I thought folks on this list-serve would be interested in this NSF challenge award a colleague of mine organized. Please direct questions to the e-mail listed below.
************** Dear Colleagues, *It is our pleasure to inform you that the **BREAD Ideas Challenge has begun!* The *BREAD Ideas Challenge* is an opportunity for researchers in the agricultural sciences to bring attention to what they believe are the *most pressing issues facing smallholder farmers in the developing world today.* Not only will the prizewinning Challenge Ideas be showcased for the international community to draw attention to these important challenges: Prizewinners will also receive up to $10,000 USD each for the best ideas! For information on the BREAD Ideas Challenge, please go to: *http://www.nsf.gov/BREADIdeas* At the BREAD Ideas Challenge website, you can learn more about the competition, the BREAD program, rules and eligibility, how winners will be selected, and what will happen afterward. *Submissions to the BREAD Ideas Challenge will be accepted at the website through April 30, 2013, 5pm EDT; no entries will be after that date.* We ask that you please spread the word to your colleagues in fields appropriate to BREAD, *including researchers Internationally and in the developing world.* If you have questions about the BREAD Ideas Challenge that are not addressed on the website, they can be sent to [email protected]. Thank you for your help in spreading the word and bringing out the next big ideas for BREAD! The BREAD Ideas Challenge Team Division of Integrative Organismal Systems National Science Foundation Email: [email protected]
