The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy (a Pennsylvania non-profit Corporation) and its co-sponsoring technical societies, the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP) and the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) proudly announce the 2003 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants (PCMNCG) Program.
Grants will be awarded to small college science departments for the purchase of scientific equipment, audio-visual or other teaching aids, and/or library materials for use in the teaching of science at the undergraduate level.
Based on submitted proposals, at least twelve (12) colleges will be selected to receive grants, each grant having a maximum of $9,000.
To be eligible for an award, schools must meet the following criteria.
| 1. | Enrolment must not exceed 5,000 full-time students. | ||||
| 2. | No more than 25% of the operating budget may come from national or state governments. Notes Two-year community colleges sponsored by political subdivisions of a state are not bound by criteria 1 and 2. Schools should not expect funding from other programs sponsored by SACP or SSP if they receive a PCMNCG grant. | ||||
| 3. | Requests that support undergraduate research are allowed, however, requests for equipment to be used solely for non-instructional research purposes shall not be funded. | ||||
| 4. | Awards may be used as part of "Matching Grant" programs, use of matching funds to increase the grant's impact is encouraged. | ||||
| 5. | Previous awardee colleges are ineligible for the PCMNCG program for a three-year period following receipt of the grant (Awardee colleges from 2000, 2001, and 2002 are not eligible for the 2003 program). | ||||
| 6. | Grant applications and proposals must be received no later than December 1, 2002. | ||||
Faculty members may obtain application forms and additional information from:
Announcement of the awards will be made by February 2003. Schools chosen will join the list of over 200 institutions honored since the inception of this program in 1974.