Monthly Funding Opportunities List - June 13, 2007

Office of Proposal Development

Texas A&M University

June 13, 2007 Monthly Research Funding Opportunities List

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Weekly Postings of Funding Opportunities

U.S NRC Scholarship/Fellowship Program Announcement of Opportunity

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14076&mode=VIEW

This Scholarship and Fellowship program allows students to pursue an education in science, engineering, or other fields of study that the NRC determines as critical skill areas related to its regulatory mission. Recipients need to be enrolled in a professional degree or graduate program offered by an accredited 4-year institution of higher education in the United States. This notice announces that proposals may be submitted for a Scholarship or Fellowship program to be supported by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Human Resources, Scholarship and Fellowship Program.

June 18

DHS Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Career Development Grants

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13999&mode=VIEW

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) invites proposals from colleges and universities with established homeland security-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) curricula in the fields listed below to establish scientific career development awards to students in priority HS-STEM programs of study. DHS intends to establish an HS-STEM Career Development grants program to enable colleges and universities to award scholarships and fellowships to qualified undergraduate and graduate students in HS-STEM disciplines who intend to pursue homeland security professional and scientific careers. Research areas eligible for DHS support for students studying in those areas are: 1. Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response; 2. Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; 3. Human Factors; 4. Chemical and Biological Threats; 5. Border Security and Immigration Studies; 6. Maritime, Coastal and Port Security; 7. Infrastructure Protection and Geophysical Applications to Natural Disasters; 8.Emergency Preparedness and Response; 9. Communications, Operations and Interoperability; 10. Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization; and 11. HS-STEM Introductory and Survey Courses preparatory to one of the above areas of study. Institutions may submit more than one application from different departments. DHS intends to give preference to institutions included in the existing DHS Centers of Excellence and other DHS S&T affiliated institutions, for a list see (http://www.dhs.gov/xres/programs ) because it is both efficient and appropriate to train the next generation of scientists and HS-STEM professionals through research and education programs already funded by DHS to meet its HS-STEM needs.

June 19

AFOSR Fiscal Year 2008 Young Investigator Research Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13435

The AFOSR’s Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) is to support scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years (on or after 1 May 2002) and who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering. Proposals addressing the research areas of interest for the Air Force Research Laboratory will be considered.

June 24

Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM: LSAMP, BD, and AGEP

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07566/nsf07566.htm

Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and colleges: U.S. universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) *PI Limit:AGEP - Because AGEP is centered on sustainable institutional changes in graduate education, the Provost or Graduate Dean of the lead institution should serve as the Principal Investigator. A full explanation should be provided for a PI designation in variance with this requirement. Co-Principal Investigators from partner institutions may be designated as appropriate for the project. LSAMP - To assure commitment in increasing the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities in STEM disciplines at the undergraduate level, the President or Provost of the lead institution should serve as the Principal Investigator. A full explanation should be provided for a PI designation in variance with this requirement. Co-Principal investigators from partner institutions may be designated as appropriate for the project.

AGEP LOI due June 25

Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Multi-User Instrumentation

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07552/nsf07552.htm

The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division.

June 25

Computational Toxicology Methods Assess Health Effects Exposures Hazardous Substances

http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/TS-07-002.htm

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a program announcement entitled, “Program for Computational Toxicology Methods to Assess Health Effects from Exposures to Hazardous Substances.” Approximately $110,000 will be available in fiscal year 2007 to fund one award. The purpose of the program is to support organizations that propose to develop expanded computational models and model parameters to assess the human health risks from exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/TS-07-002.htm . The estimated funding date is September 1, 2007.

June 25

Ecological Impacts Interactions of Climate Change, Land Use Change and Invasive Species

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_star_ecoimpacts.html

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program are seeking applications for research on the ecological impacts from interactions of climate change, land use change, and invasive species. An invasive species is an alien species whose introduction does or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health. The purpose of this joint solicitation is to quantitatively investigate how climate change, climate variability, and land use change: (1) influence the establishment, abundance and distribution of invasive species; (2) interact with invasive species to create feedbacks that increase their success; (3) interact with invasive species to cause threshold responses in natural and managed systems; or (4) affect the chemical, biological and mechanical management of invasive species. The EPA is interested in proposals addressing aquatic ecosystems and the USDA in proposals addressing managed terrestrial systems, both of which can be used to enhance decision support tools used by decision makers to respond to invasive species.

June 26

Guide Assessing Emergency Response Needs & Capabilities Hazardous Materials Releases

http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7704

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program has released a request for proposals to develop a guide for conducting assessments of emergency response needs and capabilities for hazardous materials releases.

June 26

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

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

Through the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation supports and encourages young scholars who demonstrate excellence in both research and teaching. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is based on accomplishments in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching but the reference is with respect to primarily undergraduate institutions.

June 28

Emerging Technologies Applicable to Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety & Security

http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7705

TRB’s Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program (HMCRP) has released a request for proposals to develop a list of near-term (less than 5 years) and longer-term (5–10 years) technologies that are candidates for use in enhancing the safety and security of hazardous materials transportation, as applied by shippers, carriers, emergency responders, or government regulatory and enforcement agencies. The project is also designed to identify emerging technologies that hold the greatest promise of being introduced during these near- and longer-term spans; and to identify potential impediments to and opportunities for their development, deployment, and maintenance (e.g., technical, economic, legal, and institutional).

June 28

Junior Faculty Research Grants / International Security and Foreign Policy Program

http://www.srf.org/grants/JF_Domestic_Description.php

Through the International Security and Foreign Policy Program, the Smith Richardson Foundation supports policy-relevant strategic studies and underwrites historical research with clear implications or lessons for current policy. The Foundation has a special program, known as the Junior Faculty Research Grant Program, to assist junior faculty who are engaged in policy relevant research and writing. The Foundation will award at least three research grants of $60,000 each to support tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community. These grants are intended to buy-out up to one year of teaching time and to underwrite research costs (including research assistance and travel). Each grant will be paid directly to, and should be administered by, the academic institution at which the junior faculty member works. Projects in military and diplomatic history are especially encouraged. Group or collaborative projects will not be considered.

