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OPD recommended grant writing resources to enhance the competitiveness of research and educational proposals to federal agencies & foundations.

“Don’t reinvent the flat tire…” an NSF Program Officer’s comment on why background information is important to successful grant writing.

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OPD-Web (http://opd.tamu.edu/ )a resource for the development and writing of research and educational

proposals to federal agencies and foundationsNew funding opportunities are posted to OPD-Web daily and clustered by

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OPD New Faculty Seminar Series: Competitive Grant Writing Strategies for New Investigators-Sept. 18 - Oct. 17

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A series of "flash" seminars for new & junior faculty on five key topics related to finding and competing for research funding. All seminars will be offered at lunch time, noon-1 pm, on Thursday and repeated on Friday in room 310 J.K. Williams Bld. Sandwiches provided; registration required (URL).

What’s New in Federal Research Budget: R&D Budget & Policy Updates

http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/new.htm http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/fy09.htm

by Kei Koizumi, Director, R&D Budget and Policy ProgramAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science

New Estimates of National Research and Development Expenditures Show 5.8% Growth in 2007

http://www.nsf.gov:80/statistics/infbrief/nsf08317/Subscribe to Grants.gov RSS Feedshttp://www07.grants.gov:80/help/rss.jsp New/Modified Opportunities by Agency

http://www07.grants.gov/rss/GG_OppModByAgency.xml New/Modified Opportunities by Category

http://www07.grants.gov/rss/GG_OppModByCategory.xml Grants.gov Tips & Resources From Grantors

http://www.grants.gov/applicants/tips_resources_from_grantors.jsp#926 Federal Agencies and their grant resources

Grant Writing Resources (Top)Researcher Behavior that Leads to Success in Obtaining Grant

Funding: A Model for Successhttp://www.ncura.edu/content/news/rmr/docs/research_behavior.pdf

The Evolution of Instruction in Grant Writing and Research in the Libraries at the University of Utah

http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu:80/~mbolin/kraus.htm Peter L. Kraus, Associate Librarian, J. Willard Marriott Library, Univ. of UtahIn academic medicine and health sciences grant writing is a skill that is often self taught or acquired informally by trial and error. Nevertheless, it is a critical skill for graduate students, post-doctoral students, academic fellows, and new tenure-track faculty. Successful grantsmanship leads to research, research leads to an increase in publications, and an increase in earnings.

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http://www.wpi.edu/Images/CMS/ORA/Article_on_Proposal_Writing.pdf Robert Porter, Ph. D., Program Development Manager, Research Division, Virginia

TechThis paper discusses the contrasting perspectives of academic prose versus grant writing, and lists strategies grant specialists can use to help researchers break old habits and replace them with techniques better suited to the world of competitive grant proposals.Guide to Proposal Development in the Humanities for Graduate

Studentshttp://www.hallcenter.ku.edu:80/~hallcenter/grants/development/

proposal_guide.shtml compiled by Beverly Joyce, Bill Moseley and Kathy Porsch, Hall Center for the

Humanities

Developing Graduate Fellowship Proposals, A Guide for Studentshttp://offices.colgate.edu:80/grants/graduate-fellowship.html

GrantSource Library, Proposal Writing Resourceshttp://research.unc.edu:80/grantsource/proposal_writing.php

UNC-Chapel HillPeer Review Process of Research ApplicationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/PHResearch/peerreview.htm Research Funding Opportunities in the Humanities

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities ResearchTexas A&M University

http://glasscockcenter.blogspot.com/ (funding blog)http://glasscock.tamu.edu/

National Council for Eurasian and East European Researchhttp://www.nceeer.org/Programs/programs.php

Newberry Library Short-Term Fellowships, 2009http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/short-term.html

National Academies, Other Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grantshttp://www7.nationalacademies.org:80/fellowships/othfells.html

Kresge Announces Two New Grantmaking Programs – the Health Program and the Environment Program

http://www.kresge.org/content/displaycontent.aspx?CID=154 American Heart Association Funding Opportunities

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200050 The next deadline will be in January 2009.

Minority Mentoring Programhttp://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3050133

The Minority Mentoring Program is for U.S.-based underrepresented minority scientists and clinicians in the early part of their professional careers.

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Applications for the 2009 Program will be available Nov. 1, 2008. US Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (Top)

http://usscar.tamu.edu:80/ Topic Solicitation FY2010 Emerging Frontiers In Research &

Innovationhttp://www.nsf.gov:80/pubs/2008/nsf08071/nsf08071.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25

NSF Cost Sharing Dear Colleague Letterhttp://www.nsf.gov:80/pubs/2008/nsf08067/nsf08067.jsp

NSF Workshop Report on Proactive Recruitment in the Lower Division

http://www.math.tamu.edu/research/undergrad/PRLDworkshopReport.pdf A workshop panel consisting of 30 faculty members, researchers, and administrators from mathematics, statistics, science and engineering departments met in Washington on April 28-29, 2008 to advise the NSF on a potential new funding initiative targeted to the recruitment of students into mathematics and science through collaborative efforts between one or more disciplines.Role of HBCUs as Baccalaureate-Origin Institutions of Black S&E

Doctorate Recipientshttp://www.nsf.gov:80/statistics/infbrief/nsf08319/?govDel=USNSF_178

Funding for Social Scientists at the National Science Foundation

http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/grantsup/NSFWorkshop/WinslowPPT.pdf Deborah Winslow, Program Officer, Cultural Anthropology Program

Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic SciencesNSF Proposal Review & Preparation

http://www.ipsr.ku.edu/grantsup/NSFWorkshop/NagelPPT.pdf Joane Nagel, NSF Sociology Program Officer 2002-2004

How to get NSF funding: a view from the “inside”http://www.wwu.edu/depts/rsp/insideview.pdf

Gisele Muller-Parker, Ocean Sciences, National Science FoundationNSF Workshops for Hispanic Serving Institutions

http://www.yorkmedia.com/nsf/index.html Downloadable NSF sponsored workshops for HIS’s in order to highlight the inner workings of NSF; explain the proposal preparation and merit review processes; provide an overview of award management, compliance issues, and electronic initiatives; and answer pressing questions from the HSI community.

2008 IPSR NSF Grant Mentoring Workshophttp://www.ipsr.ku.edu:80/grantsup/NSFWorkshop/index.shtml

IPSR 2008 NSF Grant Mentoring Workshop at the University of Kansas

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NSF RSS Feeds and Podcastshttp://www.nsf.gov:80/rss/

NIH Extramural Training Mechanisms (Top)http://grants.nih.gov:80/training/extramural.htm

K Kiosk - Information about NIH Career Development Awardshttp://grants1.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm

Writing A Grant as a Young [NIH] Investigatorhttp://www.massgeneral.org/mgpa/docs/Grant%20Writing%20Seminar%201-

29%202008%20kr.ppt Kay Ryan, Director, Clinical Research Operations

Massachusetts General Hospital Clinical Research ProgramGrant Writing Tips: Preparing Your CV And Proving Your

Expertisehttp://grants.med.yale.edu/proposal_development/docs/

howtowriteabettercv.doc Sara Rockwell, Ph.D., Director, Office of Scientific Affairs

Yale University School of MedicineHow to win an NIH grant–A reviewer’s perspectivehttp://statfund.cancer.gov/articles/Ryan_JSM_Aug2005.pdf

Louise Ryan, Harvard UniversityHow To Write Your First Grant

http://grants.med.yale.edu/proposal_development/docs/firstgrant%5B1%5D.ppt Penny Cook, Executive Director, Grants and Contracts; Sara Rockwell, PhD, Director, Office of Scientific Affairs, Professor of Therapeutic Radiology

and Pharmacology, Yale University School of MedicinePeer Review of NIH Research Grant Applications

http://ora.stanford.edu/supporting_files/peer_review.pdf Anthony M. Coelho, Jr., Ph.D., Review Policy Officer, NIH Office of Extramural

Research

Writing Scientific Manuscriptshttp://www.jyi.org/resources/320/Writing%20Scientific%20Manuscripts

%20Presentation.ppt

Constructing a Winning Granthttps://forms.bwfund.org:443/focus/spring_2007/grantwriting.html

Burroughs Wellcome Fund in partnership with Sigma XiNIH Roadmap for Medical Research

http://nihroadmap.nih.gov:80/ The Transformative R01 Program (T-R01s) will allow highly creative,

“out-of-the-box” projects to be supported in any area of research that falls within the NIH mission, and in particular, in areas of Highlighted Need. The NIH recognizes that new paradigms are needed in these areas and will highly encourage research that addresses these needs.

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NIH Linkshttp://report.nih.gov/links/index.aspx

Links to a wide variety of data, statistics, strategic plans, policy studies, program evaluations, and other sources of reports on biomedical and behavioral research programs, as well as broader science-related information resources.

Clinical Research Study Investigator's Toolboxhttp://www.nia.nih.gov:80/ResearchInformation/CTtoolbox/

NIGMS Administrative Supplements for Collaborative Sciencehttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-GM-08-130.html

These funds are intended to enhance ongoing research by stimulating and supporting new multidisciplinary collaborations among NIGMS grantees and other members of the scientific community. Collaborations that bring together ideas and approaches from disparate scientific disciplines are particularly encouraged, as are those involving individuals from groups that are currently underrepresented in the biomedical sciences.AHRQ Announces Interest in Career Development (K01, K02, K08) and Dissertation (R36) Grants focused on Health Information

Technologyhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-08-014.html

Assessment Linked to Science Learning Goals: Probing Student Thinking Through Assessment

http://hub.mspnet.org:80/index.cfm/16069 http://www.project2061.org/publications/2061Connections/2008/media/Deboer%20chapter%20Assessment

%20book.pdf

Projections of Education Statistics to 2017http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008078

This publication provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and earned degrees conferred expenditures of degree-granting institutions.

Grant Writing Workshop for Young Investigatorshttp://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars/ppt/YIGWriting.ppt

Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education EPA Tips On Writing a Grant Proposal

http://www.epa.gov:80/ogd/recipient/tips.htm Water Information Center

http://water.nationalacademies.org:80/ A National Academies resource for scientists and researchers.

CSREES RSS Feedshttp://www.csrees.usda.gov:80/newsroom/rss.html

Funding Opportunities For Environmental Graduate Studies (Top)OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter,  October 2008, Page 6/51 ([email protected])

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http://www.environment.msu.edu/news/opportunities/Funding%20for%20environmental%20graduate%20studies%20-%20major%20grants.pdf

Compiled by Michigan State University’s Environmental Science and Policy Program

AFOSR: Broad Agency Announcements – Currenthttp://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8127

Office of Naval Research Currently Active BAAshttp://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/

U.S. Army Research Laboratory Open BAAshttp://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?Action=6&Page=8

DARPA Solicitationshttp://www.darpa.mil/baa/

Defense Sciences Office Current Solicitationshttp://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/solicit.htm

DOE Open Grants and Contracts http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html

DoD Strategic Plan for Research and Engineeringhttp://www.dod.mil/ddre/doc/Strategic_Plan_Final.pdf NASA Open and Future Research Solicitations

http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/solicitations.do?method=init

HSARPA Solicitations Portalhttps://www.hsarpabaa.com/

Center for Disease Control & Prevention Open FOAshttp://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm

U.S. Department of Education Federal Register Funding Noticeshttp://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

October (Top)Center for Global Partnership http://www.cgp.org/index.php?option=article&task=default&articleid=354

The rapid acceleration of globalization has deepened interdependence among nations, expanded economic transactions, and enhanced collaborative undertakings in diverse fields. It has also given rise to a multiplicity of actors on the international scene; not only sovereign governments but also a host of non-state actors including the business sector, academia, non-profit organizations and other segments of civil society. CGP intends to fulfill its mission by creating new networks and providing opportunities for advancing research and candid discussion of issues arising from this profound transformation of societies. To this end, CGP’s Grant Program supports Japan-U.S. collaborative policy-oriented projects in the target areas listed below. In addition, CGP recognizes the value of including a multinational dimension within projects, and therefore gives priority to those that incorporate Asia into its agenda.

