Discussion centers on Gates Foundation, U.K. council funding
The office of vice president for research invites interested faculty and researchers to join a discussion at 10 a.m. 8 August 2006at the AFE building to discuss the Gates Foundation's research funding and the research call from Biological Sciences Research Council/Department for International Development, U.K.
The Gates Foundation's new Global Development program will fund qualified organizations interested in increasing the incomes and productivity of smallholder farmers throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The deadline for the program's related Request for Concept Notes is 21 August.
For more information, go to: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/ForGrantSeekers/OpenRFPs/Global_Development.htm