June 29

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

NIJ FY07 Criminal Justice Technology Centers of Excellence

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000799.pdf

Requires partnership with one of the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Centers (NLECTC) (http://www.nlectc.org/about/justnet.html) such as the Austin based Border Research and Technology Center (http://www.nlectc.org/brtc/). The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ seeks qualified applicants to establish and operate five criminal justice Technology Centers of Excellence in the areas of communications technologies; forensic technologies; information and geospatial technologies; sensors, surveillance, and biometric technologies; and weapons and protective systems technologies.

July 3

Advancing Theory in Biology

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13351&mode=VIEW

The Biological Sciences Directorate invites submission of proposals that advance our conceptual and theoretical understanding of the dynamics of living systems. The emergence of complex biological phenomena from dynamic interactions among less complex elements is a central theme in modern biology, and it permeates inquiries at all levels of biological organization from macromolecules to ecosystems. Such interactions are typically non-linear, distributed, and often span many levels of biological organization. These properties limit the understanding that can be gained by traditional experimental analyses. The program is designed to develop new conceptualizations and theoretical approaches to identify fundamental principles that traverse levels of biological complexity. Proposals may vary in size (up to $250,000 per year) and duration (up to three years), in the number of investigators involved, and in the nature of collaborations.

July 3

Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13349&mode=VIEW http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ResearchDemoGrantsOpt

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under its Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program to inform researchers of funding opportunities to conduct health disparities research affecting Hispanic American communities for 2007. This announcement seeks competitive applications for small applied research projects that relate to identifying and evaluating solutions for eliminating health disparities among Hispanic Americans. Investigators should be associated with a university, college, community-based health organization, or a professional association that has a health services research component. We encourage researchers to use CMS data as part of their research projects. Researchers are expected to become involved in the design, implementation, and operation of research projects that address health care issues such as financing, delivery, access, quality, and barriers affecting the Hispanic American community. CMS is seeking these types of research projects because of the importance in finding solutions to the many difficult health issues that have a significant impact on the health of Hispanic Americans.

July 3

Environmental Assessments and Nutrient Management Plans for Livestock Operations

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14062&mode=VIEW http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/livestock_grantsolicitation_may2007.pdf

EPA is seeking applicants to conduct voluntary comprehensive environmental assessments and develop and review nutrient management plans (NMPs) for livestock operations. The goal of this project is to provide confidential no-cost technical assistance to livestock operations nationwide that will help the operators of these facilities prevent water discharges and reduce air emissions by identifying environmental challenges and learning ways of addressing the environmental challenges. The principal parameters for evaluation at these sites will be nitrogen and phosphorus and their component species (e.g., NH3, NOx, PO4, etc.). Livestock facilities to be assessed include operations in all animal sectors throughout the United States.

July 9

NSF Ecosystem Science Cluster

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12822&org=NSF&from=fund

The National Science Foundation (NSF)/Directorate for Biological Sciences is accepting applications to its Ecosystem Science Cluster program. This program supports research on natural, managed, and disturbed ecosystems, including those in terrestrial, freshwater, and wetland (including salt marsh) environments. Descriptive and manipulative approaches in field, mesocosm, and laboratory settings are supported, with the expectation that the bulk of the research is question- or hypothesis-driven. Proposals are encouraged, but not necessarily required to incorporate new or existing quantitative or conceptual models for the purpose of integration or synthesis. The Ecosystem Science Cluster funds research in the following areas. Ecosystem Studies: Supports investigations of whole-system ecological processes and relationships in ecosystems across a diversity of spatial and temporal (including paleo) scales. Proposals may focus on areas such as: biogeochemistry; decomposition of organic matter; belowground nutrient cycling and energy flow; primary productivity; radiatively active gas flux; element budgets on watershed, regional, continental, or global scales; relationships between diversity and ecosystem function; ecosystem services; and landscape dynamics. Proposals will be considered that focus on advancing ecosystem science through either the pursuit of new theoretical paradigms or novel modeling efforts. Proposals that, in whole or in part, strive to develop new techniques can be supported when a compelling argument exists that there is the potential for a major advance in ecosystem research.

July 9

Linguistics

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund;

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/suppdiss.jsp

Through the Linguistics program, the National Science Foundation supports scientific research of all types that focus on human language as an object of investigation. The program supports research on the syntactic, semantic, phonetic, and phonological properties of individual languages and of language in general; the psychological processes involved in the use of language; the development of linguistic capacities in children; social and cultural factors in language use, variation, and change; the acoustics of speech and the physiological and psychological processes involved in the production and perception of speech; and the biological bases of language in the brain. Full Proposal Deadlines: Jul.15, 2007; Jan. 15, 2008. The Linguistics program also accepts proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants. For additional information, visit the Linguistics specific page: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/ling/suppdiss.jsp . DDRI Proposal Deadlines: Jul.15, 2007; Jan. 15, 2008.

July 15

Trace Gases in the Global Atmosphere: Effects on Ozone and Climate

http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/06-05.pdf

The Stratospheric Protection Division (SPD) seeks proposals from eligible entities for projects to support studies to improve the understanding of the effects of human-related emissions of atmospheric gases on ozone and climate. EPA: RFA # EPA-OAR-SPD-06-05

July 16

GHG Emission Factor Development Project for Selected Sources in the Natural Gas Industry

http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/07-05.pdf

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals to undertake research and conduct measurement and monitoring studies to develop default methane (CH4) emission factors for selected equipment and processes in the natural gas industry. EPA RFA # EPA-OAR-CCD-07-05

July 16

American Diabetes Association - Research Awards, CAREER awards, Junior Faculty Awards, Innovation Awards, and Clinical Awards

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/research-grant-application-forms/nationwide-research-awards.jsp#research

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/research-grant-application-forms/ADA-grant-opportunities/ADA-current-grant-opportunities.jsp

July 16

U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation - Azerbaijan 2007 Bilateral Grants

http://www.crdf.org/funding/

The Azerbaijan National Science Foundation (ANSF), the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), and the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) jointly announce the 2007 Azerbaijan-U.S. Bilateral Grants Program (BGP-II). The program provides up to 2 years of support to research teams of Azerbaijani and U.S. scientists and engineers in

Biological/biomedical sciences;
Mathematics/Information technology;
Geology;
Chemistry;
Physics; and
Electrical/Materials/Manufacturing sciences.

