OPPORTUNITY FUNDING ALERT
Arts
Puffin Foundation - Emerging Artists in Film, Music, Theater, the Arts, Photography, and Public Interest
Biological Mechanisms Of Preterm Birth
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Children and Families
Health & Human Services, Admin. for Children and Families - National Resource Center for Youth Development
Children's Environmental Health
NIH/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Children?s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers
Climate Modeling
U.S. Dept. of Energy - Climate Modeling: Simulating Climate at Regional Scale
Education ? Computing
NSF - CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education
NSF - Broadening Participation in Computing
Education ? Engineering ? Nanotechnology
National Science Foundation - Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education in Engineering
Education, Environment, Human Service, Disaster Relief
The Lawrence Foundation
Food Allergies
Dept. of Defense/ Army (USAMRAA) - Genetic Studies of Food Allergies
Geosciences
National Science Foundation - Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences
Instrumentation
NSF - Instrumentation for Materials Research- Major Instrumentation Projects
Inventors
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
Juvenile Justice
Dept. of Justice ? Court Appointed Special Advocates Program ? Training and Technical Assistance
Neurobiology
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology - $25,000
Sustainable Agriculture
NSF and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Waste Management
Environmental Research and Education Foundation
Arts
The Puffin Foundation - Emerging Artists in Film, Music, Theater, the Arts, Photography, and Public Interest.
The Puffin Foundation Ltd. makes grants that encourage emerging artists in the fields of art, film, music, theater, photography, and public interest whose works due to their genre and/or social philosophy might have difficulty being aired. The Foundation does not have the means to fund large film/documentary proposals, grants for travel, continuing education, or the writing or publishing of books. Average grants are: $1,000.00 - $2,500.00. Application forms for the 2010 cycle will be available from July until December 15, 2009. Application forms are not available electronically, but require a SASE (#10 self-addressed stamped envelope) first be sent to us. The application submissions for the 2010 cycle will be accepted from October until the deadline of December 30, 2009. To receive an application packet please send a SASE to: Puffin Foundation Ltd., 20 Puffin Way (formerly East Oakdene Ave.), Teaneck, NJ 07666-4111. Go to: http://www.puffinfoundation.org/grants/prospectiveapplicant.html
Biological Mechanisms Of Preterm Birth
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Fund welcomes proposals for its Preterm Birth Initiative, "Increasing the Understanding of the Biological Mechanisms of Parturition and Spontaneous Preterm Birth Using Multidisciplinary Approaches." Planning Grant - $50,000 - Deadline: Jun. 1, 2009. Those receiving a planning grant are eligible to apply for a $600,000 full research grant. Proposals should address the biomedical causes and mechanisms underlying (preterm) parturition including but not limited to per-implanational events, placention, fetal determinants, fetal-maternal immune responses, biological basis for racial-ethnic disparities, mechanisms relating preterm birth to other adverse pregnancy outcomes, biology of normal labor, etc. Proposals seeking to identify biomarkers predicting preterm birth are welcome. Deadline for Planning Grant/Letter of Intent: June 1, 2009. Full Proposal (by invitation only): Dec. 1, 2009. Go to: http://www.bwfund.org/pages/363/PTBI-/
Children and Families
Dept. of Health and Human Services, Admin. for Children and Families - National Resource Center for Youth Development
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish by cooperative agreement a National Resource Center on Youth Development. The NRCYD will serve as a member of the Children's Bureau's Training and Technical Assistance Network. The T/TA Network is designed to improve child welfare systems and to support States and Tribes in achieving sustainable, systemic change that results in greater safety, permanency, and well-being for children, youth, and families. The specific focus of the NRCYD is to develop, support, improve and maintain a range of program strategies and expertise on the services and supports using the four core principles of Youth Development (see: www.nrcys.ou.edu/yd) to assist youth in making a smooth transition to adulthood, achieve permanency, establish and strengthen permanent life connections and reduce the likelihood of dependency on the adult social welfare system. This will be accomplished through the provision of T/TA, consultation and collaboration with partner agencies. Deadline: Apr. 27, 2009. Go to: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45516
Children's Environmental Health
National Institutes of Health/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Children?s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers
The NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the EPA's National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) have issued this Funding Opportunity Announcement to solicit grant applications for Research Centers to support a multidisciplinary program of basic and applied research to examine the effects of environmental factors on children?s health and well-being. Research conducted through the Centers should include substantive areas of science in children?s health while incorporating innovative technologies and approaches and links to the environment. The revised program encourages strong links between disciplines in the basic, applied, clinical and public health sciences to prevent disease and promote health in all children. Deadline: Apr. 30, 2009. Go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-08-002.html#SectionIV
Climate Modeling
Dept. of Energy - Climate Modeling: Simulating Climate at Regional Scale
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, is interested in receiving applications for research grants on the topic of simulating climate at regional scales. (No. DE-PS02-09ER09-15)
Simulation of global and large-scale features of climate change has improved considerably over the past decade; however, climate models do not yet accurately simulate important features of regional climate variability and change. Applications should describe research projects supporting the development of climate models for getting high fidelity simulations of regional climate.
