September 2007
Texas A&M University
September 12, 2007 Monthly Research Funding Opportunities List
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National Centers for Systems Biology
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-004.html
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites applications for National Centers for Systems Biology. The goal of the program is to promote institutional development of pioneering research, training, and outreach programs focused on systems level analysis of biological phenomena of biomedical importance within the NIGMS mission. The NIGMS supports fundamental inquiries focused on bioinformatics and computational biology, molecular and cell biology, biophysics, genetics and developmental biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, anesthesiology, and human physiology in the areas of trauma, burn, inflammation, and multi-organ failure. The NIGMS does not support research focused on diseases or organ systems that are the domain of other Institutes and Centers within the NIH (http://www.nih.gov/icd/ )
LOI due Sept. 21; full Oct. 22
Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP)
NASA’s Office of Education, in cooperation with the NASA Johnson Space Center is requesting proposals for a NASA Cooperative Agreement Notice, Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP). Organizations eligible to respond to this CAN are limited to higher education institutions and non-profit organizations serving higher education students. Partnerships among these institutions and/or organizations are encouraged to apply. The NASA USRP is one of NASA’s workforce development projects for undergraduate students. It will incorporate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities of each of NASA’s field centers and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
Sept. 22
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
RW Johnson Foundation Proposals Advance Measurement Equity Patient-Centered Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is seeking proposals through a special solicitation for projects that will improve the understanding of how to measure equity and patient-centered care and the role of both in promoting quality. For the three topic areas below, pproximately $3 million in total funding will be available starting in 2008. Three topics have been identified to address specific knowledge gaps needed to advance the foundation's regional quality strategy: Topic 1 - Performance Measurement; Topic 2 - Patients' Experience with Care and Survey Instruments; and Topic 3 - Shared Decision-making and Diverse Populations.
Sept. 25
Emerging Frontiers In Research And Innovation 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07579/nsf07579.htm
The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation has established the Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) to serve a critical role in focusing on important emerging areas in a timely manner. The EFRI Office is launching a new funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research. For this solicitation, we will consider proposals that aim to investigate emerging frontiers in the following two specific research areas: (1) Cognitive Optimization and Prediction: From Neural Systems to Neurotechnology (COPN), and (2) Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructures (RESIN). EFRI seeks proposals with transformative ideas that represent an opportunity for a significant shift in fundamental engineering knowledge with a strong potential for long term impact on national needs or a grand challenge. The proposals must also meet the detailed requirements delineated in this solicitation
LOI Sept. 25; full Oct. 26
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
Tip-Based Nanofabrication
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) solicits innovative research proposals in the area of Tip-Based Nanofabrication (TBN). The primary goal is to develop the capability to fabricate nanostructures, such as nanowires, nanotubes, and quantum dots, with nanometer-scale control over the size, orientation, and position of each nanostructure. With this capability, real technologies based on nanowires, nanotubes, and quantum dots, as well as many other nano-scale structures, should be possible for the first time. See BAA 07-59.
Abstract due Sept. 27 and full Nov. 15
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-411.html
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (hereafter referred to as targeted groups/populations) who successfully complete the baccalaureate degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This initiative promotes inter-institutional partnerships between community colleges or other two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the associate degree and colleges or universities that offer the baccalaureate degree with the goal of developing well-integrated developmental activities that will increase students preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit of the baccalaureate and subsequently more advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Sept. 28
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
DOE Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN07-01.html
The Office of Science of the Department of Energy hereby 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. On September 3, 1992, DOE published in the Federal Register the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program (now called the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program), 10 CFR Part 605, Final Rule, which contained a solicitation for this program. Information about submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluation and selection processes and other policies and procedures are specified in 10 CFR Part 605. DE-PS02-07ER07-01
Oct. 1
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Residential Fellowships
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=fellowships.welcome
The Center awards approximately 20-25 residential fellowships annually to individuals with outstanding project proposals in a broad range of the social sciences and humanities on national and/or international issues. Topics and scholarship should relate to key public policy challenges or provide the historical and/or cultural framework to illuminate policy issues of contemporary importance.
Oct. 1
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07585/nsf07585.htm
This program provides awards to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities as a means to broaden participation in the Nation's STEM workforce. Support is available for Implementation Projects, Planning Grants, Education Research Projects, and Targeted Infusion Projects.
LOI due Oct. 1 and Nov. 1 and full Dec. 7
Annual Notice Continuation Availability Grants Cooperative Agreements for Nuclear Physics
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/569C30238859C82A8525734700655C5B?OpenDocument ).
The Office of Nuclear Physics (NP), within the Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving NEW applications for support of research in Nuclear Physics. The purpose of this solicitation is to request that all NEW applications for the Office of Nuclear Physics be submitted in response to this notice instead of the "Annual Notice - Continuing Solicitation for all Office of Science Programs". This does not change the process for renewal and supplemental applications. All renewal and supplemental applications should still be submitted in response to the "Annual Notice - Submission of Renewal and Supplemental Applications for Office of Science Grants". Information about submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluation and selection processes and other policies and procedures are specified in 10 CFR Part 605 which can be accessed at: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/ . Additional requirements for applicants to the Office of Nuclear Physics can be found at http://www.sc.doe.gov/np/grants/grants.html.
LOI Oct. 1; full Nov. 1
Administrative Services for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15336&mode=VIEW
The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA Office of Education is soliciting proposals to administer the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program commencing no earlier than October 1, 2007. The Ernest F. Hollings (Hollings) Scholarship Program was established through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447). Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,800,000
Oct. 1
Department of Defense - Proactive Intelligence (PAINT) -- White Papers Requested
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLRRS/Reference-Number-BAA-07-01-IFKA-PART-1/listing.html
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)/IF, in conjunction with the Intelligence Community's Disruptive Technology Office (DTO), solicits white papers for innovative, creative, and high-risk research to advance the state-of-the-art in technologies and methods for Proactive Intelligence (PAINT). Technologies are needed which facilitate integration of diverse data into a coherent picture for analysis of future developments, and for collaboration among individuals and agencies.
Oct. 1 white paper
APS Franklin Research Grants
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin.htm
Since 1933 the American Philosophical Society has awarded small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. In 2006-2007 the Franklin Research Grants program awarded over $332,000 to 75 scholars, and the Society expects to make at least that many awards in this year’s competition. The Franklin program is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses.
