The Elsevier Foundation is seeking grant proposals for its Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries and New Scholars programs.

Grant proposals for the two programs sponsored by Elsevier, a leading global publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, are due by September 15, 2008. The grants will be awarded in December 2008 and provide one, two and three year awards between US$5,000 to US$50,000 per year.

For more information on the program requirements and details of how to submit a proposal please visit   The Elsevier Foundation.

ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award to be Presented March 2009: Encouraging Sustainable Development in Asia/Pacific Region

Scopus will launch an award with ProSPER.Net to encourage young researchers and academics in the Asia/Pacific region. The ProSPER.Net/Scopus Young Scientist Award will be given annually to recognize an outstanding young scientist who has made a significant contribution to the area of Sustainable Development.

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Enter the Elsevier Grand Challenge: Knowledge Enhancement in the Life Sciences.

The contest invites members of the scientific community to describe and prototype a tool to improve the interpretation and identification of meaning in text databases. ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSES JULY 15th.

  www.elseviergrandchallenge.com

Nominate your favorite scientist: ScienceDirect’s For Great Thinking initiative seeks to honor the people who are shaping science

“the opportunity to honor the people who are making extraordinary contributions to science and who have inspired others through their work.”

Nominations should be submitted by August 22, and people can nominate more than one scientist. Categories are Arts and Humanities, Life Sciences and Biomedicine, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Engineering and Information Technology. To be eligible, nominees should:

• Be living
• Work in the academic world and be published
• Be known for the rigor of their research
• Produce highly original work
• Demonstrate an international perspective
• Make an impact – socially or scientifically
• Inspire others (the mentoring or “guru factor”)

In September, a voting campaign on the website will determine the winner in each category. Winners will each receive an exclusively commissioned portrait by an artist and have their stories told to audiences around the world.

  www.forgreatthinking.com/