[Federal Register: December 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 232)]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


 
Notice of Funding To Support Scholars Under the Civil Society-
Nonprofit Scholars Program


AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.


ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.


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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service 
(hereinafter the ``Corporation'') announces the availability of funding 
to offer up to three nine-month residency scholars' awards under the 
Civil Society-Nonprofit Scholars program, a joint venture with the 
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC. 
Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals to conduct applied 
research in three thematic areas: (1) The relationship between 
democratic institutions and nonprofit organizations; (2) the role of 
service and citizenship in modern and civil society; and (3) civic 
engagement and public policy. This program solicits applications from 
individuals with experience in government, the corporate world, the 
professions and academia. Eligibility for academic applicants is 
limited to candidates with demonstrated scholarly development beyond 
the doctoral level. Non-academic candidates shall match professional, 
governmental or corporate levels of experience similar to those 
established for the Woodrow Wilson Fellows program. Memoir projects 
will be considered but are discouraged. A full description of the 
program, eligibility requirements and application material are located 
at the Corporation's Web site: http://www.nationalservice.org/scholars.


DATES: The application deadline is February 3, 2003. Notification of 
scholarship awards shall take place in mid-April, 2003. Scholars will 
be in residence at the Corporation's Washington, DC headquarters from 
September 2003 through May 2004.


ADDRESSES: If you cannot access the Corporation's Web site, you may 
request a program description and application materials by writing to 
the following address: The Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Civil Society-Nonprofit Scholars Program, 1201 New York 
Avenue, NW., Room 8100-H, Washington, DC 20525.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Dean at (202) 606-5000 ext. 436, 
TTY: (202) 565-2799; Fax: (202) 565-2743; E-mail: scholars@cns.gov; 
World Wide Web: http://www.nationalservice.org/scholars.


    Dated: November 25, 2002.
David A. Reingold,
Director, Department of Research and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 02-30585 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]