February 2008
Office of Proposal Development
Texas A&M University
February 1, 2008 Monthly Research Funding Opportunities List
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Useful Proposal Resources We’ve Recently Found on the Web
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08528/nsf08528.htm
The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology program makes resources available to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Awards are offered as new centers, supplements to existing centers, proposals for the CREST Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) initiative, or supplements to CREST/HBCU-RISE-eligible awardees for diversity collaboration in projects co-funded with NSF's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, which are administered by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
LOI Feb. 5; full April 8
NLM Express Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-080.html
The National Library of Medicine supports research grants that advance the sciences of biomedical informatics and bioinformatics. Informatics is concerned with the optimal management of information, and in practice is usually located at the intersection of computer and information sciences with an application domain such as health care, public health, basic biomedical research or clinical translational research.
5th of Feb., June and October
Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity, and Energy Balance (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-078.html
Funding opportunities in the area of energy balance (i.e., the relationship between diet, physical activity, and body composition) known to researchers with expertise and experience in health economics, health services, and econometric modeling (including multi-level analyses) who otherwise might not be aware of the opportunity to apply their disciplines and efforts collectively to this area of research. Obesity has become a major focus of public health efforts at the national, State, and local levels. The major focus of this FOA is to solicit projects that enhance the state-of-the-science on the causes of obesity and to inform Federal decision making on effective public health interventions for reducing the rate of obesity in the United States. This FOA is also intended to promote collaborative activities between researchers trained in economics and researchers specializing in public health, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and other chronic diseases so that the desired goals can be more efficiently, quickly, and successfully attained.
Feb. 5; June 5; Oct. 5
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-052.html
This funding opportunity (FOA) is aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine. Nanoscience and nanotechnology refer to research and development on the understanding and control of matter at a length scale of approximately 1 - 100 nanometers, where novel properties and functions occur because of the size. A major challenge facing medicine is to develop novel and more sophisticated approaches for the diagnosis, treatment and management of an array of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanotechnology and nanoscience have the capacity to drive a new wave of medical innovation through the engineering of bioactive nanoscale structures, processes and systems based on the advancement of our understanding of biology at the nanoscale.
Feb. 5
Research on Terrorism
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000818.pdf
NIJ is seeking applications for funding to conduct social science research on terrorism that will inform national criminal justice policy and practice. Proposed research should aim to improve criminal justice and first-responder strategies for preventing, preparing for, responding to, and mitigating terrorist incidents at the Federal, State, and local levels. Applications may address either domestic or international terrorism, but research should have direct, immediate, and obvious implications for criminal justice policy and practice in the United States.
Feb. 5
Technology and Methods Development for Genomics, Population Genomics and ELSI (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-458.html
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), along with the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites grant applications for research related to genomics, including analysis of genome structure and function, genetic variation, population genomics, and ELSI (ethical, legal, and social implications). NHGRI places a high priority on research projects that address technology and methods development in all relevant areas, new approaches to bioinformatics that facilitate data management and data dissemination, new computational biology approaches to data analysis, new strategies to apply genomics to clinical problems, new approaches that combine genomics and population studies, and studies of the ethical, legal and social implications of genomics research including the exploration of new policy approaches to address social issues raised by new capabilities in genomics
Feb. 5
Landing Sensor Advanced Component Technologies
http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=127873
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) plans to release a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for the Explopration Technology Technology Development Program Autonomous Landing and Hazard Avoidance Technology Project. The purpose of this NRA is to solicit partners to research, develop, and demonstrate component- and subsystem-level technologies specifically related to ALHAT that will increase performance, reduce risk, cost, size, and mass of a state of the art sensor capable of enabling a descent vehicle to autonomously perform a safe and accurate landing.
Feb. 5
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20084&c=EMC-FA138
Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings are expected to advance RWJF’s efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015. Round 3 funding focuses on policy and environmental studies in four areas: Food pricing and economic approaches; Food and beverage marketing and promotion; Interventions and policies to increase access to affordable healthy foods in low-income communities; and Evaluations of other promising food-related policy and environmental strategies.
Feb. 6
RGK Foundation Education, Community, and Medicine/Health
http://www.rgkfoundation.org/guidelines.php
RGK Foundation awards grants in the broad areas of Education, Community, and Medicine/Health. The Foundation's primary interests within Education include programs that focus on formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher education
Feb. 8
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/hispanic.html
This competitive grants program is intended to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences. Programs aim to attract outstanding students and produce graduates capable of enhancing the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and professional work force. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CSREES requests applications for the Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (HSI) for fiscal year (FY) 2008 to promote and strengthen the ability of Hispanic-Serving Institutions to carry out higher education programs that attract, retain, and graduate outstanding students capable of enhancing the nation’s food and agricultural scientific and professional work force. CSREES anticipates the total amount available for support of the HSI in FY 2008 will be approximately $5.5 million.
Feb. 8
Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07589/nsf07589.htm
With the goal of broadening participation to all engineers including members from groups underrepresented in the engineering disciplines, the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at NSF offers a research initiation grant funding opportunity. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive ENG funding to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from under-represented groups, engineers at minority serving institutions, and persons with disabilities.
Feb. 8
Career Development Grants in Occupational Safety and Health Research (K01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-070.html
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invite grant applications for research career development related to occupational safety and health. The goal of the NIOSH research program is to support research that is relevant and of high quality, and will have an impact in reducing occupational disease and injury. This program is intended to contribute to this goal by facilitating the preparation of the next generation of occupational safety and health researchers. Emphasis for funding is placed on projects that specifically address the priority goals of the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) which is described at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/programs/. This industrial sector-based agenda has been developed to focus resources on priority problems that significantly impact the illness and injury burden on United States (US) workers. Research training supported by this announcement may include a wide range of training modalities reflecting the diverse approaches needed to effectively address occupational safety and health problems.
Feb. 12; June 12; Oct. 12
Proactive Species Conservation Program
The Proactive Species Conservation Program supports voluntary conservation efforts designed to conserve marine and anadromous species before they reach the point at which listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) becomes necessary. Such proactive conservation efforts can serve as an efficient, non-regulatory, and cost-effective means of managing potentially at-risk species. To raise awareness of potentially at-risk species and to foster their proactive conservation, the NMFS created a `species of concern' list in April 2004 (69 FR 19975). `Species of concern' are species that are potentially at risk of becoming threatened or endangered or may potentially require protections under the ESA, yet for which sufficient data are lacking. The species-of- concern status carries no procedural or regulatory protections under the ESA. The list of species of concern and descriptions of each species are available at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/concern/#list
Feb. 12
ONR 312 Electronic Warfare (EW) Seeks White Papers
ONR 312 Electronic Warfare (EW) seeks white papers for efforts that shall develop and demonstrate technologies for the next generation components and systems in Electronic Warfare. Although white papers addressing any truly innovative EW S&T will be considered, the primary emphasis of this BAA is on Advanced Radio Frequency (RF) Countermeasures Technology and Techniques. Proposed efforts should focus on development of technology and techniques to counter advanced threat radar and RF threat guidance systems employing waveform diversity, imaging techniques, passive detection/tracking, and advanced Electronic Protection (EP) features. The scope also includes multi-spectral threats and countermeasures to Integrated Air Defense Systems (IADS), as well as methods to monitor and assess the effectiveness of countermeasures on threat systems in real-time.
Feb. 12
NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-047.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) represents the continuation of an NCI program to make possible the diversification of the cancer research workforce via facilitation of the transition of investigators from minority groups underrepresented in biomedical research, primarily those with clinical doctoral degrees as well as those with doctoral degrees working in the areas of cancer prevention, control, behavioral, or population science research, from the mentored stage of career development in academic cancer research to the independent stage. This goal is achieved by providing protected time through salary and research support for 3 years to: postdoctoral individuals or junior faculty in mentored positions transitioning into their first independent position; and investigators within the first 2 years of their first independent cancer research position, to initiate and develop their independently-supported cancer research programs.
