Funding Opportunities - March 2006
Current Funding Opportunites List
for University Research Council, March 8, 2006
To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: mikecronan@tamu.edu
Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards in the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html
Beginning March 1, 2006 and extending to May1, NEH will accept applications for Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards online at: http://grants.neh.gov. These guidelines describe the programs and how to prepare an online application. Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards support individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.
Welcome to the 2006 Research Associateship awards OPENED MARCH 1 for APPLICATIONS for Doctoral Level Scientists and Engineers
http://www4.nas.edu/PGA/rap.nsf/WebDocuments/Home+Page
The National Academies administers Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards through its Associateship Programs, part of the Policy and Global Affairs Division. The Research Associateship Programs are sponsored by federal laboratories at over one hundred locations in the United States and overseas. Review criteria (http://www4.nas.edu/PGA/rap.nsf/WebDocuments/ReviewCriteria); FAQs (http://www4.nas.edu/pga/rap.nsf/WebDocuments/FAQ)
The NIH Centers for Scientific Review has published a new issue of Peer Review Notes
http://cms.csr.nih.gov/NewsandReports/PeerReviewNotes/
This issue provides an update on electronic grant applications and new data on NIH peer reviews of clinical research applications.
Notice of the NHLBI Program in Computational Modeling for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Biologists: Introductory Courses
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-06-115.html
NHLBI has announced
its intention to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) in early 2006 to
support development, implementation, and evaluation of one week short courses
to introduce computational modeling approaches
to biomedical researchers and clinician-scientists. INQUIRIES: Jennie Larkin, Ph.D. (NIH Division
of Heart and Vascular Disease, Bethesda,
MD) 301/435-0513 or 301/480-1335
(fax), Larkinj2@mail.nih.gov
March 2006
Army High Performance
Computing Research
Center: Presolicitation Notice
http://www.arl.army.mil/main/Main/default.cfm?Action=6&Page=8
ARL solicits proposals to continue collaborative research through the Army High Performance Computing Research Center. The ARL research covers areas related to computational sciences and engineering, to include interdisciplinary computational research; scalable algorithms and software technology; and enabling technologies. A Pre-Proposal Conference is expected to be held in early April 2006, at the current AHPCRC facility in Minneapolis, MN. The purpose of this Conference is to provide an opportunity to potential offerors to interchange with the Government concerning the AH PCRC Program, and also provide potential offerors with an opportunity to view the existing HPC resources. Details concerning the date, time and location of this Conference will be published in a subsequent announcement.
Deadline: May 15 March 15 posting, on or about
Nanomedicine Development Centers (PN2)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-06-007.html
Each multidisciplinary center will consist of a team of clinicians, biologists, engineers, physical scientists, and mathematicians that work together to investigate the physical properties of molecules and molecular complexes in living cells in order to understand design principles of the native molecular machinery that operates inside cells. The long-term (10-year) goal is to engineer molecular components and complexes in cells to treat disease and/or repair tissue.
Concept Approval Letter March 15
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06527/nsf06527.htm
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
March 15 LOI; full April 12
March of Dimes Research Programs
http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691.asp
The March of Dimes funds several different types of Research Programs aimed at preventing birth defects and infant mortality. These programs include basic research into life processes, such as genetics and development; clinical research applied to prevention and treatment of specific birth defects and prematurity; the study of environmental hazards; and research in social and behavioral sciences.
March 15 & April 15
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark.htm
The American Philosophical Society welcomes applications to the Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research. The fund encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. Applications are invited from disciplines with a large dependence on field studies, such as archeology, anthropology, astrobiology and space science, biology, ecology, geography, geology, and paleontology, but grants will not be restricted to these fields.
March 15
Basic Research for Chemical Imaging
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/37351BEDA7214F4385257088004694E2?OpenDocument
Of particular interest are applications that combine molecular-scale spatial resolution and ultrafast temporal resolution to explore energy flow, molecular dynamics, breakage or formation of chemical bonds, or conformational changes in nanoscale systems.
March 15 preliminary
Prevention of Airborne Infections in Occupational Settings
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-06-002.html
The CDC and NIOSH are committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010" and to measuring program performance as stipulated by the Government Performance and Review Act (GPRA). This RFA addresses “Healthy People 2010” priority area(s) of reducing airborne infections in occupational settings and promote a health work environment and is in alignment with NIOSH’s performance goal(s) to reduce transmission of airborne infections in workers including early responders, health care workers, and other occupational groups. For more information, see www.health.gov/healthypeople and www.whitehouse.gov/omb/mgmt-gpra/.
LOI March 17
WateReuse Foundation
http://www.watereuse.org/Foundation/rfp_unsolicited.htm
The WateReuse Foundation is seeking preproposals for funding consideration under its 2006 Unsolicited Research Program. As a result of the success of this program in 2005, the WateReuse Foundation will allocate approximately 15% of its annual research funds for its 2006 Unsolicited Research Program. The total amount of funds approved for the Foundation's 2006 Unsolicited Research Program projects is approximately $500,000. The Foundation anticipates funding between three and six projects with a maximum funding level for any single project of $175,000.
March 17 pre-proposals
Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667&org=NSF&from=fund
The Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports basic and applied research and evaluation that enhances science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning and teaching. This solicitation calls for two types of proposals—synthesis and empirical.
March 18
Human Frontier Science Program Organization Research Grants - Young Investigators
The HFSP supports novel, innovative and interdisciplinary basic research focused on the complex mechanisms of living organisms; topics range from molecular and cellular approaches to systems and cognitive neuroscience. A clear emphasis is placed on novel collaborations that bring biologists together with scientists from fields such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, computer science and engineering to focus on problems at the frontier of the life sciences.
