SABIT FY 2000

Program Calendar

 

The U.S. Department of Commerce=s Special American Business Internship Training (SABIT) program announces several new programs for fiscal year 2000. SABIT provides funding to U.S. organizations to conduct stateside management training for business executives and scientists from the NIS. SABIT identifies a pool of NIS scientists or managers in specified fields and awards grants to U.S. companies to help pay to host and train an English-speaking NIS colleague.

 

Northwest Ports

Application Deadline: Sept. 14, 1999

Program Dates: Oct. 25BNov. 19, 1999

 

Russian Regional Development - Novosibirsk Region: Technological Commercialization

Application Deadline: Feb. 18, 2000

Program Dates: April 1B29, 2000

 

Environmental Technologies (ET)

- Mining Industry Cleanup

Application Deadline: Oct. 25, 1999

Program Dates: Jan. 15BFeb. 26, 2000

 

ET - Pulp and Paper Industry Cleanup

Application Deadline: Feb. 7, 2000

Program Dates: April 1BMay 13, 2000

 

ET - Air Pollution Management

Application Deadline: April 10, 2000

Program Dates: June 10BJuly 22, 2000

 

Central Asia Programs (topics TBA)

 

Session #1

Application Deadline: Dec. 3, 1999

Program Dates: Feb. 5BMarch 4, 2000

 

Session #2

Application Deadline: Feb. 25, 2000

Program Dates: April 29BMay 27, 2000

 

Session #3

Application Deadline: May 5, 2000

Program Dates: July 8BAugust 5, 2000

 

For more information, contact SABIT at (202) 482-0073, or visit its website at www.mac.doc.gov/sabit/sabit.html.