Funding Briefs

For Would-Be Biotechnologists

The demand for biotechnologists is growing faster than the supply, according to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). As a result, the institute has created a new program: Biotechnology Research Training grants. NIGMS will fund an institutional training program as well as individual predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior fellowships. These provide an annual stipend ranging from $8,500 to $31,500 for three- to five-year projects that apply engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, and biology to biotechnology-related medical research. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their plans with NIGMS before writing a proposal. Deadlines for 1989: January 10, May 10, and September 10.

(Contact: Luther S. Williams, NIGMS, 301-496-0186.)

Wanted: U.S. Citizens

Among the variety of programs aimed at encouraging minority students to choose science careers, the latest is a program to boost the failing fortunes of an unlikely minority indeed: the U.S. citizen. The brightest U.S. students often end...