Title  : NSF 93-147 -- A Selected List of Fellowship and Other Support
         Opportunities for Advanced Education
Type   : Report
NSF Org: EHR
Date   : March 7, 1995
File   : ns93147e

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

Address for application information
Division of Fellowships and Seminars
Room 316
National Endowment for the Humanities
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20506

Citizenship: United States; also, citizens of any country may apply
(except to Dissertation Grants) if they have resided in the U.S.
for the 3 years immediately preceding the application deadline.

Fields supported for all programs: In the act that established the
Endowment, the term humanities includes, but is not limited to, the
study of the following disciplines: history; philosophy; languages;
linguistics; literature; archaeology; jurisprudence; the history,
theory, and criticism of the arts; ethics; comparative religion;
and those aspects of the social sciences that employ historical or
philosophical approaches.

1. Fellowships for University Teachers
Purpose of program: To enable faculty in PhD-granting departments
and post-graduate professional school faculty to pursue advanced
study and research that will enhance their capacities as teachers,
scholars, or interpreters of the humanities, and that will make
significant contributions to thought and knowledge in the
humanities.

Level: Postdoctoral

Other requirements: The following are not eligible: Surveys of
courses and programs in other institutions, the preparation of
institutional curricula, empirical educational research projects,
work in the creative and performing arts, and studies in the social
and natural sciences that do not employ historical or philosophical
approaches. Applicants may not be degree candidates or seeking
support for a degree.

Number of awards: Approximately 110

Duration of awards: 6 to 12 months

Application deadline: May 1 of each year

Stipend for 1993-94: Up to $30,000

Allowances and amounts: Some assistance may be provided within the
limits of the stipend to help defray costs of necessary travel. No
allowance is given for other expenses.

2. Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars
Purpose of program: To enable college and university faculty who
are members of non-PhD granting departments and independent
scholars to pursue advanced study and research that will enhance
their capacities as teachers, scholars, or interpreters of the
humanities and that will make significant contributions to thought
and knowledge in the humanities.

Level: Postdoctoral

Other requirements: The following are not eligible: Surveys of
courses and programs in other institutions, the preparation of
institutional curricula, empirical educational research projects,
work in the creative and performing arts, and studies in the social
and natural sciences that do not employ historical or philosophical
approaches. Applicants may not be degree candidates or seeking
support for a degree.

Number of awards: 110

Duration of awards: 6 to 12 months

Application deadline: May 1 of each year

Stipend for 1993-94: Up to $30,000

Allowances and amounts: Some assistance may be provided within the
limits of the stipend to help defray costs of necessary travel. No
allowance is given for other expenses.

3. Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities -
Faculty Graduate Study Program
Purpose of program: To strengthen the teaching of the humanities at
historically Black colleges and universities by providing one year
of support for teachers at these institutions to complete work
toward a doctoral degree in the humanities.

Level: Graduate

Other requirements: Applicants must have the qualifications to
pursue one year of graduate study, potential for making strong
contributions to teaching in the humanities, at least one year of
graduate work completed, and must be a faculty member at a
historically Black college or university.

Number of awards: Approximately 10

Duration of awards: 9 to 12 months

Application deadline: March 15 of each year

Stipend for 1992-93: Up to $30,000

Allowances and amounts: Stipends replace salary lost through the
taking of leave and, within the limits of the maximum $30,000
stipend, may cover some costs of necessary travel, tuition, books,
and other associated expenses.

4. Summer Stipends
Purpose of program: To provide support for faculty members in
universities and two-year and four-year colleges and for others
working in the humanities to pursue two consecutive months of
full-time study and research.  Applicants whose projects require
significant travel to libraries' archives or other collections may
apply for the stipend with travel supplement.

Level: Postdoctoral

Other requirements: Up to 3 members of each college and university
in the United States and territorial possessions may be nominated;
no more than 2 should be junior nominees, no more than 2 should be
senior nominees. Independent scholars and faculty on terminal
contracts may apply without nomination.

Number of awards: Approximately 200

Duration of awards: 2 months

Application deadline: October 1

Stipend for 1993: $4,000 without travel; $4,750 with necessary
travel.

5. Younger Scholars
Purpose of program: To provide support for high school and
undergraduate students to carry out projects of research and
writing in the humanities during the summer.

Level: Undergraduate; high school

Number of awards: Up to 200

Duration of awards: 9 weeks during the summer

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993: $2,400/2,000 for college students and high school
students; each stipend includes $400 for project adviser.

6. Summer Seminars
Prospective seminar directors, who can obtain proposal guidelines
from the Division of Fellowships and Seminars, are urged to discuss
their ideas with NEH program staff before formal submission

a. Summer Seminars for College Teachers

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for faculty members at
undergraduate colleges to work with distinguished scholars in their
own fields or in other fields related to their interests in a
variety of the disciplines of the humanities.

Level: Postdoctoral

Other requirements: Intended primarily for individuals who teach
undergraduate courses, but independent scholars are eligible to
apply.  Preference is given to applicants who have not recently had
access to the resources of a major library or other research
facility.

Number of awards: 600 participants, 50 seminar directors

Duration of awards: 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 weeks

Application deadline: March 1

Stipend for 1993: Up to $4,000 for participants; up to 27.78% of
salary for Directors.

b. Summer Seminars for School Teachers

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for teachers of
kindergarten through grade 12 to work on a variety of texts in the
humanities under the direction of distinguished teachers and active
scholars.

Level: Postgraduate

Other requirements: Seminars are designed primarily for teachers of
grades 7 through 12; other school personnel, K-12, are also
eligible to apply.

Number of awards: Approximately 900 participants, 60 directors

Duration of awards: 4, 5 or 6 weeks

Application deadline: Participants: March 1

Stipend for 1993: Up to $3,200 for participants; up to 22.2% of
academic year salary for directors.

7. Study Grants
Purpose of Program: To provide support for college and university
teachers to undertake independent study to increase knowledge of
their own disciplines or related disciplines, to enrich their
understanding of the humanities, and to pursue intellectual
projects that will inform their teaching.  Awards are made for
intensive study rather than for research intended primarily for
publications.

