News & Announcements
Newly Published Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities Published Last Week
News & Announcements
Attend the Research Administration Forum tomorrow, September 28th from 8:30 – 10:00 am in 1850 Research Park Drive or via YouTube.
Attention post-docs! Are you thinking about applying to the A. P. Giannini Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program? Contact Lauren White in the Office of Foundation and Corporate Giving for assistance in preparing a competitive application.
Are you thinking about nominating someone to the Lemelson-MIT Prize? Interested nominators or prospective nominees are encouraged to contact Gloria Hayes, Director of National and International Faculty Awards in Academic Affairs, with questions and for help with the application.
Register by September 28 to attend the DARPA Proposer’s Day for the Young Faculty Award (YFA) program on October 3 to learn about the program goals and mechanisms. [Learn more]
The SCOR Scientific Exchange presents “The Impact of Sleep Disturbances on Health in Older Adults” by Dr. Katie Stone on September 28 from 12:00-1:30 pm. [Learn more]
Submit your nomination for the new NAS Prize in Food and Agricultural Sciences by October 3, 2016. [Learn more]
The Interdisciplinary Research Support team holds Office Hours to help you find funding, develop a proposal, or prepare a proposal budget. Grant Writing Office Hours are from 11:00–12:00 PM in 3053 Wickson Hall on Oct 5 & 19. Proposal Budget Office Hours are from 11:00–12:00 PM in 3053 Wickson Hall on Oct 5. Questions? Email Bridget Gruber.
Faculty, postdocs and graduate students are invited to attend the 2016-2017 CAMPOS Cafecito/Coffee Breaks on October 26 and December 1, 2016 and February 16, April 6 and June 1, 2017. [Learn more]
Do you have suggestions for making the Weekly Research Funding Update more eye-catching, useful and easy to read? Give us your thoughts by completing a brief survey.
View the September 23 issue of the Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices.
Highlights from NSF this week:
Submit your Topic Ideas for the FY 2018 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program Solicitation by October 31, 2016. [Learn more]
The Division of Materials Research (DMR) has changed the proposal submission window for their eight Topical Materials Research Programs. [Learn more]
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) is interested in simulating research and other activities to enhance the robustness and reliability of research in the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. [Learn more]
NSF seeks to support, foster and accelerate fundamental research and education that addresses challenges in enabling Smart & Connected Communities. [Learn more]
Newly Published Funding Opportunities
Below is a list of all Coordinated Submissions (CS), Funding Opportunities of Special Interest (FO), and Limited Submissions (LS) announcements posted this week.
Sponsor
Program
Type
Funding Area
Internal Deadline
Sponsor Deadline
Budget & Duration
US Department of Defense (DoD)
BAA: Geospatial Research Laboratory – Understanding and/or Modeling How Human-Environmental Systems Influenced by Climate Change Contribute to Conflict/Stability
FO
Atmospheric, Big Data, Climate Change, Computing, Earth Sciences, Environmental, Policy, Technology
January 31, 2017
Unspecified
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early- Stage Research for Large-Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21)
FO
BRAIN, Biological, Biomedical, Engineering, Medical-Medicine, Neuro, Ophthalmology, Physical Sciences, Physics, Proof-of-Concept, Technology
December 07, 2016
$300,000 for 2 years
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BRAIN Initiative: Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24)
FO
BRAIN, Big Data, Neuro
January 17, 2017
Not limited for 5 years
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BRAIN Initiative: Integration and Analysis of BRAIN Initiative Data (R24)
FO
BRAIN, Big Data, Biomedical, Computing, Neuro, Technology
January 19, 2017
Not limited for 3 years
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
BRAIN Initiative: Standards to Define Experiments Related to the BRAIN Initiative (R24)
FO
BRAIN, Biomedical, Medical-Medicine, Neuro
January 17, 2017
Not limited for 2 years
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI)
FO
Computing, Engineering, Materials Science, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology
October 24, 2016 (LOI); December 21, 2016 (pre-proposal)
$2,000,000 for 4 years
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Heading off Nuclear Catastrophe
LS
Engineering, Humanities, Industry Partnership, Interdisciplinary, International, Materials Science, Nuclear, Physical Sciences, Policy, Private Foundation, Social-Sciences
October 05, 2016
October 24, 2016
$500,000 for 2 years
US Department of State (DOS)
Various DOS Opportunities
LS
DOS, Developing Countries, Economics, Humanities, International, Outreach, Policy, Social-Sciences
Varies by opportunity
Varies by opportunity
Varies by opportunity
US Department of Defense (DoD)
Reconfigurable Imaging (ReImagine)
FO
Computing, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Technology
November 10, 2016
Unspecified
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Research Opportunities for Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Space Biology: Using ISS as a Microbiological Observatory
FO
Atmospheric, Biological, Microbiome, Post-docs, Space Sciences
November 30, 2016
$140,000 for 2 years
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Resilient and Responsive Health Organizations: Sustainability Communities of Practice Initiative (RRHO)
LS
Biological, HIV-AIDS, Health Care, International, Medical-Medicine
October 18, 2016
December 15, 2016
$3,750,000 for 5 years
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Smart and Autonomous Systems
FO
Engineering, Machine Learning, Physical Sciences, Social-Sciences
December 19, 2016
Foundational projects: $350,000 to $700,000 for 3 years; Integrative projects: $500,000 to $1,400,000 for 4 years
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)
FO
Atmospheric, Chemical, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering, Environmental, Social-Sciences
November 30, 2016
Varies by track
McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience
Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Awards
FO
BRAIN, Biological, Genomic-Genetic, Neuro, Private Foundation
December 05, 2016
$200,000 for 2 years
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Understanding the Epidemiology of Syphilis in the United States
LS
Biological, Medical-Medicine
October 11, 2016
November 30, 2016
$1,500,000 for 3 years
Funding Opportunities Published Last Week
Below is a list of all Coordinated Submissions (CS) and Limited Submissions (LS) announcements remaining open this week.
Sponsor
Program
Type
Funding Area
Internal Deadline
Sponsor Deadline
Budget & Duration
US Department of State (DOS)
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Enhancement Program
LS
DOS, Developing Countries, Education, Humanities, International, Social-Sciences
October 04, 2016
November 11, 2016
Varies by component for 4 years
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH)
LS
Interdisciplinary, Medical-Medicine, Nutrition, Psychology, Social-Sciences, Training
October 04, 2016
November 10, 2016
$2,189,710 for 5 years
Rita Allen Foundation
Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program
LS
Biological, Biomedical, Cancer, Junior Investigators, Medical-Medicine, Neuro, Private Foundation
October 25, 2016
January 20, 2017
$550,000 for 5 years
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Rural Access to New Opportunities in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (RANO WASH)
LS
Agricultural, Engineering, International, Water
September 28, 2016
October 17, 2016
$30,000,000 for 5 years
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Scalable Nanomanufacturing for Integrated Systems (SNM-IS)
LS
Education, Engineering, Industry Partnership, Interdisciplinary, Manufacturing, Physical Sciences, Social-Sciences, Training
November 01, 2016
January 13, 2017
$1,000,000 to $1,500,000 for 4 years
US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Sickle Cell Disease Newborn Screening Follow-Up Program
LS
Health Care, Medical-Medicine, Social-Sciences
October 04, 2016
November 10, 2016
$2,904,400 for 1 year
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
T Cell Reagent Resource for the Study of Allergic Diseases (U19)
LS
Biological, Biomedical, Immunology, Medical-Medicine
November 01, 2016
March 03, 2017
$3,000,000 for 5 years
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