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Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
December 17, 2010
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Vol. 19, No. 47
edge of the structures and functions of
plant genomes and translate this knowledge to a comprehensive understanding
of all aspects of economically important
plants and plant processes of potential
economic value. By bridging basic
research and plant performance in the
field, the NPGI will accelerate basic discovery and innovation in economically
important plants and enable enhanced
management of agriculture, natural
resources, and the environment to meet
societal needs. Four kinds of activity will
be supported in FY 2011: 1) GenomeEnabled Plant Research (GEPR) awards
to tackle major unanswered questions in
plant biology on a genome-wide scale; 2)
Transferring Research from Model Systems (TRMS) awards to apply basic biological findings made using model
systems to studying the basic biology of
plants of economic importance; 3) Tools
and Resources for Plant Genome
Research (TRPGR) awards to support
development of novel technologies and
analysis tools to enable discovery in
plant genomics; and 4) Improving Plant
Genome Annotation (IPGA) to improve
existing tools or develop new tools for
improved annotation of the genomes of
plants of economic importance. NSF 11500 (GG 10/1/10)
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/
nsf11500/nsf11500.htm
Deadline: 1/28/2011
ARTS & HUMANITIES
GENERAL
47-1 Science, Technology and
International Security Fellowships
(Stanford)
The CISAC Science Fellowship Program
offers scientists and engineers an opportunity to conduct research into the scientific
and technical aspects of a security topic of
their own choosing, or to conduct research
in collaboration with one of the Center’s
ongoing research efforts. Examples of possible research topics include: nuclear
weapons and non-proliferation policy;
nuclear energy; critical infrastructure; biosecurity; information technology and security; missile defense systems and space
weaponization; energy, food, and water
security; security issues related to climate
change. (TGA 11/10)
URL: http://cisac.stanford.edu/
fellowships
Deadline: 2/1/2011
47-3 Research Fellowships in the
Humanities (UT)
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research
Center, an internationally respected
humanities research library and museum
at the University of Texas, Austin, has
announced its 2011-2012 Research Fellowship program. The center will award
over fifty fellowships to support scholarly research in all areas of the humanities, including literature, photography,
film, art, the performing arts, music, and
cultural history. Priority is given to proposals that require substantial on-site use
of the center’s collections. (PND 11/8/
10)
URL: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/
research/fellowships/
Deadline: 2/1/2011
BUSINESS
47-4 2011 Grant Program (Upjohn)
47-2 Plant Genome Research Program
(PGRP) (NSF)
This program is a continuation of the Plant
Genome Research Program (PGRP) that
began in FY 1998 as part of the National
Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI). The goal
of the NPGI is to develop a basic knowl-
The Upjohn Institute announces a call for
applications for Policy Research Grants
and Mini-Grants. Policy Research Grants
are open to any interested researcher,
while Mini-Grants are restricted to nontenured faculty members. Any proposal
related to employment issues will be
considered, but the Institute encourages
research relevant to labor market issues of
the recent recession and current recovery.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following areas: vulnerable
groups, such as immigrants, older workers, and youth; “jobless recovery”: causes
and consequences; structural and cyclical
unemployment; sectoral adjustments:
autos, finance, real estate, etc.; entrepreneurship, self-employment, and job creation; workforce programs: challenges
and opportunities; UI extension and consequences; finance and labor markets;
housing, migration, and regional adjustments; state and local budgets and
employment; compensation. (TGA 12/10)
URL: http://www.upjohninst.org/
grantsawards.html
Deadline: 2/1/2011
EDUCATION
47-5 Improving Institutional
Research in Postsecondary Educational
Institutions (AIR)
With support from the National Science
Foundation (NSF), the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES), and the
National Postsecondary Education Cooperation (NPEC), the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) operates two
grant programs that support research on a
wide range of issues of critical importance to U.S. higher education. (TGA 12/
10)
URL: http://www.airweb.org/?page=818
Deadline: 1/13/2011
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
47-6 China Sustainable Energy
Program (CSEP)
The Energy Foundation’s China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) supports
China’s policy efforts to increase energy
efficiency and renewable energy in six
sectors: low-carbon development paths,
transportation, buildings, industry, electric utilities, and renewable energy. The
program strives to build institutional
capacity in China to analyze energy-saving and renewable-energy opportunities,
to support policy development furthering
energy efficiency and renewable energy
in accordance with China’s policy priorities, and to assist with the implementation
of those policies at both the national and
provincial levels. Preference will be given
to those proposals that are able to attract
significant co-funding from other sources,
particularly in China. (TGA 12/10)
URL: http://www.efchina.org
Deadline: OPEN
47-7 Integrated Process
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Improvements for Biochemical
Conversion of Biomass Sugars: From
Pretreatment to Substitutes for
Petroleum-based Feedstocks, Products
and Fuels (DOE)
This FOA seeks applications to develop
and demonstrate integrated bench scale
technology and/or process improvements, from pretreatment to substitutes
for petroleum-based feedstocks, products
and fuels, that better the economics and
efficiency of the biochemical conversion
process. Typical improvements could be
in enzyme production and efficiency (cellulases, hemicellulases, etc.); fuel synthesis cost and efficiency (fermentation
organisms, catalysts, etc.); and specific
