Digest for April 23, 1998
Table of Contents
RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
01-23 April 98 Sender: ira_yosi@inter.net.il
Subject: from Ira Vinitsky
02-23 April 98 Sender: k-pickering-1@alumni.uchicago.edu
Subject: from Kate Pickering
03-23 April 98 Sender: srs1405@ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp
Subject: from Pol Yamat, Jr.
04-23 April 98 Sender: WY7325YRS@AOL.COMM
Subject: from "Q"
RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-23 April 98 Sender: collagen@interport.net
Subject: Russian Concerts - Aquarium and Auktyon
02-23 April 98 Sender: "KIMBERLY WANG" (EARDOG@dti.net)
Subject: Looking For A Few Good Men and Women
03-23 April 98 Sender: "Thomas Cappiello" (tcappiel@unicom-alaska.com)
Subject: Making friends into Partners.
04-23 April 98 Sender: "Tom Robinson" (trobinso@worldnet.att.net)
Subject: U.S./Russian Disaster Cooperation
05-23 April 98 Sender: "Benson, Michael" (n1ea373@mro.enr.state.nc.us)
Subject: INFO-RUSS: Friendly help needed
06-23 April 98 Sender: Nancy02886 (Nancy02886@aol.com)
Subject: Student Looking for Information
07-23 April 98 Sender: YANKI PURSUN (puersuen@stud.uni-frankfurt.de)
Subject: Cyrillic font problem
08-23 April 98 Sender: Rebecca Fisher (rebecca@globalfriends.com)
Subject: GlobalFriends web site
09-23 April 98 Sender: YANKI PURSUN (puersuen@stud.uni-frankfurt.de)
Subject: Book markets in Ukraine
10-23 April 98 Sender: YANKI PURSUN (puersuen@stud.uni-frankfurt.de)
Subject: Book markets tmg
11-23 April 98 Sender: (Cheri.Preising@gte.net)
Subject: Cyrillac Fonts
12-23 April 98 Sender: ledept@maik.rssi.ru (Guy Houk)
Subject: Employment Opportunity in Moscow
13-23 April 98 Sender: ac737@lafn.org (Michael Segal)
Subject: Environmental Bond Guaranty Fund
14-23 April 98 Sender: "Stephen J. Payne" (sjpayne@ppco.com)
Subject: Russian, of course (Kanyeshna)
15-23 April 98 Sender: tburola@ns1.gega.net
Subject: UNNL Services
16-23 April 98 Sender: Douglas Northrop (dnorthro@calvin.pitzer.edu)
Subject: Call Russia 49 cents/min or less
17-23 April 98 Sender: kgrill@aaas.org (KGRILL)
Subject: SCIENTIST: Collaborative Research Grants
APPENDIX: LISTSERV address & basic procedures
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WHAT'S NEW . . .
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RECENT GUESTBOOK ENTRIES . . .
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Sender: ira_yosi@inter.net.il
Subject: from Ira Vinitsky
I was born in Kishinev and I would like to have penpals there.
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Sender: k-pickering-1@alumni.uchicago.edu
Subject: from Kate Pickering
I'm planning to spend next year in in St. Petersburg, Russia preparatory
to a PhD program back in the states in Imperial Russian History. So, I'm
mostly going to work on language skills and generally see the place I'm
going to spend the rest of my life studying, but my plans for a funded
research project may be falling through, and I need to support myself
while I'm there. Consequently, I'd love to get in contact with Russians
or expats in the St. Petersburg area, as I have many questions about the
best way to go about a job search by remote, since ideally I'd like to
have at least a line on a job before I go. I'd love to hear some general
impressions of living and working in Russia, as well.
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Sender: srs1405@ipe.tsukuba.ac.jp
Subject: from Pol Yamat, Jr.
For everyone,
I am from the Philippines but I am now here in Japan for a one and a half
year scholarship program under the Monbusho. I am taking up School
Administration. My undergraduate course is psychology. I am interested to
know someone from Russia to share valuable knowledge especially on
education. Pol Yamat
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Sender: WY7325YRS@AOL.COMM
Subject: from "Q" FORMERLY SEPTEMBR FROM CONCENTRIC NET
I AM SEARCHING FOR A FRIEND I LOST WHEN I SWITCHED MY ONLINE SERVICE, I DID
NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO LET HER KNOW AND I MISS HER. YANA IS HER NAME AND SHE
IS 25YRS. OLD AND WORKS IN THE BROADCASTING INDUSTRY,I STILL HAVE YOUR
PICTURE FROM THE GALLERY IN YOUR WORK CLOTHES IF YOU ARE OUT THERE AND ARE
READING THIS,PLEASE DROP ME SOME E-MAIL AT MY NEW ADRESS SO I CAN SEND YOU
A PICTURE OF ME AND PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF.........I HOPE I FIND YOU
SOON.....:-)).."Q"
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E-MAIL POSTINGS . . .