Level: Postdoctoral

Other requirements: Applicants must be full-time faculty members
who have completed 3 years of teaching and who have regular
undergraduate teaching responsibilities in the humanities.
Applicants may not have held an NEH Fellowship for College teachers
and Independent Scholars or another major research grant.
Recipients of NEH Summer Stipends must wait 5 years before they are
eligible for a Study Grant.

Number of awards: Approximately 100

Duration of awards: 6 weeks

Application deadline: August 15 each year

Stipend for 1993: $3,000

8. Dissertation Grants
Purpose of Program: To provide support for doctoral candidates in
the humanities to complete the writing of their dissertations.

Level: Doctoral

Other requirements: Applicants must have completed all requirements
for the Ph.D. except the dissertation.  Only two Dissertation
Grants will be awarded to candidates from any one Ph.D.-granting
institution.

Number of awards: Approximately 50

Duration of awards: 6 to 12 months

Application deadline: November 15

Stipend for 1993-94: $17,500

NATIONAL HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Address for application information:
National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
P.O. Box 728
Novato, California  94948

Title of program: National Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Purpose of program: To award scholarships to college students.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Undergraduate; graduate

Field(s) supported: Fields unrestricted.

Other requirements: Student must be enrolled and attending a
college in the United States or Puerto Rico on a full-time basis;
must have completed a minimum of fifteen units of college work;
and, must be of Hispanic background.

Number of awards: Varies each year--3,226 for 1991.

Duration of awards: One school year.

Application deadline: April 1 to June 15

Stipend for 1993-94: Up to $1,000

NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER

Address for application information
Fellowship Program
National Humanities Center
7 Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12256
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2256

Title of program: Fellowships

Purpose of program: To support advanced study in the humanities.

Citizenship: Unrestricted

Level: From promising young scholars several years beyond the
doctorate to senior scholars of recognized accomplishment.

Field(s) supported: History, philosophy, literature, and all other
fields of the humanities; in addition, representatives of the
natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public
life may be admitted if their work has humanistic dimensions.

Number of awards: 35 to 40 annually

Duration of awards: Generally for the academic year (September
through May); a few may be awarded for the fall or spring semester.

Application deadline: October 15

Stipend: Stipends are individually determined in accordance with a
scholar's needs and the Center's ability to meet them.

Stipend for 1993-94:  average $25,000; maximum $35,000

Allowances and amounts: Travel expenses to and from the Center for
Fellows and families.

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)

Address for application information
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Grants Inquiries
Division of Research Grants
Room 449, Westwood Building
5333 Westbard Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

Citizenship: United States citizens or non-citizen nationals or
non-citizens lawfully admitted for permanent residence

Field(s) supported: Basic and applied scientific inquiry related to
the causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of
human diseases and disabilities; the fundamental biological
processes of growth, development, and aging; and the biological
effects of the environment.

1. Career Development Awards (Clinical Investigator Awards,
Academic Investigator Awards, Research Career Development Awards,
Physician and Dentist Scientist Awards).

Purpose of programs: To provide opportunities for career
development for young research scientists in order to promote
research in the health-related sciences

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Health-related sciences

Other requirements: Candidates must be nominated by a non-Federal
public or private nonprofit institution engaged in health-related
research and located in the U.S. or its possessions and
territories; must have, depending on the specific award, a range of
1 to 10 years of relevant research and/or professional experience
prior to the beginning date of the award.

Duration of awards: 3 to 5 years, depending on specific award

Application deadline: Usually February 1, June 1, October 1

Salary for 1993-94: $50,000

Allowances and amounts: Salary support not to exceed $50,000
annually. Supplementation of salary from non-government sources is
allowable. Some awards provide from $10,000-$20,000 for research
support costs.

2. National Research Service Awards
Application deadline: January 10, May 10, September 10

a. Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships

Purpose of program: To offer scientists with a doctoral degree the
opportunity to receive full-time research training in areas that
reflect the national need for biomedical and behavioral research

Level: Postdoctoral

Other requirements: Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, etc.) from an
accredited domestic or foreign institution by start of award;
sponsorship by a private or public institution; service payback for
support beyond 12 months.

Number of awards: 1700 (estimated total fellowships)

Duration of awards: 1, 2, or 3 years

Stipend for 1993-94: $18,600-$32,300 depending on relevant
experience after receipt of qualifying doctoral degree.

Allowances and amounts: Institutional allowance of $3,000 ($2,000
at Federal labs); round trip travel fare for those training at
foreign institutions

b. Institutional Grants

Purpose of program: These grants are made to eligible institutions
to develop or enhance pre-PhD and postdoctoral research training
opportunities for individuals who are interested in preparing for
careers in biomedical or behavioral research. The training program
director at the grantee institution will be responsible for the
selection and appointment of trainees and for the overall direction
of the program.

Level: Graduate, postdoctoral

Other requirements: Institution-Domestic nonprofit private or
public institution; Predoctoral Trainee-A baccalaureate degree as
of the beginning date of appointment; training at the
postbaccalaureate level in a program leading to the award of PhD or
ScD degree or equivalent. Awards may not support study leading to
the MD, DO, DDS, or other similar professional degree. Service-
Research and/or teaching payback for support beyond 12 months;
Postdoctoral Trainee-Doctoral degree (PhD, MD, etc.) from
accredited domestic or foreign institution; Service-Research and/or
teaching payback for support beyond 12 months.

Number of awards: 9,800 (estimated total trainees)

Duration of awards: Institution-5 years; Predoctoral Trainee-Up to
5 years; Postdoctoral Trainee-Up to 3 years

Stipend for 1993-94: Predoctoral-$8,800; Postdoctoral-
$18,600-$32,300

Allowances and amounts: Training-related expenses: $1,500 per year
for predoctoral and $2,500 per year for postdoctoral, plus health
insurance for the individual, tuition and fees, and Trainee travel.