July 16

CreativeIT

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07562/nsf07562.htm

The CreativeIT Program solicits proposals for projects that explore the synergies of cross disciplinary research in creativity and computer science and information technology. Information technology is playing an increasing role in extending the capability of human creative thinking and problem solving. The study of creativity as a way to advance computer science and information technology can lead to new models of creative computational processes, innovative approaches to education that encourage creativity, innovative modes of research that include creative professionals, and new technology to support human creativity.

LOI July 23; full Sept. 21

Climate Economic Workshops

http://www.epa.gov/air/grants/07-06.pdf

This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals that advance the field of climate change economics and modeling through workshops and conferences. RFA # EPA-OAR-CCD-07-06

July 23

Accelerating Discovery Through Petascale Simulations And Analysis

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501015

This solicitation seeks proposals to develop the future simulation, optimization and analysis tools that can use petascale computing to advance the frontiers of scientific and engineering research. Proposals are sought from researchers aiming to capitalize on emerging petascale computing architectures, catalyzing progress in science and engineering beyond the current state-of-the-art. NSF's emphasis is on implementation and exploitation of forefront techniques.

July 23

Department of Education - National Center for Special Education Research

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-1713.pdf

Under the first special education research competition, NCSER will consider only applications that address one of the following special education research topics:

Early Intervention, Early Childhood Special Education, and Assessment for Young Children with Disabilities.
Mathematics and Science Special Education.
Reading, Writing, and Language Development.
Serious Behavior Disorders.
Individualized Education Programs
and Individualized Family Service Plans.

July 26

National Science Foundation, Biological Research Collections

http://nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06569/nsf06569.htm

The Biological Research Collections Program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as symposia and workshops to investigate support and management of biological collections. Biological collections supported include those housing natural history specimens and jointly curated collections such as frozen tissues and other physical samples, e.g. DNA libraries and digital images. Such collections provide the materials necessary for research in a broad area of biological sciences.

July 27

NCMHD Community-Based Participatory Research Initiative in Reducing/Eliminating Health Disparities: Intervention Research

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

The overall goal of the NCMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) initiative is to support community-based participatory research in planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating effective interventions for diseases disproportionately affecting racial and ethnic minority and health disparity populations with low socioeconomic status, the medically underserved populations, and those living in rural areas in the U.S. The goal of the CBPR initiative is to reduce and eventually eliminate health disparities through partnerships between heath disparity populations and researchers. This initiative will use the NIH resource -related research projects (R24) award mechanism.

LOI July 31; full Aug. 31

Crane-Rogers Foundation Fellowship (Eastern Europe or Middle East Studies)

http://www.icwa.org/

The Crane-Rogers Foundation Institute of Current World Affairs invites applications for the John O. Crane Memorial Fellowship. The primary purpose of the institute is to provide talented individuals an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the United States and to share that understanding with interested segments of the English-speaking public. Fellowships are offered for people who are interested in the study of East-Central Europe or the Middle East. The Fellow will spend two years in the fellowship site of her/his choice, exploring an appropriate fellowship topic of his or her own design.

Aug. 1

Crane-Rogers Foundation - Institute of Current World Affairs – Fellowships

http://www.icwa.org/

The Crane-Rogers Foundation Institute of Current World Affairs invites applications for Target of Opportunity Fellowships. The primary purpose of the institute is to provide talented individuals an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the United States and to share that understanding with interested segments of the English-speaking public. Target of Opportunity Fellowships are offered for the study of issues or areas of the candidate's own choice, or for study in areas of interest expressed by members of the institute. Some topics of interest include Korea, Japan, the former East Germany, China, Cuba, Poland, the seas, fresh water, Burma, and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Aug. 1

Crane-Rogers Foundation - Institute of Current World Affairs - John O. Crane Fellowship

http://www.icwa.org/

Aug. 1

Trust for Mutual Understanding - Grants (for International Travel Assistance-Cultural & Environmental Exchange)

http://www.tmuny.org/about.html

The Trust for Mutual Understanding is an American foundation supporting cultural and environmental exchange between the United States, Russia, and Eastern and Central Europe. The Trust makes grants to American nonprofit organizations to support the international travel component of cultural and environmental exchanges conducted in partnership with institutions and individuals in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. Priority consideration is given to projects in which direct, professional interaction plays a major role.

Aug. 1

Council for International Exchange of Scholars - Fulbright Scholar Program (Traditional) - Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals

http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/

The traditional Fulbright Scholar Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) assists in the administration of the Fulbright Scholar Program for faculty and professionals.

Aug. 1

Council for International Exchange of Scholars - Fulbright Scholar Program (Traditional): Building a General Education Curriculum in Hong Kong Universities - Grants for U.S. Faculty and Professionals - New!

http://www.cies.org/award_book/award2008/award/Bui8133.htm

The Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) will grant more than 20 awards for the new Fulbright Hong Kong General Education Program. This is a Traditional Fulbright Scholar's Program, which is designed to support Hong Kong's universities as they prepare to introduce four-year undergraduate degree programs in 2012. Applicants should have experience, preferably in a leadership role, in the development of a university or college’s general education curriculum or first-year program. They should also have experience in developing interdisciplinary courses and in organizing and presenting faculty workshops on effective modes of teaching and learning. Familiarity with outcomes-based evaluation, curriculum alignment and online teaching strategies will be an advantage. Applicants will be expected to be active team participants and be willing to engage in a dialogue about curriculum development with their Hong Kong colleagues. All grantees will be expected to produce a chapter for a published anthology on general education based upon their experience in Hong Kong.

Aug. 1

Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Research Grants

http://www.siimweb.org/index.cfm?id=63

Any area of research involving medical imaging informatics is eligible for support as well as development of new hardware, software, or processes to support electronic imaging practice, education, or research. Residents, fellows, graduate students, or faculty may apply for SIIM research grants. Preference is given to projects at SIIM institutions and projects that contribute to the careers of new or prospective researchers.

Aug. 1

National Academies National Energy Technology Laboratory Methane Hydrates Fellowship

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/

The US Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announces a new Academies Research Fellowship program designed to support the development of METHANE HYDRATE science and enable highly qualified postgraduate students to pursue advanced degrees in an area of increasing importance to the Nation.

Aug. 1

NRC Postdoctoral Research Associates as Chemical and Biological Defense Postdoctoral

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) offer the Resident Research Associateship Program to provide postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers with opportunities to conduct research on projects, largely of their own choice, which are compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratories, thereby contributing to the overall research efforts of the federal government. The Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the National Research Council announce a special focus area for research related to the Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological Defense Program. JSTO will provide funds directly to sponsoring DoD Laboratories/Centers to support selected NRC Postdoctoral Research Associates as Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) Postdoctoral Fellows.

