The John and Ann Niederhauser Endowment was created to facilitate international cooperation related to research and management of plant diseases, with particular emphasis on those caused by Phytophthora spp. Project proposals should have a clear implication for developing countries. The endowment will support one award of up to $10,000, or two awards of up to $5000 each for projects to begin on 1 January 2003.

Proposals are requested for 2003 (maximum of two pages) postmarked on or before 15 November 2002. Hard copies of the proposals should be sent to the APS Office of International Programs (OIP) c/o George Abawi, Department of Plant Pathology, NYSAES, Cornell University, 113 Barton Laboratory, Geneva, NY 14456 USA, Funding should be requested for one year, or for the first year of a multiple year project, to begin in January 2003. A progress report must be submitted to the technical advisory committee of the JANE Fund by 31 March, following the conclusion of the grant year. All proposals should contain the full contact information of the investigators, including email address and a fax number (if available).