Funding Opportunities - August 2006

Office of Proposal Development

Texas A&M University

August 9, 2006 Monthly Research Funding Opportunities List

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Weekly Postings of Funding Opportunities

OPD Upcoming Events

August 25, 2006 One-Day Grant Writing Seminar for Faculty, Research Scientists, Post-Docs, and Professional Staff

This one-day seminar is open to faculty, research scientists, post-docs, and professional staff in all disciplines and provides an excellent overview of the entire proposal development and grant writing process. Fall 2006

Semester-Long Grant Writing Workshop

During this intensive, semester-long workshop, participants will prepare a complete grant application for submission to the external funding agency of their choice. This workshop is open to all tenure-track and tenured faculty (or equivalent) in all disciplines.

Sept 15, 2006 One-Day Grant Writing Seminar for Graduate Students

This one-day seminar is open to Graduate Students in all disciplines and provides an excellent overview of the entire proposal development and grant writing process.

Funding Opportunities

American Council of Learned Societies will Award 65 Early Career Fellowships

http://www.acls.org/ecfguide.htm

The American Council of Learned Societies is launching a significant new fellowship program that will provide support for young scholars to complete their dissertations and, later, to advance their research after being awarded the Ph.D.  The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/ACLS Early Career Fellowship Program will award fellowships in two categories: 1) Dissertation Completion Fellowships; and 2) Fellowships for Recent Doctoral Recipients. A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation supports this program.  The Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. This program aims to encourage timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure or shortly thereafter.  ACLS will award sixty-five fellowships in this competition for a one-year term beginning between June and September 2007 for the 2007-20 academic year.  Due Nov. 15.

Graduate Research Fellowship Program--1,000 Graduate Research Fellowships

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06592/nsf06592.htm

Six separate due dates between Nov. 1 and 13

NSF expects to award 1,000 Graduate Research Fellowships under this program solicitation. The affiliated institution receives a $40,500 award for the costs described below. Fellows Abroad receive direct NSF grant awards up to the same amount. Last year the Office of Proposal Development workshop for graduate students submitting for this program and other national fellowship programs was Oct. 10 (http://opd.tamu.edu/seminar-materials/seminar-materials-by-date/october-10-2005-how-to-fund-graduate-studies/october-10-2005-how-to-fund-graduate-studies).   A similar workshop will be offered by OPD in late September.  We are finalizing the date and place and will announce it shortly by email and post to the OPD-Web (http://opd.tamu.edu/).

Frontiers in Evolutionary Biology (NSF Document History: Posted August 1, 2006)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/reports/frontiers_evolution_bio.pdf

The newly issued  NSF workshop report on frontiers in evolutionary biology has relevance to new funding directions in the biological sciences as well as the current reorganization of the engineering directorate and directions in cellular engineering and the increasingly broad based partnerships NSF is funding in these areas.

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships to Increase Diversity Of Nation's College & University Faculties

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/fordpost.html

Awards will be made for study in the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, education, engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, urban planning, and women's studies.  Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice.

Deadline: October 06, 2006; November 30, 2006; December 31, 2006; May 01, 2007.

Newberry Library 2006 - 2007 Fellowships in the Humanities

http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/fellowshome.html

The purpose of this award is to enable the publication of works of the highest quality either (1) by making it possible to publish a work in a particularly appropriate way (with special typography, plates, or appendices, for example) that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive; or (2) by significantly reducing the cover price, allowing the publication to reach a wider audience. Amount: $225,000. Upper Amount: $15,000. Its strengths include European discovery, exploration, and settlement of the Americas; the American West; local history, family history, and genealogy; literature and history of the Midwest, especially the Chicago Renaissance; Native American history and literature; the Renaissance; the French Revolution; Portuguese and Brazilian history; British literature and history; the history of cartography; the history and theory of music; the history of printing; and early philology and linguistics.

Deadline: October 06, 2006; December 31, 2006; January 10, 2007; May 01, 2007.

Field Research (National Geographic)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant_application.html

The National Geographic Society awards grants for exploration and scientific field-research through its Committee for Research and Exploration. All proposed projects must have both geographical dimension, and relevance to other scientific fields. Applications are generally limited to the following scientific disciplines: anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, and zoology. In addition, the Committee is emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and habitat, effects of human-population pressures.)  Continuous submits.

Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06586/nsf06586.htm

The Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences offer Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and related supporting activities in an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in selected areas of science in the U.S. These fellowships support training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in a host institution only in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences within the purview of NSF. Supporting activities are travel grants to graduate students to visit prospective sponsors and starter research grants for Fellows.  Research Starter Grants submissions accepted: October 1, 2006  through March 1, 2007

Water Environment Research Federation

http://www.werf.us/funding/avail_funding.cfm

The goal of this research is to link Best Management Practices control effectiveness for specific pollutants and flow to receiving water loadings, impacts, and water quality objectives to improve selection and design of BMP systems. The approach should use uncertainty-based (e.g. probability-based) evaluations that quantify benefits of the selected BMPs and system designs. Therefore, the concept of uncertainty includes both the uncertainty of BMP system performance and the related uncertainty of achieving receiving water goals. Amount: $225,000. Upper Amount: $800,000.

Deadline: August 23, 2006; December 31, 2006; January 14, 2007; May 14, 2007

Efficient, Cost-Effective Nutrient Removal from Wastewater

http://www.werf.us/funding/avail_funding.cfm

Efficient, Cost-Effective Nutrient Removal from Wastewater. The Water Environment Research Foundation has issued a RFP for the following new reseach project: "Efficient, Cost-Effective Nutrient Removal from Wastewater (RFPP No. 06-NUTR-1)." This research will provide data on nutrient removal so that treatment facilities can select sustainable, cost-effective methods and technologies to meet permit limits. It will also provide information on nutrients (specifically nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater), their characteristics, and bioavailability in aquatic environments to help regulators make informed decisions.

Deadline: August 23, 2006; December 31, 2006; January 14, 2007; May 14, 2007

Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10383

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10384

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10385

National Institute of General Medical Sciences Minority Biomedical Research Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Program SC1 mechanism for Research Advancement Awards. -The SCORE Program is a developmental program designed to increase the research competitiveness of faculty at minority-serving institutions (MSIs), and the research capabilities of MSIs. Multiple due dates.

NOAA Announces 2007 Grant Programs

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a consolidated source of program and application information for FY 2007 grants and cooperative agreements in the June 12 Federal Register, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5225.htm or at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.   The announcement includes 45 programs in ocean science, education, ecosystem management, habitat and species protection and conservation, climate change, and environment.

Information Resource Supporting Resiliency of Coastal Areas in US Portion of Gulf Mexico

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9902&mode=VIEW

The Coastal Services Center (the Center) seeks proposals for a two-year cooperative agreement under which the cooperator and the Center will jointly develop a regional framework for a Community Resilience Index (CRI) to increase the capacity of coastal communities to survive, mitigate the effects of, and recover from the effects of natural and other hazards.