LOI Oct. 1; Full Dec. 1

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Annual Notice For Continuation of Availability Of Grants and Cooperative Agreements For Nuclear Physics

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/BE61ED7096572C75852574C80061960A?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.

LOI Oct. 1; full Nov. 15

American Philosophical Society - Franklin Travel for Research Purposes Grants

http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/franklin.htmThe Franklin Research Grants 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. Franklin grants are made for noncommercial research. Disciplinary Category: Arts & Humanities; International Opportunities; Social Sciences; Medical - Basic Science; Physical Sciences & Engineering; Environmental & Life Sciences.

Oct. 1, 2008; Dec. 1, 2008

Teaching Development Fellowshipshttp://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/TD_Fellowships.html

Teaching Development Fellowships (TDF) support college and university teachers pursuing research aimed specifically at deepening their core knowledge in the humanities to improve their undergraduate teaching. The program has three broad goals: 1) to improve the depth and quality of humanities education in the United States; 2) to strengthen the link between research and teaching in the humanities; and 3) to foster excellence in undergraduate instruction. Projects must improve an existing undergraduate course that has been taught in at least THREE different terms and will continue to be taught by the applicant. Proposals for new courses or for mere course preparation will NOT be considered. The research project must be closely related to the applicant's core interests as an interpreter of the humanities.

Oct. 1

Climate Change and Allergic Airway Diseasehttp://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_climate_change.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research on the impact of global change on the development and severity of allergic airway disease from exposure to pollen, mold, and other plant-derived allergens

Oct. 1

Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08576/nsf08576.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

CISE’s Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in two core programs: The Computer Systems Research (CSR) program; and The Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program.

Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.

Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programshttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08575/nsf08575.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs: The Human-Centered Computing program; The Information Integration and Informatics program; and The Robust Intelligence program.

Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.

Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programshttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm

Oct. 1, Nov. 1,

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CISE’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs: The Algorithmic Foundations program; The Communications and Information Foundations program; and The Software and Hardware Foundations program.

Dec. 1.

CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY 2009 and FY 2010 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08578/nsf08578.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields. The cross-cutting programs for FY 2009 and 2010 are: Data-intensive Computing; Network Science and Engineering; and Trustworthy Computing.

Oct. 1, Nov. 1, Dec. 1.

Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research in the Area of Mathematical Biology

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06607/nsf06607.htmThe 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

Beckman Young Investigators Programhttp://www.beckman-foundation.com:80/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.

Oct. 1

Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian Studies, Garden and Landscape Studies

http://www.doaks.org/research/info_project_grants.html Before applying, applicants must contact the appropriate Director of Studies, no later than October 1, 2008, to determine if the project falls within the purview of the Project Grants. 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–$10,000. Support is generally for archaeological research, as well as for the recovery, recording, and analysis of materials that would otherwise be lost.

Oct. 1

NASA Terrestrial Ecology http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?

method=init&solId=%7BC302CC4B-F08A-7F7A-6E45-A4DE89D6DD50%7D&path=open

The goal of Terrestrial Ecology research is to improve understanding of the structure and function of global terrestrial ecosystems, their interactions with the atmosphere and hydrosphere, and their role in the cycling of the major biogeochemical elements

Oct. 2

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and water. This program of research addresses variability in terrestrial ecosystems, how terrestrial ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles respond to and affect global environmental change (including changes in biodiversity), and future changes in carbon cycle dynamics and terrestrial ecosystems. Education Research Training Grants

http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2009_84305B.pdfIn this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) describes the research training programs that are funded through its National Center for Education Research. Separate announcements are available on the Institute's website that pertain to the research grant programs that are funded through the National Center for Education Research (http://ncer.ed.gov/funding ) and to the research grant programs and the research training program funded through the Institute's National Center for Special Education Research (http://ncser.ed.gov/funding ).

Oct. 2

Education Research and Development Center Grantshttp://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2009_84305C.pdf

In this announcement, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) invites applications for research projects that will contribute to its Education Research and Development Center program.

Oct. 2

Special Education Research Training Grantshttp://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2009_84324B.pdf

The Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) describes the postdoctoral research training program that is funded through its National Center for Special Education Research. Separate announcements are available on the Institute's website that pertain to the discretionary grant competitions that are funded through the National Center for Special Education Research (http://ncser.ed.gov) and to the research programs grant programs and research training programs funded through the Institute's National Center for Education Research (http://ncer.ed.gov ).

Oct. 2

ACLS - Digital Innovation Postdoctoral Fellowships for Humanities Scholars http://www.acls.org/fel-dead.htm

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for the second annual competition for the ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowships. 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. 2

American Council of Learned Societies - Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowships

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=408The fellowships seek to provide time and resources to enable these faculty members to conduct their research under optimal conditions. Appropriate fields of specialization include but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, art history, economic history, geography, history, languages and literatures, law, linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, religion, and historical sociology.

Oct. 2

American Council of Learned Societies - ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=380 In order to encourage humanistic research in area studies, special funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the ACLS has been set aside for up to 10

Oct. 2

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ACLS/SSRC/NEH International and Area Studies Fellowships to be designated among the successful applicants to the central ACLS Fellowship competition. Scholars pursuing research and writing on the societies and cultures of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union will be eligible for these special fellowships. American Council of Learned Societies - Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Humanities Scholars

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=480 ACLS invites applications for the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowships for Recently Tenured Scholars. Burkhardt Fellowships are intended to support an academic year (normally nine months) of residence at any one of the national residential research centers participating in the program. Such an environment, beyond providing free time, encourages exchanges across disciplinary lines that can be especially helpful to deepening and expanding the significance of projects in the humanities and related social sciences.

Oct. 2

Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Programhttp://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20241

The program is designed to build the nation's capacity for research, leadership and policy change to address the multiple determinants of population health. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange. Its goal is to improve health by training scholars to: investigate rigorously the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health.

Oct. 3

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowshiphttp://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf/

The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship is a strategic fellowship program designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions.

Oct. 3.

Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)(R01)http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-279.html

Participating Institutes and Centers of the NIH invite applications for R01 awards to support Bioengineering Research Grants (BRGs) for basic and applied multi-disciplinary research that addresses important biological, bioengineering or medical research problems. The BRGs support multi-disciplinary research performed in a single laboratory or by a small number of investigators that applies an integrative, systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior. A BRG application may propose hypothesis-driven, discovery-driven, developmental, or design-directed research.

Oct. 5

Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-192.html (R01)http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-193.html (R21)

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institute of Child Health and Human

R01 due Oct. 5; R21 due Oct. 16

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Development (NICHD), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR),encourages the submission of grant applications that propose hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. National Risk Management Research Laboratory Advanced Decentralized Water/Energy Network Design for Sustainable Infrastructurehttp://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/tech/pubs/Announcement_EPA-ORD-NRMRL-CI-08-

09.pdfThe objective of this research effort is to produce, evaluate, and summarize the cost, performance, and long-term reliability of coupling energy and water conservation technologies, modeling capabilities, and decision-support tools to reduce and optimize energy consumption in the treatment, conveyance, and use of water while utilizing water in the most efficient manner possible and in turn, increasing water supplies by virtue of reusing wastewater, storm water, and preventing excess runoff. Outputs are sought that will include technical reports, journal articles, expert workshops, design models, and decision-support templates of benefit to the user community that consists of drinking water and wastewater utilities, state enforcement agencies, regulators, consulting engineers, and the academic community

Oct. 7

Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LtGYLpnpz0spq4LVyLHS8dCzpnNZnWw2JF6PDYyXpF2L0qyX2RZr!1828295712?oppId=42673&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively low-dollar grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of projects that are particularly innovative and have the potential to make a positive impact on the humanities. In an effort to foster new collaborations and advance the role of cultural repositories in online teaching, learning, and research, this program is co-sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). NEH and IMLS encourage library and museum officials as well as scholars, scientists, educational institutions, and other non-profit organizations to apply for these grants and to collaborate when appropriate. Proposals should be for the planning or initial stages of digital initiatives in any area of the humanities.

Oct. 8

Fossil Energy Research and Developmenthttp://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/3b3cff0a4a1f243485256ec100490e1a/

37325dddc3cc2f5b8525744200579f33?OpenDocument This Funding Opportunity Announcement for Restructured FutureGen solicits cost-shared applications to advance coal-based power generation technologies that capture and store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2). The Restructured FutureGen program is a cost-shared collaboration between the Government and industry to accelerate commercial deployment of very low, or near-zero, emissions Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) or other advanced clean coal-based power generation technology with Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).

Oct. 8

Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Program https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/EB8EE37C322277A48525748800740D3D?OpenDocument

Support the U.S. scientific community by funding research projects at universities in the areas of fundamental science and technology of relevance to Stockpile Stewardship, with a focus on those areas not supported by other federal agencies, and for which there is a recruiting need within the NNSA/DP laboratories.

Oct. 10

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Changing Seasonality in the Arctic Systemhttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08567/nsf08567.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

This solicitation is for research aimed at understanding changing seasonality in the arctic system. There now exists abundant evidence that pervasive changes are underway in the patterns of seasonality in the Arctic. The timing and dynamics of key events such as spring melt and fall freeze-up are shifting in response to a changing arctic climate, impacting the interconnected physical, biological, and human components and processes of the arctic system.

Oct. 10

DOD Deployment Related Medical Hypothesis Development Awardhttp://www.grants.gov/search/

search.do;jsessionid=LtJhKG9pg1jhB7LvTQfVTpGwx8jgQh24hx55cQ3hDpnys87ZXr2p!1828295712?oppId=18281&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

The Deployment Related Medical Research Program (DRMRP) was established in Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) to provide support for deployment health-related research of clear scientific merit. The DRMRP anticipates that approximately $92 million (M) of the full $273.8M of the FY08 supplemental appropriations bill, Public Law 110-252, will be available to support DRMRP research. Other solicitations funded from the cited appropriation will be announced by organizations other than the CDMRP, potentially including organizations outside the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). Links to those solicitations will be placed on the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/ ) as they become available.

Oct. 15

Technological Innovation: The 2009 PTT Grants Program at a Glancehttp://www.ncptt.nps.gov/Grants/2009-PTT-Grants-Call-for-Proposals.aspx NCPTT seeks innovative projects that advance the application of science and technology to historic preservation. The PTT Grants program funds projects that develop new technologies or adapt existing technologies to preserve cultural resources.

Open to Oct. 15

National Security Agency Grants: NSA Mathematical Sciences Programhttp://www.nsa.gov/msp/msp00002.cfm

Awards for all four types of grants (Young Investigators, Standard, Senior, and Conferences, Workshops, and Special Situations) will be made on the basis of factors that demonstrate the scientific merit of the proposal, including: 1. the prospect that the research will lead to important discoveries; 2. the prospect that the research will produce innovations or significant improvements in investigative methods, including methods of computation; 3. the investigator's scientific qualifications and accomplishments; 4. the investigator's demonstrated awareness of previous approaches to the problem.

Oct. 15

Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants-Geography and Regional Science

http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/grs/suppdiss.jspSamples of successful DDRI research proposals are available for review.

http://www.nsf.gov:80/sbe/bcs/grs/propsamples.jsp

Oct. 15; Feb. 15

The Stuart L. Bernath Dissertation Granthttp://www.shafr.org/prizes.htm#Holt

The Bernath Dissertation Grant of $4,000 is intended to help doctoral candidates defray expenses encountered in the writing of their dissertations. The grant is awarded annually at the SHAFR luncheon held during the annual meeting of the American Historical Association.Applicants must be actively working on dissertations dealing with some aspect of U.S.

Oct. 15

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foreign relations history. Applicants must have satisfactorily completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the dissertation. Membership in SHAFR is required.Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange

http://www.cckf.org.tw/e-americaSS.htmGrants provide support for research on Chinese Studies in the humanities and social sciences.

