Funding Opportunities - February 2007
Texas A&M University
February 14, 2007 Monthly Research Funding Opportunities List
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Earth Sciences Division, 2007 Graduate Student Summer Program in Earth System Science
http://earthsciences.gsfc.nasa.gov/
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Earth Sciences Division, in collaboration with the Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology (GEST) Center of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is offering a limited number of graduate student research opportunities through its Graduate Student Summer Program (GSSP). This prestigious program is in its seventh year and is designed to stimulate interest in interdisciplinary Earth sciences studies by enabling selected students to carry out an intensive research project at GSFC’s Earth Sciences Division, which can be applied to the student’s graduate thesis. GSSP 2007 will take place from June 4 to August 10, 2007
Feb. 16
Department of Homeland Security DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions. (Special opportunities at Texas A&M's FAZD Center of Excellence)
http://www.orau.gov/dhsfaculty/2007SRPPoster.pdf
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces program guidelines for the 2007 competition cycle of the DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions. This program brings research teams from Minority Serving Institutions, consisting of a faculty member and up to two students, to a DHS Center of Excellence for research appointments of 10 to 12 weeks during the summer of 2007. Follow-on research funds may be available for eligible research teams to continue their summer research projects. For more information about the program and application materials visit: http://www.orau.gov/dhsfaculty.
Feb. 26
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center of Excellence (COE) in Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12467&mode=VIEW
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is soliciting applications for the establishment of a Center of Excellence (COE) in Natural Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management. This COE will conduct research to enhance the Nation’s technical capabilities to prepare for, prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from natural disasters in coastal areas. The COE will also develop relevant educational curricula for both matriculated students and mid-career professionals.
Feb. 28
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center of Excellence (COE) for Maritime, Island and Extreme/Remote Environment Security
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12466&mode=VIEW
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is requesting applications from U.S. colleges and universities to establish and operate a DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for Maritime, Island and Extreme/Remote Environment Security. This COE will conduct fundamental research into an array of issues and challenges of global maritime domain security technology and policy. This COE also will conduct research on maritime, natural disaster and security interests in U.S. islands, territories, and extreme environments (i.e., Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska). Research results will support DHS’ and other agencies’ missions to secure national maritime borders and U.S. maritime interests.
Feb. 28
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center of Excellence (COE) in Explosives Detection, Mitigation, and Response
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12464&mode=VIEW
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is soliciting applications for the establishment of a Center of Excellence (COE) in Explosives Detection, Mitigation, and Response. This COE will conduct research to enhance the Nation’s technical capabilities to prepare for, prevent, mitigate, respond to, and recover from any terrorist attack involving explosives. The COE will also develop relevant educational curricula for both matriculated students and mid-career professionals.
LOI Feb. 28; full April 30
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Center of Excellence (COE) for the Study of Border Security and Immigration
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12465&mode=VIEW
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Office of University Programs is requesting applications from accredited U.S. colleges and universities with experience in various aspects of border security, immigration, and national security research to establish and operate a DHS Center of Excellence (COE) for the Study of Border Security and Immigration.
LOI Feb. 28; full April 30
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, Cancer Prevention Research Fellowships
http://www.preventcancer.org/research/guidelines.cfm
The Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation provides funds to create an environment in which young investigators who wish to pursue a career in cancer prevention will be optimally trained. The goal of the foundation's research program is to provide funding for innovative projects expected to lead to future funding from other peer-reviewed sources.
Feb. 28
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, Research and Education Grants
http://www.preventcancer.org/research/guidelines.cfm
The Cancer Research Foundation of America is a public, nonprofit organization whose mission is the prevention of cancer through scientific research and education. CRFA defines cancer prevention as the reduction of cancer incidence through research, education, and early detection. The goal of the CRFA research program is to provide funding for innovative projects expected to lead to future funding from other peer-reviewed sources. Proposals will be considered in the following categories: 1. Basic, clinical, translational, and applied research projects 2. Education programs in cancer prevention 3. Early detection projects 4. Behavioral intervention projects Amount: $80,000.
Feb. 28
Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07529/nsf07529.htm
The Robert Noyce 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.
