August 18, 2008
Three US$800,000 grants from RISE

Following a competitive selection process the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) announced that grants, each worth US$800,000 over 2.5 years, will be awarded to three networks of sub-Saharan universities:
AMSEN - The African Materials Science and Engineering Network
( http://www.msi-sig.org/amsen.html )
SABINA - Southern African Biochemistry and Informatics for Natural Products
( http://www.msi-sig.org/sabina.html )
WIO-RISE - The Western Indian Ocean Regional Initiative in Marine Science and Education
( http://www.msi-sig.org/wio-rise.html )

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Website: http://www.msi-sig.org/rise.html