The grants are funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research and NACE International. Each grant is intended to encourage new university researchers to study the corrosion of engineering materials. Grant recipients will be selected at CORROSION 2008, NACE's Annual Conference, to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana (March 16-20, 2008).

Proposals should include the following information:

• a description of the proposed research project, including goals and specific objectives,
• a description of how the grant might be used to obtain additional support from other organizations;
• background on the principal investigator;
• a proposed budget (funds may not be used to support university indirect costs/overhead); and
• a description of other programs under way that might strengthen the proposal.
  Appendices may be attached, but brevity is encouraged.

Appendices may be attached, but brevity is encouraged.

The grants may be extended for one additional year. The requirements for the extension of a grant are satisfactory progress, submission of a progress report six months after the initiation of the grant, and the submission of a brief renewal proposal six months after the initiation of the grant outlining the next year's research work.

The original and five copies of the proposal should be sent no later than January 18, 2008 to: Tom Aiken, Technical Liaison/Editor, NACE International, Research Committee Seed Grant Program, 1440 South Creek Drive, Houston, TX 77084-4906. Proposals may also be sent electronically to .

Click here for funding information, proposal guidelines, and a list of previous grant recipients.