Feb. 12 & June 12
Promoting Careers In Aging and Health Disparities Research (K01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-033.html
The goals of NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. The focus of this FOA is limited to health disparities related to aging. For purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible individuals are applicants who have been determined by the grantee institution to be committed to a career in health disparities research related to aging and who are members of or knowledgeable about health disparity population groups. Nationally, health disparity population groups include but are not limited to African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, the medically underserved, low socioeconomic populations and rural populations. This FOA is related to the NIA Health Disparities Strategic Plan and will help to build capacity in aging and health disparity research. See: http://www.nia.nih.gov/AboutNIA/StrategicPlan/DirectorsMessageHD.htm
Feb. 12
Short Term Career Development Award in the Environmental Health Sciences for Established Investigators
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-402.html
The National Institutes of Health accept applications for the Short Term Career Development Award in the Environmental Health Sciences for Established Investigators (K18). The purpose of these short term career development awards is to allow established, well funded clinician investigators to expand research programs to answer questions relevant to the environmental health sciences, and to provide established environmental health sciences research investigators the tools to expand their efforts to translational research. This award is intended for mid-career and senior investigators holding a research or health professional doctorate who are at the academic rank of Associate Professor or Professor, or the equivalent in nonacademic settings, who have established records of independent, peer-reviewed Federal or private research grant funding, primarily from NIH, who seek an intense, mentored career development experience which will substantially impact upon their ability to pursue future research in the environmental health sciences.
Feb. 12
Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant Program CFDA 84.351D
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-449.pdf
The Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant (AEMDD) program supports the enhancement, expansion, documentation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative, cohesive models that are based on research and have demonstrated that they effectively--(1) integrate standards-based arts education into the core elementary and middle school curriculum; (2) strengthen standards- based arts instruction in these grades; and (3) improve students' academic performance, including their skills in creating, performing, and responding to the arts. Projects funded through the AEMDD program are intended to increase the amount of nationally available information on effective models for arts education that integrate the arts with standards-based education programs.
NOI due Feb. 13 and full March 14
National Sea Grant College Program Aquatic Invasive
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15337&mode=VIEW
The National Sea Grant College Program seeks to fund research and outreach projects addressing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species. The goal of the program is to discover and develop information and tools that can lead to the prevention, detection, monitoring and control of aquatic invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems. The opportunity seeks especially to support NOAA-relevant regional research and outreach priorities identified by the Regional Panels of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Gulf of Mexico/Southeast Atlantic Regional Priorities: (Outreach) Research to determine the most effective means to change the attitudes and behaviors of people in regards to practices leading to the release or spread of non-indigenous species. (Research) Investigations into the methodology for predicting range extensions for known invaders based upon their basic life history biology, with particular reference to the potential effects of natural disasters (hurricanes and floods) and extreme climatic events.
Feb. 14
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
Proposal due dates are scheduled starting on May 9, 2008, and continue through March 27, 2009. NNH08ZDA001N, entitled "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2008 (ROSES-2008)," will be available on or about February 15, 2008, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings "Solicitations" to "Open Solicitations." This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits proposals for supporting basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements relevant to one or more of the following NASA Research Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. This ROSES NRA covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data.
Opens on or about Feb. 15
Council on Library and Information Resources - 2008 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scholarly Information Resources for Humanists
http://www.clir.org/fellowships/postdoc/postdoc.html
The Council on Library and Information Resources invites applications for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scholarly Information Resources for Humanists 2008. The program offers recent Ph.D. recipients in the humanities opportunities to develop as scholars and teachers while learning about modern librarianship, digital resources, e-publishing, archives, and collection development both digital and analog.
Feb. 15
Thomas B. Fordham Institute - Fordham Scholars (Key Issues in American K-12 Education
http://www.edexcellence.net/foundation/fordhamscholars/index.cfm
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute is launching a new grant program called Fordham Scholars that aims to fund junior researchers working on key issues in American K-12 education. Each year, the Fordham Scholars program will announce a theme and solicit applicants for research grants ranging in value from $15,000 to $25,000. Three to five such grants will ordinarily be made. Advanced doctoral students and junior faculty members--especially those in economics, law, political science, and public policy--are invited to apply for these grants.
Feb. 15
The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark.htm
The Lewis and Clark Fund (initially supported by the Stanford Ascherman/Baruch Blumberg Fund for Basic Science, established by a benefaction from the late Stanford Ascherman, MD, of San Francisco) encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Applications are invited from disciplines with a large dependence on field studies, such as archeology, anthropology, biology, ecology, geography, geology, linguistics, and paleontology, but grants will not be restricted to these fields. Graduate students and postdoctoral.
Feb. 15
The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/astrobiology.htm
In 2006 the American Philosophical Society and the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) partnered to promote the continued exploration of the world around us through a program of research grants in support of astrobiological field studies. The NAI-supported Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology awarded over $25,000 to 6 scholars in 2006, its first year of existence, and expects to award at least that amount in 2007.
Feb. 15
Department of State - Request for Grant Proposals: Professional Exchange Programs
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-22659.htm
The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has announced an open competition for Grants that support exchanges and build relationships between U.S. non-profit organizations and civil society and cultural groups in Africa, East Asia, Europe, the Near East, North Africa, South Central Asia and the Western Hemisphere.
Projects should promote mutual understanding and partnerships between key professional and cultural groups in the United States and counterpart groups in other countries through multi-phased exchanges taking place over one to two years. Proposals should encourage citizen engagement in current issues, with a particular focus on youth and those who influence them, and promote the development of democratic societies and institutions, with a view toward creating a more stable world. To the fullest extent possible, programs should be two-way exchanges supporting roughly equal numbers of participants from the U.S. and foreign countries.
Feb. 15
American Councils for International Education - NEH Grants for Collaborative Research in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
http://www.americancouncils.org/programs.php?program_id=NTc=
The National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Fellowship provides support of up to $40,000 for U.S. scholars conducting humanities research in any country of East-Central Europe and Eurasia. A wide range of humanities topics are eligible for support (see below); however, all projects must involve at least one collaborator from the region and field-based research in the region itself. In addition, applicants must hold a Ph.D. or other terminal degree and have a working knowledge of one or more of the languages of East-Central Europe or Eurasia, or be able to demonstrate that such language proficiency is not critical for the successful completion of their particular projects. Applications with a strong regional focus and the potential to strengthen academic linkages beyond the traditional centers are particularly encouraged. American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS administers this program in conjunction with the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER). Scholars conducting research in East-Central Europe should contact NCEEER for information and advice on preparing applications; scholars conducting research in Eurasia (Central Asia, South Caucasus, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus) should contact American Councils. Both NCEEER and American Councils are prepared to assist applicants in locating potential collaborators.
Feb. 15
American Historical Association - AHA Research Grants (for Graduate Students)
http://www.historians.org/prizes/Grants.htm
The American Historical Association (AHA) offers the following grant opportunities for graduate students: Bernadotte Schmitt Grants to support research in the history of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Individual grants will not exceed $1,000; Albert J. Beveridge Grants to support research in the history of the Western hemisphere (US, Canada, and Latin America). Individual grants will not exceed $1,000; Littleton-Griswold Research Grant to support research in US legal history and in the general field of law and society. Individual grants will not exceed $1,000; Michael Kraus Research Grant to support research in colonial American history, with particular reference to the intercultural aspects of American and European relations. Individual awards will not exceed $800. Funds may be used for, but are not limited to, travel to a library or archive; microfilming, photography, or photocopying; borrowing or access fees; and similar research expenses.
Feb. 15
Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/opd/2008_grad_app.htm#eli
The EISENHOWER GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP (GRAD) provides funding for the pursuit of Master's Degrees or Doctorates in transportation related fields. The program objective is to attract qualified students to the fields of transportation education and research, and advance transportation workforce development. The Program is intended to help upgrade the scope of knowledge of the entire transportation community in the United States and encompasses all modes of transportation. The Department of Transportation encourages students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to apply for the Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowships.
Feb. 15
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (P42)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-07-006.html
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites qualified investigators from domestic institutions of higher education to submit an application for a Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP) multi-project program grant. With the assignment of the SBRP to NIEHS, the emphasis for this Program is the protection of human health. A secondary emphasis which complements the activities of its sister agencies, EPA and ATSDR, is to understand both the potential risk for being exposed to hazardous substances by characterizing environmental fate and movement, and the effects of these exposures on biological processes that determine disease risk. By understanding both components, strategies for mitigating risk can be developed that encompass approaches based on either reducing exposure through environmental remediation methods and/or through public health/clinical interventions.
LOI Feb. 15 and Full April 15
Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity and Energy Balance (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-077.html
Funding opportunities in the area of energy balance (i.e., the relationship between diet, physical activity, and body composition) known to researchers with expertise and experience in health economics, health services, and econometric modeling including multi-level analyses who otherwise might not be aware of the opportunity to apply their disciplines to this area of research. Obesity has become a major focus of public health efforts at the national, State, and local levels. The major focus of this FOA is to solicit projects that enhance the state-of-the-science on the causes of obesity and to inform Federal decision making on effective public health interventions for reducing the rate of obesity in the United States. Especially, this FOA aims to promote collaborative activities between researchers trained in economics and researchers specializing in public health, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases.
