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Selected
International Grants, Exchanges, Fellowships,
and Collaborative Research Opportunities in Agriculture
I. GRANTS (Citizenship Unrestricted)
American
Orchid Society
Lee S. Cooke, Executive Director
American Orchid Society
6000 South Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33405-4159
Phone: (407) 585 8666
Fax: (407) 585-0654
| Fields of Study: | Every aspect of the studies of orchids. |
| Purpose of Study: | To promote research on orchids. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. Open to qualified research personnel associated with institutions of Higher learning. Grants are made to the institutions, not individuals. |
| Financial Provisions: | $500-$12,000 |
| Duration: | Maximum of 3 years. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | January 1 and August 1. |
Bank of Sweden
Tercentenary Foundation
Tyrgatan 4
S-11486 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone: 46 8 24 32 15
Fax: 46 8 10 30 76
RESEARCH GRANTS:
| Fields of Study: | Unrestricted, though mainly focusing on the humanities and social sciences. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support and promote scientific research on problems related to Sweden. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. Swedish research working with international problems or foreign researchers with Swedish problems are eligible. |
| Financial Provisions: | Contact agency for current information. |
| Duration: | Contact agency for current information. |
| Number: | Contact agency for current information. |
| Deadline: | November 6, April 15. |
California
Department of Food and Agriculture
Contracts Office, Room 155
California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street
Sacramento, CA 94271-0001
Phone: (916) 654-0808
Fax: (916) 653-2407
FERTILIZER RESEARCH and EDUCATION PROGRAM:
| Fields of Study: | Fertilizer materials. |
| Purpose of Study: | To advance environmentally safe and agronomically sound use and handling of fertilizer materials through research, demonstration and education projects. Priority areas include development, testing and demonstration of practical field monitoring tools; education and public information; nutrient/pest interactions; irrigation interactions and water management to reduce groundwater contamination; fertilizer practices for nutrient balance, crop nutrient uptake and partitioning; practical applications of GIS approaches and modeling; and handling, transfer and storage of fertilizer materials. Must be applicable to California. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. Individuals or groups may apply, including growers, researchers and educators, federal, state or local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, consultants, resource conservation districts, irrigation districts, commodity research boards, and grower organizations. |
| Financial Provisions: | Maximum $30,000 per year per project, but larger projects will be considered. |
| Duration: | 1 year. Multi-year projects will be accepted, but funding is only guaranteed for 1 year. |
| Number: | Contact agency for current information. |
| Deadline: | April |
Conservation,
Food and Health Foundation Inc.
c/o Grants Management Associates
230 Congress Street, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 426-7172
Fax: (617) 426-5441
| Fields of Study: | Conservation, ecology, environment, wildlife, agriculture, health, health services. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support projects of benefit to the Third World. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. |
| Financial Provisions: | $10,000 to $25,000. |
| Duration: | Not applicable. |
| Number: | 25 to 30 per year. |
| Deadline: | January 1 and August 1. |
Earthwatch
Grants for Field Research
Andrew Hudson, Acting Director
The Center for Field Research
680 Mount Auburn Street
P.O. Box 403
Watertown, MA 02272
Phone: (617) 926-8200
Fax: (617) 926-8532
E-mail: cfr@earthwatch.org
Home Page: http://www.earthwatch.org
| Fields of Study: | Life, social and physical sciences and humanities. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support field research by scientists and humanists working to investigate and/or preserve our physical, biological and cultural heritage. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship unrestricted. Primarily post-doctoral. Projects must involve substantive tasks for non-specialist volunteers. |
| Financial Provisions: | Project grants average $20,000. |
| Duration: | 1 year, renewable annually. |
| Number: | 150 grants per year. |
| Deadline: | Ongoing. |
The Eppley
Foundation for Research Inc.
