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Subject: Travel Grants: Governance in Post-Communist Societies SPONSOR: National Research Council SYNOPSIS: With the support of the U.S. Department of State's Research and Training Program for Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII Program), the National Research Council will support scholars to travel to Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union for periods of two to six weeks to conduct research related to "Governancein Post-Communist Societies". DEADLINES: 2000-06-02 2000-12-18 OBJECTIVES: The three sub-themes are: Science and Democratization--focuses on the role of scientists, engineers, and health professionals in the transition and the impact of the transition on the scientific community. Appropriate topics might include issues related to scientists in civil society, such as environmental movements and academies of sciences; epistemic communities; science and nation-building; changes in science policy; and values of scientists. Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction--proposals should examine the causes of criminal activity, including counterfeiting, extortion, money-laundering, narcotics, arms trafficking, diversion of natural resources, terrorism, and proliferation. Technology and Industrial Economics--proposals should address problems and potential technology commercialization and industrial development. Topics which would be appropriate include issues of intellectual property rights, small business development, industrial research and development, enterprise restructuring, and defense conversion. RESTRICTIONS: Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and must be affiliated with American universities or research institutions. The program will be open to scholars at the postdoctoral level and to advanced graduate students if the travel and research are directly relevant to their dissertation. MONETARY: The exact grant amount will depend on the length of visit and the destination of the scholar, but the range will be $2,500 to $4,000. This funding will cover travel costs, including international airfare and travel expenses while abroad. This program does not provide stipends, salary replacement, or indirect costs. Duration is two to six weeks. Applications will be strengthened by evidence of relevant language capabilities. Applications in which the American scholar proposes to collaborate closely with a scholar from the region will also receive a higher priority. CONTACT INFO: Christina Maiers; 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW; Room 2060; Washington, DC 20418 Telephone: 202-334-2658 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%