Monthly Funding Opportunities List - August 1, 2008
Office of Proposal Development
Texas A&M University
August 1, 2008 Monthly Research Funding Opportunities List
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Human Frontier Science Program Long-term and Cross-disciplinary Fellowships - Registration
http://www.hfsp.org/how/PDFs/Fellowship_App_Guidelines_2009.pdf
To apply, applicants must register prior to 28 August 2008 on the HFSP extranet site for a password and must immediately login to the site to initiate their application by the same deadline. The deadline for submitting applications closes two weeks later on 11 September 2008 at 16:00 Strasbourg time.
August 1 to August 28
AAUW Fellowship and Grant Changes For 2009-10 (Applications Online August 1, 2008)
http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented.
Available August 1
Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Mathematics and Science Teaching Fellowships
http://www.kstf.org/tf_application_info.aspx
During 2008-2009, the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation is recruiting men and women for their Mathematics and Science Teaching Fellowships. The fellowships support individuals with exceptional science and mathematics content knowledge who are committed to teaching high schoool in the United States. There are three strands in the KSTF Teaching Fellowship Program: physical science fellowships support those who have a degree in a physical science (for example, physics, chemistry or astronomy) or engineering and are committed to teaching high school physics, physical science, chemistry and/or earth science; mathematics fellowships support individuals with at least a bachelor's degree in mathematics or mathematical content preparation equivalent to a mathematics major; the biological science fellowships support individuals with at least a bachelor's degree in contemporary biology or other life science. The teaching fellowships are renewable for up to five years and will begin on June 1, 2009
Opens August 1 to Jan. 14
NEH Summer Stipends -- Understanding of the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.
Open August 1 to Oct. 2
2008 GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists
http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/prizes/ge/howto.dtl?CFID=3285989&CFTOKEN=54645058
The GE & Science Prize for Young Life Scientists has been established to provide support to scientists at the beginning of their careers, because Science/AAAS and GE Healthcare believe that such support is critical for continued scientific progress.
August 1
Asian Cultural Council - Grant Program
http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/
The Asian Cultural Council (ACC) supports cultural exchanges between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts, primarily by providing individual fellowship Grants to artists, scholars, students, and specialists from Asia for study, research, travel, and creative work in the U.S. Its geographic purview covers an extended area of Asia ranging from Afghanistan eastward through Japan. Grants are made in the following fields: archaeology, architecture (design, theory, and history), art history, art and architectural conservation, crafts, dance, film, museology, music, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, theater, and video.
August 1
AFOSR /National Research Council-Resident Research Associateships Program
http://www.afosr.af.mil:80/Education/edu_residentProg.htm
The USAF/NRC-RRA Program offers postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers opportunities to perform research at sponsoring Air Force laboratories. The objectives of the program are (1) to provide researchers of unusual promise and ability opportunities to solve problems, largely of their own choice, that are compatible with the interests of the hosting laboratories; and (2) to contribute to the overall efforts of the Air Force laboratories.
August 1
Science, Technology, and Society
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08553
STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS), History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS), Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS), Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS).
August 1
Food Safety Research: Investigations Focused on Promoting the Safety of Produce
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-12159.pdf
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) maintains an active intramural research program. This research is focused on five primary CFSAN program priorities; ensuring the safety of food, dietary, supplements and cosmetics; improving nutrition; and promoting the security and integrity of the food supply. When resources permit, CFSAN supports extramural research grants intended to help advance these program priorities.
August 2
Lab to Marketplace: Tools for Biomedical and Behavioral Research (SBIR [R43/R44])
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-114.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages the translation of technologies for biomedical or behavioral research from academic and other non-small business research sectors to the marketplace. Small Business Concerns (SBCs) are encouraged to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications that propose to further develop, make more robust, and make more user-friendly such technologies in preparation for commercial dissemination.
August 5
New Technologies for Transient Molecular Complex Characterization (STTR [R41/R42])
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-111.html
New Technologies for Transient Molecular Complex Characterization (SBIR [R43/R44])
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-110.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop new technologies, tools, and/or processes for the study of transient molecular complexes.
August 5
Cost-Effective Approaches To Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, And Corporate Greenhouse Gas Management
http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/08-04cppd.pdf
This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals to advance energy efficiency and clean energy programming and policies, including corporate greenhouse gas management, through cost-effective strategies.
August 6
Biodiesel Fuel Education Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/biodieselfueleducationprogram.cfm
CSREES and OEPNU partner in the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program. Biodiesel Education will address the need to balance the positive environmental, social and human health impacts of biodiesel utilization with the increased per gallon cost to the user. Applications are being solicited for Biodiesel Education projects that will develop practical indicators or milestones to measure their progress towards achieving the following objectives: (1) Enhance current efforts to collect and disseminate biodiesel information; (2) Coordinate with other biodiesel educational or promotional programs, and with Federal, State and local programs aimed at encouraging biodiesel use, including the EPAct program; (3) Create a nationwide networking system that delivers biodiesel information to targeted audiences, including users, distributors and other infrastructure-related personnel; (4) Identify and document the benefits of biodiesel (e.g., lifecycle costing); and (5) Gather data pertaining to information gaps and develop strategies to address the gaps.
August 8
Plasma Science Centers
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/49966C39C558F52E85257473006D0D91?OpenDocument
The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announces its interest in receiving cooperative agreement applications for Plasma Science Centers with a research focus in plasma science. The duration of the Center cooperative agreement will be five years, with the possibility of a one time renewal for five more years. All institutions or groups planning to submit applications for funding a new center in Fiscal Year 2009 should submit in response to this Notice. Applicants are not being asked, in any way, to fund or establish a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC).
LOI August 11; Prelim Sept. 1; full February 2.
Computer Science Study Group
This RA is to solicit interested participants to join in the Computer Science Study Group (CSSG). The objective of the CSSG is to rapidly identify ideas in the field of computer science that will provide revolutionary advances, rather than incremental benefit, to the Department of Defense (DoD). This opportunity is for selection to participate in Phase I of the program. Participants in this 2009 CSSG will be encouraged during Phase I to consider their research interests in light of DoD challenges in the field of computer science. Participants should explore the synergies in their research programs to develop novel ideas and applications that will lead to fundamental advances in the field rather than incremental change. Technologies should be derived from the broad area of computer science, although participants do not necessarily need to be members of traditional computer science departments.
August 11
2009 INCITE Call for Proposals
For the sixth consecutive year, DOE's Office of Science is inviting proposals from scientists and engineers for the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program. The INCITE program will award significant allocations on some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to innovative, large-scale computational science projects to enable high-impact advances. Scientists from the national and international research community will be able to request allocations on machines at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
August 11
Enhanced Geothermal Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/C6AC09127A4B508B8525746C005F950D?OpenDocument
Topic Area 1: Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Technologies
This topic area seeks projects that address key aspects of engineered reservoir creation, management, and utilization by developing tools and techniques useful to temperatures up to 300°C and depths as great as 10,000 m. Areas of interest include: zonal isolation; down hole pumps; fracture characterization; image fluid flow; tracers and tracer interpretation; high temperature logging tools and sensors; and stimulation prediction models. These technology improvements are discussed in greater detail in the report, An Evaluation of Enhanced Geothermal Systems Technology, posted on the DOE website: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/geothermal/ . Topic Area 2: Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Reservoir Stimulation . This topic area seeks projects that will successfully characterize a geothermal system with low natural productivity, develop a plan to stimulate the productivity of the system, stimulate a well in the system and monitor the productivity or injectivity of the well in relation to other wells available in the system. The projects will allow testing and validation of stimulation techniques for improving productivity of wells or increasing inter-well connectivity at existing geothermal fields.
August 12
NSF Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education (PAARE)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08562/nsf08562.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The objective of PAARE is to enhance diversity in astronomy and astrophysics research and education by stimulating the development of formal, long-term, collaborative research and education partnerships among minority-serving institutions and partners at research institutions, including academic institutions, private observatories and NSF Division of Astronomical Sciences supported facilities.
August 12
Advances in Biological Informatics
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08563/nsf08563.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Advances in Biological Informatics (ABI) program seeks to encourage new approaches to the analysis and dissemination of biological knowledge for the benefit of both the scientific community and the broader public. The ABI program is especially interested in the development of informatics tools and resources that have the potential to advance, or transform, research in biology supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation. Recognizing that the use of computational and informatics tools and the creation of databases to disseminate results have become increasingly integral to activities supported by all BIO programs, the ABI program will place a higher priority on proposals that create computational / informatics tools and database architectures which are applicable to multiple biological domains.
August 12
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-149.html
The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant Program (R13 and U13) is to support high quality conferences/scientific meetings that are relevant to the scientific mission of the NIH and to the public health. A conference/scientific meeting is defined as a gathering, symposium, seminar, scientific meeting, workshop or any other organized, formal meeting where persons assemble to coordinate, exchange, and disseminate information or to explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge.
August 12 & Dec. 12
Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry
http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/postdoctoral_program.shtml
Applications most likely to be of interest should describe innovative fundamental research in the chemical sciences or engineering related to the environment. Examples include but are not limited to the chemistry associated with: the climate, the atmosphere, aquatic or marine settings, toxicology, soil or groundwater. Also of interest are chemistry-related energy research (renewable sources, sequestration, etc.), and new or green approaches to chemical synthesis and processing, with a clearly stated relation to the environment.
August 14
Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship
https://www.asee.org/smart/?CFID=4112792&CFTOKEN=95014704
The SMART online application is open each August through December. The application will reopen August 15, 2008 and close December 15, 2008. Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2009 and funding will begin August 2009. Please continue to visit this site for updates. The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to offer scholarships to undergraduate, master's and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for training in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields. The DoD also offers them career opportunities to continue their research as civilian employees of a DoD laboratory after graduation. The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship for Service Program offers our nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education but rewarding career opportunities. Annual stipend ranging from $22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience .
