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- National Research
Council/National Science Foundation (NRC/NSF): Collaboration in Basic
Science and Engineering Grants (COBASE)
- PURPOSE:
- Annual program to invite applications from American scientists
and engineers who plan to establish new research partnerships with
colleagues in Central/Eastern Europe (CEE) or the Newly Independent
States (NIS). These grants are designed to prepare such new
partnerships for competition in NSF programs.
- FIELD OF STUDY:
- All NSF fields: archaeology, anthropology, astronomy,
biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, biological sciences, chemistry,
computer science, earth sciences, economics, engineering, environmental
sciences, geography, history and philosophy of science, linguistics,
mathematics, physics, political science, non-clinical psychology,
science and technology policy, and sociology. For the 2003 deadlines,
there are 2 special topics: social sciences and Central Asia.
- ELIGIBILITY:
- Citizens and permanent residents of the U.S. who hold the Ph.D.
degree and who are affiliated with a U.S. university or other
non-profit research institution. Foreign counterparts must possess
CEE/NIS citizenship, be employed at a CEE/NIS institution, and hold the
Ph.D. degree. Consult Web site for further eligibility requirements.
- AWARD:
- The grants support U.S. specialists who wish to host and/or visit
their colleagues in order to initiate projects. Each proposed visit
must be for at least 2 weeks in length. Grants range from $2,500 to
$10,000.
- DEADLINE:
- Deadlines: January 6, 2003, April 14, 2003, and August 25, 2003.
- APPLICATION:
- www7.nationalacademies.org
Telephone: 202-334-2644. FAX: 202-334-2614. E-mail: ocee@nas.edu