Call for Proposals: John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment Award

The John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment was created to facilitate international cooperation related to research and management of plant diseases, with particular emphasis on those caused by Phytophthora. To increase the award’s impact, the scope of projects to be considered has been expanded to include any international program in plant pathology which involves cooperation between a person or institution in the United States with a person or institution in a foreign country. Principal investigators must hold post-graduate positions in their respective country; graduate students will not be funded. Project proposals should have a clear implication for developing countries and practical applications. The endowment will generally support one award of up to $10,000 or two awards of up to $5,000 for projects to begin February 1, 2007.

Proposals are requested for 2007 (maximum of two pages) postmarked on or before December 15, 2006. Hard copies of the proposals should be sent to the APS Office of International Programs (OIP), c/o Douglas P. Maxwell, University of Wisconsin, Plant Pathology Department, 1630 Linden Drive, Room 489, Madison, WI 53706-1520 USA; Phone: +1.608.262.1995; Fax: +1.608.263.2626; E-mail: dpmax@plantpath.wisc.edu. Funding should be requested for one year to begin in February 2007. Multi-year projects will be considered, but are rarely supported due to the limited funds available and the desire to distribute the support to a larger number of investigators. A progress report must be submitted to the technical advisory committee of the JANE Fund by March 31 following the conclusion of the grant year. All proposals should contain the full contact information of the investigators, including an e-mail address and a fax number (if available).

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