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Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu ), Texas A&M University OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 1/58 ([email protected] December 1, 2008 Research Funding Opportunities A listing of research and educational funding for the academic community Office of Proposal Development Research and Graduate Studies Texas A&M University Hotlink to SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE: [email protected] Research Development & Grant Writing Resources OPD’s monthly Enewsletter If you don’t write grants, you won’t get any… 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. Grant Writing Resources (CTRL+Click) Grant Writing Resources 9 New Agency Reports 9 New Web Resources 9 Junior Faculty 9 Post Doctoral 9 Graduate Students 9 NSF 9 NIH 9 Open Solicitations Resources for Writing the Upcoming NSF GRF ; NSF MRI ; New OPD Seminars Grant Funding (CTRL+Click) Due Date by Month December January February March & Later Grant Writing Articles (CTRL+Click #) 1. Writing a CAREER proposal 2. DARPA Funding Tutorial 3. Equipment/Instrument Grants 4. Contacting Program Officers 5. Writing a White Paper 6. Finding Research Funding 7. Funding Related Quick Tips Articles By Mike Cronan , Lucy Deckard & Robyn Pearson [Topic Suggestions Welcome] OPDWeb (http://opd.tamu.edu/ ) a resource for the development and writing of research and educational proposals to federal agencies and foundations New funding opportunities are posted to OPDWeb daily and clustered by week http://opd.tamu.edu/fundingopportunities Subscribe to OPDWeb Research Funding Opportunities RSS Feeds http://opd.tamu.edu/fundingopportunities/subscribetorssfeedsfordisciplinespecificfundingopportunities OPDWeb Content Manager: Lucy Deckard (L[email protected] ) Assistant Content Manager: Nadja Prcic ([email protected] ) Research Funding Opportunities in the Humanities The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research )

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  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 1/58 ([email protected]

    December 1, 2008 Research Funding Opportunities A listing of research and educational funding for the academic community  

    Office of Proposal Development Research and Graduate Studies 

    Texas A&M University Hotlink to SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE:   [email protected]  

    Research Development & Grant Writing Resources OPD’s monthly E‐newsletter  

     If you don’t write grants, you won’t get any… 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. 

    Grant Writing Resources (CTRL+Click)

    • Grant Writing Resources New Agency Reports New Web Resources Junior Faculty Post Doctoral Graduate Students NSF NIH Open Solicitations

    • Resources for Writing the Upcoming NSF GRF; NSF MRI;

    • New OPD Seminars

    Grant Funding (CTRL+Click)

    Due Date by Month December January

    February March & Later

    Grant Writing Articles (CTRL+Click #)

    1. Writing a CAREER proposal 2. DARPA Funding Tutorial 3. Equipment/Instrument Grants4. Contacting Program Officers 5. Writing a White Paper 6. Finding Research Funding 7. Funding Related Quick Tips

    Articles By Mike Cronan , Lucy

    Deckard & Robyn Pearson

    [Topic Suggestions Welcome]

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

    to federal agencies and foundations New funding opportunities are posted to OPD‐Web daily and clustered by week 

    http://opd.tamu.edu/funding‐opportunities  Subscribe to OPD‐Web Research Funding Opportunities RSS Feeds  

    http://opd.tamu.edu/funding‐opportunities/subscribe‐to‐rss‐feeds‐for‐discipline‐specific‐funding‐opportunities  

    OPD‐Web Content Manager: Lucy Deckard (L‐[email protected])  Assistant Content Manager: Nadja Prcic ([email protected]

    Research Funding Opportunities in the Humanities The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research 

    )

    http://rgs.tamu.edu/site-documents/welcome-from-the-interim-vice-president.htmlmailto:[email protected]://opd.tamu.edu/seminar-materials/seminar-materials-by-datemailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://opd.tamu.edu/http://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunitieshttp://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunities/subscribe-to-rss-feeds-for-discipline-specific-funding-opportunitieshttp://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunities/subscribe-to-rss-feeds-for-discipline-specific-funding-opportunitiesmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 2/58 ([email protected])

    Texas A&M University http://glasscockcenter.blogspot.com/ (funding blog) 

    http://glasscock.tamu.edu/

    Upcoming Grant Deadlines in the Humanities http://www.barnard.edu:80/grants/humanities.html  

    Barnard Office of Institutional Support 

    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Universities and Humanistic Scholarship 

    http://www.mellon.org/grant_programs/programs/higher‐education‐and‐scholarship/researchuniversities  

    The Foundation supports a wide range of initiatives to strengthen the institutions that sustain scholarship in the humanities and "humanistic" social sciences, primarily research universities but also a small number of centers for advanced study and independent research libraries.  Particular emphases in this area include (but are not limited to) doctoral education, postdoctoral fellowships, faculty research, and discipline‐related projects.   

    The Newberry Library Long‐Term Fellowships Application deadline: January 12, 2009 

    http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/long‐term.html  

    The Newberry Library Short‐Term Fellowships Application deadline: March 2, 2009 

    http://www.newberry.org/research/felshp/short‐term.html  

    Bogliasco Foundation: Liguria Study Center for Arts and Humanities Deadlines January 15 & April 15 

    http://www.liguriastudycenter.org/english/fellowships.cfm  The Liguria Study Center provides residential fellowships for qualified persons working on advanced creative or scholarly projects in the arts and humanities. The Study Center is one of the few residential institutions in the world dedicated exclusively to the humanistic disciplines: Archaeology, Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Classics, Dance, Film/Video, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater, and the Visual Arts. The Study Center was founded in 1996; during eleven years of activity it has hosted 450 fellows from 35 countries. 

    John Carter Brown Library Research Fellowships Deadline January 10 

    http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/John_Carter_Brown_Library/  Approximately 25 short‐ and long‐term fellowships awarded to scholars to pursue research at the John Carter Brown Library located on the campus of Brown University. Short‐term fellowships are for periods of two to four months and long‐term fellowships are for five to ten months. 

