The Bechtel Initiative on Global Growth and Change, established in 1998 through the generous support of the Bechtel Foundation of San Francisco, seeks to stimulate the formation of multidisciplinary research teams at Stanford to investigate the technological, economic, and political aspects of global growth and change. The Bechtel Initiative is designed to foster truly cooperative ventures throughout the university between groups of interested faculty and between Stanford faculty and the private sector. Through the Bechtel Initiative, the Institute for International Studies expects to fund two to three new projects each year for periods ranging from one to three years. Projects must be based on collaborative research, involving faculty from more than one discipline and, whenever possible, from more than one school , and must give evidence of public-private interaction in the design of research questions and the proposed implementation and dissemination of research findings. Bechtel Initiative funds will be awarded on a competitive basis.
Limited funds are also available to support research of a more preliminary nature.
Awards will be announced on or about May 15, 2001. Potential applicants are strongly urged to contact Coit D. Blacker, Acting Director, Institute for International Studies, Encina Hall C137 before beginning the application process.