Group Travel for U.S. Participants in XIIth World Congress of Sociology, to be held in Madrid, Spain, July 9-13, 1990

社会科学家之间的重要国际会议为丰富所有代表国家的研究工作提供了重要的机会。越来越多的基础研究和应用研究问题对美国在世界上的角色产生了影响。在这一点上，西欧、东欧和俄罗斯社会学家之间的对话对合作努力的发展尤其有希望。这笔拨款将为在1990年7月9日至13日于西班牙马德里举行的第十二届世界社会学大会上发挥重要作用的美国社会学家提供部分支持。大会每四年举行一次，是国际社会学协会的一项职能，吸引了4000多名社会学家，其中约20%是美国人。这些资金的接受者，美国社会学协会，将通过一个特别委员会，组织个人奖项的竞争，并将旅行补助金分配给那些最值得奖励的人。要获得资格，社会学家只需要发表一篇论文，或者在项目中发挥重要作用。在符合条件的候选人中，将采用的选择标准包括论文的内在价值、论文在其提交的项目中对美国做出贡献的重要性以及申请人的资格。还将注意不同年龄、性别和种族/族裔群体参与者之间的平衡。

Important international meetings among social scientists provide vital opportunities for enriching the research endeavors of all countries represented. More and more problems of basic and applied research have implications for the role of the United States in the world. At this point, dialogue between Western and Eastern European and Russian sociologists is especially promising for the development of collaborative efforts. This grant will provide partial support for a highly selected group of American sociologists playing significant roles in The Twelfth World Congress of Sociology, to be held in Madrid, Spain, July 9-13, 1990. Held once every four years, the Congress is a function of the International Sociological Association and draws over 4,000 sociologists, approximately 20% of whom are American. The recipient of these funds, the American Sociological Association, will, through a special committee, conduct the competition for individual awards and distribute the travel grants to those who most merit them. To be eligible, sociologists need only have a paper accepted for presentation or have a significant role on the program. Among those eligible, the selection criteria to be employed include the intrinsic merit of the paper, the significance of the paper as an U.S. contribution within the program to which it is submitted, and the qualifications of the applicant. Attention will also be given to balance among participants of various ages, genders and racial/ethnic groups.