THE SCHOLARLY MESSENGER
1. NSF Major Research Instrumentation
WEBCAST DEC 7 2010 at 2 PM
Details can be found at
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri/
Solicitation 11-503
THE NEW TTU APPLICATION PORTAL FOR THIS
LIMITED SUBMISSION is at
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/awardops/limited-submissions.php
INTERNAL deadline Nov 29, 2010
NSF deadline Jan 27, 2011
Because of problems encountered with the web
site pdf submittals will also be accepted.
2. Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) is
pleased to announce a call for proposals for its
2011-2012 U.S. Faculty Scholar Grants Program
www.vef.gov
Deadline February 7, 2011
The Vietnam Center at TTU has extensive
relationships with universities throughout the
country and can readily assist individuals in
locating a partner university in any field of
study.
Please contact Stephen Maxner, Ph.D.
Director, The Vietnam Center and Archive
steve.maxner@ttu.edu
3. 2011 NSF Budget
More than 125 associations and universities in
the Coalition for National Science Funding
(CNSF) have endorsed a letter to key House and
Senate appropriators urging them to provide
$7.4 billion to the National Science Foundation
in FY 2011. The Obama Administration
requested $7,424.4 million for NSF for FY 2011,
an increase of $551.9 million or 8.0 percent
over the previous year.
4. Election Means Change in Climate for Efforts
to Curb Emissions
Republicans have vowed to block President
Barack Obama's plan to limit greenhouse gas
emissions and reject state laws with a similar
November
15, 2010
goal.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6006
/897.1.full
5. Ralph Hall (R-Tx) moves to lead Science
Panel
Hall, who represents a rural district east of Dallas,
came to Washington as a conservative Democrat
in 1981 and switched parties in 2004. He is in is
16th 2-yr term and at 87 is the oldest member of
Congress.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/330/6006
/897.2.full
from Science magazine
6. Data Management-ESSENTIAL for NSF
Proposals (from last week)
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jsp
Beginning January 18, 2011, proposals
submitted to NSF must include a supplementary
document of no more than two pages labeled
“Data Management Plan”. This supplementary
document should describe how the proposal
will conform to NSF policy on the dissemination
and sharing of research results. See Grant
Proposal Guide (GPG) Chapter II.C.2.j for full
policy implementation.
Furthermore there are PROGRAM-SPECIFIC
requirements
--Engineering Directorate (ENG)
Directorate-wide Guidance
--Geological Sciences Directorate (GEO)
Division of Earth Sciences; Integrated Ocean
Drilling Program; Division of Ocean Sciences
--Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Directorate (MPS) Directorate-wide Guidance
--Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Directorate (SBE) Directorate-wide Guidance
Data Management & Sharing Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs)
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmpfaqs.jsp
7. Please check out information on our web
site (password protected) at
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/
THE SCHOLARLY MESSENGER
November
15, 2010