Please continue to send your e-mail to friends@solar.rtd.utk.edu.
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Sender: collagen@interport.net
Subject: Russian Concerts - Aquarium and Auktyon
Hello! This message is to let you know that Boris Grebenshikov/Aquarium
and Auktsyon will be touring U.S. of A. in late April - May 1998.
(http://www.collagen.org/aaa/
Aquarium is the oldest and the most prominent Russian Rock Band...and
Auktsyon is extremely cool with its post-punk lyrics, dance and music.
Something not to be missed! Superior venues, sound, lighting and etc!
The Aquarium concert schedule is:
Chicago - Park West - April 24; call (773) 764-0404 for tickets
New York - Irving Plaza - April 25; call (212) 673-0776
Boston - Karma Club - April 26, call (617) 783-1590
Washington, D.C. - The Bayou - April 28; call (301) 881-5973
New York - Roxy (with Auktsyon) - April 30; call (212) 673-0776
Seattle - King Kat - May 1; call (206) 323-8882
San Francisco - Herbst Theater - May 3; call (415) 392-4400
The Auktsyon schedule is being determined. Here are some exact days:
For show in New York with Aquarium on May 30, call (212) 673-0776
For show in Washington, D.C. on May 1, call (301) 881-5973
For show in Chicago on May 10, call (773) 764-0404
For show in San Francisco on May 9, call (408) 260-1042
For additional shows information, information about the bands, retail
ticket outlets and other fun stuff, please visit
http://www.collagen.org/aaa/
The seats are limited. Get your tickets today and have a great time at the
show - we promise, it will be a great one! :)
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Sender: "KIMBERLY WANG" (EARDOG@dti.net)
Subject: Looking For A Few Good Men and Women
Looking For A Few Good Men and Women
My name is Kimberly and I'm a producer/director based in New York City.
Typically, I produce feature stories/documentaries for the networks ie.
ABC, CBS, NBC, VH1, Lifetime, etc. But right now, I'm researching an
independent documentary that I would like to shoot in Moscow.
Specifically, I would like to explore what it is like to be an American
expat living and working in Moscow. I'm looking for people who are
intriguing in some way; people who are comfortable speaking with a camera
pointed in their direction; people who are trying to make a difference in
some way as an expat. Now this last statement, 'trying to make a
difference' is really broad. This could apply to an entrepreneur who is
trying to shape the new economy, or an artist who is sharing their own
brand of creativity with a different culture, or an activist of some sort,
or a journalist who likes to shake things up a bit. I am looking for
people of all types who can represent the wide range of the Moscow expat
experience. Rich, poor, young, old. But ultimately, I am looking for true
individualists--people who consider themselves pioneers--pioneers with
great stories to tell.
Just in case you're interested, it just so happens that I have a couple of
friends in Moscow who have lived and worked there for several years. They
know the language and the culture well, and it is their influence that
piqued my interest in the region. I visited the country last month while
shooting stories for ABC and was fascinated by the expat community. That's
you, of course.
Anyone who is interested in telling me their stories should feel free to
email me at eardog@dti.net.
Warmest regards. I look forward to hearing from you.
Kimberly Wang
eardog@dti.net
work: 212.456.4778 ABC Sports
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Sender: "Thomas Cappiello" (tcappiel@unicom-alaska.com)
Subject: Making friends into Partners.
My name Thomas Cappiello, and I am currently working for the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game in Bethel as an assistant area managment
biologist. My education background is in fisheries, a B.S from Humboldt
State in California and an M.S form University of Alaska-Fairbanks. I
traveled to Kamchatka in 1994 and went on float/fishing trip on the Opalla
River. Going to and fishing in Kamchatka had been a dream of mine since my
undergrad days, much more so than going to Alaska. I went to Kamchakta
again in 1997 for the same purpose, but this trip involved some research on
rainbow trout. The Russian group that organized these trips is, the
Mykisia Foundation.
