FUNDING FOR THIRD WORLD RESEARCH

FUNDING FOR THIRD WORLD RESEARCH The following is a sampling of programs specifically designed to support research in developing countries. U.S. Agency for International Development Program in Science and Technology Cooperation (PSTC) Office of the Science Adviser Room 320 SA-18 320 21st St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20523-1818 (703) 875-4444 National Science Foundation Science in Developing Countries Program Division of International Programs Washington, D.C. 20550 (202) 357-953

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U.S. Agency for International Development Program in Science and Technology Cooperation (PSTC)

Office of the Science Adviser Room 320 SA-18 320 21st St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20523-1818 (703) 875-4444

National Science Foundation Science in Developing Countries Program Division of International Programs Washington, D.C. 20550 (202) 357-9537

Note: The program also offers short-term funding to scientists who want to make a pilot visit to a country to plan future research.

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

International Collaboration in Infectious Diseases

Research Program Parasitology and Tropical Disease Branch Westwood Building Room 737 5333 Westbard Ave. Bethesda, Md. 20892 (301) 496-2544

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Collaborative International Research Program Office of International Cooperation and Development Room 0324 South Building Washington, D.C. 20250-4300 (202) 245-5722

Council for International Exchange of Scholars Fulbright Scholar Program 3007 Tilden St., N.W. Suite 5M Washington, D.C. 20008-3009 (202) 686-7866

National Institutes of Health Senior International Fellowship ...

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