High risk, high pay-off research ideas that explore innovative new directions are encouraged; they should clearly describe how the proposed ideas have the potential to lead to breakthroughs in modeling of climate at ultra-high spatial resolutions.
In order to facilitate the review process in a timely manner and to determine conflicts-of- interests, Dr. Anjuli S. Bamzai, Program Manager, recommends submitting a title page and abstract via email to anjuli.bamzai@science.doe.gov. Please include in the subject line "DE-PS02-09ER09-15 Abstract." This should be submitted by mid-April 2009, ahead of the full application submission deadline of April 27, 2009. Go to: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/FAPN09-15.html
Education ? Computing
National Science Foundation - CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education
Computing has permeated and transformed almost all aspects of modern life. As computing becomes more important in all sectors of society, so does the preparation of a globally competitive U.S. workforce able to apply core computing concepts, methods, technologies, and tools - referred to here as Computational Thinking (CT) - to a broad range of societal challenges and opportunities.
The Division of Computer and Network Systems CISE Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Education in Computing (CPATH) program (NSF 09-528) recognizes the growing importance of CT in society. The goals of the program are to: contribute to the development of a globally competitive U.S. workforce with CT competencies essential to U.S. leadership in the global innovation enterprise; increase the number of students developing CT competencies by infusing CT learning opportunities into undergraduate education in the core computing fields - computer and information science and engineering, and in other fields of study; and, demonstrate transformative CT-focused undergraduate education models that are replicable across a variety of institutions.
Through the CPATH program, CISE challenges the academic community to identify and define the core computing concepts, methods, technologies and tools to be integrated into promising new undergraduate education models, and to demonstrate effective strategies to develop and assess CT competencies in the relevant learning communities. While aimed primarily at revitalizing undergraduate education, CISE encourages the exploration of new models that extend from institutions of higher education into the K-12 environment; activities that engage K-12 teachers and students to facilitate the seamless transition of secondary students into CT-focused undergraduate programs are particularly encouraged. Successful CPATH proposals will include administrators, researchers, educators and students in institutions of higher education. Further, the engagement of stakeholders in other types of organizations including, but not limited to, K-12 schools and school districts, industry, and professional societies is also encouraged. Every CPATH proposal must demonstrate the engagement of faculty with expertise in the core computer and information science and engineering (CISE) disciplines.
The CPATH program seeks proposals in two size classes: Class I projects with project budgets totaling no more than $300,000 for 1-, 2- or 3-year durations; and, Class II projects with project budgets totaling no more than $800,000 each for 2- or 3-year durations. Deadline: Apr. 28, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09528/nsf09528.html
National Science Foundation - Broadening Participation in Computing.