Feb. 16; June 16; Oct. 16
The Science and Ecology of Early Development (SEED) [R03]
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-068.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages submission of investigator-initiated research grant applications that seek to develop a comprehensive program of research focused on the mechanisms through which social, economic, cultural, and community-level factors, and their interactions, impact the early cognitive, neurobiological, socio-emotional, and physical development of children.
Feb. 16
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-053.html
This funding opportunity (FOA) is aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine. Nanoscience and nanotechnology refer to research and development on the understanding and control of matter at a length scale of approximately 1 - 100 nanometers, where novel properties and functions occur because of the size. A major challenge facing medicine is to develop novel and more sophisticated approaches for the diagnosis, treatment and management of an array of diseases and traumatic injuries. Nanotechnology and nanoscience have the capacity to drive a new wave of medical innovation through the engineering of bioactive nanoscale structures, processes and systems based on the advancement of our understanding of biology at the nanoscale.
Feb. 16, June 16 & Oct. 16
ELSI Small Research Grant Program (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-013.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. This announcement is specifically designed to:
1) encourage the development of small, focused research projects by legal, historical, ethics, humanities, social sciences and behavioral scholars; 2) support exploratory studies that may provide preliminary findings or pilot data for larger research proposals;
3) support the secondary analysis of existing data;
4) support the development of new methodologies; and
5) stimulate and facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into ELSI Research.
Feb. 16
Feasibility Studies to Develop Technology and Methods for Genomics, Population Genomics and ELSI (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-459.html
To support feasibility studies to conduct innovative high risk/high payoff research related to genomics, including analysis of genome structure and function, genetic variation, population genomics, and ELSI (ethical, legal, and social implications).
Feb. 16
Math and Science Partnership
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08525/nsf08525.htm
The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. MSP projects are expected to raise the achievement levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. In order to improve the mathematics and science achievement of the Nation's students, MSP projects contribute to the knowledge base for mathematics and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence base to be replicated in educational practice.
LOI Feb. 18 and fulls March 25 and April 10
Microbial Genome Sequencing Program FY 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08511/nsf08511.htm
As a collaborative, interagency effort, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture invite research proposals (i) to support high-throughput sequencing of the genomes of microorganisms (including viruses, bacteria, archaea, fungi, oomycetes, protists and agriculturally important nematodes) and (ii) to develop and implement strategies, tools and technologies to make currently available genome sequences more valuable to the user community. The availability of genome sequences provides the foundation for understanding how microorganisms function and live, and how they interact with their environments and with other organisms.
Feb. 19
Conservation Innovation Grants
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig/
The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical manuals, guides, and references, or to the private sector. There are eight review groups for FY 2008 applications: Water Quality-Livestock; Water Quality-Not Livestock; Water Quantity; Soils; Atmospheric; Grazing Land and Forest Health; Wildlife; and Energy. Applicants may indicate which of these review groups should review the application. Scored applications will be forwarded to a Grants Review Board. The Grants Review Board will make recommendations for project approval to the Chief. Final award selections will be made by the Chief of NRCS. Link to Full Announcement: Conservation Innovation Grants Announcement for Program Funding (link is: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig ), Technical Contact: Tessa Chadwick, CIG National Program Manager. Office#: 202-720-2335, email: tessa.chadwick@wdc.usda.gov
Feb. 20
Environmental Literacy Grants for Formal K-12 Education
NOAA anticipates the availability of approximately $4,000,000 of Federal financial assistance in FY 2009 and FY2010 for K-12 education projects. Approximately 5 to 7 awards in the form of grants or cooperative agreements will be made. NOAA will only consider projects that have duration of 1 to 5 years. The total Federal amount for all years that may be requested from NOAA for the direct and indirect costs of the proposed project shall not exceed $750,000. The minimum Federal amount that must be requested from NOAA for all years for the direct and indirect costs is $200,000. Applications requesting Federal support from NOAA of less than $200,000 total or more than $750,000 total for the duration of the project will not be considered for funding.
Prelim Feb. 20 & full June 25
Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08510/nsf08510.htm
The goal of the Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) activity is to enhance undergraduate education and training at the intersection of the biological and mathematical sciences and to better prepare undergraduate biology or mathematics students to pursue graduate study and careers in fields that integrate the mathematical and biological sciences.
The core of the activity is jointly-conducted long-term research experiences for interdisciplinary balanced teams of at least two undergraduates from departments in the biological and mathematical sciences. Projects should focus on research at the intersection of the mathematical and biological sciences.
Feb. 21
Morris K Udall Foundation - Environmental Public Policy & Conflict Resolution Dissertation Fellowship
http://udall.gov/udall.asp?link=400
The Udall Foundation awards two one-year Fellowships of up to $24,000 to doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Feb. 21
Human and Social Dynamics
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11678
The Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) priority area fosters breakthroughs in understanding the dynamics of human action and development, as well as knowledge about organizational, cultural, and societal adaptation and change. HSD aims to increase our collective ability to (1) understand the complexities of change; (2) understand the dynamics of human and social behavior at all levels, including that of the human mind; (3) understand the cognitive and social structures that create, define, and result from change; and (4) manage profound or rapid change, and make decisions in the face of changing risks and uncertainty. Accomplishing these goals requires multidisciplinary research teams and comprehensive, interdisciplinary approaches across the sciences, engineering, education, and humanities, as appropriate.
Feb. 19 & 22
Theoretical Research in Magnetic Fusion Energy Science
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/60413C44210E9C80852573D90057D417?OpenDocument
The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving grant applications for theoretical research relevant to the U.S. program in magnetic fusion energy sciences. All individuals or groups planning to submit applications for new or renewal funding in Fiscal Year 2009 should submit in response to this Notice. The specific areas of interest are:
1. Magnetohydrodynamics ; 2. Confinement and Transport ; 3. Boundary Physics ; 4. Plasma Heating, Non-inductive Current Drive, and Energetic Particles ; 5. Innovative Magnetic Confinement Concepts ; 6. Atomic and Molecular Processes in Plasmas
LOI due Feb. 22 and full April 1
FY 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) – Gaithersburg
The SURF Gaithersburg program is soliciting applications in the areas of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Nanoscale Science and Technology, Chemical Science and Technology, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering/Neutron Research, Building and Fire Research, and Information Technology. The SURF program will provide an opportunity for the NIST laboratories and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to join in a partnership to encourage outstanding undergraduate students to pursue careers in science and engineering. The program will provide research opportunities for students to work with internationally known NIST scientists, to expose them to cutting-edge research and promote the pursuit of graduate degrees in science and engineering.
Feb. 25
Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Boulder
The SURF NIST Boulder program is soliciting applications in the areas of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Chemical Science and Technology, Physics, Materials Science and Engineering, and Information Technology.
Feb. 25
Advancing Theory in Biology
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08513/nsf08513.htm
The Biological Sciences Directorate invites submission of proposals that advance our conceptual and theoretical understanding of living systems. The Advancing Theory in Biology (ATB) solicitation supports the development of new theoretical approaches that will improve our understanding of fundamental biological principles that integrate phenomena across levels of biological organization.
Feb. 25
Human Origins (HOMINID)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08512/nsf08512.htm
This competition is directed towards increasing our knowledge of the complex biological, physical, and behavioral interrelationships that led to the development of our species and that are responsible for both the shared and variable features that characterize living human populations. It recognizes that understanding of the processes and pathways of human evolution requires input from a wide range of disciplines which examine our species from multiple perspectives and across both time and space. Accomplishing this goal requires a large scale initiative which allows research activities that go beyond the smaller, shorter duration, single investigator awards that disciplinary programs have been able to provide in the past. The Human Origins: Moving In New Directions (HOMINID) competition will support large scale, long term, integrative research and infrastructure projects through awards of up to $500,000 per year for up to five years. Contingent on the availability of funds, the program expects to make two awards in each fiscal year. It is intended that HOMINID awards will provide for transformative approaches to long-standing questions about the history of our species. Infrastructure development is also eligible for support either as a stand alone project or as part of a research award. One goal of the competition is to develop a portfolio of awards that reflects the multiple approaches to the understanding of human origins. It is expected that the combination of awards will complement each other and prove to be mutually informative as they progress.
