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U -- SCIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SOL NCI-CO-81006-11 DUE 082997 POC Charles H. Jackson, Jr., Contract Officer or Wayne E. Jackson, Contract Specialist, 301/435-3779 WEB: Link to Science Enrichment Solicitation, http://wwwrcb.nci.nih.gov/rfp.htm. E-MAIL: Wayne E. Jackson, Contract Specialist, National Cancer Institute, wj8u@nih.gov. The National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health are soliciting proposals from accredited institutions of higher education to continue developing and implementing a summer, residential "Science Enrichment Program" for incoming tenth-grade students selected from under-represented minority and underserved populations. The programs would be initiated in the summer of 1998 and continue through the year 2002. The duration of each summer program will be for a period of five to six weeks. The two major goals of this program are to: (1) Encourage under-represented minority and underserved students to select careers in science, mathematics, and/or research. (2) Broaden and enrich students' science, research, and sociocultural backgrounds. The three major objectives through which these goals are to be met are: (1) Provide opportunities for students to have "direct" experiences in the fields of science, mathematics, and laboratory research as a result of "hands-on" experience using resources that extend far beyond the usual high school classroom instruction; (2) Provide students with an "I-can-do-it" feeling regarding their abilities in the sciences, and; (3) Contribute to the advancement of a strong core of future researchers. Each offeror shall have adequate on-campus dormitory accommodations for gender specific housing, classroom space, laboratory facilities that are appropriately equipped for biomedical-type experimental procedures, dining and recreational facilities, and other resources required for the safety and security of program participants. Two sites will be selected from this solicitation. There will be approximately fifty students at each site. Mandatory Criteria: Only acredited colleges and universities within the United States are eligible for award. The solicitation will be available on the internet, approximately July 16, 1997, at the following address: http://wwwrcb.nci.nih.gov/rfp.htm. If you would like to obtain a hard copy of the solicitation, send your request to Wayne E. Jackson, Contract Specialist, National Cancer Institute at 6120 Executive Blvd. Room 620, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7224. (0183)

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