Aug. 1

Research Associateship Program: NIOSH Master's Level Fellowship Program – New

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) offer the Resident Research Associateship Program to provide postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers with opportunities to conduct research on projects, largely of their own choice, which are compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratories, thereby contributing to the overall research efforts of the federal government. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces a new Master's Level Program (MLP) for individuals with a Master's Degree in public health and related disciplines. MLP Fellowships are awarded for one year and renewable for one additional year. MLP Internships are awarded for twelve weeks, with an extension possible.

Aug. 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.

Aug. 1

Department of Defense - Discovery Challenge Thrusts (DCTs)

http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFOSR/AFOSR-BAA-2007-08/Modification%2001.html

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has issued a special BAA in support of the AFOSR's Discovery Challenge Thrusts (DCTs). This research effort will consist of interdisciplinary teams of researchers with the skills needed to address the relevant research challenges necessary to meet the program goals. Multi investigator teaming is encouraged but not required. It is expected that proposals will describe cutting-edge efforts on basic scientific problems. Areas of Interest:

Integrated Multi-modal Sensing, Processing, and Exploitation
Robust Decision Making
Turbulence Control and Implications
Space Situational Awareness
Complex Networked Systems
Reconfigurable Materials for Cellular Electronic and Photonic Systems
Thermal Transport Phenomena and Scaling Laws

Aug. 1

National Science Foundation - Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500066

NSF solicits proposals for research related to Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure (STCI). The primary purpose of the STCI program is to support work leading to the development and/or demonstration of innovative cyberinfrastructure services for science and engineering research and education that fill gaps left by more targeted funding opportunities. In addition, it will consider highly innovative cyberinfrastructure education, outreach and training proposals that lie outside the scope of targeted solicitations.

Aug. 9

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Grant Program for Large Conference Support

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-378.html

AHRQ supports conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ large conference grants are those with up to $100,000 per year in total costs with a total project period not to exceed 3 years.

Aug. 12

Demonstration of integrated Biorefinery Operations for Producing Biofuels and Chemical/Materials Products

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=13741

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is one of two announcements supporting Section 932 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The FOA, DE-PS36-06GO96016, was announced for applications to design, construct, build and operate, at the commercial scale, an integrated biorefinery employing lignocellulosic feedstocks. Its thrust was commercial demonstration rather than research and development for all products listed in Section 932. In contrast, DE-PS36-07GO97003 is open to applicants with projects that may include R D to design, construct, and operate a one-tenth scale facility that would be a prototype of a full-scale commercial operation. Applicants who propose a scale smaller than 10% of commercial may be considered if the applicant provides clear and detailed evidence of a successful track record in commercializing similar novel processes based on demonstration facilities operated at a scale smaller than 10% of full commercial.

Aug. 14

Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Exposure of Engineered Nanomaterials: A Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF, & DOE

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_star_nanotech.html

"Nanotechnology Research Grants Investigating Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Exposure of Engineered Nanomaterials: A Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF, & DOE".

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD) as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program; the National Science Foundation (NSF); and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science are seeking proposals for research dealing with the potential implications of nanotechnology and engineered nanomaterials on human health and the environment. In an effort to stimulate international research in the area of engineered nanomaterials, U.S. researchers are encouraged to collaborate with European researchers. Research areas include: the fate, transport and transformation of nanomaterials; and bioavailability and exposure of humans and other species to nanomaterials.

Aug. 22

Kennedy Research Grants: John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation

http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/Kennedy+Library+Foundation/Programs+and+Library+Support/Research+Grants+and+Fellowships/

The John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation invites applications for the Kennedy Research Grants on any topics relating to the Kennedy period or requiring use of the Library's holdings and for the Ernest Hemingway Research Grants in aid of research in the Hemingway Collection. Several grants are awarded in both categories each year. Kennedy Grants range from $500 to $2,500; Hemingway Grants range from $200 to $1,000. Kennedy Research Grants : Fifteen to twenty per year. Range from $500 to $2,500. These can be on any topic relating to the Kennedy period or requiring use of the holdings. Preference is given to Ph.D. dissertation research, research in recently opened or relatively unused collections and the preparation of recent dissertations for publication, but all proposals are welcome.

Aug. 25

American Council of Learned Societies - Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (CCK) - New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society (Workshop Support)

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

The American Council of Learned Societies, in cooperation with the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, has announced a program of support for conferences and publications on New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. The program will award funds in support of planning meetings, workshops, and/or conferences leading to publication of scholarly volumes. The program is intended to support projects that bridge disciplinary or geographic boundaries, engage new kinds of information, develop fresh approaches to traditional materials and issues, or otherwise bring innovative perspectives to the study of Chinese culture and society. The program will support collaborative work of three types:

Grants of up to $25,000 will be offered to support formal research conferences intended to produce significant new research published in a conference volume.
Grants of up to $15,000 will be offered for support of workshops or seminars designed to less formally facilitate new research on newly available or inadequately researched problems, data, or texts.
Grants of up to $6,000 will be offered for planning meetings to organizers of the above-described types of projects.

Aug. 15

Engineering Education Program

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13374

The goal of the Engineering Education Program of the Division of Engineering Education and Centers is to increase the quantity and quality of U.S. citizens who earn Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees in engineering. The attractiveness of engineering study has not kept pace with the importance of engineering in driving our nation's prosperity. The continuation of the technology explosion of the second half of the twentieth century requires the availability of a diverse and highly capable technical workforce. Experience to date has shown that students can be attracted to and retained in engineering programs if they are exposed early to the joys of creation through design, discovery through research, and invention through hands-on experimentation.

August 15

Kennedy Research Grants: John F. Kennedy Library and Foundation

http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/Kennedy+Library+Foundation/Programs+and+Library+Support/Research+Grants+and+Fellowships/

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

Behavioral Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-380.html

To encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) Public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing “health gaps” among groups. Proposals that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as system science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged.