The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program (NSF 07-548) aims to significantly increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on students from communities with longstanding underrepresentation in computing. Those underrepresented groups are women, persons with disabilities, African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Deadline: May 13, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09534/nsf09534.html
Education ? Engineering ? Nanotechnology
National Science Foundation - Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering
This solicitation (NSF 09-533) aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of this year's competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. Deadline: Apr, 29, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09533/nsf09533.html
Education, Environment, Human Service, Disaster Relief
The Lawrence Foundation
The foundation is focused on making grants to support environmental, education, human services and other causes although our interests are fairly diverse and may lead us into other areas on an occasional basis. We make both program and operating grants and do not have any geographic restrictions on our grants. Nonprofit organizations that qualify for public charity status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or public schools and libraries are eligible for contributions or grants. The Foundation makes grants to US based qualified charitable organizations generally in the area of education, environment, human services and disaster relief. Deadlines: April 30, and Oct. 31, 2009. Go to: http://www.thelawrencefoundation.org/grants/guidelines.php
Food Allergies
Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army (USAMRAA) - Genetic Studies of Food Allergies Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research
This award is intended to support genetic studies that make an important contribution to the field of food allergies research and/or patient care. Research projects may focus on any phase of research from basic laboratory through translational research, including preclinical studies in animal models and human subjects, as well as correlative studies associated with an existing clinical trial. Observations that drive a research idea may be derived from a laboratory discovery, population-based studies, or a clinician?s first-hand knowledge of patients. Deadline: Apr. 23, 2009. Go to: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45264
Geosciences
National Science Foundation - Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences
The Directorate for Geosciences of the National Science Foundation supports research and education in the Atmospheric, Earth, and Ocean Sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Program is designed to address the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to the proportions of those groups in the general population. The primary goal of the OEDG Program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population. The OEDG program supports activities that will increase the number of members of underrepresented groups who: are involved in formal pre-college geoscience education programs; pursue bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in the geosciences; enter geoscience careers; and participate in informal geoscience education programs. The OEDG Program (NSF 08-605) offers three funding Tracks: OEDG Planning Grants; Track 1: Proof-of-Concept Projects; and Track 2: Full-Scale Projects. Deadline: May 1, 2009.Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12726&govDel=USNSF_39
Instrumentation
National Science Foundation - Instrumentation for Materials Research- Major Instrumentation Projects The Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Project (IMR-MIP) program in the Division of Materials Research provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major user facilities. Such instruments may include, for example, neutron beam lines, synchrotron beam lines, and high field magnets, as well as development of detectors and preparation environments necessary to support materials research. The program (Solicitation No. 09-547) supports two types of awards: Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) awards and Construction (CNST) awards. Deadline: Jun. 29, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09547/nsf09547.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Inventors
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
1. Course and Program Grants These one-to-three year $2,000-$50,000 Course and Program grants build programs in entrepreneurship & innovation at colleges and universities in the United States. They are awarded to strengthen existing curricular programs or build new courses and programs in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship, with an increasing emphasis on environmental and social entrepreneurship. Successful proposals present creative pedagogical approaches that generate and deploy student ?E-Teams?, bringing real-life applications into the classroom setting and beyond. Deadline: May 8, 2009. Go to: http://www.nciia.org/grants/courseandprogram
2. E-Team Grants
E-Team grants move student-driven technologies from idea to market. United States-based universities and colleges are eligible to apply. NCIIA provides support for E-Teams (collaborating groups of college students, faculty and industry mentors) to bring innovative technology products and services from idea to prototype, and eventually to market. Awards range from $1,000 to $20,000 over 12-18 months. Successful E-Team grant proposals demonstrate an idea?s technical feasibility, social value, and a strong potential for commercialization. E-Teams have launched over 45 ventures, manufacturing and selling products in many industries: wireless technology, medical devices, alternative energy, construction, safety and transport. Deadline: May 8, 2009. Go to: http://www.nciia.org/grants/eteam
Juvenile Justice
