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Selected
International Grants, Exchanges, Fellowships,
and Collaborative Research Opportunities in Agriculture
II. Grants (Citizenship Restrictions)
Food and Drug
Administration (FDA)
Park 3-40, Park Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-6170
Fax: (301) 443-3651
(301) 594-6577
SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE GRANTS:
| Fields of Study: | Biomedical sciences and interdisciplinary fields. |
| Purpose of Study: | To provide general support for domestic or international scientific conferences in the U.S. or Canada. |
| Eligibility: | Available to any U.S. institution eligible to receive grants from the Public Health Service agencies, including scientific and professional societies. For international conferences, the U.S. representative organization of an established international scientific or professional society is the eligible grantee. |
| Financial Provisions: | Partial support, not to exceed $25,000, in direct costs only. |
| Duration: | 1 year |
| Number: | Limited. |
| Deadline: | Oct. 15, Jan. 15, April 15, July 15. |
The German Marshall
Fund of the United States
11 Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 745-3950
Fax: (202) 265-1662
ENVIRONMENTAL REFORM PROGRAM:
| Fields of Study: | Grants available for Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria. Specific areas vary by country and include: technical assistance, sustainable development, environmental journalism, wastewater conversion projects, environmental leadership training, citizen participation, information networking, and environmental partnership for Central Europe. |
| Purpose of Study: | Assist in transfer of knowledge and management tools to encourage environmental reform and public participation under conditions where modest sums can make a difference. |
| Eligibility: | Contact organization. |
| Financial Provisions: | varies, contact organization. |
| Duration: | Varies, contact organization. |
| Number: | Varies, contact organization. |
| Deadline: | Contact organization. |
German Academic
Exchange Service (DAAD)
950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 758-3223
Fax: (212) 755-5780
E-mail: daadny@acf2.nyu.edu
STUDY VISIT RESEARCH GRANTS FOR FACULTY:
| Fields of Study: | Unrestricted. |
| Purpose of Study: | To promote international academic relations through the exchange of scholars between Germany and other countries. |
| Eligibility: | At least two years of teaching and/or research experience after the Ph.D. or equivalent, a research record in the proposed field, and affiliation with a North American university or research institute are required. |
| Financial Provisions: | Stipend consists of a monthly maintenance allowance. |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 months. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | November 1. |
RESEARCH GRANTS FOR RECENT Ph.D.'S AND Ph.D. CANDIDATES:
| Fields of Study: | Unrestricted. |
| Purpose of Study: | Allows for carrying out of dissertation or postdoctoral research at libraries, archives, institutes or laboratories in Germany. |
| Eligibility: | Applicants must be not over 35 years of age and either Ph.D. candidates at a North American institution of higher education or recent recipients of a Ph.D. |
| Financial Provisions: | Monthly maintenance stipend, travel subsidy and health insurance. |
| Duration: | 2 to 6 months. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | November 1. |
Institute of
International Education
US Student Programs Division
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 984-5330
Fax: (212) 984-5358
COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT STUDY AND RESEARCH GRANTS:
| Fields of Study: | Various including agriculture. |
| Purpose of Study: | Self-explanatory. |
| Eligibility: | Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Preference will be given to mature candidates with experience in teaching and research. |
| Financial Provisions: | Monthly stipend, tuition and fees, health insurance, settling-in allowance, books and materials, thesis costs, and one-way airfare on completion of the program. |
| Duration: | 1 academic year. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | October 31. |
FULBRIGHT GRANTS FOR GRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH ABROAD:
| Fields of Study: | Multiple |
| Purpose of Study: | To foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges, to benefit from unique world resources and to enable U.S. citizens to gain international competence in an increasingly interdependent world. |
| Eligibility: | U.S. citizen with at least a B.S./B.A. degree, preferably from a U.S. institution, and sufficient proficiency in the language of the host country. |
| Financial Provisions: | Varies, contact IIE. |
| Duration: | Varies. |
| Number: | Contact IIE. |
| Deadline: | Contact IIE. |
International
Science Foundation
1054 31st Street, NW, Suite 110
Washington, D.C. 20007
Phone: (202) 342-2760
Fax: (202) 342-2765
E-mail: info@isf.org
Home Page: http://www.ifs.se
CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM:
| Fields of Study: | basic research in the natural sciences in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the Baltic States. |
| Purpose of Study: | Enables a limited number of FSU and Baltic scientists to travel abroad to attend international scientific conferences. |
| Eligibility: | FSU and Baltic scientists actively pursuing basic research in the natural sciences at a scientific institution in the FSU. Must present a paper or poster at an international professional conference in their scientific discipline. Applications should be made by the organizers of the conference. |
| Financial Provisions: | Provides travel expenses and modest stipend to conference organizers to pay in situ expenses. In turn, all registration and conference fees must be waived. |
| Duration: | Contact ISF. |
| Number: | Contact ISF. |
| Deadline: | At least 12 weeks prior to the conference date. |
W. K. Kellogg
Foundation
