 |
|
|
|
Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad
(MWN)
CONTACTS
| Name |
Email |
Phone |
Room |
|
Daniele
Finotello |
dfinotel@nsf.gov |
(703) 292-4676 |
1065N |
|
Carmen
I.
Huber |
chuber@nsf.gov |
(703) 292-4939 |
|
Contacts at other organizations: Contact information in participating countries or regions is provided for the convenience of researchers in those countries or regions. Questions from US investigators should be directed to NSF |
Africa-USA Materials Collaboration Contacts: (Please also see AFOSR initiative call details below) ALGERIA | Ministère de l'enseignement superieur et de la recherche scientifique | | | Rue Doudou Mokhtar Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria | | | Prof. Houria Rebbah, Directrice | | | Tel: (213) 21-91-27-10, drsdt@wissal.dz | | | Dr. Charif Merouane | | | Tel: (213)21-91-33-04; othdrsdt@yahoo.fr | | | | EGYPT | Science and Technology Development Fund | | | Dr. Abeer Shakweer, Manager, Planning and Monitoring | | | Ministry of Scientific Research | | | 101 Kasr el-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt | | | Abeer.shakweer@stdf.org.eg | | | | ETHIOPIA | Addis Ababa University | | | Prof. Tsige Gebre-Mariam, Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs | | | Addis Ababa University | | | P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | | | Tel: +251-1-1239756; Fax: +251-1-1231087; Cellular: +251-911-242555; tsigegmw@phar.aau.edu.et; araya.asfaw@gmail.com | | | | GHANA | Ministry of Education, Science and Sports | | | P.O. Box MB 45, Accra, Ghana | | | Dr. Rexford Osei | | | Tel: +233 21 670305; Fax: +233 21 664067; rexford.osei@yahoo.com | | | | KENYA | Kenya National Academy of Sciences | | | P.O. Box 39450-00623, Nairobi, Kenya | | | Tel: 254-020-3111714; Fax: 254-020-311715 | | | Prof. Bernard O. Aduda, Dep. of Physics, University of Nairobi | | | P.O. Box 30197-00100 GPO Nairobi | | | boaduda@uonbi.ac.ke | | | | MOROCCO | Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la Recherche Scientifique | | | Direction de la Technologie | | | Dr. Benbouida Mohammed, National Coordinator of the International Program Globe and Ocean for Life in Morocco | | | Tel:+212 661 356955; Fax:+212 537 217650 ; benbouida@enssup.gov.ma; benbouida@hotmail.fr | | | | NIGERIA | National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure | | | Idu Industrial Area, Idu Abuja, Nigeria | | | Prof. Olusegun Adewoye, Director General | | | Tel: +234-805-5024934, +234-805-5024943 , +234-803-3127195; oadewoye@yahoo.co.uk | | | | SENEGAL | Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique | | | Dr. Arame Boye-Faye | | | Directrice de la Recherche Scientifique | | | Building Admistratif, 5ième étage, Dakar, Senegal | | | Tel: 00-221-822-92-48, or 00-221-822-92-98; Mobile: 00-221-637-00-23 | | | arame@ucad.sn; aramefaye@yahoo.com | | | | SOUTH AFRICA | National Research Foundation | | | http://www.nrf.ac.za/ | | | P.O. Box 2600, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa | | | Raven Jimmy, International Research Grants | | | Tel: +27 012 481 4069; Fax: +27 12 481 4044; raven@nrf.ac.za | | | | TANZANIA | Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology | | | Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road; P.O. Box 4302; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | | | Dr. Rose Rita Kingamkono, Actino Director General | | | Tel: 255-222-700745; 255-222-700746; 255-754-769808 (cell) | | | Fax: 255-22-2775314;rkingamkono@costech.or.tz; rose5306@yahoo.co.uk | | | | TUNISIA | Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology | | | Prof. Manef Abderrabba, Director General | | | Tel: +216 71 430 430, Cell: +216 98 64 30 10; manef.abderrabba@ipest.rnu.tn; manef@ecopark.rnrt.tn | | | | UGANDA | National Council for Science and Technology | | | Plot 3/5/7, Nasser Road | | | P.O. Box 6884, Kampala, Uganda | | | Dr. Dr. Peter Ndemere, Executive Secretary | | | Tel: 256-414705500; Fax: 256-414-234579; incst@starcom.co.ug | | | | ZIMBABWE | Ministry of Science and Technology Development | | | Livingstone House, Harare, Zimbabwe | | | Dr. Francis P. Gudyanga, Permanent Secretary | | | Tel: 263 4 792490; Fax: 263 4 734986; fpgudyanga@zarnet.ac.zw; secretary@rcz.ac.zw | | | | AFRICAN LASER | http://www.africanlasercentre.org/ | CENTER | Dr. Aboubaker Beye, CEO | | | The CSIR, Building 46, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, P.O. Box 395,Pretoria, 0001, South Africa | | | Tel: +27 12 841 2898; Fax: +27 12 841 3152; Cell. +27(0)783527507 | | | acbeye@refer.sn; abeye@csir.co.za |