Feb. 25
Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (GAPP): Translation Research (U18)
This FOA solicits applications to conduct research that will accelerate the translation of genomic applications into public health practice. Research supported by this FOA will advance knowledge about the validity, utility, utilization and population health impact of genomic applications for improving health and preventing disease in large, well-defined populations or practice settings in the United States, specifically research that will move genomics applications along the translation research continuum phases T2 through T4 (i.e., from development of evidence-based guidelines to outcomes research).
Feb. 27
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08514
Computational neuroscience provides a theoretical foundation and a rich set of technical approaches for understanding the functions of complex neurobiological systems, building on the theory, methods, and findings of computer science, neuroscience, and numerous other disciplines. Through the CRCNS program, participating NSF Directorates and NIH Institutes support innovative interdisciplinary collaborative research to make significant advances in the understanding of nervous system function, mechanisms underlying nervous system disorders, and computational strategies used by the nervous system. Two classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitation: Research proposals describing new collaborative research projects, and Data sharing proposals to enable sharing of data and other resources. As detailed in the solicitation, appropriate scientific areas of investigations may be related to any of the participating funding organizations.
Feb. 26
NMFS/Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-4225.htm
The Graduate Fellowship Program awards at least two new Ph.D. fellowships each year to students who are interested in careers related to the population dynamics of living marine resources and the development and implementation of quantitative methods for assessing their status. Fellows will work on thesis problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS under the guidance of NMFS mentors at participating NMFS Science Centers or Laboratories. This solicitation is responsive to NOAA Mission Goal 1: protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management.
Feb. 27
Interagency School Readiness Consortium (U01)
http://grants1.nih.gov:80/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-008.html
The NICHD invites applications from investigators willing to participate under a cooperative agreement in a multi-site research consortium designed to perform experimental or quasi-experimental efficacy trials on integrative early childhood programmatic approaches that promote school readiness for children ages 3-5 who are English Language Learners (ELL) and at-risk for later school difficulties. The purpose of this solicitation is to increase our understanding of the types of integrative programmatic approaches that promote ELL child learning and development across multiple domains of early childhood competence, as well as those that address teacher and parent behaviors that promote ELL children’s development in these areas.
LOI Feb. 27 and full March 27
Research and Development for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/EA28431B05C4D981852573CC0070C077?OpenDocument
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is requesting applications to support the President’s Hydrogen Fuel and Advanced Energy Initiatives in developing a pathway to the widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. To support these initiatives, this DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement (“FOA” or “announcement”) seeks to fund the research and development of viable hydrogen storage technologies for on-board vehicular applications. The application process includes two phases - a preliminary application phase and a final application phase. Only applicants who are favorably selected in the preliminary application phase will be eligible to submit final applications. The technical topic of Materials Discovery is the only eligible research area under this announcement. Research and development areas sought include new materials and concepts in the following areas: advanced metal hydrides, chemical hydrogen storage materials, carbon-based materials, high surface area sorbents including bridged catalyst (spillover) materials and conducting polymers, and other novel approaches.Preapps
Feb. 28 invite to full April 18, and full May 22
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Fiscal Year 2008 University Research Initiatives
This Broad Agency Announcement, by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), announces its Fiscal Year 2008 University Research Initiatives (NURI) Program to enhance the capabilities of U.S. universities to perform research and related education in science and engineering areas critical to our mission and the national defense. The NURI Program is a component of the NGA Academic Research Program (NARP).
Feb. 28
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08532/nsf08532.htm
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and programs for students who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards. For Fiscal Year 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.
LOI Feb. 28; full April 9 & 10
Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/biotech_risk.html
The purpose of the USDA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants (BRAG) Program is to assist Federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the effects of introducing genetically modified organisms into the environment. Investigations of effects on both managed and natural environments are relevant. Applications to the USDA BRAG Program must seek partial funding for a conference or address one of the following areas: 1) Identify and develop practices to minimize risks associated with genetically engineered organisms; 2) Research methods to monitor the dispersal of genetically engineered organisms; 3) Research to increase knowledge about the characteristics, rates, and methods of gene transfer that may occur between genetically engineered organisms, and related organisms; 4) Perform assessments to provide analysis which compares impacts of organisms modified through genetic engineering to other types of production systems; 5) Other areas of research designed to further the purposes of the USDA BRAG program.
Feb. 28
RFP Title VIII Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and Eurasia
The Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, invites organizations with substantial and wide-reaching experience in administering research and training programs to serve as intermediaries conducting nationwide competitive programs for U.S. scholars, students and institutions pertaining to advanced research and language training on the countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. U.S.-based public and private nonprofit organizations and educational institutions may submit proposals to carry out Title VIII-funded programs that 1) support and sustain American expertise on the countries of Eurasia and Southeast Europe, 2) bring American expertise to the service of the U.S. Government, and 3) further U.S. foreign assistance and policy goals. An explicit connection must be made to current policy relevant issues, broadly defined. The grants will be awarded through an open, merit-based competition. The purpose of this request for proposals is to inform potential applicant organizations of programmatic, procedural and funding information for the fiscal year 2008 Title VIII grants competition.
Feb. 29
Strategic Agricultural Initiative Program: FY 2008 Request for Proposals
http://www.epa.gov/region6/6pd/pd-p/fy08_rfp.pdf
EPA Region 6 is soliciting proposals to help implement the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and to support efforts by the agricultural community to “transition” away from high-risk pesticides to lower risk pesticides and sustainable practices in food production. The program supports grants for education, extension and demonstration projects for FQPA transition and reduced risk practices for pest management in agriculture. All projects must occur in one or more of the Region 6 states: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Texas.
Feb. 29
Faculty Fellowship Summer Institute In Israel-2008
The Faculty Fellowship Summer Institute in Israel is a competitive academic fellowship that invites full-time university and college faculty members to apply to participate in a two-week Summer Fellowship in Israel.
March 1
MUST Scholarship Program--pursuing an undergraduate degree in a STEM
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/subsectionID.1,pageID.139/default.asp
This program is open to all U.S. citizens, who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) discipline at a college or university that is accredited in the United States are eligible for the MUST funding opportunity. Students of all underrepresented groups (Women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and persons with disabilities) are encouraged to apply.
March 1
National Institutes of Health - Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research
http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.asp
The Summer Internship Program (SIP) at the NIH provides an opportunity to spend the summer working side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Students sixteen years of age or older who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are currently enrolled at least half-time in high school, an accredited U.S. college or university or an accredited U.S. medical/dental school are eligible to apply. Students who have been accepted into a college or university may also apply.
March 1
Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Science
http://www.nias.knaw.nl/en/fellowships/regular_fellowships/
Fellows from universities or institutes outside the Netherlands receive financial stipends, which are determined by the Rector on the basis of individual circumstances. NIAS strives to ensure a reasonable level of support, but the stipend may not always be sufficient. Fellows are responsible for supplementing their means of support. The maximum stipend that NIAS can award does not exceed half the gross annual salary of a university professor of equal rank and seniority in the Netherlands. In practice, this means that full financial stipends range from approximately € 2000 to € 4100 per month.
March 1
Newberry Library - Newberry Library Programs
http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/short-term.html
The Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies offers the Audrey Lumsden-Kouvel Fellowship for post-doctoral scholars who wish to use the Newberry's extensive holdings in late medieval and Renaissance history and literature. Provides a stipend of $4,000. Check the Newberry Library web site for additional fellowship listings.
March 1
Folger Shakespeare Library Short-term Fellowships
http://folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=298
Short-term fellowships are supported by the Library’s endowments and carry a stipend of $2,000 per month. The criteria for success in the annual short-term fellowship competition are the same as those for long-term fellowships. Each year the Folger awards 30 to 35 short-term fellowships. The Folger joins the American Council of Learned Societies in support of fellowships for recently tenured faculty in the humanities. Applicants must apply directly to the ACLS for a Frederick Burkhardt Fellowship, which carries a stipend of $75,000. Contact the ACLS.
March 1
Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips.htm
The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. The committee distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography as the study of cultures and culture change through time. The grants are intended for such costs as travel, tapes, films, and consultants' fees but not for the purchase of books or permanent equipment.
March 1
Tinker Foundation Awards Institutional Grants
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.)
