Grant Opportunities 10-14-13

October 14, 2013

By , Government Grants Coordinator 831-459-1644

Upcoming Deadlines
 

Federal

Funding Source:         NIH
Title:                            NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings
Program:                     The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) and NIH Research Conference Cooperative Agreement (U13) Programs is to support high quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating Institutes and Centers.
Deadline:                    December 12, 2013
Link:                            http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-347.html

Foundations

Funding Source:         IREX
Title:                            Individual Advanced Research Opportunities Program
Program:                     Approximately 12-15 awards are available for advanced research in Europe, Eurasia, or Cross-Regional countries for periods up to 9 months. Participants may divide their grant period among up to three countries.
Deadline:                    November 25, 2013
Link:                            http://www.irex.org/application/individual-advanced-research-opportunities-iaro

UC

Funding Source:         UCOP
Title:                            Research Opportunity Funds
Program:                     Research Opportunity Funds are available to help pilot or seed new projects that can demonstrate a strong system-wide benefit to UC research and enhance UC’s ability to compete for funding, advance research discoveries, support innovative graduate student research, inform public policy or otherwise impact the lives of Californians.   Projects must have strong campus support and a clear path for development into long-term, self-sustaining programs.  Funding is open to all fields, and may be used for workshops or meetings, proposal development, public or industry outreach, or other projects that can demonstrate system-wide benefit to UC research.
Link:                            http://www.ucop.edu/research-graduate-studies/_files/research/documents/research_opp_fund.pdf
Deadline:                    November 8, 2013

UCSC Internal

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            Partnerships for Innovation: Building Capacity
Program:                     The Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI:BIC) program supports academe-industry partnerships, which are led by an interdisciplinary academic research team with a least one industry partner, to collaborate in building technological and human innovation capacity.  They are highly intentional about creating an environment that fosters innovation. These partnerships not only develop new technology but also foster the development of human capital that embraces a culture of change, nurtures the generation of new ideas, and considers feedback an integral part of the innovation processes. Partnership members are diverse, representing a spectrum of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Partnership activities that drive sustained innovation include the targeted allocation of resources such as capital, time, facilities; and sharing of knowledge in a cross-organizational and interdisciplinary context.
Internal process:         Please submit a one to two page proposal to Fiona Weigant (fweigant@ucsc.edu) in the Office of Research by 5pm on Monday 28th October. The proposal should include the following:
The PI Team
An brief abstract/overview
A brief description of why you think your proposal is competitive
A list of Primary Industrial Partners
A description of the Platform Technology
A List of Activities Advancing Platform Technology that Enables Smart Service Systems
Link:     http://officeofresearch.ucsc.edu/or/partnerships-for-innovation-building-innovation-capacity-pfi-bic-nsf13587--1.pdf

Student

Funding Source:         SSRC
Title:                            International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)
Program:                     The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Eighty fellowships are awarded annually.  Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $20,000. The fellowship includes participation in an SSRC-funded interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research.
Deadline:                    November 5, 2013
Link:                            http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/