Sponsor
Solicitation
Synopsis
NIH
NCRR Science
Education
Partnership
Award (SEPA)
(R25)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications
from applicant organizations that propose creative and innovative
research education programs to increase the public's understanding of
medical research and deliver information about healthy living and
career opportunities in science to children and the general public. The
NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism is a flexible and
specialized mechanism designed to foster the development of
biomedical, behavioral, and clinical researchers through research
education programs. The overall goal of the NCRR programs is (1) to
ensure that highly trained scientists will be available in adequate
numbers and in appropriate scientific areas to address the biomedical,
behavioral, and clinical research needs in the NCRR mission areas
and (2) to provide public education and outreach on NIH-funded
research and the clinical trials process to a variety of audiences
through science centers and museums.
Number of
Proposals
Allowed
One
Date Email
Due to
ORA
7/23/07
One
7/23/07
Date Proposal
Due to Sponsor
8/22/07 (letter of
intent)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-549.html
NIH
Predoctoral
Training at the
Interface of the
Behavioral and
Biomedical
Sciences (T32)
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will
award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)
Institutional Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions to support
predoctoral research trainees at the behavioral sciences-biomedical
sciences interface The goal of the program is to develop basic
behavioral scientists with rigorous broad-based training in biology and
biomedical science, who are available to assume leadership roles
related to biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. These
programs must provide an interdisciplinary research training
experience and curriculum for predoctoral trainees that integrates both
behavioral and biomedical perspectives, approaches and
methodologies and must include coursework, laboratory rotations and
programmatic activities that reinforce training at this interface.
Significant participation by faculty and leadership from both behavioral
8/25/07 (letter of
intent)
and biomedical science departments is required, as is co-mentoring of
trainees by faculty from both components
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-503.html
NSF
Informal
Science
Education (ISE)
The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement
informal learning experiences designed to increase interest,
engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as
well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal
science education. Projects may target either public audiences or
professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE
projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and
collaboration.
Three
7/23/07
9/13/07
(Preliminary
proposal)
1/14/08
3/13/08
(Preliminary
proposal)
7/23/07
9/15/07
11/15/07
1/15/08
3/18/08
5/15/08
8/27/07
9/28/07
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06520
Theodore
Edson
Parker
Foundation
Theodore
Edson Parker
Foundation
The Parker Foundation's primary goal is to make effective grants that
benefit the city of Lowell and its residents. Grants are made for a variety
of purposes including social services, cultural programs, community
development activities, education, community health needs, and urban
environmental projects.
One
http://www.grantsmanagement.com/parkerfoundation.html
Searle
Searle
Scholars
Program
Funds are given to support research in medicine, chemistry and the
biological sciences. Grants are made to selected academic institutions to
support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in
the first or second year of their first appointment at the assistant
professor level, and whose current appointment is a tenure-track
position
http://www.searlescholars.net/pgm_history/index.html
One from
UMass
President’s
Office
Arnold and
Mabel
Beckman
Foundation
Beckman
Young
Investigators
Program
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to research
institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences,
broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods,
instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in
science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to
provide research support to the most promising young faculty members
in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life
sciences. The program is open to persons with tenure-track
appointments in academic and non-profit institutions that conduct
fundamental research in the chemical and life sciences.
Two
7/30/07
9/28/07
One
8/1/07
10/1/07
Two
8/2/07
10/2/07
http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi.html
Davis
Educational
Foundation
The Davis Educational Foundation supports the undergraduate
programs of public and private, regionally accredited baccalaureate
degree granting colleges and universities throughout the six New
England states. The foundation’s objectives in making grants are to
assist institutions in supporting more effective teaching and learning
and/or controlling costs.
http://www.davisfoundations.org/site/educational.asp
National
Endowment
for the
Humanities
Summer
Stipends
Program
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that
contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the
humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs
on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site
reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools.
Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a
period of two months. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of
colleges, universities, or primary or secondary schools, or they may be
independent scholars or writers.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
NSF
NSF
Scholarships in
Science,
Technology,
Engineering,
and
Mathematics
(S-STEM)
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support
scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students,
enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an
associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and
engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting
scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student
scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
One
8/10/07
10/10/07 (letter
of intent)
One
8/15/07
10/15/07
One concept
paper
Concept
papers:
Concept papers:
8/15/07
10/15/07
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07524
NSF
Instrumentation
for Materials
Research Major
Instrumentation
Projects (IMRMIP)
The Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation
Project (IMR-MIP) program in the Division of Materials Research
provides support for the design and construction of major
instruments costing more than $2 million at major US facilities. The
program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and
engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or
characterization at major national facilities. Such instruments may
include, for example, neutron beam lines, synchrotron beam lines, and
high field magnets, as well as development of detectors and preparation
environments necessary to support materials research.
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf05513
Jesse B.
Cox
Charitable
Trust
The Trust funds projects in New England in the areas of health,
education and the environment. The Trust also makes grants to support
the development of philanthropy in New England. The Trustees are
interested particularly in projects which benefit underserved populations
and disadvantaged communities in New England, as well as projects
which focus on prevention rather than remediation.
11/15/07
1/15/08
2/15/08
4/15/08
5/15/08
7/15/08
Two NIRT
proposals
and two NER
proposals
9/07
(tentative)
11/07 (tentative)
Two
9/19/07
11/19/07
http://www.hembar.com/selectsrv/jbcox/cox.html
NSF
Active
Nanostructures
and
Nanosystems
(ANN)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a program on
collaborative research and education in the area of active
nanostructures, nanosystems, and on the long-term societal change
associated with these innovations. Active nanostructures change or
evolve their structure, property, or function during their operation. The
goal of this program is to support fundamental research and catalyze
synergistic science and engineering research and education in several
emerging areas of nanoscale science and engineering, including: Active
nanostructures; Nanosystems with improved functionality and new
architectures; Hierarchical nanomanufacturing; and Long-term societal
and educational implications of scientific and technological advances on
the nanoscale.
http://nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06595
NSF
Research
Experiences for
Teachers
(RET) in
Engineering
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Research Experiences for
Teachers (RET) in Engineering program supports the active involvement
of K-12 teachers and community college faculty in engineering research
in order to bring knowledge of engineering and technological innovation
into their classrooms. The goal is to help build long-term collaborative
partnerships between K-12 science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics (STEM) teachers, community college faculty, and the NSF
university research community by involving the teachers in
engineering research and helping them translate their research
experiences and new knowledge of engineering into classroom
activities. Partnerships with inner city schools or other high need
schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by
underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07557/nsf07557.htm
NIH
Bridges to the
Baccalaureate
Program for
Underrepresen
ted Students
(R25)
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) of
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) jointly provide a funding
opportunity for a partnership between an associate degree-onlygranting institution and an institution granting baccalaureate degrees
(BS or BA) in scientific fields relevant to biomedicine or to a
consortium composed of no more than five partners, including the
applicant institution. The purpose of partnership is to jointly develop
academic programs at the associate degree-granting institution for
students from underrepresented groups and/or health disparities
populations who are not proportionally represented in basic science,
biomedical or behavioral research fields to prepare them for
seamlessly transferring to baccalaureate degree programs and
successfully completing degree programs in biomedical and
behavioral science related subjects.
One
11/07
(tentative)
1/08 (tentative)
Two
11/5/07
1/4/08 (letter of
intent)
4/28/08
6/27/08 (letter of
intent)
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-039.html
NSF
Industry/
University
Cooperative
Research
Centers
Program
(I/UCRC)
The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs)
program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe,
and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from
the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by
industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their
development and evolution. Each center is established to conduct
research that is of interest to both the industry and the center. An
I/UCRC contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and
enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science
workforce through the integration of research and education.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07537/nsf07537.htm
NSF
Research in
Disabilities
Education
(RDE)
The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program makes resources
available to increase the participation and achievement of people with
disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) education and careers. The Demonstration, Enrichment, and
Information Dissemination (RDE-DEI) program track provides support to
institutionalize accessible products and educational materials, enhance
STEM learning experiences for students with disabilities, and
disseminate information about effective products, pedagogical
approaches, teaching practices, and research for broadening the
participation of people with disabilities in STEM. Promising research
efforts are developed under the Focused Research Initiatives (RDE-FRI)
program track via awards to encourage assistive technology
development, technology use in educational environments, and
investigations of effective instructional methods and practices for people
with disabilities in STEM. The Regional Alliances for Persons with
Disabilities in STEM Education (RDE-RAD) program track provides
support for comprehensive, multidisciplinary networks that increase the
quality and quantity of students with disabilities completing associate,
baccalaureate and graduate degrees in STEM who are well prepared for
the science and engineering research, education and professional
workforce.
