[meteorite-list] Deadline Approaches for Next Round of Shoemaker NEO Grants

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:02:27 2004
Message-ID: <200203121916.LAA13427_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.planetary.org/html/news/articlearchive/headlines/2001/neograntann.html

Deadline Approaches for Next Round of Shoemaker NEO Grants
by Melanie Melton
Planetary Society
March 12, 2002

Those interested in applying for the The Planetary Society's next round of
Shoemaker Near Earth Object (NEO) grants have only three more weeks to do
so.

Those amateur or professional astronomers interested in studying Near Earth
Objects can apply for the grant by filling out an application form and
sending it to The Planetary Society by March 31, 2002.

The application form can by found here:

http://www.planetary.org/html/neo/SocietyProjects/ShoemakerGrant/NEOGrantForm.html

The Shoemaker NEO grant program was established by the Society in 1997, in
an effort to advance the study of Near Earth Objects. Grant recipients in
the past have been both individuals and groups, amateur and professional
astronomers, all interested in studying asteroids and comets in Earth's
vicinity.

For this round of grants, the Society's international advisory group
reviewing the proposals will be considering three different categories:
Observation Programs, NEO Research Programs, and International Collaboration
in NEO Observations.

With several asteroid detection programs in place at major observatories
around the country, there has been a dramatic increase in asteroid detection
within the last year, creating a long list of objects in need of follow-up
observations. As a result, special consideration will be given to observers
interested in conducting follow-up NEO observations, especially those
capable of detecting objects fainter than magnitude V= 19.5 or so.

   * For more information about the Shoemaker NEO Grant Program
     http://www.planetary.org/html/neo/SocietyProjects/ShoemakerGrant/NEOGrantindex.html

   * For NEO Grant Guidelines
     http://www.planetary.org/html/neo/SocietyProjects/ShoemakerGrant/NEOGrantGuidelines.html

   * For the application form
     http://www.planetary.org/html/neo/SocietyProjects/ShoemakerGrant/NEOGrantForm.html
Received on Tue 12 Mar 2002 02:16:18 PM PST