The group "Mykisia Foundation" and its function is similar to the Wild
Salmon Center run by Pete Soveral in Seattle Washington, in that they fund
their research by anglers paying to go collect data from sport caught fish.
The Foundation is working with the Moscow State University so some extent,
the KoTinro Fisheries Institute in Petropavlosk, and Kamchatrybod the local
fisheries regulatory and licensing authority.
I would like to help the Mykisia Foundation by opening my own "branch" as a
non-profit organization or institute to conduct research on the freshwater
fish populations and assist in the establishment of realistic, rational
nature management policies and increasing the standard of living of local
peoples while maintaining a protective attitude toward nature -- I stole
that but its fitting.
What I am after is the ability to qualify and apply for various research
and development grants to further the Mykisia Foundation's cause. Relying
on anglers to pay for research works for the Wild Salmon Center (I should
add that the center's main focus is on steelhead, and not necessarily
resident species) but director Peter Soveral has close connections with
high-level bureaucrats in Washington D.C and some of the fly-fishing
world's literary elite. But bringing anglers into the game has not been
fruitful for us, and I would like some options. I am interested in hearing
any comments or suggestions you may have. You seem to be well along in
conducting a such a joint-venture program.
Thomas Cappiello
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Sender: "Tom Robinson" (trobinso@worldnet.att.net)
Subject: U.S./Russian Disaster Cooperation
We truly have become Friends and Partners! From sleepy little Richmond,
Virginia, we are coordinating a portion of the worldwide emergency response
activities of EMERCOM of Russia (similar to FEMA in the U.S.) The Russians
have developed the world's largest and most effective firefighting
aircraft, which is ten times larger than most of the other tanker aircraft
in the world. This gently giant is capable of applying a layer of fire
retardant, foam or water, 300 feet wide and almost one mile long, in only 8
seconds! It will soon be called into service in fire-prone countries
around the world, saving lives, property and the environment. Cooperation
is far better than confrontation! If your country can benefit from this
remarkable aircraft feel free to contact me at any time.
Tom Robinson, Chief Administrator
Global Emergency Response
International Liaison to EMERCOM of Russia
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Sender: "Benson, Michael" (n1ea373@mro.enr.state.nc.us)
Subject: INFO-RUSS: Friendly help needed
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Dear folks,
My uncle has been going to Russia for business on a regular basis. My aunt
would also like to go for a visit. But he will not let her go unless we
can find a friendly person/persons to help her get around.
I am hoping to find someone that can be a guide for a few days or more in
June. She can pay a small guide fee, plus the expenses of sightseeing and
travel, etc. She will fly to Moscow and would also like to go to St.
Petersburg.
If anyone knows about anyone that would like to help, please let me know.
It is important because if I can't find somebody, her husband will not let
her go.
They do not have to speak English.
Thank you very much.
Yours,
Mike
n1ea373@mro.enr.state.nc.us
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Sender: Nancy02886 (Nancy02886@aol.com)
Subject: Student Looking for Information
My boss, David Mixer asked me to forward the following request to you. Thank
you for your kind attention to this matter:
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My son, Mark, a 17-year old U.S. Citizen, wants to participate in a structured
youth program in Moscow this summer. He will have completed an intensive
week-long Russian language program prior to his arrival. Ideally, the program
would be two to three weeks and provide for living in a Russian household.
Mark is very strong in math and plays competitive volleyball.
I am a Managing Director of Columbia Capital Corporation, a U.S. based firm.
We have affiliate offices in Moscow.
I would appreciate any ideas or suggestions. Thanks.
David P. Mixer
Tel: (401) 885-4680
Fax: (401) 885-4686
E-Mail in care of: Nancy02886@aol.com
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Sender: YANKI PURSUN (puersuen@stud.uni-frankfurt.de)
Subject: Cyrillic font problem
Hi!
Please help,
site: http://www.rndavia.ru/da_air.html
fonts: ER Bukinist 1251 & ER Kurier 1251
problem:
- I cannot read (different font) the text (Netscape 3.0)
- PRINT PREVIEW uses the correct font so it is readable
- printing the site, again an unreable font is used
I think I need additional fonts. Which ones?
