Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
December 14, 2012
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Limited submission programs have
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proposals that may be submitted by a
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applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
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Research, is the internal coordinator for
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date listed in the Funding Bulletin (FB
46-2) or by at least two months prior to
the sponsor deadline if you wish to submit to a limited submission program.
Currently posted Internal Deadlines:
http://www.k-state.edu/research/funding/bulletins/bul12/limits12/index.htm
GENERAL
46-1 Interdisciplinary Research in
Earth Science (NASA)
This solicitation is for new and successor
interdisciplinary research investigations
within NASA’s Interdisciplinary Research
in Earth Science (IDS) program. Proposed
research investigations will meet the following criteria: a) offer a fundamental
advance to our understanding of the Earth
system; b) be based on remote sensing
data, especially satellite observations, but
including suborbital sensors as appropriate; c) go beyond correlation of data sets
and seek to understand the underlying causality of change through determination of
the specific physical, chemical, and/or biological processes involved; d) be truly
interdisciplinary in scope by involving traditionally disparate disciplines of the Earth
sciences; and e) address at least one of the
five specific themes listed in this solicitation: Understanding Earth System Vulnerabilities to Climate Extremes, Impacts of
Changing Polar Ice Cover, Water and
Energy Cycle Impacts of Biomass Burning, Impacts of Population growth on
watersheds and coastal ecology, and Role
of Permafrost in a Changing Climate.
NNH12ZDA001N
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/
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Deadline: Notices of Intent 3/1/2013;
Proposals 4/1/2013
46-2 Next Generation National
Nanotechnology Infrastructure
Network (NG NNIN) (NSF)
The National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) will reach its ten
year authorized award life at the end of
Fiscal Year 2013. The National Science
Foundation is announcing in this solicitation an open competition to establish a
Next-Generation National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NG NNIN)
for Fiscal Years 2014-2018. NNIN has
enabled major discoveries, innovations,
and contributions to education and commerce within all disciplines of nanoscale
science, engineering, and technology
through NSF support of a national network of university-based user facilities.
The core mission of NNIN has included
national-level education and outreach
programs to enable a diverse science and
engineering workforce, the study of societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology including issues of environment,
health, and safety, as well as important
modeling and simulation capabilities.
The new competition for the NG NNIN
will build on the concept of NNIN with a
much broadened scope and user base.
Support is being provided by all NSF
Directorates and the Office of International Science and Engineering as an
integral part of the NSF investment in
Nanoscale Science and Engineering. An
institution may not be included in more
than one proposal submitted in response
to this solicitation. NSF 13-521
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13521/nsf13521.htm
Deadline: Internal 2/1/2013; Letters of
Intent 4/1/2013; Proposals 5/13/13
46-3 Dear Colleague LetterStimulating Research Related to The
Science of Broadening Participation
(NSF)
Building on the previous investments of
the Social, Behavioral and Economic
Sciences Directorate (SBE) to stimulate
research related to the Science of Broadening Participation (SBP), SBE and the
Directorate for Education and Human
Resources (EHR) are partnering to
announce our joint interest in supporting
the Science of Broadening Participation
(SBP). The Science of Broadening Participation will employ the social, behavioral, economic and education sciences
to inform approaches to increasing the
access and involvement of underrepresented groups in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
and to strengthen our national STEM
capabilities and competitive advantage.
Ultimately, the SBP research is intended
to inform STEM educators, STEM
employers, and policy makers and provide the evidence needed for informed
decisions and the design of programs and
interventions. In FY 2013, EHR and SBE
will partner to support research that uses
the theories, methods, and analytic techniques of the social, behavioral, economic, and educational sciences to better
understand the barriers as well as factors
that enhance our ability to broaden participation in STEM. NSF 13-020
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13020/nsf13020.jsp
Deadline: Varies
46-4 Research Coordination
Networks (RCN) (NSF)
The goal of the RCN program is to
advance a field or create new directions in
research or education by supporting
groups of investigators to communicate
and coordinate their research, training and
educational activities across disciplinary,
organizational, geographic and international boundaries. RCN provides opportunities to foster new collaborations,
including international partnerships, and
address interdisciplinary topics. Proposed networking activities directed to
the RCN program should focus on a
theme to give coherence to the collaboration, such as a broad research question or
particular technologies or approaches.
Participating core programs in the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO),
Geosciences (GEO), Engineering (ENG)
and Social, Behavioral and Economic
Sciences (SBE), and Offices of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) and Polar Programs
(OPP) will accept General (non-targeted)
RCN proposals. Submission deadlines for
the General RCN proposals vary by program. RCN-SEES: The Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability
track focuses on interdisciplinary topics
that will advance sustainability science,
engineering and education as an integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural
changes associated with growth and
development of human populations, and
attaining a sustainable energy future.
RCN-UBE: The Undergraduate Biology
Education track focuses on any topic
likely to lead to improved participation,
learning, or assessment in undergraduate
biology curricula. NSF 13-520
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13520/nsf13520.htm
Deadline: RCN SEES 3/4/2013; RCN
UBE 6/14/2013
ARTS & HUMANITIES
46-5 Landmarks of American History
and Culture: Workshops for School
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Teachers (NEH)
The Landmarks of American History and
Culture program supports a series of oneweek residence-based workshops for a
national audience of K-12 educators.