Oct. 1
NSF - Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research in the Area of Mathematical Biology
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06607/nsf06607.htm
The Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health plan to support research in mathematics and statistics related to mathematical biology research. Both agencies recognize the need and urgency for additional research at the boundary between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences. This competition is designed to encourage new collaborations at this interface, as well as to support existing ones.
Oct. 1
Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneurship Dissertation Fellowship Grants
http://www.kauffman.org/dissertationfellowship/
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works with partners to advance entrepreneurship in America and improve the education of children and youth.
During the 2007-2008 academic year, the Kauffman Foundation will award up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship. Recipients may use the grant to pay for costs associated with their dissertation, including data collection and analysis, databases, specialized hardware/software, and travel. The Request for Proposals and recommendation form are now available on the foundation's Web site. A submission form for accepting applications will be available by August 1, 2007.
Oct. 1
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
Grammy Foundation Grants for Scientific Research and Archiving and Preservation Projects
http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Foundation/Grants/
The foundation will accept applications in the following areas:
1) Scientific Research Projects: Grants to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the research and/or broad reaching implementations of original scientific research projects related to the impact of music on the human condition, such as the links between music study and early childhood development, the effects of music therapy, and the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals. Grants will be awarded in amounts of $10,000 to $40,000 each.
2) Archiving and Preservation Projects: Grants to organizations and individuals to support efforts that advance the archiving and preservation of the music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas. The Archiving and Preservation area has two funding categories: A) Preservation Implementation — grants in the amount of $10,000 and $40,000 each; and B) Planning, Assessment, and/or Consultation — grants in the amount of $5,000 to $10,000 each.
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
Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars
http://www.acls.org/burkguide.htm
ACLS invites applications for the ninth annual competition for the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars, owing to the generous assistance of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fellowships are named for Frederick Burkhardt, President Emeritus of the ACLS, whose decades of work on The Correspondence of Charles Darwin constitute a signal example of dedication to a demanding and ambitious scholarly enterprise. These fellowships support long-term, unusually ambitious projects in the humanities and related social sciences.
Oct. 3
ACLS - Digital Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Humanities Scholars
http://www.acls.org/difguide.htm
ACLS invites applications for the third annual competition for the ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships, thanks to the generous assistance of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This program supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help advance digital humanistic scholarship by broadening understanding of its nature and exemplifying the robust infrastructure necessary for creating further such works.
Oct. 3
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program CFDA 84.021A
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-17365.pdf
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study. This competition also will support advanced overseas intensive language projects, which give advanced language students the opportunity to study languages overseas.
Oct. 4
Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_ecohab.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, and its interagency partners, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), are seeking applications proposing targeted research projects of up to 3 years duration and multi-disciplinary regional studies for 3 to 5 years duration for the Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) program. This NOAA-led program provides support for research on algal species whose populations may cause or result in deleterious effects on ecosystems and human health. Studies of the causes of such blooms, their detection, effects, mitigation, and control in U.S. coastal waters (including estuaries and Great Lakes) are solicited.
Oct. 4
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07572
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental, theoretical, laboratory or archival data research in any area of astronomy and astrophysics, in combination with a coherent educational plan for the duration of the fellowship.
The program supports researchers for a period of up to 3 years with fellowships that may be taken to the institution or national facility of their choice. The program is intended to recognize early-career investigators of significant potential and to provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in positions of distinction and leadership in the community.
Oct. 8
Manufacturing Research and Development for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06607/nsf06607.htm
The Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health plan to support research in mathematics and statistics related to mathematical biology research. Both agencies recognize the need and urgency for additional research at the boundary between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences. This competition is designed to encourage new collaborations at this interface, as well as to support existing ones.
Oct. 10
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
Short Term Career Development Environmental Health Sciences Established Investigators
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-402.html
This funding opportunity announcement establishes a program of short-term mentored career development awards, using the K18 mechanism, with a range of 3 months to 1 year duration, aimed at established, well-funded mid-career level investigators, to support their development of research capability in the environmental health sciences or in translational research. The program would be directed to two groups of investigators: a. Physician Scientists and others with clinical training who have research funding from other Institutes and essentially no experience in research applicable to the environmental health sciences, who wish to spend time in the laboratory or research program of a well funded and NIEHS supported investigator in order to explore the introduction of research involving environmental stressors of importance to the mission of the NIEHS into their experimental systems and disease oriented research programs; and b. Investigators in the basic sciences with active research funding from NIEHS who wish to gain experience in a relevant, disease oriented translational program in order to extend their basic knowledge to a more translational problem.
Oct. 12
Hench Post-Dissertation Fellowship
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/post-diss.htm
Scholars who are no more than three years beyond receipt of the doctorate are eligible to apply for a special year-long residential fellowship at the American Antiquarian Society to revise their dissertation for publication. Established as the Mellon Post-Dissertation Fellowship in 1998, the fellowship has been renamed in honor of John B. Hench, who retires in August 2007 as vice president for collections and programs after thirty-three years on the staff of the American Antiquarian Society. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, generous sponsor of this fellowship, has made a challenge grant to the Society, which is currently raising money to endow this fellowship. The purpose of the post-dissertation fellowship is to provide the recipient with time and resources to extend research and/or to revise the dissertation for publication. Any topic relevant to the Society's library collections and programmatic scope--that is, American history and culture through 1876--is eligible. Applicants may come from such fields as history, literature, American studies, political science, art history, music history, and others relating to America in the period of the Society's coverage. The Society welcomes applications from those who have advance book contracts, as well as those who have not yet made contact with a publisher. The twelve-month stipend for this fellowship is $35,000.
Oct. 15
Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program; US Department State; Educational Cultural Affairs
http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org/
The following countries are anticipated to be participating in the exchange this year: Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe.
Oct. 15
Young Investigators Grant: National Security Agency; Mathematical Sciences Program
http://www.nsa.gov/msp/msp00002.cfm
The National Security Agency (NSA) Mathematical Sciences Program (MSP) is interested in supporting self-directed research in the following areas of mathematics: algebra, number theory, discrete mathematics, probability, and statistics. NSA is especially interested in supporting pure mathematics relating to the underlying theory, development, analysis, implementation, and application of mathematical algorithms in these areas. The Young Investigators Grant is available to promising investigators within ten years of beginning an academic career.