March 20
Genome-Wide Association Studies to Identify Genetic Components that Relate to Heart, Lung, and Blood Disorders (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-06-012.html
The purpose of this RFA is to support genome-wide association studies to identify genetic components related to heart, lung, and blood disorders and their risk factors using existing population, family and clinical studies. The data generated by this effort will contribute to our knowledge of the underlying biochemical pathways to disease, the interaction of genetic components with each other and with the environment. Results have the potential to identify novel predictors of disease, new therapeutic interventions, prevention strategies and treatments, as well as predictors of response to treatment.
LOI March 21
Undergraduate Research Collaboratives in the Chemical Sciences or Interdisciplinary Areas
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06521/nsf06521.htm
The Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC) Program seeks new models and partnerships with the potential (1) to expand the reach of undergraduate research to include first- and second-year college students; (2) to broaden participation and increase diversity in the student talent pool from which the nation's future technical workforce will be drawn; and (3) to enhance the research capacity, infrastructure, and culture of participating institutions.
March 21
Interdisciplinary Research Consortium (U54)
Preapplication for Interdisciplinary Research Consortium (X02)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-122.html
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-06-008.html
The Interdisciplinary Research Implementation Group http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/interdisciplinary/) will invite applications for Interdisciplinary Research Consortia from among those that submit a pre-application in response to PAR-06-122. This RFA with Limited Eligibility for a full consortium is released early to aid those who are writing a pre-application. Only those selected through a peer review of their pre-application are eligible to apply for a full Interdisciplinary Research Consortium. The purpose of this program is to support interdisciplinary approaches to solving significant and complex biomedical problems, particularly those that have been resistant to traditional approaches.
LOI March 21; full April 18 and invite for Dec. 19
Clinical Proteomic Technology Assessment for Cancer (U24)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-012.html
The NCI solicits applications from investigators interested in participation in a collaborative network of up to five Clinical Proteomic Technology Assessment for Cancer (CPTAC) teams to be established under this funding opportunity. Each CPTAC team may include partners from multiple organizations, but this is not a requirement.
LOI March 21
IDA Summer Internship Program
http://www.ida.org/IDAnew/Employment/interns.html
The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is inviting applications for students to work as paid interns for approximately 12-18 weeks during the summer months. Each intern is assigned to work with members of the IDA research staff on interesting and challenging tasks associated with various research studies involving national security. Eligible applicants are undergraduate (junior and seniors) and graduate students with strong GPAs (3.3 or above) in any one of a wide variety of disciplines including computer science, mathematics, chemistry, physics, operations research, aero/astronautical engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering, materials science, international relations, policy science, social and behavioral sciences, statistics, finance and economics.
March 21
Biotechnology: Potential Allergenicity of Genetically Engineered Food
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2005/2005_star_biotech.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing to develop methods to assess the potential allergenicity of genetically engineered foods. The development of these methods will help in identifying substances that induce dietary allergy in humans and lead to improved evaluation of the relative potency of unknown proteins.
March 21
Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-093.html
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) solicits applications for the Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) program. The SIG program accepts 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. Awards are for one year and for direct costs only.
March 22
Microsoft Live Labs: Accelerating Search in Academic Research 2006
http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/fundingopps/RFPs/Search_2006_RFP.aspx
Microsoft. Microsoft Live Labs: Accelerating Search in Academic Research 2006. This request for proposals is in support of Live Labs' collaboration with the academic research community and is focused on the internet search research area. This RFP directly addresses the need for more large-scale search data. Upper Amount: $50,000.
March 24
Nonproliferation R D for Proliferation Detection
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/1D6DF8BFFCD2F94B852571110060C7F2?OpenDocument
The pending solicitation will be restricted to domestic institutions of higher education. While teaming with other organizations is permitted, the institution shall be designated as the lead organization and are accountable for the overall team effort. This is only a Notice of Interest. No application should be submitted as a result of this notice. A solicitation is expected to be posted to this website on or about February 23, 2006.
March 27
NSF IGERT (major revisions to the previous program solicitation)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06525/nsf06525.htm
It is limited submit: 4 preliminary (due March 27; previously there were no restrictions on the number of preliminary proposals submitted by an institution) and 3 invited full (Sept. 29).
March 27 preliminary
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation LOI for Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's 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. 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. The program will provide 24-36-month grants of up to $275,000 to up to ten highly qualified individuals.
March 29
2006 Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences User Meeting; Call for User Proposals: High-Impact Nanoscience Research
The Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will hold its 2006 CNMS User Meeting on June 14-16, 2006, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The meeting provides an opportunity for current and prospective CNMS users to learn about the newest capabilities that are becoming available during 2006, and to meet directly with CNMS scientists to discuss and plan their user research and/or proposals.
March 31 for papers
David Stevenson Minority Junior Faculty Fellowship
http://www.naccouncil.org/stevenson.asp
The David Stevenson Fellowship will be awarded to junior faculty members of color in tenure track positions. (Doctoral candidates of color may also be considered for these awards.)
March 31
William Diaz Fellowship to Faculty Members of Color
http://www.naccouncil.org/diaz.asp
The William Diaz Fellowship will be awarded to faculty members of color at any rank, including senior faculty new to philanthropic and nonprofit management studies whose work focuses on philanthropy, nonprofits and diversity.
March 31
April 2006 & Later
Lawrence Livermore Summer Internship Program
http://universitygateway.llnl.gov/undergrad_grad/llsip/index.html
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in Livermore, California invites applicants for its annual national competition for the prestigious Lawrence Livermore Summer Internship Program. Involvement in world-class research provides interns with a set of experiences that support their education and career goals. Typically, students gain hands-on experience and the opportunity to apply learned theory to real life problems.