Opens August 15; Due Dec. 15
NEH Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fpiri.html
Grants for Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) support fellowships at institutions devoted to advanced study and research in the humanities. NEH fellowships provide scholars with research time and access to resources that might not be available at their home institutions. Fellowship programs may be administered by independent centers for advanced study, libraries, and museums in the United States; American overseas research centers; or organizations that have expertise in promoting research on foreign cultures. Individual scholars must apply directly to the institutions themselves. A list of currently funded institutions is available here: http://www.neh.gov/projects/fpiri.html .
August 15
Sociological Initiatives Foundation - Sociological Initiatives Foundation
http://comm-org.wisc.edu/sif/index.php
The Sociological Initiatives Foundation was established in 1999 to support research that furthers social change. The Foundation supports projects that address institutional rather than individual or behavioral change and/or research and initiatives that provide insight into sociological and linguistic issues that may be useful to specific groups and or communities. Grant sizes normally range from $10,000 to $20,000. We look for projects that have an explicit research design and a concrete connection to public or community impact. The Foundation specifically supports research that focuses on these areas: Clear social policy objectives; Institutional and educational practices
Legislative and regulatory changes; Organizing previously unorganized groups; Building collective community capacity and/or power (such as expanding membership base); Linguistic issues, such as literacy, language maintenance and expansion, multilingualism and its implications, and their possible intersection with social and policy issues.
August 15
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08561/nsf08561.htm
The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social and behavioral sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the development of new and innovative approaches to surveys and to the analysis of survey data. The MMS Program supports a variety of different types of awards, including: Regular Research Awards; Mid-Career Research Fellowships; Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants; Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplements
August 16
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.
OPD Suggested STEP Proposal Development Resources
NOTE Additional Review Criteria for STEP in the Program Announcement
National Science Foundation:
Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Workshop
Dr. Harry Ungar, an NSF CCLI Program Director, and Dee Miller, NSF Science Education Analyst
http://grants.intrasun.tcnj.edu/CCLI.html
NSF DUE Proposal Writing Guide
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04016/nsf04016.pdf
NSF DUE Selected Programs PowerPoint Slides 13-19 STEP and S-STEM
http://grants.intrasun.tcnj.edu/Bradleystream2.wmv
NSF Proposal Writing
http://www.research.msstate.edu/information/pdfs/NSF_proposal_writing.pdf
Dr. John S. Bradley, NSF; Dr. Sandra H. Harpole
Mississippi State University
Writing a More Effective Proposal for the New CCLI Solicitation
http://www.chem.purdue.edu/bcce/P185_PP-BCCE_Purdue_7-06.ppt
K. Parson, S. Hickson, H. Richtol, H. Ungar, NSF Program Officers
LOI due August 18; full Sept. 30.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Sites and Supplements
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07569/nsf07569.htm
REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. A partnership with the Department of Defense supports REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas. (2) REU Supplements may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects or may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements.
OPD Suggested REU Proposal Development Resources
OPD REU Seminar & Support Materials
http://opd.tamu.edu/seminar-materials/seminar-materials-by-date/document.2008-06-02.5182944965
Fulfilling Mentors’ Expectations: An REU Site Experience
By Miguel A. Labrador1 and Rafael Pérez2
http://www.cse.usf.edu/REU/publications/RP2006010LAB.pdf
August 18
Solicitation for OFES-NNSA Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/7B752F39AB1CCCA885257472006BE27F?OpenDocument
The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science (SC) and the Defense Program (DP) of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), both of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), jointly announce their interests in receiving grant applications including renewals of existing grants in FY 2009 for research in the OFES-NNSA Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP). This Announcement is directed at researchers who are not affiliated with DOE national laboratories and government laboratories.
LOI August 18; full Sept. 11
FIPSE-Special Focus Competition
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-16840.htm
To provide grants that demonstrate partnerships between Russian and American institutions of higher education (IHEs)that contribute to the development and promotion of educational opportunities between the two nations, particularly in the areas of mutual foreign language learning and advancement of education in science, technology, and the humanities. Russian institutions will apply to The Russian Ministry of Education and Science for funding under a separate but parallel competition.
OPD Suggested FIPSE Proposal Development Resources
How to Get a FIPSE Grant
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/howtoget.html
by Eulalia Benejam Cobb, former FIPSE Program Officer
August 22
NASA K-12 Competitive Grants Opportunity (K12CG)
The NASA Office of Education is releasing this NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for proposals for NASA K-12 Competitive Grants (K12CG). The K12CG effort will seek innovate approaches to using NASA-themed content in support of secondary level teaching and learning, with a particular emphasis on high school education. Each funded proposal is expected to leverage NASA’s unique contributions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to enhance students’ academic experiences and/or to improve educators’ abilities to engage and stimulate their students. Proposed work must be grounded in education research and/or best practices, and incorporate formative, summative, and other evaluations, as appropriate.
NOI and prelim proposal due August 22; Invite to full due Oct. 27
Genetic Screens to Enhance Zebrafish Research (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-138.html
This FOA encourages investigator-initiated applications designed to exploit the power of the zebrafish as a vertebrate model for biomedical and behavioral research. Applications proposing to develop new genetic screens of high priority to the zebrafish community that will advance the detection and characterization of genes, pathways, and phenotypes of interest in development and aging, organ formation, neural processes, behavior, sensory processes, physiological processes, and disease processes are welcome.
LOI due August 25 and full Sept. 24
Enhancing Zebrafish Research with Research Tools and Techniques (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-139.html
This FOA encourages investigator-initiated applications designed to exploit the power of the zebrafish as a vertebrate model for biomedical and behavioral research. Applications proposing to develop new research tools or techniques that are of high priority to the zebrafish community and that will advance the detection and characterization of genes, pathways, and phenotypes of interest in development and aging, organ formation, neural processes, behavior, sensory processing, physiological processes, and disease processes are welcome.
LOI due August 25 and full Sept. 24
Fiscal Year 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. For detailed information regarding technical goals, potential proposers are advised to refer to the announcement. A central purpose of the DURIP is to provide equipment to enhance research-related education. Proposals must address the impact of the equipment on the institution’s ability to educate students, through research, in disciplines important to DoD missions.
August 26
Research, Development, and Demonstration of Fuel Cell Technologies for Automotive, Stationary, and Portable Power Applications
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/5D460E4864EDB2D68525745600818A00?OpenDocument
DOE seeks to fund research that will lead to the development of cost-competitive and durable automotive, stationary, and portable fuel cell power systems. $130 million for 54 awards. Prior to the development of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the DOE issued two Requests for Information regarding possible topics (one for fuel cell RD&D and one for early markets for hydrogen and fuel cells) and held a pre-solicitation workshop. The topics of research and development sought through this FOA will be focused on achieving technical performance and cost targets for fuel cells. Additionally, the scope of this FOA includes demonstrations of stationary polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells operating under real-world conditions. A separate National Laboratory Call (DE-PS36-08GO98010)
(https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/7236FDC0CA7789588525745600830B90?OpenDocument ) offers opportunities for National Laboratories to submit applications as primary applicants.
August 27
AERA Invites Education Policy- And Practice-Related Research Proposals
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/res_grants/RGFly.html
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the Institute of Education Sciences, the AERA Grants Program announces its Research Grants Program. The program's goals are: (1) to stimulate research on issues related to U.S. education policy and practice using NCES and NSF data sets; (2) to improve the educational research community's firsthand knowledge of the range of data available at the two agencies and how to use them; and (3) to increase the number of educational researchers using the data sets. The program supports research projects that are quantitative in nature, include the analysis of existing data from NCES and NSF, and have U.S. education policy relevance.
August 29
AERA Invites Education Policy- And Practice-Related Dissertation Proposals
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/diss_grants/DGFly.html
AERA invites education policy- and practice-related dissertation proposals using NCES, NSF, and other national data bases. Dissertation Grants are available for advanced doctoral students and are intended to support the student while writing the doctoral dissertation. Applicants for Dissertation Grants may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.
August 29
Global Biocultural Initiative
http://www.christensenfund.org/frame_grants.html
The Christensen Fund (TCF) focuses its grantmaking on maintaining the rich diversity of the world—biological and cultural—over the long run, by focusing on five geographic regions, including The Greater Southwest (Southwest USA and Northwest Mexico). Applications are welcome within the following framework: to support efforts aimed at building and sharing global knowledge, wisdom and practice of stewardship of biocultural diversity, landscape integrity and resilience, as well as supporting global institutions and policies that sustain diversity, in particular around agrodiversity and food sovereignty.
August 31
Engineering Information Foundation Grants
http://www.eifgrants.org/info/index.html
Spports developmental projects, instructional projects, and training programs in engineering education and research that fit our fields of interest. These currently include the availability and use of published information, women in engineering, and information access in developing countries. You may want to review our recent grants to give you a better idea of the kinds of projects that interest us. We may infrequently sponsor proposals that do not fit strictly within our guidelines.
August 31
DAAD/AICGS Research Fellowship Program
http://www.aicgs.org/fellows/opps/daad.aspx
The DAAD/AICGS Research Fellowship Program, funded by a generous grant from the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), is designed to bring scholars and specialists working on Germany, Europe, and/or transatlantic relations to AICGS for research stays of two months each. Fellowships include a monthly stipend of up to $4,725, depending on the seniority of the applicant, transportation to and from Washington, and office space at the Institute.
August 31
Social Science Research Council Accepting Applications for Abe Fellowship
The Social Science Research Council ( http://www.ssrc.org/ ), the
Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership ( http://cgp.org/ ),
and the American Council of Learned Societies ( http://acls.org/ )
have announced the annual Abe Fellowship Program competition.
The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multi- disciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of
researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long- range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics.
It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing
global understanding and problem solving.
