[Pollinator] grant program

[David Inouye]

Could be a good opportunity for some collaborative research on 
migratory pollinators.

David

We are pleased to call your attention to the newly released program
announcement for the Partnerships in International Research and Education
(PIRE) program of the National Science Foundation's Office of International
Science & Engineering (NSF/OISE). The PIRE program will support projects
that 1) undertake frontier research that cannot be done without the unique
and complementary contributions of both the U.S. and international partners,
2) help develop a globally engaged U.S. science/engineering workforce, AND
3) facilitate strengthened involvement by U.S. institutions in mutually
beneficial international research and education collaborations.

The PIRE program announcement number is NSF 09-505. A link to the program
announcement as well as additional information, including links to abstracts
of 32 active PIRE awards, can be found at
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819. PIRE is a two-stage
competition, beginning with required preliminary proposals, which are due on
February 26, 2009. U.S. universities that granted one or more Ph.D.s in a
science or engineering field since 2006 are eligible to submit preliminary
proposals. Each eligible institution may submit up to three preliminary
proposals. Researchers may be involved as PI, co-PI, senior personnel,
consultant or subawardee on no more than one proposal. PIRE awards support
the U.S. side of the international collaboration.

A PIRE webcast will be held on Friday, December 5, 2008 from 2:00-4:30 PM.
Registration details can be found on the PIRE website at the above link.
Participants will have the opportunity to e-mail questions in advance as
well as during the webcast.



The Ecological community has done well in past competitions and we wish to
encourage submissions to this competition.  For further information, please
contact:

William J. Resetarits
Program Director
Ecological Biology Cluster
Division of Environmental Biology
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 635
wresetar at nsf.gov
Voice (703) 292-7184
Fax (703) 292-9064