March 1
Fusion Energy Postdoctoral Research Program
http://www.orau.gov/fusion/Postdoc/postdoc_geninfo.htm
The Fusion Energy Postdoctoral Research Program offers recent doctoral degree recipients the opportunity to conduct research in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) fusion energy research and development programs. Participants acquire experience and training in areas of fusion energy, interact with outstanding scientists and engineers, and have access to advanced equipment and facilities. Appointments are made to designated DOE laboratories, universities, and contractor fusion energy centers.
March 1
Nurses Educational Funds, Inc. - Scholarships for Graduate Nursing Students
The Nurses' Educational Funds, Inc. (NEF) is a not-for-profit organization which seeks and distributes funds to baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses who are in need of scholarhsip assistant for graduate study. NEF is a source of funds for graduate nursing education--masters and doctoral degrees.
March 1
NEA Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing, FY2009
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit/GrantProgDescription.html
Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to exceptionally talented, published creative writers. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available in FY 2008 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2009. Individuals may apply only once each year. Competition for fellowships is extremely rigorous. Potential applicants should consider carefully whether their work will be competitive at the national level. For FY 2009/Poetry Complete application packages must be postmarked (or show other proof of mailing) no later than March 3, 2008. Do not expect notification of awards and rejections before late December 2008. The Arts Endowment’s support of a fellowship may begin any time between January 1, 2009, and January 1, 2010, and extend for up to two years. An individual may submit only one application per year.
March 3
National Endowment for the Arts - Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing: Poetry
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html
If you have questions concerning the Literature Fellowships please call the Literature Fellowship Hotline at 202/682-5034 or email davisg@arts.gov. Instructions For The March 2008 Deadline (For Fy 2009 Fellowships In Poetry) Will Be Available In January 2008. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) offers Creative Writing Literature Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry to exceptionally talented, published creative writers. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.
March 3
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08509/nsf08509.htm
The COSEE Network, which consists of eleven coordinated COSEE Centers, fosters the integration of ocean research into high-quality educational materials, enables ocean researchers to gain a better understanding of educational organizations and pedagogy, provides educators with an enhanced capacity to understand and deliver high-quality educational programs in the ocean sciences, and provides material to the public that promotes a deeper understanding of the ocean and its influence on each person's quality of life and our national prosperity.
March 3
Crime and Justice Research
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000820.pdf
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ is seeking applications for funding of social and behavioral research on, and evaluations related to, crime and justice topics relevant to State and/or local criminal and juvenile justice policy and practice.
March 5
Intelligence Community 2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program, Academic
This Broad Agency Announcement by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency announces the Fiscal Year 2008 competition for the Intelligence Community 2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Funded primarily by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS),the Program was created in response to the Intelligence Community (IC) requirement to address long-term IC research and technology needs. The Program serves the IC and research communities by engaging experts in the solution of problems critical to IC goals and missions. Science and technology are fundamental drivers of global developments, and the IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program facilitates the necessary research in leading-edge technologies to support broad Intelligence Community technology needs. The Program awards multi-year postdoctoral research fellowship grants to address these needs. The mission of the IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program is to establish long-term relationships and mentoring of postdoctoral researchers and to provide research institutions with an understanding of the Intelligence Community’s research requirements. The program fosters partnerships with postdoctoral researchers as they move into career positions and provide innovative solutions to critical Intelligence Community problems.
March 7
American Chemical Society - Division of Medicinal Chemistry - Predoctoral Fellowships
The ACS Division of Medicinal Chemistry announces the continuation of its Predoctoral Fellowship program. Nine $24,000 fellowships will be awarded in 2008. The awards are for predoctoral students in their third or fourth year of graduate study (second or third year of graduate study at the time of application) engaged in medicinal chemistry research in a Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Chemistry department listed in the current ACS Directory of Graduate Research.
March 7
David Library of the American Revolution Research Fellowships
The David Library of the American Revolution offers short-term Library Resident Research Fellowships for conducting research in its collections. The Library’s rich resources in microfilm and print on virtually every aspect of the era of the American Revolution (1750-1800) are fully listed at this web site. The stipend is $1600 per month (plus housing), and the term of the Fellowship is a minimum of one month and a maximum of three. Both doctoral and post-doctoral applicants are welcome; doctoral candidates must have passed their general examinations before beginning their fellowships.
March 7
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Opportunities in Workforce Initiative
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-473.pdf
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $10 million in grant funds for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Opportunities in the Workforce System Initiative (STEM Initiative). These grants will be awarded through a two-phased competitive process to primarily expand and align current and new STEM workforce education and training strategies, activities, and resources in One Stop Career Centers to promote, attract, and prepare disadvantaged youth and dislocated workers for STEM careers, while simultaneously enhancing the competitive position of local and regional employers.
March 11 Prelim
21st Century Research Awards
http://www.jsmf.org/apply/research/index.htm
A maximum of $450,000 total costs can be requested and the funds can be expended over a minimum of 3 years or a maximum of 6 years. The James S. McDonnell Foundation accepts applications for 21st Century Research Awards. 21st Century Research Awards are designed to support research projects with a high probability of generating new knowledge and insights. Projects submitted for funding consideration should be at an early, even preliminary stage of development that intend to break new ground or to challenge commonly-held assumptions. Projects submitted should be sufficiently novel, cross-disciplinary, or heterodox so that they have a strong likelihood of influencing the development of new ways of thinking about important problems. It is anticipated that research funded in this program will address issues in fields such as biology, biodiversity, climate, demography, epidemiology, technological change, economic development,
March 12
William T. Grant Foundation - 2008 RFP for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality
http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/
The William T. Grant Foundation and the Spencer Foundation have jointly issued the 2008 Request for Proposals for the Development and Improvement of the Measurement of Classroom Quality. The RFP is a grants competition to support research on the development and improvement of the measurement of indicators of classroom quality in grades K through 12. Quality is defined as those features and processes of classrooms that are likely to cause improvements in important youth outcomes such as academic achievement and engagement or reducing disruptive and antisocial behavior. This collaboration was borne of the need to measure classroom features and processes in ways that support demonstrably valid inferences about classroom quality.
LOI due March 14 and full June 13
Department of Defense - Sensor Technology Assessment and Evaluation Research Methodologies (STEM) Program
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/PKD-08-0003/SynopsisP.html
The Air Force Research Laboratory, RF Assessments Branch, (AFRL/RYRA ) solicits research proposals for the Sensor Technology Assessment and Evaluation Research Methodologies (STEM) Program. Interested offerors may view and/or download the full BAA solicitation, BAA NUMBER PKD-08-0003, by accessing the FedBizOpps homepage at http://www.fbo.gov/ . The Sensor Technology Assessment and Evaluation Research Methodologies (STEM) program will develop/evolve research methodologies for rapid assessments/evaluations (qualitative and quantitative) of layered sensing advanced sensors and EW technologies/systems through IDAL synthetic battlespace simulation. The program will conduct applications assessment/evaluation research through man/hardware-in-the-loop simulation to develop/evolve layered sensing advanced sensor/EW technology, concepts and systems.
March 14
Assembling the Tree of Life
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08515/nsf08515.htm
A flood of new information, from whole-genome sequences to detailed structural information to inventories of earth's biota to greater appreciation of the importance of lateral gene transfer, is transforming 21st century biology. Along with comparative data on morphology, fossils, development, behavior, and interactions of all forms of life on earth, these new data streams make even more critical the need for an organizing framework for information retrieval, analysis, and prediction. Phylogeny, the genealogical map for all lineages of life on earth, provides an overall framework to facilitate information retrieval and biological prediction. Currently, single investigators or small teams of researchers are studying the evolutionary pathways of heredity usually concentrating on taxonomic groups of modest size.
March 14
Gerald R. Ford Foundation awards several Research Travel Grants
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/hpgrants.asp
Two grant programs are available to support research in the holdings of the Gerald R. Ford Library. These holdings focus on Federal policies, U.S. foreign relations, and national politics in the 1960s and 1970s.
March 15 and Sept. 15
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program -- Undergraduate and Graduate Students
http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml
The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) program has been providing undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences for more than 80 years. By encouraging close working relationships between students and faculty, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning. The program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research.
March 15 and October 15
National Council Eurasian East European Research - 2007 Ed A. Hewett Policy Fellowship
http://www.nceeer.org/Programs/ed_hewett_fellowship.htm
The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) offers the Ed A Hewett Policy Research Fellowships, designed to support the field research of recent graduates. The fellowships are meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards the former Soviet Union or Central or Eastern Europe. The stipend will be up to $40,000.
