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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Ken Boote<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> agmip-bounces@lists.agmip.org [mailto:agmip-bounces@lists.agmip.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>agmip@lists.agmip.org<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AgMIP Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AgMIP] US National Science Foundation Opportunity for International Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Hi all,<br>
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Please see below for an opportunity to collaborate internationally on food security research that could potentially be tied into AgMIP activities.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
-Alex<br>
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From: </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">"Jing, Wei" <<a href="mailto:WJing@nas.edu" target="_blank">WJing@nas.edu</a>></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Date:
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">September 16, 2011 8:14:48 AM PDT</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">"Jing, Wei" <<a href="mailto:WJing@nas.edu" target="_blank">WJing@nas.edu</a>></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Subject: New Funding Opportunity: Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer" target="_blank">http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer</a> 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
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<p class="MsoNormal">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: <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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 <a href="http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer" target="_blank">
http://www.nationalacademies.org/peer</a>. 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
<a href="mailto:peer@nas.edu" target="_blank">peer@nas.edu</a>. <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The National Academies The National Academies<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Research Physical Scientist, Climate Impacts Group, NASA GISS<br>
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Columbia CCSR<br>
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+001 212-678-5640<br>
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