August 15

University Transportation Centers Program: Tier I UTCs

http://utc.dot.gov/comp2006.html

Advance U.S. technology and expertise in the many disciplines comprising transportation through the mechanisms of research, education, and technology transfer at university-based centers.  $30 million for 10 transportation centers.

August 15

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06571/nsf06571.htm

The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program that supports the development of innovative methods and models for the social and behavioral sciences.

August 16

Childhood Agricultural Safety And Health Research

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-07-002.html

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of funds for fiscal year (FY) 2007 to support grant (R01) applications testing interventions designed to reduce health and safety impacts that affecting children in agriculture.  The purpose of this announcement is to reduce the risk of childhood agricultural workplace injuries through the development and evaluation of new intervention strategies and evaluation of existing interventions

August 16

Aquatic Invasive Species Research and Outreach

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5225.htm

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, monitoring, and control of aquatic invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic, and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems. The program seeks especially to support NOAA-relevant regional research and outreach priorities identified by the Regional Panels of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

Prelim Aug. 17; full Dec.

National Sea Grant College Program Aquatic Invasive Species Research and Outreach

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9953&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, monitoring and control of aquatic invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems. The program seeks especially to support NOAA-relevant regional research and outreach priorities identified by the Regional Panels of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Consult the full Federal Funding Opportunity for these priorities.

August 17

Semiconductor Research Corporation

http://www.src.org/fr/S200605_Call.asp?bhcp=1

Request for White Papers: Integrated Circuit and Systems Sciences (ICSS) - Circuit Design. The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is seeking white papers from the international university community for research in the area of Circuit Design for work to begin April 2007 for an expected three-year period.

Aug. 18

Semiconductor Research Corporation

http://www.src.org/fr/S200605_Call.asp

Request for White Papers: Integrated Circuit and Systems Sciences (ICSS) - Integrated Systems Design. The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is seeking white papers from the international university community for research in the area of Integrated Systems Design. The main objects of the 2006 needs categories are innovations in systems architectures and algorithms to execute high-level tasks within the context of technology capability.

Aug. 18

Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-07-005.html

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) supports research that test assumptions regarding the Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers (R01) in biomedical research, with a particular interest in those interventions specifically designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority students entering careers in biomedical and behavioral research.

Aug. 19 (letter of intent), Sep. 19 (applic)

Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) [R01]

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-459.html

The primary objective of this program announcement is to encourage basic, applied, and translational bioengineering research that could make a significant contribution to improving human health.  Bioengineering integrates physical, engineering, and computational science principles for the study of biology, medicine, behavior, or health.  It advances fundamental concepts, creates knowledge from the molecular to the organ systems level, and develops innovative biologicals, materials, processes, implants, devices, and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, for patient rehabilitation, and for improving health.

LOI Aug. 20; full Dec. 20

Enabling Technologies for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-504.html

The overall goal is to engineer functional tissues in vitro for implantation in vivo or to foster tissue regeneration directly in vivo, with the purpose of replacing, repairing, preserving, or enhancing organ function lost due to disease, injury, or aging, or for use as 3D tissue model system for drug development. The intent of this FOA is to encourage applications whose primary focus is on developing enabling technologies for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, with the ultimate goal of improving human quality of life. This may include reproductive as well as somatic tissues.  The funding agencies particularly encourage investigators from the engineering, physical, and computational sciences to collaborate.

LOI Aug. 21; full Sept. 20, Jan. 19

Human Frontier Science Program: Long-term Fellowships

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=1492

Postdoctoral fellowships for individuals who wish to obtain research training in another country. Fellowships are awarded for 3 years. For those returning to their home country, the third repatriation year can be delayed for up to 2 years while being supported on other funds.

August 24

Chemical and Biological Defense

http://fedbizopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20060711a1

The Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit proposals in support of the Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBDP) to fund chemical and biological defense science and technology projects across a wide-range of military operations. 

Aug. 25

Instrument Development for Biological Research

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06570/nsf06570.htm

The Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR) Program supports the development of novel or of substantially improved instrumentation likely to have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. The development of new, or substantial improvement of existing, software for the operation of instruments, analysis of data, or the analysis of images is also supported where these have the effect of improving instrument performance. Proposals aimed at concept or proof-of-concept development for entirely novel instrumentation are encouraged. Support for the conduct of eligible activities in academic environments is emphasized.

August 25

Engineering Information Foundation Grants

http://www.eifgrants.org/index.html

Engineering Information Foundation (EIF) is accepting applications to support developmental projects, instructional projects, and training programs in engineering education and research that fit the foundation's fields of interest. These currently include the availability and use of published information, women in engineering, and information access in developing countries.

August 31

Spencer Foundation Offers Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Improvement

http://www.spencer.org/programs/fellows/dissertation.htm

The foundation's Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world.

Sept. 1

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation

http://www.phrmafoundation.org/awards/

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA). Research Starter Grants & Postdoctoral Fellowships. Opportunities include Health Outcomes, Informatics, Pharmacology/Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics. Amount: $40,000 - $80,000, depending on program. Deadline: September 01, 2006 (Informatics & Pharmacology/Toxicology); October 01, 2006 (Health Outcomes & Pharmaceutics).

Sept. 1

Social Science Research Council - Abe Fellowship Program

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe/

The Social Science Research Council accepts applications for the Abe Fellowship. The fellowship encourages international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program supports professional research in the social sciences or humanities on contemporary policy-relevant issues, especially those which promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between Japan and America. 

Sept. 1

Continuation of Solicitation for the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/e9a0fe97bcd5b6208525708c00673ffd?OpenDocument

The Department of Energy’s Office of Science announces its continuing interest in receiving grant applications for support of work in the following program areas: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing, Fusion Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, and Energy Research Analyses. Additional information is available on the DOE web site: http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN06-01.html.

Through Sept. 1, 2006

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

http://www.nfwf.org/programs/nfwfusga_rfp.cfm

Wildlife Links is a partnership between the United States Golf Association (www.usga.org/turf) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Wildlife Links provides grants for cutting-edge research, management, and education projects that improve golf courses as habitat for wildlife, while also enhancing playing conditions for golfers.

Sept. 1; April 1

Brookhaven National Laboratory: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI)

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3118

http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/scied/erulf/dates.html

This program places students in paid internships in Science and Engineering at any of several Department of Energy facilities. Many of the participants in the program have decided on a career in science and engineering because of the nature of the experience. Students work with scientists or engineers on projects related to the laboratories' research programs. The different laboratories each offer different research opportunities. The summer programs at the various laboratories will run from late May to mid-August, fall programs run from August through December and spring programs from January through May. The exact start date will depend on the laboratory and will be given to participants who have been accepted at that specific laboratory. Students are required to participate for the full term of the program.