March 15
National Council for the Social Studies
http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/
Since 1983, National Council for the Social Studies has annually honored the outstanding performance of teachers and encouraged unique and innovative social studies education projects through its award programs. NCSS, which defines social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies at all levels and in all settings.
March 17
Research Education Grants for Statistical Training in the Genetics of Addiction (R25)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-081.html
This FOA invites applications focused on research education for the development and testing of new statistical models to address genetics-based research problems in addiction. Applicants are expected to propose a well-integrated research education and training program in statistical models or computational methods in genetics for undergraduate, graduate, and/or postdoctoral level students. Since this is a novel program, participants may be supported for as long as five years, however shorter durations of funding of some individual participants are encouraged. Achieving the capacity of the institution to address the identified research area(s) is an additional goal of this award. During this award, institutions will be expected to implement strategies for enhancing research infrastructure and capacity building at their institution and in collaborative activities.
March 18
Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/Digital_Partnership.html
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) invite proposals for innovative, collaborative humanities projects using the latest digital technologies for the benefit of the American public, humanities scholarship, and the nation's cultural institutions.
March 18
Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08522/nsf08522.htm
The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society.
March 20
Human Frontier Science Program
http://www.hfsp.org/how/appl_forms_RG.php
The aim of the HFSP is to support basic research focused on complex mechanisms of living organisms; fields supported range from molecular and cellular approaches to biological functions to systems and cognitive neuroscience. Research Grants are now designed to bring together scientists from fields such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, bioinformatics, nanoscience, engineering and biology to open up new approaches to understanding complex biological systems. Fellowship Programs are aimed specifically to support young scientists who wish to change their field of research either within the life sciences or across major disciplines
March 21
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Grant Program; Fiscal Year 2008
Funding Opportunity Description: The primary purpose of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Education Grant Program is to support the educational infrastructure necessary for the nation to safely move forward with its nuclear energy initiatives. The program promotes and strengthens teaching programs in nuclear safety, nuclear security, nuclear environmental protection, and other fields that the Commission determines to be critical to the NRC’s regulatory mission at higher education institutions, by enhancing curricula and increasing faculty teaching competencies. NRC anticipates as much as $4.7 million may be available through this announcement
March 21
Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-036.html
The NCRR Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) program solicits applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade commercially available instruments that cost at least $100,000. The maximum award is $500,000. Types of instruments supported include confocal and electron microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, DNA sequencers, biosensors, cell sorters, X-ray diffraction systems, and NMR spectrometers among others. The NCRR intends to commit approximately $43 million in FY2009 to fund approximately 125 new awards. Since the cost of the various instruments will vary, it is anticipated that the size of awards will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend on the funds available for the SIG program.
March 24
Program on Exposure-Dose Reconstruction and Computational Methods to Quantify Exposures to Hazardous Substances (U01)
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/TS08-001.htm
CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, “Program on Exposure-Dose Reconstruction and Computational Methods to Quantify Exposures to Hazardous Substances.” Approximately $500,000 will be available in fiscal year 2008 to fund 1 award. The purpose of the program is to provide (R01) grant funds to develop and evaluate exposure-dose reconstruction methods. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/TS08-001.htm The estimated funding date is August 31, 2008.
March 25
Networking Technology and Systems
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08524/nsf08524.htm
The Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program supports pioneering visions and transformative research agendas that explore the frontiers of networking, provide a better understanding of the dynamics of large-scale networks, expand networking capabilities and use, and help pave the way for the next generation Internet. Since its inception, the NeTS program has continuously sought to ensure that its mission and scope is at the forefront of research. In previous years, the program identified core networking technologies worthy of further investigation, emphasized the importance of future Internet design, and encouraged groundbreaking research in broadly defined areas of networking. In FY 2008, the NeTS program is organized by research challenges, rather than core technologies, and emphasizes multi-disciplinary, holistic approaches that augment our knowledge about the design and deployment of robust, large-scale, heterogeneous networks
March 25
For the Study of Minorities in American Maritime History
Since 1989, Mystic Seaport's Paul Cuffe fellowship has provided funds to thirty-five researchers from universities, colleges, and museums. The fellowships are offered to encourage research that considers the participation of Native and African Americans in the maritime activities of New England, primarily its southeastern shores. Fellowships support research and writing, a portion of which should normally be carried out in the Mystic area. The fellowships of up to $2,400 are made possible through the generosity of a local private foundation.
March 30
Petascale Computing Resource Allocations
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08529/nsf08529.txt
In 2011, a new NSF-funded petascale computing system, Blue Waters, will go online at the University of Illinois. The goal of this facility is to open up new possibilities in science and engineering by providing computational capability that makes it possible for investigators to tackle much larger and more complex research challenges across a wide spectrum of domains. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite research groups thathave a compelling science or engineering challenge that will require petascale computing resources to submit requests for allocations of resources on the Blue Waters system. Proposers must be prepared to demonstrate that they have a science or engineering research problem that requires and can effectively exploit the petascale computing capabilities offered by Blue Waters. Proposals from or including junior researchers are encouraged as one of the goals of this solicitation is to build a community capable of using petascale computing.
March 31
2008 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html
The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/innovator_award/ ) was created in 2007 to support a small number of new investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches that have the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems in biomedical and behavioral research. The research proposed need not be in a conventional biomedical or behavioral discipline but must be relevant to the mission of NIH. The New Innovator Awards complement ongoing efforts by NIH and its institutes and centers to fund new investigators through R01 grants, which continue to be the major sources of NIH support for new investigators. Thirty New Innovator Awards were made in 2007. Awards will be for up to a total of $1.5 million in direct costs (average of $300,000 per year) for a five-year budget/project period, Standard F&A costs will be determined at the time of award.
March 31
Harry S. Truman Library Institute Research Grants Program
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/
Grants of up to $2,500 are awarded biannually and are intended to enable graduate students, post-doctoral scholars and other researchers to come to the Harry S. Truman Library for one to three weeks to use its collections. Awards are to offset expenses incurred for this purpose only.
April 1
Gloeckner (Fred C.) Foundation - Floriculture Research Grants
http://www.gloecknerfoundation.org/fundingp.htm
The Gloeckner Foundation awards grants for research and educational projects in floriculture and related fields at universities, colleges and Federal research institutions in the United States. The proposed research and educational projects must be of substantial importance, and the results made available to the interested public.
April 1
APS - John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/johnhopefranklin.htm
The John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship, named in honor of a distinguished member of the American Philosophical Society, is designed to support an outstanding doctoral student at an American university who is conducting dissertation research. The John Hope Franklin Fellow is expected to spend a significant amount of time in residence at the APS Library, and, therefore, all applicants should be pursuing dissertation topics in which the holdings of the APS Library are especially strong, such as early American history, the study of natural history in the 18th and 19th centuries, American Indian linguistics and culture, the development of cultural anthropology, the history of genetics and eugenics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, or computer development.
April 1
Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html
The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services invite applications to the Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants program. This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively low-dollar grants during the planning stages, the goal is to identify projects that are particularly innovative and have the potential to make a positive impact on the humanities. In an effort to foster new collaborations and advance the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research, this program is co-sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. NEH and IMLS encourage library and museum officials as well as scholars, scientists, educational institutions, and other non-profit organizations to apply for these grants and to collaborate when appropriate.
April 2
High End Computing University Research Activity
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08531/nsf08531.htm
The HECURA initiative invites research and education projects focused on novel programming models, languages, compilers and underlying communication libraries to enable extreme-scale highly computation- and data-intensive scientific and engineering applications in high-end computing (HEC) environments. Researchers in a wide range of science and engineering fields increasingly depend upon computation and simulation to augment theoretical and experimental studies. In fact, modern HEC systems comprised of thousands to tens-of-thousands of processors now allow researchers to solve previously intractable scientific problems. However, researchers depend not only on access to state-of-the-art HEC systems, but on the availability of state-of-the-art tools that allow them to exploit HEC system capabilities to the fullest extent.
April 8
Systems Biology, Model Organism Development, and Enzyme Discovery for Biological Hydrogen Production
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/9B21DBB378827A0A852573DE006ECCD6?OpenDocument
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research that supports the Genomics: GTL research program (http://www.genomicsGTL.energy.gov). In this Solicitation, applications are solicited for: i.) systems-level research to improve understanding of microbial regulatory and metabolic networks related to hydrogen production, ii.) development of new model organisms for microbial hydrogen production, and iii.) targeted approaches for the identification and characterization of enzymes and biochemical pathways relevant to biological hydrogen production in genome and metagenome sequences.