Up to April 1
The John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts Fellowship Program
http://www.irex.org/programs/roberts
This program supports cutting-edge research in the social sciences on Eastern Europe, the New Independent States, the Near East, and Asia by providing one grant of up to $30,000. Grants are made to U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
April 1
Truman Library Research Grants and Dissertation Fellowships
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/grants/index.html
The Harry S. Truman Library Institute invites applications for Research Grants and Dissertation Fellowships. Research Grants enable graduate students to come to the Library for one to three weeks to use its archival facilities. Awards are up to $2,500 for travel and living expenses. Through Dissertation Fellowships encouraging historical scholarship in the Truman era, the Institute will give financial support annually to two graduate students who have completed their dissertation research and are ready to write their dissertations. The annual stipend award is $16,000.
Apr. 1 and Oct. 1, 2006 for research grants
American Cancer Society, Extramural Grants Program. Institutional Research Grants
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/RES/RES_5_1.asp?sitearea=RES
The purpose of the IRG program is (1) to support the development of newly independent investigators to conduct cancer research; (2) to foster direct relationships between funded institutions and the local American Cancer Society (ACS); and (3) to support research by newly independent investigators in areas of special interest to the ACS (psychosocial and behavioral research, health policy or health services research, cancer in the poor and underserved, and childhood cancer).
April 1
International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello
http://monticello.org/research/fellowships/travelgrants.html
Travel grants are available on a limited basis for scholars and teachers wishing to make short-term visits to Monticello to pursue research or educational projects related to Jefferson.
April 1
Biomass Research and Development Initiative
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/C2D6EAD8316FFEE5852570AD0077A88F?OpenDocument
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) jointly solicit applications for financial assistance addressing research, development, and demonstration of biomass based products, bioenergy, biofuels and related processes.
April 3
Antimicrobial Resistance
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CI-06-003.html
The purpose of this RFA is two fold: (1) to develop new methods to prevent transmission of Antimicrobial Resistant (AR) pathogens (R01) and (2) to reduce Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Infection in households (U01). The purpose of the R01 award is to develop novel methods for controlling transmission of antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens with the intent of interrupting transmission to such a degree that rates of infection due to antimicrobial resistant pathogens are favorably impacted, the overall health of the population is improved, and healthcare cost savings are realized.
April 3
Teachers of Critical Languages Program
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/april14rfgp.htm
The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Branch in the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State (ECA/A/S/X), announces an open competition for an assistance award in the amount of $500,000 for the Teachers of Critical Languages Program. As part of the National Security Language Initiative, the program aims to strengthen national security and prosperity in the 21st century through education, especially in developing foreign language skills of Americans. The pilot program will bring qualified teachers from China and Jordan to teach their native languages in U.S. school systems.
April 4
BAA Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office Technical Support Working Group
https://www.bids.tswg.gov/tswg/bids.nsf/Main?OpenFrameset&6PWMR3
The US Army Research Development Evaluation Command, Aberdeen MD, solicits concepts for innovative Research and Developmental Projects for Combating Terrorism. The mission areas include Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures; Explosives Detection; Infrastructure Protection; Investigative Support and Forensics; and, Physical Security. Potential offerors are encouraged to download the BAA package from the BIDS website beginning on or about 1 March 06.
April 5
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-133.html
This initiative will develop and implement a new Pathway to Independence Award Program (PI) designed to facilitate receiving an R01 award earlier in an investigator’s research career. The primary, long-term goal of the PI Award Program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NIH-supported independent investigators. The Pathway to Independence Award will provide up to five years of support consisting of two phases. The initial phase will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for highly promising, postdoctoral research scientists. This phase will be followed by up to 3 years of independent support contingent on securing an independent research position.
April 7
Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/eceducator/applicant.html
The purpose of the ECEPD program is to enhance the school readiness of young children, particularly disadvantaged young children, and to prevent them from encountering difficulties once they enter school, by improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who work in communities that have high concentrations of children living in poverty.
April 7
Social Science Research Council Applications for Transitions to College Post-doctoral Grants
http://www.ssrc.org/programs/knowledge/K12_ed/transitions/TransitionsFellowship.page
http://edtransitions.ssrc.org/home.aspx
These grants will complement three commissioned studies on questions of stratification, gender, and English-language learners.
April 9
Public Consultation to Inform the Design of Possible Large-Scale Studies of Genes and Environment in Common Disease (U01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-008.html
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support for a specialized center to conduct a pilot public consultation study to obtain wide societal input to inform the design of a possible large U.S.-based longitudinal cohort study of the role of genes and environment in health and disease.
LOI April 10; full May 10
APSA Rowman and Littlefield Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science
http://www.apsanet.org/section_452.cfm
The Innovative Teaching Award recognizes political scientists who have developed effective new approaches to teaching in the discipline. The award seeks to honor a wide range of new directions in teaching, not a particular new direction.
April 10
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biological Informatics
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04539/nsf04539.html
The National Science Foundation offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biological Informatics to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for research and training in developing and using computational, statistical, and other tools in the collection, organization, dissemination, and use of information to solve problems in biology. The research and training plan of each fellowship is expected to address important scientific questions in contemporary biology and include a bold linkage between computer, information, and computational science and biology and develop and/or apply state of the art informatics tools or approaches to the stated problem. Fellows who accept a tenure track position following the fellowship may apply for research starter grants.
April 10
AHRQ Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation (R36)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-118.html
Application Submission Dates(s): April 10, August 10, December 10, annually. This Funding Opportunity Announcement will use the dissertation grant (R36) award mechanism. The total direct costs awarded under this FOA for dissertations must not exceed $35,000 for the entire project period, which should be a minimum of nine months and not to exceed 17 months in duration. The proposed grant start date should not be sooner than five months after the submission deadline.
April 10
Tumor Microenvironment Network (TMEN) (U54)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-06-014.html
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites cooperative agreement and NIH intramural applications from groups of investigators interested in becoming components of the NCI Tumor Microenvironment Network (TMEN). The main objective is to delineate mechanisms of tumor-stroma interactions in human cancer and to generate a comprehensive understanding of composition of the stroma in normal tissues as well as its roles in tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. A total of $12.0 million/per year for 5 years will be awarded to fund up to six individual multidisciplinary Research Programs using the U54 cooperative agreement mechanism.
