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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsPublicationsSourcesof FinanceLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | May 1999Has your organization considered the tremendous opportunities available in the new
markets of the former Soviet Union? Imagine learning about the possibilities  directly from
business leaders in these expanding free market economies. Or think of the advantages
that long-term collaboration with members of elite scientific institutes and laboratories could
offer to your company.The Department of Commerce's Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) is an
innovative grant program that provides funding to U.S. organizations to conduct stateside
training
for business executives and scientists from the nis.Through May 31, 1999, U.S. businesses, universities, and other interested organizations are
invited
to apply for SABIT grants to host English-speaking NIS colleagues for periods of 3-6 months.
SABIT
reimburses round-trip international airfare, $30 per diem, and up to $500 per month for lodging.
U.S.
host organizations provide visas, medical insurance, and the actual "hands-on" training.
Grant recipients may select one or more NIS colleagues (up to 10 individuals) from SABIT's
pool of
highly qualified candidates, or may elect to train their own candidates. SABIT has internship
candidates specializing in such areas as biotechnology, medical research, pharmaceuticals,
agribusiness, industrial chemicals, power engineering, computer science, environmental
protection,
and science education.Intrigued? 
For an application or more details, contact Suzanne  Thompson, tel: (202) 482-0073, fax (202)
482-
2443, email: [email protected], or visit the SABIT website at
www.mac.doc.gov/sabit/sabit.html.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly
Independent States (BISNIS)