3. Information concerning Senior Fellowships and Short Term
Traineeships for Students in Health Professional Schools is
available from the Office of Grants Inquiries at the above address.
Information on individual predoctoral fellowships for nurses can be
obtained from:

Dr. Janet Heinrich
National Center for Nursing Research
Building 31, Room 5803
National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

NATIONAL MEDICAL FELLOWSHIPS, INC.

Address for application information
National Medical Fellowships, Inc.
254 West 31 Street
New York, New York 10001
Citizenship: United States

Eligible ethnic minority group(s): Black Americans, Mexican
Americans, American Indians, mainland Puerto Ricans

1. National Medical Fellowships
Purpose of program: To increase the number of physicians from
underrepresented minority medical groups.

Level: Medical students

Field(s) supported: Allopathic and osteopathic medicine

Other requirements: Must be accepted by an American medical school.

Number of awards: Approximately 1,000

Application deadline: First time applicants-August 31; renewals-May
31.

Stipend for 1993-94: $2,000

2. National Medical Fellowships/Fellowship Program in Academic
Medicine
Purpose of program: To encourage careers in biomedical research and
academic medicine.

Level: Medical students

Field(s) supported: Basic biomedical research

Other requirements: Currently enrolled medical students in good
academic standing; nomination from dean who must identify senior
scientist willing to be mentor during fellowship period.

Number of awards: 35

Duration of awards: 8 to 12 weeks.

Application deadline: December 1

Stipend for 1993-94: $6,000

Allowances and amounts: Of the stipend, $4,000 earmarked for
students; up to $2,000 can be used to offset mentor's expenses.

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION

Address for application information
Contact High School Guidance Counselor

Title of program: National Merit Scholarship Program

Purpose of program: To provide academic recognition and college
undergraduate scholarships to scholastically able high school
students.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Undergraduate

Field(s) supported: Unrestricted

Other requirements: To enter the competition, high school students
take the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), usually in the junior
year, and meet participation requirements.  Information about the
Merit Program may be found in the PSAT/NMSQT Student Bulletin,
distributed by guidance personnel to students who will take the
PSAT/NMSQT administered by high schools in October.

Number of awards: Approximately 6,300

Duration of awards: About one-third of the awards are for one year;
the remainder are renewable for the four college years.

Stipend for 1993-94: Variable; one-time awards, $2,000; four-year
scholarships provide between $250 and $2,000 or more annually.

NATIONAL PHYSICAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM

Address for application information:
National Physical Science Consortium
c/o New Mexico State University
Box 30001, Department 3NPS
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-0001

Title of program: Graduate Fellowships for Minorities and Women in
the Physical Sciences

Purpose of program: To increase the pool of minorities and women in
the physical sciences by providing doctoral fellowships and
graduate school informational referrals.

Citizenship: United States

Ethnic and Gender requirements: Hispanics (all groups), Black
Americans, American Indians (all groups), and women (any ethnicity)

Level: Graduate

Field(s) supported: Astronomy, chemistry, computer science,
geology, material science, mathematics, and physics

Other requirements: Must be a graduating physical science senior
(undergraduate); or be obtaining a master's degree in a physical
science discipline from a non-PhD granting institution; or have
completed a bachelor's or master's degree in a physical science
discipline and have been in the workforce at least one year; and
must pursue graduate study at a participating NPSC member
university.

Number of awards: 38 in 1992

Duration of awards: 5-6 years

Application deadline: November 15 of each year

Stipend: $10,000 for years 1 & 2 plus summer employment at
sponsoring employer's worksite; $12,500 for years 3 & 4; and
$15,000 for years 5 & 6

Allowances and amounts: Tuition and fees are provided by the PhD
granting institution in which the Fellow is enrolled.

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

Address for application information
Associateship Programs-GR 430E
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20418

Title of program: Resident, Cooperative, and Postdoctoral Research
Associateship Programs

Purpose of program: To provide significant research opportunities
to new or senior doctoral scholars who receive awards to become
guest researchers at various sponsor federal research laboratories
or centers. Each Research Associate is provided full programmatic
support to conduct the research program, which was proposed as part
of the application, with no additional distracting assignments. By
their presence, the sponsor research organization receives
important new scientific and technical concepts and staff
stimulation.

Citizenship: Unrestricted in many programs; United States
citizenship in some programs

Level: Postdoctoral; senior postdoctoral in many programs

Field(s) supported: All fields of science and engineering

Number of awards: About 400 per year

Duration of awards: One year renewable to two and up to three in
some programs.

Application deadline: January 15, April 15, August 15

Stipend for 1992-93: Regular base stipend-$27,750 to $44,000,
dependent upon sponsor and discipline; senior stipend-individually
determined, $84,500 maximum.

Allowances and amounts: Relocation travel; moving of household;
participating group health insurance program; professional travel
to 2 or 3 meetings; workman's compensation type insurance.

Following is a list of the laboratories/centers available for
research programs:

The Aerospace Corporation
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
Center for Devices and Radiological Health through the Food and
 Drug Administration
Federal Highway Administration/Turner-Fairbank Highway Research
 Center
Fish and Wildlife Services/National Fisheries Contaminant Research
 Center
NASA Ames Research Center
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center
NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
NASA Langley Research Center
NASA Lewis Research Center
NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Science and Technology Laboratory
National Center for Infectious Diseases/Center for Disease Control
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Institutes of Health
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Naval Medical Research and Development Command
Naval Ocean Systems Center
Naval Postgraduate School
Naval Research Laboratory
U.S. Air Force Laboratories
U.S. Army Armament Research, Development, and Engineering Center
U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory
U.S. Army Chemical Research, Development, and Engineering Center
U.S. Army Electronics Technology and Devices Laboratory
U.S. Army Harry Diamond Laboratories
U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command
U.S. Army Missile Command
U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
U.S. Army Research Laboratory/Battlefield Environment   Directorate
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Geological Survey

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

1. NSF Graduate Research Fellowships - including Women in
Engineering Awards (NSF Graduate Fellowships and NSF Minority
Graduate Fellowships)

Address for application information
Oak Ridge Associated Universities
P.O. Box 3010
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-3010

Purpose of program: To improve the human resource base of science,
mathematics, and engineering in the United States and to reinforce
the ethnic diversity of that human resource base by providing for
study and research leading to master's or doctoral degrees.
Minority Graduate Fellowships are available to increase the number
of practicing scientists and engineers who are members of ethnic
minority groups that traditionally have been underrepresented in
the advanced levels of the Nation's science and engineering talent
pool.