LOI due Feb. 28 and full March 29
Doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources, energy
In honor of the late Joseph L. Fisher, president of Resources for the Future (RFF) from 1959-1974, RFF will award fellowships for the coming academic year in support of doctoral dissertation research on issues related to the environment, natural resources, or energy. RFF’s primary research disciplines are economics and other social sciences. Proposals originating in these fields will have the greatest likelihood of success.
Feb. 28
NSF Biotechnology
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11324
Research projects supported through the BTEC program include, but are not limited to, fermentation technology, enzyme technology, recombinant DNA technology, cell culture technology, ex vivo and therapeutic stem cell culture technology, metabolic pathway engineering, biosensor development, bioreactor design and bioprocess optimization, bioseparation and purification processes, bioprocess optimization and integration, monitoring and control of bioprocesses, food processing with special focus on the safety of the nation's food supply, tissue engineering, information technology relevant to biotechnology including bioinformatics, nanobiotechnology and biomimetics, and quantitative systems biotechnology
Feb. 28
Energy for Sustainability
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11349&mode=VIEW
The Energy for Sustainability program supports fundamental research and education in energy production, conversion, and storage and is focused on energy sources that are environmentally friendly and renewable. Most world energy needs are currently met through the combustion of fossil fuels. With projected increases in global energy needs, more sustainable methods for energy production will need to be developed, and production of greenhouse gases will need to be reduced.
Sources of sustainable energy include sunlight, wind, and biomass. Hydrogen and alcohols are potential energy carriers that can be derived from renewable sources. Research to produce and store hydrogen for use in direct combustion or in fuel cells is supported by the program. Potential sources of hydrogen include conversion from biomass and from electrolysis, photolysis or thermolysis of water.
Feb. 28
Environmental Sustainability
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501027
The Environmental Sustainability program supports engineering research with the goal of promoting sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that also are compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems, which provide ecological services vital for human survival. The long-term viability of natural capital is critical for many areas of human endeavor, including agriculture, industry, and tourism. Research in Environmental Sustainability considers long time horizons and incorporates contributions from the social sciences and ethics.
March 1; Sept. 15
NEA, Literature fellowships in creative writing: fiction and creative nonfiction
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html
The National Endowment for the Arts is accepting applications for FY 2008 Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing. The FY 2008 competition will award fellowships for prose, supporting creative writers of fiction and creative nonfiction. Awards of $25,000 will enable published writers to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Application is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents meeting specific publication requirements, as described in the full program announcement. An individual may submit only one application per year.
March 1
American Educational Research Association Research Grants
http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/res_grants/RGFly.html
The American Educational Research Association invites education policy- and practice-related research proposals using National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), National Science Foundation (NSF), and other national data bases. Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level researchers. Applicants for Research Grants may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics. Applicants must have received the doctoral degree by the start date of the grant.
March 1
Social Science Research Council, Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF)
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/overview.page
The DPDF Program supports early-stage graduate students in formulating successful doctoral dissertation proposals that are also competitive in future fellowship competitions. Students in the humanities and social sciences may apply to one of five research fields, each led by two directors. Fellows participate in a spring workshop that prepares them for predissertation research and another in the fall, designed to help them synthesize their summer research into dissertation proposals and future fellowship applications. DPDF Fellows are eligible for up to $5,000 from the SSRC to support summer predissertation research. Approximately 60 fellowships will be awarded. Awards will be announced in early April 2007.
March 1
Cancer Research Institute (CRI), Investigator award in general and cancer immunology
http://www.cancerresearch.org/investigator.html
The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) funds research aimed at furthering the development of immunological approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. To this end, CRI offers its investigator award to qualified scientists who are working in the field of cancer immunology and general immunology.
March 1
Rockefeller Foundation - Bellagio Study and Conference Center
http://www.rockfound.org/bellagio/bellagio.shtml
The Bellagio Study and Conference Center in northern Italy offers Individual, Collaborative, and Parallel Residencies for scholars and artists. The center offers one-month stays for 15 residents at a time. Individuals in any discipline or field and coming from any country who expect their work to result in publication, exhibition, performance, or other concrete product are welcome to apply for a period of work uninterrupted by the usual professional and personal demands.