Oct. 15
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program CFDA 84.170A
http://www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15355&mode=VIEW
Eligible Applicants: Individuals who at the time of application--(1) Have not completed their first full year of study for a doctoral degree or a master's degree in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study, or will be entering a doctoral degree program or a master's degree program in those fields in which the master's degree is the terminal highest degree awarded in the selected field of study in academic year 2008-2009; (2) are eligible to receive grant, loan, or work assistance pursuant to section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA); and (3) intend to pursue a doctoral or master's degree in fields selected by the JKJ Fellowship Board at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education. This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Oct. 15
Rural Health Network Development Program
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14815&mode=VIEW
To support the development of rural health networks, whose purpose is to increase access to care by overcoming the fragmentation and vulnerability of providers in rural areas. Grant funds are used to support activities that strengthen capabilities of these networks.
Oct. 15
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
Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR)(R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-382.html
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-sponsoring NIH institutes and centers (ICs), is to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research that will advance new concepts in women’s health research and the study of sex/gender differences. Recent research reports have established the importance of studying issues specific to women, including the scientific and clinical importance of analyzing data separately for females and males. ORWH is particularly interested in encouraging extramural investigators to undertake new interdisciplinary research to advance studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health; however, applications in all areas of women’s health and/or sex/gender research are invited.
Oct. 16
Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) [R21]
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-381.html
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-sponsoring NIH institutes and centers (ICs), is to promote innovative, interdisciplinary research that will advance new concepts in women’s health research and the study of sex/gender differences. Recent research reports have established the importance of studying issues specific to women, including the scientific and clinical importance of analyzing data separately for females and males. ORWH is particularly interested in encouraging extramural investigators to undertake new interdisciplinary research to advance studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health; however, applications in all areas of women’s health and/or sex/gender research are invited.
Oct. 16
Research and Development For Rare Isotope Beam Capabilities
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/3CF4FC2AA0303F128525733800491CB6?OpenDocument
The Office of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for Research and Development efforts directed at rare isotope beam capabilities. A next generation facility for nuclear structure and astrophysics is under consideration to address emerging research opportunities in low energy nuclear physics, and DOE is sponsoring pre-conceptual R&D activities on next generation rare isotope beam capabilities.
Oct. 17
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07573
The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in the mathematical sciences by enabling them to participate in research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There will be two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will be made for appropriate research in areas of the mathematical sciences, including applications to other disciplines.
Oct. 17
National Center Environmental Research, Fellowships Graduate Environmental Study
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_gro_grad.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of its Greater Research Opportunities program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities Graduate Fellowships for masters and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is October 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 15 new fellowships by July 31, 2008. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support per fellowship.
Oct. 23
Information and Intelligent Systems: Advancing Human-Centered Computing, Information Integration and Informatics, and Robust Intelligence
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07577/nsf07577.htm
NSF Division of Information and Intelligent Systems intends to fund science and engineering research and education projects that develop new knowledge in the following three core technical areas: Human-Centered Computing (HCC); Information Integration and Informatics (III); and Robust Intelligence (RI). In addition to the three core technical areas, IIS will support research in two cross-cutting technical areas: Integrative Intelligence (INT2); and Next-Generation Networked Information (NGNI). The Division also encourages investigators to include in their proposals innovative curricula or educational materials to help advance literacy about and expertise in IIS areas. To ensure that proposals with roughly comparable scope and objectives are reviewed together, IIS proposals are divided into three classes by budget size: Small Projects (up to $450,000 total budget); Medium Projects ($450,001 to $900,000 total budget); and Large Projects ($900,001 to $3,000,000 total budget). Proposals with budgets that exceed $3,000,000 will be returned without review.
Oct. 23
Fall 2008 EPA Graduate Fellowships for masters and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_fellow.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for masters and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is October 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 65 new fellowships by July 31, 2008. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support per fellowship.
Oct. 23
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/ http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=14519&mode=VIEW
The MURI program supports basic science and/or engineering research at U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as "universities") that is of critical importance to national defense. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts that intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline to address issues of critical concern to the DoD. The FY 2008 MURI competition is for the 19 topics listed solicitation. Detailed descriptions of the topics can be found in Section VIII entitled, “Specific MURI Topics”, of this BAA. The detailed descriptions are intended to provide the proposer a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive to the possible approaches to achieving the goals of the topic and the program.
Oct. 23
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
US-Egypt Joint Science and Technology Fund - Junior Scientist Development Visits Grants
http://egypt.usembassy.gov/usegypt/jrgrants.htm
This grant provides opportunities for short-term (maximum of six months) practical training of junior scientists. A junior scientist is someone who has earned a Ph.D. within the last 10 years. (U.S. applicants may also have a Master’s degree or currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program). The maximum grant award is $15,000 (U.S. dollars). Researchers representing the private sector and American and Egyptian institutions, such as Universities and Government research centers, may apply. Priority Areas for Research Grants: Biotechnology, Standards and Metrology, Environmental Technologies, Manufacturing Technologies, Information Technologies, Energy Other Fields including; Geology, Anthropology, New Materials and Nanotechnology, Economics, and other Social Sciences, etc.
Oct. 29
Mathematical Cognition and Specific Learning Disabilities (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-005.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement is intended to stimulate innovative, multidisciplinary research which will contribute to our knowledge of the key factors that influence the development and expression of learning disabilities in mathematics, and concomitantly provide the evidence base to inform the design of effective instructional interventions.
Oct. 29 and full Nov. 29
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program CFDA 84.019A
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-17362.pdf
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to engage in research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.019A. Applications for grants under the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program -CFDA Number 84.019A must be submitted electronically using e-Application available through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov . While completing the electronic application, both the IHE and the faculty applicant will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. Neither the IHE nor the faculty applicant may e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. The telephone number for the e-Grants Helpdesk is 1-888-336-8930.
Oct. 30
ORNL Instrument Development Fellowships: Novel Concepts for Neutron Instrumentation
http://neutrons.ornl.gov/jobs/fellowships.shtml
The Neutron Scattering Science Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) invites applications for an Instrument Development Fellowship. This fellowship is for the development of novel neutron instrumentation and instrument components to be used for neutron science at ORNL or other U. S. neutron centers. The call is directed to scientists within 10 years of their PhD who are located at academic, industrial, or government institutions. Proposals are requested to develop novel concepts for neutron instrumentation that will enable hitherto unexplored areas of science to be addressed or which will significantly improve current methods in the field. The proposals may describe an entire instrument concept or a major component of an instrument including, but not be limited to, detectors, polarization techniques, optical components, analysis software, or source components.
