Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
September 21, 2012
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applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
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GENERAL
35-1 Meaning of Evolutionary
Convergence Grant (Templeton)
The John Templeton Foundation has
announced the launch of a $5 million initiative to support research on the significance of biological convergence for a
better understanding of the living world.
Eligible proposals might include philosophical investigation of some aspect of
convergence, of the phenomenon itself in
light of current models of biological process, or investigation of the history of its
study with an eye towards clarification of
the concept of convergence, its use, and
meanings, Alternatively, applicants may
wish to propose empirical, synthetic, or
simulation studies, or pilots for larger scale
empirical projects. Applicants may propose projects involving convergent evolution at any level (chemical, organ, etc.).
However, the foundation encourages use
of biological contexts generally accepted
as true examples of convergences, or
which applicants are confident they can
prove to be so, since research on its meanings is likely to be sufficiently contentious
without this added concern. (PND 8/24/12)
URL: http://www.templeton.org/what-wefund/funding-competitions
Deadline: 10/15/2012
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35-2 National Robotics Initiative
(NRI) (NSF)
The goal of the National Robotics Initiative is to accelerate the development and
use of robots in the United States that
work beside, or cooperatively with, people. Innovative robotics research and
applications emphasizing the realization
of such co-robots acting in direct support
of and in a symbiotic relationship with
human partners is supported by multiple
agencies of the federal government
including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA), the
National Institutes of Health (NIH), and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA). This program will address the
entire life cycle from fundamental
research and development to manufacturing and deployment. Methods for the
establishment and infusion of robotics in
educational curricula and research to
gain a better understanding of the long
term social, behavioral and economic
implications of co-robots across all areas
of human activity are important parts of
this initiative. Collaboration between
academic, industry, non-profit and other
organizations is strongly encouraged to
establish better linkages between fundamental science and technology development, deployment and use. NSF 12-607
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12607/nsf12607.htm
Deadline: Small Projects 12/11/2012,
11/14/2013, Large Projects 1/23/2013
35-3 10th Annual P3 Awards: A
National Student Design Competition
for Sustainability Focusing on People,
Prosperity and the Planet (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of the P3-People,
Prosperity and the Planet Award Program, is seeking applications proposing
to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving
the overall sustainability of human society. The P3 Award program was developed to foster the progress toward
sustainability by achieving the mutual
goals of economic prosperity, protection
of the planet—the three pillars of sustainability.
URL: http://www.epa.gov/P3
Deadline: 12/11/2012
ARTS & HUMANITIES
35-4 Sustaining Cultural Heritage
Collections (NEH)
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
(SCHC) helps cultural institutions meet
the complex challenge of preserving
large and diverse holdings of humanities
materials for future generations by supporting preventive conservation mea-
sures that mitigate deterioration and
prolong the useful life of collections. To
preserve and ensure continued access to
such collections, institutions must implement preventive conservation measures,
which encompass managing relative
humidity, temperature, light, and pollutants in collection spaces; providing protective storage enclosures and systems for
collections; and safeguarding collections
from theft and from natural and manmade disasters. 20121204-PF (GG 8/27/
12)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
preservation/sustaining-culturalheritage-collections
Deadline: 12/4/2012
35-5 Creative Placemaking Projects
(ArtPlace)
ArtPlace, a nationwide initiative to drive
community revitalization through the arts,
is inviting Letters of Inquiry for its third
round of funding. A collaboration of
eleven major national and regional foundations, six of the nation’s largest banks,
and eight federal agencies, ArtPlace
works to accelerate creative place making
in the United States. To that end, it
defines creative place making as a means
of investing in art and culture at the heart
of a portfolio of integrated strategies that
can drive vibrancy and diversity so powerful that it transforms communities.
Grants will be awarded to projects that
involve arts organizations, artists, and
designers working in partnership with
local and national partners to make transformative impact on community vibrancy.
(PND 9/14/12)
URL: http://www.artplaceamerica.org/
loi/
Deadline: Letters of Inquiry 11/1/2012
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
35-6 Secure and Trustworthy
Cyberspace (SaTC) (NSF)
Cyberspace has transformed the daily
lives of people for the better. The rush to
adopt cyberspace, however, has exposed
its fragility and vulnerabilities. This challenge requires a dedicated approach to
research, development, and education that
leverages the disciplines of mathematics
and statistics, the social sciences, and
engineering with the computational and
information sciences. This program welcomes proposals that address Cybersecurity from a Trustworthy Computing
Systems perspective (TWC); a Social,
Behavioral and Economic Sciences perspective (SBE); and a Transition to Practice perspective (TPP). In addition, they
welcome proposals that integrate research
addressing two or more of these perspectives as well as proposals focusing
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entirely on Cybersecurity Education Proposals may be submitted in one of the following three categories: Small projects
with durations of up to three years;
Medium projects with durations of up to
four years; Frontier projects with durations of up to five years. In addition, the
SaTC program seeks proposals addressing Cybersecurity Education with total
budgets limited to $300,000 and durations
of up to two years. NSF 12-596
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12596/nsf12596.htm
Deadline: Medium Projects 11/30/2012;
Small Projects, Education 12/14/2012;
Frontier 1/30/2013
35-7 Mathematical Sciences
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
(MSPRF) (NSF)
The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
(MSPRF) is to support future leaders in
mathematics and statistics by facilitating
their participation in postdoctoral
research environments that will have
maximal impact on their future scientific
development. There are two options for
awardees: Research Fellowship and
Research Instructorship. Awards will support research in areas of mathematics and
statistics, including applications to other
disciplines. NSF 12-496
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12496/nsf12496.htm
Deadline: 10/17/2012
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
35-8 Michelson Prize & Grants (FAF)
Grant funding from the Found Animals
Foundation is available through the Michelson Grants to fund research in pursuit of
non-surgical sterilants for cats and dogs.