Citizenship: United States and permanent residents of the U.S.

Level: Graduate

Field(s) supported: Mathematical, physical, biological,
engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, and the history of
science and the philosophy of science. Awards are also made for
work toward a research-based PhD in science education that requires
a science competence comparable to that for PhD candidates in those
disciplines.  Awards are not made in clinical, business or
management fields, in other education programs of any kind, or in
history or social work, for work leading to medical, dental, law or
public health degrees, or for study in joint science-professional
degree programs such as MD/PhD and JD/PhD.

Duration of awards: 3 years

Application deadline: Early November

Stipend for 1993-94: $14,000 for 12 month tenure.

Allowances and amounts: Cost-of-education allowance up to a maximum
of $7,500 in lieu of all tuition costs and assessed fees.  An
International Research Travel allowance of $l,000 for Fellows who
have arranged to conduct full-time advanced study and research at
a foreign site for at least 3 continuous months.

a. NSF Graduate Fellowships

Requirements: NSF Graduate Fellowships are intended for students at
or near the beginning of their graduate study in science,
mathematics or engineering. Eligibility is limited to those
individuals who, by the beginning of the fall 1992 term, have
completed no more than 20 semester hours, 30 quarter hours, or
equivalent, of graduate study in the science and engineering fields
supported by this program since completion of the last
baccalaureate degree in science or engineering.  "Graduate study"
includes course work, research, and seminars.  These guidelines are
applied to graduate study completed after October l, 1982
regardless of purpose or whether credit for that study has been
applied toward an advanced degree. Students in a five-year, joint
baccalaureate-master's degree program are eligible to apply in the
fourth and fifth years of the program; for eligibility purposes,
the fifth year of such a program is considered to be graduate
study.  Additionally, no individual will be eligible who, at the
time of application, has earned after October l, 1982 an advanced
degree in science or engineering. Applicants who have earned any
medical degree, such as the MD, DDS or DVM, are ineligible.
Eligibility for Women in Engineering awards is limited to women who
intend to pursue graduate degrees in engineering fields and who, by
the beginning of the fall 1992 term, have completed no more than 30
semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or equivalent, of graduate study
in the science and engineering fields supported by NSF since
completion of their last baccalaureate degree in science or
engineering.  Women in Engineering applicants who are otherwise
eligible are not disqualified by reason of holding a master's
degree.

Number of awards: Approximately 750

b. NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships

Eligible ethnic minority groups: American Indian, Black/African
American, Hispanic, Native Alaskan (Eskimo or Aleut), or Native
Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian)

Other requirements: NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships are intended
for students in the early stages of their graduate study in
science, mathematics or engineering.  Eligibility is limited to
those individuals who, by the beginning of the fall 1992 term, have
completed no more than 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or
equivalent, of graduate study in the science and engineering fields
supported by this program since completion of their last
baccalaureate degree in science or engineering.  Minority Graduate
applicants are not disqualified by reason of holding a master's
degree, but they must not exceed the semester/quarter hour
limitations specified.  Other guidelines regarding graduate study
are identical to those in the Graduate Fellowship competition.
Eligibility for the Women in Engineering awards is limited to women
who are members of one of the designated ethnic minority groups and
who intend to pursue graduate degrees in one of the engineering
fields.

Number of awards: Approximately 150

Allowances and amounts: $l,000 Incentives for Excellence
Scholarship Prize is intended to be awarded by the department to a
student in one of the minority groups eligible in this competition,
or equally to two such students, other than current seniors, in
that department.  This prize is in recognition of the students'
scholarship excellence and to encourage their continued study in
science or engineering.  Also, Fellows matriculating into their
fellowship institutions for the first time as graduate students are
eligible for a Mentoring Assistantship consisting of one, two or
three months of additional stipend support primarily to participate
in research during the summer before they begin their fall
fellowship tenure.

2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Postdoctoral
Fellowships In Science
Address for application information:
NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
GERD
National Science Foundation
1800 G Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To promote the progress of science and closer
collaboration among the scientists of NATO member nations

Citizenship: United States

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Mathematical, physical, biological,
engineering, and social sciences, and the history and philosophy of
science as well as interdisciplinary areas comprised of two or more
of these fields; awards will not be made in clinical, education or
business fields, or in history, social work or public health.

Other requirements: Recipients of awards are expected to study in
a NATO country (other than the United States), or at neighboring
multinational institutions. Recipients must have earned the PhD by
beginning of tenure, or have received the PhD in a field of science
supported by NSF, within the past five years.

Number of awards: 50

Duration of awards: 6-12 months

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993-94: $2,750 per month

Allowances and amounts: Dependency allowance of $200 per month for
a dependent spouse and for each of not more than two dependent
children; travel allowance to aid in defraying travel costs for
Fellow and dependents; Fellow and host institution will each
receive an allowance of $100 for each month of tenure.

3. NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Address for application information:
Program Director, Office of Special Projects
Division of Mathematical Sciences
National Science Foundation
Room 339
1800 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To contribute to the future vitality of the
scientific effort of the Nation

Citizenship: United States and U.S. permanent resident aliens

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Pure mathematics, applied mathematics, and
statistics

Other requirements: Recipient must have held a doctorate in one of
the mathematical sciences listed above for no more than 5 years as
of January 1 of fellowship year; will not previously have held any
other NSF postdoctoral fellowship.