LOI due August 20 and full Sept. 19

Behavioral Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-379.html

LOI due August 20 and full Sept. 19

Fiscal Year 2008 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14271&mode=VIEW

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2008 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. The research areas of interest for the administering agencies are available on-line at the following addresses:

Army Research Office:

http://www.aro.army.mil/ (select “For the Researcher” and then “Funding Opportunities”)

See BAA W911NF-07-R-0003

Office of Naval Research:

http://www.onr.navy.mil/ (select “ONR Science and Technology Departments”)

(Refer questions about appropriate program managers to contact to Dr. Bill Lukens, 703-696-4668)

Air Force Office of Scientific Research:

http://www.afosr.af.mil/ (select “Research Areas”)

Aug. 21

Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Exposure of Engineered Nanomaterials: A Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF, & DOE

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_star_nanotech.html

"Nanotechnology Research Grants Investigating Fate, Transport, Transformation, and Exposure of Engineered Nanomaterials: A Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF, & DOE".

Aug. 22

Community-based Data Interoperability Networks (INTEROP)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07565/nsf07565.htm

Digital data are increasingly both the products of research and the starting point for new research and education activities. The ability to re-purpose data – to use it in innovative ways and combinations not envisioned by those who created the data – requires that it be possible to find and understand data of many types and from many sources. Interoperability (the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged) is fundamental to meeting this requirement. This NSF crosscutting program supports community efforts to provide for broad interoperability through the development of mechanisms such as robust data and metadata conventions, ontologies, and taxonomies. Support is provided for Data Interoperability Networks that will be responsible for consensus-building activities and for providing the expertise necessary to turn the consensus into technical standards with associated implementation tools and resources. Examples of the former are community workshops, web resources such as community interaction sites, and task groups. Examples of the latter are information sciences, software development, and ontology and taxonomy design and implementation.

Aug. 23

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

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

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions to support predoctoral research trainees at the behavioral sciences-biomedical sciences interface. The goal of the program is to develop basic behavioral scientists with rigorous broad-based training in biology and biomedical science, who are available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.

These programs must provide an interdisciplinary research training experience and curriculum for predoctoral trainees that integrates both behavioral and biomedical perspectives, approaches and methodologies. These training programs must include coursework, laboratory rotations and programmatic activities that reinforce training at this interface. Significant participation by faculty and leadership from both behavioral and biomedical science departments is required, as is co-mentoring of trainees by faculty from both components.

LOI Aug. 25; full Sept. 25

Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement for 21st Century Workforce

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07564/nsf07564.htm

New information, communication, and computational technologies have had profound impacts on the practice of science and engineering. Linked to create a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure, the systems, tools, and services emerging from these new technologies are enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to advance research and education in ways that revolutionize who can participate, what they can do, and how they do it. Sustaining this revolution across all areas of science and engineering requires the formation of a workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to design and deploy as well as adopt and apply these cyber-based systems, tools and services over the long-term. The opportunity for such preparation should be available at all stages of formal and informal education, training and professional development, and must be extended to all interested individuals and communities.

Aug. 27

Physics Frontiers Centers

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14190&mode=VIEW http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07567

The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students.

Activities supported through the program are in all sub-fields of physics within the purview of the Division of Physics: atomic, molecular, optical, plasma, elementary particle, nuclear, astro-, gravitational, and biological physics. Interdisciplinary projects at the interface between these physics areas and other disciplines and physics sub-fields, e.g. biology, quantum information science, mathematical physics, condensed matter physics, and emerging areas of physics are also included. The successful PFC activity will demonstrate: (1) the potential for a profound advance in physics; (2) creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, diversity, and public outreach; (3) potential for broader impacts, e.g., impacts on other field(s) and benefits to society; (4) a synergy or value-added rationale that justifies a center- or institute-like approach.

prelim Aug. 29; full (by invitation) Jan. 30

Daesan Foundation - Grants for Korean Literature Studies Overseas

http://www.daesan.org/sub6-3.htm

The Daesan Foundation accepts applications for Grants for Korean Literature Studies Overseas. The purpose of the program is to promote research in Korean literature studies and to support related activities, with a view to increasing the knowledge of Korean culture overseas.

Aug. 31

Coordinating Council for Women in History - CCWH/Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Award

http://www.theccwh.org/awards.htm

The Coordinating Council for Women in History (CCWH) and the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians invite applications for the CCWH/Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Award to assist in the completion of dissertation work in any field of history. The Wells Award is given to a female student who is specializing in any field, but is currently working on a historical project.

Sept. 1

Fellowships and grants for women

http://www.ifuw.org/fellowships/international.htm

The International Federation of University Women offers a limited number of international fellowships and grants to women graduates for postgraduate research, study and training to be undertaken during the period May 1, 2008, through December 31, 2009. Students in any branch of learning may apply. Grants are offered for any postgraduate program. Fellowships are offered for the second and subsequent years of a doctoral program and for post-doctoral studies. First year doctoral students do not qualify.

Sept. 1

American Educational Research Association - Dissertation Grants

http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/diss_grants/DGFly.html

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the Institute of Education Sciences, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Grants Program invites applications to the Dissertation Grants Program. The program's goals are: (1) to stimulate research on U.S. education policy- and practice-related issues using NCES and NSF data sets; (2) to improve the educational research community's firsthand knowledge of the range of data available at the two agencies and how to use them; and (3) to increase the number of educational researchers using the data sets. Underrepresented minority researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. Dissertation Grants are available for advanced doctoral students and are intended to support the student while writing the doctoral dissertation. Applicants for Dissertation Grants may be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, or non-U.S. citizens. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.

Sept. 5

Innovative Approaches to Particulate Matter Health, Composition, and Source Questions

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2007/2007_star_part_matter.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing to improve the ability of epidemiologic studies to link health outcomes to sources and components of air pollution. This RFA provides an opportunity to link health studies with more advanced measurement and modeling approaches to strengthen the air quality and exposure aspects of epidemiologic studies. Bringing the full atmospheric science toolkit to bear is crucial to address difficult source attribution questions.

Sept. 11

Xerox Corporation - Technical Minority Scholarship Program

http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/009.jsp?view=Feature&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US&ed_name=Careers_Technical_Scholarship

Xerox established the Technical Minority Scholarship Program to demonstrate its commitment to the academic success of minority students and to the cultivation and recruitment of qualified minority employees in technical fields. Scholarships are available in the amount $1,000 - $10,000 (depending on tuition balance, academic excellence and classification).