    International Grants & Research Resources: A Regional Listing http://www.vanderbilt.edu/vio/funding/regional.html  

    Vanderbilt University International Office 

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  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 3/58 ([email protected]

    Research Funding Relating to: Africa, Asia and Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania, Europe, Middle East, North America, Central, South America and The Caribbean, Open / Unspecified Regions.   

    Grant Writing Resources  (Top)  Science.gov 5.0 – More Science for Your Query   

    http://www.science.gov/searchdbs.html#new  

    Google Special Searches http://www.google.com/options/specialsearches.html  

    University Search enables searching a specific school website. Try searching for things like admissions information, course schedules, or alumni news. 

    Federal agency searches:  http://www.google.com/unclesam

    RSS Feeds for Oxford Journals Oxford University Press (RSS feed on homepage of each journal) 

    http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/index.html  

    AAAS Report XXXIII Research and Development FY 2009 http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/rd09main.htm  

    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 Program American Association for the Advancement of Science  

     Grants.gov Tips & Resources From Grantors   http://www.grants.gov/applicants/tips_resources_from_grantors.jsp#9 

    26 Federal Agencies and their grant resources  

    American Heart Association Launches New Web‐Based Application System http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3061398  

    The new electronic application system is paperless.  Your entire application, including supporting documents from third parties, will be completed online. 

    NASA Guidance: Preparation & Submission  Of  Unsolicited  Proposals http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/library/unSol‐Prop.html  

    This document provides guidelines for the preparation of formal unsolicited proposals to those who wish to convey their creative methods or approaches to NASA. These guidelines apply to all unsolicited proposals regardless of the NASA Installation or Agency program for which they are intended, but do not apply to solicited proposals.  

    NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi‐bin/nais/welcome.cgi  

    The NAIS Email Notification System (NENS) allows you to receive notifications on NASA acquisition opportunities of interest to you. You can register to receive email notifications by creating subscriptions, which will enable you to better track new acquisitions and their updates posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS). You can track acquisition postings by product / service class, 

    )

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  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 4/58 ([email protected])

    NASA center, a combination of the two, and by specific acquisition number. 

    Institute of Homeland Security Solutions Investigator Initiated Research (social science)  

    https://www.ihssnc.org/Researchnbspnbspnbsp/InstructionsnbspfornbspResearchers/tabid/74/Default.aspx  

    The funding process for investigator‐initiated research projects begins with the submission of an abstract to the IHSS. Topics for abstracts can address the mission areas above or other areas; for more information on research topics of interest to HF/BSD click here (6.8MB PDF). Abstracts should follow the guidelines on the “Abstract Submissions” page (visible only to registered users). Beginning with abstract submission, the steps for investigator‐initiated research projects are included herein. 

    Welcome to IDEAS‐EC! http://ideasec.nbc.gov/j2ee/login.jsp  

    Your source of business opportunities for the Department of the Interior and other participating agencies. To learn more about our site, click on about us. Use our quick search to get started searching for opportunities, or use our business opportunities page for more options. 

    Department of Homeland Security Human Factors Division Research ‐ Transition ‐ Innovation 

    https://www.ihssnc.org/Portals/0/LeaveBehind_Overview_brief.pdf  Science and Technology Directorate, June 26, 2008 

    Advanced Sensing Technologies For The Infrastructure: Roads, Highways, Bridges And Water 

    http://www.nist.gov/tip/cnn_white_paperfinal.pdf  This area selected as the [NIST] Critical National Need is “Advanced Sensing Technologies for the Infrastructure: Roads, Highways, Bridges and Water Systems.” This CNN was selected from a larger field of areas where transformative research could be expected to have large societal impact. Input regarding potential areas of CNN was obtained from government agencies and advisory bodies (such as the National Research Council, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine), the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), industry organizations, leading researchers from academic institutions, and others. 

    CRC Workshop, US Department of Education Presented by Barbara Foorman, Florida State University 

    http://www.research.fsu.edu/crc/workshop/2007/documents/CRC%20Workshop_US%20DoE_May%203%202007_Foorman.ppt  

    "What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Expert Panel Report" http://ies.ed.gov:80/director/board/reports/  

    The National Board for Education Sciences (NBES), the advisory body to the Institute of Education Sciences, announces the release of the "What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Expert Panel Report". The NBES commissioned a panel to submit a report on a focused study addressing the fundamental question of the scientific 

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  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 5/58 ([email protected])

    validity of the Clearinghouse's evidence review process and reports. The report also contains recommendations where improvements are possible. 

    National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology 

    http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/plant_sciences_final.pdf   

    Achievements of the National Plant Genome Initiative and New Horizons in Plant Biology, National Research Council, 2008 

    http://dels.nas.edu:80/plant_genome/report.shtml  

    National Biofuels Action Plan, October 2008 USDA, DOE, BRDi 

    http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/nbap.pdf  

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

    Junior Faculty Resources   (Top) Overview, Programs for Junior Faculty by OPD 

    http://opd.tamu.edu/the‐craft‐of‐writing‐workbook/toolkit‐for‐programs‐for‐junior‐faculty  

    Grant Programs for New Investigators/Junior Faculty http://opd.tamu.edu/funding‐opportunities/funding‐opportunities‐by‐

    category/programs‐for‐junior‐faculty.html  

    New Faculty Research Funding Starter Kit http://opd.tamu.edu/resources‐for‐junior‐faculty/new‐faculty‐research‐funding‐

    starter‐kit.html  

    Office of Proposal Development NSF CAREER Seminar & CAREER Links http://opd.tamu.edu/seminar‐materials/seminar‐materials‐by‐date/december‐13‐2007‐nsf‐

    career‐seminar.html Program Information 

    http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262   

    NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips http://www.clarku.edu/offices/research/pdfs/NSFProposalWritingTips.pdf 

    Edited by ZJ Pei, Kansas State University, January 2007 

    2008 NSF Sponsored CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop, Resources http://www.k‐state.edu/career/2008/08resource.htm 

    Dr. Jian Cao, Northwestern Univ., former NSF Program Director, ’97 CAREER Awardee Dr. Z.J. Pei, Kansas State Univ., 2004 CAREER Awardee 

    K Kiosk ‐ Information about NIH Career Development Awards http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm  

    NIH New and Early Stage Investigators http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/index.htm  

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  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 6/58 ([email protected]

    Resources for Post Docs (Top) National Academies ‐ Research Associateship Program 

    http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/   Electronic Application opens December 1   

    The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC) offer the Resident Research Associateship Program to provide postdoctoral and senior scientists and engineers with opportunities to conduct research on projects, largely of their own choice, which are compatible with the research interests of the sponsoring laboratories, thereby contributing to the overall research efforts of the federal government. Deadlines: Feb. 1, May 1, Aug. 1, Nov. 1 (annual). Environmental & Life Sciences; Physical Sciences & Engineering. 

