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Re: (meteorobs) AMS Project Proposal Form
Hello Malcolm,
The form was created in a universal ASCII format. However, the problem
seems to have come from the email attachment method which I employed.
Here is a MIME translated copy of the AMS Proposal Form document, as
opposed to the BinHex mode for attachments which was previously used.
This attachment method should be accepted by a wider range of mail programs.
Sorry for the inconvenience. If anyone still does not get this, I will be
happy to place the form directly into the body of an email message, which
should make it through when all else fails. Let me know.
Jim
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The American Meteor Society, Ltd.
Guidelines for Project Proposals
The American Meteor Society is a non-profit scientific organization
established for the purpose of conducting, coordinating, and encouraging
amateur-professional collaboration in meteor astronomy. Due to a modest
endowment from the Clinton B. Ford estate in 1993, the Society is now in a
position to sponsor economical amateur projects which offer usable results
to a professional meteor scientist. The end result of AMS sponsorship
should be a published paper(s) in a refereed scientific journal, or a book.
The application process for AMS sponsorship will occur in four stages: (1)
submission of a pre-proposal, (2) AMS Board of Directors selection, (3)
submission of a formal proposal, and (4) AMS project sponsorship.
The criteria for AMS project sponsorship are as follows:
1. The project must be related to meteor science; that is, inter-planetary
dust, meteoroids, meteors, or meteoric phenomena. Projects involving
meteorites, micro-meteorites, or meteorite recovery cannot be considered
because of the costs involved.
2. The annual AMS budget for each project cannot exceed US $1000 per
fiscal year.
3. Project participants must be willing to cost-share with the AMS,
especially during the equipment acquisition and startup phase of the
project. Cost sharing is usually done on a dollar for dollar basis and
must be indicated in the budget portion of the proposal (Section
VI). In kind cost-sharing involving equipment and supplies will be
allowed by permission of the AMS board.
4. Each project should involve an amateur, or group of amateurs, working
directly with a professional collaborator. However, a professional
collaborator need not be found prior to submitting a pre-proposal. The
AMS staff will assist those amateurs with meritorious project ideas to
locate a suitable professional collaborator prior to formal proposal
submission and final AMS sponsorship.
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(AMS Guidelines for Project Proposals)
5. All amateur meteor enthusiasts are welcome to submit a pre-proposal:
applicants need not be members of the AMS or an affiliated group. The
one exclusion is that a member of the AMS Board of Directors cannot be
the Principal Investigator in any AMS sponsored project.
6. Professional collaborators should hold a Ph. D. in the areas of either
Physics, Astronomy, Aeronomy, Geophysics, or some other area directly
related to meteor science. The professional collaborator must be
willing to actively guide and act as mentor for his/her amateur
counterparts, and will be expected to offer a co authorship to his/her
amateur collaborators for any presentations or publications resulting
from the project. AMS sponsorship should also be acknowledged in all
publications resulting from the project.
7. All decisions regarding AMS sponsorship will be solely made by the AMS
Board of Directors, upon the advice of the AMS Operations Staff and
Professional Advisory Committee.
8. Unless otherwise agreed upon by the project participants, all data
produced from the project will remain proprietary to the project
participants for at least three years following its production. Public
release or data sharing need not be done while active research is being
conducted within the project. Following project completion or after
the proprietary period mentioned above, copies of all data produced by
the project should be placed in archive with the AMS for free release
to all interested parties.
9. Project participants will need to submit a report on their progress and
activities at least semi-annually. One of the semi-annual reports will
be selected each year to be reprinted in the AMS Annual Report.
10. Each actively sponsored AMS project will be reviewed annually by the
AMS Board of Directors, with each project to be either renewed or
discontinued.
All applicants are reminded that the AMS budget is limited, and only a
small number of projects can be sponsored each year. Projects which are
still in their start-up phase can be especially expensive. Promising
proposals which are not accepted in one calendar year due to the
pre-existing project load may well be accepted in a subsequent year as
former projects age. It is, therefore, strongly recommended that
applicants re-submit their ideas periodically.
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(AMS Guidelines for Project Proposals)
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Proposal Submission Procedure
Pre-proposals for AMS sponsorship will be received during the last quarter
of each calendar year, beginning October 1, with a deadline of December 31.