Sept. 1
Japan Society Promotion Of Science Postdoctoral Fellowships For Foreign Researchers
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/postdoctoral.html#long
Approximately 200 awards will be granted each recruitment period for scholars to conduct research in Japan for a period of 12-24 months. Program is aimed at providing support for cooperative research, under the guidance of Japanese hosts, at lending universities, inter-university research institutes, and science research corporations. Applicants may apply either through a host scientist in Japan or one of the two nominating authority in the United States: National Institutes of Health (NIH) or Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Humanities. Life Sciences. Physical Sciences. Social Sciences. Hold a doctorate degree when the fellowship goes into effect, which must have been received within six year prior to April 2 of that year. Applicant must have arranged in advance a research plan with a Japanese host. Must be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
Sept. 1
The Ittleson Foundation
http://www.ittlesonfoundation.org/guides.html
The Foundation focuses its resources on AIDS, the environment, and mental health.
LOI Sept. 1
Tinker Foundation, Inc. - Institutional Grants (Latin America)
http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/institu.html
The Tinker Foundation awards Institutional Grants to organizations and institutions that promote the interchange and exchange of information within the community of those concerned with the affairs of Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America, and Antarctica. (For the foundation's purposes, Ibero-America is defined as the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere.). Programmatically, the foundation funds projects addressing environmental policy, economic policy, or governance issues.
Sept. 1
Abe Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences or Humanities
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/abe/
The Abe Fellowship supports professional research in the social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant issues, especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between Japan and America. Applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or Japan (or be able to demonstrate serious affiliations with research communities in the U.S. or Japan) and hold the terminal degree in their field by the start of their fellowship term.
Sept. 1
The William L. Garrison Award for Best Dissertation in Computational Geography
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/marble_garrison.htm
The biannual William L. Garrison Award for Best Dissertation in Computational Geography supports innovative research into the computational aspects of geographic science.
Sept. 2
William T. Grant Foundation--Research To Understand And Improve The Settings Of Youth
http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url5243/info-url_show.htm?doc_id=646392
The Foundation supports high-quality research that addresses our Current Research Interests: enhancing our understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and when, how, and under what conditions research evidence is used in policy and practice that affect youth, and how its use can be improved. WTG supports research to understand and improve the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. Important settings include schools, youth-serving organizations, neighborhoods, families, and peer groups. Our interests in youth's settings fit into two areas. First, we are interested in studies that strengthen our understanding of how settings work; how they affect youth development; and how they can be improved. Second, we are interested in studies that strengthen our understanding of how and under what conditions research is used to influence policies and practices that affect youth's settings.
The deadlines for letters of inquiry are: September 3, 2008; January 8, 2009; April 1, 2009;
September 9, 2009
Sept. 3
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program CFDA Number: 84.170A
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-16630.pdf
The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program is to award fellowships to eligible students of superior ability, selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise, to undertake graduate study in specific fields in the arts, humanities, and social sciences leading to a doctoral degree or to a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study at accredited institutions of higher education.
Sept. 4
American Lung Association Nationwide Award Announcement 2009-2010
http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=486859
Programs include Research Grants; Career Investigator Awards; Training Awards; the Alliance Award Program and grants for specific lung-related diseases.
Sept. 5
Ground-Based Studies In Radiation Biology
Proposals are solicited by the HRP in the areas of Behavioral Health and Performance, Muscle, Sensorimotor and Space Human Factors. In addition, proposals are solicited by the NSBRI in the areas of Cardiovascular Alterations, Human Factors and Performance, Musculoskeletal Alterations, Neurobehavioral and Psychosocial Factors, Sensorimotor and Smart Medical Systems and Technology.
Sept. 5
NSF Instrument Development for Biological Research
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08566/nsf08566.htm
Supports the development of novel instrumentation or instrumentation that has been significantly improved by at least an order of magnitude or more in fundamental aspects. Supported instruments are expected to have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. The development of new instrumentation must be firmly based in biological research need. The IDBR Program supports the development or major improvement of software for the operation of instruments only as associated with the development of the instrument. Data analysis and acquisition software are only supported to the extent that the availability of the software, in connection with new instrumentation, will clearly advance biological research. Proposals are encouraged that focus on proof-of-concept development for entirely novel instrumentation.
Sept. 5
Research Opportunities for Fundamental Space Biology Investigations in Microbial, Plant and Cell Biology
http://nspires.nasaprs.com (under menu listing "Open Solicitations.")
Participation is open to all categories of organizations, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, NASA centers, and other Government agencies. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA Proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal.
Sept. 8
DARPA Mathematical Challenges, BAA 07-68
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07-68/Attachments.html
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of DARPA Mathematical Challenges, with the goal of dramatically revolutionizing mathematics and thereby strengthening the scientific and technological capabilities of DoD. To do so, the agency has identified twenty-three mathematical challenges, listed at above URL, which were announced at DARPA Tech 2007.
Open to Sept. 8
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) - CERN Fellowships( in Switzerland)
Fellows are normally nationals of the Member States of CERN, but there also exist a limited number of places for Fellows from non-Member States. There are two types of Fellowship Programme at CERN: The Senior Fellowship Programme, addressed to people with a Ph.D. or at least four years of experience after the degree which gives access to doctoral programmes. In both cases, a maximum of ten years of experience after the degree which gives access to doctoral programmes applies. The Junior Fellowship Programme, for holders of at least a Technical Engineer degree (or equivalent) and at most a M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) with not more than 4 years of experience.
Sept. 8
AAHHE and ETS, Outstanding Dissertations Competition 2009
http://www.aahhe.org/OutstandingDissertationsCompetition2008.aspx
The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) are proud to announce the Outstanding Dissertations Competition 2009. AAHHE and ETS recognize the significant need to increase the number of Hispanics receiving doctoral degrees, entering higher education on the tenure track, and eventually serving in faculty leadership and administrative roles.
Sept. 8
Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace
http://www.usip.org/fellows/index.html
Awards approximately ten residential Senior Fellowships each year so that outstanding scholars, practitioners, policymakers, journalists, and other professionals can conduct research on peace and conflict.
Sept. 8
NSF - International Research Fellowship Program - New Ireland Partnership Added
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5179&org=NSF&from=fund
NSF invites applications for the International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP, NSF 06-582). The objective of the program is to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities, thereby furthering their research capacity and global perspective and forging long-term relationships with scientists, technologists and engineers abroad. These awards are available in any field of science and engineering research and education supported by NSF.
Sept. 9
NOAA Cooperative Research Program
The CRP program provides financial assistance for projects that seek to increase and improve the working relationship between researchers from the NMFS, state fishery agencies, universities, and fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and off the South Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida involving the U.S. fishing industry (recreational and commercial). The program is a means of involving commercial and recreational fishermen in the collection of fundamental fisheries information. Collection efforts support the development and evaluation of management and regulatory options. This program addresses NOAA's mission goal to ``Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through an Ecosystem Approach to Management.
Sept. 9
NSF Expeditions in Computing
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08568/nsf08568.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) has created the Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) program to provide the CISE research and education community with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, fundamental research agendas that promise to define the future of computing and information. In planning Expeditions, investigators are encouraged to come together within or across departments or institutions to combine their creative talents in the identification of compelling, transformative research agendas that promise disruptive innovations in computing and information for many years to come.
Sept. 10
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Ancillary Training Activities (T36)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-118.html
The goal of the MARC Ancillary Training Activities Program is to provide support for the attendance and participation of individuals from underrepresented groups and/or faculty from minority serving institutions in program-related scientific conferences, short courses, or other well -defined ancillary training activities to provide knowledge, skills, and/or networking capabilities that empower participants to succeed in the pursuit of a biomedically related research careers.
Sept. 11
American Chemical Society - Eli Lilly / Women Chemists Travel Awards, Scientific Meetings
http://membership.acs.org/W/WCC/
The American Chemical Society, sponsored by Eli Lilly & Company, offers a program to provide funding for undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral women chemists to travel to scientific meetings (within the US) to present the results of their research. Deadlines: Sep. 15, 2008 (Meetings between January 1 and June 30, 2009); Feb. 15, 2009 (Meetings between July 1 and December 31, 2009).
Sept. 15
Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (International Research Experiences for Students; Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04036/nsf04036.htm
Developing Global Scientists and Engineers program provides highest quality international research experiences for U.S. students. Whereas the International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) component of the program supports groups of U.S. undergraduate or graduate students conducting research abroad in collaboration with foreign investigators, the Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP) component supports the dissertation research abroad of one doctoral student in collaboration with a foreign investigator.
Sept. 15
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program
To provide support to entities that need assistance to plan, organize and develop a health care network because they do not have a significant history of collaboration and are not sufficiently evolved to apply for a three year Rural Health Network Development Grant. This support may be sufficient to jumpstart a network into becoming operational and developing strategies for becoming sustainable. The grant program supports one year of planning to develop and operationalize health care networks, consisting of at least three health care providers in rural areas. Identify potential collaborating network partners in the community/region. Convene potential collaborating network partners, conduct planning activities, which could include undertaking a community assessment identifying the most critical need of potential network partners to ensure their viability.
Sept. 15
Sloan Research Fellowships
http://www.sloan.org/programs/fellowship_brochure.shtml
Candidates for Sloan Research Fellowships are required to hold the Ph.D. (or equivalent) in chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, economics, neuroscience or computational and evolutionary molecular biology, or in a related interdisciplinary field, and must be members of the regular faculty (i.e., tenure track) of a college or university in the United States or Canada. They may be no more than six years from completion of the most recent Ph.D. or equivalent as of the year of their nomination, unless special circumstances such as military service, a change of field, or child rearing are involved or unless they have held a faculty appointment for less than two years.