    Mentoring International Postdocs  Working Together to Advance Science and Careers 

    http://www.ori.hhs.gov/education/products/chop_mentoring/CHOP_VideoGuide.pdf  Wendy Reed Williams, Ph.D., Director, Research Education 

    Office of Research Administration of the Joseph Stokes Jr. Research Institute of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 

    Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty 

    http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/moves.html  Based on courses held in 2002 and 2005 by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and HHMI, this book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators. 

    DHS Science and Technology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2008 Competition Guidelines and Materials 

    http://www.orau.gov/dhspostdocs/  The September 15, 2008 deadline for appointments has been extended indefinitely. Interested applicants should continue to explore opportunities they are developing on their own in collaboration with federal research facilities and review the list of projects and research topics on this web site. This list is updated as new hosting facilities are added. Applications will be accepted and appointment start dates are flexible. Interested hosting facilities should continue to submit projects and research topics as instructed on this web site. 

    NIH Academic and PostDoc Opportunities http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/academ.html  

    http://www.training.nih.gov/careers/careercenter/advice.html#acad  

    The Chronicle of Higher Education Previous "Career Talk" Columns 

    http://chronicle.com/jobs/news/archives/columns/career_talk/  

    PhDs.org  Information for scientists and would‐be scientists at all levels 

    http://www.phds.org/postdoc/  

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  • Office of Proposal Development (http://opd.tamu.edu), Texas A&M University

    OPD Research Funding Opportunities Newsletter, December 2008, Page 7/58 ([email protected])

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory Listing of Openings for Postdocs http://www.orau.gov/ORISE/edu/ornl/postneeds.htm  

    All positions are available through the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Postdoctoral Research Associates Program and/or the Postmaster’s Research Participation Program. 

    Training, Fellowship, and Research Funding Opportunities http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/site/c.eoJMIWOBIrH/b.1389993/k.B38F/Career.htm  

    NSF Survey of Graduate Students & Postdocs in Science & Engineering http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/  

    Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients, NSF March 2008 

    http://www.nsf.gov:80/statistics/infbrief/nsf08307/

    Resources for Graduate Students (Top) Social Science Research Council ‐ Dissertation Proposal Development 

    Fellowship (DPDF) ‐‐ Graduate Students http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf/  

    Through the Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF), the Social Science Research Council supports early‐stage graduate students in formulating successful doctoral dissertation proposals that are also competitive in future fellowship competitions. Students in the humanities and social sciences may apply to one of five research fields, each led by two directors. Fellows participate in a spring workshop that prepares them for predissertation research and another in the fall, designed to help them synthesize their summer research into dissertation proposals and future fellowship applications. DPDF Fellows are eligible for up to $5,000 from the SSRC to support summer predissertation research. Approximately 60 fellowships will be awarded. Deadline: Jan. 30, 2009. 

    2008‐2009 Graduate Student Funding Opportunities Guide   http://www.tc.columbia.edu/administration/osp/  

    Office of Sponsored Programs, Teachers College, Columbia University 

    External Funding and Grants for Humanities Graduate Students http://humanities.osu.edu:80/studentinfo/grads/gradexternalfunding.cfm  

    The Ohio State University College of Humanities 

    Proposal Writing: The Art Of Persuasion http://www.holycross.edu:80/departments/gradstudies/website/proposewrite.htm  

    Holy Cross Office of Distinguished Fellowships and Graduate Studies 

    Cornell University Graduate School Fellowship Database http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu:80/?p=132  

    National Science Foundation (Top) Mentoring Requirement for Postdoctoral Research Fellows 

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/gpg_sigchanges.jsp  

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    Chapter II – Section C.2d(i), Project Description, has had entirely new guidance added regarding mentoring activities. This was done to address the mentoring requirement of the America COMPETES Act. Each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include, as a separate section within the 15‐page project description, a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals. Examples of such activities are provided and the mentoring plan will be evaluated during the merit review process, under the Broader Impacts criterion. Proposals that do not include a separate section on mentoring activities within the Project Description will be returned without review. 

    Dear Colleague Letter: Joint NSF/EPSRC "Sandpit" on Synthetic Biology http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09012/nsf09012.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25  http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/JointSyntheticBiology.htm 

    The purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention a new “Call for Participants” to take part in an intensive workshop (“sandpit”) focused on grand challenge topics in synthetic biology, recently released by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom.   

    Dear Colleague Letter: Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09015/nsf09015.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25  

    In Fiscal Year 2009, the Foundation will not accept letters of intent or new proposals under the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program component of ABP (please refer to the Revision Notes on the first page of the ABP solicitation). 

    Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE), NSF Dear Colleague 

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09007/nsf09007.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25  On behalf of the Division of Graduate Education (DGE) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (HER) we call your attention to an opportunity to request support for research and evaluation projects focused on graduate education. 

    Vertical Integration in Research and Education (VIGRE) Proposals http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08085/nsf08085.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25  

    NSF Dear Colleague:  The purpose of this letter is to inform the mathematical sciences community that the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) currently is not accepting Vertical Integration in Research and Education (VIGRE) proposals. The VIGRE program is under review by a National Academy of Sciences committee and DMS is suspending the VIGRE program pending the outcome of that review. 