Contacts in Europe and Eurasia : AUSTRIA | Austrian Science Fund (FWF) | | | http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/index.asp | | | Sensengasse 1 A - 1090 Vienna | | | Dr. Doris Rakoczy, Scientific Administrator | | | Tel.: +43 1 505 67 40 8403, doris.rakoczy@fwf.ac.at | | | | CROATIA | Ministry of Science, Education and Sports | | | http://www.mzos.hr/index.htm | | | Directorate for International Cooperation and European Integration | | | Donje Svetice 38 | | | 10000 Zagreb, Hrvastska/Croatia | | | Marija Crnic, Senior Adviser for Bilateral Cooperation | | | Tel: +385 1 4594 353; Fax: +385 1 4594 316; marija.crnic@mzos.hr | | | | CZECH REPUBLIC | Czech Science Foundation - GAC | | | http://www.gacr.cz/international.htm | | | Narodni 3, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic | | | Prof. Bohuslav Gas | | | Tel: +420 221 951 296; Fax: +420 227 088 820, gas@natur.cuni.cz | | | | FINLAND | Academy of Finland | | | Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering | | | http://www.aka.fi/ (also http://www.research.fi) | | | P.O. Box 99, FIN - 00501 Helsinki, Finland | | | Dr. Jan Bäckman , Science Adviser | | | Tel. +358 9 7748 8394, jan.backman@aka.fi | | | | | | Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation | | | http://www.tekes.fi | | | P.O. Box 69, FIN - 00101 Helsinki, Finland | | | Mrs. Sisko Sipila, Chief Technology Adviser, Materials Technology | | | Tel. +358 1060 55845; sisko.sipila@tekes.fi | | | | FRANCE | Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) | | | http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/ | | | 212, rue de Berry F-75012 Paris, France | | | Dr. Nakita Vodjdani, nakita.vodjdani@agencerecherche.fr | | | Tel: +33-1 78 09 80 13 | | | Dr. Jean-Pierre Chevalier, jean-pierre.chevalier@agencerecherche.fr | | | Tel: +33-1 78 09 81 14 | | | | | | Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) | | | http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/ | | | 3, rue Michel Ange 75794 Paris Cedex 16, France | | | Claire Giraud, Deputy Director for the Americas | | | Office of European and International Relations | | | Tel: +33 1 44 96 47 05; claire.giraud@cnrs-dir.fr | | | | GERMANY | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | | | http://www.dfg.de/en/index.html | | | Kennedyallee 40, D-53175 Bonn, Germany | | | Dr. Michael Moessle, Program Manager for Condensed Matter Physics | | | Tel +49 2 28/8 85-2351, michael.moessle@dfg.de | | | Other German Organizations | | | Will be coordinated through Dr. Michael Moessle, | | | see above for contact information. | | | | GREECE | Hellenic Ministry of Development | | | General Secretariat for Research and Technology | | | http://www.gsrt.gr/ | | | 14-18 Messogion Avenue, 115 10 Athens | | | Ms. Vassiliki Kerasioti | | | International Science and Technology Cooperation Directorate | | | Tel: 0030 210 7458119, vker@gsrt.gr | | | | LUXEMBOURG | Fonds National de la Recherche | | | http://www.fnr.lu/ | | | 6, rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, P.O. Box 1777 | | | L-1017 Luxembourg-Kirchberg | | | Mrs. Christiane Kaell, Programme Manager | | | Tel: 00352-261925-34, christiane.kaell@fnr.lu | | | | POLAND | Ministry of Science and Higher Education | | | http://www.mnisw.gov.pl | | | Department for European and International Cooperation | | | Ms. Magdalena Maciejwska, magdalena.maciejewska@nauka.gov.pl | | | 1/3 Wspolna Str, 00-529 Warsaw, Poland | | | Tel: +48 22 62 84 703; Fax: +48 22 52 92 781 | | | | ROMANIA | Ministry of Education, Research and Sport | | | Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding | | | 1, Schitu Magureanu Blvd. 3rd floor, 5th sector | | | 050025 Bucharest, Romania | | | Magda Cringasu, Deputy Director, magda.crangasu@uefiscsu.ro | | | Ms. Adriana Rotar, Tel: +40 21 307 1967; Fax: +40 21 307 1919 | | | Adriana.rotar@uefiscsu.ro | | | | RUSSIA | Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFRB) | | | http://www.rfbr.ru/ | | | 32a, Leninsky prospect, 11991, Moscow, Russia | | | Maria Baktysheva, Senior Specialist, International Relations Department | | | Tel: +7 (495) 938-56-24; Fax: +7 (495) 938-54-56; prokhor@rfbr.ru | | | | SPAIN | Ministry of Science and Innovation | | | http://www.micinn.es/ | | | C/Albacete, 5 | | | 28027 Madrid - SPAIN | | | Dr. Carlos Prieto ; Tel. +34-91-603-7738; cprieto@icmm.csic.es | | | Rosa Rodriguez Bernabe, rosar.bernabe@micinn.es | | | | SWITZERLAND | Swiss National Science Foundation | | | http://www.snf.ch/ | | | Wildhainweg 20 | | | P.O. Box 8232 | | | 3001 Bern, Switzerland | | | Dr. Paul Burkhard, Division II - Mathematics, Natural & Engineering Sciences | | | Tel. 41-31-308 22 22, pburkhard@snf.ch | | | | THE | Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) | NETHERLANDS | http://www.fom.nl/ | | | Postbus 3021, 3502 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands | | | Drs. Floor van de Pavert, Program Officer | | | Tel: +31-30-6001217, Fax: +31-30-6014406; floor.van.de.pavert@fom.nl | | | | TURKEY | TUBITAK | | | http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/ | | | 221 Ataturk Bulvari, 06100 Ankara, Turkey | | | Prof. Dr. Omer Anlagan, Vice