Sept. 15
Anthropology & Environment Section's Small Grants Program
http://www.eanth.org/Awards.php?Award=SmallGrants.htm
The goal of the Anthropology & Environment Section's Small Grants Program is to foster collaboration among practicing and academic anthropologists, grassroots activists, and/or organizations and inspire innovative solutions to environmental issues. The small grants program is particularly interested in projects that facilitate communication and brainstorming between groups or that lead to program or institution building necessary to form innovative solutions. Proposals may address local, national or global concerns, issues, or problems.
Sept. 15
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts) except the performing arts. Fellowships are not available for students. The Foundation only supports individuals. It does not make grants to institutions or organizations. The Foundation selects its Fellows on the basis of two separate competitions, one for the United States and Canada, the other for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sept. 15
APA Dissertation Research Award Program
http://www.apa.org:80/science/dissinfo.html
The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association sponsors an annual competition for dissertation research funding. The purpose of the Dissertation Research Award program is to assist science-oriented doctoral students of psychology with research costs.
Sept. 15
Sloan Research Fellowships for Early-Career Scientists and Scholars
http://www.sloan.org/programs/fellowship_brochure.shtml
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation will accept applications for the Sloan Research Fellowships. The Fellowship program has grown in size and cost over the years and now includes several disciplines not covered in the beginning; but its purpose - to stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise - remains the same. The Program Committee reviews more than 600 nominations each year to arrive at a final selection of 118 Fellows.
Sept. 15
Canadian Embassy - Canadian Studies Grant Program - Research Grants
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/studies/grantguide-en.asp
The Research Grant Program promotes research that contributes to a better knowledge and understanding of Canada, its relationship with the United States, and its international affairs. The grant is designed to assist individual scholars, or a team of scholars, in writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality and reporting their findings in a scholarly publication and at scholarly conferences, thus contributing to the development of Canadian Studies in the United States. Grant proposals are welcome from all fields in the social sciences and humanities.
Sept. 15
NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fdhc.html
NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers support collaboration between digital centers and individual scholars. An award provides funding for both a stipend for the fellow while in residence at the center and a portion of the center's costs for hosting a fellow. Awards are for periods of six to twelve months.
Sept. 15
Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants and Interactions: The Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-09-003.html
The National Institute on Drug Abuse on behalf of the NIH Genes, Environment and Health Initiative encourages functional characterization of genetic variants that have been statistically nominated to be associated with a particular outcome through common, complex disease gene discovery approaches, such as genome-wide association studies, candidate gene approaches, or sequencing studies. This FOA supports research relating genetic variation to biological mechanism, or disease causality.
Sept. 17 and full Oct. 17
Informal Science Education (ISE)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08547/nsf08547.htm
The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and collaboration.
OPD Suggested ISE Proposal Development Resources
Framework for Evaluating Impacts of ISE Projects
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/15838
Alan J. Friedman (ed.), Prepared for NSF, Evaluation Activities Related to the Academic Competitiveness Council's Examination of STEM Education Programs, March 12, 2008. This handbook offers background about NSF's evolving reporting requirements and advice from evaluators working in the field about how to gather evidence of project impacts.
The Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/15834
CAISE is dedicated to advancing and improving the practice of informal science education in its many and varied forms.
Informalscience.org
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/15836
Informalscience seeks to promote and advance the field of informal learning in science and other domains.
LOI Sept. 18; full Dec. 18
Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20401&c=EMC-FA142
Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change seeks to improve the quality of health care provided to patients from racial and ethnic backgrounds likely to experience disparities.
Finding Answers will: grant funds to discover and evaluate practical and replicable solutions designed to reduce and eliminate disease-specific racial and ethnic health care disparities;
focus on interventions aimed at health care delivery for one or more of the following health concerns: cardiovascular disease, depression and/or diabetes; conduct systematic reviews of the literature regarding racial and ethnic health care disparities interventions; and
disseminate results from these research efforts and systematic reviews to encourage
health care systems to address racial and ethnic gaps in care.
Sept. 18
USAID/DCHA/OFDA FY 2008 Annual Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response
Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), is inviting applications grant funding from qualified U.S. and non-U.S. non-profit or for-profit Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or other qualified non-USG organizations (Public International Organizations [PIO] or [IO] ) to assist USAID/OFDA promote and enhance disaster preparedness and response capacities within the Asia region thru implementation of the Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) Stage 3.
Sept. 20
Research on Causal Factors and Interventions that Promote and Support the Careers of Women in Biomedical and Behavioral Science and Engineering (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-012.html
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research on: 1) causal factors explaining the current patterns observed in the careers of women in biomedical and behavioral science and engineering and variation across different subgroups and 2) the efficacy of programs designed to support the careers of women in these disciplines. Causal factors include individual characteristics, family and economic circumstances, disciplinary culture or practices, and features of the broader social and cultural context. Research on variation among underrepresented minority women and socioeconomically disadvantaged women is encouraged. Causal factors of interest include, but are not limited to: individual characteristics, including family and economic circumstances,
institutional/departmental environment, organizational structure, disciplinary culture or practices, and features of the broader social and cultural context.
LOI Sept. 21; full October 22
CISE Computing Research Infrastructure
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08570/nsf08570.htm
The CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) program drives discovery and learning in the computing disciplines by supporting the creation, enhancement and operation of world-class computing research infrastructure. Further, through the CRI program CISE seeks to ensure that individuals from a diverse range of academic institutions, including minority-serving and predominantly undergraduate institutions, have access to such infrastructure. The CRI program supports two classes of awards: Institutional Infrastructure awards support either the creation of new computing research infrastructure or the enhancement of existing computing research infrastructure to enable world-class research and education opportunities at the awardee and collaborating institutions.
Sept. 22
Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Centers of Excellence (U54)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-003.html
FOA issued by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, solicits applications for Centers of Excellence in Modeling of Infectious Diseases. The Centers will comprise a component of the Modeling of Infectious Disease Agents Study (MIDAS) Network, consisting of Centers of Excellence, a centralized information technology resource, and research projects. The overall objective of MIDAS is the coordination of a cadre of multidisciplinary scientists conducting computational and mathematical research to improve the ability to detect, control, and prevent emerging infectious diseases caused by naturally occurring or intentionally released pathogens, including those relevant to biodefense. The Centers will address four major thematic areas – infectious disease research; computational, statistical, and mathematical research; education and outreach; and public health policy.
LOI Sept. 24; full October 24
Resource Program Grants in Bioformatics (P41)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-180.html
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) solicits Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics for supporting the continued operation, improvement, and dissemination of databases, digital information, or software tools that are unique, and of special importance to research using animal models of embryonic developmental processes. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with the Scientific/Research Contact listed below in Section VII to ensure that the proposed project reflects the objectives of this FOA and the programmatic interests of the NICHD.
Sept. 25
NSF CreativeIT
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08572/nsf08572.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The CreativeIT Program solicits proposals for projects that explore synergistic cross disciplinary research in creativity and computer science and information technology. Information technology is playing an increasing role in extending the capability of human creative thinking and problem solving. The study of creativity and computing as a way to advance computer science and information technology, cognitive science, engineering, education, or science can lead to new models of creative computational processes, innovative approaches to education that encourage creativity, innovative modes of research that include creative professionals, and new technology to support human creativity.
Sept. 26
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/pa-06-468_contacts.htm
The objective of the National Research Service Award program is to provide predoctoral and postdoctoral research training opportunities for individuals interested in pursuing research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research. Each NIH Institute and Center has a unique scientific purview and different program goals and initiatives that evolve over time.
Sept. 28; Jan. 25
NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08580
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): September 30, 2008 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 30, 2009 Full proposals are by invitation only; $25 million for 7 awards in 2009. The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake important investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering. Centers provide a rich environment for encouraging future scientists, engineers, and educators to take risks in pursuing discoveries and new knowledge. STCs foster excellence in education by integrating education and research, and by creating bonds between learning and inquiry so that discovery and creativity fully support the learning process.
FAQs for Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08059/nsf08059.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
Prelim Sept. 30
Arctic Observing Network
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08579
NSF invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for projects that will contribute to the further development of the Arctic Observing Network (AON) and enable the Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH). Compared with much of the rest of the Earth, the Arctic is a data-sparse region where large, rapid and system-wide environmental change is occurring. The goal of AON is to enhance the environmental observing infrastructure required for the scientific investigation of Arctic environmental change and its global connections. This solicitation invites proposals for the following activities: -- continuation of existing NSF-supported AON projects; -- the initiation of new AON projects; and -- projects that address environmental observing system coverage, design and optimization. AON encompasses physical, biological and human observations, including indigenous knowledge, of the land, ocean and atmosphere (to a maximum altitude of ~90 km, i.e., the top of the mesosphere). Proposals must include a scientific rationale that includes an explanation as to why the proposed activity, data (including frequency and duration of observations) and geographic location are essential to research that will advance the understanding of Arctic environmental change. Proposals for the research, e.g., data analysis, data synthesis, process studies and computer modeling, that will lead to understanding of Arctic environmental change will not be considered.
Sept. 30
NOAA FY 2008 Broad Agency Announcement
The purpose of this notice is to request proposals for special projects and programs associated with the Agency’s strategic plan and mission goals, as well as to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how NOAA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this BAA. This BAA is a mechanism to encourage research, education and outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through our competitive discretionary programs. It is not a mechanism for awarding Congressionally directed funds. Funding for potential projects in this notice is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2008 and Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations.
Sept. 30
Research on Interventions that Promote Research Careers (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-011.html
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research that will test explicitly identified assumptions and hypotheses that undergird existing or potential interventions intended to increase interest, motivation and preparedness for careers in biomedical and behavioral research, with a particular interest in those interventions specifically designed to increase the number of students from underrepresented groups entering careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The proposed research need not be restricted to underrepresented minority students. Comparative research that analyzes the experience of all groups in order to place that of underrepresented students in context and to learn whether and how interventions should be tailored to make more underrepresented students successful in biomedical careers may well be particularly illuminating and is, therefore, encouraged.
