Funding Opportunities Posted Week of 4/21/08 - 4/27/08
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA FY08 BAA --Educational Partnership Program
The purpose of this notice is to request proposals for special
projects and programs associated with the Agency’s strategic plan and
mission goals, as well as to provide the general public with
information and guidelines on how NOAA will select proposals and
administer discretionary Federal assistance under this BAA. This BAA is
a mechanism to encourage research, education and outreach, innovative
projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through our
competitive discretionary programs. It is not a mechanism for awarding
Congressionally directed funds. Funding for potential projects in this
notice is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2008 and
Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations. Applicants are hereby given notice
that funds have not yet been appropriated for any proposed activities
in this notice. Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA
to review an application beyond an initial administrative review, or to
award any specific project, or to obligate any available funds.
Deadline: April 22 to Sept. 30
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)
ASHE Lumina Dissertation Fellowship
With support from Lumina Foundation for Education, the Association
for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) announces the ASHE/Lumina
Foundation Fellowship Program. The key objective of this initiative is
to promote innovative scholarship by creating an intergenerational
community of scholars who will examine social, institutional, and
policy barriers to opportunity and student success. Our goal is the
development of new research questions, methodologies, and frameworks
for the study of access and success that go beyond what is already
known about critical topics related to, for example, college choice,
financial aid, and student retention. The grant will fund eight to ten
dissertation fellowships a year for a three-year period. The 2006-2009
fellowship program builds on the success of the original fellowship
program, which began in 2003.
Deadline: May 10
DARPA
DARPA Integrated Photonics
DARPA is soliciting innovative research and development proposals in
the area of integrated photonics. The goal of this program is to
develop a chip-scale, integrated photonic platform with “fiber-like”
losses for optical delay applications.
Deadline: Abstract due May 20 and full July 16
Department of Education
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA 84.120A
The MSEIP is designed to effect long-range improvement in science
and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions and to
increase the flow of underrepresented ethnic minorities, particularly
minority women, into scientific and technological careers.
These
priorities are: Invitational Priority 1. Applications that focus on
the development of bridge or articulation programs that target
prefreshmen entering into science, technology, engineering, or
mathematics (STEM) fields.Invitational Priority 2. Applications that
focus directly on student learning and encourage and facilitate
implementation of pedagogical approaches that have been proven
effective in increasing student retention and achievement in STEM
fields. Invitational Priority 3. Applications that focus on mentoring
programs designed to increase the number of underrepresented students
who graduate with STEM undergraduate degrees.
Deadline: May 22
NEA
Creativity and Aging in America
Creativity and Aging in America is an initiative of the National
Endowment for the Arts designed to actively engage older Americans in
quality arts programs. Through this initiative, the Arts Endowment will
support exemplary projects in the disciplines of literature and music.
Projects must be conducted by professional artists and engage older
adults as students, artists, and/or teachers. For the purposes of these
guidelines, older adults are age 65 and above. Recent research
supported by the National Institutes of Health, AARP, International
Foundation for Music Research, and the National Endowment for the Arts
found that older adults who actively participated in ongoing,
community-based arts programs, conducted by professional artists,
experienced more physical and mental benefits than participants in
non-arts activities. The research showed that active participation in
the arts correlated positively with older adults' health outcomes and
their sense of independence, potentially reducing risk factors that
drive the need for long-term care. Creativity and Aging in America will
focus on the disciplines of literature and music. Activities may take
place in a variety of settings such as senior centers, community
centers, retirement centers, museums, literary centers, performing arts
centers, libraries, schools, and healthcare facilities. Projects must
be planned in cooperation with the target population including local
organizations that address aging-related issues.
Deadline: May 23
Department of Education
Emergency Management for Higher Education Grants CFDA 84.184T
Purpose of Program: Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE)
Grants support efforts by higher education institutions to develop, or
review and improve, and fully integrate, campus-based all-hazards
emergency management planning efforts within the framework of the four
phases of emergency management [Prevention-Mitigation, Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery]. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Number: 84.184T. If you choose to submit your application
electronically, you must use the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site
at http://www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to
download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and
then upload and submit your application. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the
electronic grant application for the EMHE Grants competition at
http://www.Grants.gov . You must search for the downloadable
application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not
include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for
84.184, not 84.184T). The telephone number for the Grants.gov Helpdesk
is 1-800-518-4726.
