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' data because of the lack of foreign currency in their home countries 

 toi fund their return from the USA for data collection, their return to 

 thfe USA to complete the analysis, and their lengthened stay in the USA 

 to 'write up the results in the dissertation. 

 \ 

 . ' Project Organization and Budget 



B. Budget 



The funding for such an enterprise can vary enormously, depending 

 primarily on the availability of funds, because the absorptive capacity is 

 large . 



Some approximate costs of project units are provided as examples: 



1. Reorientation Grants - An individual scholar for one year of 

 retraining could cost circa. $20,000 stipend, $5,000-10,000 

 transportation, $500 book and supplies allowance, $500 miscellaneous 

 and $7,000-8,000 of administrative costs, totaling perhaps 

 $35,000-40,000. 



2. Reorientation Grants for Institutions - ca. $50,000-100,000 each 

 for a two or three year period, depending on the size of staff. 



3. All-Africa S&T for Development Seminars - ca. $100,000-200,000 



per seminar, depending on the number of participants and the potential 

 source of funds from African governments and universities. 