Oct. 31
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
http://www.wesleyan.edu/chum/mellon.html
Scholars who have received their Ph.D. degree after June 2005 in any field of inquiry in the humanities or humanistic social sciences—broadly conceived—are invited to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship, made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Wesleyan University. The purpose of this Fellowship is to provide scholars who have recently completed their Ph.D.’s with free time to further their own work in a cross-disciplinary setting, and to associate them with a distinguished faculty.
Nov. 1
McNeil Center for Early American Studies - Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008-2010
http://www.mceas.org/postdoctoralfellowship.htm
The McNeil Center will appoint a recent recipient of the PhD as a Postdoctoral Fellow for a two-year term beginning 1 July 2008. The fellow will receive a starting stipend of at least $40,000; health insurance; private office space in the Center's building at the northeastern gateway to the University of Pennsylvania's historic campus; library, computer, and other privileges at the university; and access to the Philadelphia area's magnificent manuscript, rare book and museum collections. Limited travel and research funding is available. During the two-year term of appointment, the fellow will teach three courses in an appropriate department at the University of Pennsylvania. All McNeil Center fellows are expected to be in residence during the academic year and to participate in the Center's program of seminars and other activities. Applicants must have earned the PhD no earlier than 2003 in American History, American Literature, American Studies, or a closely allied field and must have the degree in hand when the term of appointment commences.
Nov. 1
Loeb Classical Library Foundation - Classical Studies Research and Publication Grants
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~lclf/
The Loeb Classical Library Foundation will award grants to qualified scholars to support research, publication, and other projects in the area of classical studies during the academic year 2008-2009. Grants will normally range from $1,000 to $35,000 and may occasionally exceed that limit in the case of unusually interesting and promising projects. Three years must elapse between applications for regular salary replacement. From time to time a much larger grant may be available, as funding permits, to support a major project. Applicants must have faculty or faculty emeritus status at the time of application. Grants may be used for a wide variety of purposes. Examples include publication of research, enhancement of sabbaticals, travel to libraries or collections, dramatic productions, excavation expenses, or cost of research materials. Individual grant requests may be only partially funded. In exceptional circumstances a grant may be extended or renewed.
Nov. 1
Central Intelligence Agency - Graduate Studies Program
https://www.cia.gov/careers/student-opportunities/index.html
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) looks for bright graduate students who are focusing on international affairs, languages, economics, geography, cartography, physical sciences and engineering. Other majors may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Students selected for this program should be entering either their first or second year of graduate studies following this assignment.
Nov. 1
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Nov. 1-9 depending on discipline
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07576/nsf07576.htm
The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 1,100 graduate fellowships in this competition. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Nov. 1-9
NOAA - National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship FY08
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/Fellowship/welcome.html
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Estuarine Reserves Division, funds Graduate Research Fellowships to provide master’s degree students and Ph.D. candidates with an opportunity to conduct research of local and national significance that focuses on enhancing coastal zone management. Fellows conduct their research within a National EstuarineResearch Reserve and gain hands-on experience byparticipating in their host reserve's research and monitoring programs. Graduate Research Fellowship projects are based on the reserves' local needs, the reserve system's national priorities and the students' interest. For detailed descriptions of the reserves and to view the full funding opportunity, refer to the NERRS Web site at http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov .
~Nov. 1 (Estmate)
Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies
http://www.doaks.org/project_grants.html
Dumbarton Oaks makes a limited number of grants to assist with scholarly projects in Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, and Garden and Landscape Studies. The normal range of awards is $3,000 to $10,000. Support is generally for archaeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost. Funding is typically awarded for transportation, meals, housing, vehicle rental, workmen’s wages, costs of technical analysis, etc.; grants are not normally made for the purchase of computers nor the salary of the principal investigator.
Nov. 1
Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities - Research Grants
http://www.getty.edu/grants/research/scholars/index.html
The Getty provides nonresidential grants to support scholars in the history of the visual arts and related fields throughout the world, as well as residential grants and fellowships at the Getty Center and Getty Villa. Grant amounts generally range from $25,000 to $250,000; the majority of grants are under $100,000. Grant periods range from one to three years, depending on the type of grant, and grants are not renewable.
Nov. 1
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
Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program
http://php.aaas.org/programs/education/merck/?CFID=1648865&CFTOKEN=29274146
http://grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=1810
The Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program is a national competitive awards program available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Up to 15 new awards will be made annually. Each award provides up to $60,000 paid over 3 years at $20,000 per year for joint use by the biology and chemistry departments at each recipient institution. The funding supports research stipends for undergraduate students and ancillary programs that foster interactions between these departments.
Nov. 2
Spencer Foundation - Dissertation Fellowship Program in Education Improvement
http://www.spencer.org/programs/fellows/dissertation.htm
The Dissertation Fellowship Program seeks to encourage a new generation of scholars from a wide range of disciplines and professional fields to undertake research relevant to the improvement of education. These $25,000 fellowships support individuals whose dissertations show potential for bringing fresh and constructive perspectives to the history, theory, or practice of formal or informal education anywhere in the world. Although the dissertation topic must concern education, graduate study may be in any academic discipline or professional field. In the past, fellowships have been awarded to candidates in anthropology, architecture, art history, economics, education, history, linguistics, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, public health, religion, and sociology, but eligibility is not restricted to these academic areas. Candidates should be interested in pursuing further research in education once the doctorate is attained.
Nov. 2
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program CFDA 84.022A
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-17526.pdf
Purpose of Program: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States.
Nov. 5
Hertz Foundation, Fannie and John - Graduate Fellowships in Applied Physical Sciences
A&M is a listed tenable university (http://www.hertzfoundation.org/dx/Fellowships/Guidelines/Schools.aspx
The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website: http://www.hertzfoundation.org/awards.shtml
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is a tax exempt, not-for-profit organization which provides Graduate Fellowships tenable at over 40 of the nation's finest universities for graduate work leading to award of the PhD degree in applications of the physical sciences. Each year the Foundation conducts a national competition for new Hertz Fellows. The Foundation looks to support the graduate education of America's most promising technical talent, the PhD-directed effort of the young men and women who can be expected to have the greatest impact on the application of the physical sciences to human problems during the next half-century. The Graduate Fellowships of the Hertz Foundation are widely considered to be among the most prestigious offered anywhere. Of those who apply, only about one quarter will be interviewed. Of those who are interviewed, approximately one in ten will be awarded a Hertz Fellowship. The Foundation supports graduate students working towards the Ph.D. degree in the applied physical and engineering sciences, as well as those aspects of modern biology which apply the physical sciences intensively.