LOI Sept. 30; full October 30
ROSES 2008: Earth Science for Decision Making: Gulf of Mexico Region
The NASA Earth Science Division Applied Sciences Program solicits proposals that develop and demonstrate innovative and practicable applications of NASA Earth science observations, models, and research to support resource management, planning, and decision making activities in the Gulf of Mexico Region. The overall objective of this solicitation is to create a suite of projects that will enhance the Gulf of Mexico region’s ability to recover from the devastating hurricanes of 2005 and to plan for a sustainable and prosperous future through the use of NASA Earth science observations and research. The Gulf of Mexico is the world’s 9th largest water body and the location of seven out of 10 top ports in the United States. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast maintains a $20 B annual tourism industry. Hundreds of oil and gas platforms and drilling operations throughout the Gulf potentially affect the environmental health of the region. The impact of hurricanes on these activities directly affects the potential for environmental and economic disaster for the entire United States. Additionally, two NASA centers and one NASA assembly facility are located along the Gulf of Mexico.
Sept. 30
Russell Sage Foundation Center for Visiting Scholars
http://www.russellsage.org/scholars/
Annually awards up to 20 residential fellowships to selected scholars in the social sciences, who are at least several years beyond the Ph.D. The award allows these Visiting Scholars to pursue their research and writing at the Foundation for periods of up to one year. Visiting Scholar positions begin September 1 and ordinarily run through June 30th. Each scholar is provided with an office at the Foundation, research assistance, computer and library facilities, salary support for the academic year of up to $110,000 when unavailable from other sources and, for scholars outside the greater New York City area, a subsidized apartment nearby the Foundation offices.
Sept. 30
University and Non-Profit Scientific & Engineering Research -- White Papers Requested
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00178/N0017808Q3004/SynopsisP.html
The Navy Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), through the Dahlgren Laboratory at Dahlgren, VA solicits scientific and engineering research "white papers" to identify capabilities of University and Non-Profit Institutions to conduct basic research, applied research, and advanced research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. All white papers received will be maintained for a period not to exceed three years and will be considered as candidate sources for research projects during that period.
Sept. 30
International Research in Homeland Security Science & Technology Mission Areas
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate is soliciting applications for international research projects aligned with the mission and requirements of DHS S&T. Projects should be designed to augment and complement, through international research and collaboration, the depth and breadth of homeland security science and technology research.
Sept. 30
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program
http://ecos.fws.gov/partners/viewContent.do?viewPage=home
The Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program Act authorizes the Secretary of Interior to provide direct technical and financial assistance to private landowners interested in restoring, enhancing, and managing fish and wildlife habitats on their own lands. It is a goal of the program to secure at least 50 percent of project costs from non-Service sources, but this goal applies to the national program as a whole, and does not have to be achieved on a project-by-project basis. Funding above $25,000 for an individual project must be approved at the Washington Office level.
Sept. 30
Coastal Program
http://ecos.fws.gov/coastal/viewContent.do?viewPage=home
Coastal ecosystems comprise less than 10 percent of the Nation's land area, but support far greater proportions of our living resources. Specifically, coastal areas support a much higher percentage of the Nation's threatened and endangered species, fishery resources, migratory songbirds, and migrating and wintering waterfowl. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service welcomes your participation in the Coastal Program. If you are interested in exploring the possibility of pursuing a cooperative agreement for habitat assessment, protection, and/or restoration, or simply receiving technical advice, the first step is to contact your local Coastal Program coordinator. A listing of all Coastal Program coordinators is available at: http://www.fws.gov/coastal .
Sept. 30
Climate Change Research, United States Department of Energy (DOE)
http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-01.html
The program seeks to understand the basic physical, chemical, and biological processes of the Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans and how these processes may be affected by energy production and use. The research is designed to provide data that will enable an objective assessment of the potential for, and the consequences of, human-induced climate change at global and regional scales. It also provides data and models to enable assessments of mitigation options to prevent such a change.
Sept. 30
Life Sciences Research, United States Department of Energy (DOE)
http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-01.html
For Life Sciences, research is focused on using the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) resources and facilities to develop fundamental knowledge of biological systems that can be used to address DOE needs in clean energy, carbon sequestration, and environmental cleanup that will underpin biotechnology based solutions to energy challenges.
Sept. 30
Applied Mathematics, United States Department of Energy (DOE)
http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-01.html
Research is sought on the mathematical methods and numerical algorithms that enable the effective description, understanding, and prediction of complex physical, biological, and human- engineered systems. For example, the subjects of supported research efforts may include: (1) numerical methods for the parallel solution of systems of partial differential equations, large- scale linear or nonlinear systems, or very large parameter-estimation problems; (2) analytical or numerical techniques for modeling complex physical or biological phenomena, such as fluid turbulence or microbial populations; (3) analytical or numerical methods for bridging a broad range of temporal and spatial scales; (4) optimization, control, and risk analysis of complex systems, such as computer networks and electrical power grids; and (5) mathematical research issues related to petascale science.
Sept. 30
Teaching Development Fellowships
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/TD_Fellowships.html
Teaching Development Fellowships (TDF) support college and university teachers pursuing research aimed specifically at deepening their core knowledge in the humanities to improve their undergraduate teaching. The program has three broad goals: 1) to improve the depth and quality of humanities education in the United States; 2) to strengthen the link between research and teaching in the humanities; and 3) to foster excellence in undergraduate instruction. Projects must improve an existing undergraduate course that has been taught in at least THREE different terms and will continue to be taught by the applicant. Proposals for new courses or for mere course preparation will NOT be considered. The research project must be closely related to the applicant's core interests as an interpreter of the humanities.
Oct. 1
Climate Change and Allergic Airway Disease
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_climate_change.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research on the impact of global change on the development and severity of allergic airway disease from exposure to pollen, mold, and other plant-derived allergens. Areas of Interest: 1) What is the role of climate on the production, distribution, dispersion and allergic potency of allergens produced by grasses, weeds, trees and molds in the United States? How do meteorological and atmospheric conditions in different seasons affect growth, distribution and phenology of the weeds, grasses, trees and mold that produce aeroallergens? How will these factors change in response to future climate change?
2) How will changes predicted for plant- and mold-produced aeroallergens affect development and severity of allergic airway disease (e.g., asthma and allergic rhinitis) in specific regions of the U.S. and in different seasons? What is the dose-response relationship for sensitization and development of symptoms associated with aeroallergens? What proportion of allergic sensitization or onset of asthma can be attributed to different allergens including outdoor pollens and molds, and indoor allergens including dust mites, pet and cockroach allergens, and indoor molds? What is the projected human impact (e.g., quality-of-life, disability adjusted life-years, economic) associated with increased allergic illnesses as a result of global change?
Oct. 1
Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08576/nsf08576.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
CISE’s Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in two core programs: The Computer Systems Research (CSR) program; and The Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program.
Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.
Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08575/nsf08575.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs: The Human-Centered Computing program; The Information Integration and Informatics program; and The Robust Intelligence program.
Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.
Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm
CISE’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs: The Algorithmic Foundations program; The Communications and Information Foundations program; and
The Software and Hardware Foundations program.
Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.
CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2009 and FY 2010
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08578/nsf08578.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields. The cross-cutting programs for FY 2009 and 2010 are:
Data-intensive Computing; Network Science and Engineering; and Trustworthy Computing.
Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research in the Area of Mathematical Biology
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06607/nsf06607.htm
The Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health plan to support research in mathematics and statistics related to mathematical biology research. Both agencies recognize the need and urgency for additional research at the boundary between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences. This competition is designed to encourage new collaborations at this interface, as well as to support existing ones.
Oct. 1
Beckman Young Investigators Program
http://www.beckman-foundation.com:80/byi_guides.html
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.
Oct. 1
Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, Garden and Landscape Studies
http://www.doaks.org/research/info_project_grants.html
Before applying, applicants must contact the appropriate Director of Studies, no later than October 1, 2008, to determine if the project falls within the purview of the Project Grants. Dumbarton Oaks makes a limited number of grants to assist with scholarly projects in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. The normal range of awards is $3,000–$10,000. Support is generally for archaeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost. Funding is typically awarded for transportation, meals, housing, vehicle rental, workmen's wages, costs of technical analysis, etc.; grants are not normally made for the purchase of computers or the salary of the principal investigator.
Oct. 1
Education Research Training Grants
http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2009_84305B.pdf
In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) describes the research training programs that are funded through its National Center for Education Research. Separate announcements are available on the Institute's website that pertain to the research grant programs that are funded through the National Center for Education Research (http://ncer.ed.gov/funding ) and to the research grant programs and the research training program funded through the Institute's National Center for Special Education Research (http://ncser.ed.gov/funding ). The Institute invites applications for its Postdoctoral Research Training grant program and its Predoctoral Research Training in the Education Sciences grant program.
Oct. 2
Education Research and Development Center Grants
http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2009_84305C.pdf
In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) invites applications for research projects that will contribute to its Education Research and Development Center program.
Oct. 2
Special Education Research Training Grants
http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2009_84324B.pdf
The Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) describes the postdoctoral research training program that is funded through its National Center for Special Education Research. Separate announcements are available on the Institute's website that pertain to the discretionary grant competitions that are funded through the National Center for Special Education Research (http://ncser.ed.gov) and to the research programs grant programs and research training programs funded through the Institute's National Center for Education Research (http://ncer.ed.gov ).
Oct. 2
ACLS - Digital Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Humanities Scholars
http://www.acls.org/fel-dead.htm
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for the second annual competition for the ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships. This program supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help advance digital humanistic scholarship by broadening understanding of its nature and exemplifying the robust infrastructure necessary for creating further such works. ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships are intended to support an academic year dedicated to work on a major scholarly project that takes a digital form.
