest and benefit.

9. Promote R&D interaction between Ukrainian scientists and non-Ukrainian interested cooperating parties by facilitating the use of direct funding channels between those parties and Ukrainian scientific and technical organizations.

Leo Owsiacki

Executive Director of STCU

Tel: (380-44) 227-81-50.

Fax: (380-44) 227-81-56