245 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10167-0034
| Fields of Study: | Physical sciences, biological sciences, agriculture, chemistry, medical research, medical sciences. |
| Purpose of Study: | Support for post-doctoral research in the Physical and biological sciences. |
| Eligibility: | Applicant must be affiliated with recognized institution. Citizenship is unrestricted. |
| Financial Provisions: | Varies, average in 1994: $5,000 to $25,000. |
| Duration: | Not applicable. |
| Number: | In 1994. 9 grants were awarded. |
| Deadline: | February 1, May 1, August 1. and November 1. |
The Eurasia
Foundation
Program Office
1527 New Hampshire Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: (202) 234-7370
Fax: (202) 234-7377
E-mail: eurasia@eurasia.org
| Fields of Study: | Educational programs, expert advice, training, and policy research. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support economic and democratic reform in the New Independent States (NIS). |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. |
| Financial Provisions: | The Foundation expects to make grants totaling $16 million per year. Average size of grants made in the United States is $50,000; to NIS organizations $25,000; occasionally the Foundation makes grants in the $100,000-$150,000. |
| Duration: | Usually 1 year. |
| Number: | According to the annual budget. |
| Deadline: | Ongoing. |
European
Science Foundation
European Research Conferences
1, Quai Lezay-Marnesia
67000 Strasbourg
France
Phone: (33) 88 35 30 63
Fax: (33) 88 37 05 32
| Fields of Study: | All branches of science including chemistry and life sciences. |
| Purpose of Study: | To encourage the exploration of unconventional ideas and new approaches not yet fully explored. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. |
| Financial Provisions: | Some grants will be available for young scientists, in particular those from less favored regions in Europe. |
| Duration: | Typically 5 to 6 days. |
| Number: | Attendance is limited to 100 members including speakers. |
| Deadline: | Contact agency for current information. |
The Ford
Foundation
320 East 43rd Street
New York N.Y. 10017
Phone: (212) 573 5000
Fax: (212) 599-4584
| Fields of Study: | Includes rural development, environment, agriculture, and Eastern Europe. |
| Purpose of Study: | To advance the public well-being by identifying and contributing to the solution of problems of national and international importance. Grants primarily to institutions for experimental, demonstration, and development efforts that are likely to produce significant advances within the foundations fields of interest. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. Graduate fellowships generally channeled through grants to universities or other organizations. |
| Financial Provisions: | $500 to $300,000 annually. |
| Duration: | Not applicable. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | None |
Horticultural
Research Institute
Suite 500
1250 I Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 789 2900
Fax: (202) 789 1893
| Fields of Study: | Nursery industry, especially concerning woody landscape plants, their production, marketing, landscape applications etc. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support necessary research for the advancement of the nursery industry. |
| Eligibility: | Open to any research institute submitting an appropriate project which the Institute feels is deserving of support. |
| Financial Provisions: | Varies, up to $15,000. |
| Duration: | 1 year, occasionally renewable by application. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | May 1. |
Inter-American
Foundation
Inter-American Foundation
Fellowship Office
901 N. Stuart St. 10th Fl.
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: (703) 841-3830
Fax: (703) 527-3529
| Fields of Study: | Doctoral field research pertaining to grassroots development within all academic disciplines (including agriculture, environment, and health). |
| Purpose of Study: | To support Graduate Students from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the U.S. whose field research career interests concern grassroots development activities among the poor. There are three programs: 1) The U.S. Graduate Study Program for Latin American and Caribbean citizens; 2) The Field Research Program at the Master's Level and 3) The Field Research Program at the Doctoral Level on grassroots development topics in Latin America. |
| Eligibility: | Practitioners and applied researchers from all disciplines, including agriculture, environment and health sciences. |
| Financial Provisions: | Partial support of field research projects and/or graduate studies. |
| Duration: | Varies with program: up to 2 years for the U.S. Graduate Study Program for Latin American and Caribbean Citizens; up to 6 months for the Field Research Program at the Master's Level; and up to 18 months for the Field Research Program at the Doctoral Level. |
| Number: | About 15 for each program. |
| Deadline: | February 20 (Latin American/Caribbean and Masters), November 21 (Doctoral). |
The International
Foundation, Inc.