Oct. 15

Stanford Humanities Center - 2008-2009 Faculty External Fellowships http://shc.stanford.edu/fellowships/external_fac.htm

The Stanford Humanities Center will award 6-8 External Faculty Fellowship for 2008-2009, and also looks to award thematic felllowships in the areas of Digital Humanities and Humanities and International Studies. Both junior and senior faculty members are eligible, though every applicant should have received his or her Ph.D. by September, 2005.

Oct. 15

Medieval Academy of America - William Schallek Memorial Graduate Study Fellowship

http://www.medievalacademy.org/grants/gradstudent_grants_schallek_felinstr.htm

The Schallek Fellowship is funded by a gift to the Richard III Society-American Branch, from William B. and Maryloo Spooner Schallek. The fellowship supports an advanced graduate student who is writing a Ph.D. dissertation in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). The $30,000 fellowship helps defray research and living expenses for the equivalent of an academic year of study. The fellowship recipient must devote full time to the dissertation project and may not hold any job or teaching position or work on another project during the term of the fellowship.

Oct. 15

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08582

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. 15

National Humanities Center Fellowships 2009-2010http://www.nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/appltoc.htm

The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2009 through May 2010. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and recent Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects.

Oct. 15

FDA Small Scientific Conference Program (R13/U13)http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-08-003.html

The FDA recognizes the value of supporting high quality conferences/scientific meetings that are relevant to its scientific mission and to the public health. A conference/scientific meeting is defined as a gathering, symposium, seminar,

Oct. 15

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scientific meeting, workshop or any other organized, formal meeting where persons assemble to coordinate, exchange, and disseminate information or to explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge. Support of such meetings is contingent on the fiscal and programmatic interests and priorities of the individual Centers, which are linked to the FDA Grant Web site http://www.fda.gov/ . Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08582The 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. 15

Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R21)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-183.htmlCollaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R01)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-184.html This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is for projects from individual-investigators or small groups to collaborate with the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBCs). For a description of the NCBCs see http://www.bisti.nih.gov/ncbc/. The intention of the collaborating projects is to engage researchers across the nation in building an excellent biomedical computing environment, using the computational tools and biological and behavioral application drivers of the funded NCBCs as foundation stones.

Oct. 16

Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?

FundingCycleId=99865F79-FF7E-4A12-80D6-0C51287F1E14&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pa

geNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup=This program encourages the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities that lack essential care services. The emphasis of the grant program is on service delivery through collaboration, requiring the grantee to form a consortium with at least two additional partners.

Oct. 16

National Hypersonic Science Centers (NHSC), Air Force Office of Scientific Research

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LT1LxJ1y2Tk2J3Jvg9pd4GSCxv06Nsk8zpb0vmBGmyQpqtrJZQL1

!-2015576497?oppId=42879&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW Submission of a brief white paper is required prior to submission of a full proposal. White papers will be accepted for consideration between. White papers deemed likely to meet the stated objectives of research topics will be invited to submit full proposals to this office no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time, 12 Dec 2008. White papers and full proposals addressing the following topics (1) through (3) should be submitted to AFOSR: (1) Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion; (2) Hypersonic Materials and Structures; (3) Hypersonic Laminar-Turbulent Transition Estimation and Control

15 Sep and 17 Oct 2008

Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences

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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06559/nsf06559.htmThe goal of CSUMS is to enhance computational aspects of the education and training of undergraduate students in the mathematical sciences -- mathematics and statistics -- and to better prepare these students to pursue careers and graduate study in fields that require integrated strengths in computation and the mathematical sciences. The core of the activity is long-term research experiences for cohorts of at least six undergraduates. Projects must focus on research topics that require interplay between computation and mathematics or statistics. They should expose students to contemporary mathematics, statistics, and computation, addressed with modern research tools and methods. That is, projects must be genuine research experiences rather than rehearsals of research methods. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged, and appropriate mentorship from the disciplines involved is welcomed. In addition, we expect that projects will strengthen the research and education capacity, infrastructure, and culture of the participating institutions. To this end, we welcome projects that create models for education in the mathematical sciences and influence the direction of academic programs for a broad range of students. Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08585/nsf08585.txtThis solicitation calls for three types of proposals--Knowledge Diffusion, Empirical Research, and Large Empirical Research. The goals of the REESE program are: (1) to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation; (2) to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and (3) to help coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and evaluation.

LOI due Oct. 17; full Nov. 21

Sustainable Vision Grants for Educational Programs that Move Ideas to Commercialization

http://www.nciia.org/g_sustainable.html The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance is pleased to request proposals for our second round of Sustainable Vision (SV) grants. SV grants support the creation of US and international initiatives that define replicable models for effective and sustainable technology entrepreneurship through innovative collaborations between US universities and colleges and partners in the private, NGO and government sectors. Sustainable Vision grants fund innovative educational programs that move ideas to commercialization for the benefit of people living in poverty. Focus areas include, but are not limited to, health, clean air and water, energy, nutrition, and shelter.

Oct. 17

Fulbright Grants for International Study; English Teaching Assistanceships, Travel Grants, Journalism Grants, Critical Language

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_type.html#full

Oct. 20

Fulbright Business Grantshttp://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_type.html#full

Oct. 20

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) (Top)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.htm The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative

Oct. 20

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agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.

OPD Suggested IGERT Proposal Development Resources Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12759IGERT National Recruitment Program

http://www.igert.org/index.asp A Cultural Change in Graduate Education: The NSF IGERT Program

Mary Durfee, Assistant Provost for Academic ImprovementMichigan Technological University

http://www.apsanet.org/tlc2007/TLC07Durfee_revised.pdf International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-08-010.htmlThe National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy 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 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 (ICBG) program, continues several new emphases that began with the previous RFA (TW-08-003), including an 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, and the opportunity to integrate energy- related discovery research into projects. Research and training focused on plant biodiversity continues to be of interest, especially that which may inform us regarding composition, safety and efficacy of botanicals that may be used or marketed as dietary supplements, or novel scientific analyses of plants used traditionally as medicines. Information on the history of the ICBG program and previous competitions may be found at: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/research_grants/icbg/index.htm and http://www.icbg.org/index.php .

LOI October 21; full November 20

Adaptation for Future Air Quality Analysis and Decision Support Tools in Light of Global Change Impacts and Mitigation: EPA-G2008-STAR-J1

Early Career Projects: Adaptation for Future Air Quality Analysis and Decision Support Tools in Light of Global Change Impacts and

Mitigation:EPA-G2008-STAR-J2http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_adaptation.html

EPA as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing research to better understand the interplay of climate factors and air pollution regulatory requirements on air quality outcomes. The EPA Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Research, in cooperation with the EPA Global Change Research Program, announces an extramural funding competition supporting research into the consequences for air quality of global change - including climate, climate variability, land-use, economic development, and technology.

Oct. 21

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http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20322The program helps to develop a new generation of creative health policy thinkers and researchers within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. Each year the program selects up to 12 highly qualified individuals for two-year fellowships at one of three nationally prominent universities with the expectation that they will make important research contributions to future United States health policy.Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08588/nsf08588.htm?govDel=USNSF_25This solicitation describes a collaborative effort among the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (National Institutes of Health), and the National Science Foundation. The intent of this interagency solicitation is to provide an opportunity for an interagency granting activity in the area of metabolic engineering (ME).

Oct. 22

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08589/nsf08589.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The Directorates for Engineering, Geosciences, and Mathematical and Physical Sciences of the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science/Office of Fusion Energy Sciences of the Department of Energy are continuing in FY2009 the joint Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering begun in FY1997. The goal of this three year (FY09-FY11) program initiative is to enhance plasma research and education in this broad, multidisciplinary field by coordinating efforts and combining resources of the two agencies.

Oct. 22

NSF Statisticshttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5556

The Statistics Program supports research in statistical theory and methods, including research in statistical methods for applications to any domain of science and engineering. The theory forms the base for statistical science. The methods are used for stochastic modeling, and the collection, analysis and interpretation of data. The methods characterize uncertainty in the data and facilitate advancement in science and engineering. The Program encourages proposals ranging from single-investigator projects to interdisciplinary team projects.

Window Oct. 23 to Nov. 7

Emerging Frontiers In Research And Innovation 2009 (EFRI-2009)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08599/nsf08599.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

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) BioSensing & BioActuation: Interface of Living and Engineered Systems (BSBA), and (2) Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi). 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.

LOI Oct. 14; prelim Dec. 2; full April 30

NINR AREA for Health Disparities Research at Minority Serving Institutionshttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-171.html

The purpose of the NINR Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Health

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Disparities Research at Minority Serving Institutions (MSI’s) (R15) is to stimulate health disparities and minority health research at minority-serving schools of nursing and to promote the development of minority nurse scientists as independent investigators. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale health-related research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, see: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-042.html George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowshipshttp://www.marshallfoundation.org/education/marshall-baruch.html The George C. Marshall/Baruch Fellowships are given to encourage doctoral or postdoctoral research in 20th-century U.S. military or diplomatic history and related fields. The fellowships are administered by the George C. Marshall Foundation – a non- profit, non-governmental institution – and generated from a gift provided annually by the Baruch Family Foundation of Encino, California. The fellowships honor the career of George C. Marshall, 20th-century solider-statesman, and the Baruch family.

Oct. 27

Accelerating Discovery in Science & Engineering Petascale Simulations & Analysis

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08592/nsf08592.htmThis solicitation seeks proposals to develop the future simulation and analysis tools that can use petascale computing to advance the frontiers of scientific and engineering research. Proposals are sought from researchers aiming to capitalize on emerging petascale computing architectures, catalyzing potentially transformative research. NSF's emphasis is on implementation and exploitation of forefront techniques. Proposers must be prepared to demonstrate that they have a research problem that requires and can exploit petascale computing capabilities. Proposals from or including junior researchers are encouraged as one of the goals of this solicitation is to build a community capable of using petascale computing.

Oct. 30

Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?

&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=42747 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 2009 MURI competition is for the 32 topics listed in URL. Detailed descriptions of the topics can be found in Section VIII entitled, “Specific MURI Topics”, of this BAA.

White papers Oct. 31; full Jan. 9

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08583/nsf08583.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The goals are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation.

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November (Top)McNeil Center for Early American Studies - Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2009-2011

http://www.mceas.org/postdoctoralfellowship.htmThe McNeil Center will appoint a recent recipient of the PhD as a Postdoctoral Fellow for a two-year term beginning 1 July 2009. The fellow will receive a starting stipend of at least $41,000; 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. Modest funds for travel and research are available. During the two-year term of appointment, the fellow will teach two 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.

Nov. 1

Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors http://www.hs.ias.edu/mellon.htm

The School Of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation, has established a program of one year memberships for assistant professors at universities and colleges in the United States and Canada to support promising young scholars who have embarked on professional careers. While at the Institute they will be expected to engage exclusively in scholarly research and writing.

Nov. 1

National Estuarine Research Reserve Graduate Research Fellowship Program FY09

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L38TSgP4TTYZHypgk8xg852bGnSgHVp2cnSDnTMSK6f

Mpb4h7hhr!825306283?oppId=42320&flag2006=false&mode=VIEWNOAA announces the availability of graduate research fellowships. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System consists of estuarine areas of the United States and its territories which are designated and managed for research and educational purposes. Each reserve within the system is chosen to reflect regional differences and to include a variety of ecosystem types in accordance with the classification scheme of the national program as presented in 15 CFR part 921. Each reserve supports a wide range of beneficial uses of ecological, economic, recreational, and aesthetic values which are dependent upon the maintenance of a healthy ecosystem. The sites provide habitats for a wide range of ecologically and commercially important species of fish, shellfish, birds, and other aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. For detailed descriptions of the sites, refer to the NERR Web site at http://www.nerrs.noaa.gov/fellowship or contact the site staff.