President | | | Tel: +90 312 467 82 80, omer.anlagan@tubitak.gov.tr | | | Elif Dogan Arslan, Scientific Programmes Assistant Expert | | | Bilateral and Multilateral Relations Division | | | International Cooperation Department | | | TUBITAK Tunus Cad. No. 80 | | | 06100 Kavaklidere / Ankara / Turkey | | | Tel: +90 312 468 53 00 ext. 2761; Fax: +90 312 427 74 83 | | | elif.doganarslan@tubitak.gov.tr | | | | UKRAINE | State Fund for Fundamental Research | | | http://www.dffd.gov.ua/ | | | 16 Shevchenko Blvd, Kyuv, 01601, Ukraine | | | Dr. Andrey Ragulya, Deputy Director, Institute for Problems in Materials Science | | | Tel:(+38-044)424-7435;Fax:(+38-044)424-1533; ragulya@ipms.kiev.ua | | | | UNITED KINGDOM | Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | | http://www.epsrc.ac.uk | | | Polaris House | | | North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1ET, U.K. | | | Dr. Natalie Stear, Portfolio Manager, Physical Sciences Programme | | | Tel. 44-(0)-1793 444260, NSFmaterials@epsrc.ac.uk | | | | EUROPE-USA | European Science Foundation | NETWORKING | http://www.esf.org/pesc | | | Physical and Engineering Sciences | | | 1 quai Lezay-Marnesia, 67080 Strasbourg cedex, France | | | Mr. Neil Williams | | | Head of Unit and Committee Secretary | | | Tel. +33 (0)3 88 76 71 07, Fax +33 (0)3 88 37 05 32; pesc@esf.org |
Contacts in Asia: CHINA | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) | | | http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/ | | | 83 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100085, China | | | Dr. Li Ming, Director | | | Department of Engineering and Material Sciences | | | Tel.: 86-10-62327100/6844; Fax : 86-10-62327133; lim@mail.nsfc.gov.cn | | | Dr. Shou-zhu Zhang, Director | | | Division of Physics I | | | Tel: 86-10-62327181; Fax:86-10-62327175; zhangsz@nsfc.gov.cn | | | Dr. Jianhua Dong, Director | | | Division IV, Department of Chemical Sciences | | | dongjh@nsfc.gov.cn | | | | INDIA | Department of Science and Technology (DST) | | | http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html | | | International Cooperation Division, Dept. of Science and Technology | | | Technology Bhawan | | | New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110016, India | | | Dr. B.K. Jain; Scientist-G & Head (Americas and Russia Programme) | | | Tel: +91-11-26961583/26590613; Fax: +91-11-26961583 | | | jainbk@nic.in; bhushankjain@yahoo.com | | | | JAPAN | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) | | | http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html | | | Ms. Satoko Tada, Research Cooperation Division I | | | International Program Department | | | 6 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8471, Japan | | | nikokukan@jsps.go.jp | | | | | | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) | | | http://www.jst.go.jp/EN/ | | | Dr. Kenkichi Hirose | | | Senior Executive Director | | | Sanbancho Bldg. | | | 5, Sanbancho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan | | | Tel. +81-3-3512-3544; Fax: +81-3-3222-2069; hirose@jst.go.jp | | | | | | New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) | | | http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/index.html | | | Mr. Hidefumi Nakashima, Director General, Research and Development Promotion Department | | | Tel. +81-44-520-5170 nakashimahdf@nedo.go.jp | | | Mr. Makito Takami, Chief Representative, Representative Office in Washington DC | | | sangi-inter@nedo.go.jp | | | | | | National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) | | | http://www.nims.go.jp/ | | | 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan | | | Mr. Masahiro Takemura, Director, Internacional Affairs Office | | | Tel. +81-29-859-2402; Fax +81-29-859-2049; | | | takemura.masahiro@nims.go.jp | | | | KOREA | Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) | | | http://www.kosef.re.kr/english_new/ | | | 180-1, Kajeong-Dong, Youseong-Koo, Taejon-City, Korea | | | Dr. Jong-Deok Kim, Head, Team of International Cooperation | | | Division of External Relations | | | Tel. + 82 -(0)42-869-6410; jdkim@kosef.re.kr | | | | MALAYSIA | Academy of Sciences Malaysia | | | http://www.akademisains.gov.my/ | | | 902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | | | Ms. Tengku Sharizad Tengku Dahlan, Senior Science Officer | | | Tel.+603-26949898; Fax +603-2694-5858 | | | sharizad@akademisains.gov.my | | | | SINGAPORE | Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) | | | Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) | | | http://www.a-star.edu.sg | | | 1 Fusionopolis Way #18-10 Connexis North Singapore 138632 | | | Mr. Andy Chan, Deputy Director (Council Operations and Planning) | | | Ms. Chia Siao-Wei, Senior Officer (Research Capability Development) | | | Tel: +65 6826 6111; Fax: +65 6779 8061; chia_siao_wei@a-star.edu.sg | | | | TAIWAN | National Science Council | | | http://web.nsc.gov.tw/ | | | Prof. Dr. Ching-Ray Chang, Director General | | | Department of International Cooperation | | | 21F, 106 Ho-Ping E. Rd. Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan 10636 | | | Tel:+886-2-2737-7558; Fax:+886-2-2737-7607; crchang@nsc.gov.tw |
