R eflation * for student ^rant;
J. B. Tyrrell Fund
To assist geologists o f Great Britain and Ireland to travel to and in Canada; or to assist in the publication of meritorious papers by geologists o f Great Britain and Ireland upon the geology o f Canada; or to assist such geologists in any other way, best adapted to further this object.
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Appendix 6
Other Funding Agencies and their Contact Information
F u n d i n g A g e n c y C o n t a c t I n f o r m a t i o n A frican A cadem y o f Scien ces
(A A S):
C B F R F ellow sh ips and SW M Fellow ship
PO B o x 14798 N airobi, K enya Tel: 2 5 4 .2 .8 8 4 4 0 1 5 Fax: 254.2.884406
Em ail: aas'ffiafricaonline.co.ke A frican C ap acity B uildin g Initiative
Program for A frican U niversities
w w w .fordfound.ore www.
m acfound.ore w w w .carnesie.ore h ttp://w w w .rocklbund.ore A lexan der von Hum boldt
Foundation:
Selection Department
Jean -P au l-Strassc 12 - D -53173 H um boldt R esearch Awards
Bonn (B ad G odesberg) T e l.:+ 4 9 (0 ) 2 2 8 -8 3 3 -0 -
G eorge Forster Fellow ships
F a x :+ 4 9 (0 ) 2 28 -8 3 3 -2 1 2E - maihhum boldt-award.select@ avh.de- Internet: http://www.humboldt- foundation.de
A ssociation o f A frican U niversities (A A U ) and U SH E P iA (U niversity Science, Hum anities & Engineering Partnerships in A frica):
A A U -A frica O ffice R oom 3.06 International A cadem ic Program m es O ffice, K ram er B uildingU nivcrsity o f C ap e Town, Private B ag, Rondebosch 7700, South A frica
F ello w sh ip s for Research Reporting and Writing
Tel: 27.2 1 .6 5 0 .2 8 2 2 . Fax: 2 7.21.6 5 0 .5 6 6 7 E m ail: nanffiiorotem .uct.ac.za
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!4 S A G u id e to P r e p a r in g G e o s c ie n c e R e s e a rc h P r o p o s a ls
Awwa R esearch Foundation 6 6 6 6 W. Q uincy Avenue, D enver CO 80235T el: 3 0 3 3 4 7 6 1 0 0
F a x :3037300851
httD://w w w .aw w arf.ore/research/
DroiectA dm in/D roD osalG uidelincs.asox B elgian F ellow sh ips
T h e V laam se Interuniversitaire Em ail scholarshiDstffi.vlir.be W ebsite: httD://www.vlir.be R aad (Flem ish Interuniversity
Council. V L IR )
B ill & M elinda G a tes Foundation: httD://www. fivecolleaes.edu/asD / httD://w w w .aatesfoundation.ore Five C o llege A frican Scholars
R esid en cy Program
British C ouncil w ww .chevenina.com
Chevening Sch olarsh ips
British Petroleum httD://conservation.bD.com/
B P C onservation Program to Fund Student-Led R esearch Teams
Center F o r D evelopm ent R esearch Dr. Gilnther M anske C o ordinator International
Z E F: D octoral Program for for
D evelopm ent R esearch (Z E F ) Ph.D. F ellow sh ips for D eveloping
Country Students
W aiter-Flex-Street 3 .5 3 1 1 3 Bonn. G erm any
Tel.: + + 4 9 -(0 ) 2 2 8 -73-1794 or 1727 Fax: + + 4 9 -(0 ) 2 2 8-73-1889 Em ail: docD.zeftffi.uni-bonn.de
Com m onw ealth Sch olarsh ip s and Fellow ship Plan:
Com m onw ealth Sch olarsh ips, F ellow sh ips and A cadem ic S ta ff Scholarship
M inistry o f Education.
Federal S ch olarsh ips B oard.
