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Public, Government, Producer and Industry Funding for Nematological
Research
Dickson, D.W.
Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620
Most funding for nematological research, whether of an applied or basic type, comes from
one of four main sources, public or state funding, governmental competitive granting
agencies, producer associations, or members of the pesticide industry. The amount of funds
from state sources varies considerable among the different states, but in general the amount is
relatively low. The amount of funds obtained from competitive grants also varies
considerably depending on the source. For example, funds from USDA National Research
Initiative or National Science Foundation will generally be greater in amount than would be
obtained from special grants sources. But on the other hand they will be far more
competitive. One of the more stable sources of funding for nematologists is that procured via
producer associations. States with large commodities, e.g., soybean, cotton, peanut, will have
larger pools of funds available allocated for applied programs. For nematologists interested
in working with the pesticide industry funding can be acquired but over the past 15 to 25
years there has been a large decrease in funds available for nematicide evaluations.
Who is Paying for Nematology Training and Education?
Smol, N.
Department of Biology, Ghent University, Belgium
For many years Nematology education was provided in different ways in nearly all continents
of the world. Funding for nematology education consists of two parts: the costs of the
organization of the training and the costs for the participants. A comparison of both aspects
for different trainings reveals that depending upon the type of training the funding varied
from personal, public, industry, international organizations to governmental. The
organizational costs are mostly covered by the government or the university/institute where
the trainings take place; the funds for the participants are provided either by governmental
grants, industry, or even personal means. In the case of Europe, the European Commission
has a specific programme: the Erasmus Mundus (EM) programme which promotes the
European Union as a centre of excellence in higher education around the world and supports
European top-quality Masters Courses. The European Master of Science in Nematology –
EUMAINE is such a newly selected Erasmus Mundus course programme characterized by
co-operation and mobility between different EU universities and institutes. The EM provides
EU-funded scholarships for third country national students and scholars, as well as
scholarships for EU-nationals studying at Partner universities throughout the world. Future
EM funding possibilities will be announced.
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