Hi Shannon, This may be something that one of your PIs may be interested in? Thanks. --Maria From: Forbes, Jody [jforbes ura-hq org] Good morning… I am pleased to inform you of the Announcement of Opportunity for the Fall 2012 awards cycle under the University Research Association's (URA) Visiting Scholars
Program at Fermilab. These awards are restricted to faculty and students of URA member universities. The full text of the Announcement is below and attached, and you are invited to visit the program Website for additional information at: http://www.fnal.gov/pub/forphysicists/fellowships/ura_visiting_scholars/index.html Proposals for this cycle are due Monday, August 27, 2012, and awards will be announced in late September. Please share this announcement, as appropriate, with other colleagues. Thank you… Jody A. Forbes Universities Research Association 1111 19th Street, NW #400 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-293-1382 Fax: 202-293-5012 Email:
jforbes ura-hq org Website:
www.ura-hq.org Call for Applications for Awards in URA Visiting Scholars Program at Fermilab Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA) has announced a deadline of Monday, August 27 for the submission of applications for the Fall 2012 cycle of awards
in the URA Visiting Scholars Program at Fermilab. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of September 2012.
These awards provide financial support for faculty and students from URA's 85 member universities to work at Fermilab for periods of up to one year. URA makes two
rounds of awards each year, in the Spring and Fall. The application deadline for the Spring 2013 cycle is Monday, February 25. Successful applicants will be notified by the end of March 2013. Proposals may range from attendance at Fermilab conferences or summer schools to year-long research stays. Support from this program can include transportation
costs and local lodging expenses during a series of shorter visits or salary support during a longer visit. Individual awardees may receive up to $50,000 in any 12-month period. URA has made a total of 155 awards since the beginning of 2008, including 23 awards
conferred in March 2012. The 85 URA-member universities each have agreed to contribute $5,000 a year for five years in support of joint Fermilab-URA research and education initiatives.
For details on the URA Visiting Scholars Program at Fermilab, including eligibility, application process, award administration, and the names of past award recipients,
visit the
URA Visiting Scholars Web site.
1111 19th Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 (202)293-1382 FAX: (202) 293-5012 |
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