Deadline: May 27
Department of Education
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program CFDA Number: 84.206A
Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and
Talented Students Education Program is to carry out a coordinated
program of scientifically based research, demonstration projects,
innovative strategies, and similar activities designed to build and
enhance the ability of elementary and secondary schools nationwide to
meet the special educational needs of gifted and talented students.
Deadline: June 5
CMS
Grants to Support the Hispanic Health Sciences Research Grant Program
Applicants must meet one of the following three requirements in order to qualify for funding under this grant program.
1. A health services/disparities researcher at a university or
college offering a Ph.D. or Master's Degree Program in one or more of
the following disciplines: Allied Health Gerontology Health Care
Administration Health Education Nursing Pharmacology Public Health
Public Policy Social Work; or 2. A member of a community-based health
organization with a Hispanic health services research component; or 3.
A member of a professional association focusing on Hispanic health
services and health disparities issues. The Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the availability of funds under
its Hispanic Health Services Research Grant Program to inform
researchers of funding opportunities to conduct health services
research affecting Hispanic American communities for 2008. This
announcement seeks competitive applications for small applied research
projects that relate to identifying and evaluating solutions for
eliminating health disparities among Hispanic Americans. Investigators
should be associated with a university, college, community-based health
organization, or a professional association that has a health services
research component. Researchers are expected to become involved in the
design, implementation, and operation of research projects that address
health care issues such as financing, delivery, access, quality, and
barriers affecting the Hispanic American community.
Deadline: June 26
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing
the availability of funds under its grant program to assist
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in conducting
health services research in Fiscal Year 2008. This announcement seeks
competitive applications for small applied research projects that
relate to identifying and evaluating solutions for eliminating health
disparities among the African American population. Additionally, the
project should enhance the capacity of HBCUs to successfully compete
for CMS research and program funds in the future. HBCUs are expected to
become involved in the design, implementation, and operation of
research projects that address health care issues such as financing,
delivery, access, quality, and barriers affecting the African American
community. CMS is seeking these types of research projects because of
its belief that HBCUs play a pivotal role in finding solutions to the
many difficult health issues that have a significant impact on the
health of African Americans. The unique expertise, knowledge,
reputation, and sensitivity that HBCU investigators can bring to the
design, implementation, and operation of such research will be a key to
advancing the national, state and local agenda of eliminating health
disparities. The President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs has issued
directives to increase the support of HBCUs through various mechanisms
and to develop an infrastructure in these educational institutions.
This grant program is consistent with President George Bush's Executive
Order 13256, signed on February 12, 2002 directing executive
departments and agencies to increase the ability of HBCUs to
participate in federally sponsored programs. The purpose is "to
strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest quality
education and to increase opportunities for these institutions to
participate in and benefit from Federal programs." Federal agencies are
directed to establish funding on an annual basis to be awarded to HBCUs
through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements. The head of each
department or agency is expected to formulate an annual plan that
establishes clear goals for how the department or agency intends to
increase the capacity of HBCUs to compete for its funding programs.
CMS's HBCU Health Services Research Grant Program complies with
Executive Order 13256. This program is one strategy to increase the
participation, promotion, and professional development of HBCU
investigators in health services research.
Deadline: June 26
Robert Wood Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing is a scholarship program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals. Through grants to schools of nursing, the program will provide scholarships to college graduates without nursing degrees who are enrolled in accelerated baccalaureate and master's nursing programs.
To be eligible applicant institutions must:
- offer an entry-level accelerated baccalaureate nursing program or master's nursing program for non-nursing college graduates; and
- be accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
RWJF is committed to programs that embrace racial, ethnic and
economic diversity. Applications should address the applicant
organization's past achievements and future plans to recruit and retain
a diverse student body.
Deadline: June 26
The Smith Richardson Foundation
Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program
The Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign
Policy Program is pleased to announce its annual grant competition to
support junior faculty research on American foreign policy,
international relations, international security, military policy, and
diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award at least
three research grants of $60,000 each to support tenure-track junior
faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an
issue or topic of interest to the policy community. These grants are
intended to buy-out up to one year of teaching time and to underwrite
research costs (including research assistance and travel). Each grant
will be paid directly to, and should be administered by, the academic
institution at which the junior faculty member works. Projects in
military and diplomatic history are especially encouraged. Group or
collaborative projects will not be considered.
