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"Is it true that in August of this year, 2009, Mars and earth will be closer together than ever before and Mars will look as large as the moon?"
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The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
Application Deadline: February 2010
The American Philosophical Society (APS) is the oldest learned society in North America, and a scientific sponsor of Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery in 1804. This spirit of exploration continues today, and nowhere is it more visible than in the vision and efforts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The American Philosophical Society and the NASA Astrobiology Institute have, therefore, partnered to promote the continued exploration of the world around us through a new program of research grants in support of astrobiological field studies undertaken by graduate students, postdocs, and junior scientists and scholars who are affiliated with U.S. institutions.
Additional information, including the application forms and instructions, is available at the APS’s Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology page.
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/astrobiology.htm
April 8, 2009