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Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
January 24, 2014
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Vol. 23, No. 3
3-2 ROSES 2013: Earth Science
Applications: Health and Air Quality
(NASA)
The NASA Earth Science Division
(ESD) seeks proposals for projects that
apply Earth observations that will
improve/develop decision-making activities and enable transition and adoption
by public-and/or private sectororganization (s) for sustained use in decision
making and services to end users. The
specific focus is on applications and
decision support in the areas of public
health and air quality. The ESD Applied
Sciences Program promotes efforts to
discover and demonstrate innovative and
practical uses of Earth observations. The
Program funds applied science research
and applications projects to enable nearterm uses of Earth observations, formulate new applications, integrate Earth
observations and related products in
practitioners’ decision-making, and transition the applications. The projects are
carried out in partnership with publicand private-sector organizations to
achieve sustained use and sustained benefits from the Earth observations.
NNH13ZDA001N-HEALTH (GG 1/16/
14)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: Notices of Intent 2/27/2014;
Proposals 4/24/2014
3-3 Mentored Career Development
Award in Biomedical Big Data Science
for Clinicians and Doctorally
Prepared Scientists (K01) (NIH)
GENERAL
3-1 Data-Intensive Research Projects
(GBMF)
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
is inviting pre-applications for data-driven
research projects through its Data-Driven
Discovery Initiative, which seeks to
advance the practice of data-intensive science and take advantage of the increasing
volume, velocity, and variety of scientific
data available to spur new discoveries. The
goal of the program is to support research
by individuals who exemplify multidisciplinary, data-driven science. These innovators are striking out in new directions and
are willing to take risks that have the
potential to deliver a huge payoff with
respect to some aspect of data-intensive
science. Successful applicants must make
a strong case for developments in the natural sciences (biology, physics, astronomy,
etc.) or science-enabling methodologies
(statistics, machine learning, scalable algorithms, etc.); applicants that credibly combine the two are especially encouraged.
(Please note: the program does not fund
disease research.) (PND 1/17/14)
URL: http://www.moore.org/programs/
science/data-driven-discovery/dddinvestigators
Deadline: Preapplications 2/24/2014
In response to the spectacular opportunities and immense challenges presented
by the dawning era of ‘Big Data’ in biomedical research, the NIH has developed
the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative. The mission of BD2K is to enable
the biomedical research community to
use the various types of Big Data for
research. To address the growing need
for skilled researchers to fully utilize biomedical Big Data, a series of BD2K
FOAs have been designed 1) to develop
a sufficient cadre of researchers skilled in
the science of Big Data and 2) to elevate
general competencies in data usage and
analysis across the biomedical research
workforce. This BD2K FOA solicits
applications for a mentored career development award in the area of Big Data
Science. The aim of the initiative is to
support additional mentored training of
scientists who will gain the knowledge
and skills necessary to be independent
researchers as well as to work in a team
environment to develop new Big Data
technologies, methods, and tools applicable to basic and clinical research. RFAHG-14-007 (NIHG 1/17/14)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-HG-14-007.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/2/2014;
Applications 4/1/2014, 4/1/2015
3-4 Courses for Skills Development
in Biomedical Big Data Science (R25)
(NIH)
The NIH Research Education Program
(R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The
goal of this Big Data to Knowledge
(BD2K) Program is to support educational activities that complement and/or
enhance the training of a workforce to
meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral
and clinical research needs in Big Data
Science. To this end, this FOA encourages the development of creative educational activities with a primary focus on
Courses for Skills Development. RFAHG-14-008 (NIHG 1/17/14)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-HG-14-008.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/2/2014;
Applications 4/1/2014, 4/1/2015
3-5 NIH Director’s Biomedical
Research Workforce Innovation
Award: Broadening Experiences in
Scientific Training (BEST) (DP7)
(NIH)
The purpose of this FOA is to seek out,
identify and support bold and innovative
approaches designed to broaden graduate
and postdoctoral training, such that training programs reflect the range of career
options that Ph.D. graduate students and
postdoctoral (regardless of funding
source) pursue and that are required for a
robust biomedical, behavioral, social and
clinical research enterprise. Collaborations with non-academic partners are
encouraged to ensure that experts from a
broad spectrum of research-intensive and
research-related careers contribute to
coursework, rotations, internships or
other forms of exposure. This program
will establish a new paradigm for graduate and postdoctoral training; awarded
institutions will work together to define
needs and share best practices. Only one
application per institution is allowed.
RFA-RM-13-019 (NIHG 1/17/14)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-RM-13-019.html
Deadline: Internal 2/3/2014; Letters of
Intent 1/28/2014; Applications 3/31/
2014
3-6 Cyber-Innovation for
Sustainability Science and Engineering
(CyberSEES) (NSF)
The Cyber-Innovation for Sustainability
Science and Engineering (CyberSEES)
program aims to advance interdisciplinary
research in which the science and engineering of sustainability are enabled by
new advances in computing, and where
computational innovation is grounded in
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the context of sustainability problems.