c/o John D. Carrico & Associates
1700 Route #23N, Suite 170
Wayne, NJ 07470
Phone: (201) 633-6993
Fax: (201) 633-7796
| Fields of Study: | Agriculture, health, education, and social development. Priority is given to food and nutrition, development and protection of resources, education, health and social welfare. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support scientific, technical, educational, medical, humanitarian, and cultural institutions which operate primarily in developing nations. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted, though limited to those organizations qualifying for U.S. tax exemption. Grants are made to agencies or institutions engaged in aid to developing countries. Grants are not given to individuals or for fellowships. |
| Financial Provisions: | Funding, ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, is provided for seed money, equipment, building funds, publications, conferences and seminars. |
| Duration: | 1 to 3 years. |
| Number: | About 60. |
| Deadline: | Ongoing. |
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/
GRANT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (GAP):
| Fields of Study: | Research in the natural sciences in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and the Baltic States. |
| Purpose of Study: | Makes ISF's money transfer, equipment purchase, equipment delivery, travel and grant accounting infrastructure available to non-profit and government organizations wishing to donate resources to the FSU and Baltic States. |
| Eligibility: | ISF will administer third-party grants and donations (minimum $1,500) from non-profit and government organizations in support of non-commercial scholarly research and education programs in the FSU and Baltic countries. |
| Financial Provisions: | Those associated with infrastructure of ISF including exemptions from personal income, VAT, and customs taxes throughout the region, which typically account for 40% of the value of a donation in additional costs. Allows researchers to receive personal support checks which can be exchanged for hard currency in selected banks throughout the FSU and Baltic countries. |
| Duration: | Contact ISF. |
| Number: | Contact ISF. |
| Deadline: | At least 3 months prior to the desired starting date of the project. |
The International Society
of Arboriculture - Research Trust
Dr. Bruce R. Roberts
Dept. of Botany & Microbiology
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015 USA
Phone: (614) 368-3508
Fax: (217) 355-9516
| Fields of Study: | Arboriculture, horticulture. |
| Purpose of Study: | To encourage scientific and educational research on shade and landscape trees. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. |
| Financial Provisions: | $2500. |
| Duration: | Not applicable. |
| Number: | 10 grants awarded annually. |
| Deadline: | November 1 and April 15. |
Lindbergh
Foundation
Lindbergh Grants Program
708 South 3rd Street, Suite 110
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: (612) 338-1703
Fax: (612) 338-6826
| Fields of Study: | Agriculture, aviation/aerospace, arts and humanities, biomedical research, conservation of natural resources, exploration, health and population sciences, intercultural communication, oceanography, waste disposal management, water resource management, and wildlife preservation. |
| Purpose of Study: | To support research and education projects that focus on a balance between the advancement of technology and the preservation of the human/natural environment in the categories listed above. |
| Eligibility: | Citizens of all countries may apply. Applications are accepted from academic and non-profit institutions and are peer reviewed. Priority will be given to applications which address the issue of balance and are technically superior, regardless of the category. Grants are awarded to individuals, not institutions. |
| Financial Provisions: | Awards up to $10,580. |
| Duration: | Not specified. |
| Number: | At least 10 each year. |
| Deadline: | The second Tuesday in June. |
C.S. Mott
Foundation
1200 Mott Foundation Building
Flint, MI 48502-1851
Phone: (810) 238-5651
Fax: (810) 766-1753
Publications Hotline: (810) 766-1766
| Fields of Study: | Environment, Poverty, Civil Society in Eentral/Eastern Europe, Russia and the Republics; South Africa, and the United States. |
| Purpose of Study: | Support efforts to acheive a healthy, sustainable, global environment. May be through specific projects, or technical assistance and training within a community. |
| Eligibility: | Must be a non-profit organization. |
| Financial Provisions: | |
| Duration: | Single or multi-year. |
| Number: | Undetermined. |
| Deadline: | September 1. Proposal must be submitted no later than 4 months prior to intended starting date of project. |
Purina Mills
Inc.
