Soviets Bump Up Against NIH Ceiling The Fogarty International Center's exchange program with the Soviet Union is oversubscribed for the first time in its 18-year history. "In the past, we didn't have a ceiling on the program because we could always count on the Soviets to limit themselves," says Gray Handley, director of international coordination and liaison for the NIH-based exchanges. But perestroika has increased demand for the short-term visits, in which the Soviets pay for the flight over, and NIH finances in-country costs for the visiting Soviet scientists. The program is still quite small--a total of 30 person-months for this year--but Handley says that NIH would be happy to expand it if given additional funds. The Fogarty center also supports exchanges with almost all of the Eastern European countries, at a total annual cost of $350,000. In addition, it runs a visiting scientist program for researchers wishing to come ...
Government Briefs
Soviets Bump Up Against NIH Ceiling The Fogarty International Center's exchange program with the Soviet Union is oversubscribed for the first time in its 18-year history. "In the past, we didn't have a ceiling on the program because we could always count on the Soviets to limit themselves," says Gray Handley, director of international coordination and liaison for the NIH-based exchanges. But perestroika has increased demand for the short-term visits, in which the Soviets pay for the flight over
| 2 min read
Register for free to listen to this article
Listen with Speechify
0:00
2:00
Share
Interested in reading more?
Become a Member of
Receive full access to digital editions of The Scientist, as well as TS Digest, feature stories, more than 35 years of archives, and much more!
Already a member? Login Here
Published In
Share