March 1
Explosives and Related Threats: Frontiers in Prediction and Detection
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07528/nsf07528.htm
In FY 2007, NSF will invest in leading edge, frontier research on sensors and other areas, including social and behavioral sciences, that are potentially relevant to the prediction and detection of explosives and related threats. This is an NSF-wide effort, in coordination with the efforts of other agencies, which seeks to advance fundamental knowledge in new technologies for sensors and sensor networks, and in the use of sensor data in control and decision making, particularly in relation to the prediction and detection of explosives and related threats. This research is seen as critical to our nation's ability to deploy effective homeland security measures, and to protect civilians and our military forces throughout the world. Proposals outside of the scope described in this solicitation will be returned without review. Research on prediction and detection of biological, toxic chemical, and nuclear weapons is excluded from the scope of this solicitation.
March 1
Raney Fund Award
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH). The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) solicits applications for grants to be awarded from the Edward C. and Charlotte F. Raney Fund for Ichthyology. Raney Fund Awards provide support for young ichthyologists for museums or laboratory study, travel, fieldwork, or any other activity that will effectively enhance their professional careers and their contributions to the science of ichthyology. Awards will be given on the basis of both merit and need.
March 1
Informal Science Education
http://nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06520/nsf06520.htm
The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and collaboration.
Prelim March 8
Department of Education, International Research and Studies Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/index.html
Purpose of Program: The International Research and Studies Program provides grants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.
March 12
NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence at FDA
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5605&org=NSF&from=fund
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Directorate for Engineering's Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) are establishing the NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence at FDA program. This program comprises an interagency partnership for the investigation of scientific and engineering issues concerning emerging trends in medical device technology. This partnership is designed to enable investigators in science, engineering, and mathematics to develop research collaborations within the intramural research environment at the FDA. This solicitation features four flexible mechanisms for support of research at the FDA: Faculty at FDA; Graduate Student Fellowships; Postdoctoral Fellowships; and Undergraduate Student Research Experiences.
March 15
American Political Science Association, Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy
http://www.ned.org/apsa-cd/Awards.html
The Comparative Democratization Organized Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) invites nominations for the Juan Linz Prize for Best Dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy. The prize will be given for the best dissertation in the Comparative Study of Democracy completed and accepted in the past two calendar years prior to the APSA Annual Meeting where the award will be presented (2005 or 2006 for the 2007 Annual Meeting). The comparative study of democracy includes analyses of individual country cases as long as they are clearly cast in a comparative perspective.
March 15
Assembling the Tree of Life
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07535/nsf07535.htm
The National Science Foundation announces its intention to continue support of multidisciplinary teams to conduct creative and innovative research that will resolve phylogenetic relationships for large groups of organisms on the Tree of Life. Teams of investigators also will be supported for projects in data acquisition, analysis, algorithm development and dissemination in computational phylogenetics and phyloinformatics.
March 16
Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-105.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.
March 21
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/NSF Academic Research Initiative
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07545/nsf07545.htm
In FY 2007, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), in leading edge, 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. Research that would benefit from incorporation of social and behavioral science components is appropriate for consideration. 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.
March 28
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19790
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites letters of intent for the Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program. The Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research program supports highly qualified individuals to undertake broad studies of America’s most challenging policy issues in health and health care. Grants of up to $335,000 are awarded to investigators from a variety of disciplines for innovative research projects that have national policy relevance. Applications are welcomed from investigators in fields such as anthropology, business, demography, economics, engineering, ethics, genetics, health and social policy, history, journalism, law, medicine, nursing, political science, public health, psychology, science policy, social work, and sociology. The program seeks a diverse group of applicants, including minorities and individuals in non-academic settings.
March 28
Nonprofit Academic Centers Council David Stevenson & William Diaz Faculty Fellowships
http://www.naccouncil.org/fellowships.asp
The Nonprofit Academic Centers Council is now accepting applications for the 2007 David Stevenson and William Diaz Faculty Fellowships. These Fellowships are awarded to faculty of color teaching and conducting research in the field of philanthropic and nonprofit sector studies. 2007 Fellowships must be completed between August 1, 2006 and July 31, 2008. The Stevenson and Diaz Fellowships are designed to advance the work of faculty members of color who teach and conduct research in philanthropic and nonprofit sector studies, which includes the nonprofit sector, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit management and leadership, philanthropy and other closely related topics. The Stevenson Fellowships are awarded to untenured junior faculty members, while the Diaz Fellowships support faculty members of any rank.