Executive Assistant, Programming
1 Michigan Avenue, East
Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058
Phone: (616) 968-1611
Fax: (616) 968-0413
| Fields of Study: | Agriculture, health and education. |
| Purpose of Study: | To provide support in the areas of agriculture, health, education, leadership, and youth. |
| Eligibility: | Support limited to U.S., Latin American, Caribbean, and Southern African nations. Grants are made only to institutions or organizations for research which are part of a broader program to which assistance in already provided. |
| Financial Provisions: | Contact foundation for current information. |
| Duration: | Contact foundation for current information. |
| Number: | Contact foundation for current information. |
| Deadline: | Contact foundation for current information. |
National Geographic
Society
Grants-in-aid
Committee for Research and Exploration
17th and M Streets, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036-4688
Attn: Steven S. Stettes, Secretary
Phone: (202) 857-7439
| Fields of Study: | Basic, original, scientific field research and exploration, particularly on multi-disciplinary projects of an environmental nature. |
| Purpose of Study: | To foster field based research with a geographical scope. |
| Eligibility: | Possess an advanced degree. |
| Financial Provisions: | Typically $15,000 to $20,000. |
| Duration: | Up to 3 yrs. with payment for second and third year contingent upon satisfactory progress report. |
| Number: | Varies. |
| Deadline: | Ongoing. |
Jessie Smith Noyes
Foundation
6 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 684-6577
Fax: (212) 689-6549
| Fields of Study: | Sustainable agriculture, water and toxins, reproductive rights, environmental justice, ecological economics. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support programs in the Foundation's areas of interest that will prevent irreversible damage to natural resources. |
| Eligibility: | Tax-exempt organization with appropriate interests are eligible to apply. |
| Financial Provisions: | Varies widely. |
| Duration: | Varies. |
| Number: | Approximately 125 per year. |
| Deadline: | None. |
Rockefeller
Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0233
Phone: (212) 373-4200
Fax: (212) 315-0996
E-mail: rbf@mcimail.com
"ONE WORLD" GRANT PROGRAM:
| Fields of Study: | Those Encompassing Sustainable Resource Use and World Security |
| Purpose of Study: | To foster environmental stewardship which is ecologically based, economically sound, culturally appropriate, and sensitive to questions of intergenerational equity. To improve political, security, and economic relations among nations and strengthen arms control. |
| Eligibility: | Must be a tax exempt organization. |
| Financial Provisions: | $25,000 to $300,000 payable over 1 to 3 years. |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 years |
| Number: | Not specified |
| Deadline: | Ongoing. |
Royal Society
6 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG
United Kingdom
Phone: 171 839 5561
Fax: 171 930 2170
RESEARCH GRANTS:
| Fields of Study: | Overseas Scientific field research, including work at sea. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support scientific research expeditions and collections by U.K. scientists. |
| Eligibility: | Applicants must be U.K. citizens, of postdoctoral or equivalent status, working in U.K. institutions, and associated with a non-government institution. |
| Financial Provisions: | Average grant is £2,500, not to exceed £10,000. Provides for equipment, materials, and travel. |
| Duration: | 1 year or less. |
| Number: | Varies (about 25% of applications received). |
| Deadline: | November 15, April 1. |
OVERSEAS CONFERENCE GRANTS:
| Fields of Study: | All areas of the natural sciences. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support attendance at scientific conferences overseas. |
| Eligibility: | Non-government scientists of Ph.D. status normally resident in the U.K. |
| Financial Provisions: | Varies, but not normally covering full economy class airfare. A proportion of subsistence expenses may be covered. |
| Duration: | Maximum of 7 days. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | March 1, June 1, October 1, December 1. Special closing dates may apply for certain specified major conferences. |
The U.S. Civilian
Research and Development Foundation f
or the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CRDF)
1800 North Kent Street Suite 1106
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: (703) 526-9720
Fax: (703) 526-9721
E-mail: information@crdf.org
| Fields of Study: | Cooperative research in areas of civillian reserach and development. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support basic and applied research in the countries of the former Soviet Union and to promote defence conversion and development of market economies in these regions. |
| Eligibility: | U.S. and former Soviet Union scientists and engineers. |
| Financial Provisions: | $10,000 - $80,000. |
| Duration: | Two Years. |
| Number: | Undetermined. |
| Deadline: | March 1. |
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA/FAS/ICD/RSED
South Building - Room 3230
14th and Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-1091
Phone: (202) 720-3282
Fax: (202) 690-1955
E-mail: hneil@fas.usda.gov
SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION PROGRAM:
| Fields of Study: | Biological control, exotic diseases and pests, germplasm, nutrition and food safety, new uses of ag products, trade barriers, water quality and waste management. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support short term exchange visits and longer term collaborative research for the benefit of U.S. agriculture and forestry. |
| Eligibility: | U.S. tax-exempt organizations with appropriate interests are eligible to apply. |
| Financial Provisions: | $1,000 to $15,000 annually. |
| Duration: | Maximum 3 years. |
| Number: | Approximately 125 per year. |
| Deadline: | August 1. |
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