Sept. 1; Oct. 2

Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Development Program

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/E75A7A81CBCF2990852571A0004F945F?OpenDocument

A principal goal of this program is to identify exceptionally talented faculty members early in their careers in plasma physics and to assist and facilitate the development of their research programs. Eligibility for awards under this notice is, therefore, restricted to tenure-track regular academic faculty investigators.

Sept. 6

Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Siting Studies

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/1FBE54A84A02D987852571BF0065D0F6?OpenDocument

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID), is seeking applications from eligible entities to perform detailed siting studies. These studies will describe prospective locations to host one or both anticipated Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) facilities. Information obtained from these studies, along with other relevant information, will be used to support the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will evaluate reasonable siting alternatives for the anticipated GNEP facilities. Selection of an application for award does not guarantee that the site will be evaluated in detail in the EIS, only that it will be considered for further evaluation.

Sept. 7

Scientific Research Exploring Relationship Between Music Physical And Emotional Wellness

http://www.music-research.org/Grants/guidelines.html

The Research Division seeks proposals from leading researchers and research teams in the fields of music, music education, neuroscience, psychology, education and/or health to explore the benefits of hands-on music making in various education, health-wellness or therapeutic settings. Short-term (less than one year) as well as longitudinal studies (up to three years) will be considered.

Sept. 8

Research and Development for On-Board Vehicular Hydrogen Storage

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/53A7A27BA6C302DB8525713E007E32A3?OpenDocument

The Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is soliciting applications with the objective of supporting the President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative in developing a pathway to a hydrogen economy. To support this initiative, this DOE Hydrogen Program Funding Opportunity Announcement seeks to fund the research and development of viable hydrogen storage technologies for on-board vehicular applications.

Sept. 8

Laird Norton Endowment Foundation Grants

http://www.lairdnorton.org/#Guidelines

Laird Norton Foundation is interested in projects that genuinely seek to contribute to a heightened awareness of the ecological, social, and economic significance of watersheds. Deadline: September 08, 2006; February 02, 2007.

Sept. 8

Predoctoral Research Training in Biostatistics

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-04-132.html

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) accepts applications to the Predoctoral Research Training Grant Program in Biostatistics. The program provides support for predoctoral training in biostatistical theory and evolving methodologies related to basic biomedical research, including, but not limited to, bioinformatics, genetics, molecular biology, cellular processes, and physiology, as well as epidemiological, clinical and behavioral studies.

Sept. 10

Coastal Hypoxia Research Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9898&mode=VIEW

NOAA, National Ocean Service (NOS), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science(NCCOS), Center for Sponsored Coastal Oceans Research (CSCOR) is soliciting proposals for projects of 2 to 5 years in duration that advance understanding, predicting, and managing the causes and ecological and economic impacts of hypoxia in representative coastal ecosystems. The program priorities for this opportunity support NOAA's mission support goal of: Ecosystems - Protect, Restore, and Manage use of Coastal and Ocean Resources through Ecosystem-Based Management.

Sept. 11

Fiscal Year 2007 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

http://www.afosr.af.mil/ResearchAreas/funding_otherOpp.htm

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2007 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment.

Sept. 12

Medical Foundation: The Patterson Trust Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3737

Bank of America is pleased to announce the creation of a new Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Brain Circuitry. This 2-year award will fund postdoctoral fellows whose research has direct relevance to the understanding of brain circuitry. Research conducted by Patterson Trust Fellows will seek fundamental insights into the mechanisms by which neural circuits control behavior. Through these insights, it may become possible to clarify the root causes of diseases that affect millions, including schizophrenia, mood disorders, degenerative brain disorders, epilepsy, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Examples of funding areas include, but are not limited to: molecular genetic analysis of neural circuit assembly and function, in vivo and in vitro studies that link brain circuitry to behavior, the development of innovative methodologies to probe brain function at the synaptic and circuit level, and theoretical approaches to brain function and circuitry. Clinical research and trials are outside the scope of the Program.

Sept. 12

International Literature Awards

http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/InternationalLiterature.html

The NEA International Literature Awards will provide American readers with greater access to the contemporary literature of Europe and increase the number and quality of foreign literary works that are published in the United States each year. This year the NEA International Literature Awards will focus on Europe with partnerships between the Arts Endowment and the countries of Greece and Spain.

Sept. 14

Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04590/nsf04590.htm

The primary goal of the OEDG program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities.

LOI Sept. 14; full Oct. 18

US Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html

Research Request for Applications. Programs include reading and writing; mathematics and science education; teacher quality - reading and writing; teacher quality mathematics and science education; education leadership; education policy, finance, and systems; postdoctoral research training; interventions for struggling readers; cognition and student learning; high school reform; and postsecondary education. LOI Deadline: September 14, 2006. Deadline: November 16, 2006;  Special Education Research Request for Applications. Programs include early intervention, early childhood special education, and children with disabilities; mathematics and science education; reading, writing, and language development; serious behavior disorders; assessment for accountability; response to intervention; autism spectrum disorders; teacher quality and quality of other service providers for students with disabilities; secondary and transition services; and individualized education programs and individualized family service plans. LOI Deadline: September 14, 2006. Deadline: November 16, 2006.

Sept. 14

Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06576/nsf06576.htm

The Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR/IF) supports meritorious requests within and across Earth science disciplines.

Sept. 14

Faculty Humanities Workshops for Professional Development

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/facworkshops.html

Projects for college and university faculty members should reflect and respond to institutional priorities and initiatives. These workshops enable a core group of faculty to pursue collaborative humanistic inquiry at a level that could not be accomplished with existing institutional resources. As the core group pursues its common course of study, it will draw upon expertise from within the institution(s) as well as from appropriate visiting scholars.

Sept. 15

International peace and conflict resolution: senior research fellowships

http://www.usip.org/fellows/

The United States Institute of Peace is accepting applications to the 2007-2008 Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace, inviting applications under the Senior Fellowships component. Senior Fellowships enable scholars, policymakers, journalists, and foreign affairs professionals to conduct research at the USIP in Washington, DC. Proposed research must concern the sources and nature of international conflict and ways of preventing, managing, or resolving conflict.

Sept. 15

Sloan Research Fellowships for young faculty

http://www.sloan.org/programs/fellowship_brochure.shtml?CFID=571671&CFTOKEN=40013295

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is accepting nominations for Sloan Research Fellowships. The fellowships are designed to recognize and support young faculty within the early stages of research careers in chemistry; computational and evolutionary molecular biology; computer science; economics; mathematics; neuroscience; and physics. The foundation selects scholars who show great promise of making fundamental contributions to new knowledge.

