251.Oncology Nursing Foundation (Scholarships)Amount:$1,000undergrade (10);$2,500graduate (2).

Eligibility:Open to registered nurses who are seeking a bachelor's or master'sdegree in an NLN accredited nursing program &have interest in oncology nursing.

Deadline:Jan 15.

Contact:1016Greentree Rd;Pittsburgh,PA15220;(412)921-7373.

252.Optical Society of America (Newport Research Award)Amount:up to $12,000stipend $4,000research expense allowance;3new grants and3renewals awarded annually.

Eligibility:Grants to doctoral candidates for one yr of research on electro-optics and laser technology.Applicants must be enrolled at US universities.

Deadline:Feb 1.

Contact:2010Massachusetts Ave NW;Washington,DC 20036;(202)416-1404.

253.Optical Society of America,New England Section (Scholarship and Merit Awards)Amount:$1,000-$2,000for 9months.

Eligibility:No restriction on academic level;applied,theoretical,physiologicaloptics;recipients chosen on the basis of academic achievement,accomplishments,and interest in optics;must be used in New England.

Deadline:May 2.

Contact:ITEK Optical Systems 10Magrire Rd;Lexington,MA02173;(617)276-2000.

254.Pacific Cultural Foundation (Grants in Chinese Studies)Amount:$2,000-$5,000.

Eligibility:Doctoral candidates;sciences concerned with Chinese studies;recipients chosen on the basis of quality of proposed research;must be residents ofthe free world.

Deadline:Mar 1;Jun 1;Sep 1;Dec 1.

Contact:Palace Office Building Suite 807;346Nanking East Rd Sec 3;Taipei,Taiwan;(02)752-7424.

255.Parenteral Drug Association Foundation for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Nina Dale Demuth Research Grants)Amount:$15,000;1grant per yr.

Eligibility:For master's and doctoral candidates who are parenteral nutritionmajors;recipients chosen on the basis of proposed research.

Deadline:Jun 15.

Contact:PO Box 242;Garden City,NJ 11530;(516)248-6713.

256.Parkinson's Disease Foundation (Summer Fellowship Program)Amount:varies.

Eligibility:Undergraduate,graduate/postgraduate;Parkinson's disease.

Deadline:Mar 15.

Contact:Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center;650W 168th St;New York,NY 10032;(212)923-4700.

257.Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Foundation (Fellowships for Advanced Predoctoral Training in Pharmaceutics)Amount:$6,552stipend tuition;renewable.

Eligibility:Open to full-time in-residence PhD candidates in fields of pharmacology or toxicology who have completed at least 2yrs of study at US school ofpharmacy &are about to begin thesis research.

Deadline:Feb 1.

Contact:110015th St NW;Washington,DC 20005;(202)835-3400.

258.Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Foundation (PMAFellowships for Advanced Predoctoral Training in Pharmaceutics)Amount:$10,000per yr $500per yr for research expenses.

Eligibility:For full-time doctoral candidates in pharmaceutics,to support thesis work/research.

Deadline:Sep 1.

Contact:110015th St NW;Washington,DC 20005;(202)296-2427.