one of the key ideas of the International Year of Astronomy is to point out the contribution of astronomy to development.
in this context, it has just been announced that there will be grants available for projects related to the development of astronomy all over the world, especially in those regions that do not already have strong astronomical communities.
i thought it's an interesting opportunity, although i have no particular idea in mind and i have no experience whatsoever in planning such a project. so i thought i'd advertise it, at least...
the grants amount to 1,000 euro each, and the call for proposals can be found at the following address:
www.developingastronomy.org
Deadline: April 3rd, 2009
Watch out: deadline is next week!!!!
Note that, although this funding is aimed specifically at "developing countries", exceptions with appropriate motivation will be accepted - the main concern simply being who the beneficiaries would be.
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