Sept. 15

Biomaterials (BMAT)

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13699&org=NSF&from=fund

The focus of the Biomaterials Program is the study of biologically related materials and phenomena, including biological pathways to new materials. The materials and systems of interest include biomolecules, biomolecular assemblies (systems of strongly interacting biomolecules), biomolecular systems (vesicles, membranes, and various other assemblies and networks of biomolecules), and biomimetic, bioinspired, or biocompatible materials.

Sept. 18-Nov. 3

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06591/nsf06591.htm

The goal of the Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) program is to increase the number and diversity of individuals pursuing graduate studies in all areas of biological research supported by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. Support will be provided to academic institutions to establish innovative programs to engage undergraduates in a year-round research and mentoring activity.

Prelim Sept. 19; full March 6

U.S. Science Support Program Associated with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06575/nsf06575.htm

This solicitation seeks the services of a qualified provider to facilitate and enhance the participation of the U.S. scientific community in all aspects of the IODP.  The initial period of the award, to be administered as a Cooperative Agreement, is intended to cover the full period of IODP beginning on March 1, 2007 through September 30, 2013. 

Sept. 20

Rehabilitation Research Career Development Programs (K12)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-06-010.html

This RFA invites applications to coordinate the mentoring and career development of rehabilitation researchers in one of the following domains: allied health professionals, clinicians involved in neurological rehabilitation, or engineers. The program will be responsible for identifying qualified candidates (scholars) and supporting them in appropriate research environments throughout the country.

Sept. 22

Predoctoral Training at the Interface of the Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences (T32)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-503.html

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences Institutional Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions to support predoctoral research trainees at the behavioral sciences-biomedical sciences interface.  The goal of the program is to develop basic behavioral scientists with rigorous broad-based training in biology and biomedical science, who are available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.  These programs must provide an interdisciplinary research training experience and curriculum for predoctoral trainees that integrates both behavioral and biomedical perspectives, approaches and methodologies. 

LOI Sept. 24; full Oct. 24

High-Accuracy Protein Structure Modeling (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-07-003.html

Near-Crystal Structure Quality for Close Homologs of Known Structures; and High-Accuracy Models for Remote Homologs of Known Structures

LOI Sept. 25 and full Oct. 23

ONR Navigation and Timekeeping Technology BAA

http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/docs/baa_06_022.pdf

In accordance with the guidance promulgated by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (NII), concerning Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR), which deals with the mitigation of denial of Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), this effort is concerned with the first two of the three elements: Electronic Protection (EP) and Electronic Support (ES).

Sept. 25

Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars

http://www.acls.org/burkguide.htm

The ACLS will award up to 10 Burkhardt Fellowships, depending on the availability of funds, in this competition year. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $75,000.  The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant that will take the form of a monograph or other equally substantial form of scholarship.

Sept. 27

Beckman Young Investigators Program

http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.

Sept. 29

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research

http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=376103&attrib_id=13232

The fellowship may be used for the following purposes: 1. To pursue research in a library outside of the applicant's home country: The fellowship enables scholars to make use of international-level library resources. Applicants are expected to prepare an anthropological research proposal or complete an anthropological project designed to advance teaching and scholarship in the applicant's home country. 2. To take advantage of a training opportunity outside of the applicant's home country: This fellowship can be used to enable scholars to enhance their research skills in anthropology through training in state-of-the-art research techniques and methodologies.

Sept. 30; Dec. 31

Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation and Institutional Research Awards Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10086

Department of Defense Polygraph Institute began in 1999 an effort to broaden its presence in the scientific and academic communities in response to the need for more advanced technical expertise to fulfill DoDPIs research mission. The Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation, and Institutional Research Awards Program seeks to give the DoDPI a research workforce that is competitive with the best minds from the complex cerebral worlds of academia, and the emerging technologies.   

Sept. 30

Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Grants Program

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05-24424.htm

The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Grants Program will provide grants and cooperative agreements in the broad areas of mathematical and computational sciences, advanced network technologies, and information access. Specific objectives of interest in these areas of research include: Quantum information theory, computational materials science, computational nanotechnology, mathematical knowledge management, visual data analysis, verification and validation of computer models, software testing, human-robot interaction, human factors in voting systems, security for the IPv6 transition from and coexistence with IPv6, and device mobility among heterogeneous networks. 

Sept. 30

Flat Tailed Horned Lizard Study

http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region, Yuma Area Office is requesting proposals to fund projects for activities in support of their Endangered Species program in federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 (October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006). The Yuma Area Office periodically makes funding available for conducting activities for Threatened and Endangered (T&E) species and their habitats under Section 7.(a).(1). of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The objective is to fund opportunities for collecting field data of the Flat-Tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma mcalli) in accordance with the Flat Tailed Horned Lizard (FTHL) Range-wide Management Strategy (2003 revision).

Sept. 30

DOE Solar Energy Technology Program (SETP)

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/8CB1060444F7907A852571260063ECD1?OpenDocument

The remainder of this NOPI describes preliminary concepts and considerations for industry’s role in the first area identified above (R&D on PV component and system designs).   As industry’s role in the program expands, so too will the roles for the National Laboratories and universities that have been primary contributors throughout the history of the SETP.

Sept. 30

Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

http://www.lsrf.org/geninfo.htm

The Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) administers an international program of postdoctoral fellowships across the spectrum of the life sciences of biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population, and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; and virology. Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to graduates of medical and graduate schools in the biological sciences holding M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M. or D.D.S. degrees. Awards will be based solely on the quality of the individual applicant's previous accomplishments, and on the merit of the proposal for postdoctoral research.

Oct. 1

Development of Nonmammalian Models and Related Biological Materials For Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-498.html

The objective of this announcement is to stimulate research on the development of non-mammalian models and related research materials for biomedical research.

Oct. 1

Whitehall Foundation, Inc, Grant Programs

http://www.whitehall.org/grants/

Whitehall Foundation, Inc, Grant Programs. Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid. It is the foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by federal agencies or other foundations with specialized missions.

Oct. 1

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation

http://www.phrmafoundation.org/awards/

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation, Inc. (PhRMA). Research Starter Grants & Postdoctoral Fellowships. Opportunities include Health Outcomes, Informatics, Pharmacology/Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics. Amount: $40,000 - $80,000, depending on program. Deadline: September 01, 2006 (Informatics & Pharmacology/Toxicology); October 01, 2006 (Health Outcomes & Pharmaceutics).

Oct. 1

Guggenheim Fellowships For Research And Artistic Creation

http://www.gf.org/

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation will award Fellowships to Assist Research and Artistic Creation. Fellowships are available to advanced professionals in all fields, including natural sciences; social sciences; humanities; and creative arts, with the exception of the performing arts.

Oct. 1

Fellowships for Graduate Students in Wildlife Ecology and Related Areas

http://hometown.aol.com/welderwf/fellowships.html

The Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation accepts applications for Fellowships for Graduate Students in Wildlife Ecology and Related Areas. The scholarship program includes animal behavior, biology, botany, conservation education, ecology, mammalogy, ornithology, parasitology, range science, veterinary pathology, and wildlife sciences.

Oct. 1

Life Sciences Research Foundation--Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

http://www.lsrf.org/geninfo.htm

The Life Sciences Research Foundation awards fellowships across the spectrum of the life sciences: biochemistry; cell, developmental, molecular, plant, structural, organismic population and evolutionary biology; endocrinology; immunology; microbiology; neurobiology; physiology; virology. Three-year fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis to graduates of medical and graduate schools in the biological sciences holding M.D., Ph.D., D.V.M. or D.D.S. degrees.

Oct. 1

Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health (R21, R03, R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-452.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-453.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-454.html

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics.

Oct. 1

School-based Interventions to Prevent Obesity (R01 & R03)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-415.html

 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-416.html

Partnerships between academic institutions and school systems in order to develop and implement controlled, school-based intervention strategies designed to reduce the prevalence of obesity in childhood.

Oct. 1

Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) [R01 & R21]

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-419.html

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-418.html

Many major biomedical research problems are best addressed using a multi-disciplinary approach that extends beyond the traditional biological and clinical sciences.  Principles and techniques in allied quantitative sciences such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer sciences, and engineering are increasingly being applied to good effect in biomedical research.

Oct. 1

Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture (PBK)

http://www.pbk.org/

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture. The Fellowship, which includes a stipend of $10,000 plus round-trip airfare, is available to support six months of continuous study and residency in France in the interests of providing scholars and educators a thorough and accurate understanding of French language, literature, and culture. The scholarship may be ideal for recent graduates of French and/or Education programs, especially those committed to teaching French at the secondary level or above.

Oct. 1

Franklin Research Grants Program

http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin.htm

The American Philosophical Society's Franklin Research Grants program awards small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of noncommercial research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The grants are intended to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. The grants are not intended to meet the expenses of attending conferences or the costs of publication. Funding is offered up to a maximum of $6,000 for use in calendar year 2007.

Oct. 1; Dec. 1

Critical Zone Observatories

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06588/nsf06588.htm

This solicitation calls for proposals to develop Critical Zone Observatories that will operate at the watershed scale and that will significantly advance our understanding of the integration and coupling of Earth surface processes as mediated by the presence and flux of fresh water.  Successful proposals will be motivated and implemented by both field and theoretical approaches, each providing the impetus for advances in the other, and they will include substantial and novel plans for education, outreach and broader impacts. 

LOI Oct. 2 and full Dec. 15

Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9904&mode=VIEW

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Sponsored Coastal Oceans Research is soliciting proposals for two types of research projects MERHAB-targeted and MERHAB-regional. MERHAB-targeted proposals will incorporate tools, approaches and technologies from HAB research programs into existing harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring programs.

Oct. 2

Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Awards for Medical Scientists

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3742

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is committed to fostering the development of the next generation of academic medical scientists. By providing funding to help bridge the gap between the postdoctoral and early faculty years, the Fund hopes to bolster the careers of the most promising up-and-coming scientists. The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) addresses the on-going problem of increasing the number of physician scientists and keeping them in research. BWF believes that this bridging award, supporting the last year(s) of a mentored position in addition to supporting the beginning years of an independent position, will facilitate the transition to a career in research and buy time from service commitments. CAMS program provides $700,000 over five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.

Oct. 2

Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather, Climate, and Environmental Forecast Systems

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9947&mode=VIEW

The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS), Office of Research and Applications (ORA) and the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA) announces the availability of Federal assistance for research in the area of Satellite Data Assimilation in Numerical Weather, Climate, and Environmental Forecast Systems. The goal of the JCSDA is to accelerate the use of observations from earth-orbiting satellites in operational numerical prediction models for the purpose of improving weather, ocean mesoscale, and other environmental forecasts, improving seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, and increasing the physical accuracy of climate reanalysis.

Oct. 2

Fellowships at The Wilson Center 2007-2008

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Fellowships.welcome

Awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illumine policy issues of contemporary importance.

Oct. 2

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowships--Social Sciences, Humanities

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3745

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is announcing the opening of its 2007-2008 Fellowship competition. The Center awards approximately 20 to 25 academic year residential fellowships to individuals from any country with outstanding project proposals on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illuminate policy issues of contemporary importance. Applicants must hold a doctorate or have equivalent professional experience. Fellows are provided stipends (which include round trip travel), private offices, access to the Library of Congress, Windows-based personal computers, and research assistants.

Oct. 2

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.-Senior Scientist Mentor Program

http://www.dreyfus.org/si.shtml

Faculty with emeritus status on or before July 1, 2005, and who maintain active research programs in the chemical sciences may apply for one of a limited number of awards that will allow undergraduates to do research under their guidance. Successful applicants, who are expected to be closely engaged in a mentoring relationship with the students, will receive grants of $10,000 annually for two years ($20,000 total) for undergraduate stipends and modest research support.

Oct. 5

Disruptive Manufacturing Technologies (DARPA)

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Gr51v3pKKXL3hhsTC6f7dsh1gD5bS8ZDG1KJLw0yCcMGvQTJ1x8C!695322504?oppId=10168&mode=VIEW

The rate at which asymmetric threats evolve has increased the speed with which new systems and platforms must be produced and increased the need to distribute new technologies (e.g., upgraded body armor) to a larger number of troops. Ironically, at the same time, increased lethality of our modern weapon systems has resulted in a reduction of the number of large systems required to accomplish missions. Furthermore, when the cost of manufacturing spare parts is taken into consideration, it becomes clear that new approaches to defense manufacturing are critically needed to guarantee the future success of the military.

Oct. 5

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars

http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/

This two-year program is designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership, and action to address the broad range of factors affecting health, enabling up to 18 outstanding individuals to engage in an intensive interdisciplinary training program at one of six prominent universities – Columbia University; Harvard University; the University of California, San Francisco and Berkeley; The University of Michigan; The University of Pennsylvania; or The University of Wisconsin. The program will train these scholars to rigorously investigate and respond to the connections among the biological, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health. Application is open to individuals who have completed doctoral training in one of variety of disciplines, ranging from the behavioral and social sciences to the biological and natural sciences and health professions.

Oct. 13

Sabbatical fellowships for Humanities And Social Science Faculty

http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/sabbatical.htm

The American Philosophical Society will award Sabbatical Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The fellowships offer sabbatical support to mid-career humanities and social science faculty members who have been granted a full sabbatical/research year but will receive only partial financial support from their parent institutions. Fellows will receive awards of $30,000 to $40,000 as supplemental support for academic year 2007-2008 or calendar year 2008. Applicants should be affiliated with a university or four-year college in the United States, and should have received the Ph.D. degree within the period ranging from 1986 to 1999.