    NSF Emerging Frontiers http://www.nsf.gov:80/div/index.jsp?org=EF  

    The Emerging Frontiers (EF) Division is an incubator for 21st Century Biology.  EF supports multidisciplinary research opportunities and networking activities that arise from advances in disciplinary research.  By encouraging synergy between disciplines, EF provides a mechanism by which new initiatives will be fostered and subsequently integrated into core programs. 

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09012/nsf09012.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/CallsForProposals/JointSyntheticBiology.htmhttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09015/nsf09015.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09007/nsf09007.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08085/nsf08085.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=EF

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    Dear Colleague Letter: Division of Mathematical Sciences with the title "Mathematical and Statistical Research for Threat Detection" 

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09010/nsf09010.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25  The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has a long history of supporting scientific research to develop technology in order to secure the national defense. We expect, beginning in FY 2009, to form a partnership with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to develop the next generation of mathematical and statistical algorithms and methodologies in sensor systems for the detection of chemical and biological materials as an area of emphasis within the Computational Mathematics program.  These new algorithms could be formed, but are not limited to, mathematical research areas such as mathematical modeling, signal processing, statistics, harmonic and geometric analysis, topology, numerical analysis, and optimal control. 

    Dear Colleague Letter: NSF Graduate Research Fellows Nordic Research http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09011/nsf09011.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25  

    The Division of Graduate Education and the Office of International Science and Engineering announce a new international research opportunity, available as a Supplemental Award, for NSF Graduate Research Fellows (GRFs) to enable Fellows to gain international research experience and establish collaborations with counterparts at Norwegian or Finnish research institutions.  Through a pilot collaboration, the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Research Council of Norway (RCN), and the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES) will support on a competitive basis research visits of between two and twelve months to Norway, or between three and twelve months to Finland, respectively. 

      Six Merit Review Facts from NSF  http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/facts.jsp  

    FACT 1: NSF Program Officers make recommendations to fund or decline a proposal.  DISCUSSION: External review panels do not make funding decisions. The analysis and evaluation of proposals by external reviewers provide information to NSF Program Officers in making their recommendations to award or decline a proposal. 

    Why You Should Volunteer to Serve as an NSF Reviewer http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/reviewer.jsp 

    In addition to providing a great service to NSF and the science and engineering community, reviewers benefit from reviewing and serving on panels. Reviewers gain first hand knowledge of the peer review process; learn about common problems with proposals; discover strategies to write strong proposals; and, through serving on a panel, meet colleagues and NSF program officers managing programs related to your interests. 

    NSF Strategic Plan FY 2006‐2011 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf0648/nsf0648.jsp

    NSF Human Capital Strategic Plan http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/hcsp2008/nsf_humancapitalstrategicplan_0803.pdf  

    NSF RSS Feeds and Podcasts 

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09010/nsf09010.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09011/nsf09011.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25http://www.rcn.no/usahttp://www.rcn.no/usahttp://www.tekes.fi/eng/http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/facts.jsphttp://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/reviewer.jsphttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf0648/nsf0648.jsphttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/hcsp2008/nsf_humancapitalstrategicplan_0803.pdf

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    http://www.nsf.gov:80/rss/  

    NSF Grant Proposal Guide, Effective date: January 5, 2009 http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/gpg_index.jsp  

    Summary of Significant Changes: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/gpg_sigchanges.jsp  

    The NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) (now part of a larger document, the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide) provides the basic policies for both solicited and unsolicited proposals. 

    National Institutes of Health  (Top) Fundamentals of the NIH Grants Process 

    http://www.jou.ufl.edu/research/grantdevres/NIH/Fundamentals%20of%20the%20NIH%20Grants%20Process.ppt  

    NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration  June 19‐20, 2008 

    Harold Perl, PhD, Center for the Clinical Trials Network, National Institute on Drug Abuse, David Curren, Division of Grants Policy, Office of Policy for 

    Extramural Research Administration 

    NIH Policy on Submission of Resubmission (Amended) Applications http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/amendedapps.htm  

    The most recent change in policy was announced in October 2008 (see NIH Guide Notice of October 8, 2008 and NIH Guide Notice of November 7, 2008). Beginning with original new applications (i.e., never submitted) and competing renewal applications submitted for the January 25, 2009 due dates and beyond, the NIH will accept only a single amendment (A1) to the original application. It is expected that this revised policy will lead to funding high quality applications earlier, with fewer resubmissions.  Original new and competing renewal applications that were submitted prior to January 25, 2009 will be permitted two amendments (A1 and A2). For these “grandfathered” applications, NIH expects that any A2 will be submitted no later than January 7, 2011, and NIH will not accept A2 second resubmission applications after that date.  

    Announcing Initial Implementation Timeline for Enhancing Peer Review http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice‐files/not‐od‐08‐118.html  

    The preliminary implementation plans for the 2009 through 2010 calendar years.  Enhancing Peer Review at NIH   

     http://enhancing‐peer‐review.nih.gov/index.html  NIH Peer Review Policies & Practices 

     http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/  

    NIH Parent Announcements  For Unsolicited or Investigator‐Initiated Applications http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm  

    NIH and other agencies serviced by eRA Commons still want your investigator‐initiated applications. Electronic grant applications must be submitted in response to a Funding Opportunity Announcement*. NIH developed Parent 

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    announcements for use by applicants who wish to submit what were formerly termed investigator‐initiated or ‘unsolicited’ applications. Read More About Parent Announcements. 

     NIH Revised New and Early Stage Investigator Policies   November 3, 2008 

    New Investigator policies, stemming from the NIH Enhancing Peer Review Initiative (see http://enhancing‐peer‐review.nih.gov/index.html), can be found in this Revised New and Early Stage Investigator Policy Announcement.   Under this new policy, the NIH intends to support New Investigators at success rates comparable to those for established investigators submitting new applications.  Early Stage Investigators (ESIs), as previously described on September 26, 2008 at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice‐files/NOT‐OD‐08‐121.html should comprise a majority of the New Investigators supported.  In addition, New Investigator applications will be clustered during review whenever possible.    This notice also advises New Investigators and ESIs that these NIH New Investigator Policies are limited to applications for traditional research project grant (R01) support.  For more information, such as the following definitions, see this Guide Notice and the related links:  New Investigator: In general, a Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is considered a New Investigator if he/she has not previously competed successfully as PD/PI for a significant NIH independent research award.  For example, a PD/PI who has previously received a competing NIH R01 research grant is no longer considered a New Investigator.  A complete definition of a New Investigator along with a list of NIH grants that do not disqualify a PD/PI from being considered a New Investigator can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/resources.htm.    Early Stage Investigator (ESI): An individual who is classified as a New or First‐Time Investigator and is within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10 years of completing medical residency (or the equivalent) is considered an Early Stage Investigator (ESI).  More information on ESIs is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice‐files/NOT‐OD‐08‐121.html.  

