[AgMIP] US National Science Foundation Opportunity for International Partnerships

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All,

This is a nice program, but has one serious limitation for many of AgMIP researchers.  It requires that the US researcher side, already has an existing funded NSF grant.

Ken Boote

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Hi all,

Please see below for an opportunity to collaborate internationally on food security research that could potentially be tied into AgMIP activities.

        Best regards,
           -Alex


From: "Jing, Wei" <WJing at nas.edu<mailto:WJing at nas.edu>>
Date: September 16, 2011 8:14:48 AM PDT
To: "Jing, Wei" <WJing at nas.edu<mailto:WJing at nas.edu>>
Subject: New Funding Opportunity: Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program

Dear Colleague:

The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program is now accepting proposals from developing country researchers interested in collaborating with their U.S. counterparts. We invite you to review the full program solicitation at http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer and pass information about PEER along to your developing country contacts so that they can prepare and submit their proposals in time for the deadline of November 30, 2011.

PEER is a new partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) that is designed to address development challenges through international research collaboration. This competitive grants program will allow scientists in developing countries to apply for funds to support research and capacity-building activities in partnership with their NSF-funded collaborators on topics of importance to USAID. Areas in which both NSF and USAID have strong mutual interests include, but are not limited to, the following:


  *   Food security topics such as agricultural development, fisheries, and plant genomics
  *   Global health issues such as ecology of infectious disease, biomedical engineering, and natural/human system interactions
  *   Climate change impacts such as water sustainability, hydrology, ocean acidification, climate process and modeling, and environmental engineering
  *   Other development topics including disaster mitigation, biodiversity, water, and renewable energy

Proposals are being accepted from researchers in 79 eligible developing countries, and all applicants must have a U.S. collaborator with an active NSF award. Complete eligibility details, proposal submission instructions, and the application form are available at http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer. PEER is being implemented by the National Academies on behalf of USAID, and potential applicants and U.S. collaborators with questions are invited to contact the program's staff at peer at nas.edu<mailto:peer at nas.edu>.

Thank you for your interest in PEER and for your help in bringing information about the program to the attention of your developing country colleagues.

Kelly Robbins                                                   Dalal Najib
Senior Program Officer                                     Program Officer
The National Academies                                   The National Academies



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