[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM (fwd)



Be sure to use contact information given below for further information.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 13:41:58 EST
From: DENIS EBODAGHE OF AG <debodaghe@MORRILL.REEUSDA.GOV>
To: smallfarm-mg@maat.reeusda.gov,
    Multiple Recipients of the List <smallfarm-mg@reeusda.gov>
Subject: SMALLFARM-MG> SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE PROGRAM

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES---  From: USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service

The Scientific Cooperation Program provides financial support for 
international cooperation in research efforts that benefit U.S. 
agriculture and forestry.  Scientists submitting proposals must be 
affiliated with a U.S. university, federal or state agency, or 
private non-profit organization.  This program promotes short-term 
visits (maximum four weeks) to long-term visits (maximum three 
years).  Funding ranges from $5,000 to $30,000.  The program does not 
provide funds solely for attendance to conferences.

TARGETED SUBJECT AREAS FOR 1998
(not listed in priority)
--New food and fiber crops, and new uses
--Preservation and characterization of Plant and animal germplasm
--Techniques for minimizing the use of agricultural chemicals
--Agricultural waste management strategies and applications
--Sustaining/managing fragile or threatened ecosystems
--International impacts on domestic agriculture and forestry

For questions about International agric. research centers, 
call Calvina Dupre at 202-720-0618

Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Russia, and New Independent States:
James Stevenson 202-720-0788 e-mail: stevensonj@fas.usda.gov

Western Hemisphere and Japan: 
Richard Hughes 202-690-0865 e-mail: hughesr@fas.usda.gov

Europe, Middle East, and North Africa:
Melanie Palmer 202-690-3893, e-mail: palmerm@fas.usda.gov

South Asia and Southeast Asia:
Carol Wilson 202-720-4090, e-mail: wilsoncj@fas.usda.gov

China and Mongolia:
Alma Bowman 202-690-1866, e-mail: bowman@fas.usda.gov

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: September 1, 1997

FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Helen Neil
International  Research Program Specialist
Stop 1091, 3230 South Building
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-1091
Phone: 202-720-3282, Fax: 202-690-1955
E-mail: neil@fas.usda.gov

--

To Subscribe
    Send a message to --     majordomo@reeusda.gov
    In the body, type   --      subscribe smallfarm-mg

To Unsubscribe
    Send a message to --     majordomo@reeusda.gov
    In the body, type   --     unsubscribe smallfarm-mg