Number of awards: 30 to 40

Duration of awards: 24 months

Application Deadline: October 15

Stipend for 24 months (1993): $66,000

Allowances and amounts (1993): $4,500 institutional allowance;
$4,500 cost-of-research allowance to Fellow

4. NSF Chemical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Address for application information
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Chemistry
Division of Chemistry
National Science Foundation
1800 G Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20550

Citizenship: United States and U.S. permanent resident aliens

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Fields consistent with the programmatic
responsibilities of the Chemistry Division. These areas are organic
and macromolecular chemistry; analytical and surface chemistry;
inorganic, bioinorganic and organometallic chemistry; and physical
chemistry.

Other requirements: Applicants must have filled the requirements of
the doctoral degree in chemistry or a closely related discipline
between June 1st of the current year and September 30th of the
following year. Applicants must make prior arrangements for
research and training with a scientific advisor at the institution
where the fellowship is to be held.

Number of awards: Up to 20

Duration of awards: 1-2 years

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1991-92: $26,000 per year. A leveraged $32,000 starter
grant is available to fellows who elect tenure-track positions at
U.S. colleges and universities following the tenure of their
fellowships.

Allowances and amounts: $4,000 to defray research costs and $2,000
institutional allowance. There is no allowance for dependents.

5. NSF Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Postdoctoral Awards for United States Researchers
Address for application information

JSPS Postdoctoral Awards
Room 501V
Division of International Programs
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To provide U.S. researchers the opportunity to
collaborate with Japanese colleagues at academic research
facilities in Japan.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Science and engineering

Other requirements: Doctorate in natural sciences, the social
sciences, or engineering is required. Applicants must demonstrate
with appropriate documentation the ability to pursue independent
research. Applicants must also identify a Japanese host scientist
willing to collaborate on the research project.

Number of awards: Approximately 25

Duration of awards: 1 year. Extensions of up to 12 months will be
considered if necessary for completion of research.

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993-94: 270,000 yen monthly

Allowances and amounts: Round-trip economy-class airfare for
Awardee only; settling-in allowance of 200,000 yen; monthly housing
allowance not to exceed 100,000 yen; monthly family allowance not
to exceed 500,000 yen total; and health insurance for the Awardee
only.

6. NSF Science and Technology Agency of Japan Postdoctoral Awards
for United States Researchers
Address for application information
STA Postdoctoral Awards
Room 501V
Division of International Programs
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To provide U.S. researchers the opportunity to
collaborate with colleagues at Japanese national laboratories,
public corporations, and certain non profit research organizations.
Citizenship: United States

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Science and engineering

Other requirements: Doctorate in science or engineering or
equivalent professional experience. Applicants must demonstrate
with appropriate documentation the ability to pursue independent
research. Applicants must also identify a Japanese host scientist
willing to collaborate on the research project.

Number of awards: Approximately 35

Duration of awards: 6 months to 2 years

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993-94: 270,000 yen monthly

Allowances and amounts: Round-trip economy-class airfare for
Awardee only; settling-in allowance of 200,000 yen; monthly housing
allowance not to exceed 100,000 yen; monthly family allowance of
50,000 yen, if accompanied by dependents; domestic travel allowance
of 100,000 yen per year; and health insurance for the Awardee only.

7. NSF Awards for Japanese-Language Study by Researchers in Science
and Engineering
Address for application information

Japanese Language Awards
Room 501V
Division of International Programs
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To help remove language and cultural barriers
to U.S.-Japanese science and technology exchanges

Citizenship: United States

Level: The awards are aimed primarily at researchers at the
graduate and post-doctoral level. Senior researchers, including
researchers in industry, will also be considered.

Field(s) supported: Science and engineering

Other requirements: Applicants must be researchers or graduate
students in fields of science and engineering supported by NSF.

Number of awards: 20 to 30

Duration of awards: Variable

Nature of support and application deadlines: Academic Program
Fellowships: Will provide stipend base of tuition and fees ($1,025
for graduate students and $2,050 for individuals with the Ph.D.,
prorated by fraction of effort devoted to language study), for
Japanese language courses, and travel and subsistence allowances as
necessary. The application deadline is December 15.

8. Summer Institute in Japan for U.S. Graduate Students in Science
and Engineering
Address for application information:

Summer Institute in Japan
Division of International Programs
Room 501V
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To provide: first-hand experience in a Japanese
research environment; an introduction to the science and science-
policy infrastructure of Japan, and; intensive Japanese language
training.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Graduate

Field(s) supported: Science and Engineering

Other requirements: Applicant must be enrolled at a U.S.
institution in a Ph.D. program or enrolled in an engineering
graduate program of which one year or more has been completed.

Number of awards: 58

Duration of awards: 2 months

Application deadline: January 15

Allowances and amounts: Travel costs and an allowance of $2,000.
Japan will provide living accommodations and partial board.

9. Program for Long and Medium-Term Research at Foreign Centers of
Excellence
Address for application information:

Long and Medium-Term Research Visits
Division of International Programs
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of Program: To support research excellence and to promote
the progress of science and engineering by: 1) facilitating access
to foreign centers of excellence affording unique research
opportunities not available in the U.S.; 2) introducing young
scientists and engineers to research developments abroad; and 3)
supporting the establishment of stronger relationships between U.S.
and foreign science and engineering communities.

Citizenship: U.S. citizens or native residents of U.S. possessions

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) Supported: Current research in any field of science or
engineering supported by NSF. These include mathematical and
physical sciences, geosciences, computer and information  sciences,
biological and behavioral sciences, social sciences and science
education, and all fields of engineering. Awards will not be made
for biomedical research with disease-related goals, including
research on the etiology, diagnosis, or treatment of physical or
mental diseases, abnormality, or malfunction in human beings or
animals; nor for animal models of such conditions, or the
development or testing of drugs or other procedures for their
treatment.

Other Requirements: Applicants must have earned the doctoral degree
within six years prior to the date of application or expect to
receive the degree by the award date.

Number of awards: 15 to 20

Duration of awards: Visits abroad of 3 to 12 months duration
(non-renewable)

Application deadline: November 1 (applications will be accepted
beginning September 1)

Stipend for 1993-94: Up to $3,000 per month for 12 months.  NSF
will determine the exact amount at the time of the award, based on
the cost of living at the destination. NSF will adjust the stipend
for awardees with partial support from other sources on a
case-by-case basis.