Sept. 15

Gerald R. Ford Foundation - Gerald R. Ford Research Travel Grants

http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/hpgrants.asp

The Gerald R. Ford Foundation seeks applications for Research Travel Grants Program for research trips to the Ford Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Library collections focus on Federal policies, institutions, and politics in the 1970s. Selected strengths of the holdings are domestic affairs and policies, economics, the 1976 presidential campaign, media relations, White house management and decision making, congressional relations, and foreign policy. Awards are up to $2,000 each.

Sept. 15

Developing Global Scientists and Engineers

http://nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04036/nsf04036.htm

http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12831&org=NSF&from=fund

The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the Developing Global Scientists and Engineers program. This solicitation describes support for International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) at the undergraduate and graduate level and support for Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP). Applicable areas are biological sciences, computer science, engineering, mathematical and physical sciences, and social behavioral and economic sciences. An anticipated funding amount of $900,000 annually will be disbursed through ~20 awards. In addition to the activities described in this solicitation, the Office of International Science and Engineering supports other targeted international research and education experiences for early-career scientists and engineers via the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students, the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (for advanced graduate students and post-doctoral fellows), and the International Research Fellowship Program (for post-doctoral fellows or new faculty).

Sept. 15

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

Xerox Corporation - Technical Minority Scholarship Program

http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/009.jsp?view=Feature&Xcntry=USA&Xlang=en_US&ed_name=Careers_Technical_Scholarship

Sept. 15

Solving Biomedical Problems That Serve Humanity

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501023

The National Science Foundation/Biomedical Engineering program is soliciting proposals that develop novel ideas into projects that integrate engineering and life science principles in solving biomedical problems that serve humanity. The program focuses on high impact transforming technologies and include models and tools for understanding and control of biological systems; fundamental improvements in deriving information from cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems; new approaches to the design of structures and materials for eventual medical use; new methods of understanding and controlling living systems, and new methods of reducing health care costs through new technologies.

Sept. 18

Research on Interventions that Promote Research Careers (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-005.html

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research that will test assumptions regarding existing or potential interventions that are intended to increase the preparedness for careers in biomedical and behavioral research, with a particular interest in those interventions specifically designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority students entering careers in biomedical and behavioral research. The proposed research need not be restricted to underrepresented minority students. Comparative research which analyses the experience of all ethnicities in order to place that of underrepresented students in context and to learn whether and how interventions should be tailored to make more underrepresented students successful in biomedical careers may well be particularly illuminating and is, therefore, encouraged.

LOI due Sept. 24; full Oct. 22

NIH Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease Research Opportunities (P01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-04-119.html

NIAID ccepts applications for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease Research Opportunities. This PA is intended to encourage the submission of investigator-initiated research grant applications in biodefense. The goal is to expedite research leading to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases caused by potential bioterrorism agents. The mechanism of award for PA-04-119 is the P01-Program Project Grant.

Sept. 25

Beckman Young Investigators Program

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

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences. No more than two candidates may apply from any one institution.

Sept. 28

Summer Institute Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (SIPID) (R25)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-07-012.html

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits grant applications from applicant organizations that propose to conduct summer institute programs to enable faculty and scientists from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and faculty and scientists with disabilities to further develop their research skills and knowledge, enhancing their career development as faculty members or scientists. The primary goal of this program is to encourage scientists and research-oriented faculty to develop research skills and gain experience in advanced methods and experimental approaches in basic and applied sciences relevant to behavioral sciences, lung, and sleep disorders, so that they may compete for external funding for scientific research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites senior faculty, established researchers, and experienced mentors to apply to be Program Directors and Program Administrators for Summer Institute Program for Increasing Diversity (SIPID) awards in order to mentor promising candidates. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism. -A total of up to $1.890 million is available for this initiative. NHLBI expects to fund two awards from this FOA.

LOI due Sept. 28 and full Oct. 29

Tinker Foundation Field Research Grants

http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/field.html

The Grants provide graduate students with travel funds (international and in-country) to Latin America, Spain and Portugal and limited field research expenses. These awards allow students to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of language and culture, to familiarize themselves with information sources relevant to their studies; to conduct pilot studies and preliminary investigations, and to develop contacts with scholars and institutions in their fields. Two levels of support in the Field Research Grants competition are available — $10,000 and $15,000 per annum. Centers/Institutes that are less developed and/or relatively new are eligible to apply for the $10,000 level award. Centers/Institutes that are well established are encouraged to apply for the $15,000 level award. Successful institutional applicants must match the award with a minimum of the amount awarded. Disciplines: Arts & Humanities; Curriculum Development; Environmental & Life Sciences; International Opportunities; Social Sciences.

Sept. 30

Research in Historical Records Issues

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14073&mode=VIEW

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals from researchers to investigate how the public, including genealogists, historians, and other scholars, gains access to and uses historical records through on-site archival research, print editions, and online collections. The goal of the research is to measure the ways and means of public access to archives and historical records. The scope of work should include, but not be limited to, projects supported by the NHPRC. The researchers could conduct user surveys, audit bibliographic references, and use other methodologies to assess public access to and use of primary source materials in archives, print and digital documentary editions, online collections, and other historical documentary collections.

Oct. 1

Publishing Historical Records

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14072&mode=VIEW http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishing.html

The Commission seeks proposals to publish historical records of national significance. Projects may focus on the papers of major figures from American life or cover broad historical movements in politics, military, business, reform movements, the arts, and other aspects of the national experience. The historical value of the records and their expected usefulness to broad audiences must justify the costs of the project. Grants are awarded for collecting, describing, preserving, compiling, editing, and publishing documentary source materials. The NHPRC does not fund proposals to purchase historical records; it also does not fund proposals to publish the papers of anyone who has been deceased for fewer than ten years.

Oct. 1

Professional Development Grants -- National Historical Publications Records Commission

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14069&mode=VIEW http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/prodevelopment.html

The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks proposals designed to improve the training and education of professionals in the archival and historical publishing communities. Projects in this category can be for curriculum development for professional education; for basic and advanced institutes; research seminars; and projects to survey and plan. We encourage projects that identify necessary skills sets, develop curriculum standards and course outlines, and create and operate educational programs. Surveys, focus groups, and other activities to understand these professions and their educational and training needs are also eligible. This is a new grant category but continues the NHPRC tradition of awarding grants for professional development purposes. They have included the Society of American Archivists National Forum on Archival Continuing Education; the annual Historical Editing Institute; an institute on electronic records for archives managers; Archival Research Fellowships Programs; and the Archives Leadership Institute, among others. The Commission expects to announce this opportunity twice this year, with the next round in the Spring 2008.