LOI April 10; full May 10
Public Consultation to Inform the Design of Possible Large-Scale Studies of Genes and Environment in Common Disease (U01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-008.html
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide support for a specialized center to conduct a pilot public consultation study to obtain wide societal input to inform the design of a possible large U.S.-based longitudinal cohort study of the role of genes and environment in health and disease.
LOI April 10
Genomics: GTL Facility for the Production Characterization of Proteins and Molecular Tags
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/036C90C51E5B565685257111007D1111?OpenDocument
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/5E3D24193E6C63D3852570F1007AAD56?OpenDocument
The Genomics: GTL program (GTL) in the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is a broad, microbe-based research program that will dramatically advance understanding of both individual microbes and complex microbial communities as whole living systems. To achieve this understanding, the scientific community needs access to resources that enable individual scientists to collect, access and analyze vast amounts of data that exceed the capabilities of their individual laboratories (see Genomics: GTL Roadmap at http://doegenomestolife.org/roadmap/index.shtml
April 11
Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program-National Integrated Water Quality Program-Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/conservation_effects.html
CSREES requests applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program-Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2006 to develop research, education, and extension projects aimed at improving the quality of water resources in agricultural watersheds across the Nation.
April 11
Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program-National Integrated Water Quality Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/water_quality.html
The goal of the NIWQP is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of our Nation'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 and rural communities.
April 11
College Assistance Migrant Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/camp/applicant.html
The purpose of CAMP is to provide the academic and financial support necessary to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their children successfully complete their first year of college.
April 14
12 Practicum Grants of up to $2,000 to support Humanities Ph.D. students
http://www.woodrow.org/phd/Practicum/practicum_grants_faq.html
The Humanities
at Work initiative will award up to 12 Practicum Grants of up to $2,000 to
support Humanities Ph.D. students who have created public scholarship
internships, engaging their scholarship in a context outside of college
teaching and research. Internships should be completed by the end of the summer
of 2006.
April
14
Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06539/nsf06539.htm
The new solicitation continues the MSP Institute Partnerships – Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century. Continuing the MSP focus on its five Key Features, Institute Partnerships are designed especially to meet national needs for teacher leaders/master teachers and school-based intellectual leaders in mathematics and science.
LOI April 14
Residential Fellowships at the Boston Athenaeum
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/fellowships.html
The Boston Athenaeum Library offers the Mooney Research Fellowships. These short-term fellowships will support the use of the Athenaeum collections for research, publication, curriculum and program development, or other creative projects. The Athenaeum has important holdings in the fields of Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. Each grant provides a stipend of $1,500 for a residency of four weeks. Fellowships are open to advanced scholars, graduate students, independent scholars, teaching faculty and professionals in the humanities, with applications encouraged from teachers and librarians in secondary public, private, and parochial schools.
April 15
Whitehall Foundation Research Grants
http://www.whitehall.org/grants/
Grants in basic research in neurobiology are available for established scientists working at accredited US academic institutions. Grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive, substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose. Research grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive, substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose. Research grants normally range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year.
Apr. 15, Oct. 1 (letter of intent), Sep. 1, Feb. 15, 2007
Whitehall Foundation Grants-in-Aid
http://www.whitehall.org/grants/
The Grants-in-Aid program is designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists. All applications will be judged on the scientific merit and innovative aspects of the proposal, as well as on past performance and evidence of the applicant’s continued productivity. Grants-in-Aid are awarded for a one-year period and do not exceed $30,000. The Foundation is currently interested in basic research in neurobiology.
Apr. 15, Oct. 1 (letter of intent), Sep. 1, Feb. 15, 2007
Wagner Award for Women in Atmospheric Sciences
The award is available to women who are pursuing master's or Ph.D. degrees in atmospheric sciences and related fields at universities within the United States. Candidates must submit a paper that is based on original research and directly related to the identification, clarification, or resolution of an atmospheric or climatic problem. The awardee is chosen on the basis of the paper, and receives a $1,500 award.
April 15
2006 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Predoctoral Program
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/predoc/overview.html
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, a collaboration between the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, invites application to the 2006 Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Predoctoral Program from current graduate students pursuing thesis research in astrophysics or related fields. Applicants in theory, observation, instrument development, or laboratory experiments at a university or college are strongly encouraged to apply. Fellowships are awarded for a period of one year and are renewable for up to three years. Stipends for the coming year will be approximately $25,800.
April 15
Whitehall Foundation, Inc, Grant Programs. Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid
http://www.whitehall.org/grants/
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. Research grants normally range from $30,000 to $75,000 per year.
April 15
Residential Fellowships at the Boston Athenaeum
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/fellowships.html
Boston Athenaeum Library offers the Mooney Research Fellowships. These short-term fellowships will support the use of the Athenaeum collections for research, publication, curriculum and program development, or other creative projects. The Athenaeum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States, has important holdings in the fields of Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. Each grant provides a stipend of $1,500 for a residency of four weeks.
April 15
James Bradford Ames Fellowship Program
http://www.umb.edu/academics/departments/africana_studies/scholarship/index.html
The James Bradford Ames Fellowship program, administered by University of Massachusetts Boston, is inviting applications for research and publication on all aspects of black and Cape Verdean social life and history in Nantucket. Specifically, the awards are intended to encourage detailed studies of influential families and individuals from the island, people’s professions and major occupational activities, the history of slavery, and the Cape Verdean presence on Nantucket. Scholarly research projects in these areas may be approached from any discipline or comparative perspective that helps to place the Nantucket and New England experience in a broader regional, national or global context. ABD graduate students, full-time faculty, and professional staff in colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
April 15
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13/U13)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-041.html
This funding opportunity provides updated guidelines for National Institutes of Health (NIH) support of conferences and scientific meetings. Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to conduct the proposed conference or scientific meeting is invited to work with that individual’s institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
April 15
FIPSE Special Focus Competition: North American Mobility in Higher Education
http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsenortham/applicant.html
This priority is designed to support the formation of educational consortia of American, Canadian, and Mexican institutions to encourage cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students, and the opening of educational opportunities among the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The invitational priority is issued in cooperation with Canada and Mexico.