Thanks
Yanki
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Sender: Rebecca Fisher (rebecca@globalfriends.com)
Subject: GlobalFriends web site
Please consider exchanging links with our GlobalFriends site,
http://www.globalfriends.com. GlobalFriends encourages global friendship
amoung children. The GlobalFriends site includes:
Holiday Greetings from Around the World Greetings from children around the
World with pictures, drawings, and their own special wishes for other
children.
World Tour Explore countries around the world in an entertaining
question/answer format. Discover their landmarks, customs, food and
celebrations.
Educators Only Free Curriculum guides for each country. Open bulletin
board is a forum for international pen pal exchange, multicultural ideas.
Multicultural adventure books, classroom newsletters, Classroom "Panoramic
PlayKits".
International doll collection. And more!
Our link would say: GlobalFriends
http://www.globalfriends.com
Kids discover
the world at www.globalfriends.com!
If you would like a link on our Educators page, please email me the
information you would like us to post. Thank you for your consideration
and time.
-- Everyone Smiles in the Same Language
Rebecca Fisher
http://www.globalfriends.com
rebecca@globalfriends.com
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Sender: YANKI PURSUN (puersuen@stud.uni-frankfurt.de)
Subject: Book markets in Ukraine
Hi!
Who knows where and when bookmarkets are in
Dnipropetrovsk
Kharkiv
Kyiv
Odesa
?
Thanks for any info
Bye,
Yanki
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Sender: YANKI PURSUN (puersuen@stud.uni-frankfurt.de)
Subject: Book markets tmg
Hi!
Who knows where and when bookmarkets are in
Kazan
Moscow
Ufa
?
Thanks for any info
Bye,
Yanki
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Sender: (Cheri.Preising@gte.net)
Subject: Cyrillac Fonts
Hello
I am a totally novice Internet user. I just started using it for the first
time. I am from the United States and speak Russian a little. I am
guessing that I read Russian at about a 4th or 5th grade level. My
computer does not have Cyrillic fonts and it will not work with anything
written in Russian on the Internet. It seems so complicated to download
any fonts that I am not sure what to do. I am using Windows 95 with
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. Could you explain in detail what I could
do to install a Cyrillic font?
Another question. If I am able to get the font working on my computer, do
you know of anywhere on the Internet that I could find children's stories
to read that are in Russian. I say children, because I would not be able
to read adult things too well.
Thank you for any help you can give me.
Bolshoy Spacibo
Dean
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Sender: ledept@maik.rssi.ru (Guy Houk)
Subject: Employment Opportunity in Moscow.
Employment Opportunity in Moscow
The International Academic Publishing Company "Nauka" announces the
following opening:
DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL SERVICES
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a department of
approximately fifteen Western and two Russian members within an otherwise
wholly Russian company. MAIK "Nauka" publishes books and journals in both
Russian and English, including over 80 journals of the Russian Academy of
Sciences. The Director of Editorial Services is responsible for hiring and
training personnel, securing housing and visa support, planning and
budgeting for the department, facilitating communication between the
language editing department and other parts of the company, and ensuring
that editing deadlines are met for all journals.
Compensation includes:
A salary of slightly over $25,000 per year (not subject to Russian taxes);
Round-trip airfare reimbursement after one year;
The option of renting a modern, well-furnished apartment convenient to the
workplace at a moderate price;
Four weeks paid vacation per year.
The successful candidate will have:
Excellent written and spoken English;
Excellent written and spoken Russian;
Translation experience;
Experience in management and/or publishing;
Experience living in Russia and working with Russians;
A commitment to remaining with the job for a minimum of two years.
For further information and to receive application materials, contact Guy
Houk, Director
of Editorial Services, MAIK "Nauka," at: ledept@maik.rssi.ru.
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Guy Houk, Ph.D.
Director of Editorial Services
MAIK Nauka
Profsoyuznaya 90
Moscow 117864, Russia
Phone: 336-0711, ext. 44
FAX: 7-095-336-0666
e-mail: ledept@maik.rssi.ru
http://www.maik.rssi.ru
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Sender: ac737@lafn.org (Michael Segal)
Subject: Environmental Bond Guaranty Fund
[Federal Register: April 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 72)]
[Notices]
[Page 18408]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr15ap98-85]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5996-1]
Open Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board on May
5, 1998
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will
hold an
open meeting on a proposed Environmental Bond Guaranty program for the
New Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS). This program
would create a $100 million fund to enhance the credit of municipal
bonds issued in the NIS by guarantying financial obligations
undertaken
by NIS regional or local governments (or those formally acting on
behalf of such governments) for capital projects providing
environmental infrastructure that serve the general public. Types of
environmental infrastructure projects covered may include, but not be
limited to, drinking water purification or distribution, wastewater
collection or treatment, solid or hazardous disposal waste, the
efficient generation or use of energy, and air pollution abatement.