Oct. 1

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.

Oct. 2

Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship - Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies

http://www.woodrow.org/womens-studies/index.php

The WW Women’s Studies Fellowships support the final year of dissertation writing for Ph.D. candidates in the humanities and social sciences whose work addresses topics of women and gender in interdisciplinary and original ways. Fellows receive $3,000 to be used for expenses connected with the dissertation. These may include, but are not limited to, travel, books, microfilming, taping, and computer services.

Oct. 10

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Health and Society Scholars Program

http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program is designed to build the nation’s capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the broad range of factors that affect health. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon collaboration and exchange among the social, behavioral, biological and health sciences. Its goal is to improve health by training scholars to:

investigate rigorously the connections among genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and
develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and interventions based upon integration of these determinants.

The program is intended to produce leaders who will change the questions asked, the methods employed to analyze problems and the range of solutions to reduce population health disparities and improve the health of all Americans.

Oct. 12

Dumbarton Oaks - Bliss Prize Fellowship in Byzantine Studies

http://www.doaks.org/Blissprize.html

This award is intended to provide encouragement, assistance, and training to outstanding college seniors who plan to enter the field of Byzantine studies. The Bliss Prize Fellowship covers graduate school tuition and living expenses (as estimated by the graduate school in which the successful candidate enrolls) for two academic years. It also includes summer travel (up to a maximum of $5,000) for the intervening summer to areas that are important for an understanding of Byzantine civilization and culture. Students who have successfully completed two years as Bliss Prize Fellows, have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a higher degree, and are working on a dissertation will be offered a Junior Fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks. The academic year for which the Junior Fellowship is offered will be determined by Dumbarton Oaks, in consultation with the student and the academic advisor, taking into consideration the timing deemed likely to be of most benefit to the student’s progress on the dissertation and the availability of space.

Oct. 15 nom. and Nov. 1 app.

American Philosophical Society - Sabbatical Fellowships Humanities and Social Sciences

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

The Sabbatical Fellowships program is open to mid-career faculty of universities and 4-year colleges in the United States who have been granted a sabbatical/research leave but for whom financial support from the home institution is available for only part of the year. Candidates must not have had financially supported leave at any time subsequent to September 1, 2004. The total of institutional and external support should not exceed the academic year salary for the year in which the fellowship is held. There is no restriction on where the fellow resides; indicate the appropriateness of available resources. The candidate's doctoral degree must have been conferred no later than 1999 and no earlier than 1986.

Oct. 15

Collaborative Studies on Systems Biology of Complex Phenotypes (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-001.html

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites applications for collaborative research projects that use systems biology approaches to investigate the mechanisms that underlie genetic determination of complex phenotypes. These projects will combine computational modeling approaches and experimental validation of predictive models. It is expected that a team of at least two principal investigators (PIs), one with expertise in systems biology and the other with expertise in the genetics of humans or model organisms, will apply for funding under this FOA. Applications from a single investigator or that propose solely data production and accumulation will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed.

Oct. 23

American Schools of Oriental Research - Fellowships for Research in the Near East

http://www.asor.org/ASORCAP.html

The American Schools of Oriental Research offer a variety of Fellowships for research in the Near East, including Israel, Jordan, Cyprus, Syria, and Iraq. Citizenship: unrestricted.

Nov. 1

Social Science Research Council - International Dissertation Research Fellowship

http://www.ssrc.org/programs/idrf/

The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) program supports distinguished graduate students in the humanities and social sciences conducting dissertation research outside the United States. Fifty fellowships will be awarded in 2007 with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The IDRF program is committed to scholarship that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies grounded in empirical and site-specific research (involving fieldwork, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program promotes research that is at once located in a specific discipline and geographical region and engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. The program is administered by the Social Science Research Council in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies.

Nov. 1

Wenner-Gren Foundation, Richard Carley Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships

http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=368531&attrib_id=13233

The Wenner-Gren Foundation accepts applications for Richard Carley Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships. Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships support the writing-up of already completed research. The fellowship is awarded to scholars in the earlier stages of their careers, when they frequently lack the time and resources to develop their research for publication. By providing funds for scholars to devote themselves full-time to writing, the Foundation aims to enable a new generation of scholars to publish significant works that will impact the development of anthropology. Scholars with a Ph.D. in hand for no more than ten years (from the application deadline) are eligible to apply. A maximum of eight Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded annually.

Nov. 1

Wenner-Gren Foundation, Dissertation Fieldwork Grants

http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=367834&attrib_id=13232

Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

Nov. 1

Wenner-Gren Foundation, Conference and Workshop Grants

http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402&attrib_id=13235

The Wenner-Gren Foundation accepts applications for Conference and Workshop Grants. Conference and Workshop Grants are for amounts up to $15,000. In accordance with the mission of the Foundation, priority is given to events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative anthropological research.

Nov. 1 prelim

National Center for Special Education Research--Development Centers

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=13425&mode=VIEW

SUMMARY: The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) announces the Institute’s FY 2008 competitions for grants to support education and special education research and research training. The Director takes this action under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, title I of Public Law 107–279. The intent of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education.

Various programs due Nov. 1

Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources

http://www.clir.org/fellowships/fellowships.html

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) offer Fellowships funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for dissertation research in the humanities in original sources. The program offers ten competitively awarded fellowships. Each provides a stipend of $1,600 per month for up to 12 months. Each fellow will receive an additional $800 upon participating in a symposium on research in original sources and submitting an acceptable report to CLIR on the research experience. Thus the maximum award will be $20,000. Details for the 2008 fellowships will be posted on this Web site by late summer, 2007 (http://www.clir.org/fellowships/mellon/mellon.html ). The information below contains instructions used during the 2007 application period and is for reference only. The instructions may change for the 2008 application period.

Nov. 15

Council on Library and Information Resources - Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation

http://www.clir.org/fellowships/fellowships.html

~Nov. 15

Department of Justice, NIJ FY08 Graduate Research Fellowship

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000794.pdf?CFID=1020782&CFTOKEN=61967077

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP). NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. The Graduate Research Fellowship is an annual NIJ program that provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. NIJ encourages a variety of approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage doctoral students to contribute critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems.

