Synopsis

The sponsor is requesting proposals from eligible entities to develop a report that describes and analyzes important factors that will contribute to the future demand for freight.

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The sponsor is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to participate in the development of a parameterization for boundary-layer clouds in general circulation models. The successful candidate will participate with a team of scientists in implementing and evaluating a new approach to parameterizing boundary-layer clouds based on sub-grid distributions of motion and moisture which govern cloud properties.

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The sponsor has issued a request for proposals to develop guidelines for owners to use in selecting practices for tunnel inspection, operational safety and emergency response systems testing, and inventory procedures to improve the safety of highway tunnels.

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The sponsor provides grants to fund community improvement initiatives in communities with an active ADM facility. Up to four grants of $10,000 each will be awarded.

Deadline Note

Applications must be received by the Foundation in Japan by the closing date.

Synopsis

The sponsor is offering up to twenty fellowships in 2009. The Foundation invites doctors in the field of natural science, engineering and medicine, and especially from developing countries to apply for these fellowships. Successful applicants will be invited to Japan for a period of three to six months during the period of April 2009 through March 2010.

Synopsis

Awards are made to recognize outstanding reporting for a general audience, and to honor individuals for their coverage of the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Awards will be presented in the following categories: Large Newspapers, Small Newspapers, Magazines, Television, Radio, Online, and Children's Science News. Awardees are reimbursed for reasonable travel and hotel expenses to attend the sponsor's annual meeting to accept the award.

Deadline Note

The next application window is from June 23, 2008 to August 1, 2008.

Synopsis

Support is provided for research related to the petroleum field. The maximum funding is $65,000 for three years.

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The sponsor makes an award to recognize a person for outstanding efforts, dedication and accomplishment in furthering public education and understanding of the peaceful applications of nuclear technology.

Deadline Note

The Board of Directors and all Grant Distribution Committees meet quarterly (usually in March, June, September and December). Deadlines are a month prior: on the first days of February, May, August and November. Requests received after any quarterly deadline will be considered at the next meeting.

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The sponsor provides support for nonprofit, education or church organizations providing direct services to the residents of San Mateo County, California, and for international programs providing services in Mexico or Central America.

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Support is provided to a scholar to teach courses and collaborate in research with a Technion partner at TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa. Fellowships are for four to nine months. Professor or associate professor rank is required.

Synopsis

The sponsor provides a distinguished lectureship for a scholar to lecture at the graduate and undergraduate levels in any field at York University. The award term is four months.

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The sponsor awards a fellowship in electronics, information, or telecommunications technology. Fellowships are four to nine months in duration. English is sufficient.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research award in any field at the Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa. The award is for ten months.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research award in any of the wide range of disciplines at the following possible host institutions: University of Antananarivo, University of Antsiranana, University of Mahajanga, University of Toamasina, University of Fianarantsoa and University of Toliara. The award is for ten months.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research award in any field at the University of Namibia, Windhoek. The award is for eleven months.

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The sponsor provides lecturing/research and lecturing awards in business administration, economics, agriculture, engineering or veterinary medicine at the School of Finance and Banking; Higher Learning Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry; Umutara Polytechnic; Higher Learning Institute or University of Agriculture, Technology and Education. Lecturing is in French and English. The award is for six to ten months.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research award in any field at: Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar; or Gatson Berger University, Saint Louis. English is sufficient for lecturing in American literature; conversational French is helpful. Fluent French is required for lecturing in other disciplines. The award is for ten months. Two or more awards are available.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research award in any field at Makerere University. The award is for ten months.

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The sponsor provides lecturing/research awards in agriculture and fisheries modernization at an institution in the Philippines. Applicants must be familiar with the language if it is required for the project. Grants are for six months.

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The sponsor provides lecturing awards in the social sciences and the humanities at an institution in Taiwan. Grants are for five to ten months in duration. Approximately five awards will be provided. All teaching is done in English.

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The sponsor makes lecturing or lecturing/research awards in pure and applied sciences at an institution in Bulgaria. English is sufficient for lecturing. Grants are five months in duration.

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The sponsor provides lecturing or lecturing/research awards in science and technology at an institution in Argentina. Appriximately five awards are available. Grants are three months in duration. Good to fluent Spanish is required, although English may be acceptable if indicated by the host institution.

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The sponsor provides lecturing or lecturing/research awards in any discipline at an institution in El Salvador. Fluent Spanish is required. Applicants with a Ph.D. are preferred, but those with a master's degree and five years of experience are acceptable. Grants are four to nine months in duration.

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The sponsor provides lecturing, lecturing/research or research awards in any discipline at an institution in Uruguay. Fluent Spanish is desired. Grants are for three months. Applicants with at least four years of experience beyond the terminal degree are preferred.

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The sponsor provides lecturing or lecturing/research awards in any field. Grants are four to ten months in duration.

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The sponsor provides lecturing awards in computer, information or library science at an institution in Ukraine. Grants are three to ten months in duration.

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The sponsor provides research or lecturing awards in any field at an institution in India. Language proficiency should be appropriate for the research project. Research grants are four to nine months in duration. Approximately eighteen research awards are available. Approximately twenty-five lecture placements are available for four to six months in duration. Approximately two travel-only lecture awards are available. Associate or full professor rank or the professional equivalent is preferred for all awards. For full-support lecturing awards, applicants with associate or full professor with at least six years of teaching experience is preferred. Professionals are encouraged to apply for travel-only grants. For research grants, awards are open to practicing professionals.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing award in environmental science or engineering, or biotechnology at the National Institute of Technology; Manipur University; University of Kerala; Central Institute of Fisheries; Pondicherry University or Bharathidasan University . Grants are four to six months in duration.

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The sponsor provides lecturing/research awards in multiple disciplines at Kathmandu University or School of Management, Kathmandu University. Grants are five or seven months in duration. The language of instruction is English.

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The sponsor provides research, lecturing, or lecturing/research awards in any field at an institution in Hungary. Research awards are three to six months in duration, lecturing awards are four to nine months in duration and lecturing/research awards (travel only) last two to nine months. For research awards, knowledge of Hungarian should commensurate with the proposed project. Approximately four lecturing, lecturing/research or research awards are travel-only grants.

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The sponsor provides approximately four research awards and one lecturing award in any field at an institution in Poland. Research grants are four to nine months in duration. Lecturing awards are five to nine months in duration. The applicant's Polish language ability should commensurate with the proposed project.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research award in engineering and computer science at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering or Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Bucharest Polytechnic University. English is sufficient for lecturing. Grants are five to nine months in duration.

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The sponsor provides approximately two lecturing awards in science and technology at an institution in Turkey. Grants are four and one-half or nine months in duration. English is sufficient for lecturing; an interpreter will be provided as necessary. Basic Turkish is extremely useful.

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The sponsor provides a lecturing/research fellowship at the University of Ulster School of Policy Studies. The fellowship is six months in duration.

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The grantee provides lecturing, lecturing/research or research awards in any field at Al-Quds University, Jerusalem; Bethlehem University, Bethlehem or Birzeit University, Birzeit. Grants are five to ten months in duration. Lecturing is in English. Arabic is required for research, as appropriate and for some lecturing.