March 30
Gloeckner Foundation, Fred C. Research Grant
http://www.gloecknerfoundation.org/fundingp.htm
The Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation provides a source of financial aid for research and educational projects in floriculture and in the supporting and allied fields, such as - agricultural economics, - agricultural engineering, - entomology, - plant breeding, - plant pathology, and - plant physiology related to floriculture.
April 1
United States Department of Agriculture, National Integrated Water Quality Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/nre/in_focus/water_if_waterquality.html
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES); Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program. National Integrated Water Quality Program. The goal of the National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP) is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of U.S. surface water and groundwater resources through research, education, and extension activities. Projects funded through this program will facilitate achieving this goal by advancing and disseminating the knowledge base available to agricultural, rural, and urbanizing communities. Funded projects should lead to science-based decision making and management practices that improve the quality of the nation's surface water and groundwater resources in agricultural and rural watersheds. NIWQP applications are being solicited in the following program areas: National Facilitation Projects, Regional Water Quality Coordination Projects, and Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Projects.
April 4
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
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Research Prize - NEW for 2007
http://www.nfwf.org/programs/budscholarship/
Anheuser-Busch and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) are seeking applications for the 2007 Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program. This competitive scholarship program supports and promotes innovative research or study that seeks to respond to today’s most pressing conservation issues. The Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program seeks to support the next generation of leaders by providing scholarships to eligible graduate and undergraduate students who are poised to make a significant contribution to the field of conservation.
April 16
Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications of research on alternative bioenergy
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12057&mode=VIEW
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in the area of Ethical, Legal, and Societal Implications (ELSI) of research on alternative bioenergy technologies, synthetic genomics, or nanotechnologies. The aims of this Notice are to support explorations of the potential societal implications arising from scientific research in areas of systems microbiology pertaining to the DOE mission of bioenergy, and, in addition, issues arising from synthetic genomics applied to bioenergy, and research on nanomaterials and nanotechnologies relevant to bioenergy.
April 19
Interdisciplinary Approach To Examining the Links Between Social Stressors, Biodiversity, and Human Health.
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_biodiversity_health.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing to use interdisciplinary approaches to study the relationship between anthropogenic stressors (within ecosystems), changes in host and/or vector biodiversity, and infectious disease transmission. Research will focus on understanding the environmental and social factors that contribute to biodiversity change, the population dynamics of animal reservoirs and vectors of disease, biological mechanisms that influence disease transmission to humans, and the processes by which infectious diseases emerge and spread. Research on the links between anthropogenic stressors, biodiversity and infectious disease can have an important impact on our view of biodiversity, the services provided by natural ecosystems, and how we manage these resources to protect human health and the environment.
April 19
DARPA, Photonic Analog Signal-Processing Engines with Reconfigurability (PhASER)
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07-17/SynopsisP.html
The objective of the PhASER program is to develop a fundamental photonic integrated circuit (PIC), termed Unit Cell, which can act as a reconfigurable building block in the formation of a high-throughput, low-power, analog signal processor. The intent of this program is to enable scalable PIC-based analog signal processors that overcome the limits of conventional Silicon-based digital signal processing technology.
April 24
Best Dissertation Award for the best dissertation completed in the field of race, ethnicity
http://www.apsanet.org/section_341.cfm
American Political Science Association (APSA); Race, Ethnicity and Politics Organized Section. Best Dissertation Award. The Race, Ethnicity and Politics Organized Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) will present the Best Dissertation Award for the best dissertation completed in the field of race, ethnicity, and politics in the period January 2005 to December 2006. The dissertation must - make an important theoretical contribution to the understanding of historical or contemporary processes of racial and ethnic formation; - address critical substantive issues through which racial and ethnic politics are played out; generate discourse for innovative frameworks (and analyses) for the study of race, ethnicity, and politics; - be well-written; and - be analytically rigorous (primary source data, case material, extant analyses, new or underutilized methodology).