Eligible applicants for Hertz Fellowships must be students of the applied physical sciences (aeronautics/ astronautics; applied mathematics; applied physics; applied science; astronomy; biotechnology; chemical engineering; chemistry; civil engineering; computer science; earth sciences; electrical engineering; industrial engineering; materials science; mechanical engineering; nuclear engineering; operations research; physics; quantitative biology; and statistics). The preceding list is not exclusive. College seniors wishing to pursue the PhD degree in any of the fields of particular interest to the Foundation, as well as graduate students already in the process of doing so, may apply.
Nov. 5
National Physical Science Consortium - Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences
NPSC offers a unique Ph.D.-track graduate fellowship in the physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open to all U. S. Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from historically underrepresented minorities and women. An NPSC Fellowship covers the first two or three years of graduate school, depending on the employer who sponsors the fellowship, with the possibility of continuation for several more years providing all the conditions of the fellowship continue to be met. The maximum duration is six years, in which case the overall value (stipend, tuition, fees, summer salary for two summers) of an NPSC fellowship typically well exceeds $200,000.
Nov. 5
Research on Gender in Science and Engineering FY2008
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07578/nsf07578.htm
The program seeks to broaden the participation of girls and women in all fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by supporting research, the diffusion of research-based innovations, and extension services in education that will lead to a larger and more diverse domestic science and engineering workforce. Typical projects will contribute to the knowledge base addressing gender-related differences in learning and in the educational experiences that affect student interest, performance, and choice of careers; how pedagogical approaches and teaching styles, curriculum, student services, and institutional culture contribute to causing or closing gender gaps that persist in certain fields. Projects will communicate and apply findings, evaluation results, and proven good practices and products to a wider community.
Prelim Nov. 5; full Jan. 7
International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)[U01]
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-08-003.html
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invite applications for the establishment or continuation of "International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups" (ICBG) to address the interdependence of biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health, agriculture and energy, with investments in research capacity that support sustainable use of these resources, the knowledge to conserve them, and equitable partnership frameworks among research and development organizations in the U.S. and low and middle income countries. This competition of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups program includes several changes from the previous RFAs, including an increased emphasis on microbial and marine organisms, some changes in target health areas, greater involvement of funded consortia with government contract resources, greater use of molecular and genomic tools, new data dissemination resources, and opportunity to integrate energy- or agriculture-related discovery research into projects. Information on the history of the ICBG program and previous competitions may be found at the following URL: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/research_grants/icbg/index.htm
LOI Nov. 6; full Dec. 4
Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-032.html
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support high impact, innovative exploratory/developmental investigations to determine the mechanisms of and risk factors associated with IgE-mediated food allergy and related co-morbid conditions, focusing on ex vivo studies with human specimens and on studies with current or new animal models of food allergy. Investigators who have no prior history of receiving independent NIH funding in food allergy research, or have no history of receiving such funding after January, 2003, are encouraged to apply to this FOA. This initiative is supported by the co-sponsoring U.S. Federal agencies, the NIH and EPA, as well as by the Food Allergy Project and the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. Application and submission requirements, and peer review processes will follow NIH guidelines. Assignment to NIH or EPA will be determined post-review by NIAID and EPA Program Officials.
LOI Nov. 9; full Dec. 10
National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
http://www.naeducation.org/NAEd_Spencer_Postdoctoral_Fellowship.html
The National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. This nonresidential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals that make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also develops the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education members.
Nov. 9
Advanced Genomic Data Analysis and Visualization Methods for the Cancer Genome Atlas
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-005.html
This NCI-sponsored funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is a request for grant applications that describe exploratory projects aimed at the development of highly innovative and novel advanced genomic data analysis methods and visualization technologies. This FOA is a component of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA; http://cancergenome.nih.gov) Pilot Project, which tests the technical feasibility and clinical relevance of conducting a systematic, comprehensive large-scale analysis of genomic alterations found in human cancers. The purpose of this FOA is to stimulate the development of new and improved computational and statistical tools for integrative analysis of the TCGA data sets covering alterations in the cancer genome, epigenome, and/or transcriptome (e.g.,somatic mutations, changes in DNA segment copy number, translocations, loss of heterozygosity, epigenomic modifications, and gene expression profiles from multiple platforms) and linked pathological/clinical information. Of particular interest is the development of tools and methods for analyzing, mining, and visualizing TCGA data to reveal previously unknown associations between genomic alterations, pathways, and cancer. Proposed projects should facilitate extensive evaluation and visualization of molecular changes that occur in human cancer through cross-domain queries to interrogate diverse sets of genomic data as well as clinical, laboratory, and pathology data from patients. All projects must adhere to the cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) standards.
LOI Nov. 10 and full Dec. 10
Collaborative Research in Chemistry
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07581/nsf07581.htm
The CRC Program is designed to promote collaborative research in a coherent, defined project at the forefront of the chemical sciences. CRC proposals will involve three or more investigators with complementary expertise. Co-investigators may include researchers with backgrounds in diverse areas of chemistry and other science and engineering disciplines appropriate to the proposed research. The use of cyber-infrastructure to enable and enhance collaborations is encouraged. Projects should be scientifically focused in areas supported by the NSF Division of Chemistry, limited in duration, and substantial in their scope and impact.
Nov. 12
Materials World Network: Materials Research US Investigators and Counterparts Abroad
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07574/nsf07574.htm
Continued progress in fundamental materials and condensed matter research is increasingly dependent upon collaborative efforts among different disciplines, as well as closer coordination among funding agencies and effective partnerships involving universities, industry, and national laboratories. In addition, because of the growing interdependence of the world's economies, partnerships are important not only at the national level but from an international point of view as well. The National Science Foundation is working jointly with counterpart national, regional and multinational funding organizations worldwide to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities in materials research and education between US investigators and their colleagues abroad. This solicitation describes an activity to foster opportunities for such collaborations. It includes joint activities between NSF and funding organizations in Africa, Asia, Europe and other regions.