Oct. 15

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society: Grants-in-Aid of Research

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=1108

The Sigma Xi, Grants-in-Aid of Research fund offers small research grants for direct costs of scientific research projects for college students only (salaries and stipends are excluded). Sigma Xi has a long-standing commitment to providing young scientists with "seed money" for research projects in all fields of the sciences and engineering. Today, Sigma Xi grant awards range from under $100 to $1000, with some special funds permitting larger grants.

Oct. 15

National Humanities Center: 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities

http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/fellowships/appltoc.htm

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2007 through May 2008. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and recent Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. Scholars from any nation may apply. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects.

Oct. 15

The George A. and Eliza Howard Foundation

http://www.brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/howard/

Approximately ten fellowships will be offered for the 2007-08  year to support persons engaged in independent projects in the  following fields: Visual Arts, Media Studies, and the History  of Art and Architecture.

Oct. 17

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05510/nsf05510.htm

The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships is to support future leaders in the mathematical sciences by enabling them to participate in research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There will be two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will be made for appropriate research in areas of the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines. 

Oct. 18

Stemmler Fund 2006-2007 --Call for Med-Ed Proposals

http://www.nbme.org/stemmlerfund/

The Edward J. Stemmler, MD Medical Education Research Fund of the National Board of Medical Examiners has announced the 2006-2007 Call for Proposals. The purpose of the Stemmler Fund is to provide support for research and development in innovative evaluation methodologies or techniques, with the potential to advance assessment in medical education or practice, at eligible medical schools.  Expected outcomes include advances in the theory, knowledge, or practice of assessment at any point along the continuum of medical education, from undergraduate and graduate education and training, through practice.  Pilots, and more com­prehensive projects, are both of interest.

Oct. 20

Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9906&mode=VIEW

The CSTAR Program represents an NOAA/NWS effort to create a cost-effective transition from basic and applied research to operations and services through collaborative research between operational forecasters and academic institutions which have expertise in the environmental sciences. These activities will engage researchers and students in applied research of interest to the operational meteorological community and will improve the accuracy of forecasts and warnings of environmental hazards by applying scientific knowledge and information to operational products and services.

Oct. 20

Developmental Infrastructure For Population Research (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-362.html

Applicants may request funds under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support infrastructure development designed to: (1) enhance the quality and quantity of population research conducted at an institution; and (2) develop new research capabilities to advance population research through innovative approaches. A central goal of this program is to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in population research while providing essential and cost-effective core services in support of the development, conduct, and translation of population research based in centers or comparable administrative units.

LOI Oct. 22; full Nov. 22

Promoting Aging Research Careers In Health Disparities (K01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-06-008.html

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, medically underserved, low socioeconomic populations and rural populations. 

LOI due Oct. 23 and full Nov. 22

Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/grants/rfa-sg-grant-6-13-06.pdf

This is a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the Office of Environmental Justice’s (OEJ) national program, the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program (EJSG). An earlier RFA for this program was released, but was later cancelled, because OEJ did not receive enough applications to meet national program objectives. If you applied under the previous RFA, you must submit a new application because significant changes have been made; and 2) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model (EJ CPS). (http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/ej/grants/rfa-cps-grant-6-13-06.pdf).  This is a new Request for Applications (RFA) for the Office of Environmental Justice’s (OEJ) national program, the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model (EJ CPS). An earlier RFA for this program was released, but was later cancelled, because OEJ did not receive enough applications to meet national program objectives.

Oct. 23

Cooperative Research Partnerships into Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Biodefense Toxins

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-035.html

Through this RFA, the NIAID invites research grant applications that will support the discovery, design, and/or development of novel therapeutics and/or post-exposure prophylactics and rapid and sensitive diagnostics for certain biodefense toxins: Shiga toxins, ricin toxin, the Staphylococcus enterotoxin B (SEB), Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin and the botulinum neurotoxins (http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/Biodefense/bandc_priority.htm).  Applications that include collaborations between researchers from different disciplines and/or with industry (e.g., pharmaceutical, chemical or biotechnological companies) are strongly encouraged.  This RFA will not support basic research.

LOI due  Oct. 27 and full Nov. 27 

Partnerships for International Research and Education

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06589/nsf06589.htm

Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) seeks to catalyze a cultural change in U.S. institutions by establishing innovative models for international collaborative research and education. The program will enable U.S. institutions to establish collaborative relationships with international groups or institutions in order to engender new knowledge and discoveries at the frontier and to promote the development of a globally-engaged, U.S. scientific and engineering workforce.

Prelim Oct. 30; full Feb. 28 by invitation

Career Development Program in the Genetics and Genomics of Lung Diseases (K12)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-07-004.html

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to develop multidisciplinary career development programs in genetics and genomics of lung diseases that will equip new investigators with the knowledge and skills [to elucidate their role in the etiology and pathogenesis of such diseases. Through this program, the NHLBI will support the early career development of researchers who are expected to become independent investigators and assume academic leadership roles in this rapidly evolving field.

LOI Oct. 30; full Nov. 30

Hesburgh Award to Enhance Undergraduate Teaching And Learning

http://www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/awards/hesburgh/index.html

This award is given each year to a program judged to have best met the three award criteria: significance of the program to higher education, appropriate program rationale, and successful results and impact on undergraduate teaching and student learning.

Oct. 31

AFWS Grants Fiscal Year 2007

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9957&mode=VIEW

The National Weather Service is soliciting requests to provide capital funds for the creation, renovation, or enhancement of rain and stream gage networks that are locally operated and maintained with non-NOAA resources. The expected period of performance may be up to two years with an anticipated start date of May 1, 2007. The NWS will partner with entities that can demonstrate a long-term ability to operate and maintain an AFWS and provide data to the NWS.

Oct. 31

Plant Biosecurity, United States Department of Agriculture

http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1112

Supports integrated projects aimed at ensuring a continued supply of safe, high-quality, affordable food and fiber for consumers in the U.S. and international trade partners. The goal of the program is to harness our NationÆs scientific and technological resources to help agricultural producers and professionals implement strategies to safeguard agriculture in the U.S. from high-consequence plant diseases. To accomplish this, the program will focus on integrated research, education and extension projects that counter threats to the agriculture system in the U.S., both by stepwise improvements to current responses and by development of innovative new capabilities.