April 17
Prostate Cancer Research Program Health Disparity Research Award
The intent of the Health Disparity Research Award is to encourage and support investigators who focus their research efforts on the disparity of prostate cancer within an affected population or community. Appropriate disparity focus areas include, but are not limited to, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, access to health care, insurance status, age, geography, and cultural beliefs.
April 17
FIPSE Special Focus Competition: US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsenortham/applicant.html
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.
April 17
Advanced Placement Incentive Program
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-1506.htm
The Department of Education invites applications for the Advanced Placement Incentive (API) Program. The API program awards competitive grants designed to increase the successful participation of low-income students in advanced placement courses and tests. By supporting increased access to and participation in advanced placement courses and tests, the program provides greater opportunities for low-income students to achieve to high standards in English, mathematics, science, and other core subjects. The Department of Education anticipates making 12 awards with an estimated size of $611,000. The project period is up to 36 months.
April 18
Oceanography, Marine Biology and Maritime Archaeology
http://fosterscholars.noaa.gov/
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for applications for the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program to support graduate studies in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology. The purposes of the program are: (1) to recognize outstanding scholarship in oceanography, marine biology, or maritime archaeology, including the curation, preservation, and display of maritime artifacts, particularly by women and members of minority groups; and (2) to encourage independent graduate level research in these fields.
April 18
Small Animal Imaging Resource Program (U24)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-004.html
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications from extramural investigators for Small Animal Imaging Resources (SAIRs). These grants will support: (a) shared imaging resources to be used by cancer investigators; (b) research related to small animal imaging technology or methodology; and (c) training of both professional and technical support personnel interested in the science and techniques of small animal imaging.
April 18
National Institute for Climatic Change Research, Center for Riparian & Coastal Ecosystems
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=7606
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 a cooperative agreement from U.S. universities to host a new Center for Riparian and Coastal Ecosystems, as part of the new DOE National Institute for Climatic Change Research (NICCR; formerly National Institute for Global Environmental Change, NIGEC).
April 18
USAID Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative
http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do
USAID is seeking funding applications from Amazon-based and/or U.S.-based institutions, representing a mix of environmental and development partners performing under consortium partnering arrangements to conserve biodiversity and address priority threats and opportunities in the Amazon Basin. (Please refer to the Program Description, Section C). Subject to the availability of funds, USAID anticipates awarding three to five cooperative agreements in the range of $3 to $8 million each, for an intended total of $38 million over this five-year period of ABCI (2006-2010).
April 19
NSF/DOE Cooperative Activity Programs for Education and Human Resource Development
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06522/nsf06522.jsp
NSF and the Department of Energy have implemented collaboration between the agencies' programs for the development of human resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). NSF will support students and faculty from participating NSF projects who are accepted as participants in one of four DOE initiatives that provide hands-on research opportunities in DOE national laboratories during the summer: Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, Faculty and Student Teams, Community College Institutes, and Pre-Service Teacher Internships. Students and faculty with approved DOE applications may request supplemental funding from NSF to support their participation.
April 20
Bioinformatics and Assays Development Program 2 (BIAD2) - BAA 06-01
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS-DR/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/HSHQPA%2D06%2DR%2D013106/Attachments.html
A critical area of focus for DHS is the protection of the homeland from the release of a biological agent. This focus is demonstrated by the BioWatch surveillance system and a number of programs initiated by HSARPA that are developing new sensor technologies. These include the Bioagent Autonomous Networked Detectors (BAND) and Rapid Automated Biological Identification System (RABIS) programs under solicitation RA03-01, as well as Instantaneous Bio-Aerosol Detector Systems (IBADS; BAA 04-18), Low-Cost Bio-Aerosol Detector Systems (LBADS; BAA 05-08), and Food Biological Agent Detection Sensors (FBADS; BAA 05-06) programs. As a complement to the technology program initiated under RA03-01, HSARPA initiated the Bioinformatics and Assays Development program (BIAD; BAA 04-03) to extend the existing family of detection and forensics assays as well as to develop next generation assays and new tools for assay development. (See www.hsarpabaa.com for details about these past solicitations.) Development of new sensor systems is not a priority for the BIAD2 program.
POC: Evelyn Gibbs, Contract Specialist, Phone 202-254-6115, Fax 202-254-6167, Email Evelyn.Gibbs@dhs.gov
April 21
New IDEAS (Innovative Development and Engagement Across Sectors) Partnership Program
http://www.aascu.org/alo/RFPs/newIDEAS/NewIDEAS06.htm
The Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, and Office of Education, is issuing the New IDEAS Partnership Program RFA for U.S. colleges, universities and community colleges, together with their overseas higher education partners, to address compelling development issues in USAID presence countries. Applications may address issues in any USAID development sector.
April 25
Low Dose Radiation Research Program - Basic Biology
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/4969D684ED7B69B985257107005BD63F?OpenDocument
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Human Research Program (HRP), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), hereby announce their interest in receiving grant applications for new research to develop a better scientific basis for understanding exposures and risks to humans from low doses or low fluences of ionizing radiation.
April 26
Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R21, R21/R33, R33)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-ca-07-002.html
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for research projects to evaluate the usefulness of emerging molecular technologies that are ready for initial application to clinical or biological questions in cancer research. Technology encompasses methods and tools that enable research, including, but not limited to, instrumentation, techniques, and devices. Molecular technologies are distinct from resources such as databases, individual reagents, therapeutic agents, and tissue repositories, and do not include the development of whole body imaging technologies. Repositories, agent development, whole body imaging technologies, and software development are supported through other initiatives.