Investigators are encouraged to submit for
proof of concept studies in cell culture,
rodents, and/or target species. The $25
million Michelson Prize will be offered to
the first entity to provide Found Animals
Foundation with a single dose, safe and
effective non-surgical sterilant for male
and female cats and dogs. Found Animals
Foundation encourages scientists from all
fields to compete for the Michelson Prize
& Grants, including but limited to
researchers in disciplines such as Biology,
Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry,
Endocrinology, Gene Silencing, Immunology, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and
Reproductive Biology.
URL: http://www.foundanimals.org/
Deadline: Open
WEBINAR: There will be a free webinar
about the Michelson Prize & Grants in
Reproductive Biology on Thursday, September 27th. Dr. Shirley Johnston, Director of Scientific Research, and Ms. Katy
Palfrey, the Michelson Prize & Grants
Program Manager, will give attendees an
introduction to the program, discuss what
kinds of research the MPG program
funds, and explain how to apply for funding. Date & time: Thursday, September
27, 3:30-4:30pm EDT (2:30-3:30 CDT)
URL: http://center.ncet2.org/
Deadline: 9/27/2012
35-9 Environmental Influences on the
Microbiome (R21) (NIH)
This funding opportunity announcement
is intended to encourage research aimed
at investigating how environmental exposures impact the composition and/or function of the microbiome. Applicants may
propose to use wild-type or humanized
gnotobiotic model organisms or existing
human cohorts to investigate how exposure to environmental chemicals affects
the microbiome in both the short and the
long term. Early life exposures are of particular interest, as these occur during the
initial colonization of the microbiota and
may permanently affect its potential.
RFA-ES-12-009 (NIHG 8/31/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-009.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 12/14/2012;
Applications 1/16/2013
35-10 Transgenerational Inheritance in
Mammals After Environmental
Exposure (TIME) (R01) (NIH)
This funding opportunity announcement
(FOA), is intended to encourage grant
applications that propose further investigation of known examples of transgenerational inheritance in mammals (i.e.,
through the F3 generation after prenatal
exposure) occurring after exposure to
environmental toxicants. Exploratory
studies will be supported under a companion FOA, RFA-ES-12-007. RFA-ES-12006 (NIHG 8/24/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-006.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 11/19/2012;
Applications 12/18/2012
35-11 Lymphatics in Health and
Disease in the Digestive, Urinary,
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Systems (R01) (NIH)
This FOA is to encourage Research
Project Grant (R01) applications for
research into aspects of lymphatic vessel
physiology and pathophysiology related
to health and disease of digestive system
and urinary tract organs, and cardiovascular and pulmonary systems; in resolution
of thromboembolic events; and inflammation and immune responses as they relate
to these diseases. However, studies with
the major focus on immune mechanisms
will not be considered responsive. Studies
to understand the factors that control local
lymphatic vessel functional anatomy and
physiology during health or disease in
these organs/systems, and the mechanisms by which alterations of lymphatic
vessel function affect organ function, are
of interest. PAR-12-259 (NIHG 8/10/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-12-259.html
Deadline: 10/5/2012, 2/5/2012, 6/5/2012
INTERNATIONAL
35-12 Materials World Network:
Cooperative Activity in Materials
Research between US Investigators and
their Counterparts Abroad (MWN)
(NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF)
is working jointly with counterpart
national, regional and multinational funding organizations worldwide to enhance
opportunities for collaborative activities
in materials research and education
between US investigators and their colleagues abroad. This solicitation promotes joint activities between the NSF
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
and funding organizations in Africa, Asia,
the Americas and Europe. Proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation must have clear relevance to
fundamental materials and condensed
matter research supported by the NSF
Division of Materials Research (DMR).
Proposals will be evaluated within the
context of programmatic areas supported
by DMR: condensed matter physics, solid
state and materials chemistry, polymers,
biomaterials, metallic materials and nanostructures, ceramics, electronic and photonic materials, and condensed matter and
materials theory. In addition, this year the
Materials World Network (MWN) program will particularly focus on proposals
related to Sustainable Materials, DMR’s
effort in Sustainable Chemistry, Engineering and Materials (SusChEM). This initiative is described by NSF 12-095 and is
aimed at enabling the basic science and
engineering discoveries that will reduce
dependence on non-renewable resources
and improve efficiency of industrial processes. Research projects that target the
discovery of new materials or make materials more sustainable through improved
synthesis, enhanced applications, and/or
advances in lifecycle management are
particularly encouraged for the Materials
World Network program. NSF 12-593
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12593/nsf12593.htm
Deadline: 11/14/2012
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research
Caron Boyce, Administrative Specialist
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Rich Doan, Carmen Garcia,
Adassa Roe, Diana McElwain, Katie Small,
Rex Goff, Namrita Berry, Cecilia Scaler,
Sharon Zoeller
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Beverly Page
Development Director
Mary Lou Marino
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use,
and Biosafety
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Heath Ritter, Compliance Monitor
Adrian Self, Administrative Specialist
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