The meeting is scheduled for May 5, 1998 in the Zenger Room at the
National Press Club Building, 526 14th St., NW., 13th Floor,
Washington, DC. The meeting will run from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EFAB is
a federally chartered advisory board that provides analysis and advice
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on environmental
finance issues. EFAB has been asked by the EPA's Office of
International Activities to review and comment on the guaranty fund
concept. As part of EFAB's review, this meeting will solicit public
comment and facilitate discussion of the best approaches to encourage
the financing of environmental projects in the NIS. A draft
feasibility
study on the Environmental Bond Guaranty program is available on EPA's
web site at http://www.epa.gov/efinpage/ partcont.htm. Summaries of
the study in hard copy form are available by contacting the numbers
listed below. Written comments are welcome at United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Finance Program, 401 M
St. SW., Mail Code 2731R, Washington, DC 20460. Several invited
speakers will make presentations and the public is welcome, but
seating
is limited. Parties who wish to provide remarks should contact
Michael
Segal at (202) 564-2211 or Tim McProuty at (202)
564-4996 of the Environmental Finance Program.
Dated: April 9, 1998.
Michael Ryan,
Comptroller.
[FR Doc. 98-10003 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-M
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Sender: "Stephen J. Payne" (sjpayne@ppco.com)
Subject: Russian, of course (Kanyeshna)
I am self-taught in the Russian I know. I know the alfabet and I have
learned a lot of conversational issues. I could write in Russian here
if I had the alfabet. However, I am very slow in writing Russian and
in reading it right now. I taught myself by Sybervision Russian I, a
32 lesson course. I now read Ogonyok when I can and I have a small
course, a collection of Ogonyok, with a taped reading.
I am bumping into some words I can not find in my Oxford dictionary and
so would like to find more help on some of these issues. I found the
alfabet by Natasha but could not find the dictionary.
Can I get some help from one of you?
In Pa-russky I can say phrases such as "Excuse me but do you know where
the Intourist hotel is? Are you going to (eat, drink, have lunch,
dinner)? When? Today, tomorrow. So I am pretty conversational until
you exceed my vocabulary or throw in idiomatic phrases. I have also
taught myself French, Spanish, Italian, some German and Japanese and I
am just beginning Portuguese. Russian is one of the more difficult to
find people to help you grow, at least in Oklahoma.
Thank you for your help,
Stephen Joe Payne
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Sender: tburola@ns1.gega.net
Subject: UNNL Services
Please note the Email address for any correspondence about the newsletter:
UNNL Service
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The United Nations Job's Newsletter is a straight forward newsletter that
specializes in providing international job information for professionals
and students who desire employment, or experience, within the United
Nations system and related International Organisations, other International
Organizations. The UNNL can help you finding an international position as
our staff is constantly in touch with a large number of these international
groups implementing programmes and projects all around the world.
If you are considering the adventure and lucrative rewards of working
overseas, or if you want to work for those large organizations either as
direct staff or as a consultant. The publication requires annual
subscription fee.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE?
Contact: UNNL@galaxy5.com
Please note the Email address for any correspondence about the newsletter:
UNNL Service
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Sender: Douglas Northrop (dnorthro@calvin.pitzer.edu)
Subject: Call Russia 49 cents/min or less
DTN Communications offers a wide variety of cut-rate but
high-quality calling plans, many of which offer very
inexpensive rates to Russia and other CIS countries.
Please visit our web site at http://ld.net/?northrop
and click on "Best Rate Search Engine," which will query
you regarding your calling patterns and then locate the
most economical option available.
One example: a prepaid calling card with a flat rate to
Russia of 49 cents per minute (plus a $1 surcharge per
call). If purchased in quantity, these cards come at a
discount -- meaning your effective per-minute rate could
be 43 cents per minute or even lower. Check the web
site for full details and signup information.