LOI April 26
Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer (R21, R33)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/rfa-ca-07-001.html
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for research projects proposing the development of highly innovative cancer relevant molecular technologies. Technology encompasses methods and tools that enable research, including, but not limited to, instrumentation, techniques, and devices. Molecular technologies are distinct from resources such as databases, individual reagents, therapeutic agents, and tissue repositories, and do not include the development of whole body imaging technologies. Repositories, agent development, whole body imaging technologies, and software development are supported through other initiatives.
LOI April 26
Food & Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate & Postdoctoral Fellowship Grants
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/06_national_needs.pdf
Applications may be submitted by: (1) land-grant institutions, (2) colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences, and (3) other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences. An institution eligible to receive an award under this program includes a research foundation maintained by an eligible college or university.
April 28
European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics Fellowship Programme
http://www.ercim.org/activity/fellows/fellowship.html
The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) Fellowship Programme enables bright young scientists from all over the world to work on a challenging problem as fellows of leading European research centers. In addition, an ERCIM fellowship helps widen and intensify the network of personal relations and understanding among scientists.
April 30
May 2006 & Later
Fulbright
Distinguished Chairs Program: senior posts in educational institutions abroad
These awards, viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Program, enable senior scholars to assume posts in educational institutions abroad. This year’s program includes opportunities in a variety of fields, most within the humanities and social sciences but some within the biological and physical/mathematical sciences. The posts are located in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, and Sweden.
May 1 for prelim apps
Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-104.html
The National Institutes of Health are interested in promoting innovative research for Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment. Applications may include development of novel assessment approaches; better methods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations; across various age-groups including older adults; improved technology or applications of existing technology; or statistical methods to assess or correct for measurement errors or biases.
LOI May 1; full June 1
Nursing Research Grants (ANF)
http://www.nursingworld.org/anf/nrggrant.htm
The American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Nursing Research Grants Program is to encourage the research career development of all nurses. To effectively achieve this goal, the program supports research of beginning and experienced nurse researchers. The majority of the grants have subject restrictions required by the funding organization. Several special awards are given in addition to the ANF awards. These awards are administered by ANF and vary in funding levels that are determined by the sponsoring organization. Please refer to the website for more information.
May 1
Advanced Computing Architecture Technologies & Applications--Request for White Papers
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, seeks white papers for Advanced Computing Architectures Technologies and Applications. The overall objective of this BAA is to develop, integrate, and demonstrate advanced computing architecture technologies and applications.
By May 1
Microbiology Fellowships for Minorities
http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=6278
The American Society for Microbiology welcomes applications for the Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship. The goal is to increase the number of underrepresented minorities completing doctoral degrees in the microbiological sciences. Candidates should provide evidence of a successful research plan developed in collaboration with a research advisor or mentor. The total stipend is for three years at $57,000.
May 1
Graduate Research Supplements to Current ECS and BES Awards to Broaden Participation of Underrepresented Students
http://nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06532/nsf06532.jsp
This letter is to call your attention to a new opportunity to broaden participation of underrepresented students in Ph.D. programs in electrical engineering and biomedical/biochemical/environmental engineering through supplements to current research grants funded by the Electrical and Communications Systems Division (ECS) or the Bioengineering and Environmental Systems Division (BES) in the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation.
May 1
NEH Challenge Grants
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html
NEH challenge grants help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Awards are made to museums, public libraries, colleges, research institutions, historical societies and historic sites, public television and radio stations, universities, scholarly associations, state humanities councils, and other nonprofit entities.
May 2 tentative
Advanced Learning Technologies
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06535/nsf06535.htm
Through the ALT program, the CISE and EHR Directorates of NSF support research that (1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and (2) advances research in computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments and learning technology platforms. Integrative research approaches that build across disciplines and establish tight linkages among theory, experiment, and design are strongly encouraged.
May 4
Fiscal Year 2006 (FY06) Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
http://www.usamraa.army.mil/pages/baa_paa/baa_announcements.cfm
The PRMRP expects to fund 33 Investigator –Initiated Research Awards at $625,000 direct costs, 2 New Program Project Awards at $1.25M direct costs , 2 Existing program Project Awards at $1,25M, 3 Advanced Technology: Product/Technology Down Selection or Optimization at $940,000 direct costs, 2 Advanced Technology: Clinical Testing/Trials at $2.5M direct costs.
May 9
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Call for Proposals on Childhood Obesity
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19317
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has issued a Call for Proposals for Round 6 of the Active Living Research Program on Childhood Obesity. Active Living Research is a $12.5 million national program to stimulate and support research that will identify environmental factors and policies that influence physical activity. The three priority topics are young people’s use of parks, physical activity in and around buildings, and physical activity in rural areas. Evaluations of community interventions that are part of the RWJF Active Living by Design program also will be supported.
May 10
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06536/nsf06536.htm
The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. The program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development, ranging from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects.
May 10
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.-Faculty Start-up Awards
http://www.dreyfus.org/su.shtml
The Faculty Start-up Awards Program is open to all academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that do not grant a doctoral degree in chemistry, biochemistry or chemical engineering. Faculty members who start their first tenure-track appointment in one of these departments in 2006 are eligible for nomination in 2006.
May 11
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.-New Faculty Awards Program
http://www.dreyfus.org/nf.shtml
The New Faculty Award provides an unrestricted research grant of $50,000 that is generally made before the new faculty members formally begin their first tenure-track appointment, and is based on institutional nomination.
May 11
Japan Society for Promotion of Science/International Programs-Fellowships for Research
http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/short_term.html
The JSPS Invitation Fellowship for Research in Japan allows researchers employed at designated Japanese research institutions and laboratories to invite fellow researchers from other countries to Japan to participate in discussions, attend seminars, give lectures, or perform similar duties at their institutions. All fields of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are included under this program.