Nov. 1

American Academy In Rome, Rome Prize Fellowships http://www.aarome.org/

30 fellowships for advanced research and creative work in Rome: 15 in the fine arts and 15 in the humanities. Fellowships range from 6 months to 2 years. Awards include room, board, travel, and work space at the Academy. Humanities. School of Arts and Architecture. School of Public Affairs. Open to the following fields: art history, archaeology, architecture, classical studies, conservation, graphic design, literature, modern Italian studies, musical composition, post-classical humanistic studies, urban design and planning, and visual arts.

Nov. 1

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Dumbarton Oaks-Residential Fellowships (Byzantine Studies, Pre-Columbian & Garden

http://www.doaks.org/research/info_fellowships.html Dumbarton Oaks offers Residential Fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies. Fellowship awards range from an equivalent of approximately $27,000 for an unmarried Junior Fellow to a maximum of $47,000 for a Fellow from abroad accompanied by family members. Junior Fellowships are for degree candidates who at the time of application have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for a Ph.D. (or appropriate final degree) and will be working on a dissertation or final project at Dumbarton Oaks under the direction of a faculty member at their own university. Fellowships are for scholars who hold a doctorate (or appropriate final degree) or have established themselves in their field and wish to pursue their own research.

Nov. 1

Institute for Advanced Study-School of Historical Studies -- Opportunities for Scholars

http://www.hs.ias.edu/instructions.htmThose 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’ 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. 1

Institute for Advanced Study - Mellon Fellowships for Assistant Professors http://www.sss.ias.edu/about/

Three appointments will be made for the academic year 2009-2010. Appointments will be for one full year (July 1 through June 30 with the option of staying through the second summer until August 15) and will carry all the privileges of Membership at the Institute for Advanced Study. The stipend will match the combined salary and benefits at the Member's home institution at the time of application.

Nov. 1

Archaeological Institute of Americahttp://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10007

The AIA is pleased to offer six fellowships for travel and study to deserving scholars. Fellowships are open to members of the Archaeological Institute of America, and information for each fellowship is listed below. If you have any questions, contact the Fellowship Coordinator at 617-358-4184 or [email protected] .

Nov. 1

Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize of the AWMhttp://www.awm-math.org:80/michlerprize.html

Awarded annually to a woman recently promoted to Associate Professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences. The prize provides a fellowship for the awardee to spend a semester in the Mathematics Department of Cornell University without teaching obligations.

Nov. 1

Folger Shakespeare Library Long-term Fellowshipshttp://folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=298

Long-term fellowships are supported by funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Long-term fellows are selected by an

Nov. 1

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external committee which considers the following criteria in making its selections: importance of the topic; originality and sophistication of the approach; feasibility of the research objectives; and the applicant’s need for the Folger collections. The Folger looks for highly talented, productive scholars whose work will be significantly advanced by a prolonged period of access to our collection, and who, while in residence, will contribute to the intellectual vitality of this institution. American Psychological Foundation - Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants

http://www.apa.org/apf/scrivner.htmlThe Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grants support empirical and applied research focused on lesbian, gay, and bisexual family psychology and lesbian, gay, and bisexual family therapy. APF encourages researchers from all fields of the behavioral and social sciences to apply. One grant of up to $10,000 for research by a post-doctoral researcher. Up to two $1,000 grants for graduate student research with strong preference given to dissertation candidates.

Nov. 1

Graduate Research Fellowship Program http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08593/nsf08593.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

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 900-1,600 graduate fellowships in this competition pending availability of funds. 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. For each hosted Fellow, the affiliated institution receives a $40,500 award per Fellow tenure year to cover the costs described below. Fellows Abroad receive direct NSF grant awards up to the same amount per year on tenure. The Graduate Research Fellowship stipend currently is $30,000 for a 12-month tenure period, prorated monthly at $2,500 for shorter periods as approved by NSF. The cost of education allowance currently is $10,500 per tenure year and is to be used by the affiliated institution to cover the costs of educating the Fellow.

OPD Suggested NSF GRF Proposal Development Resources GRFP Background Information (Top)

https://www.nsfgradfellows.org/ OPD Seminar: How to Find & Apply for Graduate Fellowships

http://opd.tamu.edu/seminar-materials/seminar-materials-by-date/september-26-2007-graduate-fellowship-seminar/september-26-2007-

seminar-for-students-how-to-find-and-apply-for-graduate-fellowships.html Advice Applying For Graduate Fellowships: NSF, NDSEG, Hertz

By Philip J. Guo, Ph.D. student, Dept. of Computer Science, Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/fellowship-tips.htm#generalHow to Win a Graduate Fellowship

By Michael Kiparsky, Chronical of Higher Educationhttp://chronicle.com/jobs/news/2006/05/2006051101c/careers.html

[Students] In Pursuit of the Perfect Letter of ReferenceCampbell, R.W., M. Boersma, J. Dower, G. Muller-Parker, C.S. Weiler

http://www.disccrs.org/reports/referenceletters.html

Nov. 3-12 based on disciplines

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramBy Valorie Troesch

http://gsc.students.mtu.edu/funding/NSFGraduateResearchFellowshipProgram.ppt

http://www.grad.clemson.edu/fellowships/NSF%20GRFP%20Seminar%202%20in%202006.ppt

Advice for Applicants to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship By Keith Jacks Gamble, updated 1/23/06

http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~gamble/nsfadvice.pdf NSF Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramAmerican Society for Engineering Education

http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/gradexpo/2007_handouts/05_NSFFellowshipPresentation2007.pdf

NSF GRF Program: What Panelists Look For?!Tess Moon, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~asee/NSFGRFPTalk-OGSWrkshpOct02.pdf NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

http://www.northwestern.edu/fellowships/docs/NSF%20GRFP%20Presentation.pdf

Nicole Le Maistre, GRF Operations CenterHigher Education for Development - TIES US – Mexico University Partnerships -- Request for Applications (RFA) http://www.hedprogram.org/tabid/66/itemid/171/Higher-Education-Support-

for-Legal-Reforms-in-Mexi.aspxThe Higher Education for Development, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates making at least two awards of up to $450,000 each for three-year partnerships as part of the US-Mexico Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) Initiative. The awards will provide higher education support for legal reforms in Mexico. HED expects to fund at least two awards of up to $450,000 each, incrementally funded over a three-year period, contingent on USAID funding. The partnerships will provide Higher Education Support for Legal Reforms in Mexico. For further information regarding this RFA, please contact Senior Program Associate Jennifer Sisane (202) 243-7680; [email protected] .

Nov. 3

Microsoft New Faculty Fellowship Programhttp://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/nff/

Microsoft Research seeks nominees who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact on the state of the art, and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders in the field.

Nov. 3; open in October

EPA Forecasting Ecosystem Services from Wetland Condition Analyseshttp://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_wetlands.html

Applications to develop relationships between wetland ecological condition indicators and ecosystem services delivery. There is a great need to extract maximum value from current efforts to conduct wetland condition surveys and to consider the full range of benefits derived from ecosystem services. (Services provided by ecosystems to humans include provisioning [e.g., providing water food, fuel, fiber]; support [soil fertility, nutrient cycling, pollination]; regulation [climate moderation, flood control]; cultural [economic, spiritual, and recreational benefits]; and preservation [biodiversity, renewable resources].)

Nov. 3

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Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program http://www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.html

The National Endowment for Democracy invites applications to its Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program for fellowships in 2009–2010. Named in honor of the two principal founders of NED, former president Ronald Reagan and the late congressman Dante Fascell, the program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change.

Nov. 3

Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activitieshttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?

pims_id=13454&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fundThese fellowships support training and research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in a host institution only in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences within the purview of NSF.

Nov. 3

NEH/DFG Symposia and Workshops Program - Digital Humanities

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DFG_BSW.html The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) in Germany are working together to offer support for digital humanities projects. These grants provide funding for up to two bilateral symposia or workshops in the area of digital humanities. Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. The goal of this request for proposals is to promote stronger bilateral cooperation and increased competencies in the digital humanities communities in the two countries by initiating or intensifying contact between distinguished scholars, junior researchers, scientists, librarians, information professionals, and others working on humanities projects.

Nov. 4

International Collaboration in Chemistry: US Investigators/Counterparts Abroad

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08602/nsf08602.htmProposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges: Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) located and accredited in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *PI Limit: a) A U.S. Investigator must establish a partnership with an investigator in either Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, China or France. The collaborating foreign investigator must be eligible for funding from the DFG (Germany), FWF (Austria), EPSRC (UK), NSFC (China) and ANR (France) respectively. b) The solicitation calls for new projects in areas that are supported by the Division of Chemistry programs in Analytical and Surface Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Physical chemistry and Theoretical and Computational chemistry.

Prelim Nov. 4; full Jan. 30

TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08571/nsf08571.htm

In many areas of research, a key to making advances is the ability of scientists and engineers to manipulate extremely large quantities of information. Examples include: numerical simulation and modeling; the analysis of very large datasets, whether generated by new generations of scientific instrumentation or by numerical models; and the mining of a wide range of collections of digital artifacts. At the largest scales, the resources needed to work with huge volumes of digital information are expensive

Prelim Nov. 4; full Nov. 4

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and scarce. National Physical Science Consortium - Graduate Fellowships in the Physical Sciences

http://www.npsc.org/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. Downloads: http://www.npsc.org/downloads/#brochure

Nov. 5

International Dissertation Research Fellowship http://programs.ssrc.org/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. Seventy-five fellowships will be awarded in 2009 with funds provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Program encourages research that is relevant to societies, cultures, economies and/or politics outside the United States. Supports 9 to 12 months in the field. The IDRF program is committed to empirical and site-specific research that advances knowledge about non-U.S. cultures and societies (involving fieldwork, research in archival or manuscript collections, or quantitative data collection). The program promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region and is engaged with interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Fellowships will provide support for nine to twelve months of dissertation research. Individual awards will be approximately $20,000. No awards will be made for proposals requiring less than nine months of on-site research. The 2009 IDRF fellowship must be held for a single continuous period within the eighteen months between July 2009 and December 2010.

Nov. 5

NEH Collaborative Researchhttp://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html

Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars or research coordinated by an individual scholar that, because of its scope or complexity, requires additional staff and resources beyond the individual's salary. Eligible projects include: research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities; conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit ongoing research; archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs); translations into English of works that provide insight into the history, literature, philosophy, and artistic achievements of other cultures; and research that uses the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Nov. 5

National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowshiphttp://www.naeducation.org/

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Nov. 7

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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.Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08604/nsf08604.htm?govDel=USNSF_25Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is NSF’s bold five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking. Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools. Applied in challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a profound impact on the Nation’s ability to generate and apply new knowledge. Collectively, CDI research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life.

Prelim Nov. 8 & 9; full April 20

National Coastal and Estuarine Research and Technology Program http://www.grants.gov/search/

search.do;jsessionid=L31P8VCNL8rkC0ybKN4FLSRH0vdJ4CQyQd2rR7DGG3WNpysh6T8v!825306283?oppId=42319&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

NOAA seeks to establish a national estuarine research and technology program which operates in partnership with the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS). Funds will be used to conduct collaborative research and transform the best available science into practical innovative tools that coastal managers can use to detect, prevent, and reverse the impacts of coastal pollution and habitat degradation. Additionally, the program will provide coastal and estuarine managers a better understanding of what tools are available, how well they work, and how best to apply them to detect, prevent, and reverse the impacts of coastal pollution and habitat degradation.

Nov. 9

Howard Foundation Fellowshipshttp://www.brown.edu/Divisions/Graduate_School/Howard_Foundation/

The Howard Foundation awards a limited number of fellowships each year for independent projects in fields selected on a six-year rotation of topics. Approximately ten fellowships will be awarded for 2009-2010. Stipends of $25,000 are awarded to support individuals working on specific research projects. Howard Fellowships may not be used to prepare exhibits or to support institutional programs. There are no residency requirements for individuals who receive awards.

