OPPORTUNITY FUNDING ALERT
Breast Cancer Research
Breast Cancer Research Fdn. – AACR – Translational Research
Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Research Grants, including Prevention
Computer Science & Engineering
National Science Foundation - Information and Intelligent Systems
Education Research
Spencer Foundation
Mazda Foundation – Education & Literacy
Energy
Department of Energy – Smart Grid Investment Grant Program –Pre-Solicitation - Notice
Health Research
Department of Defense - Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP)
Nursing
National Institute of Nursing Research – Nurse Scientist Training
Science Education
NSF - Informal Science Education
Veterinary Science Fellowship
Americans for Medical Progress: Animal Research Fellowship
Virtual Organizations
National Science Foundation - Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (VOSS)
Of Interest
National Center for Special Education - Research Funding Webinars
FAU Office of Student Financial Aid - Dissertation Grants and Scholarships
Breast Cancer Research
Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR - Translational Breast Cancer Research
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Grants for Translational Breast Cancer Research will be awarded to support innovative cancer research projects designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat breast cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent. Open to independent investigators only. These are two-year grants of up to $200,000. Up to two grants will be presented. Deadlines: Letter of Intent: May 20, 2009; Application: Jul. 20, 2009. Go to: www.aacr.org/home/scientists/research-funding--fellowships/bcrf-aacr-grants.aspx
Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Research Funding Opportunities
This year, Komen completes its transition to a two cycle RFA schedule in which recurring research RFAs will be announced each April and May and training RFAs will be announced each September. Deadlines: Pre-Application: Jun. 1, 2009; Proposal: Jun. 30, 2009. Go to: www.komengrantsaccess.org
Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) – up to $600,000 over 3 years to support research exploring new ideas and novel approaches leading to reductions in breast cancer incidence and/or mortality within the decade.
Career Catalyst Research and Career Catalyst in Disparities Research (CCR, CCDR) – up to $450,000 over 3 years to support combined programs of research and mentoring that will further research independence for scientists in the early stages of their career.
Promise Grants (PG) – to support multi-disciplinary research contributing to the aggressive translation of scientific discoveries into clinical tools and applications with the greatest potential to significantly reduce breast cancer incidence and/or mortality within the next decade. This year’s Promise Grant mechanism will focus exclusively on breast cancer prevention. Further details will be available in May 2009.
Computer Science & Engineering
National Science Foundation - Information and Intelligent Systems
The NSF’s Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division of Information & Intelligent Systems invites proposals for its Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs (NSF 09-557) to support research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three areas: The Human-Centered Computing program; The Information Integration and Informatics program; and The Robust Intelligence program. IIS is also responsible for managing the review process for proposals in computer graphics and visualization; these proposals may be submitted to any of the three core programs described above.
Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows: Small Projects - up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years; Medium Projects - $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; and Large Projects - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years. Deadlines: Medium Projects: Aug. 1-30, 2009; Large Projects: Nov. 1-28, 2009; Small Projects: Dec. 1-17, 2009. Go to: www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09557/nsf09557.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Education - Research
Spencer Foundation
Research grants can range from less than $5,000 to slightly more than $400,000. Proposals exceeding $500,000 in direct costs require particularly close scrutiny and are generally developed in close consultation with Spencer staff. Those aiming to seek a grant of this size are encouraged to arrange a conversation with staff prior to submitting a proposal. Deadline: Varies. Large grants are accepted at any time. Small grant deadlines for 2009 are May 1, Jul. 10, Oct. 2, and Dec. 4, 2009. The Foundation supports research in the areas of education, educational improvement, and educational research.
Purposes and Values of Education - Research grants can range from less than $5,000 to slightly more than $400,000. Proposals exceeding $500,000 in direct costs require particularly close scrutiny and are generally developed in close consultation with Spencer staff. Those aiming to seek a grant of this size are encouraged to arrange a conversation with staff prior to submitting a proposal. Initial proposals are accepted at any time, regardless of the level of funding requested. The foundation provides funding for investigations that promise to yield new knowledge about education in the United States or abroad. Go to: www.spencer.org/content.cfm/purposes-and-values-of-education
Other Programs include: 1. Educational Improvement - Educational Research – To to: www.spencer.org/content.cfm/field-initiated-proposals; Teaching, Learning, and Instructional Resources Go to: www.spencer.org/content.cfm/teaching-learning-and-instructional-resources
The Mazda Foundation
The Mazda Foundation awards grants to programs promoting: education and literacy, environmental conservation, cross-cultural understanding, social welfare, and scientific research. Deadline: Jul. 1, 2009. Go to: www.mazdafoundation.org/grantguidelines.html
Energy
Department of Energy – Smart Grid Investment Grant Program –Pre-Solicitation - Notice
The R--Recovery Act - Smart Grid Investment Grant Program (Solicitation Number: DE-FOA-0000058A). The DOE will issue the Funding Opportunity Announcement on June 17, 2009. [For more on the Smart Grid program, see Vice President Biden’s comments in the April 24, Stimulus Update Vol 7 at http://www.fau.edu/research/osr/index.php]
Health Research
Department of Defense - Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP)
The DoD is seeking applications from bio-life, neurology, neuroendrocrinology, immunology, pharmacology, gastrointestinal, genetic, proteomic, or metabolic investigators.