improvements to the feedstock pretreatment or conditioning steps when operated
in an integrated fashion. DE-FOA0000337 (GG 12/13/10)
URL: https://www.fedconnect.net
Deadline: Letters of Intent 1/17/2011;
Applications 2/7/2011
47-8 High Performance Computing
System Acquisition: Enhancing the
Petascale Computing Environment for
Science and Engineering (NSF)
High Performance Computing (HPC)
Resource Providers—those organizations
willing to acquire, deploy and operate
HPC resources in service to the science
and engineering research and education
community—play a key role in the provision and support of a national Cyberinfrastructure. With this solicitation, the NSF
requests proposals from organizations
willing to serve as HPC Resource Providers within Extreme Digital (XD), the successor to TeraGrid, and who propose to
acquire and deploy new, innovative petascale HPC systems and services. An organization may submit only one proposal
but may be sub-awardee on other proposals responding to this solicitation. NSF
11-511
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/
nsf11511/nsf11511.htm
Deadline: Internal 1/14/2011; Applications 3/7/2011
47-9 Expeditionary Maneuver
Warfare and Combating Terrorism
Basic and Applied Research and
Advanced Technology Development
(ONR)
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is
interested in receiving white papers and
proposals to foster new developments in
Science and Technology (S&T) which
may ultimately lead to future operational
capabilities beyond those represented by
current acquisition programs and requirements. As such, it is anticipated that successful proposals would ultimately
contribute to the S&T underpinning from
which future Naval Expeditionary maneuver warfare and Combating Terrorism
warfighting requirements and capabilities
may become possible. Efforts in the BAA
are divided into major investments areas,
each representing operational functions
critical to Naval Expeditionary Warfare.
Background information and specific
areas of interest for new contracts or
grants are described in the Research
Opportunity Description for each investment area. BAA11-007 (GG 12/3/10)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 2/1/2011
47-10 Mathematical Sciences Research
Institutes (NSF)
This program enables large-scale group
efforts that involve broad segments of the
scientific community. Projects supported
by this program must involve the mathematical sciences in a significant way and
have the scope to justify the funding,
duration, and infrastructure of an institute.
The goals of the program include advancing research in mathematical sciences,
increasing the impact of the mathematical
sciences in other disciplines, and expanding the talent base engaged in mathematical research in the United States. NSF 10592
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/
nsf10592/nsf10592.htm
Deadline: 2/4/2011
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
47-11 Mechanisms of Adverse Drug
Reactions in Children (R01) (NIH)
This FOA encourages projects that
enhance the state-of-the-science on the
molecular and cellular, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involved in the production of adverse drug reactions in children.
The objective of this announcement
includes research on the role of ontogeny
and the characterization of pharmacogenetic and development variations of drug
metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), transporters, ion channels, receptors and signaling pathways that are responsible for
drug toxicity in the pediatric population.
PAR-11-051 (NIHG 12/3/10)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-11-051.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 1/5/2011, 5/
5/2011; Applications 2/5/2011, 6/5/2011
47-12 Center of Excellence for Food
Safety Research in Child Nutrition
Programs (USDA)
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service
(FNS) seeks to establish a Center of
Excellence for Food Safety Research in
Child Nutrition Programs. FNS provides
assistance for the National School Lunch
Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Program (FFVP), Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACRP), Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP), Special Milk
Program (SMP), Seamless Summer, and
Afterschool Snacks. There currently is a
paucity of research focusing on food
safety related to these programs, and
schools, in particular, which continue to
change and expand. Performance will
take place at the funded university. Center
staff will work closely with the FNS Food
Safety Staff (FSS) to accomplish the
goals of the Center and specific projects.
FSS may serve as technical advisors on
specific projects, as appropriate. The Center will follow all guidelines of its university. FNS plans to award a cooperative
agreement to one university by March 15,
2011. USDA-FNS-OEMCOE-11-01 (GG
11/24/10)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 1/14/2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES
47-13 Medical Marijuana Policy
Research: Exploring Trends and
Impacts (R01) (NIH)
Since 1996, 15 states in the U.S. have
passed laws to decriminalize the use of
medical marijuana in some form and
other states are now considering similar
changes. Little is known about the effects
of changing state and local laws, regulations, and policies on the epidemiology of
cannabis or other drug use. This FOA will
support research on medical marijuanarelated “quasi-natural experiments” in the
US. It solicits Research Project Grant
(R01) applications to assess social,
behavioral, and public health impacts of
medical marijuana use and policies. Secondary data applications which utilize
national or state level longitudinal data
are highly encouraged. RFA-DA-11-008
(NIHG 10/29/10)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-DA-11-008.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 1/18/2011;
Applications 2/18/2011
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, Katie Small, Rex Goff, Susan
Klein, Sharon Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Development Director
Mary Lou Marino
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use,
and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, Associate Vice President,
Research Compliance
Heath Ritter, Compliance Monitor
Adrian Self, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
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