Nov. 10

National Endowment for Democracy - Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program

http://www.ned.org/forum/reagan-fascell.htmlThe National Endowment for Democracy (NED) invites applications for the Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellows Program. The program enables democracy activists, practitioners, scholars, and journalists from around the world to deepen their understanding of democracy and enhance their ability to promote democratic change. Fellows maintain full-time residence at the International Forum for Democratic Studies, the research arm of the Endowment, located in Washington, DC. The Forum

Nov. 10

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hosts 12 to 15 Reagan-Fascell fellows per year for periods ranging from three to ten months. Each fellow receives a monthly stipend for living expenses as well as an office and support services, including access to the Forum’s Democracy Resource Center and Library. While the program's scholarly track is intended primarily for accomplished or promising scholars from new and emerging democracies, distinguished scholars from the US are also eligible to apply.Research Opportunities at Rare Isotope Beam Facilities

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/ The Office of Nuclear Physics, Office of Science, announces its interest in receiving preapplications for developing outstanding scientific opportunities in nuclear structure and dynamics, nuclear astro-physics, and tests of fundamental interactions and symmetries at leading rare isotope beam facilities around the world.

Nov. 10

Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08605/nsf08605.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 The Directorate for Geosciences of the National Science Foundation supports research and education in the Atmospheric, Earth, and Ocean Sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Program is designed to address the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to the proportions of those groups in the general population. The primary goal of the OEDG Program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population.

LOI Nov. 11; various due dates

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

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=528&linkidentifier=id&itemid=528

The American Council of Learned Societies, in cooperation with the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, has announced a program of support for conferences and publications on New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. The program will award funds in support of planning meetings, workshops, and/or conferences leading to publication of scholarly volumes. The program is intended to support projects that bridge disciplinary or geographic boundaries, engage new kinds of information, develop fresh approaches to traditional materials and issues, or otherwise bring innovative perspectives to the study of Chinese culture and society. The program will support collaborative work of three types: Grants of up to $25,000 will be offered to support formal research conferences intended to produce significant new research published in a conference volume. Grants of up to $15,000 will be offered for support of workshops or seminars designed to less formally facilitate new research on newly available or inadequately researched problems, data, or texts. Grants of up to $6,000 will be offered for planning meetings to organizers of the above-described types of projects.

Nov. 12

American Council of Learned Societies - American Research in the Humanities in China

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=524The Committee on Scholarly Communication with China Programs supports scholars in the humanities to do research in China. The American Research in the Humanities in

Nov. 12

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China program is for scholars in the humanities to do research in the People's Republic of China. US citizens and permanent residents who have lived in the US continuously for at least three years by the application deadline are eligible to apply. This program supports individuals with the Ph.D. 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 US and are prepared by virtue of study, training, and planning to take full advantage of an opportunity to do research in China. American Council of Learned Societies - Chinese Fellowships Scholarly Development

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=526Fellowships are available for Chinese scholars in the social sciences and humanities with the M.A., Ph.D., 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 US 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. 12

ACLS - East European Studies Programs: Fellowships and Grants http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?

id=530&linkidentifier=id&itemid=530ACLS accepts applications for the East European Studies Programs Fellowships and Grants. The East European Studies Program is funded by the Department of State under the Research and Training for Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union Act of 1983 as amended (Title VIII), whose purpose is the development of expertise in the United States needed for broad knowledge and analysis of developments in this critical world area. Every application for these fellowships and grants should, therefore, state clearly how the proposed research will contribute to a better understanding of the region and policy-making related to it.

Nov. 12

Enduring Questions: Pilot Course Grants http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html

The purpose of the Enduring Questions grant program is to encourage faculty and students at the undergraduate level to grapple with the most fundamental concerns of the humanities, and to join together in deep, sustained programs of reading in order to encounter influential thinkers over the centuries and into the present day. Enduring questions are, to an overarching degree, pre-disciplinary. They are questions to which no discipline or field or profession can lay an exclusive claim. Enduring questions can be tackled by reflective individuals regardless of their chosen vocations, areas of expertise, or personal backgrounds. They are questions that have more than one plausible or interesting answer. They have long held interest for young people, and they allow for a special, intense dialogue across generations. The Enduring Questions grant program will help promote such dialogue in today’s undergraduate environment. What are these enduring questions? The following list is neither prescriptive nor exhaustive but serves to illustrate. What is the good life? What is justice? Mercy? What is freedom? Happiness? What is friendship? What is dignity? Is there a human nature, and, if so, what is it? What are the limits of scientific understanding? What is the relationship between humans and the natural world? Is there such a thing as right and wrong? Good and evil? What is good government? What are the origins of the modern world? What is liberal education?

Nov. 13

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American Council of Learned Societies - Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Grants to Individuals in East Asian Archaeology and Early History

http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=518 ACLS invites applications for the second annual competition for grants to individuals in the Archaeology and Early History of East Asia. This program is undertaken in cooperation with the Henry Luce Foundation. Research fellowships and training grants will be awarded for study of the peoples and cultures of early East Asia. Comparative projects and those that build scholarly networks are especially encouraged. Proposals may cover prehistoric or historical periods, but must focus on research or training that involves excavations and/or excavated materials. For the purposes of this program, "East Asia" refers to northeast Asia (China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, and Taiwan) and southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam).

Nov. 14

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships, 2009 fellowships competition is NOW OPENhttp://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/ The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek 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. To facilitate this goal the Fellowship grants awards at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and, Postdoctoral levels to students who demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and a desire to enter the professoriate.

The Fellowship makes the following annual awards:Approximately 60 Predoctoral Awards at $20,000 per year for up to three years (Due Nov. 14). Approximately 35 Dissertation Awards at $21,000 for one year (Due Nov. 28)Approximately 20 Postdoctoral Awards at $40,000 for one year (Due Nov. 28 )

Nov. 14 & 28

NEH Scholarly Editionshttp://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/editions.html

Scholarly Editions Grants support the preparation of editions of pre-existing texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Projects must be undertaken by a team of at least one editor and one other staff member. Grants typically support editions of significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible. Contact the staff of NEH's Division of Research Programs at 202-606-8200 and [email protected] .

Nov. 15

Social Science Research Council - Academia in the Public Sphere: Islam and Muslims in World Contexts

http://www.ssrc.org/program_areas/global/public_scholarship/SSRC accepts applications for small grants intended to promote public engagement and public scholarship among university faculty and area studies centers on the topic of Islam and Muslims in world contexts. The program supports the development of scholarship that can be made available as a public resource, and the grants are available to all Title VI National Resource Centers funded by the Department of Education. Applicants may seek up to $50,000 per center, while collaborative projects involving multiple centers may request up to $100,000. The activities funded by the grants may include the development of communications infrastructure, programming that enables partnerships between scholars and advocacy groups or other community

Nov. 17

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organizations, and projects that engage new and traditional media. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Research on U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce

http://www.phds.org/content/grants-for-research-on-the-science-and-engineering-workforce

http://www.grantsnet.org/search/pgm_info.cfm?pgm_id=5292The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the second round of its small grants program to support creative research on the U.S. workforce and labor markets in science and engineering (“S&E”). In the second round of this research competition, the Foundation wishes especially to encourage proposals that focus on the complex nexus between the U.S. science and engineering workforce and international migration. Submissions and inquiries should be addressed to: Michael S. Teitelbaum,Vice President, Research Awards on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2550, New York, NY 10111. Phone: 212-649-1649; Fax: 212-757-5117; E-mail: [email protected]

Nov. 17

Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad (MWN)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08590/nsf08590.htm?govDel=USNSF_25Continued 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, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation must have clear relevance to research supported by the NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR), as they will be evaluated within the context of programmatic areas within DMR: condensed matter physics, solid state and materials chemistry, polymers, biomaterials, metals, ceramics, electronic materials, and condensed matter and materials theory.

Nov. 17

Novel Approaches for Assessing Exposure for School-Aged Children in Longitudinal Studies

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_star_novelapproaches.html The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is soliciting applications proposing research to develop and evaluate novel, innovative approaches for classifying exposure for children 2 to <11 years of age to toxic chemicals in their environment for use in large-scale longitudinal exposure assessment and epidemiological studies.

Nov. 18

Arctic Research Opportunities Arctic Natural Sciences; Arctic Social Sciences; Arctic System Science; and Arctic Observing Networks

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08597/nsf08597.txtImportant revisions to the program descriptions, proposal preparation instructions and review criteria are included in this solicitation and should

Nov. 18

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be read carefully by all proposers.Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07598/nsf07598.htmThe Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems competition promotes quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses of relevant human and natural system processes and complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales. The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) is a multidirectorate program jointly operated by three NSF directorates (Biological Sciences; Geosciences; and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences).

Nov. 18

Collaborative Studies on Systems Biology of Complex Phenotypes (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-007.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 quantitative 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.

Nov. 21

NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants, Directorate for Biological Sciences http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08564/nsf08564.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.

Nov. 21

Department of Justice - NIJ FY09 Graduate Research Fellowship http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?

&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId= Seeks applications for the NIJ FY09 Graduate Research Fellowship Grant program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by sponsoring research to provide objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the State and local levels. The Graduate Research Fellowship is an NIJ annual program that provides dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline are encouraged to apply and propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice.

Nov. 21

Postdoctoral Fellowships For Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/fordpost.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 the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology,

Nov. 28

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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.High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Petascale Computing Environment

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08573/nsf08573.htm?govDel=USNSF_25NSF’s five-year goal for high performance computing (HPC) is to enable petascale science and engineering through the deployment and support of a world-class HPC environment comprising the most capable combination of HPC assets available to the academic community.

Nov. 28

American Society for Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) Research Awardhttp://www.asms.org/Default.aspx?tabid=93

OBJECTIVE. To promote academic research by young scientists in mass spectrometry. ELIGIBILITY. Open to academic scientists within four years of joining the tenure track faculty or equivalent in a North American university. Applicants may not have previously received an award under this program. FISCAL. The awards of $25,000 each will be made to a university in the name of the selected individual and for the researcher’s exclusive use. In accepting this award, the institution will agree not to charge overhead on the funds. INFORMATION. Contact ASMS. Telephone: (505) 989-4517 Fax: (505) 989-1073 [email protected]

Nov. 30

December (Top)Computational Mathematics

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390Supports mathematical research in areas of science where computing plays a central and essential role, emphasizing algorithms design, numerical methods and their analysis, and symbolic methods. The prominence of computation in the research is a hallmark of the program. Proposals ranging from single-investigator projects that develop and analyze innovative computational methods to interdisciplinary team projects that not only create new mathematical and computational techniques but use them to model, study, and solve important application problems are encouraged.

Dec. 1-15

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Researchhttp://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?

doc_id=370402&attrib_id=13235Conference 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.

Dec. 1

Emerging Frontiers In Research And Innovation 2009 (EFRI-2009)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08599/nsf08599.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

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

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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) BioSensing & BioActuation: Interface of Living and Engineered Systems (BSBA), and (2) Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi). 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.Advanced Detector Research Program

https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/089BD95A0DC7631B852574C7004993DE?OpenDocument

The Office of High Energy Physics of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announces its interest in receiving grant applications for support under its Advanced Detector Research Program. Applications should be from investigators who are currently involved in experimental high energy physics, and should be submitted through a U.S. academic institution. The purpose of this program is to support the development of the new detector technologies needed to perform future high energy physics experiments.

Dec. 2

Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08600/nsf08600.htm

The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society.

Dec. 2

Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics II (T15)http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-009.html

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) invite applications for training grants to develop, conduct, and evaluate summer courses in the basic principles and methods of biostatistics as employed in biomedical research. The courses will introduce advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students to the field of biostatistics for the purpose of encouraging them to pursue careers in biostatistics. The courses will cover the fundamental concepts of probability, statistical reasoning and inferential methods motivated, in part, by examples that include data collected in studies of heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. The courses will be taught during the summers of 2010, 2011, 2012 with appropriate modifications or refinements following each of the first two summer sessions.