A B U JA
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Com m onw ealth Foundation (C F ) httD://w w w .com m onwealth foundation.com /
P rofessional E xch an ge R esponse Grant
The Com m onw ealth Foundation M arlborough H ouse
Pall M all London S W IY 5 H Y Tel: 4 4.0 .2 0 7 .9 3 0 .3 7 8 3 Fax: 4 4.0 .2 0 7 .8 3 9 .8 1 5 7 Em ai 1: ocninfotf?commonweallh ini E ch oin g Green Foundation: 198 M adison Avenue. 8th Floor
New York. N ew York 10016
F ello w sh ip s Tel: 212.6 8 9 .1 1 6 5
Fax: 212 .6 8 9 .9 0 1 0
A pplication inquiries: 2 1 2 .7 9 2 .8 5 8 0 E-mail: eencralfSlechoineereen.ore Internet: httD://w w w .echoinaereen.ore/
Environmental Research and E ducation Foundation:
httD://w ww .erefdn.ore/scholar.htm l
Fran cois Fiessin ger Environmental F ellow sh ips
4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Suite 3 0 0 W ashington. D C 2 0008
Tel: 2 0 2 .3 6 4 .3 7 8 9
E ppley Foundation: Secretary
E ppley Foundation A dvanced R esearch in Physical and
Biological Sciences
245 Park Avenue
N ew York. New York 10167-0034 Five C o lle g e s African S ch o lars R esidency
Program:
(httD://w w w .satesfoundation.ore). See also : httD://www.fiv eco lleses.ed u C o n t a c t i n f o r m a t i o n :
R esearch Projects with an African Focus
N athan A. Therien,
D irector for A cadem ic Program s. Five C olleges. Incorporated
E-m ail: ntherienfSlfivecolleses.edu.
T h e A frican Stu d ies C oun cil is chair Elliot Fratkin (sm ith C o llege) efratkin(©.soDhia.smith.edu.
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1 5 0 A G u id e to P r e p a r in g G e o s c ie n c e R e s e a rc h P r o p o s a ls
Ford Foundation httD://w w w .fordfound.ore
International F ellow sh ips Program (IF P )
Fulbright Sch olar Program: www .cies.org
G rants in 140 C oun tries for Faculty and P ro fessio n als
C ouncil for International Exchange o f Scholars (C l E S)
3 0 0 7 T ilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington. D C 2 00 0 8 -3 0 0 9 . T eleph one:202-686-7877 E-m ail: aD orequest(® cies.iic.ora.
German A cadem ic Exchange Service:
Sch olarsh ip s to students, trainees, y ou n g academ ics, lecturers and p ro fesso rs a s a w ay o f prom oting continuing education and training in the field o f higher education a s w ell a s research.
D eutscher A kadem isch er A ustausch dienst (D A A D ).K en n ed yallee 50. D -53175 Bonn. Germany.
M ailin g ad d ress: P O B o x 2 0 0 4 04, D -53134 Bonn,Germ any.
Tel: + + 4 9 -2 2 8 -8 8 2 -0 F a x : + + 4 9 -2 2 8 - 882- 444 httn://w w w .daad.de
Germ an R esearch Foundation: D eutsche F orschungsgeneinschaft (D FG ).K en ney dy allee 40, T h e D F G is the central self-governing
organ isation o f G erm an science. It serve all fie ld s o f scien ce and the arts.
It supports and coordinates research projects in all d iscip lin es, especially in the area o f b asic research, but also in applied research.
D -53175 Bonn,Germ any.
T e l:++49-228-8851 F a x :+ + 4 9 -2 2 8 -8 8 5 2221 httD://w w w .dfe.de/enelish/
International D evelopm ent Research Centre:
D R C D octoral R esearch A w ards Centre Training and A w ards Program
International D evelopm ent Research Centre 250
ID R C D octoral R esearch Awards Albert Street Ottawa Ontario K 1P 6 M 1 C anada Phone: 1 (6 1 3 ) 236-6 1 6 3 , ext. 2098 Fax: 1 (6 l3 )5 6 3 -0 8 l5 cta (® .id rc.ca
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F . S . I d a c h a b a F o u n d a t i o n f o r R e s e a r c h a n d S c h o l a r s h i p : The F.S Idachaba Foundation for Research and Sch olarsh ip (IF R E S ) is a not-for-profit research and scholarship support organisation that explores new w ays o f conducting and supporting research and scholarship in N igeria and other sub-Saharan African countries.