May 12
Advanced E-Team Grant Guidelines (Texas A&M is a member)
http://www.nciia.org/grants_eteam.html
http://www.nciia.org/grants_cp.html
Lemelson Foundation, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA). Advanced E-Team Grants. Advanced E-Team grants provide E-Teams with the support they need to bring an innovative product or technology from idea to prototype, and eventually to market. Successful E-Team grant proposals demonstrate an idea's technical feasibility, social value, and potential for commercialization, Upper Amount: $20,000.; Course and Program grants are awarded to institutions for the purpose of strengthening existing curricular programs or building new programs in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Upper Amount: $150,000.
May 12
American Historical Association—Over 40 Various Prizes and Awards
http://www.historians.org/prizes/index.cfm
The American Historical Association (AHA) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1884 and incorporated by Congress in 1889 for the promotion of historical studies, the collection and preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and the dissemination of historical research.
May 15
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06538/nsf06538.htm
This solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate education. The focus is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the social, economic, and ethical issues that surround nanotechnology.
May 16
Broadening Participation in Computing--communities with longstanding underrepresentation in computing
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06540/nsf06540.htm
The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program aims to significantly increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines. Initially, its emphasis will be on students from communities with longstanding underrepresentation in computing: women, persons with disabilities, and minorities.
May 17
Collaborative Science And Technology Network For Sustainability
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2006/2006_star_cns.html
Through the Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) is seeking applications proposing innovative regional projects that apply science to decision-making to address a stated problem or opportunity relating to sustainability. To encourage innovative thinking about practical applications of science (including social science) and engineering for sustainability, ORD is funding the Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS). CNS projects will bring together diverse sets of partners to explore and learn about new approaches for environmental protection that are systems-oriented, forward-looking, and preventive and also link to economic and social dimensions.
May 17
Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06541/nsf06541.htm
The goal of the Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) activity is to enhance undergraduate education and training at the intersection of the biological and mathematical sciences and to better prepare undergraduate biology or mathematics students to pursue graduate study and careers in fields that integrate the mathematical and biological sciences. The core of the activity is long-term research experiences for interdisciplinarily balanced teams of at least four undergraduates. Projects should focus on research at the intersection of the mathematical and biological sciences.
May 18
Camille, Henry Dreyfus Foundation--Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry
http://www.dreyfus.org/ep.shtml
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation seeks to further the development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental chemistry with a postdoctoral fellowship program. The award of $120,000 over two years is given to a faculty member who submits a proposal judged to be exceptional, both in its potential for leading edge contributions to environmental science, and in the arrangements for the education of the Fellow.
May 25
Electrical Engineer Scholarship
http://www.computer.org/students/schlrshp.htm#merwin
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Foundation offers the Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship. The Foundation offers up to ten scholarships of up to $4,000 for students in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or a well-defines computer related field of engineering. Candidates must be members of the Institute. Citizenship: unrestricted.
May 31
June 2006 & Later
Hydrologic Sciences
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06545/nsf06545.htm
Hydrologic Sciences focuses on the flow of water and transport processes within streams, soils, and aquifers. Particular attention is given to spatial and temporal heterogeneity of fluxes and storages of water and chemicals over a wide range of scales, to geolimnology and to interfaces with the landscape, microbial communities, and coastal areas. Studies may also deal with processes in aqueous geochemistry and with the physical, chemical, and biological processes within water bodies. Study of these processes requires expertise from many basic sciences and mathematics, and proposals often require joint review with related programs.
June 1
NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-180.html
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. Investigator-initiated research, also known as unsolicited research, is research funded as a result of an investigator submitting a research grant application to NIH in an investigator’s area of interest and competency.
June 1, Oct. 1
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-181.html
The Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
June 1, Oct. 1
NIH Retirement Economics
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-036.html
The National Institute on Aging invites applications for research on Retirement Economics.
June 1
Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program - Special Experiential Learning Grants
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/multicultural_selg.html
The purpose of SEL grants is to further the development of student scientific and professional competencies through experiential learning programs that provide students with opportunities to solve complex problems in the context of real-world situations.
June 1
Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R01)
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-104.html
This funding opportunity is aimed at advancing the quality of measurements of dietary intake and physical activity pertinent to cancer and/or other pathologies through support of research on improved instruments, technologies, and/or statistical/analytical techniques. Studies proposed in the grant applications should be aimed at optimizing the combined use of objective and self-report measures of physical activity and/or dietary intake for testing in both general and diverse populations.
June 1 LOI May 1
NIH Career Development Awards (K Awards)
http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides several Career Development Awards (K awards) that individuals with a research doctorate should consider. Most of these awards support individuals that have accepted or are ready for a faculty position.
PA-06-001: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
PA-00-020: Independent Scientist Award (K02)
PA-00-021: Senior Scientist Award (K05)
PA-00-070: Academic Career Award (K07)
PAR-02-069: Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (K18)
PA-00-019: Career Transition Award (K22)
PA-06-087: Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25)
PAR-99-065: Midcareer Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology Research Award (K26)
PAR-04-058: International Research Scientist Development Award (K01). Deadline: Feb. 16
June 1, Oct. 1.
Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-119.html
This PA solicits applications to develop research and methods to enhance the rate of membrane protein structure determination and to determine specific membrane protein structures. Innovative methods for expression, oligomerization, solubilization, stabilization, purification, characterization, crystallization, isotopic labeling, and structure determination of unique and biologically significant membrane proteins by x-ray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electron microscopic, mass spectrometry, and other biophysical techniques are encouraged. Projects that will lead in the near term to determining the structures of biologically important membrane proteins are also encouraged.
June 1, Oct. 1.
Oral Health Research Education Grants (R25)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-160.html
The goals of the NIDCR Oral Health Research Education (OHRE) Grants program are to infuse an appreciation of science and the results of scientific research into the dental school curriculum and to develop a pipeline of students interested in pursuing a career in oral health research.