LOI Dec. 5; full Jan. 6

Sandia National Laboratories President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering

http://www.sandia.gov/employment/special-prog/truman/index.html Sandia National Laboratories announces the establishment of the President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering to attract the best nationally recognized new Ph.D. scientists and engineers. The Fellowship provides the opportunity for recipients to pursue independent research of their own choosing that supports the national security mission of Sandia National Laboratories. Truman Fellowship candidates are expected to have solved a major scientific or engineering problem in their thesis work or will have provided a new approach or insight to a major problem, as evidenced by a recognized impact in their field.

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East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08603/nsf08603.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering:  1) first-hand research experiences in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science, science policy, and scientific infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) an 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. All institutes, except Japan, last approximately eight weeks from June to August. Japan lasts approximately ten weeks from June to August (specific dates are available and updated at www.nsf.gov/eapsi ).

Dec. 9

Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetingshttp://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2008/2008_baa.html

EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology.

Dec. 9

Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08601/nsf08601.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 The Ecology of Infectious Diseases program solicitation supports the development of predictive models and the discovery of principles governing the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents. To that end, research proposals should focus on understanding the ecological and socio-ecological determinants of transmission by vectors or abiotic agents, the population dynamics of reservoir species, the transmission to humans or other hosts, or the cultural, social, behavioral, and economic dimensions of disease communication. Research may be on zoonotic, vector-borne or enteric diseases of either terrestrial, freshwater, or marine systems and organisms, including diseases of non-human animals and plants, at any scale from specific pathogens to inclusive environmental systems. Proposals for research on disease systems of public health concern to developing countries are strongly encouraged. Investigators are encouraged to include links to the public health research community, including for example, participation of epidemiologists, physicians, veterinarians, medical social scientists, medical entomologists, virologists, or parasitologists.

Dec. 10

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineeringhttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5602

The NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering funds research in the fundamental physics of plasmas. The types of phenomena investigated include transport in plasmas in confined magnetic structures, non-neutral plasmas in traps, dusty plasmas in laboratory configurations, and high-field laser-plasma interactions, including research in high-energy-density physics involving laser-produced plasmas. Both theoretical and experimental research is included.

Dec. 10

EPA Research Opportunities Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_gro_undergrad.htmlThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO)

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undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is December 11, 2008 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 20 new fellowships by July 31, 2009. 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 $19,250 per year of academic support and up to $8,000 of internship support for a three-month summer period.2009-2010 Fellowships at The Huntington

http://www.huntington.org/ResearchDiv/Fellowships.htmlThe 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, 800,000 photographs, and a large ephemera collection, supported by a half-million reference works. The Burndy Library consists of some 67,000 rare books and reference volumes in the history of science and technology, as well as an important collection of scientific instruments. Within the general fields listed above there are many areas of special strength, including: Middle Ages, Renaissance, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature, British Drama, Colonial America, American Civil War, Western America, and California. The Huntington will award to scholars over one hundred fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010. These fellowships derive from a variety of funding sources and have different terms. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at The Huntington and to participate in and make a contribution to its intellectual life.

Dec. 15

Virginia Foundation for the Humanities http://www.virginiafoundation.org/research/fellowships/index.html

VFH is committed to humanities research in the public interest. The VFH Fellowship program offers time, space, and resources to scholars applying the tools of history, philosophy, ethics, cultural studies, and literary criticism to matters of public concern. The disciplines of economics, medicine, architecture, engineering, psychology, and the sciences have entered public consciousness and achieved public trust because they are seen as practical.

Dec. 15

Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation Defense Scholarship

https://www.asee.org/smart/?CFID=4112792&CFTOKEN=95014704Awardees will be announced in the spring of 2009 and funding will begin August 2009. Please continue to visit this site for updates. The Department of Defense (DoD) is proud to offer scholarships to undergraduate, master's and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for training in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields. The DoD also offers them career opportunities to continue their research as civilian employees of a DoD laboratory after graduation. The Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) Defense Scholarship for Service Program offers our nation's research leaders of tomorrow not only an education but rewarding career opportunities. Annual stipend ranging from $22,000-$39,000 depending on prior educational experience .

Dec. 15

CHE-DMR-DMS Solar Energy Initiative (SOLAR)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08598/nsf08598.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The purpose of the CHE-DMR-DMS Solar Energy Initiative is to support

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interdisciplinary efforts by groups of researchers to address the scientific challenges of highly efficient harvesting, conversion, and storage of solar energy. Groups must include three or more co-Principal Investigators; one must have demonstrated high expertise in chemistry, a second in materials research, and a third in mathematical sciences. The goal here is to create a new modality of linking the mathematical with the chemical and materials sciences to develop transformative paradigms in an area of much activity but largely incremental advances. Successful proposals will offer potentially transformative projects and new concepts based on the integrated expertise and synergy from the three disciplinary communities.

March 9

Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08586/nsf08586.htm

SciSIP underwrites fundamental research that creates new explanatory models, analytic tools and datasets designed to inform the nation’s public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into social and economic outcomes. SciSIP’s goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development, and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences.

Dec. 16

Roadmap Transformative R01 Program (R01) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-029.html

As part of the NIH Roadmap for Biomedical Research, the National Institutes of Health invites transformative Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations proposing exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new or challenge existing scientific paradigms. Projects must clearly demonstrate potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. A major goal of the NIH is to foster bold and creative investigator-initiated research. While R01 grants support the bulk of mainstream NIH investigator-initiated efforts, the Transformative Research Projects Program (T-R01) is designed to provide a more flexible and engaging avenue for support of investigators testing novel concepts and truly transformative ideas.

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Association of American Geographers Dissertation Research Grantshttp://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/Dissertationresearch.html

Dec. 31

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies Grants Program http://aimsnorthafrica.org/fellowships/lstuscitz_grants.cfm?menu=2

The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) announces its annual Grants Program for the academic year beginning in May 2009. The program offers grants to US scholars interested in conducting research on North Africa in any Maghrib country, specifically Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, or Mauritania. AIMS sponsors three Overseas Research Centers in the region and all AIMS grants are categorized by where research will be conducted. AIMS does not fund research outside the Maghrib. These awards are made possible through grants from U.S. Department of State.

Dec. 31

January 2009 (Top)Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)

https://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/The MURI program supports basic science and/or engineering research at U.S.

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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 2009 MURI competition is for the 32 topics listed below. Detailed descriptions of the topics can be found in Section VIII entitled, “Specific MURI Topics”, of this URL. 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. Innovative ideas addressing these research topics are highly encouraged. The DoD Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI), one element of the University Research Initiative (URI), is sponsored by the DoD research offices: the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Army Research Office (ARO), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) (hereafter collectively referred to as "DoD agencies").NEA Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects, FY2010

http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/LitTranslation/index.htmlThrough fellowships to published translators, the Arts Endowment supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. We encourage translations of writers and of work which are not well represented in English translation. All proposed projects must be for creative translations of published literary material into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and value. Priority will be given to projects that involve work that has not yet been translated into English. Application materials are available online only. The deadline is January 9, 2009. Grants are for $12,500 or $25,000, depending upon the artistic excellence and merit of the project. If you have questions concerning the Literature Fellowships please call the Literature Fellowship Hotline at 202/682-5034 or email [email protected].

Jan. 9

JR Peace Scholar Dissertation Programhttp://www.usip.org/fellows/scholars.html

The Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace awards nonresidential Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships to students at U.S. universities who are writing doctoral dissertations on topics related to peace, conflict, and international security.

Jan. 9

Graduate Women in Science Fellowshipshttp://www.gwis.org/grants/default.htm

The Guidelines for the SDE/GWIS Fellowships (SDE, Eloise Gerry, Vessa Notchev, and Nell I. Mondy Fellowships) are listed below. Following the Guidelines are links to the checklist and the single application form which is used for all SDE/GWIS Fellowships. It is unnecessary for applicants to designate specific Fellowships on the application form. The Fellowships committee will match the overall top-scoring applicants to the appropriate Fellowship awards based on scientific merit, fields of study and requested funding amounts. All Fellowships committee decisions are final. Please note that the application deadline is January 15 of each year, and awards will be announced on or before July 1 of the following year. Please direct any questions to the Fellowships Coordinator, Jennifer Ingram, [email protected] or (919) 668-1439.

Jan. 15

Winterthur Research Fellowship Programhttp://www.winterthur.org/research/fellowship.asp

Winterthur invites academic, independent, and museum scholars, and advanced graduate students to apply for short and long-term residential research fellowships. Fellows have conducted research in the areas of material culture, architecture,

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decorative arts, design, consumer culture, garden and landscape studies, Shaker studies, travel and tourism, the Atlantic World, childhood, sentimental literary culture, and many other areas of social and cultural history.Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08607/nsf08607.txtFour kinds of activity will be supported in FY 2009: (1) Genome-Enabled Plant Research (GEPR) awards to tackle major unanswered questions in plant biology on a genome-wide scale; (2) Transferring Research from Model Systems (TRMS) to apply basic biological findings made using model systems to studying the basic biology of plants of economic importance; (3) Tools and Resources for Plant Genome Research (TRPGR) awards to support development of novel technologies and analysis tools to enable discovery in plant genomics; and (4) Heterosis Challenge Grants (HCG) to support testing of hypotheses for the mechanism(s) of heterosis in plants. The PGRP encourages proposals from early career investigators and also considers proposals submitted to the CAREER program (http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214 ) . Early career investigators are strongly encouraged to contact a PGRP Program Director for further guidance.

Jan. 20

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08503/nsf08503.htm

http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/ The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums, and non-profit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.

OPD Suggested MRI Proposal Development Resources OPD Seminar on Instrumentation Programs (Top)

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QEM Proposal Development and Evaluation Workshop National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program

http://qemnetwork.qem.org/MRIPresentations.htm

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February (Top)Harry Ransom Center Seeks Applications for Research Fellowships in the Humanities

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/http://hrc.utexas.edu/collections/guide

The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/ ) is accepting applications for its 2009-10 research fellowships in the humanities. About fifty fellowships are awarded annually by the Ransom Center to support scholarly research projects in all areas of the humanities. Priority is given to proposals that concentrate on the center's collections and that require substantial on-site use of them. All applicants, with the exception of those applying for dissertation fellowships, must be post-doctorates or possess an equivalent terminal degree or a substantial record of scholarly achievement.

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Independent scholars are encouraged to apply. The fellowships range from one to four months and come with a stipend of $3,000 per month. Also available are $1,200-$1,700 travel stipends and dissertation fellowships with a $1,500 stipend. Strategic Technology Office (STO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

http://www.darpa.mil/sto/solicitations/BAA08-10/index.htmlThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the performance of research, development, design, and testing that directly supports Strategic Technology Office (STO). This includes Space and Near-Space Sensors and Systems; Strategic and Tactical Networks; Information Assurance; Counter Underground Facilities; Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Defense; Small Unit Operations; Maritime Operations; and Core Strategic Technologies.

Feb. 12

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08606/nsf08606.htm The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at the National Science Foundation offers a research initiation grant funding opportunity with the goal of broadening participation to all engineers including members from groups underrepresented in the engineering disciplines. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers in engineering disciplines to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from underrepresented groups, engineers at minority serving institutions, and persons with disabilities. By providing these funding opportunities, ENG intends to further broaden participation of engineering researchers who share NSF's commitment to diversity in the following ways:

Expand the population of role models who will interact with an increasingly diverse student population, the workforce of the future

Increase the number of engineering researchers at minority serving institutions actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators, thereby creating new research opportunities for students from underrepresented groups

Fund engineering research projects that use innovative ways to attract and retain members of underrepresented groups to careers in engineering

Feb. 13

AAA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Programhttp://www.aaanet.org:80/committees/minority/minordis.htm

The American Anthropological Association invites minority doctoral candidates in anthropology to apply for a dissertation writing fellowship of $10,000.