The Foundation seeks to promote developm ent through research and scholarship that enhance the w ell-being o f N igerians in particular, and o f A fricans in general.
A ssistant Program m e Officer, F.S. Idachaba Foundation for R esearch and Scholarship (IF R E S ).
4 7 Francis O kediji Street. B odija, U IP O B o x 19906. Ibadan, e-mail: ifres(©skannet.com
Website: w ww .idachabafoundation.org
International Federation o f U niversity Women:
D orothy Leet Grants.
8 rue de 1’ Ancien Port G en eva C H 1201 Sw itzerland
Tel: 4 1 .2 2 .7 3 1 .2 3 .8 0 Fax: 4 1 .2 2 .7 3 8 .0 4 .4 0 Internet: httD://www .ifuw .ore
International Foundation for Science
Scientific Program m e C oordinator International Foundation fo r S cien ce (IF S ) G rev T u regatan 1 9 S E - 1 14 38 Stockholm , Sweden
T e l:+ 4 6 ( 0 ) 8 545 818 10 F a x :+ 4 6 ( 0 ) 8 545 818 01 E-m ail: eren .zin k@ ifs.se Web: w w w .ifs.se Japan International Cooperation
A gency (JIC A ):
httD://w ww .iica.20.iD/enelish/index.html
F ello w sh ip s
Japan So ciety for the Prom otion o f DOstdoctral.html
httn://w w w .isD s.eo.iD /e-fellow Science:
Post-dootoral Fellow ship for Foreign Researchers
K in g F aisal Foundation: httn://www. kff.com Grants Adm inistrator, K in g F aisal International Grants K in g F aisal Foundation,
PO B o x 352, R iyadh ! 1411 Saudi Arabia
Tel: 9 66-1-465-2255 F a x :9 6 6 -1 -4 6 5 -6 5 2 4 E-m ail: info@ kff.com
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Leverhulm e Trust V isiting Fellow
httn://www. leverhulm e.ore.uk/inte2.htm l
N A S A T rain in g for D eveloping Country Scien tists in G IS , Rem ote Sen sin g T ech nology and G P S Data Collection
httD.V/seo.arc.nasa.eov/see/health/
chaart.html.
N A S A A m es R esearch C enter M offett Field, C A 9 4 0 3 5-1000
Tel: 6 5 0 .6 0 4 .5 8 9 6 Fax: 6 50 .6 0 4 .4 6 8 0 N ational Scien ce Foundation (N S F )
International O pportunities for Scientists and Engineers
www.nsf.20v
N etherlands F ellow sh ips Program m e T raining o f D evelopin g Country N ation als
httD://w ww .nuffic.nl
N etherlands Foundation fo r the A dvancem ent o f T ro p ical Research
W O TRO , N etherlands Foundation for the A dvancem ent o f Tropical R esearch P.O. B o x 9 3 1 3 8 , 2 5 0 9 A C Den H aag, The N etherlands Tel. (+ 3 1) 7 0 34 4 0 763 / Fax. ( + 3 1 ) 7 0 38 19 874
Internet: httD://w ww .nw o.nl/w otro Royal Society:
International Grants
P rogram m es for E ast, South E ast A sia and the D ev elo pin g World
w w w .rovalsoc.ac.uk
Santa F e Institute (S F I):
International R esearch Fellow ship O p p ortu n ities
httD://w w w .santafe.edu/sfl/education/
international/intlfellows/
intlfaldescriDtion.html
International Fellow sh ip P rogram .Santa Ft Institute, 1399 Hyde Park R oad, M S#2, Santa Fe, New M exico 8 7 5 0 1 , U SA , Telephone: (5 0 5 ) 9 8 4-8800
ext. 235 (voice).
F ax: (5 0 5 ) 982-0565 A m erica Sm ithsonian Institution Research
F ellow sh ips and Grants
O ffice o f F ellow sh ips Sm ithsonian Institution, 750 9th Street N W Suite 9300 M R C 902 PO B o x 370I2W ashington, DC 2 0 0 1 3-7012 Tel: 2 0 2 .2 7 5 .0 6 5 5
Fax: 202.275.0489 em ail: [email protected]