Nov. 27

Social Science Research Council - Berlin Program Advanced German and European Studies

http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/%7Ebprogram/

The Social Science Research Council seeks applications for the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies based at the Free University of Berlin. Its purpose is to encourage the comparative and interdisciplinary study of the economic, political, and social aspects of modern and contemporary German and European affairs. Fellows are expected to produce a research monograph dealing with some aspect of German or European studies, including U.S.-European relations. Awards are for 10 to 12 months and include a stipend of EUR 1,100-1,400/month.

Dec. 1

Social Science Research Council - Japan Society Fellowship Program for US Researchers

http://fellowships.ssrc.org/japan/postdoc/

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship Program for U.S. Researchers provides promising and highly qualified recent PhDs (and ABDs—please see eligibility) with opportunities to conduct research in Japan. JSPS guidelines target the applicant who wishes to conduct cooperative research under the leadership of a host researcher, thereby advancing the Fellow's own research and at the same time stimulating Japanese academic circles through close collaboration with young Japanese researchers. Applications are welcome from all social science and humanities disciplines and need not be explicitly related to the study of Japan. Projects must include work with colleagues and resources in Japan and propose a single, continuous stay in Japan from 3 to 11 months or 12 to 24 months.

Dec. 1

Huntington 2007-2008 Fellowships for Scholars of British and American History and Culture

http://huntington.org/ResearchDiv/Fellowships.html

The Huntington is an independent research center with holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine. The Library collections range chronologically from the eleventh century to the present and include a half-million rare books, nearly six million manuscripts, 600,000 photographs, and a large ephemera collection, supported by a half-million reference works. Within the general fields listed above there are many areas of special strength, including: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature, History of Science, British Drama, Colonial America, American Civil War, Western America, and California.

Dec. 15

American Educational Research Association - Dissertation Grants

http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/diss_grants/DGFly.html

Jan. 8

Research Initiation Grants/Career Advancement Awards to Broaden Participation in Biology

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07560/nsf07560.htm

With the goal of broadening participation to all biologists including members from groups under-represented in biology, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at NSF offers two funding opportunities under this solicitation:

Research Initiation Grants (RIG) and
Career Advancement Awards (CAA).

Currently, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are under-represented in biology. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive BIO funding to:

Initiate research programs early in their careers and
Advance their careers by adding new approaches or directions to their on-going research programs.

Jan. 14

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center - Research Fellowships

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/about/fellowships/application/

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin invites applications for the 2006-2007 Research Fellowships to scholars pursuing post-doctoral or equivalent research projects in all areas of the humanities with priority given to proposals that concentrate on the Center's collections and require substantial on-site use of them. The stipends are $3,000 per month for up to four months. This year's special topic will be "The Post-War Cultures of 20th-Century America." Projects will be welcomed that examine how the major wars of the last century reshaped American consciousness and left in their wake distinct post-war cultures.

~Feb. 1

W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship Program

http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000793.pdf

The Department of Justice/National Institute of Justice is accepting applications to its W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship Program. The program enables researchers to investigate the confluence of crime, justice, and culture in various societal contexts, focusing on policy-relevant questions as an integral part of the American past, present, and future. The fellowship places particular emphasis on crime, violence, and the administration of justice in diverse cultural contexts. Researchers from all academic disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Feb. 1

American Seed Research Foundation – Grants

http://www.amseed.com/asrf/index.html

The American Seed Research Foundation (ASRF) supports public research in plant and seed biology, applied research projects with broad or crop-specific applications, public-private cooperation in seed-related research, and educational opportunities in seed-related sciences

Feb. 2

National Council Eurasian East European Research - 2007 Ed A. Hewett Policy Fellowship

http://www.nceeer.org/Programs/ed_hewett_fellowship.htm

The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEEER) offers the Ed A Hewett Policy Research Fellowships, designed to support the field research of recent graduates. The fellowships are meant to support research that is relevant to United States policy towards the former Soviet Union or Central or Eastern Europe. The stipend will be up to $40,000.

March 15

National Geographic Society

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/research/grant/rg1.html

The National Geographic Society awards grants for scientific field research and exploration through its Committee for Research and Exploration. All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. Applications are generally limited to the following disciplines: anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biology, botany, geography, geology, oceanography, paleontology, and zoology.

In addition the committee is emphasizing multidisciplinary projects that address environmental issues (e.g., loss of biodiversity and habitat, effects of human-population pressures). Funding is not restricted to United States citizens. Researchers planning work in foreign countries should include at least one local collaborator as part of their research teams. The committee will not consider applications seeking support solely for laboratory work or archival research. While grants are awarded on the basis of scientific merit and exist independent of the Society's other divisions, grant recipients are expected to provide the Society with rights of first refusal for popular publication of their findings. Deadline: Continuous

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Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation

http://www.biordc.com/grant/a3.htm

The Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation (BRDC) does not award research grants as do federal and state funding organizations. Instead, BRDC enters into research contracts that are similar to those funded by most private-sector companies. Prior to funding a research project at a university, BRDC enters into a general agreement with the university—stipulating the terms and conditions under which BRDC will work with the university and its faculty. BRDC funds projects in animal sciences, plant sciences, biocatalysis, and materials sciences. These projects range in length from one to three years, of which eighty percent are considered long-term. The remainder are considered short-term and can be transferred to the marketplace within a shorter period of time. These one-year studies are designed for scientists who have an innovative idea and need funding for preliminary work. The budget for a Feasibility Study cannot exceed $60,000. Scientists seeking funding for three-year studies are required to submit preproposals for evaluation by the BRDC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Based on these evaluations, BRDC will then request full proposals.

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Helpful Information

AAAS Report XXXII Research And Development FY 2008

http://www.aaas.org:80/spp/rd/rd08main.htm

AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program Updates FY 2008

http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/

NIH Regional Seminar: Presentations, April 24 &25

All presentations at the NIH regional seminar are downloadable in either PowerPoint or pdf format:

http://www.ncbiotech.org:80/services_and_programs/intellectual_exchange/nih_presentation.html

Common Mistakes in NIH Applications

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/grantwriting_mistakes.htm

Sections

Monthly Funding Opportunities List - June 13, 2007

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