April 9
Research in Disabilities Education
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08527/nsf08527.txt
The RDE program seeks to broaden the participation and achievement of people with disabilities in all fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and associated professional careers. The RDE program has been funding this objective since 1994 under the prior name "Program for Persons with Disabilities." Particular emphasis is placed on increasing the number of students with disabilities successfully completing quality associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM and increasing the number of students with disabilities entering the professional STEM workforce. This goal is addressed by three RDE program tracks: Regional Alliances for Persons with Disabilities in STEM Education (RDE-RAD); Focused Research Initiatives (RDE-FRI); and Demonstration, Enrichment, and Information Dissemination projects (RDE-DEI).
April 10, 11, 21
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/NSF Academic Research Initiative
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08534/nsf08534.htm
In FY 2008, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), in frontier research at academic institutions. This transformational research effort will be focused on detection systems, individual sensors or other research that is potentially relevant to the detection of nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, radiation dispersal devices and related threats. The joint DNDO/NSF effort, in coordination with the efforts of other agencies, seeks to advance fundamental knowledge in new technologies for the detection of nuclear threats and to develop intellectual capacity in fields relevant to long-term advances in nuclear detection capability. This research and the research community that will be built under the ARI are seen as critical to our nation's ability to deploy effective nuclear detection measures to counter the serious threat of a nuclear terrorist attack.
April 11
AHRQ Grant Program for Large Conference Support (R13) and (U13)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-378.html
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) supports conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ large conference grants are those with up to $100,000 per year in total costs with a total project period not to exceed 3 years.
12th of April, August, and December
Boston Athenaeum Library - Mooney Short-Term Residential Research Fellowships
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/fellowships.html
The Boston Athenaeum Library offers the Mooney Research Fellowships. These short-term fellowships will support the use of the Athenaeum collections for research, publication, curriculum and program development, or other creative projects. The Athenaeum, one of the oldest and most distinguished independent libraries in the United States, has important holdings in the fields of Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. Each grant provides a stipend of $1,500 for a residency of four weeks.
April 15
Gilman International Scholarship Program Undergraduate Students Of Limited Means
http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/overview/overview.html
The Fall 2008 application cycle is for study abroad programs beginning between July 15 and October 15, 2008. The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. 820 scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded this academic year for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being $4,000. Undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at 2-year or 4-year colleges or universities are eligible to apply. Students who apply for and receive the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad are now eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000. 25 Critical Need Language Supplements will be offered to Gilman Scholarship recipients during the 2007-2008 academic year.
April 15
Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-075.html
Purpose. The ultimate goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) with a special review issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), National Institutes of Health (NIH) is to solicit Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers and targets medically underserved areas (MUAs) and medically underserved populations (MUPs) as defined by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This FOA will use the R01 grant mechanism to encourage studies that specifically target medically underserved areas as well as underserved and underrepresented populations. This focus will allow studies to assess the nature and scope of health problems in underserved communities, formulate hypotheses about the relationship of community dynamics and health problems as they relate to underrepresented populations, design targeted interventions aimed at addressing health disparities in specified communities and specific populations, and track the efficacy of outreach efforts that result from CBPR research in the community. The FOA will ensure that the health issues of underserved communities and populations are addressed using CBPR research strategies.LOI April 16 and full May 16
Community Participation Research Targeting the Medically Underserved (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-076.html
Purpose: As above.
LOI April 16 and full May 16
Human Microbiome Demonstration Projects (UH2/UH3)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-012.html
This FOA invites applications for projects that will examine, through molecular approaches, the relationship between changes in the human microbiome and human health and disease. This program is a component of the NIH Roadmap 1.5 Human Microbiome Project (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/hmp/ ). In the UH2/UH3 application for an HMP demonstration project, the applicant must address the following specific objectives: Identification of an important biological system that holds the potential to demonstrate the relationship between the human microbiome and health or disease. Included in this objective is the identification of an existing or readily accessible set or collection of donors/samples, consented in a way consistent with HMP guidelines (will be posted at http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/hmp/RFA-RM-08-012/ ), which can be studied to determine the role (if any) played by the microbiota in the chosen anatomical region or regions in the specific health condition to be studied; Use of high-throughput, cost-effective technologies to produce a data set that can be used to study the human microbiome in the selected body region(s) under specified conditions, and to make those data publicly available; Design and/or adaptation of analytical tools that will allow conclusions to be drawn about the relationship of the human microbiota to health and disease.
LOI due April 22; full May 22
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08540
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.
prelim April 24 and full Oct. 2
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-054.html
The objective of this NRSA T32 program is to provide research training to predoctoral students interested in establishing research careers that use systems biology approaches to study developmental biology and the formation of structural birth defects.
LOI April 25; full May 25
Foundation For the Future - Future of Humanities Research Grants
http://www.futurefoundation.org/awards/rga_home.htm
The Foundation For the Future conducts and funds a Research Grants Program to provide financial support to scholars undertaking research at a macro level that is directly related to better understanding the factors affecting the long-term future of humanity. The Future of Humanity Grants are $5,000–$25,000 only for subjects that are of interest to the Foundation.
Preliminary Grant Applications, in this cycle, will be considered for funding only if they pertain to one of the four specific subject areas described below:
- How will global changes in birth rates, mortality rates, and reproductive technology affect the human genome over the long-term future?
- What effect will the current global immigration and emigration of populations have on the demography of the planet over the long-term future?
- What are likely to be the major global driving forces/initiatives/issues for humanity through the new millennium?
Are mechanisms of biological and cultural evolution in sync with our systems of governance and economy? How are they likely to evolve and develop over the long-term future?
April 30 prelim and full Aug. 1
American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08541
The American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship program is a program to support postdoctoral associates in chemistry. It seeks to (1) build ties between academic and industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center researchers (partners) and (2) involve beginning scientists in efforts to broaden participation in chemistry. Fellows will pursue research with industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center partners that will enrich their in-house research program. In addition, fellows will develop and implement their own plans for broadening participation in the chemical sciences. Successful applicants must propose a well-integrated, synergistic research plan with their chosen affiliate as well as an effective outreach plan that will broaden participation by underrepresented groups in chemistry. The research must be in a thematic area that is supported by the NSF Division of Chemistry. The Program will support Fellows for two years of postgraduate study. The Chemistry Division envisions that Postdoctoral Fellows with successful programs who pursue careers in academia will have opportunities for significant additional funding, either through supplements to their original ACC-F award, or through new awards from the Division.
May 1
The Coalition for Western Women’s History
http://www.westernwomenshistory.org/cfp.htm
The $1,000 prize supports travel to collections or other research expenses related to the histories of women and gender in the American West. Applicants must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program and members of the CWWH. The prize honors the memory of Irene Ledesma whose contributions to Chicana and working-class history were ended by her untimely death in 1997.
May 1
Antarctic Research -- Proposals that make use of IPY datasets
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08535
Scientific research and operational support of that research are the principal activities supported by the United States Government in Antarctica. The goals are to expand fundamental knowledge of the region, to foster research on global and regional problems of current scientific importance, and to use Antarctica as a platform from which to support research. For projects involving fieldwork, the U.S. Antarctic Program supports only research that can be done exclusively in Antarctica or that is best done from Antarctica. The program also supports antarctic-related analytical research performed at home organizations. NSF is the designated lead agency for the International Polar Year, 2007-2009, for the United States and has made a number of awards in response to IPY solicitations (see list of awards at http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/ipy/ipy_awards_list.jsp ).
These awards will result in new data sets that could be used in follow-on research such as modeling and synthesis work. Proposals that make use of IPY datasets or that otherwise build on IPY investments are welcome in the regular programs. For information concerning other Federal agencies and their IPY programs, please go to the U.S. government interagency IPY site at http://www.us-ipy.gov/ .
May 2 & June 6
Workforce Program in the Mathematical Sciences
http://www.nsf.gov:80/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503233
The long-range goal of the DMS Workforce Program is to increase the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who successfully pursue careers in the mathematical sciences and in other NSF-supported disciplines. Among intermediate goals to this end are improvements in recruitment, retention, education, and placement of trainees in the mathematical sciences. The program's primary interest is in activities centered on education through research involvement for trainees at the undergraduate through postdoctoral educational levels. Activities that broaden participation in the mathematical sciences are of significant interest to the Division of Mathematical Sciences.