Feb. 15

Proactive Recruitment in Introductory Science and Mathematics (PRISM)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08596/nsf08596.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The goal of the program in Proactive Recruitment in Introductory Science and Mathematics is to strengthen the nation's scientific competitiveness by increasing the numbers of well-prepared, successful U.S. undergraduate majors and minors in science and mathematics. The program will fund innovative, potentially transformational partnerships between the mathematical sciences and other science or engineering disciplines that widen the cross section of the mathematical sciences to which freshman and sophomore students are exposed and that provide these students increased opportunities for research experiences involving the mathematical sciences. Proposals must include a Principal Investigator from a department of mathematical sciences and at least one co-Principal Investigator from another science or engineering department. Under this solicitation proposals may be submitted for

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funding durations from three to five years. The proposal budget, between $100,000 and $600,000 per year, must be commensurate with the project and thoroughly justified in the proposal. The report of the workshop on Proactive Recruitment in the Lower Division (http://www.math.tamu.edu/research/undergrad/PRLDworkshopReport.pdf ) contains examples of strategies for proposed projects. The examples in the report are not meant to be prescriptive or all-inclusive.Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD)(R25)

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-553.htmlThe Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative mandate to “increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research.” To accomplish this goal, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) program provides, at research institutions, institutional grants for students from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research with well integrated developmental activities that will increase their preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree.

Feb. 21

Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08565/nsf08565.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

This program enables large-scale group efforts that involve broad segments of the scientific community. Projects supported by this program must involve the mathematical sciences in a significant way and have the scope to justify the funding, duration, and infrastructure of an institute. The goals of the program include advancing research in the mathematical sciences, increasing the impact of the mathematical sciences in other disciplines, enabling the mathematical sciences to respond to national needs, and expanding the talent base engaged in mathematical research in the United States.

Feb. 27

The MCEAS Dissertation Fellowship Program for Early American Studieshttp://www.mceas.org/dissertationfellowships.htm

Doctoral candidates from any PhD-granting institution who are in the research or writing stage of the dissertation are eligible to compete for these fellowships. Any project dealing with the histories and cultures of North America in the Atlantic world before 1850 will be considered.

March 1

Long Range BAA for Research and Education Initiatives at the Naval Postgrad School

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3QYS9x0!-1577941054?oppId=41138&flag2006=false&mode=VIEWThe Naval Postgraduate School is interested in receiving proposals for research and education initiatives which offer potential for advancement and improvement in the NPS core mission of graduate education and research. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare NPS’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research and education initiatives across a spectrum of science and engineering, business and policy, operational and informational sciences, and interdisciplinary disciplines that support the NPS’ graduate education and research mission.

March 31

The John Hope Franklin Dissertation Fellowshiphttp://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/johnhopefranklin.htm

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This American Philosophical Society fellowship is designed to support an outstanding doctoral student at an American university who is conducting dissertation research.CDC Grants for Public Health Research Dissertation

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-231.htmlThe CDC dissertation award supports dissertation research costs for students in accredited research doctoral programs in the United States (including Puerto Rico, and other U.S. Territories or possessions). Grants to support dissertation research will provide no more than $35,000 in direct costs per year, and are awarded for up to one year, with the possibility of extension without additional funds for up to 12 months. This program does not require cost sharing or matching.

April 10; Aug. 10

Emerging Frontiers In Research And Innovation 2009 (EFRI-2009)http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08599/nsf08599.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

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) BioSensing & BioActuation: Interface of Living and Engineered Systems (BSBA), and (2) Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi). 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.

LOI Oct. April 30

Fracture Puttyhttp://www.darpa.mil

DARPA seeks to develop a dynamic putty which, when packed in/around a compound bone fracture, provides full load-bearing capabilities within hours, creates an osteoconductive bone-like internal structure, and degrades over time to harmless resorbable by-products as normal bone regenerates.

Open to June 9

Panoptic Analysis of Chemical Traces (PACT) http://www.grants.gov/search/

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Panoptic Analysis of Chemical Traces (PACT) program. The PACT program will develop technology capable of analyzing complex gas mixtures without reliance on preconceived libraries of anticipated analytes. PACT will provide automated, high-throughput analysis of atmospheric sampling efforts aimed at producing exhaustive chemical maps of urban and military environments.

Open to August 20

Grant Writing ArticlesBy Lucy Deckard & Mike Cronan; edited by Robyn PearsonOffice of Proposal Development, Texas A&M University

Article 1, Types of University Proposals (Top)University proposals are divided into two broad categories: research and educational. Some agencies fund research grants with little or no investment in

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complementary educational initiatives. Other agencies, most notably the National Science Foundation, fund a broad range of university-based research and educational initiatives. Many research agencies fund some educational initiatives that relate in some way to the research mission of the agency. The types of research grants funded at universities vary depending on discipline.

Research Funding in the HumanitiesIn the humanities and humanities-centered social sciences, research grants are often oriented toward support of scholarly work by providing funding for travel, residency at a research site, research materials, copyright payments, sabbatical salary support, and the like. Results of the research are usually expected to be books or journal articles. Sponsors of this research may include federal agencies such as the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, or the U.S. Department of State through the Fulbright Program, but often are libraries, collections, archives, scholarly associations, museums, or endowed humanities centers.

Research Grants in the Sciences & EngineeringResearch grants to universities may be broadly categorized as either basic or applied research, although the boundary between these two types of research may be blurred at times. It is important to understand into which of these categories a particular funding opportunity falls. For example, proposing a basic research project, where the ultimate pay-off might be ten years in the future, will doom a proposal to a funder that is looking for results to address a particular problem within the next few years. Similarly, proposing highly applied research that does not have a theoretical underpinning to a basic research agency will be an equally futile effort. Research projects in some disciplines may also include applications-based research and contract research, most often funded by federal mission agencies (Article 4, e.g., DoD, EPA, NOAA, DHS).

Basic & Applied ResearchBasic research, sometimes called fundamental research, is typically open-ended and longer-term, perhaps three to ten years, with the objective being the creation of new knowledge by advancing the underlying theory at the frontiers of a specific discipline. Applied research may be either a follow-on to basic research or concurrent with it, but it is more short term and focused on defined objectives that use the new knowledge gained from basic research in some way for some specific purpose, e.g., for the development of new technologies.

Applications-based ResearchApplications-based research takes the results from applied research, e.g., new technologies or existing technologies, and reconfigures their use for some specific new purpose. This reconfiguration of “off the shelf” technologies, for example, might explore the reconfiguration of existing sensors for a specific new purpose, such as what was done in the homeland security area post 911, or for new uses in environmental monitoring.

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Contract researchContract research is most often funded by a mission-focused federal agency for a specific purpose with pre-defined, near-term deliverables (outcomes of the proposed work that must be delivered to the agency). Example projects might be research on the habitat and ecosystem of a certain species in a coastal estuary that will help guide agency policy and environmental management, or research for a federal or state educational agency to answer specific questions on how well tests assess student learning based on a specific curriculum. An important difference in contract research is that funds may be contingent on receipt of promised deliverables, whereas grants are typically not tied to specific performance outcomes.

Educational GrantsEducational proposals typically focus on achieving an educational objective at the proposing institution or on using resources and knowledge at the proposing institution to achieve an educational objective at partnering institutions such as K-12 schools or community colleges. (Education-related research may be funded as a part of these grants but would, in general, be funded by a research grant, as discussed above.) These types of proposals can be broadly categorized as described below.

Institutional Educational ProposalsInstitutional educational proposals achieve some academic objective, typically at the department, college, or university level, and may also involve educational partnerships with community colleges and K-12 schools. For example, increasing student or faculty diversity, increasing the number of degrees granted to women and underrepresented minorities in specific disciplines, partnerships with community colleges to make it easier for their students to continue at the four-year college, or outreach partnerships with K-12 schools, museums, and science centers are all projects that might be funded by educational grants.

Hybrid Research & Education GrantsHybrid research and education grants use faculty research as the underpinning of an educational initiative; for example, undergraduate research with faculty research mentors, course development that transfers new knowledge from the laboratory to the classroom, or development of new doctoral training programs. Graduate training grants (such as NIH’s T-32 grants) may fall into this category since they generally require that students are involved in research as a significant part of their training. Usually, these types of grants support the educational initiative (e.g., student stipends, enrichment activities, etc.), but expect that the project will build upon on-going research that is already funded; therefore, little or no funds are expected to be spent on the research projects.

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Article 2, How to Read the RFP (Top)The funding solicitation, commonly known as a Request for Proposals (RFP) – or, depending upon the agency, Program Announcement (PA), Request for Applications (RFA), or Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) – is one common starting point of the

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proposal writing process. Other starting points to the proposal process include investigator-initiated (unsolicited) proposals, or white (concept) papers and quad charts often common to the defense agencies, and briefly defined below.

Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Proposals Program Description or Program Announcement instead of a solicitation

o More general statement of interests of funding agency or program Typically the main source of research funding for individual researchers funded by

NSF, NIH, DoDo Majority of external research funded by NSF (~50%) and NIH (~80%) result

from unsolicited or investigator-initiated proposals Formatting guidelines often in a separate document

o NSF Grant Proposal Guideo NIH SF424 Application Guideo DoD long-term Broad Agency Announcements

If you are considering submitting an unsolicited proposal, it is important to contact the program officer to bring specificity to the often generally, or even vaguely, defined research objectives, or to determine if the development of a white paper or concept paper might be the preferred first step in the process.

Solicitations in the form of an RFP, PA, RFA, BAAThe solicitation represents an invitation by a funding agency for applicants to submit proposals that address research areas of specific interest to the agency, and it contains the key information you will need to develop and write a competitive proposal that is fully responsive to an agency’s submission process, research objectives, review criteria, and budget requirements.

The RFP is Treasure MapThe solicitation is to research funding what a will is to an heir or a treasure map to a pirate—it is a very detailed set of instructions that must be meticulously and faithfully followed to achieve the desired reward. Moreover, in reading a solicitation, it is essential that you understand the document for what it is in its entirety—and that you not read into it what you want it to be, either by wishful thinking or selective interpretation.

The RFP is an invitation by a funding agency for applicants to submit requests for funding in research areas of interest to the agency. This point is often overlooked by grant applicants and is worth repeating: funding agencies fund research of interest to them. Your role in this as the grant applicant is to provide the research capacities to meet the objectives of the funding agency.

Moreover, the RFP is not an à la carte menu or research smorgasbord offering you a choice of addressing some research topics but not others, depending on your interests or capabilities. The RFP does not give you the choice of responding to some review criteria but not to others, nor is it an invitation to propose research only tenuously linked to the scope of research defined in the solicitation. Rather, the RFP is best

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viewed as a non-negotiable list of performance expectations stating the agency’s research goals, objectives, and desired outcomes that you must meet in order to be competitive for funding.

Reviewing the RFPIn your review of the RFP, the central question you must resolve is how closely your research fits the research objectives of the agency. This requires an honest assessment of how tightly your research interests and the agency research objectives are conjoined, by asking:• Does my research fully fit the agency research objectives?• Is it really a fit?• No partial fits allowed• No wishful thinking• Close doesn’t count• If you are not a fit—don’t submit.

Unfortunately, at times it is tempting to read the RFP and be swept up in an irrational exuberance inspired by your dream of obtaining funding, so be alert to make sure you:• Understand the RFP for what it is…not what you want it to be.• Do not see it as a speculative investment.• Invest your time, resources, and energy wisely.

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Article 3, Know Your Funding Agency (Top)The more knowledgeable you are about a funding agency’s mission, strategic plans, research culture, investment priorities, and the rationale behind them, the better you will be able to weave a compelling and competitive proposal narrative. This agency-specific knowledge allows you to more convincingly describe how your proposed research is relevant to the research objectives spelled out in the solicitation, which, in turn, will advance the agency’s larger strategic plan. How well you convince reviewers that your research plays a key role in advancing the agency’s research objectives, thus contributing to the success of the larger strategic plan, will be a determining factor in the decision whether to fund your proposal.