One
11/07
(tentative)
2/08 (tentative)
One
11/9/07
1/9/08
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5482&org=EHR&se
l_org=EHR&fro
Camille and
Henry
Dreyfus
Foundation
Camille
Dreyfus
TeacherScholar Awards
Program
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
supports the teaching and research careers of talented young faculty in
the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program
was designed to provide discretionary funding to faculty at early stages
in their careers. The program is intended to support and encourage
young scholars who demonstrate excellence in both research and
teaching and is focused primarily on individual research
accomplishments and promise, but evidence of excellence in teaching is
also expected.
NSF
Major
Research
Instrumentation
Program (MRI)
http://www.dreyfus.org/tc.shtml
The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major
research instrumentation by organizations that is, in general, too costly
for support through other NSF programs. Proposals may be for a single
instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that
share a common or specific research focus.
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07510
NSF
Integrative
Graduate
Education and
Research
Traineeship
Program
(IGERT)
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)
program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S.
Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and
education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in
chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to
become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change.
The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate
education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing
innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile
environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional
disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student
participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly
inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
Two
11/23/07
1/24/08
2/08
(tentative)
4/08 (Preliminary
proposal)
Note: A 3rd
proposal may
be submitted
if for
instrument
development
Four
(preliminary
proposals)
(tentative)
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07540
NSF
Ethics
Education in
Science and
Engineering
(EESE)
The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program
considers proposals for research and educational projects to improve
ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF
supports, including in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts.
Proposals must focus on improving ethics education for graduate
students in those fields, or on developing summer post-baccalaureate
ethics education activities or activities that transition students from
One
2/08
(tentative)
4/08 (tentative)
undergraduate to graduate education. The program will entertain
proposals in graduate ethics education in science and engineering
generally, but is particularly interested in proposals addressing issues
involving the international or global context and those addressing issues
of intellectual property, including scientific publishing.
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07541
NSF
Graduate
Teaching
Fellows in K-12
Education (GK12)
This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF-supported
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines
to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional
and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with
teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other graduate fellows
and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students can improve
communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills while
enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools. Through this
experience, graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their
own STEM research. In addition, the GK-12 program provides
institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent
change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities
in the training of their STEM graduate students.
One
3/08
(tentative)
5/08 (letter of
intent)
(tentative)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07555/nsf07555.htm
NSF
Partnerships
for Innovation
(PFI)
The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: 1) stimulate
the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education
enterprise into innovations that create new wealth, build strong local,
regional and national economies and improve the national well-being; 2)
broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all
citizens in NSF activities to meet the broad workforce needs of the
national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling
infrastructure necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the longterm.
One
4/08
(tentative)
6/08 (tentative)
Letter of intent
William T.
Grant
Foundation
Scholars
Program
http://nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06550
The Foundation supports research to understand and improve the
settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the U.S. The Scholars Program
supports promising early career researchers from various disciplines.
The award is intended to facilitate the professional development of early
career scholars who have demonstrated success in conducting high
quality research and are seeking to further develop their skills and
research. Studies from these Scholars contribute to theory and
policy/practice for improving the lives of young people.
http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/infourl_nocat_show.htm?doc_id=76878&attrib_id=4398
One per
college/
division of an
institution
5/08
(tentative)
7/08 (tentative)