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Well, actually this program announcment is not limited to robotics,
but it is an excellent way of doing research at some of the best 
robotics labs in Japan. Read on...

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          The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes
          of Health announce...

          ... that applications are now being accepted for the

                      1993 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN JAPAN

          for U.S. Graduate Students in Science and Engineering,
          including Biomedical Science and Engineering.

                  APPLICATION DEADLINE:  December 1, 1992

          Program's Goal:

          to provide 60 U.S. graduate students first-hand experience
          in a Japanese research laboratory

          Program Elements:

          **    Internship at a Japanese government, corporate or
                university laboratory in Tokyo or Tsukuba

          **    Intensive Japanese language training

          **    Lectures on Japanese science, history, and culture

          Program Duration and Dates:

          **    8 weeks;  June 25 to August 21, 1993

          Eligibility requirements:

          1.    U.S. citizen or permanent resident

          2.    Enrolled at a U.S. institution in a science or
                engineering Ph.D. program,

                Enrolled in an M.D. program and have an interest in
                biomedical research,
                or
                Enrolled in an engineering M.S. program of which one
                year has been completed by December 1, 1992.

          For application materials and more information:

          Request NSF publication number 92-105, "1993 Summer
          Institute in Japan," from NSF's Publications Office at

                pubs@nsf.gov (InterNet)  or   pubs@nsf (BitNet)
                Phone:  (202) 357-7668

          Be sure to give your name and complete mailing address.

          To download application materials:

          Send e-mail message to
                 stisserv@nsf.gov (InterNet)  or
                 stisserv@nsf     (BitNet)

          Ignore the subject line, but body of message should read as
          follows:
                 Request:   stis
                 Topic:     nsf92105
                 Request:   end

          You will receive a copy of publication 92-105 by return
          e-mail.

          For further inquiries, contact NSF's Japan Program staff at

                 NSFJinfo@nsf.gov (InterNet) or
                 NSFJinfo@nsf    (BitNet)

                 Tel:  (202) 653-5862
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Sanjiv Singh                                    ssingh@ri.cmu.edu
Field Robotics Center                           (412) 268-5895
Carnegie Mellon University
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