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| Subject: | Re: [gislist] Vespucci 2006 summer institute grants announced |
| Date: |
03/07/2006 05:30:01 AM |
| From: |
Michael Gould |
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Ulrich,
thanks for your interesting (and public) query.
Indeed we would like to have more sponsors providing more grants to more
students hoping to attend the summer institute. Our organizational costs are
rather high (in line with quality) and so our only mechanism for bringing d=
own
attendees' costs is for sponsors to help them with outside grants.
A more general question we have been asking ourselves, over the years, is w=
hy is
it so difficult to obtain EU/ESF grants to match the US NSF grants (12!). T=
he
Euro amount is not high, however the logistics of getting access to these f=
unds
is quite high. Our summer institute is decidely not hands-on training (which
does seem to attract more sponsorship) but rather we focus on the shaping a=
nd
molding of young-career researchers' research agenda (from academia, indust=
ry
or public sector).
Is "Europe" interested in this line of education/training? The propoaganda =
says
yes, however we have yet to see it put "its money where its mouth is".
Solutions coming in FP7? We shall see.
Note: opinion of only one of the many Vespucci founders
cheers,
Michael Gould
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Mensaje citado por URSIT <news@ursit.com>:
> Dear Michael,
> thanks for sending the information about the next Vespucci summer school =
> and the possibilities of requesting grants.
> =
> I find it however surprising to see the possible beneficiaries of the =
> grants: UK, US, Canada, developing countries. Where are the grants for =
> students from (continental) Europe including Eastern Europe?
> I am asking the question also in view of the prominent Europeans who act =
> as teachers at the school, as you announce in your mail.
> =
> Is there no (European) organization ready to sponsor European =
> participation? Do the "European" teachers not sollicite funds from =
> Europe for Europe?
> =
> Best regards
> Ulrich Boes
> Sofia, Bulgaria
> =
> michael gould wrote:
> =
> > The organisers of the 2006 Vespucci Summer Institute on Geographic =
> > Information Science,
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > are pleased to announce that several grants/scholarships have been made =
> > available by summer institute sponsors. These include:
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > - 2 full grants offered by Ordnance Survey GB (for GB residents),
> > =
> > - 2 full grants by the Geoide network (Canadian students), =
> > http://www.geoide.ulaval.ca <http://www.geoide.ulaval.ca/>
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > - 1 full grant by ESRI (open, preference given to students from =
> > developing regions), and
> > =
> > - 12 full grants by U.S. National Science Foundation (IGERT program): =
> > open competition (US students) closes 31 March. =
> > http://www.geog.buffalo.edu/giscience/
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > The OS and ESRI grants may be requested as part of the ordinary =
> > application process (www.vespucci.org <http://www.vespucci.org/>), the =
> > others by contacting the Geoide or Igert programmes at the URLs mention=
ed.
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > Programme reminder: =
> > =
> > Week 1. Modeling and Spatial Simulation: Definition, Calibrations, =
> > Visualizations, and Applications. Lead instructors: Michael Batty, Joh=
n =
> > Wilson
> > =
> > Week 2. Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI): Research Challenges and =
> > Methods. Instructors: Ian Masser, Werner Kuhn, Max Craglia, Michael =
> > Gould, David Mark
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > Any questions, please contact me.
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > -------
> > =
> > Michael Gould
> > =
> > Dept. Information Systems (Lenguajes y Sistemas Informaticos)
> > =
> > Universitat Jaume I, 12071 Castell=F3n, Spain
> > =
> > e-mail: gould (at) lsi.uji.es
> > =
> > e-mail2: mgould (at) opengeospatial.org
> > =
> > research group www.geoinfo.uji.es <http://www.geoinfo.uji.es>
> > =
> > personal www.mgould.com <http://www.mgould.com>
> > =
> > Vespucci 2006 summer institute www.vespucci.org <http://www.vespucci.o=
rg>
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > =
> > =
> =
> =
> =
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