Scientific Committee On Solar-Terrestrial Physics Scostep

THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:1. TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS IN SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS, AND TO ORGANIZE AND COORDINATE SUCH PROGRAMS.2. TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL (GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS) BY ORGANIZING SUMMER SCHOOLS, SCIENTIFIC WORK SHOPS AND CONFERENCES, AND BY FACILITATING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SUCH MEETINGS.3. THROUGH ITS CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN SOLAR-TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS IN DEVELOPING THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, AND SPECIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING, FOR SUCH PURPOSES, THE MAKING OF DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE.