12 Finalist Network Proposals Selected

Finalists in the RISE competition were notified of their status today and asked to submit supplementary information for the final round of competition by June 2. Proposals in the final round focus on or include elements from the following areas of scientific inquiry: water, geophysics, mathematics, materials, information and communications technology, natural products, renewable energy, chemistry, biology, and marine science. The proposed networks involve nodes in fourteen different sub-Saharan countries. Three networks will be selected to receive funding totaling $800,000 each over three years. The winners will be notified by mid-July. As the program gets underway, SIG will work with RISE networks as needed to help them establish international partnerships outside of Africa.