The CyberSEES program is one component of the National Science Foundation’s
Science, Engineering, and Education for
Sustainability (SEES) activities, a Foundation-wide effort aimed at addressing the
challenge of sustainability through support for interdisciplinary research and
education. In the SEES context, a sustainable world is one where human needs are
met equitably without harm to the environment or sacrificing the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
Computational approaches play a central
role in understanding and advancing sustainability. CyberSEES supports research
on all sustainability topics that depend on
advances in computational areas including optimization, modeling, simulation,
prediction, and inference; large-scale data
management and analytics; advanced
sensing techniques; human computer
interaction and social computing; infrastructure design, control and management; and intelligent systems and
decision-making. Additionally, the widespread, intensive use of computing technologies also introduces sustainability
challenges and motivates new approaches
across the lifecycle of technology design
and use. NSF 14-531 (GG 1/8/14)
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/
nsf14531/nsf14531.htm
Deadline: 4/8/2014, 2/3/2015
ARTS & HUMANITIES
3-7 Phillips Fund Grants For Native
American Research (APS)
The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for
research in Native American linguistics,
ethnohistory, and the history of studies of
Native Americans, in the continental
United States and Canada. Grants are not
made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the preparation of pedagogical materials. The
committee distinguishes ethnohistory
from contemporary ethnography as the
study of cultures and culture change
through time. The grants are intended for
such costs as travel, tapes, films, and consultants’ fees but not for the purchase of
books or permanent equipment. (TGA 12/
13)
URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/
phillips
Deadline: 3/3/2013
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
3-8 ROSES 2013: Earth Science
Applications: Water Resources (NASA)
Remote sensing data, in combination with
hydrologic models and/or hydrometeorological models, can provide important
information that can be used to assist
water managers. In order to make the best
decisions possible and develop strategies
toward achieving the optimal balance
between competing or conflicting water
resource requirements, water managers
should have information with as much
lead time as possible, especially for
anomalous water resource conditions.
Within the NASA Earth Science Division,
the Applied Sciences Program solicits
proposals that develop and demonstrate
the integration of NASA Earth Science
data and models into water resource management for sustainable use. The specific
goal of this solicitation is to advance thelong -term (30-180 day) outlooks of water
supply anomalies and their effective use
by water managers, their organizations,
and/or decision-makers. This solicitation
will support four- year projects (first year
award with three option years) to develop
applied research for transition to a public
or private organization for sustained use
in decision making and services to endusers. NNH13ZDA001N-WATER (GG 1/
16/14)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: 4/30/2014
3-9 FY 2014 Vehicle Technologies
Program Wide Funding Opportunity
Announcement (DOE)
The Vehicle Technologies Office supports
a broad research, development, and
deployment technology portfolio focused
on reducing the cost and improving the
performance of a mix of near- and longterm vehicle technologies including
advanced batteries, power electronics and
electric motors, lightweight and propulsion materials, advanced combustion
engines, advanced fuels and lubricants,
and other enabling technologies. Specifically, activities are aimed at meeting the
goals and objectives of the President’s
Electric Vehicle Everywhere Grand Challenge as well as improvements in other
vehicle technologies such as powertrains,
fuel, tires, and auxiliary systems. This
Funding Opportunity Announcement contains a total of 13 areas of interest in the
general areas of advanced light-weighting; advanced battery development;
power electronics; advanced heating, ventilation, air conditioning systems; and
fuels and lubricants. DE-FOA-0000991
(GG 1/22/14)
URL: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Deadline: Concept Papers 2/19/2014;
Applications 4/1/2014
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
3-10 Innovative Life Science Research
(HFS)
The Human Frontier Science Program,
which supports international collaborations in basic life science research, is
inviting grant applications in support of
innovative approaches to understanding
complex mechanisms of living organisms.
HFSP offers two areas of funding—Program grants and Young Investigator
grants. Program grants are designed for
independent scientists at all stages of their
careers, while Young Investigator grants
are for members of research teams who
are within five years of establishing an
independent laboratory and within ten
years of obtaining their Ph.D.s. Both provide three years of support for two- to
four- member teams, with no more than
one member from any one country (unless
that is critical for the innovative nature of
the project). Applicants are expected to
develop novel lines of research distinct
from their ongoing research. (PND 1/17/
14)
URL: http://www.hfsp.org/
Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/27/2014
SOCIAL SCIENCES
3-11 OVW FY 2014 Grants to Reduce
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence,
Dating Violence, and Stalking on
Campus Program (DOJ)
The Office on Violence Against Women
(OVW) is a component of the United
States Department of Justice (DOJ).The
Campus Program encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach
that enhances victim safety, provides services for victims and supports efforts to
hold offenders accountable. The funding
supports activities that develop and
strengthen services for sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and
stalking victims. Grant funds also support
strategies to prevent, investigate, respond
to and prosecute these crimes. The development of campus-wide coordinated
responses involving campus victim service providers, law enforcement officers,
health providers, housing officials,
administrators, student leaders, faithbased leaders, representatives from student organizations, and disciplinary board
members is critical. To be effective, campus responses must also link to local offcampus criminal justice agencies and service providers, including local law
enforcement agencies, prosecutors’
offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy and victim services organizations. OVW-2014-3692
(GG1/16/14)
URL: http://www.grants.gov/
Deadline: 2/27/2014
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Research
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Goff, Tim McDaniel, Cecilia Scaler, Sharon
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Development Director
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