Purina Research Awards Committee
Purina Mills, Inc
Attn: Joan Roslauski
P.O. Box 66812
St. Louis, MO 63166-6812
Phone: (314) 768-4614
Fax: (314) 768-4433
| Fields of Study: | Animal agriculture, nutrition and interrelated disciplines as applied to dairy, poultry and animal science. |
| Purpose of Study: | To assist in training of personnel for leadership in the nutritional sciences of food and companion animals. |
| Eligibility: | Citizenship is unrestricted. Any individual qualified for graduate study in any agricultural college who possesses desirable personal qualifications and submits a completed application may be eligible. |
| Financial Provisions: | $12,500 per year. |
| Duration: | 1 year. |
| Number: | 4 annually. |
| Deadline: | February 7. |
Stanley Smith
Horticultural Trust
Director
Cory Lodge
PO Box 365
Cambridge CB2 1HR
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 1223 336 299-am
44 1223 60100-pm
Fax: 44 1223 336 278
| Fields of Study: | Horticulture |
| Purpose of Study: | To support amenity horticulture and horticultural education. |
| Eligibility: | Open to institutions and individuals. Citizenship is unrestricted. |
| Financial Provisions: | Varies. |
| Duration: | Dependant on the nature of the project. |
| Number: | Varies. |
| Deadline: | March 15 and September 15. |
U.S.-Israel
B.A.R.D.
Binational Agriculture Research and Development Fund (BARD)
Attn: Lynn Gipe
Building 005, Room 102
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture, BARC-West
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 504-5605
Fax: (301) 504-5298
RESEARCH GRANTS:
| Fields of Study: | Soil and water conservation management and utilization; crop production including new technology; crop protection; animal production including aquaculture; veterinary medicine; crop and animal genetic improvement; recycling of wastes; postharvest sciences covering operations from production through processing; agricultural engineering; agricultural economics; and cellular and molecular biology in agriculture. |
| Purpose of Study: | To promote and support cooperative research and development projects for the mutual interest of both countries. |
| Eligibility: | Applications must be made by institutions of higher learning as well as governmental institutions and nonprofit organizations whose primary activity is that of research. |
| Financial Provisions: | Contact agency for current provisions. |
| Duration: | Not applicable. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | September 1. |
United States Information
Agency
Ms. Sue Borja
Office of Academic Programs
Advising, Teaching, and Specialized Programs Division
College and University Affiliations Program, Room 349
U.S. Information Agency
301 4th Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20547
Phone: (202) 619-5289
Fax: (202) 401-1433
E-mail: affiliat@usia.gov
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS PROGRAM:
| Fields of Study: | Arts, humanities and social sciences. Some sustainable environmental development. |
| Purpose of Study: | Provide funding for linkages between U.S. and foreign institutions of higher education for the purpose of increasing cooperation and understanding between institutions. |
| Eligibility: | Proposals are accepted from accredited, post secondary educational institutions to develop a partnership with foreign institution(s). |
| Financial Provisions: | Up to $120,000 for a three-year period. |
| Duration: | 3 years. |
| Number: | Minimum of 2 grants for each of 6 geographical regions. |
| Deadline: | Contact USIA for current. |
Wallace Genetic
Foundation, Inc.
4900 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 220
Washington D.C. 20016
Phone: (202) 966-2932
Fax: (202) 362-1514
| Fields of Study: | Agriculture, conservation, environment, higher education, nutrition. |
| Purpose of Study: | Support for Agricultural research and preservation of farmland, higher education, nutritional research, conservation, and environmental activities. |
| Eligibility: | Grants are not given to individuals. |
| Financial Provisions: | Average $150,000. |
| Duration: | Not applicable. |
| Number: | Not specified. |
| Deadline: | Not specified. |
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