May 15
Horses & Humans Foundation 2008 Call for Proposals
http://www.horsesandhumans.org/News.html?CFID=2302979&CFTOKEN=31497182
The purpose of Horses & Humans Foundation (HHF) funded research is to provide evidence for the therapeutic effects of horses on humans. The broad research agenda includes basic research as well as clinical studies that will ultimately impact physical and mental health and the quality of life for people with disabilities who are involved with equine assisted activities (EAA). Interested Applicants: Before completing an application, carefully review the 'Guidelines and Information' document and the 'Application Checklist' documents on the foundation's Web site. You also may be required to submit a Letter of Intent before a full proposal.
May 15
The Science and Ecology of Early Development (SEED) [R01]
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-069.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages submission of investigator-initiated research grant applications that seek to develop a comprehensive program of research focused on the mechanisms through which social, economic, cultural, and community-level factors, and their interactions, impact the early cognitive, neurobiological, socio-emotional, and physical development of children.
June 5; Oct. 5
Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting applications from eligible applicants for the planning, arranging, administering and/or conducting of conferences, workshops, and/or meetings (hereinafter referred to as “conferences”) that focus on research to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Specifically, 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. This BAA is open from December 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008. Applications must be received by January 7, 2008; June 5, 2008; and December 9, 2008 depending upon the cycle (as identified in Section II of this BAA) for which the applicant is requesting funding.
June 5; Dec. 9
Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08539).
The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division (NSF Chemistry Homepage). The Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation component of CRIF (CRIF:MU) provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments. The maximum request is $500,000 for instrumentation. Additional funds may be requested for personnel who are needed to support cyber-enhanced projects. Other components of CRIF include: CRIF:ID The Instrument Development component of CRIF (CRIF:ID) provides funds for the design and construction of instruments that will enable new chemical measurements or will significantly broaden the use of chemical instrumentation. CRIF:CRF Cyberinfrastructure and Research Facilities (CRIF:CRF) provides funds to establish and support either centers for the development of cyber-enabled chemical research, or regional or national instrumentation facilities. Awards in CRIF:CRF range from $300,000-1,200,000/yr for up to five years.
June 23
Smith Richardson Foundation
Junior Faculty Research Grants / International Security and Foreign Policy Program
http://www.srf.org/grants/JF_Domestic_Description.php
The Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program is pleased to announce its annual grant competition to support junior faculty research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award at least three research grants of $60,000 each to support tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community. These grants are intended to buy-out up to one year of teaching time and to underwrite research costs (including research assistance and travel). Each grant will be paid directly to, and should be administered by, the academic institution at which the junior faculty member works. Projects in military and diplomatic history are especially encouraged. Group or collaborative projects will not be considered.
June 29
The Smith Richardson Foundation, Domestic Public Policy Program
http://www.srf.org/grants/Domestic_Public_Policy_Fellowship.php
The Smith Richardson Foundation’s Domestic Public Policy Program seeks to support the work of the next generation of public policy researchers and analysts. In 2007, the Foundation will award at least three research grants in the amount of $60,000 each to individuals who are interested in conducting research and writing on domestic public policy issues. Grantees are expected to produce a book or an article suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The grant can be used to cover the salary costs of the researcher and to underwrite research costs, such as travel, research assistance, and data acquisition. Each grant will be paid directly to, and should be administered by, the institution at which the researcher works.
June 29
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. If you are interested in pursuing a project under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program you must contact your local coordinator. A listing of coordinators by state is available at http://www.fws.gov/partners/
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. The program is comprehensive with an emphasis on: understanding and simulating the radiation balance from the surface of the Earth to the top of the atmosphere (including the effect of clouds, water vapor, trace gases, and aerosols); enhancing and evaluating the quantitative models necessary to predict natural climatic variability and possible human-caused climate change at global and regional scales; understanding and simulating both the net exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere, terrestrial and ocean systems, and the effects of climate change on the global carbon cycle; understanding ecological effects of climate change; improving approaches to integrated assessments of effects of, and options to mitigate, climatic change; and basic research directed at understanding options for sequestering excess atmospheric carbon dioxide in terrestrial ecosystems and the ocean, including potential environmental implications of such sequestration.
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. The objectives are: to develop the experimental and, together with the Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, the computational resources, tools, and technologies needed to understand and predict the complex behavior of complete biological systems, principally microbes and microbial communities; to take advantage of the remarkable high throughput and cost-effective DNA sequencing capacity at the Joint Genome Institute to meet the DNA sequencing needs of the scientific community through competitive, peer-reviewed nominations for DNA sequencing; to develop and support DOE national user facilities for structural biology at synchrotron and neutron sources; to develop novel research and computational tools that provide the basis for understanding and predicting the responses of complex biological systems, information needed to develop biotechnology solutions for energy and environmental challenges; to use model organisms to understand human genome organization, human gene function and control, and the functional relationships between human genes and proteins at a genomic scale; to understand and characterize the risks to human health from exposures to low levels of radiation; and to anticipate and address ethical, legal, and social implications arising from BER-supported biological research.
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
Science Teaching Resources from NSF Funded Projects
Biology
explores
biological molecules, self-assembly, and DNA. Zoom
in on the macromolecules from which living things are
made.
Discover how, on the molecular level, things can
assemble
themselves. Learn how genetic information stored
in DNA is
read by cells and used to build proteins that cells need.
Concord Consortium, National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2016
Chemistry
presents online simulations of thermodynamics, states
of
matter, water, and reactions. See interactive
visualizations
of Brownian motion, diffusion and osmosis, ion
transport,
distillation, motion of greenhouse gases, liquid-solid
comparisons, intermolecular forces, chemical
reactions,
explosion, and more. (Concord Consortium,
National Science
Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2015
Case Method of Teaching Science
features
case studies for use in teaching anatomy, chemistry,
environment, evolution, medicine and health,
microbiology,
molecular biology and genetics, physics and
engineering, plant
science, psychology, and other sciences. Cases
focus on
dozens of topics, including carbohydrates, cloning,
diabetes,
drug dosages, energy drinks, global warming, heart
attacks,
irradiation, the nervous system, nuclear power,
pesticides,
skin cancer, wetlands, and others. (State
University of New
York, National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2012
Energized Learning
offers lessons to help students use the Home Energy
Saver --
an online tool for analyzing energy use and
calculating
potential savings in homes and other buildings.
(Department
of Energy)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2021
Microbial Life
focuses on the ecology, diversity, and evolution of
micro-
organisms. Learn about marine microbes and
extremophile
microbes that live in inhospitable environments.
Explore the
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone and the red tide through case
studies. Find out about microbial observatories
and extreme
environments, including Mono
Lake (in California's
Eastern
Sierra), Octopus Spring (in Yellowstone National Park),
and
others. (Science Education Resource Center,
National Science
Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2013
Nanotechnology
shows
animations of molecular crystals, material strength
experiments, shockwaves, interatomic interactions in
soft and
hard materials, a microscopic model of friction,
atomic motion
across a liquid-solid interface, water molecules
moving
through carbon nanotubes, nanobud (a newly discovered
material), nano machinery, nano differential gears, a
molecular sorter, a nano conveyor belt, and
more. (Concord
Consortium, National Science Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2017
NOAA Discovery Kits
presents
tutorials, lessons, and multimedia activities for
learning about corals, estuaries, ocean currents,
tides, and
pollution from diffuse sources. Learn about
corals and
threats to them; causes of ocean currents and how currents
affect people's lives; estuaries, the waters and
habitats
where rivers meet the sea and form some of the world's
most
productive ecosystems; and geodesy, the science of
measuring
and monitoring the shape of the earth and the location
of
points on its surface. (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric
Administration)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2018
Physics
provides more than 40 online interactives that
demonstrate
concepts in mechanics, fluid mechanics and dynamics,
electromagnetism, and quantum physics. Watch
simulations of a
pendulum, suspension bridge, charged particle in a
magnetic
chamber, hourglass, Archimedes' Principle of Buoyancy,
electrical fields, gears, light-matter interactions, Newton's
Cradle, pulleys, springs, water flow when a dam
collapses, and
more. (Concord Consortium, National Science
Foundation)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2014
Tides and Water Levels
examines the complex systems that govern the movement
of tides
and water levels. Learn what causes tides, what
determines
their frequencies and variations, and how they're
monitored
and measured. Find lessons on forces that affect
tides and
how lunar cycles affect living organisms. Use
the "roadmap"
to find data and predictions regarding water levels
and
coastal currents -- information on which maritime
activities
throughout the world depend. (National Oceanic
and
Atmospheric Administration)
http://free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2019