Following review by the AMS staff and advisors, the final sponsorship
decisions will be provided by the Board of Directors no later than March 31
of the following year.
A Pre-proposal is a completed Proposal Form, minus the Certification
Section VII. If a professional collaborator has not been located, then
Section III may also be left empty. Pre-proposals should be sent to:
James Richardson
AMS Operations Manager
Route 2, Box 118
Graceville, FL 32440
USA
E-mail: richardson@digitalexp.com
Electronic mail submissions are preferred; however, good quality hard copies
may also be submitted. (These will be scanned into electronic format).
The Operations Manager will review all pre-proposals received for
completeness and conformity to the above listed criteria. He will then
forward copies to the AMS staff, advisors, and members of the Board of
Directors for review and consideration.
Upon an approval from the AMS Board of Directors, those participants which
have had their pre-Proposal accepted must submit a printed formal proposal
(including the signed Certification Section VII) prior to the initiation of
actual AMS sponsorship.
Formal proposals should be sent to:
Dr. David Meisel
AMS Executive Director
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
State University of New York at Geneseo
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
USA
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The American Meteor Society, Ltd.
Project Sponsorship Proposal Form
I. Proposal Cover Sheet
Project name:
Project area of study:
Brief Project Abstract / Introduction (<200 words):
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(AMS Project Sponsorship Proposal Form)
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II. Amateur Participants
a. Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Mailing Address:
E-mail address:
Phone number(s):
Educational background:
Current Occupation:
Astronomical/Meteor group affiliation(s):
Additional information (qualifications, accomplishments, etc.):
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(AMS Project Sponsorship Proposal Form)
b. Amateur Co-investigators
(copy and paste as necessary)
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Mailing Address:
E-mail address:
Phone number(s):
Educational background:
Current Occupation:
Astronomical/Meteor group affiliation(s):
Additional information (qualifications, accomplishments, etc.):
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(AMS Project Sponsorship Proposal Form)
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III. Professional Collaborator
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Mailing Address:
E-mail address:
Phone number(s):
Educational background:
Current Occupation:
Name and address of current institution/facility:
Astronomical/Meteor group affiliation(s):
Recent Publications:
Additional information (qualifications, accomplishments, etc.):
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(AMS Project Sponsorship Proposal Form)
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IV. Detailed Project Description (2000 words or less)
[Include a project outline, goals, approximate project time, and
expected results. References should be listed as necessary.]
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V. Project Facilities and Equipment
[Provide a description of the amateur and Professional facilities/equipment
which will be utilized for this project. Be sure to distinguish clearly
between equipment which is already in the possession of the investigators
and equipment which has yet to be purchased/obtained.]
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VI. Proposed Project Budget
[Provide an estimated budget for the project, designating between projected
investigator costs and AMS costs (see criteria, above, on budget
limitations and cost-sharing)].
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VII. Certifications (to be completed upon Pre-Proposal acceptance)
[Required for both amateur and professional investigators.]
I certify to the best of my knowledge that:
(1) the statements herein (excluding scientific hypotheses and scientific
opinions) are true and complete, and
(2) the text and graphics herein as well as any accompanying publications
or other documents, unless otherwise indicated, are the original work
of the signatories or individuals working under their supervision.
I agree to accept responsibility for the scientific conduct of the project
in accordance with AMS guidelines, and to provide the required progress
reports if an award is made as a result of this application.
I understand that the willful provision of false information or concealing
a material fact in this proposal or any other communication submitted to
the AMS is a criminal offense (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001).
Principle Investigator/Project Coordinator:
Name (Typed) ____________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________
Date ____________________________________________________________
Professional Collaborator:
Name (Typed) ____________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________
Date ____________________________________________________________
Co-Investigator 1:
Name (Typed) ____________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________
Date ____________________________________________________________
Co-Investigator 2:
Name (Typed) ____________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________
Date ____________________________________________________________
Co-Investigator 3:
Name (Typed) ____________________________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________________________________
Date ____________________________________________________________
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James Richardson
Graceville, Florida
richardson@digitalexp.com
Operations Manager / Radiometeor Project Coordinator
American Meteor Society (AMS)
http://www.serve.com/meteors/
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