The primary goals of the competition are to: 
• Support high-quality university research in scientific areas of mutual interest to the U.S. and Russian Federation 
• Establish sustainable joint U.S. - Russia university research collaborations 
CRDF Global will accept proposals in the following areas of non-commercial research: 
• Nanotechnology 
• Alternative energy/energy efficiency 
See more at: http://www.crdfglobal.org/grants-and-grantees/current-funding-opportunities/2013/08/26/2013-u.s.-russian-university-research-competition#sthash.V0JxZVC0.dpuf 
 
    
        2013 U.S.-Russian University Research Competition
Wed, Sep 18, 2013
    
    CRDF Global's Cooperative Grants Program enables cross-border collaboration and the strengthening of international research through the implementation of peer-reviewed research grant competitions.Apply: https://proposals.crdfglobal.org/MES2013/  
Deadline: Oct 14, 2013 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
    
    Deadline: Oct 14, 2013 23:59 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)