    Directory International Short‐Term Travel Grants in Health Sciences http://www.fic.nih.gov/funding/travdic06.htm#aaas  

    Open Solicitations  (Top) Defense Sciences Office within DARPA, Current Solicitations 

    http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/solicit.htm  

    Harnessing Infrastructure for Building Reconnaissance (HIBR) http://www.darpa.mil/STO/solicitations/BAA09‐08/index.html  

    DARPA is developing broad and diverse technologies necessary for external sensing deep inside buildings with the objective of providing a suite of sensing 

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    technologies for situational awareness both above‐ and below‐ground suitable across a broad range of building environments. The component technologies must support all external ISR concepts of operations ranging from pre‐mission planning through detailed assessment of targeted structures, and live updates during mission execution. The intent of this solicitation, DARPA‐BAA‐09‐08, Harnessing Infrastructure for Building Reconnaissance, is to investigate individual technological approaches that leverage building infrastructure to opportunistically collect information for interior awareness. DARPA believes that opportunistic sensing may be exploited to infer urban interior building awareness using exterior observations.  Open to 10/9/2009. 

    DARPA Mathematical Challenges Open to 9/25/09 http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/baa08‐65.html  

    DARPA Strategic Technologies http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08%2D10/listing.html 

    DARPA is soliciting proposals under this 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 Defense; Small Unit Operations; Maritime Operations; and Core Strategic Technologies. Open to 2/12/09 

    DARPA Microsystems Technology Office‐Wide BAA http://www.darpa.mil/mto/solicitations/index.html   

    MTO supports revolutionary research in electronics, photonics, MEMS, algorithms, and combined Microsystems technology to deliver new capabilities to sense, communicate, energize, actuate, and process data and information for the war fighter. Open to 2/13/09 

    DARPA Reactive Material Structures https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e8068d5029d0c7a9b9897d029eca

    8187&tab=core&_cview=0&cck=1&au=&ck=     DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals for the Reactive Material Structures program. The overall goal of the program is to develop and demonstrate reactive material structures that provide both structural integrity and enthalpic energy within the same material system, and the ability to rapidly release that energy to produce a high intensity blast upon demand. Open to 4/16/09. 

    FY2008‐2010 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Broad Agency Announcement” (HDTRA 1‐08‐10‐BRCWMD‐BAA) 

    http://www.dtra.mil:80/baa/index.cfm  http://www.dtra.mil/documents/newsservices/news‐releases/pdf/080906_NewsRelease_Grants_Final.pdf  

    NOTE Young Investigator Awards:  Proposals that focus on exploratory aspects of a unique problem, a high risk approach, or innovative research in subjects with potential for high impact to C‐WMD science from non‐tenured faculty who received a Ph.D. or equivalent degree on or after 1 October 2003.  Young Investigator Awards will average $100K a year with a POP of up to two (2) years.   

    http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/baa08-65.htmlhttp://www1.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08-10/listing.htmlhttp://www.darpa.mil/mto/solicitations/index.htmlhttps://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e8068d5029d0c7a9b9897d029eca8187&tab=core&_cview=0&cck=1&au=&ckhttps://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e8068d5029d0c7a9b9897d029eca8187&tab=core&_cview=0&cck=1&au=&ckhttp://www.dtra.mil/baa/index.cfmhttp://www.dtra.mil/documents/newsservices/news-releases/pdf/080906_NewsRelease_Grants_Final.pdfhttp://www.dtra.mil/documents/newsservices/news-releases/pdf/080906_NewsRelease_Grants_Final.pdf

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    Long Range BAA for Research & Education Initiatives at the Naval Postgraduate School 

    http://www.nps.edu/research/WorkingWithNPS.html  NPS 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. Deadline: 3/31/09 

    Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA 09‐001) for Navy and Marine Corp Science and Technology  http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/  

    This BAA is an announcement to declare ONR’s broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. Work funded under this BAA may include basic research, applied research and some advanced technology development. Open to 9/30/09. 

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

    ONR's Education/University Research Initiative Programs http://www.onr.navy.mil/education/default.asp  

    United States Army Medical Research and Material Command's Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 08‐1 (Open to 9/30/09) 

    https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8a632d0224aebc9e04aa1181c8351a3b&tab=core&_cview=0  

    Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement http://www.arl.army.mil/www/DownloadedInternetPages/CurrentPages/DoingBusinesswit

    hARL/research/07r0003‐02.pdf  ARO solicits proposals for basic and applied scientific research in mechanical sciences, environmental sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, electronics, computational and information sciences, physics, chemistry, life sciences, and materials science. Open FY 2007 ‐ FY 2011 

    Innovative Technologies and Methodologies for Reducing Various Environmental Problems, Open to March 2009 

    https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f939bdaf1a93d60ea5e662f0b58f258b&tab=core&_cview=1  

    This announcement seeks out technologies and methodologies to reduce environmental impacts from current and past Air Force (AF) operations and apply to Air Force installations worldwide. The key focus of this effort is to further develop demonstration/field‐tested remediation, contaminated site characterization and monitoring, and pollution prevention technologies and methodologies that serve as an innovative means to save money and time while achieving compliance with all air, soil, and water regulatory requirements and Air Force policies and technical guidance. 