Dept. of Justice - Court Appointed Special Advocates Program?Training and Technical Assistance
OJJDP invites applications from public agencies (including state agencies, units of local government, public universities and colleges, and federally-recognized Indian tribes) and private organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations). OJJDP welcomes joint applications from two or more eligible applicants; however, one applicant must be clearly indicated as the primary applicant (for correspondence, award, and management purposes) and the others indicated as co-applicants. Deadline: May 5, 2009. Go to: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2009/CASATTA.pdf
Neurobiology
Eppendorf & Science Prize for Neurobiology - $25,000
This annual international research prize recognizes accomplishments in neurobiology research based on methods of molecular and cell biology. The winner and finalists are selected by a committee of independent scientists, chaired by the Editor-in-Chief of Science. Past winners include postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors. To be eligible, you must be 35 years of age or younger. If you are selected as this year's winner, you will receive $25,000, and publication of your 1,000-word essay in Science. The essay and those of up to three finalists are also published in Science Online. The award is announced and presented at a ceremony at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience. You will also be invited to visit Eppendorf in Hamburg, Germany. Go to: http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/data/prizes/eppendorf/index.dtl
Sustainable Agriculture
National Science Foundation and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Foster Sustainable Agricultural Solutions around the World
The National Science Foundation announced a nearly $50 million partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support innovative, solutions to critical agricultural challenges in developing countries. Each organization will provide $24 million over five years to support a competitive awards program for science research projects that address drought, pests, disease and other serious problems facing small farmers and their families who rely on their crops for their food and income. The award program will be called BREAD--Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development--and will support a competitive award program for science research projects that develop innovative approaches and technologies to boost agricultural productivity in developing countries. BREAD Program solicitations will be non-prescriptive, inviting a broad scope of applications. A solicitation for funding proposals under the BREAD program will be available in early June on the BREAD Web site, which will be accessible through http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5338&org=BIO.
Waste Management
Environmental Research and Education Foundation
1. Grants - The foundation awards several grants each year for research or education in topics pertaining with any aspect of solid waste management. Project topics could deal with any aspect of the following, but are not limited to: Waste generation rates and composition; Waste minimization; Collection and transport; Sorting, Recycling, and remanufacture; Disposal options (e.g. landfilling or incineration); Waste or energy recovery (e.g., composting, landfill gas to energy); Innovations in collection and transportation equipment development; Employee health and safety; Sustainability of resources; Life-cycle assessment of waste management; Educating corporate customers in purchasing environmentally preferable waste services; and Development of high school and college educational programs. Requests may be up to $500,000. Deadline: TBA. Go to: http://www.erefdn.org/guide.html
2. Scholarships are awarded by EREF to recognize excellence in master's, doctoral or post-doctoral waste management research and education. Doctoral and post-doctoral scholarships are awarded up to $12,000 per year, paid monthly, and can be extended for up to 3 years from the initial award date. Master?s scholarships are awarded up to $5,000 per year and can be extended for up to 2 years from the initial award date. Scholarship renewal is dependent upon satisfactory progress as determined by the student?s academic advisor. Deadline: May 15, 2009. Go to: http://www.erefdn.org/scholar.html
REMINDER
Community of Science Workshop - REMEMBER TO REGISTER!
The FAU Division of Research and the S.E. Wimberly Library Information Literacy &Instructional Services Department invite faculty, staff, and graduate students to a one-hour workshop on the Boca Campus on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 12:00 noon. The workshop will be held in the Library, Rm. 136 and the Instructors will be Drs. Darlene Parrish and Bruce Barron. To register, go to: http://www.fau.edu/research/osr/registration-cos.php
What is the COS?
The Community of Science has developed a data bank of information from more than 480,000 individuals at 1,600 universities and institutions around the world. COS Funding News is published weekly from information from its database with more than 23,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities, worth over $33 billion.
What is this Workshop?
This is a one-hour hands-on Workshop presented by FAU instructors, especially for new faculty or staff unfamiliar with the COS. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn the basic skills involved with using this subscription service to provide funding opportunities and access to scholarly expertise from around the world.
Who Should Attend?
New Faculty, Current Faculty, Graduate Students, Administrators, Researchers - all disciplines.
How to Sign Up
To ensure there are enough work stations available for this hands-on Workshop, please complete the form below. Contact Penny Ashwanden in the Division of Research or call at 7-2311 if you have any questions
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Prior Opportunity Alerts
April 2009
