USAID will initially provide more than $1 million in multiple research grants for Indonesian scientists and grants should average around $50,000. the US embassy said in a press statement here Tuesday.
PEER (Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research) capitalized on competitively-awarded investments to support and build scientific capacity across the globe.
The announcement of the Indonesian component came a day after the international initiative was announced in Washington.
In 2010, the U.S. and Indonesia signed a bilateral agreement in science and technology to broaden and expand relations between the scientific communities of both countries as part of the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership.
PEER will make an important contribution to this effort through facilitating high quality research partnerships that are a result of a competitive scientific review process.
"Indonesian and American scientists working together can do great things to advance human progress," said SAID/Indonesia Mission Director Walter North.
PEER will foster scientific collaborations to research solutions to some of society?s most challenging issues, including alternative energy, climate change, marine science, bio-materials, and rice genomics. Indonesia is one of the first countries to participate in the PEER program.
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