    DOD CDMRP Research Funding for 2009 http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/08fundingann.htm  

    Research topics under the FY09 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs are 

    http://www.nps.edu/research/WorkingWithNPS.htmlhttp://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/http://www.onr.navy.mil/education/default.asphttps://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8a632d0224aebc9e04aa1181c8351a3b&tab=core&_cview=0https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8a632d0224aebc9e04aa1181c8351a3b&tab=core&_cview=0http://www.arl.army.mil/www/DownloadedInternetPages/CurrentPages/DoingBusinesswithARL/research/07r0003-02.pdfhttp://www.arl.army.mil/www/DownloadedInternetPages/CurrentPages/DoingBusinesswithARL/research/07r0003-02.pdfhttps://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f939bdaf1a93d60ea5e662f0b58f258b&tab=core&_cview=1https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f939bdaf1a93d60ea5e662f0b58f258b&tab=core&_cview=1http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/08fundingann.htm

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    restricted to: Alcoholism, Autoimmune Diseases, Blood Cancer, Childhood Asthma, Drug Abuse, Epilepsy, Kidney Cancer, Listeria Vaccine for infectious disease and cancer, Lupus, Mesothelioma, Molecular Signatures in Tumors, Neuroblastoma, Osteoporosis and related bone disease, Paget's Disease, Pediatric Cancer, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Social Work Research, Tinnitus, West Nile Virus Vaccine. Program Announcements are anticipated to be released this fall in 2008 and early in 2009 with detailed descriptions of funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and deadlines.  

    Upcoming EPA 2009 Environmental Research Grant Announcements http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/  

    • Research for Outcomes and Accountability: Development of Novel Environmental Health Outcome Indicators ‐ Opens: December 2008  

    • Community‐based Cumulative Risk Assessment Research ‐ Opens: January 2009  • Targeted Measurements to Improve Air Pollution Emission Inventories ‐ Opens: 

    January 2009  • Air Research Centers ‐ Opens June 2009  • Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: 

    Formative Centers (with NIEHS) ‐ Opens: November 2008  • Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands: Developing Tools for 

    Quantification and Decision Support ‐ Opens: January 2009  • Nanotechnology Research Grants: Investigating Environmental Effects of 

    Manufactured Nanomaterials: a Joint Research Solicitation ‐ EPA, NSF & UK ‐ Opens: March 2009 

    • SBIR Phase I ‐ Opens March 2009 

    Center for Disease Control and Prevention Upcoming Grant Funding Opportunity Announcements 

    http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm  

    Presolicitation Notice of the BAA entitled "Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation, and Institutional Research" 

    https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=2d0c50802449d712f26e9f942abef5c7 A solicitation will be issued on or around 01 December 2008 for the Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC) to announce (through its contracting agency, the Department of Interior, National Business Center (DOI/NBC)) a program to help fund research addressing issues pertinent to personnel security policy. By providing financial support for master's theses, doctoral dissertations and institutional research, PERSEREC intends to respond to needs identified by the industrial and personnel security research communities and to reiterate the Department of Defense's commitment to fostering innovation within the field of personnel security. 

    Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2009 

    http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/09nfrppreann.htm The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act provides $10 million to the Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) to find and fund the best research to eradicate the clinical impact of neurofibromatosis (NF) 

    http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htmhttps://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=2d0c50802449d712f26e9f942abef5c7http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/09nfrppreann.htm

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    and Schwannomatosis. This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). 

    December (Top) American Association of University Women - International Fellowships

    http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research in the United States to women who are not United States citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions are supported. Several fellowships are available for study outside of the U.S.

    Dec. 1

    Computational Mathematics http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390

    Supports 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 Research http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402&attrib

    _id=13235 Conference and Workshop Grants are for amounts up to $15,000. In accordance with the mission of the Foundation, priority is given to events that foster the creation of an international community of research scholars in anthropology and advance significant and innovative anthropological research.

    Dec. 1

    Society of Toxicology (SOT) - Student Research Internships in Toxicology http://209.183.221.234/ai/eo/sri.asp

    The Society of Toxicology (SOT) invites applications for the Student Research Internships in Toxicology, which enable selected students to extend their scientific education toward solving problems related to the effects of a wide variety of toxicants on living systems. Internships are available throughout the US in industrial, academic, and government laboratories. Interns receive financial support, and may be eligible for travel reimbursement.

    Dec. 1

    Luce (Henry) Foundation - Luce Scholars Program (for Study in Asia) http://www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspx

    The Luce Scholars Program provides stipends and internships for eighteen young Americans to live and work in Asia each year. Dating from 1974, the program's purpose is to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in American society. Luce Scholars have backgrounds in virtually any field-other than Asian studies-including medicine, the arts, business, law, science, environmental studies, and journalism. Placements can be made in the following countries in East and Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

    Dec. 1

    Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture, Scholars-In-Residence Program http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scholars/aboutscholar.html

    The Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program assists those scholars and professionals

    Dec. 1

    http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfmhttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402&attrib_id=13235http://www.wennergren.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=370402&attrib_id=13235http://209.183.221.234/ai/eo/sri.asphttp://www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspxhttp://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scholars/aboutscholar.html

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    whose research in the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center's resources. Fellowships funded by the Center will allow recipients to spend six months or a year in residence with access to resources at the Schomburg Center and other centers of The New York Public Library. The program encourages research and writing on black history and culture, facilitates interaction among participating scholars, and provides wide-spread dissemination of findings through lectures, publications, and colloquia and seminars. It encompasses projects in African, Afro-American, and Afro-Caribbean history and culture.

    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.

    Prelim Dec. 2; full April 30

    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

    W.K Kellogg Foundation, Kellogg Health Scholars http://www.kellogghealthscholars.org/

    Thirteen grants support postdoctoral scholars interested in undertaking research about the nature of social disparities in health and about interventions to reduce those disparities. Scholars can participate in one of ten training sites. Award provides two years of support. Stipend of $62,000 for the first year and $63,000 in the second year, plus a $10,000 research fund, $3,000 moving allowance, and a $5,000 research fund for those leaving at the end of their term to assume faculty positions.

