Grant Opportunities 1-21-13

January 21, 2013

By , Government Grants Coordinator 831-459-1644

Upcoming Deadlines

Federal
NSF- Ethics Education in Science and Engineering  (EESE):                         March 1, 2013
NSF- Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards Disasters:                                             February 4, 2013
NSF- High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology:   Rolling

UC
University of California Center for New Racial Studies:                                February 15, 2013

Student
University of California Center for New Racial Studies:                                February 15, 2013
Hewlett Foundation/Institute of International Education-Dissertation Fellowship Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development:                                             March 11, 2013

Federal

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            Ethics Education in Science and Engineering  (EESE)
Program:                     The EESE program aims to deepen the understanding of ethical dilemmas in science and engineering, and provide cutting edge, effective research and educational materials to train the next generation of scientists and engineers. The EESE program accepts proposals for innovative research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, including within interdisciplinary, inter-institutional and international contexts. Proposals must focus on improving ethics education for graduate students in those fields or on developing summer post-baccalaureate ethics-education activities or other activities that transition students from undergraduate to graduate education. The Principal Investigator team should be truly multi-disciplinary, and involve people with different disciplinary backgrounds. The program will entertain proposals in graduate ethics education in science and engineering generally and will continue to support exploration of new ethical questions in engineering, biology, computer science, and other fields. Priority areas include but are not limited to:
- global/international challenges in science and engineering ethics;
- a general framework for the ethics of emerging technologies;
- issues of privacy and confidentiality in relation to data mining;
- fields for which there are few resources in ethics education or research;
- ethical issues related to robotics;
- intersection of the choices that society makes between natural resource development and utilization (e.g., energy sources) and environmental consequences;
- ethical issues associated with natural hazards, risk management, decision-making and the role of scientists in defining and negotiating the consequences of natural hazards in the face of scientific uncertainties.
Deadline:                    March 1, 2013
Link:                            http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13338

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            Interdisciplinary Research in Hazards Disasters
Program:                     The overarching goal of Hazards SEES is to catalyze well-integrated interdisciplinary research efforts in hazards-related science and engineering in order to improve the understanding of natural hazards and technological hazards linked to natural phenomena, mitigate their effects, and to better prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. The goal is to effectively prevent hazards from becoming disasters. Hazards SEES aims to make investments in strongly interdisciplinary research that will reduce the impact of such hazards, enhance the safety of society, and contribute to sustainability. The Hazards SEES program is a multi-directorate program that seeks to: (1) advance understanding of the fundamental processes associated with specific natural hazards and technological hazards linked to natural phenomena, and their interactions; (2) better understand the causes, interdependences, impacts and cumulative effects of these hazards on individuals, the natural and built environment, and society as a whole; and (3) improve capabilities for forecasting or predicting hazards, mitigating their effects, and enhancing the capacity to respond to and recover from resultant disasters. Hazards SEES seeks research projects that will productively cross the boundaries of the atmospheric and geospace, earth, and ocean sciences; computer and information science; cyberinfrastructure; engineering; mathematics and statistics; and social, economic, and behavioral sciences. Successful proposals will integrate across these multiple disciplines to promote research that advances new paradigms that contribute to creating a society resilient to hazards. Hazards SEES intends to transform hazards and disaster research by fostering the development of interdisciplinary research that allows for appropriately targeted data collection, integration, and management; modeling (including predictive models for real-time decision making); visualization and simulation; data analytics and data-driven discovery; real-time sensing; cross-cutting knowledge development; and synthesis of applicable models and theory. Proposals must demonstrate the inclusion of the appropriate expertise to address the research questions, hypotheses, and problems being posed. Hazards SEES research projects should be designed around one or more locations, identifiable hazards, and/or themes. Furthermore, Hazards SEES research should train the next generation of scientists for interdisciplinary hazards and disaster research.
Deadline:                    February 4, 2013
Link:                            http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12610/nsf12610.htm

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)
Program:                     Anthropological research may be conducted under unusual circumstances, often in distant locations. As a result the ability to conduct potentially important research may hinge on factors that are impossible to assess from a distance and some projects with potentially great payoffs may face difficulties in securing funding. This program gives small awards that provide investigators with the opportunity to assess the feasibility of an anthropological research project. The information gathered may then be used as the basis for preparing a more fully developed research program. Projects which face severe time constraints because of transient phenomena or access to materials may also be considered. Investigators must contact the cognizant NSF Program Director before submitting an HRRBAA proposal. This will facilitate determining whether the proposed work is appropriate for HRRBAA support.
Deadline:                    Rolling
Link:                            http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08523/nsf08523.htm

UC

Funding Source:         University of California Center for New Racial Studies
Title:                            Faculty Seed Grants
Program:                     For the 2013-2014 grant-making cycle, the UCCNRS invites proposals that address the theme of "The Racial State: Democratic and Despotic Dimensions." This is the fourth annual request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Center. During this cycle, we are soliciting research proposals that examine interrelated political, historical, and social themes centered on state action, public law, public policy, social movements, and citizenship. 

Available to UC ladder faculty, these grants will be awarded for up to one year in amounts not to exceed $20,000, to support research projects of exceptional merit in the designated thematic area. Collaborative grants with the potential to generate additional external funding will be favored.

Deadline:                    February 15, 2013
Link:                            http://www.uccnrs.ucsb.edu/uccnrs_grants

Students

Funding Source:         University of California Center for New Racial Studies
Title:                            Graduate Student Research Grants
Program:                     For the 2013-2014 grant-making cycle, the UCCNRS invites proposals that address the theme of "The Racial State: Democratic and Despotic Dimensions." This is the fourth annual request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Center. During this cycle, we are soliciting research proposals that examine interrelated political, historical, and social themes centered on state action, public law, public policy, social movements, and citizenship.
Available to students working toward any graduate degree in UC programs across the disciplines (including the professions), these grants will be awarded for up to one year in amounts not to exceed $10,000. Grants are primarily intended to support a year of dissertation research or its equivalent for projects of exceptional merit in the designated thematic area.

Deadline:                    February 15, 2013
Link:                            http://www.uccnrs.ucsb.edu/uccnrs_grants



Funding Source:         Hewlett Foundation/Institute of International Education
Title:                            Dissertation Fellowship Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development
Program:                     The Hewlett/IIE Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development provides both financial and research development support for dissertations on topics that examine how population dynamics and family planning, and reproductive health influence economic development. This can include economic growth, poverty reduction, and equity. Dissertations that address population and development issues pertinent to the African continent are especially encouraged.
Deadline:                    March 11, 2013
Link:                            www.iie.org/en/Programs/Hewlett-IIE-Fellowship