It is not uncommon, for example, for reports of the National Academies, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or similar associations to significantly influence funding directions at one or more agencies, and for those reports to form the underpinnings of subsequent solicitations. Understanding the origins, underpinnings, and rationale behind funding solicitations will help you better frame your arguments of research merit and thereby better position you to write a competitive proposal narrative.

Why Analyze the Funding Agency?To better understand several key elements common to every competitive proposal narrative:

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process? What is the best way to address them? What is a fundable idea and how does it support the agency’s research

investment priorities? How are claims of research uniqueness and innovation best supported in the

proposal text and connected to the agency’s research objectives? How do you best communicate your passion, excitement, commitment, and

capacity to perform the proposed research to review panels and program officers?

Much of this information can be derived from analysis of background information gathered on the funding agency related to a range of topics, likely including the following available on the agency’s website: mission statement, strategic plan, investment priorities, agency language/ technical dialect, management structure, organizational chart, program officers, reports, publications, leadership speeches, public testimony, review process, project abstracts, funded projects, and current solicitations.

Be Able to Differentiate Among Funding AgenciesIt is important to understand how the various funding agencies differ based on characteristics such as mission, strategic plan, investment priorities, and culture. Researchers in the physical, computational, biological, and social and behavioral sciences may have funding opportunities at two or more agencies, e.g., NIH, NSF, DOD, and EPA, but these agencies differ in many ways, including the following:

Research focus within disciplines Research that is basic, applied, or application driven Research scope and performance time horizon Exploratory, open-ended research, or research targeted to technology

development Multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary Classified or non-classified Proprietary or non-proprietary Independent research, or dependent linkages to the agency mission, e.g., health

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Article 4, Basic vs. Mission-Oriented Agencies (Top)

It is important to differentiate between basic research agencies (e.g., NSF, NIH) and mission-focused agencies (e.g. DOD, NASA, USDA), as well as to differentiate between hypothesis-driven research and needs- or applications-driven research at the agencies. For example, agencies funding basic research would likely share the following characteristics:

Independent agency and management Independent research vision, mission, and objectives Award criteria based on intellectual and scientific excellence Peer panel reviewed, ranked, and awarded by merit Focus on fundamental or basic research at the “frontiers of science,” innovation,

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and creation of new knowledge Open ended, exploratory, long investment horizon Non-classified, non-proprietary

Alternatively, an analysis of mission-oriented agencies (e.g., DOD, DOE, ED, USDA) would show characteristics related to research and development that will serve the agencies’ immediate goals and objectives:

Scope of work tightly defines research tasks/deliverables Predominately applied research for meeting near-term objectives, technology

development and transfer, policy goals Predominately internal review by program officers Awards based on merit, but also on geographic distribution, political distribution,

long term relationship with agency, and Legislative and Executive branch policies Classified and non-classified research

One of the most important differences between these types of agencies is the degree of autonomy they have in setting their investment priorities. Basic research agencies, such as NSF and NIH, set long-term goals through a strategic plans and are not as strongly influenced by the President or U.S. Congress. Mission-oriented agencies, such as the Department of Defense or NASA, are highly influence by the priorities of the President and Congress. Therefore, focus and priorities can change rapidly with changes in political leadership or climate. This means that researchers who apply to these agencies for funding are well advised to constantly monitor the priorities of these agencies for changes in direction.

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Article 5, Analyze the Agency Culture (Top)It is important to understand the research culture of the funding agency in order to more knowledgably embed your proposed research plan within the research focus of the agency. For example, while NSF and NIH both fund research in the biological sciences, they often fund research in very different areas under that broader umbrella. Sometimes the differences are clear, and in other cases more nuanced, but the distinctions are there and you need to be aware of them.

In most cases, this information can be obtained on the internet by visiting the agency web site. Perusing the web site gives the applicant a sense of how the funding agency views itself and the role it sees itself playing in the national research enterprise. This information can be found in the agency mission statement or strategic plan, for example. In other cases, particularly with regard to private foundations, the applicant will find the annual report a source of useful information on an agency’s mission and agenda. An annual report gives the applicant a profile of funded projects, award amounts, and results.

The proposal writer needs this information for several reasons, but principally because it will allow the writer to shape the proposal from its inception to conform to the agency’s mission. It helps the grant writer keep the proposal process on track by reminding participants that the grant ultimately must reflect the funding agency’s mission.

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Article 6, Agency Language and Terminology (Top)Learning to echo the language and terminology of the funding agency is another factor that will enhance the overall competitiveness of a proposal. Funding agencies, like most institutions, often develop a unique phraseology to define and describe common, recurrent components of their mission and research agenda, e.g., “broader impacts” or “research and education integration” at NSF, or “bench to bedside” at NIH. Learning the language of the funding agency is important in writing the narrative section of a proposal; it helps to frame arguments more clearly and communicate more effectively with program managers and reviewers. Once the funding agency’s language is learned, it allows the appropriate translation to occur between the language of the funding agency and that of the applicant. It often helps the clarity of the narrative text to translate the applicant’s institutional language into that used by the agency’s program officers and reviewers. This is not an onerous or difficult task, but involves being alert to any preferred or repeated terms, usages, and meanings favored by the funding agency. Learned fluency in the use of funding agency language and terminology is yet another factor that can enhance competitiveness.

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Article 7, Intramural versus Extramural Research (Top)

Some agencies fund only research by outside scientists (extramural research), while many also hire researchers who conduct research from within the agency (intramural research). NSF and DARPA are examples of agencies that fund only extramural research, while NIH, NASA, the National Labs, DOE, and many other agencies fund both extramural and intramural research. Furthermore, the proportion of intramural versus extramural research funding varies significantly by agency. The National Labs and NIST primarily fund intramural research, while NIH mostly funds extramural research.

For mission-oriented agencies that fund both intramural and extramural research, it is extremely important for external researchers hoping to be funded by the agency to be familiar with relevant intramural research being conducted at the agency and to network with those intramural researchers. Those researchers are likely to be reviewers on external proposals in their research areas, and it is often expected that external researchers collaborate with agency researchers. The degree of expected collaboration varies by agency and is one aspect of the agency culture that proposers must understand in order to be competitive.

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Article 8, The RFP & Proposal Organization (Top)The RFP plays a key role in proposal organization by establishing the order, required level of detail, and focus of the proposal narrative. A simple copy and paste of the RFP’s key sections, research objectives, and review criteria into a beginning draft narrative allows the RFP to serve as an organizational template for the full proposal and a reference point to ensure that subsequent draft iterations of the narrative are

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continuously calibrated to the guidelines.

For example, an RFP will often contain a detailed description defining the agency’s objectives for the program (e.g., goals, objectives, performance timeline, outcomes, research management, evaluation, etc.) that must be addressed in the proposal narrative. This detail, including review criteria, can be selectively copied and pasted into the first draft of the proposal itself. This process provides initial section and subsection headings under which the applicant can draft out preliminary written responses to every requested item in the guidelines, ensuring that the first draft of the proposal fully mirrors the program solicitation requirements in every way.

Use the RFP as a Narrative TemplateThis copy and paste process of transforming the RFP into a narrative template helps ensure that several elements key to a successful proposal are addressed at the beginning and adhered to throughout the writing process, even though ideas and approaches may change as they mature during the proposal development process. Using this approach, you will ensure that the proposal narrative:• is fully responsive to all requested information • is written in the order requested • provides the required detail• integrates review criteria into the narrative • does not drift off topic or sequence

The RFP can also serve as a guide as you develop the ideas that will be at the core of your proposal, and then help you flesh out the narrative with details on what you propose to do and why. It is important that you fully understand the sponsor’s research objectives to avoid wasting valuable development time on discussions and directions that do not clearly reflect the funding agency’s research objectives. This is particularly important on larger research proposals that often involve multiple investigators, each bringing a specialized research expertise to the overall effort. Also, although funding agencies vary on the required detail and organization of the narrative text, in many cases reviewers will expect to see the text organized in the same general order as the RFP and the review criteria. In fact, many agencies require reviewers to fill out evaluation forms that list review criteria in the order given by the RFP. Therefore, using the RFP as a guide for your proposal outline will make it easier for reviewers to compare your proposal to the program guidelines and review criteria without having to search around in a long narrative to find out if each required topic has been addressed.

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Article 9, Tips for Exploring the NSF Website: Unsolicited Proposals (Top)

NSF’s website is a treasure trove of helpful information for anyone planning to apply for an NSF grant, but as with most treasure, it’s helpful to know where to dig. This is the first in a series of short articles about where to look on the NSF website for those nuggets of information that can help you as you prepare a proposal to NSF.

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Submitting an Unsolicited ProposalTrying to figure out which program at NSF fits your research? If you’re interested in submitting an unsolicited proposal to a disciplinary program (as opposed to responding to a solicitation), it can sometimes be tough to figure out which part of NSF funds research in your area. This is further complicated by the fact that many of the “Program” pages now list all solicitations issued by the program, including NSF-wide solicitations, making it hard to find the program description for unsolicited proposals. Also, keep in mind that different directorates and divisions within NSF act like semi-autonomous organizations with different procedures and requirements. This is one reason why it’s important to pinpoint which program or programs you would like to apply to for funding and then learn as much as you can about that program.

Here’s One Way to Find These Programs: Go to the “NSF Organization List” (http://www.nsf.gov/staff/orglist.jsp ). This list

provides links to each Division, organized under its Directorate. Click on the link for a Division you think might be interested in your research. Example: If you’re interested atmospheric chemistry, click on “Division of

Atmospheric Sciences” under “Directorate of Geosciences” Near the top of the page, there will be one or more links to Disciplinary Programs

funded by that Division (below that, you’ll usually see links to Solicitations). Click on the Disciplinary Program that looks most promising, and you should see a

synopsis of the program. This is a relatively broad description of the types of research that will be considered for funding under this Program.

Example: Click on “Atmospheric Chemistry;” a one-paragraph description of the type of research this program supports is given under the title, “Synopsis.”

Just as importantly, at the bottom of the page, there will usually be a link entitled “Abstracts of Recent Awards Made Through This Program.” You have found treasure! Click on this link, and you will find a list of funded projects with information on each project. By clicking on the title of any of these projects, you’ll find an abstract, the name and contact information for the PI, the PI’s organization, and lots of other useful information. By going through these awards, you can get a good idea of the types of projects that have been funded by the program.

Caveats: This list includes all grants that receive funds from the program, including solicited proposals, SGER (Small Grants for Exploratory Research) grants, and grants jointly funded by more than one program. You will need to sift through this list to find grants that were likely submitted as unsolicited proposals. Also, be wary of the figure listed under “Awarded Amount to Date.” This figure often does not represent the entire amount of the award since many of the grants are awarded on an incremental basis, so it may be difficult to get a good idea of typical amounts of entire grants from this database.

Example: In the database, you’ll see several projects with titles, “SGER:…” and other projects with titles, “MRI:…”. These projects were funded through those mechanisms and would not be good examples of the types of projects funded through unsolicited proposals to the program. However, most of the other projects listed that have only

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“Atmospheric Chemistry” listed in the Program column may be good example projects.

Programs handle deadlines for submitting unsolicited proposals in different ways. Some programs list “target dates,” indicating that the deadline is somewhat flexible. If you think you will miss the date by a day or two, contact the program director, and he or she may still agree to accept the proposal. Other programs list “proposal windows,” which means they will accept unsolicited proposals only during the time interval listed. Some programs provide links to a “Program Announcement” that looks just like a solicitation, where the “Synopsis” can be found. Some programs don’t list any deadlines or Announcements at all. In this case, it is wise to contact one of the program managers to find out what their policy is for accepting proposals.

Finally, especially in the case of unsolicited proposals it is wise to contact the program director to discuss your research idea and whether it fits that particular program.

Next month: More about navigating NSF’s Awards DatabaseBy Lucy Deckard; edited by Robyn Pearson

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