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!!SAPEA: Science Advice for Policy by European Academies
Spanning the disciplines of engineering, humanities, medicine, natural sciences and social sciences, SAPEA brings
together the outstanding knowledge and expertise of Fellows from over 100 Academies, Young Academies and
Learned Societies in over 40 countries across Europe.
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SAPEA is part of the [European Scientific Advice Mechanism|https://ec.europa.eu/research/sam/index.cfm?pg=about] (SAM) which provides independent, interdisciplinary
and evidence-based scientific advice on policy issues to the European Commission, working closely with the [SAM
High Level Group of Scientific Advisors|https://ec.europa.eu/research/sam/index.cfm?pg=hlg].
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The project is funded through a grant from the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.
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[{Image src='appendix5.jpg' caption='Countries with SAPEA Member Academies' height='400' alt='appendix5.jpg' align='center'}]
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Academies’ independence, academic expertise and convening power make them a critical source of evidence for
policymakers and the wider public, providing an unbiased, balanced and transparent perspective. Academies
within SAPEA are members of one or more of the European Academy Networks: __Academia Europaea__, [ALLEA|http://www.allea.org], [EASAC|https://easac.eu],
[Euro-CASE|http://www.euro-case.org] and [FEAM|http://www.feam-site.eu].
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SAPEA will provide a means for closer collaboration between Academies, combining Fellows’ expertise in engineering,
human, medical, natural, social and technical sciences in a unique way. All Member Academies across Europe
are part of SAPEA and are encouraged to participate actively. Opportunities for involvement include:
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*__suggesting scientific topics__
*__communicating their latest major scientific outputs to SAPEA__
*__nominating Fellows__ to the SAPEA Working Groups, or other events requiring the advice of an expert (e.g. experts’ workshops or stakeholder meetings) __Fellows’ travel costs will be reimbursed__
*__hosting Working Group meetings__ - direct costs can be covered
*__acting as “Lead Academies”__ for a selected scientific topic
*__hosting outreach events__ - event support can be provided
*__raising the visibility of Academy work at a European Level__ by sharing news of activities with the SAPEA Communications Office for the project website
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