Oct. 2
American Council of Learned Societies - Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=408
ACLS invites applications for the Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships. These fellowships support advanced assistant professors in the humanities and related social sciences whose scholarly contributions have advanced their fields and who have well designed and carefully developed plans for new research. The fellowships seek to provide time and resources to enable these faculty members to conduct their research under optimal conditions. Appropriate fields of specialization include but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, art history, economic history, geography, history, languages and literatures, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, religion, and historical sociology.
Oct. 2
American Council of Learned Societies - ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=380
In order to encourage humanistic research in area studies, special funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the ACLS has been set aside for up to 10 ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships to be designated among the successful applicants to the central ACLS Fellowship competition. Scholars pursuing research and writing on the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union will be eligible for these special fellowships.
Oct. 2
American Council of Learned Societies - Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Humanities Scholars
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=480
ACLS invites applications for the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars. Burkhardt Fellowships are intended to support an academic year (normally nine months) of residence at any one of the national residential research centers participating in the program. Such an environment, beyond providing free time, encourages exchanges across disciplinary lines that can be especially helpful to deepening and expanding the significance of projects in the humanities and related social sciences.
Oct. 2
Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20241
The program is designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the multiple determinants of population health. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Its goal is to improve health by training scholars to: investigate rigorously the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health.
Oct. 3
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship
http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf/
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship is a strategic fellowship program designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions.
Oct. 3.
Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)(R01)
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-279.html
Participating Institutes and Centers of the NIH invite applications for R01 awards to support Bioengineering Research Grants (BRGs) for basic and applied multi-disciplinary research that addresses important biological, bioengineering or medical research problems. The BRGs support multi-disciplinary research performed in a single laboratory or by a small number of investigators that applies an integrative, systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior. A BRG application may propose hypothesis-driven, discovery-driven, developmental, or design-directed research.
Oct. 5
Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-192.html (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-193.html (R21)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR),encourages the submission of grant applications that propose hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. These projects should use population level data from health surveys and other large health studies. It is expected that the proposed projects will be designed to add/include contextual variables at diverse levels of geographic aggregation to such studies on behaviors that affect individual energy balance and thereby health. Subsequent analyses should be aimed at understanding the relative importance of the contextual variables (including home, work, school, and/or other environments) as determinants of energy balance-related health behaviors. Grant applications will be expected to use population level data from diverse sources for: 1) generation and addition of new geographic information system (GIS) data layers for analysis of contextual variables such as measures of the built and natural environments, to existing studies; 2) analyses of existing confidential geographic-based data either on site, at survey data centers, or other protected sites; and/or 3) merging multiple health-related data resources to allow new analyses of associations between contextual variables and energy balance-related health behaviors.
R01 due Oct. 5; R21 due Oct. 16
Fossil Energy Research and Development
This Funding Opportunity Announcement for Restructured FutureGen solicits cost-shared applications to advance coal-based power generation technologies that capture and store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The Restructured FutureGen program is a cost-shared collaboration between the Government and industry to accelerate commercial deployment of very low, or near-zero, emissions Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) or other advanced clean coal-based power generation technology with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Under the Restructured FutureGen criteria, a demonstration unit must be designed, constructed, and operated, on an annual average basis, with at least 50 percent of the energy output used to produce electricity. A gasification-based project must produce at least 300 megawatts of gross electricity output and at least 250 megawatts of net electricity output, while a non-gasification project must be at a commercially viable size. In addition, the projects must be designed to achieve approximately 90 percent capture of carbon content in the syngas or flue gas and must achieve a minimum capture rate of 81 percent.
Oct. 8
Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Program
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/EB8EE37C322277A48525748800740D3D?OpenDocument
Support the U.S. scientific community by funding research projects at universities in the areas of fundamental science and technology of relevance to Stockpile Stewardship, with a focus on those areas not supported by other federal agencies, and for which there is a recruiting need within the NNSA/DP laboratories; Provide advanced experimental measurement techniques in areas of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, Hydrodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, and Low-Energy Nuclear Science; Provide opportunities for intellectual challenge and collaboration by promoting scientific interactions between the academic community and scientists at the NNSA/DP laboratories; Increase the availability of unique experimental facilities sited at the NNSA/DP laboratories to the broader academic community, particularly for collaborations in areas of relevance to Stockpile Stewardship; and Develop and maintain a long-term recruiting pipeline to the NNSA/DP laboratories by increasing the visibility of the NNSA/DP scientific activities to the U.S. faculty and student communities.
Oct. 10
Changing Seasonality in the Arctic System
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08567/nsf08567.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
This solicitation is for research aimed at understanding changing seasonality in the arctic system. There now exists abundant evidence that pervasive changes are underway in the patterns of seasonality in the Arctic. The timing and dynamics of key events such as spring melt and fall freeze-up are shifting in response to a changing arctic climate, impacting the interconnected physical, biological, and human components and processes of the arctic system. Interdisciplinary proposals are sought that employ field studies, retrospective investigation, modeling, or synthesis to explore how changes in succession (here, the sequence, nature, and timing of critical seasonal events, to include but not be limited to ecological succession) affect the linkages between, and feedbacks among, components and processes of the arctic system, thus altering the characteristics and functioning of the system as a whole.
Oct. 10
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08582
MSPRF is to support future leaders in the mathematical sciences by enabling them to participate in research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There will be two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will be made for appropriate research in areas of the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines.
Oct. 15
National Humanities Center Fellowships 2009-2010
http://www.nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/appltoc.htm
The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2009 through May 2010. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and recent Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects.
Oct. 15
FDA Small Scientific Conference Program (R13/U13)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-08-003.html
The FDA recognizes the value of supporting high quality conferences/scientific meetings that are relevant to its scientific mission and to the public health. A conference/scientific meeting is defined as a gathering, symposium, seminar, scientific meeting, workshop or any other organized, formal meeting where persons assemble to coordinate, exchange, and disseminate information or to explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge. Support of such meetings is contingent on the fiscal and programmatic interests and priorities of the individual Centers, which are linked to the FDA Grant Web site http://www.fda.gov/ .
Oct. 15
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08582
The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in the mathematical sciences by enabling them to participate in research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There will be two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will be made for appropriate research in areas of the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines. Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -The Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are awards to individuals, and applications are submitted directly by the applicant to the NSF. Fellows must affiliate with institutions or organizations(e.g., colleges and universities, government and national laboratories and facilities, privately sponsored nonprofit institutes and museums, and for-profit organizations under certain conditions).
Oct. 15
Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-183.html
Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-184.html
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is for projects from individual-investigators or small groups to collaborate with the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBCs). For a description of the NCBCs see http://www.bisti.nih.gov/ncbc/. The intention of the collaborating projects is to engage researchers across the nation in building an excellent biomedical computing environment, using the computational tools and biological and behavioral application drivers of the funded NCBCs as foundation stones. This FOA is intended to support exploratory biomedical informatics and computational biology research—applications should be innovative, with high risk/high impact in new areas that are lacking preliminary data or development. Applications for R21 awards should describe projects distinct from those supported through the traditional R01 mechanism. For example, long-term projects, or projects designed to increase knowledge in a well-established area will not be considered for R21 awards.
Oct. 16
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program
This program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services. The emphasis of the grant program is on service delivery through collaboration, requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners.
Oct. 16
Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08585/nsf08585.txt
This solicitation calls for three types of proposals--Knowledge Diffusion, Empirical Research, and Large Empirical Research. The goals of the REESE program are: (1) to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation; (2) to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and (3) to help coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and evaluation. REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. In addition, research questions related to educational research methodology and evaluation are central to the REESE activity.
LOI due Oct. 17; full Nov. 21
Sustainable Vision Grants for Educational Programs that Move Ideas to Commercialization
http://www.nciia.org/g_sustainable.html
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance is pleased to request proposals for our second round of Sustainable Vision (SV) grants. SV grants support the creation of US and international initiatives that define replicable models for effective and sustainable technology entrepreneurship through innovative collaborations between US universities and colleges and partners in the private, NGO and government sectors. Sustainable Vision grants fund innovative educational programs that move ideas to commercialization for the benefit of people living in poverty. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, health, clean air and water, energy, nutrition, and shelter.
Oct. 17
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.htm
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
OPD Suggested IGERT Proposal Development Resources
Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12759
IGERT National Recruitment Program
http://www.igert.org/index.asp
A Cultural Change in Graduate Education: The NSF IGERT Program
Mary Durfee, Assistant Provost for Academic Improvement
Michigan Technological University
http://www.apsanet.org/tlc2007/TLC07Durfee_revised.pdf
Oct. 20
Adaptation for Future Air Quality Analysis and Decision Support Tools in Light of Global Change Impacts and Mitigation: EPA-G2008-STAR-J1
Early Career Projects: Adaptation for Future Air Quality Analysis and Decision Support Tools in Light of Global Change Impacts and Mitigation:EPA-G2008-STAR-J2
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_adaptation.html
EPA as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research to better understand the interplay of climate factors and air pollution regulatory requirements on air quality outcomes. The EPA Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research, in cooperation with the EPA Global Change Research Program, announces an extramural funding competition supporting research into the consequences for air quality of global change - including climate, climate variability, land-use, economic development, and technology. EPA is interested in supporting research that will further the scientific understanding of how to better adapt the air quality management system to effectively account for climate change and related mitigation impacts.
Oct. 21
Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08588/nsf08588.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
This solicitation describes a collaborative effort among the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health), and the National Science Foundation. The intent of this interagency solicitation is to provide an opportunity for an interagency granting activity in the area of metabolic engineering (ME). The eight participating agencies or departments are providing research funding and agency in-kind support such as equipment, laboratory space, personnel time, and materials in support of this solicitation. Upon conclusion of the review process, meritorious proposals may be recommended for funding by a participating agency or department. Each participating agency will make its own awards and the subsequent grant administration procedures will be in accordance with the individual policies of the awarding agency or department.
