Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
October 29, 2003
Program Information
To receive program descriptions and
application forms for funding opportunities, please contact Beverly Page,
Information Specialist, Research and
Sponsored Programs, phone: (785)5325045, e-mail: bbpage@ksu.edu
GENERAL
42-1 Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities Research
Centers 2004 (HHS)
The National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development (NICHD), through
Mental Retardation, and Developmental
Disabilities (MRDD) Branch Center for
Developmental Biology and Perinatal
Medicine (CDBPM), invites Center Core
Grant (P30) applications to advance diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of mental retardation and
developmental disabilities. This Request
for Applications (RFA) seeks applications
from institutions that meet the qualifications for a program of MRDD research.
The primary objective of the NICHD
Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities Research Centers (MRDDRC) Program is to provide core support
and facilities for cohesive, interdisciplinary research and research training. Funds
for the research projects using these core
facilities come from independent sources
including Federal, State, and private organizations. RFA-HD-03-027 (NIHG 09/12/
03)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-HD-03-027.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 11/19/2003;
Applications 12/19/2003
AGRICULTURE
42-2 North American Wetlands
Conservation: Small Grants (DOI/
USFWS)
The Interior Department’s U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service and the North American
Wetlands Conservation Council are seeking proposals for small grants for wetland
and wetland-associated upland conservation projects. Activities include wetlands
acquisition and restoration projects. Under
a broadened definition of wetlands,
projects may involve almost any type of
wetland system, including riparian and
lake habitats, and range of birds. (FR 07/
31/03)
URL: http://northamerican.fws.gov
Deadline: 11/28/2003
ARTS & HUMANITIES
42-3 Islamic World Arts Initiative
Vol. 12, No. 42
(IIE)
The Islamic World Arts Initiative provides grants in support of projects that
foster cultural understanding between the
Islamic World and the United States. It is
grounded in the belief that through the
exchange of art and artists and the development of related opportunities for dialogue and learning, lasting bridges
between cultures can be built and sustained. The Islamic World Arts Initiative
will make grants to artists, scholars, and
arts organizations in support of presentations, exhibitions, symposia, creation of
new work, and collaborative projects by
contemporary performing, literary, media
and visual artists. Projects eligible for
support in Round I: Commissioning
Projects; Consortium Projects; and Residency Projects. Applications are
restricted to one per organization/artist.
Please contact Ted Knous, 532-6195,
tknous@ksu.edu by November 7 if you
are interested in applying.
URL: http://www.artsinternational.org/
projects/islamic_world/islamic_call.htm
Deadline: Internal 11/7/03; 12/15/2003
EDUCATION
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
42-5 NSF Computer Science,
Engineering, and Mathematics
Scholarships (NSF)
This program supports scholarships for
academically talented, financially needy
students, enabling them to enter the high
technology workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or
graduate level degree in computer science, computer technology, engineering,
engineering technology, or mathematics.
Academic institutions apply for awards to
support scholarship activities, and are
responsible for selecting scholarship
recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the CSEMS project at the
institution. An institution may submit no
more than one proposal per competition.
Please contact Ted Knous, 532-6195,
tknous@ksu.edu, by November 14 if you
are interested in submitting. NSF 04-506
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/
getpub.cfm?nsf04506
Deadline: Internal 11/14/03; Letters of
Intent 12/3/2003; Proposals 1/28/2004
42-4 Fulbright American Studies
Institute (STATE)
42-6 Chemicals and Forest Products
Industries of the Future (DOE)
The State Department’s Bureau of Educational Cultural Affairs seeks proposals
for Fulbright American Studies Institutes
for foreign university faculty and secondary educators. The six-week programs, scheduled for the summer of
2004, are designed as intensive, academically rigorous seminars intended for an
experienced group of fellow scholars
from outside the United States. On institute will be funded in each of the following thematic areas: American
Civilization, meant to provide a deeper
understanding of U.S. society, culture,
values and institutions for foreign faculty
attempting to develop or enhance courses
focusing on the U.S.: U.S. Political
Economy and the Global Economic System, to include topics such as philosophical assumptions and social norms
underpinning the democratic market system, the evolution of post-war American
economic thought on the role of the market and the state, the roles of Congress,
the executive branch, private corporations and interest groups in economic
policy making and regulation; and American Studies for Foreign Secondary
School Educators, designed for a multinational group of up to 30 experienced
educators, including teachers and curriculum developers, and addressing both the
history and evolution of institutions and
values and contemporary issues. ECA/A/
E/USS-04-02C (FR 08/21/03)
URL: http://exchanges.state.gov/
education/RFGPS/
Deadline: 11/24/2003
The Energy Department’s Golden, Colo.,
field office is seeking applications for
research and development projects related
to reducing energy consumption, enhancing economic competitiveness and mitigating environmental impacts of the
domestic and forest products industries.
At least two chemical or forest products
organizations must be involved in each
application. PS36-03GO93015 (FR 09/
08/03)
URL: http://www.go.doe.gov/
business.html
Deadline: 11/30/2003
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
42-7 K-BRIN Research Support Core
(KS)
The University of Kansas Medical Center’s Research Support Core for the KBRIN is calling for proposals to support:
1) pilot and bridging grants; 2) recruitment packages; and 3) institutional core
facilities. Eligibility is limited to Core
Directors, Campus Coordinators or the
designates, members of the K-BRIN
Research Training Faculty, and other faculty active in Biomedical Research.
Email: hchapman@kumc.edu
Deadline: 11/5/2003
42-8 High Risk Rheumatic and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
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