April 25
Advanced Technological Education
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07530/nsf07530.htm
With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions and employers to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary schools and from two-year colleges to four-year institutions; and other activities. A secondary goal is articulation between two-year and four-year programs for K-12 prospective teachers that focus on technological education. The program also invites proposals focusing on applied research relating to technician education. Preliminary proposals are optional, but strongly recommended, especially for institutions or departments that have not previously submitted to the ATE program.
April 26
FIPSE United States Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/index.html
Purpose of Program: To provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas or improvement approaches in postsecondary education. This priority encourages proposals designed to support the formation of educational consortia of American and Brazilian institutions to support cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students, and the opening of educational opportunities between the United States and Brazil. The invitational priority is issued in cooperation with Brazil. These awards support only the participation of U.S. institutions and students in these consortia. Brazilian institutions participating in any consortium proposal responding to the invitational priority may apply, respectively, to the Coordination of Improvement of Personnel of Superior Level (CAPES), Brazilian Ministry of Education, for additional funding under a separate but parallel Brazilian competition.
April 30
March of Dimes Foundation Proposals for Biomedical Research Funding
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_14434.asp
The March of Dimes Foundation requests proposals for Biomedical Research Funding. This grant program supports research by academic scientists whose work is aimed at the prevention of birth defects. Research subjects appropriate for support by the March of Dimes include basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies.
April 30, LOI required
Research Corporation. Research Opportunity Awards
http://www.rescorp.org/grants.php#ROA
Research Opportunity Awards are for scientists of demonstrated productivity and creativity seeking to explore new areas of experimental research. The Research Corporation has traditionally sought to assist those with meritorious ideas, especially projects that have high potential for the advancement of science. The goal is to seed a vigorous, competitive basic research program reestablishing the individual as a productive member of the scientific research community. Upper Amount: $50,000.
May 1; Oct. 2
American Society for Microbiology, Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship
http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=6278
The goal of the Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship is to increase the number of underrepresented groups completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. The Robert D. Watkins Graduate Research Fellowship is aimed at highly competitive graduate students who are enrolled in a Ph.D. program and who have completed their graduate course work in the microbiological sciences. The Watkins fellowship encourages students to continue and complete their research project in the microbiological sciences.
May 1
Robert Boguslaw Award for Technology and Humanism
http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Awards&name=Call+for+Section+Award+Nominations
American Sociological Association (ASA); Section Awards; Section on Environment and Technology. Robert Boguslaw Award for Technology and Humanism. The American Sociological Association (ASA) Section on Environment and Technology gives the Robert Boguslaw Award for Technology and Humanism to a doctoral student or young investigator whose paper or article that addresses technology and human affairs, social action and social change, conflicts over values, or work that proposes innovative solutions to emerging social issues associated with technology. The honored work should address the concerns of ordinary people, rather than reflecting organizational or institutional agendas.
May 1
Keck Foundation, W.M. Science and Engineering Research and Medical Research Program
http://www.wmkeck.org/programs/science.html
The W. M. Keck Foundation's Medical Research grant program focuses on basic biomedical research in the areas of neuroscience, immunology, molecular genetics, and structural biology. It does not provide support for clinical trials or training. Support for research in hospitals is not currently a focus of the foundation
May 1; Nov. 1
Keck Foundation, W.M. Undergraduate Science and Engineering and Liberal Arts Program
http://www.wmkeck.org/programs/science_undergrad.html
The W.M. Keck Foundation established Undergraduate Science and Engineering grants to promote innovative instruction and research at leading undergraduate colleges across the nation. Past grants have supported new degree programs as well as the development of new curricula and interdisciplinary course materials.
May 1; Nov. 1
University Center Economic Development Program
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-1614.htm
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) is soliciting competitive applications from accredited institutions of higher education and from consortia of accredited institutions of higher education for FY 2007 University Center Economic Development Program funding in the geographic areas served by its Austin and Denver regional offices. EDA's mission is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. Institutions of higher education have many assets and in partnership with EDA establish and operate University Centers. These EDA-sponsored University Centers conduct applied research, provide technical assistance to public and private sector organizations, and conduct other activities with the goal of enhancing regional economic development by promoting a favorable business environment to attract private capital investment and higher-skill, higher-wage jobs.