|
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
Solicitation
09-600
As announced on May 21st, proposers must prepare and submit proposals to the National
Science Foundation (NSF) using the NSF FastLane system at
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/.
This approach is being taken to support efficient Grants.gov operations during this busy
workload period and in response to OMB direction guidance issued March 9, 2009. NSF will
continue to post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov FIND and
will continue to collaborate with institutions who have invested in system-to-system
submission functionality as their preferred proposal submission method. NSF remains
committed to the long-standing goal of streamlined grants processing and plans to
provide a web services interface for those institutions that want to use their
existing grants management systems to directly submit proposals to NSF.
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes
revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA)
(Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests
funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply
with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of
this new requirement).
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 11, 2009
SYNOPSIS
Continued progress in fundamental materials and condensed matter research is increasingly dependent upon collaborative efforts among different disciplines, as well as closer coordination among funding agencies and effective partnerships involving universities, industry, and national laboratories. In addition, because of the growing interdependence of the world's economies, partnerships are important not only at the national level but from an international point of view as well. The National Science Foundation is working jointly with counterpart national, regional and multinational funding organizations worldwide to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities in materials research and education between US investigators and their colleagues abroad. This solicitation describes an activity to foster opportunities for such collaborations. It includes joint activities between NSF and funding organizations in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation must have clear relevance to research supported by the NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR), as they will be evaluated within the context of programmatic areas within DMR: condensed matter physics, solid state and materials chemistry, polymers, biomaterials, metallic materials and nanostructures, ceramics, electronic and photonic materials, and condensed matter and materials theory. Proposals not appropriate for DMR consideration will be returned without review. NSF will accept proposals from US universities and colleges addressing collaborations between researchers from the US and participating countries or regions. Concurrently, investigators at non-US research institutions should submit to the counterpart funding organization in their country or region a request for support of their side of the collaboration. Investigators in Africa may also seek support for their side of the collaboration through the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) African Materials Initiative (see section IX). NSF will consider support of all appropriate research costs for the US side of such collaborations, with the expectation that funding or research organizations from the appropriate countries or regions will consider supporting the costs of the non-US participants. Projects proposed to NSF are expected to offer students and junior researchers the opportunity to participate in international research and education experiences and, more generally, for integrating research and training in an international environment, and to clearly demonstrate the value added by the international collaboration. Projects are also expected to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g. gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc).
RELATED PROGRAMS
Chemistry and Materials research at the interface between Science and Art
International Planning Visits and Workshops
Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP))
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE)
International Research Fellowship Program
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
Office of Special Programs
Opportunities that Highlight International Collaboration
Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
Discoveries
|
|
|