Nov. 13
American Research Humanities in China; Chinese Fellowships for Scholarly Development
http://www.acls.org/csccguid.htm#ar ; http://www.acls.org/fel-dead.htm
(1) This program is for scholars in the humanities to do research in China. US citizens and permanent residents who have lived in the United States continuously for at least three years prior to the application deadline are eligible to apply. This program supports individuals with the PhD or equivalent to do in-depth research on China or the Chinese portion of a comparative study. Grants are offered for 4 to 12 months of continuous research in China. Applicants should demonstrate that they have fully utilized the available resources in the United States and are prepared by virtue of study, training, and planning to take full advantage of an opportunity to do research in China. The program has been made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
(2) Fellowships are available for Chinese scholars in the social sciences and humanities with the MA, PhD, or equivalent from a Chinese institution to carry out one or two semesters of individual or collaborative research at the invitation of a US host scholar. Candidates must be nominated by the US host; Chinese scholars may not apply directly. Nominees must currently reside in China. Scholars who have previously visited the United States for five months or more, or who are enrolled in degree programs, are not eligible. Funding for this program is provided by the Li Foundation.
Nov. 14
Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies Opportunities for Scholars 2008-09
http://www.hs.ias.edu/hsannoun.htm
The Institute for Advanced Study is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, without the obligations and distractions associated with the teaching of undergraduates. Scholars from around the world come to the Institute to pursue their own research. Those chosen are offered membership for a set period and a stipend. The Institute provides access to extensive resources including offices, libraries, subsidized restaurant and housing facilities, and some secretarial services.
Open to all fields of historical research, the School of Historical Studies's principal interests are the history of western, near eastern and far eastern civilizations, with particular emphasis upon Greek and Roman civilization, the history of Europe (medieval, early modern, and modern), the Islamic world, East Asian studies, the history of art, the history of science, modern international relations, and music studies.
Nov. 15
Howard Foundation: Music: Composition, Performance, Musicology, Playwriting and Theatre Studies
http://brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/Howard_Foundation/
Application materials for the 2008-2009 competition in Music as well as Playwriting and Theatre Studies should be printed out and mailed to the Howard Foundation with a postmark dated not later than November 15, 2007. Please note that the two required copies of application materials should be placed in pocket folders. Unlike previous years, a separate nomination form is not required. The signature of your nominator is now part of the application form.
Nov. 15
AAUW American Fellowships for Dissertation or Postdoctoral Research
http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations or scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave from accredited institutions. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of scholarly excellence, teaching experience, and active commitment to helping women and girls through service in their communities, professions, or fields of research.
Nov. 15
ACLS Humanities Program in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine
http://www.acls.org/humanities-byruuk.htm
ACLS provides support to the humanities in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine through this program, established in academic year 1998-1999 with funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Its principal activity is the distribution of grants to individuals in these three countries. ACLS works closely with scholars in the region representing a variety of disciplines: they advise on program design, and help to distribute and review applications. The review process includes pre-screening by scholars in the United States; final awards are made by the Selection Committee in New York. The objective of these grants is to sustain individuals doing exemplary work, so as to assure continued future leadership in the humanities. Awards are made for projects in various fields, including history, archeology, literature, linguistics, film studies, art history and studies of the performing arts, ethnographic and cultural studies, gender studies, philosophy, and religious.
Nov. 15
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
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
Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07583/nsf07583.htm
Those involved with science, engineering, commerce, health, and national security all increasingly face the challenge of synthesizing information and deriving insight from massive, dynamic, ambiguous and possibly conflicting digital data. The goal of collecting and examining these data is not to merely acquire information, but to derive increased understanding from it and to facilitate effective decision-making. To capitalize on the opportunities provided by these data sets, a new, interdisciplinary field of science is emerging called Data and Visual Analytics, which is defined as the science of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces. Data and Visual Analytics requires interdisciplinary science, going beyond traditional scientific and information visualization to include statistics, mathematics, knowledge representation, management and discovery technologies, cognitive and perceptual sciences, decision sciences, and more. This solicitation is concerned only with a subset of the overall problem, namely the creation of the mathematical and computational sciences foundations required to transform data in ways that permit visual-based understanding. Proposals should focus on fundamental research advances that will be widely applicable across scientific, engineering, commercial, and governmental domains that utilize visualization and analytics to gain insight and derive knowledge from massive data sets.
Nov. 20
Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: Strategies for Teacher Effectiveness
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/HHS-2008-ACF-OPRE-YR-0060.html
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces that funds are available for Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: Strategies for Developing Head Start Teacher Effectiveness. These grants fund research activities to identify and assess effective strategies/interventions that develop and sustain the Head Start teacher behaviors likely to improve child outcomes. This grant program is part of a larger Head Start research effort. For more information, see the Head Start Graduate Student Research announcement listed on http://www.Grants.Gov, or on http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/index.html, or send an email inquiry to opre@xtria.com. Award amounts for these grants will be up to $150,000 for the first budget period, and up to $250,000 for each of two additional budget periods, subject to availability. (Total of up to $650,000).
Nov. 20
Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/fordpredoc.html
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, urban planning, and women’s studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice. The 2008 fellowships competition is currently scheduled to open in early September 2007
Estimate Nov. 27…see 2008 at URL
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
Department of Justice - NIJ FY08 Graduate Research Fellowship
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000794.pdf
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. 28
Diversity Dissertation Fellowships, the Ford Foundation
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/forddiss.html
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. This year the program will award approximately 35 dissertation fellowships. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, earth sciences, economics, education, engineering, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, urban planning, and women’s studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice. The 2008 fellowships competition is currently scheduled to open in early September 2007
Estimate Nov. 30…see 2008 at URL
New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society
This program is intended to support projects in the humanities and related social sciences 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. Proposals are expected to be empirically grounded, theoretically informed, and methodologically explicit. The Program especially encourages proposals concerning pre-modern China
Nov. 30
Link Foundation - Energy Fellowship Program
The Link Foundation supports programs to foster the theoretical basis, practical knowledge, and application of energy, simulation, and ocean engineering and instrumentation research, and to disseminate the results of that research through lectures, seminars and publications. Fellowships are only tenable at U.S. and Canadian Universities. The award consists of $50,000 paid in two installments of $25,000 and allocated as follows: $21,500 for the Fellow's academic year and summer stipend; $2,500 for expenses associated with the Fellow's research (e.g., supplies, equipment, computing charges); $1,000 to support the Fellow's attendance at one or more technical meetings and/or to defray the cost of publishing the Fellow's research results.
Dec. 1
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
High Energy Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/2CFC0036691F576A8525734C00623035?OpenDocument
The Office of High Energy Physics of the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announces its interest in receiving grant applications for support under its Outstanding Junior Investigator Program. Applications should be from tenure-track faculty investigators who are currently involved in experimental or theoretical high energy physics or accelerator physics research, and should be submitted through a U.S. academic institution. The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs by outstanding scientists early in their careers. Awards made under this program will help to maintain the vitality of university research and assure continued excellence in the teaching of physics.