    Dec. 3

    Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L1nMJYBJyKGDTyy2pxSmvpJpVf04jgHP

    nZ3Zwk4Jnht3bbdGNrk6!261671221?oppId=43182&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program offers opportunities to faculty of Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to engage in research abroad in modern foreign languages

    Dec. 3

    http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08599/nsf08599.htm?govDel=USNSF_25https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/089BD95A0DC7631B852574C7004993DE?OpenDocumenthttps://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/089BD95A0DC7631B852574C7004993DE?OpenDocumenthttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08600/nsf08600.htmhttp://www.kellogghealthscholars.org/http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L1nMJYBJyKGDTyy2pxSmvpJpVf04jgHPnZ3Zwk4Jnht3bbdGNrk6!261671221?oppId=43182&flag2006=false&mode=VIEWhttp://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=L1nMJYBJyKGDTyy2pxSmvpJpVf04jgHPnZ3Zwk4Jnht3bbdGNrk6!261671221?oppId=43182&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

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    and area studies.

    Software and Cyberspace Information Assurance http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JGZcvqN0zpZJ9DhtphXvycNlvJvk83YJ2

    PQhR2J9wZyvfgm7rgdX!-886005209?oppId=43219&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW ONR is interested in receiving proposals for basic scientific research that will forge major advancements in software and systems research. It will lead to new insights and understanding of software producibility, systems engineering, and trust in cyberspace. It will address new and emerging challenges for the extended naval information infrastructure, which by 2020 is expected to be a highly mobile, extremely heterogeneous, globally connected, very widely dispersed, partly trusted, federated enterprise environment. The two basic research areas are broadly defined and address fundamental issues in software, motivated by cyberspace, trust and producibility.

    Dec. 4

    Disparities in Perinatal Health-U.S./Mexico Border, Alaska and Hawaii https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6737A409-

    AA6A-42A1-AE11-D80023092C8E&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumbe

    r=&version=&NC=&Popup= To apply programs must target a Community/geographic area(s) with disparate perinatal indicators (such as inadequate prenatal care, anemia) that can contribute to infant mortality The selected communities must be within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border or be in Alaska or Hawaii Funding would be made available to projects which have: 1) significant disparities in perinatal indicators which contribute to high infant mortality rates, among one or more subpopulations; 2) A planned or existing active consortia of stakeholders which have underway, a perinatal disparity reduction initiative and, 3) a feasible plan to reduce barriers, improve the local perinatal system of care, and work towards eliminating existing disparities in perinatal health. These sites must have or plan to implement/adapt Healthy Start strategies of consortium, case management, and outreach services in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner. In addition, they must demonstrate existing/planned collaborations with key State and local services and resources systems. Under this program, grants will be awarded to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators in communities within 62 miles of the U.S. Mexico border or in Alaska and Hawaii. Communities must provide a scope of project services that will cover pregnancy and interconceptional phases for women and infants residing in the proposed project area. Services are to be given to both mother and infant for two years following delivery to promote longer interconceptional periods and prevent relapses of unhealthy risk behaviors.

    Dec. 5

    Healthy Start Initiative-Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=3A51DA09-

    3CE4-4215-ADFE-FA6CDC4975CE&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumbe

    r=&version=&NC=&Popup= Under this program, grants will be awarded to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators: Eliminating Disparities In Perinatal Health focuses on disparities among Hispanics, Americans Indians, African Americans, Alaska Natives,Asian\Pacific Islanders, Immigrant Populations, or differences occurring by education, income, disability, or living in rural-isolated areas by enhancing a community's service system. Communities must provide a scope of project services that will cover pregnancy and interconceptional phases for women and infants residing in the proposed project area. Services are to be given to both mother and infant for two years following delivery to promote longer interconceptional periods and prevent relapses of unhealthy risk behaviors. Funding would be made available to projects which have: 1) significant disparities in perinatal indicators which contribute to high infant mortality rates, among one or more subpopulations; 2) A planned or existing active consortia of stakeholders which have underway, a

    Dec. 5

    http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JGZcvqN0zpZJ9DhtphXvycNlvJvk83YJ2PQhR2J9wZyvfgm7rgdX!-886005209?oppId=43219&flag2006=false&mode=VIEWhttp://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JGZcvqN0zpZJ9DhtphXvycNlvJvk83YJ2PQhR2J9wZyvfgm7rgdX!-886005209?oppId=43219&flag2006=false&mode=VIEWhttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6737A409-AA6A-42A1-AE11-D80023092C8E&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6737A409-AA6A-42A1-AE11-D80023092C8E&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6737A409-AA6A-42A1-AE11-D80023092C8E&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=6737A409-AA6A-42A1-AE11-D80023092C8E&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=3A51DA09-3CE4-4215-ADFE-FA6CDC4975CE&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=3A51DA09-3CE4-4215-ADFE-FA6CDC4975CE&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=3A51DA09-3CE4-4215-ADFE-FA6CDC4975CE&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popuphttps://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/FundingOppDetails.asp?FundingCycleId=3A51DA09-3CE4-4215-ADFE-FA6CDC4975CE&ViewMode=EU&GoBack=&PrintMode=&OnlineAvailabilityFlag=&pageNumber=&version=&NC=&Popup

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    perinatal disparity reduction initiative and, 3) a feasible plan to reduce barriers, improve the local perinatal system of care, and work towards eliminating existing disparities in perinatal health. These sites must have or plan to implement/adapt Healthy Start strategies of consortium, case management, and outreach services in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner. In addition, they must demonstrate existing/planned collaborations with key State and local services and resources systems.

    Data Gathering for Dissertation and Early Career Research on the Pollution Control Aspects of Environmental Economics http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/webpages/GrantSolicitations.html The EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) supports leading-edge research to stimulate the sound use of economics that fulfills EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment. NCEE and its predecessors have long sponsored research to improve the data and methods available to determine the economic value of improved pollution control and other aspects of environmental economics. Much of the resulting research can be found on the NCEE Website at http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epa/eed.nsf/webpages/EnvironmentalEconomicsReports.html . The Environmental Protection Agency’s National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) is soliciting proposals for Federal assistance for (1) conducting research on the “Design of Policies for Pollution Control Using Market Mechanisms” and for (2) research support for “Data Gathering for Dissertation and Early Career Research on the Pollution Control Aspects of Environmental Economics”.