Allowances and amounts: NSF will grant special allowances for
language training if justified. A spouse and up to two dependent
children will receive a dependents' allowance of $150 each per
month provided they reside with the awardee abroad for 6 months or
more. Award does not pay fringe benefits, salaries for support
staff or research assistant, or for materials, supplies, equipment,
or publication costs.

10. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Environmental Biology
Address for application information
Postdoctoral (EB) Fellowships
Environmental Biology, Room 215
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To enable well-trained, highly talented  young
scientists to pursue innovative research in terrestrial and
freshwater ecology, and allied sub-disciplines.  Designed to
encourage research in a new environment, on a fresh problem,
requiring prolonged visits at foreign institutions or field sites.
Preference may be given to applicants taking advantage of the "full
portability" feature of the fellowship.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Systematic biology, population biology,
population genetics, physiological ecology, community ecology, and
ecosystem studies. Public health, clinically oriented, or applied
projects are ineligible.

Other requirements: Doctoral degree must have been received no
earlier than four years prior to the application deadline and no
later than one year after the application deadline.

Number of awards: Up to 20 annually

Duration of awards: 1 or 2 years, depending on request

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993-94: $2,200 per month

Allowances and amounts: $500 per month special research allowance
for Fellow; $200 per month allowance for host institution

11. Mid-Career Fellowship Opportunities in Environmental Biology
Address for application information
Environmental Biology, Room 215
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for experienced
doctoral-level scientists to improve and expand their skills by
pursuing independent research in terrestrial and fresh-water
ecology and related sub-disciplines in a new environment, learn new
techniques or address a fresh problem. Research problems or
approaches that depart significantly from the investigator's
traditional field are particularly encouraged.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Systematic biology, population biology,
population genetics, physiological ecology, community ecology, and
ecosystem studies. Public health, clinically oriented, or applied
projects are ineligible.

Other requirements: Doctoral degree must have been received at
least ten years prior to the application deadline date.

Number of awards: Up to 10 annually

Duration of awards: 6 to 15 months, depending on request

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993-94: An amount equivalent to the six-month
full-time salary as set by the home institution up to a maximum of
$47,500, plus a sum equivalent to the normal home institution
fringe benefit rate corresponding to the stipend.

Allowances and amounts: $1,000 per month research allowance; $300
per month allowance for host institution; $3,000 travel allowance
to relocate to fellowship institution.

12. NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Plant Biology
Address for application information
Division of Biological Instrumentation and Resources
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for plant biologists
from all sub-divisions to learn concepts and methodological
techniques of related scientific fields in order to approach
problems of plant biology with the most appropriate, sophisticated
tools. They also provide opportunities for a wide range of
biological and physical scientists not trained in traditional plant
sciences to learn concepts and techniques of research on plants.

Citizenship: United States or permanent residents of the U.S.

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Areas of Plant Biology included in the
following NSF programs: biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, cell
biology, developmental biology, and integrative biology.

Other requirements: Doctoral degree in a biological science,
physical science, or engineering earned not more than 5 years prior
to January 1 of the fellowship year.

Number of awards: Approximately 20

Duration of awards: 2 years

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1993-94: $2,200 per month

Allowances and amounts: Special allowance to Fellow of $300 per
month; institutional allowance of $200 per month; no dependency
allowance

13. NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program in
Biological/Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Address for application information
BIO/SBE Minority Research Fellowship Program
National Science Foundation
Washington, D. C. 20550

Purpose of program: To increase the number of research  scientists
from underrepresented minority groups.

Citizenship: United States or permanent residents of the U.S.

Eligible ethnic minorities: Blacks, American Indians, Hispanics,
Alaskan natives and native U.S. Pacific Islanders

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Biological Sciences and Social, Behavioral and
Economic Sciences

Other requirements: Applicant must have received their doctoral
degree within the last five years and not have completed two or
more years of postdoctoral support at the time the fellowship is
initiated.

Number of awards: 10

Duration of awards: Maximum of three years

Application deadline: December 1

Stipend for 1993-94: $28,000

Allowances and amounts: $2,400 institutional allowance for
reimbursement of expenses (space, equipment, secretarial,  general
purpose supplies); $4,600 for scientific supplies,  travel,
publication expenses, health insurance.

14. NSF Minority Graduate Travel Awards in Biological/Social,
Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Address for application information
NSF Minority Graduate Travel Awards-BIO/SBE
National Science Foundation
Washington, D. C. 20550

Purpose of program: To assist graduate students within 18 months of
the Ph.D. in selecting a postdoctoral mentor and in developing a
postdoctoral training plan.

Citizenship: United States or permanent residents of the U.S.

Eligible ethnic minorities: Blacks, American Indians, Hispanics,
Alaskan natives, and native U.S. Pacific Islanders

Level: Graduate

Fields supported: Biological Sciences and Social, Behavioral and
Economic Sciences

Number of awards: Varies

Duration of awards: Varies

Application deadline: July 1; October 1; and January 1 or April 1
Allowances and amounts: $3,000 total travel allowance. Students may
compete and be awarded travel awards up to three times.

15. NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Address for application information:
EAR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Room 602
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To contribute to future vitality of the U.S.
scientific effort in the Earth Sciences.

Citizenship: United States and permanent residents of the U.S.

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Earth Sciences

Other eligibility requirements: Applicant must have: 1) earned a
Ph.D. in some area of the earth sciences prior to the beginning of
the fellowship award period; 2) held a Ph.D. degree for no more
than three years prior to the closing date of this program; 3) not
have previously held any other NSF postdoctoral fellowship.

Number of awards: 10 per year

Duration of awards: 24 months

Application deadline: November 1

Stipend for 1992-93 and 1993-94: $2,500 per month

Allowances and amounts: $5,000 to host institution as partial
reimbursement for expenses incurred in support of the research
(such as supplies, space, equipment, secretarial assistance, etc.).
$2,500 per year to fellow to help defray costs of research.