Deadline: June 30
ILSI North America
ILSI North America Future Leader Award
Future Leader Award: 2009 SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 20 JUNE 2008
The
ILSI North America Future Leader Award, given to promising nutrition
and food scientists, allows new investigators the opportunity to add to
an existing project or to conduct exploratory research that might not
receive funding from other sources. Consideration will be given to
individuals proposing research in the areas of experimental nutrition,
nutrition and food safety, and nutrition and food science. The grants
will extend for a period of 2 years at a funding level of $15,000US per
year. Funds may not be used for overhead or to support the
investigator's salary. The 2009 award recipients will be selected in
late 2008, with funding to begin by mid-2009.
Deadline: June 30
The American Institute of Indian Studies
American Institute of Indian Studies Fellowship Competition
The American Institute of Indian Studies invites applications from
scholars from all disciplines who wish to conduct their research in
India. Junior fellowships are given to doctoral candidates to conduct
research for their dissertations in India for up to eleven months.
Senior long-term (six to nine months) and short-term (four months or
less) fellowships are available for scholars who hold the Ph.D. degree.
Some senior fellows in the humanities will receive fellowships funded
by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Performing and Creative
Arts fellowships are available for accomplished practitioners of the
performing arts of India and creative artists. Scholarly/professional
development fellowships are available to scholars and professionals who
have not previously worked in India. Eligible applicants include 1)
U.S. citizens, and 2) citizens of other countries who are students or
faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities. For applications,
please contact us at American Institute of Indian Studies, 1130 E. 59th
Street, Chicago, IL 60637, (773) 702-8638. Email: aiis@uchicago.edu.
Web site: www.indiastudies.org.
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation supports early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences.
To
attain its ultimate goal of increasing the number of imaginative,
well-trained and dedicated medical scientists, the Foundation grants
financial support of sufficient duration to help further the careers of
young men and women engaged in biological or medical research.
Deadline: July 15
NEH
Humanities High Performance Computing
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Office of
Science in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) are working
together to provide humanities scholars with access to DOE
supercomputers. These grants provide computer time on DOE machines at
the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at the
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as well as training and support
to enable scholars to take full advantage of those resources.
Interested scholars will apply directly to NERSC, and hours will be
awarded under the terms of the DOE's Innovative and Novel Computational
Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program. The INCITE program
was conceived specifically to seek out computationally intensive,
large-scale research projects with the potential to significantly
advance key areas in science and engineering. With this partnership
with NEH, the hope is that comparable research projects in the
humanities will be able to take advantage of high performance computing
resources. Successful applicants will be given access to computer and
support resources at NERSC. In addition, winners will receive travel
reimbursement funds to enable them (up to two people per project) to
attend on-site training at NERSC. Any scholar whose humanities research
is computationally intensive may apply. Supported activities may
include: mining of large textual datasets, morphological analysis,
manipulations, and transformations; analysis of geographical
information systems data, maps, etc.; and computationally demanding
visualization, modeling, and pattern recognition and analysis. The goal
of the program is to provide opportunities for humanities scholars
whose research requires high performance computing to collaborate with
computer scientists and others at centers already familiar with the
challenges of intensive data mining, visualization, and other demanding
applications.
Deadline: July 15
The Library Syndicate
Munby Fellowship in Bibliography, 2009-2010
The Library Syndicate invite applications for the Munby Fellowship
in Bibliography, tenable for the academical year 1 October 2009 to 30
September 2010. The Munby Fellow will be free to pursue bibliographical
research of his/her own choosing. It is, however, expected that the
Fellow’s research will be, at least in part, based directly or
indirectly on the collections of the University and Colleges of
Cambridge and likely to be of benefit, in the broadest sense, to
scholars using those collections in the future. The Fellow will have no
departmental or other staff duties and responsibilities. The Fellowship
is open to graduates in any discipline of any university and
nationality. Preference will be give to scholars at post-doctoral or an
equivalent level.
Deadline: Sept. 5
The National Institute on Drug Abuse on behalf of the NIH Genes, Environment and Health Initiative encourages functional characterization of genetic variants that have been statistically nominated to be associated with a particular outcome through common, complex disease gene discovery approaches, such as genome-wide association studies, candidate gene approaches, or sequencing studies. This FOA supports research relating genetic variation to biological mechanism, or disease causality. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, relatively low throughput approaches (e.g. transgenic mouse approaches) to test some of the most promising variants for changes in function; or exploit high-throughput tests (e.g. yeast, C. elegans, cell culture systems, or computational approaches) to look at different aspects of variant function.
Deadline: Sept. 17 and application Oct. 17
Semester-long Grant writing Workshop - Fall 2008 (applications due Sept. 1st)