Oct. 22
NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08589/nsf08589.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Directorates for Engineering, Geosciences, and Mathematical and Physical Sciences of the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science/Office of Fusion Energy Sciences of the Department of Energy are continuing in FY2009 the joint Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering begun in FY1997. The goal of this three year (FY09-FY11) program initiative is to enhance plasma research and education in this broad, multidisciplinary field by coordinating efforts and combining resources of the two agencies. The initiative will address fundamental issues in plasma science and engineering that can have impact in other areas or disciplines in which improved basic understanding of the plasma state is needed.
Oct. 22
NSF Statistics
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5556
The Statistics Program supports research in statistical theory and methods, including research in statistical methods for applications to any domain of science and engineering. The theory forms the base for statistical science. The methods are used for stochastic modeling, and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. The methods characterize uncertainty in the data and facilitate advancement in science and engineering. The Program encourages proposals ranging from single-investigator projects to interdisciplinary team projects.
Window:Oct. 23 to Nov. 7
NINR AREA for Health Disparities Research at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI’s ) (R15)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-171.html
The purpose of the NINR Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Health Disparities Research at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI’s) (R15) is to stimulate health disparities and minority health research at minority-serving schools of nursing and to promote the development of minority nurse scientists as independent investigators. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale health-related research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, see: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-042.html
Opens Oct. 25
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The goals are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation.
LOI due Oct. 31; full Dec. 31
National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship Program FY09
NOAA announces the availability of graduate research fellowships. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System consists of estuarine areas of the United States and its territories which are designated and managed for research and educational purposes. Each reserve within the system is chosen to reflect regional differences and to include a variety of ecosystem types in accordance with the classification scheme of the national program as presented in 15 CFR part 921. Each reserve supports a wide range of beneficial uses of ecological, economic, recreational, and aesthetic values which are dependent upon the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem. The sites provide habitats for a wide range of ecologically and commercially important species of fish, shellfish, birds, and other aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. For detailed descriptions of the sites, refer to the NERR Web site at http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/fellowship or contact the site staff.
Nov. 1
American Academy In Rome, Rome Prize Fellowships
30 fellowships for advanced research and creative work in Rome: 15 in the fine arts and 15 in the humanities. Fellowships range from 6 months to 2 years. Awards include room, board, travel, and work space at the Academy. Humanities. School of Arts and Architecture. School of Public Affairs. Open to the following fields: art history, archaeology, architecture, classical studies, conservation, graphic design, literature, modern Italian studies, musical composition, post-classical humanistic studies, urban design and planning, and visual arts.
Nov. 1
Dumbarton Oaks - Residential Fellowships (Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian & Garden
http://www.doaks.org/research/info_fellowships.html
Dumbarton Oaks offers Residential Fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies. Fellowship awards range from an equivalent of approximately $27,000 for an unmarried Junior Fellow to a maximum of $47,000 for a Fellow from abroad accompanied by family members. Junior Fellowships are for degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. (or appropriate final degree) and will be working on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university. Fellowships are for scholars who hold a doctorate (or appropriate final degree) or have established themselves in their field and wish to pursue their own research. Applications will also be accepted from graduate students who expect to have the Ph.D. in hand prior to taking up residence at Dumbarton Oaks. (Successful applicants will revert to the status and stipend of Junior Fellows if the degree has not been conferred by the beginning of their term of residence.) 2009 Summer Fellowships for Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, or Garden and Landscape scholars on any level of advancement beyond the first year of graduate (post-baccalaureate) study. Citizenship: unrestricted.
Nov. 1
Institute for Advanced Study - School of Historical Studies -- Opportunities for Scholars
http://www.hs.ias.edu/instructions.htm
The Institute for Advanced Study is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, without the obligations and distractions associated with the teaching of undergraduates. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Those chosen are offered membership for a set period and a stipend. The Institute provides access to extensive resources including offices, libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services. Open to all fields of historical research, the School of Historical Studies’ principal interests are the history of western, near eastern and far eastern civilizations, with particular emphasis upon Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, the history of science, modern international relations, and music studies.
Nov. 1
Institute for Advanced Study - Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors
The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, has established a program of one year memberships for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to support promising young scholars who have embarked on professional careers. While at the Institute they will be expected to engage exclusively in scholarly research and writing. Three appointments will be made for the academic year 2009-2010. Appointments will be for one full year (July 1 through June 30 with the option of staying through the second summer until August 15) and will carry all the privileges of Membership at the Institute for Advanced Study. The stipend will match the combined salary and benefits at the Member's home institution at the time of application.
Nov. 1
Archaeological Institute of America
http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10007
The AIA is pleased to offer six fellowships for travel and study to deserving scholars. Fellowships are open to members of the Archaeological Institute of America, and information for each fellowship is listed below. If you have any questions, contact the Fellowship Coordinator at 617-358-4184 or lsparks@aia.bu.edu .
Nov. 1
Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize of the AWM
http://www.awm-math.org:80/michlerprize.html
Awarded annually to a woman recently promoted to Associate Professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences. The prize provides a fellowship for the awardee to spend a semester in the Mathematics Department of Cornell University without teaching obligations.
Nov. 1
Graduate Research Fellowship Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07576/nsf07576.htm
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,100 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
OPD Suggested NSF GRF Proposal Development Resources
GRFP Background Information
https://www.nsfgradfellows.org/
OPD Seminar: How to Find & Apply for Graduate Fellowships
Advice Applying For Graduate Fellowships: NSF, NDSEG, Hertz
By Philip J. Guo, Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/fellowship-tips.htm#general
How to Win a Graduate Fellowship
By Michael Kiparsky, Chronical of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2006/05/2006051101c/careers.html
[Students] In Pursuit of the Perfect Letter of Reference
Campbell, R.W., M. Boersma, J. Dower, G. Muller-Parker, C.S. Weiler
http://www.disccrs.org/reports/referenceletters.html
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
By Valorie Troesch
http://gsc.students.mtu.edu/funding/NSFGraduateResearchFellowshipProgram.ppt
http://www.grad.clemson.edu/fellowships/NSF%20GRFP%20Seminar%202%20in%202006.ppt
Advice for Applicants to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
By Keith Jacks Gamble, updated 1/23/06
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~gamble/nsfadvice.pdf
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
American Society for Engineering Education
http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo/2007_handouts/05_NSFFellowshipPresentation2007.pdf
NSF GRF Program: What Panelists Look For?!
Tess Moon, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~asee/NSFGRFPTalk-OGSWrkshpOct02.pdf
Estimated ~Nov. 1-9 based on 2007 due dates
Folger Shakespeare Library Long-term Fellowships
http://folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=298
Long-term fellowships are supported by funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Long-term fellows are selected by an external committee which considers the following criteria in making its selections: importance of the topic; originality and sophistication of the approach; feasibility of the research objectives; and the applicant’s need for the Folger collections. The Folger looks for highly talented, productive scholars whose work will be significantly advanced by a prolonged period of access to our collection, and who, while in residence, will contribute to the intellectual vitality of this institution.
Nov. 1
American Psychological Foundation - Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants
http://www.apa.org/apf/scrivner.html
The Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants support empirical and applied research focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual family psychology and lesbian, gay, and bisexual family therapy. APF encourages researchers from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences to apply. One grant of up to $10,000 for research by a post-doctoral researcher. Up to two $1,000 grants for graduate student research with strong preference given to dissertation candidates.
Nov. 1
Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program
http://www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html
The National Endowment for Democracy invites applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for fellowships in 2009–2010. Named in honor of the two principal founders of NED, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell, the program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.
Nov. 3
Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13454&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
These fellowships support training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in a host institution only in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences within the purview of NSF.
Nov. 3
TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08571/nsf08571.htm
In many areas of research, a key to making advances is the ability of scientists and engineers to manipulate extremely large quantities of information. Examples include: numerical simulation and modeling; the analysis of very large datasets, whether generated by new generations of scientific instrumentation or by numerical models; and the mining of a wide range of collections of digital artifacts. At the largest scales, the resources needed to work with huge volumes of digital information are expensive and scarce. In recent years, the research community, with support from NSF, has developed the TeraGrid as a way of providing wide access to these scarce, expensive resources. The need for such widely shared, national resources continues to grow and as the currently funded phase of TeraGrid operations approaches its close, NSF is inviting innovative proposals for a new infrastructure to deliver the next generation of high-end digital services, as national resources, that will provide researchers and educators with the capability to work with extremely large amounts of digitally represented information.
Prelim Nov. 4; full Nov. 4
National Coastal and Estuarine Research and Technology Program
NOAA seeks to establish a national estuarine research and technology program which operates in partnership with the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). Funds will be used to conduct collaborative research and transform the best available science into practical innovative tools that coastal managers can use to detect, prevent, and reverse the impacts of coastal pollution and habitat degradation. Additionally, the program will provide coastal and estuarine managers a better understanding of what tools are available, how well they work, and how best to apply them to detect, prevent, and reverse the impacts of coastal pollution and habitat degradation.
Nov. 9
Howard Foundation Fellowships
http://www.brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/Howard_Foundation/
The Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in fields selected on a six-year rotation of topics. Approximately ten fellowships will be awarded for 2009-2010. Stipends of $25,000 are awarded to support individuals working on specific research projects. Howard Fellowships may not be used to prepare exhibits or to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards. We are aware that departmental needs and leave patterns do not necessarily correspond to the Howard Foundation cycle of awards for individuals, and we are accordingly willing to grant awardees some flexibility in postponing the year in which they actually use their fellowships.
Nov. 10
Research Opportunities at Rare Isotope Beam Facilities
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/
The Office of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science, announces its interest in receiving preapplications for developing outstanding scientific opportunities in nuclear structure and dynamics, nuclear astro-physics, and tests of fundamental interactions and symmetries at leading rare isotope beam facilities around the world.