1) The Investigator-Initiated Research Awards support research focusing on the complex of symptoms known as Gulf War Illness, improving its diagnosis, and better understanding its pathobiology. It is intended to encourage basic or clinical developmental research aimed at identification of objective measures to distinguish ill from healthy veterans (e.g., biomarkers), or elucidate potential treatment targets for GWI. Studies that characterize chronic effects of neurotoxic exposures encountered during the Gulf War (and at comparable dosage) are also acceptable. The GWIRP also seeks proposals that can contribute toward improved diagnostic testing for GWI and/or improved understanding of its pathobiology. Particular areas of interest include research on objective indicators of biological processes or abnormalities in GWI associated with: Central nervous system structure and function; Central neuroinflammatory processes; Neuroendocrine measures; Autonomic nervous system function; Immune parameters; Indicators of chronic infection; Gastrointestinal complaints/symptoms; Genetic, genomic, proteomic, or metabolic characteristics.
2) The Innovative Treatment Evaluation Awards (New): provide support for the systematic evaluation of innovative treatment interventions not previously studied in Gulf War veterans, with the aim of improving their health and functional status. The results of preliminary studies funded by this award will support future development of larger efficacy studies of the proposed interventions. This award mechanism is intended to evaluate a broad scope of treatment approaches with potential for widespread, cost-effective application for GWI. Treatment approaches may include pharmacologic or other physiological interventions, including either conventional or complementary treatments, or combinations of these approaches. A variety of experimental and non-experimental study designs are acceptable under this award mechanism. The proposed study design will depend on the specific treatment or intervention to be assessed, resources available to clinical investigators, and the level of evidence currently available to support the proposed treatment for GWI. Examples of potential prospective designs may include systematic case series, prospective outcome evaluation studies, small-scale randomized trials, a combination of these, or other innovative prospective methods. Projects of interest include innovative treatment approaches.
3) The GWIRP Clinical Trial Awards: support rapid execution of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the health and lives of veterans with GWI. The GWIRP seeks proposals that will contribute to identification of effective interventions for GWI. This will include larger, more definitive clinical trials of studies where preliminary and preclinical evidence indicates the potential for substantial benefit for veterans with GWI. Health outcomes of interest include effects of interventions on: Global health measures, functional status; Symptom complexes (e.g., cognitive function, musculoskeletal/pain symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, fatigue, respiratory problems, skin abnormalities) individually and as they may interact with each other; Measurable clinical outcomes, biomarkers; GWI subgroups characterized by symptom or other clinical characteristics.
The synopsis table showing eligibility, key mechanism elements, funding, and deadlines for all three awards are available on website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pdf/09gwirpreftable.pdf. The Program Announcement and Application instructions are available on website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/gwirp.htm and on Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov). DoD GWIRP Deadlines for all three Awards: Pre-Application (Pre-proposal) through http://cdmrp.org/ required and due: Jun. 17, 2009. Invitations to submit full proposals will be sent: Jul. 29, 2009; Full Proposals through http://www.grants.gov/ are due Sept. 9, 2009. For more information on other upcoming medical research funding opportunities, please visit the CDMRP website: (http://cdmrp.army.mil).