16. NSF Research Fellowships in Marine Biotechnology and the Ocean
Sciences
Address for application information:
Research Fellowships in Marine Biotechnology and the Ocean Sciences
Division of Ocean Sciences
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550

Purpose of program: To foster the use of modern methodologies of
molecular biology, biochemistry, and analytical chemistry in basic
research in ocean ecology and related areas.

Citizenship: United States and permanent residents of the U.S.

Level: Postdoctoral and Faculty Researcher

Field(s) supported: Ocean Sciences

Other requirements: Applicants must have earned the doctoral degree
in a relevant scientific discipline prior to the award. Applicants
for the Postdoctoral Fellowship must have received the doctoral
degree after January 1, 1989. Additional requirement for
consideration is that applicants have made prior arrangements for
research and training with a scientific adviser/collaborator at the
institution where the Fellowship will be held.

Number of awards: up to 10 per year

Duration of awards: Postdoctoral - 2 years; Faculty Researcher -1
year

Application deadline: variable

Stipend for 1992-93: Postdoctoral - $2,200 per month ($26,400 per
year); Faculty Researcher - up to 6 months of annual faculty salary

Allowances and amounts: Institutional allowance of $300 per month
of tenure for partial reimbursement for expenses incurred in
support of the research. Special allowance up to $1,000 per month,
expendable at the Fellow's discretion, for scientific supplies,
special travel, publication expenses, other research- or training-
related costs, and may be used for medical insurance.  No
dependency allowance.

17. Postdoctoral Program in Ocean Modeling
Sponsoring organizations: National Science Foundation and Office of
Naval Research

Address for application information:
UCAR Projects Office
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, Colorado 80307

Purpose of program: To increase modeling capabilities in ocean
sciences.

Citizenship: Unrestricted

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Ocean Sciences

Duration of awards: one year, renewable for a second year

Application deadline: January 15

Stipend for 1993-94: $30,000 per year

Allowances and amounts: Benefits in accordance with UCAR policies.
Travel expenses to host institution for Fellow and family.

NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, INC.

Address for application information:
Native American Scholarship Fund, Inc.
3620 Wyoming Boulevard, N.E., Suite 206
Albuquerque, New Mexico  87111

Title of program: MESBEC Program and NALE Program

Purpose of program: The MESBEC (Math, Engineering, Science,
Business, Education, Computers) and NALE (Native American
Leadership in Education) programs award scholarships to Native
American Indian students based on academic merit and to Native
American Indian students most likely to improve the lives of Indian
people.

Citizenship: United States

Level: Undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Priority areas are Math, Engineering, Science,
Business, Education and Computers.

Other requirements: Applicant must be a member of a federally
recognized Native American Indian Tribe.  In addition, applicants
must apply to all other sources available to them.  This includes
the Financial Aid programs, Tribal scholarships and private
scholarship organizations.  A GPA of 3.0 or higher and high scores
on the ACT or SAT are also required.

Duration of awards: Awards are renewable.

Application deadline: Fall semester deadline is April 15 of that
year.  Spring deadline is September 15 of the year before and March
15 for summer.

Stipend for 1993-94: Awards range from $500 to $3,000 per year.

NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA

Address for application information
200 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H5
Canada

Title of program: Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government
Laboratories

Citizenship: Unrestricted

Level: Postdoctoral

Field(s) Supported: Natural sciences and engineering

Number of awards: Approximately 120

Duration of awards: 1 year with possible renewal for second year

Application deadline: November 15

Stipend for 1993-94: $35,184 (effective October 1, 1992)

Allowances and amounts: Travel allowance for Fellow and immediate
family.

NEW YORK STATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Address for application information
Bureau of Professional Career Opportunity Programs
State Education Department
Cultural Education Center, Room 5C64
Albany, New York 12230

Application deadline: Prospective applicants should request
information early in the academic year preceding the year for which
the award will be effective.

1. Regents Scholarships
Citizenship: Must have been a legal resident of New York State for
at least 1 year immediately preceding the effective date of the
award.

Eligible ethnic minority groups: Black, Hispanic, Native American
Indian or Alaskan Native

Other requirements: The law requires that awards be made to
eligible candidates in the following order: First priority will be
given to any candidate who is economically disadvantaged, as
defined under bulletin of information for candidates (may be
obtained by writing to above address), and a minority group member
historically underrepresented in the profession; second priority
will be given to any candidate who is a minority group member;
third priority will be given to any candidate who is enrolled in,
or a graduate of, one of these State sponsored opportunity
programs: SEEK or College Discovery at City University, EOP in the
State University system or HEOP at an independent college.
a. Regents Health Care Scholarships for Medicine or Dentistry

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for the professional
study of medicine or dentistry in an approved program in New York
State.

Level: Must be enrolled in, or a candidate for admission to,
medical or dental school.

Field(s) supported: Medicine, dentistry

Other requirements: Applicant must agree to practice, for a period
of at least 24 months, in an area or facility within New York State
designated as having a shortage of physicians or dentists.

Number of awards: 80 medical and 20 dental scholarships (for
1987-88)

Duration of awards: 4 years

Stipend for 1992-93: $1,000 to $10,000 per year based on income
b. Regents Professional Opportunity Scholarships

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for study in a New
York State school in a program which is licensure-qualifying in the
particular profession.

Level: Must be enrolled in a program approved for the award or be
a candidate for admission to such program.

Field(s) supported by degree level: Associate-Dental Hygiene,
Occupational Therapy Assistant, Ophthalmic Dispensing, Physical
Therapist Assistant, Physicians Assistant; Baccalaureate-
Accountancy, Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture,
Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy,
Physicians Assistant; Masters-Architecture, Landscape Architecture,
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Social Work,
Speech-Language  Pathology/Audiology; Doctorate-Chiropractic, Op-
tometry, Podiatry, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine; Juris
Doctorate-Law.

Other requirements: Applicant must agree to practice, for a period
of at least 12 months, in New York State.