Dec. 4
NSF Phase I Solicitation FY-2008 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07586
2007 Topic: Emerging Opportunities (EO) - encompasses 3 very broad subtopics: Bio & Environmental Technologies (BE); Components & Systems (CS); Software & Services (SS) - Do not submit proposals prior to November 4, 2007. The SBIR/STTR Programs stimulate technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses. The significant difference between the SBIR and STTR programs is that STTR requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project. These university-based researchers, by joining forces with a small company, can spin-off their commercially promising ideas while they remain primarily employed at the research institution.
Dec. 4
ADVANCE: Increasing Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07582/nsf07582.htm
The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from women and men. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that address the participation and advancement of women with disabilities and of women from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged.
Dec. 6 and Jan. 17
Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07587/nsf07587.htm
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500027
The Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts (CPA) cluster supports basic research and education projects to advance discovery, learning, and application of scientific and engineering knowledge pertaining to the processes and artifacts for building computing systems. Computing processes and artifacts range from formalisms, methods, models, algorithms and theories to languages, architectures, technology components, and a variety of physical manifestations of computing system software and hardware. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation should describe transformative research to advance at a fundamental level the design, verification, evaluation, utilization, and understanding of computing systems to meet the future computational needs of our society.
Dec. 7
Revolution in Fiber Lasers
http://www.darpa.mil/mto/solicitations/baa07-34/index.html
DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 07-34, entitled Revolution in Fiber Lasers, is provided as an attachment to this solicitation notice and includes information on the specific areas of interest; the submission process; proposal formats; evaluation and selection/funding processes; as well as all other pertinent administrative and contractual information. The BAA may be obtained from the FedBizOpps website: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/, Grants.gov website: http://www.grants.gov/ , World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.darpa.mil/mto (go to solicitation area) or by fax, electronic mail, or mail request to the administrative contact address given below. Proposals not meeting the format or following the submission instructions described in the BAA may not be reviewed.
Dec. 7
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07584
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research setting, and to help students initiate scientific relationships that will better enable future collaboration with foreign counterparts. The institutes last eight weeks from June to August.
Dec. 12
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
Data Ontologies for Biomedical Research (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-425.html
Optimal use of informatics tools (e.g., tools for analyzing data, etc.) and resources (e.g., databases, data sets, etc.) depend upon explicit understandings of concepts related to the data upon which they compute. This is typically accomplished by a tool or resource adopting a formal controlled vocabulary and ontology. For the purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), an ontology is defined as a controlled vocabulary that describes objects and the relationships between those objects in a formal way. Generally, an ontology has a grammar that allows the terms of the vocabulary to express something meaningful to the biomedical researcher. In an effort to advance the use of powerful informatics approaches in biomedical research, this FOA solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to develop an ontology that will make it possible for software to understand how two or more existing data sets relate to each other.
LOI Dec. 18; full Jan. 19
2008 EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships Undergraduate Environmental Study
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_gro_undergrad.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is December 19, 2007 at 4:00 PM EST. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 20 new fellowships by July 31, 2008. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $17,000 per year of academic support and up to $7,500 of internship support for a three-month summer period.
Dec. 19
National Student Design Competition Sustainability Focusing People, Prosperity and Planet
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_p3.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of the P3 Award Program, A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability, is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving sustainability. The P3 competition highlights people, prosperity, and the planet – the three pillars of sustainability. The P3 Awards program is a partnership between the public and private sectors to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the developed and developing world while moving towards the goal of sustainability. Please see the P3 website (http://www.epa.gov/ncer/P3 ) for more details about this program.
Dec. 20
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.
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
AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Fellowships
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/nehfellowship.htm
NEH fellowships are for persons who have already completed their formal professional training. Degree candidates and persons seeking support for work in pursuit of a degree may not hold AAS-NEH fellowships. Foreign nationals who have been residents in the United States for at least three years immediately preceding the application deadline for the fellowship are eligible. Mid-career scholars are encouraged to apply. AAS Fellows are selected on the basis of the applicant's scholarly qualifications, the scholarly significance or importance of the project, and the appropriateness of the proposed study to the Society's collections.
Jan. 15
Humane Studies Fellowships
http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/
http://www.theihs.org/scholarships/id.783/default.asp
Each year IHS awards over $400,000 in scholarships to students from universities around the world. IHS also sponsors the attendance of hundreds of students at its summer seminars and provides various forms of career assistance. Through these and other programs, the Institute promotes the study of liberty across a broad range of disciplines, encouraging understanding, open inquiry, rigorous scholarship, and creative problem-solving.
Jan. 15
Graduate Women in Science Fellowships
http://www.gwis.org/grants/default.htm
Awards will be made as follows: For the SDE, Eloise Gerry, and Vessa Notchev Fellowships, awards are for research in all the natural sciences, including: physical, environmental, mathematical, computer, life sciences, anthropology, psychology and statistics. For the Nell I. Mondy Fellowships, awards are for research in the same areas as for the other Fellowships, with preference given to applications in the areas of food science, nutrition, and toxicology.
Jan. 15
American Association of University Women Applications for Community Action Grants
The American Association of University Women Community Action Grants provide seed money to individual women, AAUW branches, and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Applicants must be U.S citizens or permanent residents.
Jan. 15
Gates (Bill & Melinda) Foundation - Gates Cambridge Scholarships
http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/
In October 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle, Washington announced a donation to the University of Cambridge of $210 million to establish the Gates Cambridge Trust. This benefaction creates in perpetuity an international scholarship programme to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. The Trustees are required to award scholarships on the basis of a person's intellectual ability, leadership capacity and desire to use their knowledge to contribute to society throughout the world by providing service to their communities and applying their talents and knowledge to improve the lives of others. The Trust expects there to be ~230 Gates Cambridge Scholars studying at the University at any one time. Although there may be variation in the actual number of awards made each year, the Trust seeks to elect approximately 100 new scholars annually. Gates Cambridge Scholarships are awarded only to students who gain admission to the University through the University's regular procedures.