Oct. 31

Getty Scholar and Visiting Scholar Grants

http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/research_grischolars.html

  These grants are for established scholars, artists, or writers who have attained distinction in their fields. Applications are welcome from researchers of all nationalities who are working in the arts, humanities, or social sciences:  1) Getty Trust, J. Paul; Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities; Getty Research Institute. Research Grants for Getty Scholars. Getty Scholar grants provide a unique research experience. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa in Malibu where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to the 2006-2007 theme of Religion and Ritual, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty. Amount: $1,500. Upper Amount: $75,000. Deadline: November 01, 2006; March 15, 2007; July 21, 2008; November 21, 2008; 2) Getty Trust, J. Paul; Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities; Getty Research Institute. Research Grants for Visiting Scholars. Visiting Scholar grants provide a unique research experience. Recipients are in residence at the Getty Research Institute or the Getty Villa in Malibu where they pursue their own projects free from academic obligations, make use of Getty collections, join their colleagues in a weekly meeting devoted to the theme of Religion and Ritual, and participate in the intellectual life of the Getty. Amount: $1,500. Upper Amount: $10,500. Deadline: November 01, 2006; March 15, 2007; July 21, 2008; November 21, 2008.

Nov. 1; March 15

Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute

http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/researchGCI.html

The Conservation Guest Scholar Program at the Getty Conservation Institute supports new ideas and perspectives in the field of conservation, with an emphasis on the visual arts (including sites, buildings, objects) and the theoretical underpinnings of the field. The program provides an opportunity for professionals to pursue scholarly research in an interdisciplinary manner across traditional boundaries in areas of wide general interest to the international conservation community.

Nov. 1; March 15

Dumbarton Oaks 2007-2008 Fellowships

http://www.doaks.org/

Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies of (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies.

Nov. 1

National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship Program FY07

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9978&mode=VIEW

The Estuarine Reserves Division anticipates that 31 Graduate Research Fellowships will be competitively awarded to qualified graduate students whose research occurs within the boundaries of at least one reserve. The National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship program is designed to fund high quality research focused on enhancing coastal zone management while providing students with an opportunity to contribute to the research or monitoring program at a particular reserve site.

Nov. 1

NATO Programme for Security through Science

http://www.nato.int/science/how_to_apply/grant_mechanisms.htm

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) offers Security through Science Programme Grants to scientists in NATO, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogue countries to collaborate on priority research topics. Grants are also offered to assist the academic community in Partner countries to set up basic computer networking infrastructure.

Nov. 1; March 1

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

http://www.pdsoros.org/index.html

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program welcomes Fellowship applications for up to two years of graduate study in any subject. The fellowships (30 funded) provide $20,000 maintenance and half tuition. Candidates must be either holders of Green Cards, naturalized citizens, or children of two naturalized citizen parents.

Nov. 1

Rural Health Network Development Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?revNum=4&mode=VIEWREVISIONS

 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10280&mode=VIEW

The applicant must be a public or non-profit entity that represents a network that includes at least three or more health care providers.

Nov. 2

Computer Science Study Group (CS2G)

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10498&mode=VIEW

   http://dtsn.darpa.mil/IXO/solicitations.asp

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in conjunction with the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), is soliciting applications from U.S. institutions of higher learning nominating junior university faculty to participate in the “Computer Science Study Panel.” The study panel will focus on computer science technology and its application to information analysis problems of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense. The goal of the Computer Science Research Projects will be to identify and develop innovative ideas with high payoff in pattern recognition, computer vision, probabilistic reasoning, biological inspired exploitation, abnormal behavior analysis, cognitive psychology, machine learning, and other advanced disciplines in computer science.

Nov. 4

Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06586/nsf06586.htm

The Directorate for Biological Sciences and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences offer Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and related supporting activities in an effort to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in selected areas of science in the U.S. These fellowships support training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields in a host institution only in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences within the purview of NSF. Supporting activities are travel grants to graduate students to visit prospective sponsors and starter research grants for Fellows.

Nov. 6

Postdoctoral Fellowships in Southeast European Studies

http://www.acls.org/seguide.htm

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS); Southeast European Studies Program. Postdoctoral Fellowships in Southeast European Studies. Pending confirmation of funding, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) will offer support for postdoctoral research and writing in Southeast European studies in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. All proposals should be for scholarly work, the product of which is to be disseminated in English.

Nov. 15

The Joan Heller-Diane Bernard Fellowship in Lesbian and Gay Studies

http://web.gc.cuny.edu/clags/awards.htm#heller

This fellowship supports research by a junior scholar (graduate student, untenured university professor or independent researcher) or senior scholar (tenured university professor or advanced independent scholar) into the impact of lesbians and/or gay men on U.S. society and culture.

Nov. 15

Ruth L. Kirschstein Research Awards for Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-481.html

The primary objective of this funding opportunity announcement is to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists will be available in appropriate research areas to carry out the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical research agenda.  This initiative seeks to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented.

Nov. 15

The Sea Turtle Grants Program

http://www.helpingseaturtles.org/stgp.htm

The Caribbean Conservation Corporation is inviting applications for projects that benefit the conservation of Florida’s marine turtles. Funds can be requested for projects in one of three categories (conservation, education or research) that clearly add to the preservation of Florida’s marine turtles; that accomplish tasks included in the current recovery plans for marine turtles; and that address the goals of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Marine Turtle Protection Program.

Nov. 17

Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06590/nsf06590.htm

Continued progress in fundamental materials and condensed matter research is increasingly dependent upon collaborative efforts among several different disciplines, as well as closer coordination among funding agencies and effective partnerships involving universities, industry, and national laboratories. In addition, because of the growing interdependence of the world's economies, partnerships are important not only at the national level but from an international point of view as well.

Nov. 20

Graduate Research Fellowship is an NIJ annual program that provides dissertation research

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/SL000747.pdf

Annual program that provides dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline are encouraged to apply and propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice. NIJ encourages diversity in approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage doctoral students to contribute critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems.

Nov. 28

Wildlife Without Borders - Latin America and the Caribbean (DOI)

http://www.fws.gov/international/rfps/lachow.htm

The purpose of this competitive grants program is to protect fish, wildlife and plant resources in the Western Hemisphere through: academic and technical training in conservation and management of biological resources; training in management of nature reserves and other protected areas; community-level conservation education for the protection and sustained use of natural resources; technology and information exchange to promote international collaboration; and promotion of networks, partnerships and coalitions that assist in the implementation of conventions, treaties, protocols and other international activities for the conservation of biological resources.

Dec. 1

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10043&mode=VIEW

Announcing funding availability for graduate students pursuing masters or doctoral level degrees in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology. Approximately $160,000 will be available through this announcement for fiscal year 2007.