Nursing
National Institute of Nursing Research – Nurse Scientist Training
The purpose of this Notice (NOT-NR-09-011) is to inform applicants of several innovative areas for PA-08-226 , Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32). Go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-NR-09-011.html
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to institutions as one of its primary means of supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training, to ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to fulfill the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Innovative scientific programs that are interdisciplinary are especially encouraged. Applications from institutions which implement strategies for identifying and recruiting students who have already completed a Bachelor’s Degree in a field other than nursing; students who are from an underrepresented group; or students who are currently BSN-PhD students are particularly encouraged. In addition, applications which include provisions for the early identification and recruitment of undergraduate students who have the potential to become successful BSN-PhD Fast Track students are also particularly encouraged. For full Program Announcement, go to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-226.html
Science Education
NSF - Informal Science Education (ISE)
NSF Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings program, (NSF 09-533) program invests in projects that promote lifelong learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research and education enterprises in a wide variety of informal settings. Funding is provided for projects that advance understanding of informal STEM learning, that develop and implement innovative strategies and resources for informal STEM education, and that build the national professional capacity for research, development, and practice in the field. There are five categories of program grants: Research; Pathways; Full-Scale Development; Broad Implementation; and Communicating Research to Public Audiences (CRPA). Estimated Number of Awards: 40, approximately 6 Research, 6 Pathways, 20 Full-Scale Development, 3 Broad Implementation, and 5 Communicating Research to Public Audiences awards will be made per year. Anticipated Funding Amount: $25,000,000 in FY 2010 and FY 2011 for new awards, pending availability of funds. Deadlines: Preliminary Proposal: Jun. 25, 2009 (except CRPA); Full Proposals: Nov. 19, 2009. CRPA proposals may be submitted at any time. For Communicating Research to Public Audiences projects ONLY: PI must hold an active NSF-funded research award in any NSF directorate or program. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09553/nsf09553.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
Veterinary Science Fellowship
Americans for Medical Progress: Animal Research Fellowship
The Michael D. Hayre Fellowship in Public Outreach, an educational initiative by Americans for Medical Progress. This is a great opportunity for students to participate in a great project on medical advancement. Michael D. Hayre D.V.M., ACLAM (1952-2001), was a veterinarian, veteran (US Army Veterinary Corps) and scientist who devoted his life to biomedical research and laboratory animal medicine. Mike was an inspirational leader and mentor who valued the contributions of young people to biomedical science and animal welfare. AMP's Fellowship program honors Mike's passion for advocacy by fostering young voices to speak in support of science and advancing medical knowledge through responsible animal research. The Hayre Fellowship will award two young adults each, a $5,000 stipend and a $2,000 program budget. They will also receive AMP staff support and unlimited access to AMP's advocacy and outreach materials. The deadline is May 15, 2009. Go to: http://www.amprogress.org/site/c.jrLUK0PDLoF/b.4997803/k.712D/
Michael_D_Hayre_Fellowship.htm
Virtual Organizations
National Science Foundation - Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (VOSS)
The NSF's Office of Cyberinfrastructure offers the Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (VOSS) program (NSF 09-540) which supports scientific research directed at advancing the understanding of what constitutes effective virtual organizations and under what conditions virtual organizations can enable and enhance scientific, engineering, and education production and innovation. Levels of analysis may include (but are not limited to) individuals, groups, organizations, and institutional arrangements. Disciplinary perspectives may include (but are not limited to) anthropology, complexity sciences, computer and information sciences, decision and management sciences, economics, engineering, organization theory, organizational behavior, social and industrial psychology, public administration, and sociology. Research methods may span a broad variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, including (but not limited to): ethnographies, surveys, simulation studies, experiments, comparative case studies, and network analyses. VOSS funded research must be grounded in theory and rooted in empirical methods. It must produce broadly applicable and transferable results that augment knowledge and practice of virtual organizations as a modality. VOSS does not support proposals that aim to implement or evaluate individual virtual organizations. Proposals may only be submitted by academic institutions, and non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. Award sizes are expected to range from $50,000 to $400,000 in total costs (including indirect costs) for the period of the grant with durations up to three years. Deadline: May 26, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09540/nsf09540.htm
Of Interest
National Center for Special Education - Research Funding Webinars
The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and the National Center for Education Research (NCER) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will host a series of webinars related to research funding opportunities in May. Six types of webinars are planned. To register for the webinars, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/63375_729017A. For assistance, contact Chonita Milner-Vaughn at: cmilner-vaughn@optimalsolutionsgroup.com. For more information about IES seminars, go to: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/webinars/
FAU Office of Student Financial Aid - Dissertation Grants and Scholarships
A good source of funding for dissertation grants and scholarships, many with May-June deadlines. Go to: http://www.fau.edu/finaid/typesofaid/other_sch.php
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Prior Opportunity Alerts
May 2009