May 3
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award
http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/distinguished/
NARSAD's Distinguished Investigator Award Program provides support for experienced investigators (full professor or equivalent) conducting neurobiological research. A one-year award of $100,000 is provided for established scientists pursuing innovative projects in diverse areas of neurobiological research. Areas of particular interest to the Scientific Council's Selection Committee include: Patient populations with unique or unusual characteristics, and Central nervous system developments.
May 15
Bridges to the Future Program
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/minority/bridges.html
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences again invites proposals for the Bridges to the Future Program, incorporating Bridges to the Baccalaureate (PAR-07-039) and Bridges to the Doctorate (PAR-07-040). Both "Bridges" are designed to facilitate specific transitions for students from underrepresented minority groups and/or health disparities populations: first, the transition from associate- to baccalaureate-degree granting programs; second, the transition from master's to doctoral degree-granting institutions. In Bridges to the Baccalaureate, one partner must be an institution that offers the associate degree as the only undergraduate degree in the sciences within the participating departments, while another partner must be a college or university offering the baccalaureate degree in areas relevant to the biomedical sciences. In Bridges to the Doctorate, a partnership must be between one or more terminal Master's degree-granting institutions with significant numbers of students from underrepresented groups and /or health disparities populations and a doctoral degree-granting institution with programs in the sciences related to the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
May 18
United Engineering Foundation Grants
http://www.uefoundation.org/grants.html
The United Engineering Foundation (UEF) advances the engineering arts and sciences for the welfare of humanity. It supports engineering and education by, among other means, making grants. Grants should be consistent with advancing engineering. The UEF Board of Trustees evaluates and judges proposals in view of the UEF mission, the perceived ability of the proposal and proposer(s) to further that mission, and the available funding.
June 1
Dreyfus Foundation Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences
http://www.dreyfus.org/sg.shtml
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences offers support to eligible institutions for innovative projects. The Special Grant program is intended to strengthen chemistry teaching and research, with the expectation that awardees will find continuing funding from other sources. However, proposals are invited in any area consistent with the foundation's basic objectives in the chemical sciences and not covered by other foundation programs. The foundation prefers to fund projects that are not already receiving substantial support from government agencies or other foundations. Project research grants would not customarily qualify. Past areas of support include development of curricular and instructional materials, including new media; institutional enhancement of education and research; public understanding of the role of chemistry in society, and encouragement of high school students and teachers.
Prelim June 7; full Nov. 15
Computational Toxicology Centers: Develop Predictive Environmental/Biomedical Computer-Based Simulations/Models
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_comp_tox.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing to develop in silico modeling applications of biological systems in areas as diverse as receptor–ligand interactions in cell signaling, simulated organ dysfunction (e.g., heart, liver, kidney), and systemic response to environmental toxicants and pollutants. The STAR program is issuing this request for applications (RFA) for research that will seek to apply high-performance computing technologies and theoretical mathematical techniques to facilitate the development of a predictive capacity for estimating outcomes or risk associated with particular toxicity processes as a result of environmental exposure to pollutants and toxicants. The development of predictive computational modeling of whole biological systems from cells to organs has the potential to address environmental and human health factors with broad scientific and environmental or economic impacts.
June 12
Humanities Initiatives for Faculty at Hispanic-Serving Colleges and Universities
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11679&mode=VIEW
Humanities Initiatives for Faculty are intended to strengthen and enrich humanities education and scholarship at Hispanic-serving institutions. These grants may be used to enhance the humanities content of existing programs, develop new programs, or lay the foundation for more extensive endeavors in the future. Each project must be organized around a core topic or set of themes.
June 15
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2006-ACF-OPRE-YD-0068.html
The purpose of this announcement is to report the availability of funds for Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants to support research activities in partnership with Head Start programs. Thus, the goals of the Head Start Graduate Student Research Grant program can be summarized as follows: Provide direct support for graduate students as a way of encouraging the conduct of research with Head Start populations, thus contributing to the knowledge base about the best approaches for delivering services to diverse, low-income families and their children; Promote mentor-student relationships that support students' graduate training and professional development as young researchers engaged in policy-relevant, applied research; Emphasize the importance of developing true working research partnerships with Head Start programs and other relevant entities within the community, thereby fostering skills necessary to build a student's trajectory of successful partnership-building and contributions to the scientific community; and Support active communication, networking and collaboration among graduate students, their mentors and other prominent researchers in the field, both during their graduate training, as well as into the early stages of their research careers.