NEH Landmarks of American History
and Culture Workshops use historic sites
to address central themes and issues in
American history, government, literature,
art, music, and related subjects in the
humanities. Each workshop is offered
twice during the summer. Workshops
accommodate forty school teachers (NEH
Summer Scholars) at each one-week session. The goals of the workshops are to •
increase knowledge and appreciation of
subjects, ideas, and places significant to
American history and culture through
humanities reading and site study; • build
communities of inquiry and provide models of civility and of excellent scholarship
and teaching; • provide teachers with
expertise in the use and interpretation of
historical sites and of material and archival resources; and • encourage historical
and cultural sites to develop greater
capacity for professional development
programs. Applicants should make a
compelling case for the historical significance of the site(s), the material resources
available for use, and the ways in which
the site(s) will enhance the workshop.
20130305-BH (GG 11/29/12)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
education/landmarks-american-historyand-culture-workshops-school-teachers
Deadline: 3/5/2013
46-6 Summer Seminars and Institutes
(NEH)
These grants support faculty development
programs in the humanities for school
teachers and for college and university
teachers. NEH Summer Seminars and
Institutes may be as short as two weeks or
as long as five weeks. NEH Summer
Seminars and Institutes extend and
deepen knowledge and understanding of
the humanities by focusing on significant
topics and texts; contribute to the intellectual vitality and professional development
of participants; build communities of
inquiry and provide models of civility and
excellent scholarship and teaching; and
effectively link teaching and research in
the humanities. The host site must be suitable for the project, providing facilities
for scholarship and collegial interaction.
20130305-FS (GG 11/30/12)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
education/summer-seminars-andinstitutes
Deadline: 3/5/2013
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
46-7 Consolidated Innovative Nuclear
Research (DOE)
The Department of Energy’s Office of
Nuclear Energy (NE) conducts crosscutting nuclear energy research and development (R&D) and associated infrastructure
support activities to develop innovative
technologies that offer the promise of dra-
matically improved performance for
advanced reactors and fuel cycle concepts
while maximizing the impact of DOE
resources. The competitive portion of
NE’s R&D portfolio is accomplished in
part by promoting integrated and collaborative research conducted by university,
industry, international and national laboratory partners under the direction of
Office of Nuclear Energy’s programs:
Nuclear Energy University Programs
(NEUP), elements of the Nuclear Energy
Enabling Technologies (NEET) Crosscutting Technology Development Program,
the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR)
National Scientific User Facility (NSUF),
and Small Business Innovative Research
(SBIR) / Small Business Technology
Transfer (STTR). Additionally, through
the NEET Crosscutting Technology
Development Program, NE provides
direct and competitive awards for university, industry and national laboratory-led
research that crosscuts the NE R&D portfolio. The primary objective of consolidating fiscal year (FY) 2013 competitive
research sought by NE in the area of innovative nuclear research into a single
Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) is to promote efficiency and the
effective use of resources. DE-FOA0000799 (GG 12/10/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: Preapplications 1/28/2013;
Applications 6/12/2013
46-8 Dear Colleague Letter-DMREF
Proposals To The Division of
Mathematical Sciences in Fiscal Year
2013 (NSF)
The Division of Mathematical Sciences
(DMS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is pleased to invite proposals
in 2013 for the NSF activity Designing
Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer
our Future (DMREF). DMREF is part of
NSF’s second year of a national materials
initiative entitled the Materials Genome
Initiative for Global Competitiveness
(MGI). The MGI national initiative integrates all components in the continuum of
materials design, including materials discovery, development, property optimization, systems design and optimization,
certification, manufacturing, and deployment, with each employing the toolset
that is being developed within the materials innovation infrastructure. DMREF
comprises well-coordinated activities
involving the Directorates of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Engineering,
and Computer & Information Science and
Engineering. Proposals that do not seek
new mathematical or statistical results
may nevertheless fit well with other NSF
divisions that are participating in
DMREF, and mathematical scientists are
strongly encouraged to join any DMREF
proposal that makes good use of their
expertise. NSF 13-026
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13026/nsf13026.htm
Deadline: 2/15/2013
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
46-9 Opportunities for Collaborative
Research at the NIH Clinical Center
(U01) (NIH)
The goal of this funding opportunity
announcement (FOA) is to support collaborative translational research projects
aligned with NIH efforts to enhance the
translation of basic biological discoveries
into clinical applications that improve
health. This opportunity is specifically to
promote partnerships between NIH intramural investigators (e.g., those conducting research within the labs and clinics of
the NIH) and extramural investigators
(e.g., those conducting research in labs
outside the NIH). It will provide support
for extramural investigators to take
advantage of the unique research opportunities available at the NIH Clinical Center
by conducting research projects in collaboration with NIH intramural investigators. Teams will have at least one
intramural and one extramural investigator. PAR-13-029 (NIHG 11/30/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-13-029.html
Deadline: 3/20/2013, 3/20/2014, 3/20/
2015
STUDENTS
46-10 Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative (AFRI): NIFA Fellowships
Grant Program (USDA)
The AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program targets talented, highly-motivated
doctoral candidates and postdoctoral
trainees that demonstrate remarkable
promise and the potential to become
gifted education, extension, and research
professionals in the United States. Project
types supported by AFRI within this RFA
include single-function Research, Education, and Extension Projects and multifunction Integrated Research, Education,
and/or Extension Projects. USDA-NIFAAFRI-004031
URL: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/
afri.html
Deadline: 3/7/2013
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
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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