Opens Dec. 1

GTL Bioenergy Research Centers--energy-related systems and synthetic biology

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/E0680007EC6633FD852571BD005A4502?OpenDocument

The GTL program is a systems biology research program with the mission goal of developing the science, technology, and knowledge base to harness microbial and plant systems for cost-effective renewable energy production, carbon sequestration, and environmental remediation.  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requests that the scientific community submit applications for the establishment of GTL Bioenergy Research Centers that develop novel biological solutions for the production of such fuels as cellulosic ethanol or hydrogen or for other groundbreaking bioenergy research with the potential to revolutionize biology-based energy production.  This FOA describes the establishment of up to two multidisciplinary research and technology development Centers that will conduct comprehensive, integrated research and training programs in energy-related systems and synthetic biology. The Centers will involve diverse disciplines that could include genomics, microbial and plant biology genetics, proteomics, physiology, biochemistry, structural and computational biology, bioinformatics, and engineering. The FOA does not include funding for construction of new buildings. Each Center will be funded for up to $125 million over five years: $25 million in the first year for start-up costs and up to $25 million per year for operations during the subsequent four years. Proposals should focus on the development of a single research Center. DOE intends to fund up to two research Centers.

LOI Dec. 5; full Feb. 1

Basic Research for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/408EC0BC10F58B0885257156005129FE?OpenDocument

The Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in keeping with its mission to assist in strengthening the Nation's scientific research enterprise through the support of fundamental science and the experimental tools to perform basic research, announces its interest in receiving grant applications for basic research for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative (HFI).  Areas of focus include: Novel Materials for Hydrogen Storage; Functional Membranes; and Nanoscale Catalysts. We seek to support outstanding research programs that will lead to key discoveries to make hydrogen a feasible fuel for the future. Research funded under this initiative will pursue breakthroughs in materials, chemical and physical understandings, and interdisciplinary theory-modeling-simulation-experimentation approaches in order to surpass the existing scientific and technical barriers.

Dec. 5

Leakey Foundation, L.S.B. General Research Grants

http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/grants/g2.jsp

The Leakey Foundation was formed to foster research into human origins. Recent priorities include research into the environments, archaeology, and human paleontology of the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene; into the behavior, morphology, and ecology of the great apes and other primate species; and into the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Upper Amount: $22,000.

Dec. 15

McGill David Hume Collection Research Grant

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hume/grant-about.htm

The Rare Books and Special Collections Division of the McGill University Library has established the McGill David Hume Collection Research Grant.  The McGill David Hume Collection Research Grant, with a value of $5000(Cdn.), is to be offered annually.  The Grant is open to established scholars carrying out research on any aspect of the work of David Hume, philosopher, essayist, and historian, and who can spend a minimum of three months utilizing the David Hume Collection and other relevant resources of the Rare Books Division and the McGill libraries.

Dec. 31

National Science Foundation: Cultural Anthropology Scholars Awards

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3747

The National Science Foundation announces an opportunity for methodological training by cultural anthropologists who are active researchers. The purpose is to help cultural anthropologists upgrade their methodological skills by learning a specific analytical technique which will improve their research abilities.

Jan. 1

Cellular Systems Cluster

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10440&mode=VIEW

The Cellular Systems Cluster focuses on the structure, function, and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, and their interactions with the environment and with one another. Areas supported include studies of the structure, function, and assembly of cellular elements, such as the cytoskeleton, membranes, organelles, intracellular compartments, intranuclear structures, and extracellular matrix, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes. In addition, support is provided for the study of intracellular and transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms and cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms.

Jan. 12

Biomolecular Systems Cluster

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10441&mode=VIEW

This cluster emphasizes the importance of multi-disciplinary research carried out at the interfaces of biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science, and engineering.

Jan. 12

Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women in Science Fellowships

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=1936

Various fellowships.

January 15, 2007

Interdisciplinary Partnerships in Environmental Health Sciences (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-179.html

This initiative is intended to support collaborations between scientists with basic and clinical expertise to advance understanding of the etiology, prevention, and treatment of environmentally-induced human diseases.

LOI Dec. 11; full Jan. 11

Gulf Oyster Industry Program (GOIP)

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=9992

The goal of the Gulf Oyster Industry Program is to encourage multi-disciplinary research and extension projects that contribute directly to the recovery, efficiency, and profitability of oyster-related businesses and to the safety of oyster products. Oyster businesses seek innovative solutions at all producing and processing levels, including: habitat restoration, planting and production (landings), oyster disease diagnostics, harvesting, post-harvest treatment, processing, distribution, marketing, consumer education, and food safety.

Jan. 19

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5260&org=NSF&from=fund

The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums and non-profit research organizations.

Jan. 25

NIJ FY06 W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program 2007

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/SL000753.pdf

National Institute of Justice  is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. The W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship seeks to advance knowledge regarding the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts. The Fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts.

Feb. 1

Defense Sciences Research and Technology

http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do

New Materials, Materials Concepts, Materials Processing and Devices Advanced Mathematics:  Application and development of advanced mathematics for applications of interest to the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction:  Technologies to render biological, chemical, nuclear, or radiation attacks against the U.S. military harmless

Applications of Biology to Defense Applications Novel Technologies to Improve the Human Consequences of Transformation.

Open to Feb. 9

AAUW Founders Distinguished Senior Scholar Award

http://www.aauw.org/fga/awards/fdss.cfm

The AAUW Founders Distinguished Senior Scholar Award honors a woman scholar at the pinnacle of her academic career for a lifetime of outstanding research, teaching, publications, and impact on women in her profession and in the community. The award is open to women in all disciplines. 

Feb. 10

American Society of Naval Engineers: ASNE Scholarship Program

http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=3074

The American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) sponsors a scholarship program to encourage college students to enter the field of naval engineering. The program also provides support to naval engineers seeking advanced education in the field. The programs of study which apply to the diverse field of naval engineering are naval architecture, marine, mechanical, civil, aeronautical, ocean, electrical, and electronic engineering, and the physical sciences.

Feb. 15

Knauss 2008

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9981&mode=VIEW

Selected applications from the sponsoring Sea Grant program are to be received in the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard time (EST) on April 5, 2007 through http://www.grants.gov.   Any student, regardless of citizenship, who, on April 5, 2007, is in a graduate or professional program in a marine or aquatic-related field at a United States-accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories may apply.

April 5

Information Theory for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks for Young Investigators

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=9535

The objective of the Information Theory for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (ITMANET) program is to generate and exploit superior theoretical insights concerning the design, deployment, and operation of a new generation of wireless mobile networks. To achieve this objective, a central challenge problem has been devised: to close a longstanding open problem concerning the capacity limits of Mobile Ad-hoc NETworks (MANETs).

Open to May 7, 2007

BAA for the Mitigation and Prevention of Corrosion in Army Material (DoD)

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=9249

The Department of Defense (DoD) U.S. Army TACOM-Picatinny, Picatinny Center for Contracting and Commerce, is soliciting applications via a Broad Agency Announcement for Research, Development, and Engineering Command-Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center (RDECOM-ARDEC), Army Corrosion Office, for programs in new materials, coatings technologies and corrosion detection for mitigation and prevention of corrosion.

To 2009