OPPORTUNITY FUNDING ALERT
Important Notice
The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program
International Business Education
Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award
International Research
U.S. Dept. of Education – Business & International Education Program
Linguistics
National Science Foundation - Linguistics
Lupus Research
The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Pediatric Psychology
American Psychological Foundation - Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant
Science Education
NASA - Global Climate Change Education: Research Experience, Teaching and Learning
Science & Engineering
American Chemical Society - New Investigator Grants
Women
American Association of University Women - AAUW fellowships and Grants
Youth
W.T. Grant Foundation - Early Research Career Support
Of Interest
Community of Science "COS User Training"
Florida - Biofuels Production
Webinair Course on Researcher Commercialization - Free
Important Notice
The National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program
International Business Education
U.S. Dept. of Education - Business and International Education Program
Website: www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-1/032409f.html
The Business and International Education Program provides grants to enhance international business education programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international economic activities. Institutions of higher education that have entered into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations, or associations that are engaged in international economic activity--or a combination or consortium of these enterprises, organizations, or associations--for the purposes of pursuing the activities authorized under this program. Est. range of awards: $50,000-$95,000. Est. Ave. Size of Awards: $84,000; Est. No. of Awards: 25. Go to: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/index.html
International Research
Fogarty International Research Collaboration Award
This program provides funds ($150,000 over three years) to foster international research partnerships between NIH-supported scientists and their collaborators in countries of the developing world. The FIRCA program aims to benefit the research interests of both collaborators while increasing research capacity at the foreign site. Scientists who have an eligible NIH grant may apply. All areas of biomedical and behavioral research supported by NIH are eligible FIRCA research topics, except HIV/AIDS-related research. There are two separate, companion FIRCA Program Announcements (PARs). 1. International Research Collaboration - Behavioral and Social Sciences - PAR-08-223 (R03) (FIRCA-BSS, deadlines: Sep. 29, 2009; Sep. 29, 2010), and 2. International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical - PAR-08-222 (R03) (FIRCA-BB, deadlines: Sep.29, 2009; Jan.28, 2010; May 28, 2010; September 28, 2010). Go to: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/research_grants/firca/index.htm.
Linguistics
National Science Foundation - Linguistics
The NSF's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences' program supports scientific research of all types that focus on human language as an object of investigation. The program supports research on the syntactic, semantic, phonetic, and phonological properties of individual languages and of language in general; the psychological processes involved in the use of language; the development of linguistic capacities in children; social and cultural factors in language use, variation, and change; the acoustics of speech and the physiological and psychological processes involved in the production and perception of speech; and the biological bases of language in the brain. Deadline: Jul. 15, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408&govDel=USNSF_39
Lupus Research
The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.
Basic, Clinical or Translational Lupus Research - RFA 009-01 (S) - One, one-year grant of $100,000, with the potential for a second year of funding. 2. Michael Jon Barlin Pediatric Lupus Research Program: Basic, Clinical or Translational Pediatric HRQOL Research - RFA 009-02 (P) - One, one-year grant of $68,000, with a potential for second-year funding. The Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. is the foremost national nonprofit organization dedicated to finding the causes of and cure for lupus and providing services to people affected by lupus. Lupus is a complex disorder that continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality. Although basic science and therapeutic advances are being made, substantial work remains to fully understand the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis and clinical impact of these disorders. New diagnostic and prognostic tests, as well as directed therapeutic interventions, are still needed.
The purpose of these RFA’s is to accelerate research related to the causes, treatments, prevention and cure of lupus and to directly sponsor research to test new approaches and develop experimental prototypes. Deadline: Letter of Intent: Jul. 3, 2009. Proposal: Aug. 7, 2009. Go to: http://www.lupus.org/webmodules/webarticlesnet/templates/new_researchlfa.aspx?articleid=1365&zoneid=31.
Pediatric Psychology
American Psychological Foundation - Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant
The Lizette Peterson Homer Memorial Injury Research Grant supports research into psychological and behavioral aspects of the prevention of injuries in children and adolescents as reflected in the activities and interests within pediatric psychology of the late Lizette Peterson Homer and her commitment to improving the status of children in the face of the most significant threats to their health and development. A $5,000 annual award is open to students and faculty to support research related to the prevention of injuries in children. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2009, Go to: http://www.apa.org/apf/homer.html
Science Education
NASA - Global Climate Change Education: Research Experience, Teaching and Learning
NASA has just released an announcement for the second year of the Global Climate Change Education: Research Experiences, Teaching and Learning program (Solicitation: NNL09ZB1005C). This second year has somewhat more funding, about $8 million requested in FY2010, compared to about $6 million available last year. Obviously this is an area of strong interest by the present administration. The program this year also differs somewhat in categories(3 areas are listed in the RFP) and deadlines. Approximately 25 proposals will be funded (last year it was 22 out of approximately 120 submitted). Deadlines: June 18th – a teleconference on the program; July 2 – Letter of Intent is due; August 3 – proposal due. Go to: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/
If the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) can provide any assistance to you as you consider the preparation of a proposal, please communicate with Dr. Jorgensen about your plans. We can offer any information we have from the first round. We can also serve as a dissemination partner to your efforts. Contact: Andy Jorgensen, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, National Council for Science and the Environment, 1101 17th Street, NW Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036, 202-530-5810 x102. E-mail: ajorgensen@NCSEonline.org Go to: http://ncseonline.org/
Science & Engineering
American Chemical Society - New Investigator Grants
