Call for Proposals: John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment Award

The John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment (JANE) was created to facilitate international cooperation related to the research and management of plant diseases, with particular emphasis on those caused by Phytophthora spp. To increase the award’s impact, the scope of projects to be considered has been expanded to include any international program in plant pathology that involves cooperation between a person or institution in the United States with a person or institution outside of the United States. Principal investigators must hold post-graduate positions in their respective country; graduate students and post-doctoral fellows 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 June 1, 2008.

Proposals are requested for 2008 (maximum of three pages) postmarked on or before December 15, 2007. 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 U.S.A.; Phone: +1.608.262.1995; Fax: +1.608.263.2626; E-mail: dpmax@plantpath.wisc.edu. The proposals should include an introduction, objectives, detailed experimental protocol, expected impact, literature cited, and budget. Funding should be requested for 1 year to begin in June 2008. Multiyear projects will be considered but are rarely supported because of 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 APS Office of International Programs c/o Douglas P. Maxwell as listed above by September 30 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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