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A -- FY 98 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUGMENTATION AWARDS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH TRAINING (AASERT) SOL DAAG55-97-R-BAA4 DUE 100797 POC Helpline: 919-549-4375 The Department of Defense (D0D) announces the FY 98 competition for the Agumentation Awards for Science and Engineering Research Training (AASERT) program. The AASERT program is designed to increase the number of high-quality scientists and engineers educated as part of Defense-sponsored research. DoD is seeking AASERT proposals from faculty investigators with DoD university research contracts or grants in effect on December 19, 1997. The AASERT funding will build upon the faculty investigator's base of defense research funding by providing support for one or two additional graduate students and their research work toward their advanced degrees. Subject to Congressional appropriation of requested funds, DoD will fully fund 3-year awards from approximately $49 million of FY 98 appropriations. The resulting grants will be awarded by the Army Research Office, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Proposals under this BroadAgency Announcement (BAA) are due by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 7, 1997, to the appropriate agency address stated in the BAA. This announcement is only available on the Web at the following site address: http://www.aro.ncren.net. Printed copies of this BAA are not available. (0160)

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