Finding novel uses for plants found only in the Amazonian rain forest and Argentinian wetlands and a comprehensive study of all interstate wars since 1919 are two of four projects to which Cornell's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies recently awarded grants.

The grants awarded from the Summer 2009 Seed Grant Competition are intended to promote research on foreign policy and international development as well as international studies in general. Selections were also based on a project's potential to promote research by junior faculty, generate additional external funding, and benefit international studies at Cornell.

The awardees for the biannual competition are:

Applications for the next seed grant competition are due Feb. 15.

For more information, see: http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/funding/seed.asp.