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BRAMA, September 12, 2000, 2:00pm EDT


NRC Twinning Program with Ukraine 2001-2002

The Office for Central Europe and Eurasia of the National Research Council (NRC), operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, is accepting proposals for two-year collaborative research projects that link individual U.S. scientists with their counterparts in Ukraine. As funding for the Twinning Program is provided by the National Science Foundation, only proposals in fields normally supported by NSF will be considered. No proposals involving agricultural production; drug testing or development; research on the diagnosis, etiology or treatment of physical or mental diseases or disorders; or the use of animal models of human diseases or conditions will be considered. Priority will be given to new partnerships involving researchers who have not previously engaged in significant collaborative work.

Employees of private companies and U.S. Government personnel generally are not supported under the program. Scientists and engineers who hold a current NSF grant and are eligible for an NSF international supplement should not apply to this program. NSF's Eastern Europe Program staff (703-292-8703) can advise regarding applications for NSF international supplements.

The grants awarded under this round of the Twinning Program will begin in January 2001 and run through December 2002. Subject to the availability of funding, support will be provided for travel and living expenses for research visits by American grantees and colleagues from the same institution to the countries listed above and for visits by their foreign counterparts to the U.S. Applicants may also request modest funding for scientific supplies, telecommunications fees, and publication costs.

*ELIGIBILITY*

Applications will be accepted only from United States citizens or permanent residents (green card holders). All applicants must hold a Ph.D. or provide evidence of equivalent research experience, be affiliated with an educational or research institution in the United States, and have existing contacts with researchers and/or institutions in Ukraine.

*SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR JUNIOR RESEARCHERS*

Although the Twinning Program is open to qualified U.S. specialists of any age and level of experience, those who have received their doctoral degrees within the past six years or who are entering into an international collaboration for the first time are strongly encouraged to apply. The program allocates at least 25% of its grants to researchers in this category, and their projects are reviewed in a separate pool, competing only against other beginning investigators. NRC also welcomes the inclusion of junior postdoctoral researchers and graduate students as participants in proposals submitted by more senior applicants.

*FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS*

Grants will generally be in the $13,000-$15,000 range (requests for higher amounts will be considered on a case-by-case basis). Actual numbers of trips may vary, but projects must include travel in both directions (to and from the U.S.). Grant funds may not be used to cover salaries or indirect (overhead) costs. A sample budget is shown below.

*APPLICATION* (Note: there are no forms - simply submit the items listed below)

Each U.S. applicant must submit FIVE collated sets of the following items in the order listed:

*DEADLINE*

The application must be postmarked no later than OCTOBER 1, 2000.

*SUBMISSION*

Please address materials to:

National Research Council
Office of International Affairs/DSC
Attn: Twinning with Ukraine 2001-2002
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, FO 2060
Washington, DC 20418

Inquiries may be directed to the above address or:
TEL 202-334-2644
FAX 202-334-2614
EMAIL ocee@nas.edu

*EVALUATION AND SELECTION*

Applications will be evaluated by at least two outside peer reviewers, with final selection to be made by the NRC. Selection criteria will emphasize professional accomplishments and qualifications of the U.S. applicant(s) and foreign partner(s), the scientific merit and feasibility of the proposed research, its potential benefits to the U.S. and foreign partners and their institutions, and potential for the development of follow-on proposals to NSF for longer-term cooperation. Applications will also be prescreened for adherence to eligibility guidelines by NRC staff, and proposals not meeting these guidelines will be returned without further review. It is anticipated that all applicants will be notified of the outcome of their proposals in early January 2001.

*REPORTING REQUIREMENTS*

Grantees will be required to submit an interim report at the end of the first year of the Twinning partnership and a final report at the end of the second year detailing and evaluating the success of their collaborative research. These grants are subject to the provisions of the Fly America Act, which requires that all international travel be by U.S. air carrier to the extent that such service is available. Grantees will be required to provide proof that all travel charged to their grants was in accordance with this requirement.

*CONTACT INFORMATION*

National Research Council
Office of International Affairs/DSC
Attn: Twinning with Ukraine 2001-2002
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, FO 2060
Washington, DC 20418
TEL 202-334-2644
FAX 202-334-2614
EMAIL ocee@nas.edu
WEBSITE: http://www4.nationalacademies.org/oia/oiahome.nsf

Courtesy of Dr. Dennis McConnell, Maine Business School.


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