Research & Sponsored Programs Newsletter - Fall 2015

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FEDERAL: NEH ENDURING QUESTIONS – Deadline: September 10, 2015 URL: http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/enduring-questions-sept-10-2015-edit.pdf The NEH Enduring Questions grant program supports faculty members in the preparation of a new course on a fundamental concern of human life as addressed by the humanities. This question-driven course would encourage undergraduates and teachers to join together in a deep and sustained program of reading in order to encounter influential ideas, works, and thinkers over the centuries.

The course is to be developed by one or more (up to four) faculty members at a single institution, but not team taught. Enduring Questions courses must be taught from a common syllabus and must be offered during the grant period at least twice by each faculty member involved in developing the course.

The grant supports the work of faculty members in designing, preparing, and assessing the new course. It may also be used for ancillary activities that enhance the faculty-student intellectual community, such as visits to museums and artistic or cultural events. An Enduring Questions course may be taught by faculty from any department or discipline in the humanities or by faculty outside the humanities (for example, astronomy, biology, economics, law, mathematics, medicine, or psychology), so long as humanities sources are central to the course.

NEH SUMMER STIPENDS PROGRAM – Internal deadline: September 17, 2015 URL: http://www.neh.gov/files/grants/summer-stipends-oct-1-2015.pdf NEH is again holding its Summer Stipends competition, and the revised guidelines have been posted on the NEH website. The deadline for this year’s competition is Thursday, October 1, 2015. The grant award is a $6,000 stipend.

The NEH Summer Stipends Program supports individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.

The Summer Stipends Program provides $6,000 to grant recipients to support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months.

Please be advised that the internal deadline for submission of 2016 NEH Summer Stipends Program applications to the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs is Thursday, September 17, 2015. The deadline for the online submission of individual applications to the NEH is Thursday, October 1 (11:59 p.m. - Eastern time).

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According to the NEH Summer Stipends Program guidelines, “faculty members teaching at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions to apply for a Summer Stipend. Once nominated by their institutions, they may submit their applications via Grants.gov. Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Any faculty member is eligible for nomination.”

Faculty interested in applying should contact the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs directly and/or visit the NEH Summer Stipends Program website or the most current application guidelines. The application submitted to the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs should include: 1. A project narrative (3-page limit). Applicants should address the following: research and contribution; methods and work plan; competencies, skills and access; and final product and dissemination.

2. A bibliography (1-page limit).

3. A resume (2-page limit).

4. Any appendices.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Research Grants Program – Deadline: September 10, 2015 URL:http://www.aera.net/ProfessionalOpportunitiesFunding/FundingOpportunities/AERAGrantsProgram /ResearchGrants/tabid/12813/Default.aspx AERA invites education-related research proposals using NCES, NSF and other federal databases.

Research Grants are available for faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral-level scholars. Applications are encouraged from a variety of disciplines, such as, but not limited to, education, sociology, economics, psychology, demography, statistics, and psychometrics.

NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03) – Deadlines: October 16, 2015 (New Applications); November 16, 2015 (Resubmission) URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-304.html The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 activity code supports different types of projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

NIH Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster – Deadline: Ongoing URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-180.html Grants of up to $50,000 per year are available to international and U.S. government agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and others for research into mental health issues following a natural or manmade disaster.

Funding will be expedited so that researchers may obtain time-sensitive data in the wake of such events. Although each disaster or emergency event of potential significance for mental health is unique, the Traumatic Stress Disorders Research Program of the NIMH emphasizes that new RAPID research applications should clearly demonstrate that: a) The topic to be studied and questions to be addressed represent significant scientific needs relevant to the NIMH mission (e.g., can highly predictive early indicators of distress, disorder, and functional sequelae be developed? Are early interventions capable of preventing or reducing the severity of adjustment problems?). b) The disaster/event under study presents a unique scientific opportunity to acquire needed information (e.g., the research questions cannot be efficiently addressed in another context and the nature of the event and/or impacted populations are well-suited for the proposed study). c) The insight to be gained has the potential to advance the field by producing fundamental new insights as opposed to reinforcing established findings (e.g., rather than assessing well-established risk factors for adjustment problems and levels of distress, new applications might seek to identify genetic and environmental interactions that cause posttraumatic disorders, develop highly predictive early diagnostics for PTSD, or establish the feasibility of cost-effective identification and treatment approaches for posttraumatic distress and psychopathology in mass causality contexts).

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PRIVATE: Google Research Awards: Faculty Research Awards – Deadline: October 15, 2015 URL: http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html The Faculty Research Awards Program, sometimes referred to as the Research Awards Program, supports academic research in computer science, engineering, and related fields. Through the program, Google funds world-class research at top universities, facilitates interaction between Google and academia, and supports projects whose output will be made openly available to the research community.

Dr. Scholl Foundation – Deadline: March 1, 2016 URL: http://drschollfoundation.com The foundation considers applications for grants in the following areas: education, social service, health care, civic and cultural, and environmental.

The categories above are not intended to limit the interest of the foundation from considering other worthwhile projects. In general, the foundation guidelines are broad to give it flexibility in providing grants.

Shell Oil Foundation – Deadline: Ongoing URL: http://www.shell.us/sustainability/request-for-a-grant-from-shell.html#vanityaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zaGVsbC51cy9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC1zb2NpZXR5L2dyYW50Lmh0bWw Shell makes monetary grants to eligible nonprofit organizations, with priority consideration given to organizations serving in or near U.S. communities where Shell has a major presence. Areas for funding include: Community - Focus on civic and human needs in the community while promoting healthy lifestyles, major and cultural arts that promote access to underserved students and communities, and disaster relief efforts. Shell funds a broad array of community outreach projects, particularly in areas where our employees work and live. These projects range from local neighborhood improvement efforts to regional nonprofit organizations. Shell is especially interested in supporting groups that reflect the diversity and inclusiveness of our communities, which is a Shell core value.

Education - Focus on energy awareness with special publics, increasing interest in technical careers among students and professional development in science and math among educators. Shell supports K-12 programs that boost math and science skills, as well as university programs that aid engineering and geoscience students and departments. Shell funds projects at vocational and technical schools where chemical and refinery operators and technicians are trained. It is especially interested in supporting educational outreach in math, science and technology to women/minority students and academic institutions with ethnically diverse enrollments.

Environment - Focus on biodiversity initiatives with support to programs that restore and protect critical ecosystems; address water and air quality research; preserve wetlands; and sponsor wetlands initiatives. In addition to restoration and preservation efforts, Shell funds research projects for threatened wildlife and/or habitats.

The Office for Research and Sponsored Programs’ primary responsibility is to assist faculty members and administrators in securing financial support, usually in the form of peer-reviewed grants or contracts, thereby enabling the University to undertake new projects or expand or improve upon ongoing activities.

Sofia Kakoulidis Associate Provost

Alice Diaz-Bonhomme Assistant Provost

Monalisa Fuller Senior Assistant

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