Number of awards: 220 annually

Duration of awards: Up to 4 years of full-time study

Stipend for 1992-93: $1,000 to $5,000 per year based on income

2. Regents Physician Loan Forgiveness Program
Purpose of program: To provide support for physicians who agree to
practice medicine in an area of New York State designated as having
a shortage of physicians.

Citizenship: Must be a legal resident of New York State.

Level: Applicant must have completed residency training in medicine
within the 5 years immediately preceding the period for which the
first award is granted.

Other requirements: Applicant must be licensed to practice medicine
in New York State prior to beginning the service commitment.

Number of awards: 80

Duration of awards: 2 years; recipient may apply for one additional
award.

Stipend for 1992-93: Maximum of $40,000; 2 awards, each comprising
two $10,000 payments

3. Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships

Purpose of program: To provide support for undergraduate education.

Citizenship: United States citizen and legal resident of New York
State.

Level: Undergraduate-for students who have graduated in the top 10%
of their high school graduating class or have comparatively high
GED scores.

Field(s) supported: Unrestricted

Number of awards: Approximately 100

Duration of awards: Up to 4 years of full-time study

Application deadline: Early February
Stipend for 1992-93: Up to $5,000 for payment of tuition and fees.

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

1. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science Fellowships
Address for application information
Write to appropriate agency in candidate's own country, or to:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science Fellowships
Scientific Affairs Division
B-1110 Brussels
Belgium

Purpose of program: To provide opportunities for scientists of NATO
countries to pursue their work or to continue their training at the
most prestigious institutions in other countries.

Citizenship: Citizens of NATO countries

Level: Graduate, postdoctoral, senior postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Decision by individual countries.

Other requirements: Decision by individual countries.

Number of awards: Decision by individual countries; grand total of
more than 1,100.

Duration of awards: Decision by individual countries; however, the
customary length of basic fellowships is one year, with renewal
possible in certain cases; the minimum duration for advanced
fellowships is usually six months, for senior fellowships three
months, and for senior guest fellowships, three weeks.

Application deadline: Decision by individual countries.

Stipend for 1993-94: Decision by individual countries; due to
rising costs and limitation of fellowship funds, some countries use
the NATO funds as a supplement to other national sources, and in
such cases the NATO fellowships cover only a part of the total
expenses of the Fellows.

2. Fellowships Programme of the Committee on the Challenges of
Modern Society of NATO
Address for application information
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Scientific Affairs Division/CCMS
B-1110 Brussels
Belgium

Purpose of program: To allow Fellows to contribute to work of CCMS
pilot studies; purpose of studies is to suggest, on basis of
existing knowledge, solutions to problems relating to natural and
social environment.

Citizenship: Citizens of NATO countries

Level: Graduate, postdoctoral

Field(s) supported: Study projects change each year; must be within
purpose of program.

Other requirements: Applicant must: 1) demonstrate research
interest and/or experience in subject area related to on-going CCMS
pilot studies, and willingness to work under guidance of study
director; 2) have suitable background acceptable to pilot study
director; 3) have connection with research unit or government
agency having active interest in pilot study subject to ensure
useful application to needs of applicant's home country; 4) have
good working knowledge of language of CCMS pilot study director, or
English or French, if either is sufficient and mutually convenient.

Number of awards: 15 to 20 per year.

Duration of awards: Variable

Application deadline: 28 February of each year

Allowances and amounts: Award covers travel and living expenses;
rarely exceeds $6,000.

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)

Address for application information
Trainee Selection Division
Department of Fellowships and Training
Organization of American States (OAS)
Washington, D.C. 20006

Title of program: PRA Fellowships (Regular Training Program)

Purpose of program: To further economic, social, technical and
cultural development of the American peoples.

Citizenship: Citizens of member countries of the Organization of
American States with the exception of the country of which the
candidate is a citizen or in which a permanent residence is
maintained.

Level: Graduate and postdoctoral research

Field(s) supported: Any field but the medical sciences

Other requirements: Applicant must have had advanced training in
field for which fellowship is requested. Study or research to be
carried out in member countries of OAS with exception of country of
which candidate is a citizen, or in which a permanent residence is
maintained.

Number of awards: Varies according to funds available.

Duration of awards: From 3 months to 2 years

Application deadline: March 1

Stipend for 1992-93: Monthly living stipend varies from country to
country.

Allowances and amounts: Travel expenses; tuition fees; book
allowance; no family allowance.

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAN AMERICAN SANITARY BUREAU)

Address for application information
Health Department of candidate's own country

Title of program: Fellowships

Purpose of program: To provide training or study not available in
candidate's own country.

Citizenship: Citizens of member countries of the Pan American
Health Organization.

Level: Graduate, postdoctoral, non-academic

Field(s) supported: Public health; public health
administration and planning; environmental health; nursing;
maternal and child health; epidemiology and disease control;
laboratory services; medicine and health sciences; educational
technology and administration of all health related fields; and
supporting managerial and technical areas.

Other requirements: Candidate must agree in writing to return to
home country for at least 3 years of service with national health
administration or institution designated by it.

Number of awards: Variable

Duration of awards: As required

Application deadline: Variable

Stipend for 1993-94: Variable

P.E.O.

Address for application materials:
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarships
P.E.O.
3700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50312

Title of Program: International Peace Scholarships

Purpose of Program: To promote world peace

Citizenship: Women students who are citizens of countries other
than the U.S. and Canada for graduate work in the U.S. or Canada

Level: Graduate

Other requirements: An applicant must be qualified for admission to
full-time graduate study, working toward a graduate degree in the
college or university of her choice in the United States or Canada.
Doctoral students who have completed course work and are working on
dissertations only are not eligible as first-time applicants.
First-time applicants seeking assistance for less than one academic
year will not be considered.  Applicants must sign agreement to
return to their home country upon completion or must repay funds.

Number of awards: approximately 200

Duration of awards: 1 year, renewable up to 4 years

Deadline for establishing eligibility: December 15

Stipend for 1993-94: $3500 based on need