Upcoming Deadlines
Federal
NSF-REESE: July 17, 2012
NSF- Developmental and Learning Sciences: July 15, 2012
NIH- NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Planning Phase (R24): LOI: May 27, 2012
Department of State- Workshops for Youth Leaders in Teaching of English and Social Media and Civil Society: May 31, 2012
Foundations
American Institute of Indian Studies: July 1, 2012
Smith Richardson Foundation- Strategy and Policy Fellows Program: June 15, 2012
UC
IHR Research Clusters 2012-13: May 25, 2012
Student
WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy: June 15, 2012
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality: June 1, 2012
Federal
Funding Source: NSF
Title: Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
Program: The REESE program seeks to advance research at the frontiers of STEM learning and education, and to provide the foundational knowledge necessary to improve STEM learning and education in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, for all groups, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. The goals of the REESE program are: (1) to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning and education; (2) to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and (3) to coordinate and transform advances in education and learning research. In coordination with the Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) and Research on Disabilities Education (RDE) programs, REESE supports research on broadening participation in STEM education. REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning; it welcomes Fostering Interdisciplinary Research on Education (FIRE) projects, previously called for in a separate solicitation. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. Research questions related to educational research methodology and measurement are also central to REESE activities.
Deadline: July 17, 2012
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12552/nsf12552.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Funding Source: NSF
Title: Developmental and Learning Sciences (DLS)
Program: DLS supports fundamental research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development and learning. Research supported by this program will add to our basic knowledge of how people learn and the underlying developmental processes that support learning, with the objective of leading to better educated children and adolescents who grow up to take productive roles as workers and as citizens.
Among the many research topics supported by DLS are: developmental cognitive neuroscience; development of higher-order cognitive processes; transfer of knowledge from one domain or situation to another; use of molecular genetics to study continuities and discontinuities in development; development of peer relations and family interactions; multiple influences on development, including the impact of family, school, community, social institutions, and the media; adolescents’ preparation for entry into the workforce; cross-cultural research on development and learning; and the role of cultural influences and demographic characteristics on development. Additional priorities include research that: incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, microgenetic, and longitudinal approaches; develops new methods, models, and theories for studying learning and development; and integrates different processes (e.g., learning, memory, emotion), levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, social, neural), and time scales (e.g. infancy, middle childhood, adolescence).
Deadline: July 15, 2012
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
Funding Source: NIH
Title: NIMHD Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative in Reducing and Eliminating Health Disparities: Planning Phase (R24)
Program: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) invites applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement to plan the development of effective interventions using community based participatory research approaches. Support will be provided to develop and strengthen partnerships between researchers and health disparity communities to plan and pilot interventions for a disease or condition to reduce health disparities.
Deadline: Letter of Intent: May 27, 2012
Full Proposal: June 27, 2012
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-12-006.html
Funding Source: Department of State
Title: Workshops for Youth Leaders in Teaching of English and Social Media and Civil Society
Program: The cooperative agreement will fund two distinct series of workshops that will each be presented to three consecutive groups of selected students participating in ECA-funded high school exchange programs. The approximate timing of workshops will be February to April of 2013, 2014, and 2015. The theme of one workshop will be English language teaching, and the theme of the other will be using social media and other technologies in the promotion of civil society. Applicants may submit one proposal for both three-workshop series or a proposal for one series only under this competition. If multiple proposals are received from the same applicant, all submissions will be declared ineligible and receive no further consideration in the review process.
Deadline: May 31, 2012
Link: http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html
Foundations
Funding Source: American Institute of Indian Studies
Title: Performing and Research Fellowships
Program: For almost 50 years, the American Institute of Indian Studies has provided funding to pre- and post-doctoral scholars and artists in pursuit of knowledge about India. Junior Fellowships are for graduate students conducting research for their doctoral dissertations in India. Senior Long- and Short-term Fellowships are for those holding the PhD degree. Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships are available to accomplished practitioners of the arts to conduct their projects in India. The AIIS fellowship competition is not restricted to those from its member institutions. Non-U.S. citizens may apply as long as they are either graduate students or full-time faculty at colleges and universities in the United States. Applications from scholars who are part of a collaborative project involving other scholars are welcome, though AIIS fellowships are granted to individuals, not to teams.
Deadline: July 1, 2012
Link: http://www.indiastudies.org/research-fellowship-programs/
Funding Source: Smith Richardson Foundation
Title: Strategy and Policy Fellows Program
Program: The Smith Richardson Foundation’s International Security and Foreign Policy Program is pleased to announce its annual grant competition to support the research and writing of a book by young scholars and policy thinkers on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. The Foundation will award at least three research grants of $60,000 each. Within the academic community, this program supports junior or adjunct faculty, research associates, and post-docs who are engaged in policy-relevant research and writing. Within the think tank community, the program supports members of the rising generation of policy thinkers who are focused on U.S. strategic and foreign policy issues.
Deadline: June 15, 2012
Link: http://www.srf.org/grants/international_junior_faculty.php
UC
Funding Source: Institute for Humanities Research
Title: IHR Research Clusters 2012-13
Program: This program is designed to encourage and support research in any area of the Humanities. In addition to programming (e.g., conferences, workshops, seminars, visiting scholars), we encourage the clusters to view this as seed funding and to think about ways the cluster can serve as an incubator for larger projects in the future (e.g., edited volumes, the establishment of research centers, NEH Summer Seminars, UC multi-campus research groups etc.) and how they can leverage cluster funds to secure extramural funding.
Deadline: May 25, 2012
Link: http://ihr.ucsc.edu/programs/research-clusters
Students
Funding Source: WREI
Title: WREI Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy
Program: WREI awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to August as Congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. Fellows receive stipends for tuition and living expenses.
Deadline: June 15, 2012
Link: http://www.wrei.org/Fellows.htm
Funding Source: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Title: Student Research Grants
Program: Two grants are awarded to students researching sexuality. The purpose of the research can be a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation, but this is not a requirement.
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Link: http://www.sexscience.org/student_research_grants