June 23 and full July 14
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Measurement, Science and Engineering Research Grants Programs
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=12347&mode=VIEW
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the following programs are soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2007:
(1) Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory Grants Program;
(2) Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory Grants Program;
(3) Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Grants Program;
(4) Physics Laboratory Grants Program;
(5) Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Grants Program;
(6) Building Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program;
(7) Fire Research Grants Program;
(8) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Grants Program; and
(9) NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Grants Program.
July 1 & Sept. 30
MARGINS Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07546/nsf07546.htm
The MARGINS program was initiated by the scientific community and the National Science Foundation and has been designed to elevate our present largely descriptive and qualitative knowledge of continental margins to a level where theory, modeling and simulation, together with field observation and experiment, can yield a clearer understanding of the processes that control margin genesis and evolution.
July 1
Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, W.E. Mini-Grants
http://www.upjohninst.org/grantann.html
Grants made under this program are expected to result in research of a rigorous nature that is accessible and of interest to practitioners and policymakers. The research is expected to produce a book-length manuscript publishable by the Upjohn Institute. Issues that the institute focuses on include the following:- Causes and Consequences of Unemployment - Workforce Quality: Childcare, Education, and Training- Unemployment Insurance and Workers Compensation- Regional Economic Development and Local Labor Markets- Poverty, Inequality, and Welfare Reform - Employee Benefits, Compensation, and Retirement- International Trade and Labor Market Comparisons- Labor-Management Relations.
August 1
Cultural Anthropology Scholars Awards, Methodological Training for Cultural Anthropologists
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07544/nsf07544.htm
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. Methodological training is intended to help cultural anthropologists upgrade their skills by learning a specific analytical technique which will improve their research abilities. For example, support may be requested to learn new methods of cross-cultural research, demography, remote sensing and GIS, ecological field survey, linguistics, etc. Support may be requested to learn any methodological skill that is necessary to advance the scholar's research agenda, as justified in the proposal with reference to published results from prior work.
August 16
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency SAFE Container Program
http://fedbizopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20070201a475
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), for its SAFE Container (SAFECON) Program, is seeking proposals for high risk/high payoff development and demonstration of complete systems or subsystems rather than advances in basic sciences. Proposed systems and subsystems need not be composed entirely of newly developed components. Instead, they may be new or existing technologies integrated into existing systems and/or subsystems in unique and innovative ways. Offerors should demonstrate that their efforts are aimed at high-risk/high-payoff technologies that have the potential for making, in the 2-5 year timeframe, revolutionary rather than incremental improvements to homeland security, including emerging threats and operational challenges.
Sept. 15
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency Tunnel Detection Technologies
http://www.hsarpabaa.com/main/BAA0701A_solicitation_notice.htm
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), for its Tunnel Detection Technologies Program, is seeking proposals for high risk/high payoff development and demonstration of complete systems or subsystems rather than advances in basic sciences. Proposed systems and subsystems need not be composed entirely of newly developed components. Instead, they may be new or existing technologies integrated into existing systems and/or subsystems in unique and innovative ways. Offerors should demonstrate that their efforts are aimed at high-risk/high-payoff technologies that have the potential for making, in the 2-5 year timeframe, revolutionary rather than incremental improvements to homeland security, including emerging threats and operational challenges.
Sept. 15
HSARPA Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) Demonstration Laboratory
http://www.hsarpabaa.com/main/BAA0703A_solicitation_notice.htm
The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) is seeking a contractor to develop a reconfigurable Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) demonstration laboratory facility to support human behavior screening research, development, and demonstration in the field at a variety of locations. The FAST demonstration laboratory will be used to host screening experiments as well as tests and evaluations to characterize the utility of behavioral, physical, and sensor based components of human screening to enhance the performance of security staff that is responsible for discerning intent to cause damage or harm. Field research will be conducted in multiple venues including high volume transportation, border and special security events applications, as well as access control for critical infrastructures.
Sept. 15