Jan. 15
Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program at the U.S. Department of State
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/jefferson/
The contribution of state-of-the-art science, technology, and engineering (STE) to the formulation and implementation of U.S. government policy, both domestic and foreign, has been recognized throughout the second half of the 20th-century as a critical element in reaching sound, comprehensive conclusions that reflect “good governance”. Without an accurate, timely understanding of rapidly advancing STE issues, it is increasingly difficult to identify and establish sound governmental policy that effectively meets the needs of modern societies. The articulation of “accurate science for statecraft” to policy makers has become an essential element in establishing effective international relationships in the 21st century. Tenured academic scientists and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learning are eligible for selection to be Jefferson Science Fellows. Each Fellow will spend one year at the U.S. Department of State for an on-site assignment in Washington, D.C. that may also involve extended stays at U.S. foreign embassies and/or missions. All JSF assignments will be designed in consultation with regional and/or functional bureaus within the U.S. Department of State. While in general JSF assignments will involve providing up-to-date expertise in the rapidly advancing STE arenas that routinely impact the policy decisions encountered by the U.S. Department of State, each Fellow will also be expected to become conversant with the functional operation of the U.S. Department of State.
Jan. 15
Short-Term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships
http://www.americanantiquarian.org/acafellowship.htm
The American Antiquarian Society offers short-term visiting academic research fellowships tenable for one to three months each year. AAS also offers long-term fellowships (http://www.americanantiquarian.org/longterm.htm), intended for scholars beyond the doctorate. The following short-term fellowships are available for scholars holding the Ph.D. and for doctoral candidates engaged in dissertation research. Candidates holding a recognized terminal degree appropriate to the area of proposed research, such as the master's degree in library science or M.F.A., are also eligible to apply. A single form is used to apply for short-term fellowships offered by the Society in each of the categories below; a link to obtaining application material follows the description of each of the fellowships the Society offers.
Jan. 15
African Americanists or scholars researching the African Diaspora, postdoctoral fellowships
http://www.aasrp.uiuc.edu/education/postDoc.html
An applicant must demonstrate promise for a tenure track appointment at a research college or university. An applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and must have received a doctorate or appropriate terminal degree within the past four years, or have completed this requirement by June of the fellowship year. The candidate’s primary research focus must be African-American, and/or African Diaspora Studies.
Jan. 16
NSF RIDGE 2000
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07571/nsf07571.htm
RIDGE 2000 is a community-based science initiative focused on integrated geological and biological studies of the Earth-encircling mid-ocean ridge system. Central to the RIDGE 2000 science plan is the recognition that the origin and evolution of life in deep-sea ecosystems are inextricably linked to, and perhaps an inevitable consequence of, the flow of energy and material from Earth's deep mantle, through the volcanic and hydrothermal systems of the oceanic crust, to the deep ocean. The complex linkages between life and planetary processes at the mid-ocean ridge can be understood only through tightly integrated studies that span a broad range of disciplines in geophysics, geology, geochemistry, biology and oceanography.
Jan. 18
International Affairs Fellowships
http://www.cfr.org/about/fellowships/iaf.html
Launched in 1967, the International Affairs Fellowship Program is designed to advance the professional development of outstanding young Americans between the ages of 27 and 35. Each year, approximately a dozen men and women receive an opportunity to broaden their experience in the field of international affairs and to add a unique dimension to their careers. The fellowships seek to bridge the gap between thought and action in foreign policy by supporting both a variety of policy studies and active exposure to policymaking. The distinctive character of the program lies in the contrasting experiences it provides at the juncture of policy research and policy formulation. Thus, it encourages academics and others from the private sector to serve in a policy-oriented environment through operational experience in public service. Conversely, it permits government officials on leave to study key issues in a scholarly atmosphere free from operational pressure.
Jan. 19
NIGMS Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) [R25]
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-432.html
The goal of the PREP is to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups who have recently obtained their baccalaureate degrees to complete for Ph.D. degree programs in biomedically relevant sciences through extensive academic enhancements and research experience. Through this program, it is anticipated that a steady supply of Ph.D. candidates from underrepresented groups will be established. It is also the expectation and hope that some of the PREP participants will eventually become the scientists who conduct research in areas that address reducing health disparities.
Jan. 22
UCLA Center for 17th &18th Century Studies; William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/Postd.htm
Various fellowships for senior and postdoctoral scholars.
Feb. 1
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 Sea Grant College Program Aquatic Invasive
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15337&mode=VIEW
The National Sea Grant College Program seeks to fund research and outreach projects addressing the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species. The goal of the program is to discover and develop information and tools that can lead to the prevention, detection, monitoring and control of aquatic invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems. The opportunity seeks especially to support NOAA-relevant regional research and outreach priorities identified by the Regional Panels of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. Gulf of Mexico/Southeast Atlantic Regional Priorities: (Outreach) Research to determine the most effective means to change the attitudes and behaviors of people in regards to practices leading to the release or spread of non-indigenous species. (Research) Investigations into the methodology for predicting range extensions for known invaders based upon their basic life history biology, with particular reference to the potential effects of natural disasters (hurricanes and floods) and extreme climatic events.
Feb. 14
Interagency School Readiness Consortium (U01)
http://grants1.nih.gov:80/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-008.html
The NICHD invites applications from investigators willing to participate under a cooperative agreement in a multi-site research consortium designed to perform experimental or quasi-experimental efficacy trials on integrative early childhood programmatic approaches that promote school readiness for children ages 3-5 who are English Language Learners (ELL) and at-risk for later school difficulties. The purpose of this solicitation is to increase our understanding of the types of integrative programmatic approaches that promote ELL child learning and development across multiple domains of early childhood competence, as well as those that address teacher and parent behaviors that promote ELL children’s development in these areas.
LOI Feb. 27 and full March 27
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
APS - John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship
http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/johnhopefranklin.htm
The John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowship, named in honor of a distinguished member of the American Philosophical Society, is designed to support an outstanding doctoral student at an American university who is conducting dissertation research. The John Hope Franklin Fellow is expected to spend a significant amount of time in residence at the APS Library, and, therefore, all applicants should be pursuing dissertation topics in which the holdings of the APS Library are especially strong, such as early American history, the study of natural history in the 18th and 19th centuries, American Indian linguistics and culture, the development of cultural anthropology, the history of genetics and eugenics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, or computer development. The John Hope Franklin Fellow will be expected (1) to devote full time for 12 months - with no teaching obligations - to researching on his or her dissertation project or the writing of his or her dissertation; and (2) to spend a minimum of three months in Philadelphia in residence at the APS Library, with full encouragement to conduct research at other libraries and archives in and around the city.
April 1