    Dec. 5

    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.

    Dec. 5

    ONR Summer Faculty Research Program and Sabbatical Leave Program http://www.asee.org/fellowships/summer/index.cfm

    The Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsors the Summer Faculty Research Program and the Sabbatical Leave Program for US citizens and legal permanent residents who hold teaching or research appointments at US colleges and universities. These programs provide an opportunity for

    Dec. 5

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    faculty members to participate in research of mutual interest to the faculty member and professional peers at U.S. Navy Laboratories.The Sabbatical Leave Program provides fellowship appointments for a minimum of one semester to a maximum of one year in length. Participants in the Sabbatical Leave Program receive a monthly stipend making up the difference between salary and sabbatical leave pay from their home institution. Relocation and travel assistance are provided to qualifying participants. Both programs are residential and all work must be completed on site at the sponsoring US Navy Laboratory.

    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 Meetings http://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

    Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy: A Joint Research FOA USDA, DOE https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/57206B3A42BC5EA7852574FF006BA8E6?OpenDocument

    The U.S. Department of Energy ap Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), hereby announce their interest in receiving applications for genomics-based research that will lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Specifically, applications are sought for fundamental research on plants that will improve biomass characteristics, biomass yield, or sustainability. Systems biology approaches to identify genetic indicators enabling plants to be efficiently bred or manipulated, or research that yields fundamental knowledge of the structure, function and organization of plant genomes leading to improved feedstock characterization and sustainability are also encouraged.

    Pre-ApplDec. 9; Proposal Due Feb. 18

    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,

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    physicians, veterinarians, medical social scientists, medical entomologists, virologists, or parasitologists.

    NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering http://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.html

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of pre-applications is December 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.

    Dec. 11

    SFI E.T.S. Walton Visitor Awards http://www.sfi.ie/content/content.asp?section_id=662&CFID=5384728&CFTOKEN=77385206

    SFI’s E.T.S. Walton Visitor Awards programme enables highly qualified academic and industrial researchers resident outside Ireland to carry out research projects of their own choice in Ireland. Applications may be submitted for research stays normally of three to twelve continuous months. Research Areas: Anatomy, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Cancer, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Research, Developmental Biology, Earth Systems, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Geology, Immunology, Instrumentation, Materials Science, Mathematical and Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Science Education, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Structural Biology, Toxicology, Virology, Zoology

    Dec. 12

    Fusion Simulation Program https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/DFD124DCA68AC818852574D7006D1EE1?OpenDocument

    The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) and the Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (OASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announce their interest in receiving Cooperative Agreement applications for carrying out a detailed planning study for the Fusion Simulation Program (FSP). The goal of the FSP is to develop a world-leading, experimentally validated, predictive simulation capability for fusion plasmas in the regimes and geometries relevant for practical fusion energy. To accomplish this objective, the FSP will take advantage of the emergence of petascale computing capabilities and the scientific knowledge enabled by the OFES and OASCR research programs, in particular those under the auspices of the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) program.

    Dec. 12

    AAAS - Science & Technology Policy Fellowships http://fellowships.aaas.org/02_Areas/02_index.shtml

    The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) manages and administers

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    Science and Technology Policy Fellowships in six areas: Congressional; Diplomacy; Energy, Environment, Agriculture, and Natural Resources; Global Stewardship; Health, Education, and Human Services; and National Defense and Global Security. The fellowships provide the opportunity for accomplished scientists and engineers to participate in and contribute to the federal policymaking process while learning firsthand about the intersection of science and policy. AAAS solicits candidates from a broad array of backgrounds and a diversity of geographic, disciplinary, gender, and ethnic perspectives. Fellows come from a range of sectors, including academia, industry, and nonprofits, representing a spectrum of career stages, from recent PhD graduates to faculty on sabbatical, to retired scientists and engineers. The age span in the past five classes of fellows has been from the late twenties to early seventies.

    Chateaubriand Scholarship Program For The Humanities & Social Sciences http://france-science.org/chateaubriand2/chateaubriand_/culturel/fellow-intro.php Approximately 15 scholarships for doctoral research in France in association with a French research institution or archive. Scholarships provide 9 months of support. Humanities. Social Sciences. School of Arts and Architecture. School of Theater, Film, & TV.

    Dec. 15

    2009-2010 Fellowships at The Huntington http://www.huntington.org/ResearchDiv/Fellowships.html

    The Huntington is an independent research center with holdings in British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine. The Library collections range chronologically from the eleventh century to the present and include a half-million rare books, nearly six million manuscripts, 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

    American Association of University Women - Career Development Grants http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/career_development.cfm

    AAUW Career Development Grants support women who hold a bachelor's degree and are preparing to advance their careers, change careers, or re-enter the work force. Special consideration is given to AAUW members, women of color, and women pursuing their first advanced degree or credentials in nontraditional fields. Grants provide support for course work beyond a bachelor's degree, including a master's degree, second bachelor's degree, or specialized training in technical or professional fields. Funds are available for distance learning. Course work must be taken at an accredited two- or four-year college or university, or at a technical school that is fully licensed or accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Funds are not available for doctoral-level work.

    Dec. 15

    Partner University Fund http://facecouncil.org/puf/guidelines.html

    Grants provided by the Partner University Fund support research and graduate education partnerships between French and American Universities with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and, when relevant, interdisciplinary approaches that involve exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. Applicants are expected to develop new or deeper partnerships through

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    the collaboration. The PUF Grant Review Committee will value, when applicable, evidence of institutional commitment to the development of joint or dual degrees even when the partnership starts with simple shared teaching and research exchanges. PUF seeks to fund research and graduate education projects in all disciplines without exception. It also encourages interdisciplinary projects when relevant.

    Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program

    http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/educationchallengesecondaryhep.html The purpose of the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program is to: enhance curricula in agricultural education; increase faculty teaching competencies; interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences; promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education; facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate's degre