For the second year in a row, the Cornell Association of Professors Emeriti (CAPE) will grant Podell Emeriti Awards for Research and Scholarship (PEARS) to Cornell emeriti "to support research and scholarship related to making the world a better place to live for all peoples of the Earth."

CAPE is seeking proposals for the awards, which will be up to $2,500 each, thanks to a donation of $10,000 from Albert Podell '58. Possible topics of study could include:

Applications are welcome from any Cornell emeriti, and the topics are to be interpreted in the broadest sense, including their relation to the humanities and social sciences. Award funds can be used for, among other things, the cost of books, equipment, postage, supplies, wages to assistants, essential travel and technical support.

Applications should include a concise, double-spaced description of the proposed study and its significance, a specific budget (not to exceed one page), and a curriculum vitae.

A PEARS selection committee will review the proposals and make recommendations to the dean of the faculty, who will administer the funds.

Applications are due Nov. 1 and should be mailed to CAPE, 431 Day Hall, Cornell, Ithaca, NY 14853, or e-mailed to cape@cornell.edu. For more information, contact the CAPE office at (607) 255-6608.