June 1
Italian Culture and Heritage Grants
http://www.niaf.org/grants/index.asp
The National Italian American Foundation’s (NIAF) is accepting applications for Culture and Heritage Grant Awards which are available to individuals or organizations pursuing projects to promote, research, educate or preserve Italian American culture, history or heritage. Examples include: documentaries, doctoral research, exhibits, conferences, books, media stereotyping/anti-defamation surveys, campaigns, etc., plays, and course syllabi. Grants range from $2,000 to $15,000.
June 2, 2006 and December 1, 2006
Human Nutrition and Obesity, United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1112
This crosscutting program addresses the complex problem of obesity prevention. Projects funded by this program are intended to lead to a better understanding of the behavioral and environmental factors that influence obesity and to the development and evaluation of effective interventions to prevent obesity. Goals for this program are: the behavioral and environmental factors that influence obesity will be sufficiently well understood to develop effective obesity prevention strategies; valid behavioral and environmental instruments for measuring progress in obesity prevention will be available; and effective strategies for preventing overweight and obesity will be available.
June 15
Air Quality, United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1112
Agriculture, forest, and range production practices have increasingly become subject to state and federal regulations that are meant to protect air resources. In many instances, data do not exist or are not representative of agricultural industries for the purpose of estimating emissions to the atmosphere of regulated pollutants or of public nuisances such as odors and fugitive dust. Goals of this program are: a) develop emission data for agriculture, forest, and range production practices that will lead to emission reduction targets, based on sound science, that will significantly improve air quality and protect human and environmental health; b) develop mitigation strategies that will increase adoption of best management practices to reduce agricultural emissions; c) and improve understanding of odor, gases, and particulate matter (PM) measurement, production, flux, fate and transport that will lead to a better understanding of the environmental fate of agricultural atmospheric emissions.
June 15
DARPA Efficient Mid-wave Infrared Lasers
http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals to develop mid-wave infrared lasers with wallplug efficiency approaching fundamental limits. The Efficient Mid-wave Infrared Lasers (EMIL) program will culminate in a required objective demonstration of a high-power (≥1W) mid-wave infrared (MWIR) laser operating continuous wave (CW) at room-temperature, with good beam quality, and achieving revolutionary increases in wallplug efficiency.
June 26
DARPA Integrated Learning
http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/DOD/DARPA/CMO/BAA05-43/Grant.html
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) is soliciting proposals for a new program called Integrated Learning. This program will develop computer software, called an Integrated Learner, that learns plans or processes from human users by being shown one example.
July 2006
Midcareer Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology Research (K26)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-159.html
The goals of NIH-supported career development programs are to help ensure that diverse pools of highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to address the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical needs. The Midcareer Investigator Award in Mouse Pathobiology Research seeks to support established pathobiologists to allow them to devote protected time to mouse pathobiology research and mentor beginning investigators.
Eligible candidates must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent degree and are within 15 years of their specialty training. Candidates must have a demonstrated record of meritorious mouse pathobiology research, experience in mentoring, conduct up to 5 years of enhanced mouse pathobiology research, and serve as mentors for beginning pathobiologist investigators.
July 1
Genes and Genome Systems Cluster
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12780
The Genes and Genome Systems Cluster supports studies on genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus. Proposals on the structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated are appropriate. Areas of interest include genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information. Of equal interest are the processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation. The use of innovative in vivo and/or in vitro approaches, including biochemical, physiological, genetic, genomic, and/or computational methods, is encouraged, as is research at the interfaces of biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and computer science, and engineering.
July 12
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Student
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/newsletter1530/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=16318
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund, a grantmaking program of the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority groups.
July 15
Leakey Foundation General Research Grants
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/grants/g2.jsp
The Leakey Foundation provides General Research Grants to support research into human origins. Recent priorities include research into the environments, archeology, and human paleontology; into the behavior, morphology, and ecology of the great apes and other primate species; and into the behavioral ecology of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Advanced doctoral students are eligible. The stipend amount ranges from $3,000 to $13,500 for doctoral students. Larger grants of up to $22,000 are occasionally awarded, most often to postdoctoral students or senior scientists.
July 15
Nanostructured Dental Composite Restorative Materials (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-07-005.html
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage nanotechnology and nanoscience approaches in the design and development of new dental composite materials. The expected outcomes are new formulations for dental composites with improved adhesive bonding to dentin and enamel surfaces, durability, esthetics, and biocompatibility.
July 17
Bellagio Study and Conference Center
http://www.rockfound.org/AboutUs/SpecialPrograms/Bellagio
The Rockefeller Foundation is accepting applications for the use of the Bellagio Study and Conference Center. The Center is located in the small town of Bellagio, Italy situated on a hilly peninsula adjacent to Lake Como, two hours northeast of Milan. Two programs are offered —the individual residency program and the conference and team program—that encourage critical thinking and creative responses to some of the most pressing issues of our time. The Foundation provides room and board without charge for all residents and conference/team participants. Personal expenses (phone and fax, for example) are the individual’s responsibility. Next deadline is August 1, 2006 for the following year's date range of August–mid-December 2007. Decisions will be made by January 20, 2007. See website FAQ or E-mail: bellagio_online@rockfound.org
August 1
Production of Liquid Transportation Biofuels, Biobased Chemicals, Substitutes for Petroleum-based Feedstocks and Products
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/6EF8A6AD174A69B08525711D007E834C?OpenDocument
Biomass Program. Commercial Demonstration of an Integrated Biorefinery System for Production of Liquid Transportation Biofuels, Biobased Chemicals, Substitutes for Petroleum-based Feedstocks and Products, and Biomass-based Heat/Power.
August 10
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
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
Plant Biosecurity, United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1112
This program 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
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, 2007
