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Vol.
25 No. 3
May - June 2003
2004
ICSU Grants ProgramIUPAC Applications
In
order to promote international scientific and technological
activities that contribute to the benefit and well being of
society, the International Council for Science (ICSU) offers
a grants program to support collaborative scientific initiatives
of the ICSU "family." This year, ICSU called for applications
for activities planned for 2004, and which preferably focus
on one of the following themes:
- science
and technology for sustainable development
- capacity
building and science education
- science/policy
interface
- dissemination
of data information on science and technology
- emerging
science and technologycreation of new knowledge
Proposed
activities should involve scientists from the global scientific
community, across scientific disciplines and national borders.
Applicants are expected to develop joint activities and to
collaborate with other eligible bodies, as well as with ICSUs
International Scientific Associates, National Scientific Members,
and National Scientific Associates in preparing and submitting
proposals.
Within
IUPAC, application information was disseminated in November
2002, and the officers were invited to review within their
divisions and committees which projects could be developed
into suitable applications. By the deadline of 1 March 2003,
two applications were completed and submitted with the collaborative
support of other ICSU members:
In
both cases, "seed" projects have been funded by IUPAC.
In
addition, IUPAC has endorsed the support of three applications
from other ICSU eligible bodies:
Each
proposal will be reviewed by ICSU in terms of scientific merit,
relevance to their priority themes, innovation, visible and
measurable outputs, potential for developing follow-on activities,
interdisciplinary and international nature, and the impact
of the ICSU support on the proposed activity. Successful applications
will be announced later this year. Brief outlines and objectives
of submitted proposals are provided below [linked from titles
above].
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