1.This Directive shall apply to third-country nationals who apply to be admitted to the territory of a Member State for the purpose of carrying out a research project.
2.This Directive shall not apply to:
(a)third-country nationals staying in a Member State as applicants for international protection or under temporary protection schemes;
(b)third-country nationals applying to reside in a Member State as students within the meaning of Directive 2004/114/EC in order to carry out research leading to a doctoral degree;
(c)third-country nationals whose expulsion has been suspended for reasons of fact or law;
(d)researchers seconded by a research organisation to another research organisation in another Member State.