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Sender: kgrill@aaas.org (KGRILL)
Subject: SCIENTIST: Collaborative Research Grants
***TWINNING PROGRAM 1999-2000***
with GEORGIA, ROMANIA, and UKRAINE
The Office for Central Europe and Eurasia of the National Research
Council (NRC), operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences,
National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, is
accepting proposals for collaborative research programs which link
individual U.S. scientists with their counterparts in Georgia,
Romania, and Ukraine. As funding for the Twinning Program is provided
by the National Science Foundation, only proposals in fields normally
supported by NSF will be considered. No proposals involving
agricultural production; drug testing or development; research on the
diagnosis, etiology or treatment of physical or mental diseases or
disorders; or the use of animal models of human diseases or
conditions will be considered. Priority will be given to new
partnerships involving researchers who have not previously engaged in
significant collaborative work. U.S.Government employees generally
are not supported under the program. Scientists and engineers who
hold a current NSF grant and are eligible for an NSF international
supplement should not apply to this program. NSF's Eastern Europe
Program staff (703-306-1703) can advise regarding applications for
NSF international supplements.
The grants awarded under this round of the Twinning Program will
begin in January 1999 and run through December 2000. Subject to the
availability of funding, support will be provided for travel and
living expenses for research visits by American grantees and junior
scientists from the same institution to the countries listed above
and for visits by their foreign counterparts to the U.S.
Applicants may also request modest funding for scientific supplies,
telecommunications fees, and publication costs.
*ELIGIBILITY*
Applications will be accepted from individuals who are (a) United
States citizens,
(b) nationals of a possession of the United States, or
(c) permanent residents of the United States (green card holders).
All applicants must hold a Ph.D., be engaged in research careers (or
research and teaching careers), be affiliated with an educational or
research institution in the United States, and have existing contacts
with researchers and/or institutions in the countries listed above.
Although qualified U.S. specialists of any age are eligible, those
who have received their doctoral degrees within the past six years or
who are entering into an international collaboration for the first
time are strongly encouraged to apply. NRC also welcomes the
inclusion of postdoctoral students and graduate students in the
program.
*FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS*
Grants will generally be in the $12,000-$15,000 range (requests for
higher amounts will be considered on a case-by-case basis). Actual
numbers of trips may vary, but projects must include travel in both
directions. Indirect charges are not permitted. A sample budget is
shown below.
Sample Budget:
U.S. partner's travel to Europe, $1,500 x 2 visits: $ 3,000
One-month living expenses for U.S. partner in Europe, $1,000 x 2
visits: $ 2,000
European partner's travel to U.S., $1,500 x 2 visits: $ 3,000
One-month living expenses for European partner in U.S., $2,000 x 2
visits: $ 4,000
Scientific supplies/computer fees, $300 x 4 visits: $ 1,200
TOTAL: $13,200
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*EVALUATION AND SELECTION*
Applications will be evaluated by at least two outside peer
reviewers, with final selection to be made by the NRC. Selection
criteria will emphasize professional accomplishments and
qualifications of the U.S. applicant and foreign partner, the
scientific merit of the proposed research, and its potential benefits
to the U.S. and foreign partners and their institutions.
Applications will also be screened for adherence to eligibility
guidelines by NRC staff, and proposals not meeting these guidelines
will be returned without further review. It is anticipated
that all applicants will be notified of the outcome of their
proposals by January 1, 1999.
*REPORTING REQUIREMENTS*
Grantees will be required to submit an interim report at the end of
the first year of the Twinning partnership and a final report at the
end of the second year detailing and evaluating the success of
their collaborative research.
*APPLICATION*
There are no application forms. Each U.S. applicant must submit FIVE
collated sets of the following in the order listed:
1) 3-4 page description and justification of the proposed research,
including a brief descriptive title;
2) budget, using basic format provided in the example above
(cost-sharing by the foreign partner is encouraged);
3) curriculum vitae of U.S. applicant;
4) list of 5-10 of U.S. applicant's recent publications relevant to
the proposed research;
5) curriculum vitae of foreign counterpart(s);
6) letter from the Dean or other senior official(s) of the U.S.
applicant's institution stating support for the project and
indicating that no indirect charges will be assessed against the
grant;
7) correspondence with prospective foreign Twinning partner and
his/her institution providing evidence of willingness to participate
in long-term collaboration and outlining benefits of the
collaboration for the foreign partner and his/her institution;
8) list of names, affiliations, addresses, and telephone numbers of
several individuals (in the U.S. or Canada) competent in your field
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interest.)
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