PEER is a competitive grant program that builds partnerships between NSF-funded scientists in the U.S. and their international collaborators around the world.

1. Middle East and North Africa
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Network of Water Centers of Excellence
PARTNERSHIPS FOR
ENHANCED
ENGAGEMENT THROUGH
RESEARCH
Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centers of Excellence
Launching the Thematic Partnerships
December 5-8, 2011 - Muscat, Oman

2. Middle East and North Africa
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Network of Water Centers of Excellence
PEER is a competitive grants program that builds
partnerships between NSF-funded scientists in the U.S.
and their international collaborators around the world

3. Middle East and North Africa
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Network of Water Centers of Excellence
U.S. scientist has current NSF NSF award supports the
award research and training of
U.S. scientists and students
USAID PEER award supports
developing country scientists,
students, and a range of
research activities
Developing country scientist
applies to PEER award
PEER is open to 79 countries
Non-eligible country scientists can partner with scientists in eligible countries

4. Middle East and North Africa
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Network of Water Centers of Excellence
• Food security - agricultural development, fisheries, and plant genomics
• Global health - ecology of infectious disease, biomedical engineering, and
natural/human system interactions
• Climate change - water sustainability, hydrology, ocean acidification,
climate process and modeling, and environmental engineering
• Other development topics - disaster mitigation, biodiversity, water, and
renewable energy, etc.
Spring 2012 Special Call for proposals:
Water Research in the Middle East and North Africa

5. Middle East and North Africa
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Network of Water Centers of Excellence
Use the search tool at www.nsf.gov look find current NSF awards in your field of research

6. Middle East and North Africa
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Network of Water Centers of Excellence
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