The American Chemical Society awards 90 Doctoral New Investigator grants each year for $100,000 over two years. The Program aims to promote the careers of young faculty by supporting research of high scientific caliber, and to enhance the career opportunities of their undergraduate/ graduate students, and postdoctoral associates through the research experience and are focused on providing start-up funding for scientists and engineers who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor or the equivalent. Applicants may have limited or no preliminary results for a research project they wish to pursue, with the intention of using the preliminary results obtained to seek continuation funding from other agencies. DNI grants are to be used to illustrate proof of principle or concept, to test a hypothesis, or to demonstrate feasibility of an approach. Research areas of interest:
Energy Efficient Materials and Processes (a. Hetero- & Homo-geneous Catalysis; b. Chemical engineering: Process Design and Control; c. Chemical Storage, Batteries, Supercaps, etc.); Petrochemicals ( a. High-Value Products; b. Chemical & Polymer Synthesis; c. Polymer Structure & Properties); Biofuels (a. Catalysis Approaches; b. Biorefining at the Molecular Level; c. Biomass Processing); 4. Hydrocarbon Geology (a. Geochemistry; b. Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Geomorphology; c. Structural Geology, Tectonics, Geophysics); 5. Alternative Energy (a. Solar Energy b. Fuel Cells, Thermoelectrics, etc.; c. Non-Conventional Fuels (H2, Hydrates, etc.). 6. Conventional Fuels (a. Petroleum Reservoir, Drilling & Production Engineering; b. Clean Fuels; c. Fuels Upgrading & Separation). Deadlines: Rolling. Go to: http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/
Women
American Association of University Women - AAUW fellowships and Grants
One of the world's largest sources of funding exclusively for graduate women, the AAUW Educational Foundation supports women breaking through educational and economic barriers as aspiring scholars around the globe, teachers and activists in local communities, women at critical stages of their careers, and those pursuing professions where women are underrepresented. Deadlines: Aug. 1, 2009. Go to: http://www.aauw.org/research/index.cfm
American Fellowships support women doctoral candidates completing dissertations and scholars seeking funds for postdoctoral research leave or for preparing completed research for publication. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. One-year postdoctoral research leave fellowships, dissertation fellowships, and summer/short-term research publication grants are offered.
Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and who are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Community Action Grants provide seed money to individual women, AAUW branches and AAUW state organizations, as well as local community-based nonprofit organizations for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time graduate or postgraduate study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who intend to pursue a full-time course of study (during the fellowship year) in designated degree programs where women's participation traditionally has been low.
Youth
W.T. Grant Foundation - Early Research Career Support
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports promising early-career researchers from diverse disciplines, who have demonstrated success in conducting high-quality research and are seeking to further develop and broaden their expertise. Candidates are nominated by a supporting institution and must submit five-year research plans that demonstrate creativity, intellectual rigor, and a commitment to continued professional development. Every year, four to six William T. Grant Scholars are selected and each receives $350,000 distributed over a five-year period. Application must address issues that have compelling relevance for theory, and policies or practices, affecting the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States or a vulnerable subpopulation of those youth; Deadline: Jul. 8, 2009. Go to: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org
Of Interest
Community of Science "COS User Training"
RefWorks-COS recently launched COS User Training. These sessions are open to faculty, liaisons and other users of COS services. COS User Training is conducted via WebEx, an online meeting service that combines video, audio, and other features to deliver a very effective training experience. Here are some useful tips: Register early, and block out that time slot; Save registration and/or confirmation emails so you have the log-on and teleconference information; If possible, gather with colleagues for a group COS User Training session; Log on 15 minutes in advance of training time so that you can be set-up before the session begins; Audio streaming will begin automatically when you log into the WebEx session; In the US and Canada, you can also use the dial-in teleconference service (numbers provided in your confirmation and reminder emails). The first of the eight sessions is on Jun. 17. Go to: http://www.cos.com/usertraining/
Florida - Biofuels Production
The Florida Biofuels Association, Inc. in association with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Florida Office of Energy and Climate Change, and the Florida Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development announce a Pre-Farm to Fuel Summit Meeting July 29th from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando, entitled: Biofuels Strategic Meeting: Moving Biofuels into Production in Florida. This Strategic Meeting will discuss and explore the opportunities and obstacles the State of Florida faces in infrastructure development of biofuel facilities. The goal of this Strategic Meeting is to begin centralizing the initiatives between public and private enterprise and to develop a vision for the future, thus setting the stage for a successful road map to biofuels production. The list of industry leader panelists will be announced shortly. Cost: $25 per person. How to Register: To register using our secure online payment system, click HERE.To register using our Registration Form, click HERE to download a copy. For additional information and sponsorship opportunities please contact Dana Jones at 850-205-5283 or by email at dana@flbiofuels.org. Please register early. Limited seating available.
Webinair Course on Researcher Commercialization - Free
This eleven-part course is co-hosted by the National Institutes of Health, The National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer from June through mid-September. The course will deal with successfully commercializing any type of research activity, whether focused on engineering, physical sciences or life-sciences. The course will discuss the practical business and legal issues that researchers need to understand to commercialize their research, ranging from the traditional (i.e. employment and licensing) to the more entrepreneurial (consulting, joint venturing/strategic alliance and startup company). The course will show how these commercialization methods overlap and how they differ. It will deal with fundamental topics like intellectual property, licensing agreements, employment agreements and consulting agreements; then, creating and funding companies and the complexities of understanding the relationships and expectations of employees, founders, executives, board members, shareholders, investors or partners. Each lecture is a 90-min. webinar. This 11-lecture course is free, but registration is required. To register, go to http://researchercourse.ncet2backoffice.org/
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Prior Opportunity Alerts
June 2009
