Upcoming Deadlines
Federal
NIH-FDA Small Scientific Conferences Grant Program: January 15, 2013
USDA-AFRI: LOI: December 31, 2012
NSF- Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys
January 15, 2013
NSF- Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education
February 20-March 29th
NSF- Dear Colleague Letter – Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation
Foundations
L.S.B. Leakey Foundation-General Research Grants: January 5, 2013
Smithsonian- Latino Studies Fellowship Program: January 15, 2013
Students
AERA/IES Dissertation Grants: January 23, 2013
Council of American Overseas Research- Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research
January 15, 2013
NSF- Dear Colleague Letter – NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW)
Federal
Funding Source: NIH
Title: FDA Small Scientific Conferences Grant Program (R13)
Program: The FDA recognizes the value of supporting high quality, small scientific conferences. A small scientific conference is defined as a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any formal meeting, whether conducted face-to-face or virtually to exchange information and explore a defined subject, issue, or area of concern impacting the public's health within the scope of the FDA's mission. Support of such meetings is contingent upon the fiscal and programmatic interests and priorities of the FDA's respective Offices and Centers.
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-310.html
Funding Source: USDA
Title: AFRI-Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area
Program: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area RFA focuses on the societal challenge to adapt agroecosystems and natural resource systems to climate variability and change and implement mitigation strategies in those systems. In the Agriculture and Natural Resources Science for Climate Variability and Change Challenge Area RFA, specific program areas are designed to achieve the long-term outcome of reducing the use of energy, nitrogen, reducing GHG emissions from practices, and water in the production of food, feed, fiber, and fuel; reduce GHG emissions from these agroecosystems; and increase carbon sequestration. Project types supported by AFRI within this RFA include multi-function integrated research, education, and/or extension projects and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants.
Deadline: Letter of Intent: 12.31.12
Full Proposal: April 15, 2013
Link: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/13_afri_climate_variability.pdf
Funding Source: NSF
Title: Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys
Program: The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of NSF is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies within the United States. It is responsible for the collection, acquisition, analysis, reporting and dissemination of objective, statistical data related to the science and engineering enterprise in the United States and other nations that is relevant and useful to practitioners, researchers, policymakers and the public. NCSES uses this information to prepare a number of statistical data reports as well as analytical reports including the National Science Board's biennial report, Science and Engineering (S&E) Indicators, and Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. The Center would like to enhance its efforts to support analytic and methodological research in support of its surveys, and to engage in the education and training of researchers in the use of large-scale nationally representative datasets. NCSES welcomes efforts by the research community to use NCSES data for research on the science and technology enterprise, to develop improved survey methodologies for NCSES surveys, to create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources, and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data.
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5265&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
Funding Source NSF
Title: Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)
Program: The INSPIRE awards program was established to address some of the most complicated and pressing scientific problems that lie at the intersection of traditional disciplines. It is intended to encourage investigators to submit bold, exceptional proposals that some may consider to be at a disadvantage in a standard NSF review process; it is not intended for proposals that are more appropriate for existing award mechanisms. INSPIRE is open to interdisciplinary proposals on any NSF-supported topic, submitted by invitation only after a preliminary inquiry process initiated by submission of a required Letter of Intent. In fiscal year 2013, INSPIRE provides support through the following three pilot grant mechanisms:
INSPIRE Track 1. This is essentially a continuation of the pilot CREATIV mechanism from FY 2012, which was detailed for 2012 in Dear Colleague Letter NSF 12-011.
INSPIRE Track 2. These are "mid-scale" research awards at a larger scale than Track 1, allowing for requests of up to $3,000,000 over a duration of up to five years. Expectations for cross-cutting advances and for broader impacts are greater than in Track 1, and the review process includes external review.
Director's INSPIRE Awards. These are prestigious individual awards to single-investigator proposals that present ideas for interdisciplinary advances with unusually strong, exciting transformative potential.
All NSF directorates and programmatic offices participated in INSPIRE in FY 2012 and are continuing their participation in FY 2013.
Deadline: Track 2: December 10, 2012 to February 20, 2013
Track 1: December 10, 2012 to March 29, 2013
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13518/nsf13518.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Funding Source: NSF
Title: Dear Colleague Letter – Stimulating Research Related to the Science of Broadening Participation
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13020/nsf13020.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Foundations
Funding Source: L.S.B. Leakey Foundation
Title: General Research Grants
Program: Grants available for the exploratory phase of a research project concerned with human origins, behavior, or survival.
Deadline: January 5, 2013
Link: http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/grants/overview/general_grants_overview/
Funding Source: Smithsonian Institution
Title: Latino Studies Fellowship Program
Program: Predoctoral, postdoctoral, and senior fellowships support research on Latino Studies at the Smithsonian Institute for three to twelve months.
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Link: http://www.si.edu/ofg/Applications/LSFELL/LSFELLapp.htm
Students
Funding Source: AERA
Title: AERA/IES Dissertation Grants
Program: Approximately 15 dissertation write-up grants are awarded annually for 1 year research on a wide range of education-related issues. Priority will be given to research that addresses mathematics and literacy education and the education of poor, urban, or minority students.
Deadline: January 23, 2013
Link: http://www.aera.net/ProfessionalOpportunitiesFunding/FundingOpportunities/AERAGrantsProgram/Disserta
Funding Source: Council of American Overseas Research Center
Title: Fellowships for Advanced Multi-Country Research
Program: Doctoral candidates who have completed all PhD requirements with the exception of the dissertation, and established postdoctoral scholars. Must wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance in two or more countries outside the United States, one of which must host a participating American overseas research center.
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Link: http://caorc.org/programs/multi.htm
Funding Source: NSF
Title: Dear Colleague Letter – NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW)
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13022/nsf13022.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
