Junior Scientist Development Visit Grants

This grant provides opportunities for short-term (maximum of six months) practical training of junior scientists. A junior scientist is someone who has earned a Ph.D. within the last 10 years. (U.S. applicants may also have a Master’s degree or currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program). The maximum grant award is $15,000 (U.S. dollars). Researchers representing the private sector and American and Egyptian institutions, such as Universities and Government research centers, may apply.

Application Procedure

Applications must be typed in English, and include a detailed description of the proposed program for the visit. U.S. applicants should submit their applications to the American Project Administrator. Applications from Egyptians should be submitted to the Egyptian Project Administrator. The administrators will conduct the initial screening of applications to determine the appropriateness of the proposed study programs, and the fulfillment of the program requirements. Applications will then be sent to the Junior Scientist election committees for review and to the S&T Board for final approval.

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The 2007 deadline date is October 29, 2007.

Recent Junior Scientist visit:

Dr. Elhami Nasr, California State University at Long Beach, Civil Engineering Department, visited The American University in Cairo, Engineering Services Department, to conduct research on using Information Technology to train engineers and project managers.
Autumn Oczkowski, PhD student from University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography was hosted by the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria to study the role of anthropogenic activities in coastal water fishing.
Dr. Phillip Pohl, Sandia Labs, will work with the Desert Research Center, Egypt in hydroponic production of livestock forages.
Dr. Waleed El-Zawawy, National Research Center-Egypt, traveled to Dr. Foster Agblevor’s lab at Virginia Tech to develop new technologies to recycle agricultural wastes into value-added end-products.