Nov. 10
American Council of Learned Societies - Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (CCK) - New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society (Workshop Support)
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=528&linkidentifier=id&itemid=528
The American Council of Learned Societies, in cooperation with the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, has announced a program of support for conferences and publications on New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. The program will award funds in support of planning meetings, workshops, and/or conferences leading to publication of scholarly volumes. The program is intended to support projects that bridge disciplinary or geographic boundaries, engage new kinds of information, develop fresh approaches to traditional materials and issues, or otherwise bring innovative perspectives to the study of Chinese culture and society. The program will support collaborative work of three types: Grants of up to $25,000 will be offered to support formal research conferences intended to produce significant new research published in a conference volume. Grants of up to $15,000 will be offered for support of workshops or seminars designed to less formally facilitate new research on newly available or inadequately researched problems, data, or texts. Grants of up to $6,000 will be offered for planning meetings to organizers of the above-described types of projects.
Nov. 12
American Council of Learned Societies - American Research in the Humanities in China
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=524
The Committee on Scholarly Communication with China Programs supports scholars in the humanities to do research in China. The American Research in the Humanities in China program is for scholars in the humanities to do research in the People's Republic of China. US citizens and permanent residents who have lived in the US continuously for at least three years by the application deadline are eligible to apply. This program supports individuals with the Ph.D. or equivalent to do in-depth research on China or the Chinese portion of a comparative study. Grants are offered for 4 to 12 months of continuous research in China. Applicants should demonstrate that they have fully utilized the available resources in the US and are prepared by virtue of study, training, and planning to take full advantage of an opportunity to do research in China. The program has been made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Nov. 12
American Council of Learned Societies - Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=526
Fellowships are available for Chinese scholars in the social sciences and humanities with the M.A., Ph.D., or equivalent from a Chinese institution to carry out one or two semesters of individual or collaborative research at the invitation of a US host scholar. Candidates must be nominated by the US host; Chinese scholars may not apply directly. Nominees must currently reside in China. Scholars who have previously visited the US for five months or more, or who are enrolled in degree programs, are not eligible. Funding for this program is provided by the Li Foundation.
Nov. 12
ACLS - East European Studies Programs: Fellowships and Grants
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=530&linkidentifier=id&itemid=530
ACLS accepts applications for the East European Studies Programs Fellowships and Grants. The East European Studies Program is funded by the Department of State under the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 as amended (Title VIII), whose purpose is the development of expertise in the United States needed for broad knowledge and analysis of developments in this critical world area. Every application for these fellowships and grants should, therefore, state clearly how the proposed research will contribute to a better understanding of the region and policy-making related to it.
Nov. 12
American Council of Learned Societies - Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East Asian Archaeology and Early History
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=518
ACLS invites applications for the second annual competition for grants to individuals in the Archaeology and Early History of East Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation. Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials. For the purposes of this program, "East Asia" refers to northeast Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, and Taiwan) and southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).
Nov. 14
Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad (MWN)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08590/nsf08590.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Continued progress in fundamental materials and condensed matter research is increasingly dependent upon collaborative efforts among different disciplines, as well as closer coordination among funding agencies and effective partnerships involving universities, industry, and national laboratories. In addition, because of the growing interdependence of the world's economies, partnerships are important not only at the national level but from an international point of view as well. The National Science Foundation is working jointly with counterpart national, regional and multinational funding organizations worldwide to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities in materials research and education between US investigators and their colleagues abroad. This solicitation describes an activity to foster opportunities for such collaborations. It includes joint activities between NSF and funding organizations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation must have clear relevance to research supported by the NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR), as they will be evaluated within the context of programmatic areas within DMR: condensed matter physics, solid state and materials chemistry, polymers, biomaterials, metals, ceramics, electronic materials, and condensed matter and materials theory.
Nov. 17
Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07598/nsf07598.htm
The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems competition promotes quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses of relevant human and natural system processes and complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales. The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) is a multidirectorate program jointly operated by three NSF directorates (Biological Sciences; Geosciences; and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences).
Nov. 18
NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08564/nsf08564.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.
Nov. 21
High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Petascale Computing Environment
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08573/nsf08573.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
NSF’s five-year goal for high performance computing (HPC) is to enable petascale science and engineering through the deployment and support of a world-class HPC environment comprising the most capable combination of HPC assets available to the academic community.
Nov. 28
American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Research Award
http://www.asms.org/Default.aspx?tabid=93
OBJECTIVE. To promote academic research by young scientists in mass spectrometry. ELIGIBILITY. Open to academic scientists within four years of joining the tenure track faculty or equivalent in a North American university. Applicants may not have previously received an award under this program. FISCAL. The awards of $25,000 each will be made to a university in the name of the selected individual and for the researcher’s exclusive use. In accepting this award, the institution will agree not to charge overhead on the funds. INFORMATION. Contact ASMS. Telephone: (505) 989-4517 Fax: (505) 989-1073 office@asms.org
Nov. 30
Computational Mathematics
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390
Supports mathematical research in areas of science where computing plays a central and essential role, emphasizing algorithms design, numerical methods and their analysis, and symbolic methods. The prominence of computation in the research is a hallmark of the program. Proposals ranging from single-investigator projects that develop and analyze innovative computational methods to interdisciplinary team projects that not only create new mathematical and computational techniques but use them to model, study, and solve important application problems are encouraged.
Dec. 1-15
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402&attrib_id=13235
Conference and Workshop Grants are for amounts up to $15,000. In accordance with the mission of the Foundation, priority is given to events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative anthropological research.
Dec. 1
Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html
EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology.
Dec. 9
NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5602
The NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering funds research in the fundamental physics of plasmas. The types of phenomena investigated include transport in plasmas in confined magnetic structures, non-neutral plasmas in traps, dusty plasmas in laboratory configurations, and high-field laser-plasma interactions, including research in high-energy-density physics involving laser-produced plasmas. Both theoretical and experimental research is included.
Dec. 10
Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship
https://www.asee.org/smart/?CFID=4112792&CFTOKEN=95014704
Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2009 and funding will begin August 2009. Please continue to visit this site for updates. The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to offer scholarships to undergraduate, master's and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for training in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields. The DoD also offers them career opportunities to continue their research as civilian employees of a DoD laboratory after graduation. The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship for Service Program offers our nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education but rewarding career opportunities. Annual stipend ranging from $22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience .
Dec. 15
Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08586/nsf08586.htm
The SciSIP program underwrites fundamental research that creates new explanatory models, analytic tools and datasets designed to inform the nation’s public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into social and economic outcomes. SciSIP’s goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development (R&D), and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences.
Dec. 16
Association of American Geographers Dissertation Research Grants
http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html
Dec. 31
The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) announces its annual Grants Program
http://aimsnorthafrica.org/fellowships/lstuscitz_grants.cfm?menu=2
The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) announces its annual Grants Program for the academic year beginning in May 2009. The program offers grants to US scholars interested in conducting research on North Africa in any Maghrib country, specifically Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, or Mauritania. AIMS sponsors three Overseas Research Centers in the region and all AIMS grants are categorized by where research will be conducted. AIMS does not fund research outside the Maghrib. These awards are made possible through grants from U.S. Department of State.
Dec. 31
January 2009 (Top)
JR Peace Scholar Dissertation Program
http://www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html
The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace awards nonresidential Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships to students at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to peace, conflict, and international security.
Jan. 9
Winterthur Research Fellowship Program
http://www.winterthur.org/research/fellowship.asp
Winterthur invites academic, independent, and museum scholars, and advanced graduate students to apply for short and long-term residential research fellowships. Fellows have conducted research in the areas of material culture, architecture, decorative arts, design, consumer culture, garden and landscape studies, Shaker studies, travel and tourism, the Atlantic World, childhood, sentimental literary culture, and many other areas of social and cultural history.
Jan. 15
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08503/nsf08503.htm
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/
The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums, and non-profit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.
OPD Suggested MRI Proposal Development Resources
OPD Seminar on Instrumentation Programs
QEM Proposal Development and Evaluation Workshop
National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/MRIPresentations.htm
Jan. 22 (4th Thurs.)
AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Program
http://www.aaanet.org:80/committees/minority/minordis.htm
The American Anthropological Association invites minority doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a dissertation writing fellowship of $10,000.
Feb. 15
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08565/nsf08565.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
This program enables large-scale group efforts that involve broad segments of the scientific community. Projects supported by this program must involve the mathematical sciences in a significant way and have the scope to justify the funding, duration, and infrastructure of an institute. The goals of the program include advancing research in the mathematical sciences, increasing the impact of the mathematical sciences in other disciplines, enabling the mathematical sciences to respond to national needs, and expanding the talent base engaged in mathematical research in the United States.
Feb. 27
The MCEAS Dissertation Fellowship Program for Early American Studies
http://www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.htm
Doctoral candidates from any PhD-granting institution who are in the research or writing stage of the dissertation are eligible to compete for these fellowships. Any project dealing with the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850 will be considered.
March 1
Long Range BAA for Research and Education Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School is interested in receiving proposals for research and education initiatives which offer potential for advancement and improvement in the NPS core mission of graduate education and research. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare NPS’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research and education initiatives across a spectrum of science and engineering, business and policy, operational and informational sciences, and interdisciplinary disciplines that support the NPS’ graduate education and research mission.
March 31
The John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/johnhopefranklin.htm
This American Philosophical Society fellowship is designed to support an outstanding doctoral student at an American university who is conducting dissertation research.
April 1
Fracture Putty
DARPA seeks to develop a dynamic putty which, when packed in/around a compound bone fracture, provides full load-bearing capabilities within hours, creates an osteoconductive bone-like internal structure, and degrades over time to harmless resorbable by-products as normal bone regenerates.
Open to June 9
