Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology

[Gozde Saral]

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Program Number:   94676
Title:            Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology

Sponsor:          American Philosophical Society

SYNOPSIS:  The American Philosophical Society (APS) in
partnership with the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) provide
research grants in support of astrobiological field studies.

Deadline(s):      02/03/2014
Established Date: 10/03/2007
Follow-Up Date:   12/01/2014
Review Date:      10/29/2013

Contact:          Linda Musumeci

Address:          104 South Fifth Street
                  Philadelphia, PA 19106-3387
                  U.S.A.
E-mail:           LMus...@amphilsoc.org
Web Site: http://www.amphilsoc.org
Program URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/astrobiology
Tel:              215-440-3400
Fax:
Deadline Ind:     Receipt
Deadline Open:    No



Award Type(s):    Research Grants/R & D


Citizenship/Country of Applying Institution:
                  Any/No Restrictions

Locations Tenable:    Any/No Restrictions


Appl Type(s):     Postdoctoral
                  Graduate Student
                  Young Investigator/Junior Faculty


Target Group(s):  NONE
Funding Limit:    $5,000   MAXIMUM
Duration:         0
Indirect Costs:   Unspecified
Cost Sharing:     No
Sponsor Type:     Professional/Academic Assoc & Soc.


Geo. Restricted:  NO RESTRICTIONS

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OBJECTIVES:  The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field
Research in Astrobiology is open to field studies in any area of
interest to astrobiology.  Astrobiology is the study of the
origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life on Earth and in
the universe. It encompasses research in, among others, the fields of
astronomy, chemistry, evolutionary biology, field and population
biology, geology, microbiology, molecular biology, oceanography,
paleontology, and planetary science. Astrobiology includes
investigations of the geologic and fossil record to understand the
conditions of the early Earth when life arose. Its scope also includes
research of contemporary locations on Earth that might be similar to
early earth and to environments elsewhere in our Solar System (such as
on Mars, Europa, and Titan), which may be, or have been in the past,
suitable for life. Astrobiology is also about understanding the
characteristics of life, which requires investigations into extreme
natural environments on Earth and, eventually, elsewhere.

ELIGIBILITY
 Grants will be available to graduate students and post-doctoral and
junior scientists who wish to participate in field studies for their
theses or for other purposes. Eligibility for applicants with
doctorates is limited to those five years or fewer beyond their Ph.D.
or equivalent degree, although, rarely, exceptions may be made. A
graduate student applicant should ask his or her academic supervisor
or field trip leader to write one of the two letters of
recommendation, specifying the role of the student in the field trip
and the educational contribution of the trip. The competition is open
to those affiliated with a U.S.-based institution, who may carry out
research anywhere in the world. Applicants from outside of the United
States must plan to carry out their work in the United States in
association with a U.S. institution. Both members and non-members of
NAI are eligible to apply.

FUNDING
 Amounts will depend on travel costs, but will ordinarily be in the
range of several hundred dollars up to about $5000. Grants are payable
to the individual applicant. Lewis and Clark Fund grants are taxable
income, but the Fund does not report payments. It is recommended that
grant recipients discuss their reporting obligations with their tax
advisors. (des)

KEYWORDS:         Population Biology
                  Molecular Biology
                  Microbiology
                  Evolutionary Biology
                  Chemical Sciences
                  Geology
                  Paleontology
                  Astronomy
                  Planetary Studies
                  Oceanography

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Christine Crowley, Coordinator
Fellowship Program
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street, MS 67
Cambridge, MA 02138

Phone: 617-495-7103
Email: ccro...@cfa.harvard.edu
Fax: 617-496-7589
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Best regards,

Gozde Saral
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street MS 66
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
Phone: 1 617 496 7659
Mobile: 1 857 200 60 93
gsa...@cfa.harvard.edu
gozdesaral.net/

http://about.me/saralgozde

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Gozde Saral
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street MS 66
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
Phone: 1 617 496 7659
Mobile: 1 857 200 60 93
gsa...@cfa.harvard.edu
gozdesaral.net/

http://about.me/saralgozde

[Ed Budding]

Hi Gozde --

Will you try for this one...?

Selamlar ---

Ed

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[Gozde Saral]

Dear Ed,

Since I am a Sao Predoc fellow, I did not think about applying a scholarship.

And I do not think they will give it to me because I m working on massive star formation now which is not very relevant to astrobiology. What do you think about it? 

Regards,

[Ed Budding]

Dear Gozde --

Thanks for your reply.

Ok -- maybe better that you stick with your present situation 

for the present.  It does not make such a good impression to move too quickly.

But staying in one place too long can also not be too good -- depending a bit on age.

This opportunity looked like to be for a young researcher -- and so I 

thought of you.  But maybe there could be some other person --

I did not read everything in detail in the notice -- so perhaps I missed something.

Actually, I am thinking about applying for another opportunity in this field myself.

Mehmet-Emin knows about that.   

But the 'bottom line' is that it would be good if someone from the COMU

Astrobiology Group could make some real progress in this field -- somewhere.

Best wishes,

Ed