Grant Opportunities 12-16-13

December 16, 2013

By , Government Grants Coordinator 831-459-1644

Upcoming Deadlines
 

Federal
NSF-ITEST:                                                                                                      February 11, 2014
NSF- CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS):                                      February 11, 2014
NSF- Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences and in Education and Human Resources:                               March 3, 2014
DOI- Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program:    March 6, 2014

Foundation
American Honda Foundation:                                                                                    February 1, 2014
GM Foundation:                                                                                              Rolling
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR):                                                February 15, 2014

UC
IGCC-Dissertation Fellowships:                                                                      February 10, 2014

Student
ETS-Summer Program in Research for Graduate Students:                           February 1, 2014
SSRC-Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program:                 February 3, 2014
AERA/IES Dissertation Grant:                                                                          January 24, 2014
American Sociological Association-Minority Fellowship Program:              January 31, 2014


Federal

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
Program:                     The ITEST program through research and model-building activities seeks to build understandings of best practice factors, contexts and processes contributing to K-12 students' motivation and participation in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) core domains along with other STEM cognate domains (e.g., information and communications technology (ICT), computing, computer sciences, data analytics, among others) that inform education programs and workforce domains. The ITEST program funds foundational and applied research projects addressing the development, implementation, and dissemination of innovative strategies, tools, and models for engaging students to be aware of STEM and cognate careers, and to pursue formal school-based and informal out-of-school educational experiences to prepare for such careers. ITEST supports projects that: (1) increase students' awareness of STEM and cognate careers; (2) motivate students to pursue the appropriate education pathways for STEM and cognate careers; and/or (3) provide students with technology-rich experiences that develop disciplinary-based knowledge and practices, and non-cognitive skills (e.g., critical thinking and communication skills) needed for entering STEM workforce sectors. ITEST projects may adopt an interdisciplinary focus on one or more STEM domains or focus on sub discipline(s) within a domain. ITEST projects must involve students, and may also include teachers. ITEST is especially interested in broadening participation of student groups from traditionally underrepresented in STEM and cognate intensive education and workforce domains. Strongly encouraged are projects that actively engage business and industry to better ensure K-12 experiences are likely to foster the skill-sets of emerging STEM and cognate careers. ITEST supports two project types: Strategies and SPrEaD (Successful Project Expansion and Dissemination)projects. Strategies projects address the creation and implementation of innovative technology-related interventions that support ITEST's objectives. SPrEaD projects support the wider and broader dissemination and examination of innovative interventions to generate evidence and understanding regarding contextual factors that operate to enhance, moderate, or constrain the desired results. All ITEST projects include activities designed to inform judgments regarding the feasibility of implementing strategies in typical delivery settings such as classrooms and out-of-school settings.
Deadline:                    February 11, 2014
Link:                            http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14512/nsf14512.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS)
Program:         Cyberspace has transformed the daily lives of people. The rush to adopt cyberspace, however, has exposed its fragility and vulnerabilities: corporations, agencies, national infrastructure and individuals have been victims of cyber-attacks. In December 2011 the National Science and Technology Council with the cooperation of the NSF advanced a broad, coordinated federal strategic plan for cybersecurity research and education to "change the game," check the misuses of cyber technology, bolster education and training in cybersecurity, establish a science of cybersecurity, and transition promising cybersecurity research into practice. To achieve this strategic plan, the nation needs advanced research within and across disciplines, requiring expertise in human, statistical, mathematical, computational, and computer sciences to develop and transition new concepts and technologies to practice. It also requires an innovative and efficient cybersecurity education system that results in an unrivaled cybersecurity workforce and citizenry capable of advancing America's economic prosperity and national security in the 21st century.
The CyberCorps(R): Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks proposals that address cybersecurity education and workforce development. The Scholarship Track provides funding to award scholarships to students in cybersecurity. In return for their scholarships, recipients will work after graduation for a Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. The Capacity Track seeks innovative proposals leading to an increase in the ability of the United States higher education enterprise to produce cybersecurity professionals.
Deadline:                    February 11, 2014
Link:                            http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14510/nsf14510.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Funding Source:         NSF
Title:                            Building Community and Capacity for Data-Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences and in Education and Human Resources
Program:                     As part of NSF's Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences (SBE) and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) seek to enable research communities to develop visions, teams, and capabilities dedicated to creating new, large-scale, next-generation data resources and relevant analytic techniques to advance fundamental research for the SBE and EHR areas of research. Successful proposals will outline activities that will have significant impacts across multiple fields by enabling new types of data-intensive research. Investigators should think broadly and create a vision that extends intellectually across multiple disciplines and that includes--but is not necessarily limited to--the SBE or EHR areas of research.
Deadline:                    March 3, 2014
Link:                            http://www.nsf.gov/pubs//2014/nsf14517/nsf14517.htm

Funding Source:         DOI
Title:                            Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program
Program:                     The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources requests proposals for matching grants to support research on the topic of improving and enhancing the nations water supply, including but not limited to enhancement of water supply infrastructure, development of drought impact indicators, evaluation of the dynamics of extreme hydrological events and associated costs, development of methods for better estimation of the physical and economic supply of water, integrated management of ground and surface waters, the resilience of public water supplies, and the evaluation of conservation practices.
Deadline:                    March 6, 2014
Link:                            http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=247955

Foundations

Funding Source:         American Honda Foundation
Title:                            Grants
Program:                     The American Honda Foundation engages in grant making that reflects the basic tenets, beliefs and philosophies of Honda companies, which are characterized by the following qualities: imaginative, creative, youthful, forward-thinking, scientific, humanistic and innovative. We support youth education with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment.
Deadline:                                February 1, 2014
Link:                            http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Funding Source:         GM Foundation
Title:                            Grants
Program:                     General Motors and the General Motors Foundation have a long history of investing in education initiatives and encouraging students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), information technology and other fields related to the automotive industry. The GM Foundation supports the development of the next generation of leaders and innovators by making education more accessible, affordable and rewarding, from birth through college.
Deadline:                    Rolling
Link:                            http://www.gm.com/company/aboutGM/gm_foundation/education.html

Funding Source:         European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
Title:                            Stein Rokkan Prize for Comparative Social Science Research
Program:                     The prize is presented by the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the University of Bergen and the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). The prize is open to all social science disciplines. It is given to a submission that is deemed by the Jury to be a very substantial and original contribution in comparative social science research. The work can be an unpublished manuscript of book length, a printed book, or collected works published within the two years preceding the award ceremony. Edited volumes are not eligible. The work should preferably be in English; however a submission written in another language can be nominated as long as it is accompanied by an English summary of the work.
Deadline:                    February 15, 2014
Link:                            http://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=6

http://ecpr.eu/Prizes/PrizeDetails.aspx?PrizeID=6


UC

Funding Source:         Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Title:                            IGCC Dissertation Fellowships
Program:                     IGCC addresses global challenges to peace and prosperity through academically rigorous, policy-relevant research, training, and outreach on international security, economic development, and the environment. In this competition, IGCC seeks to support Ph.D. dissertations on three broad, security-related themes closely linked to its mission and research agenda. The proposed dissertation research must have one of the following as an integral part of the project.
Theme One – The Changed Institutional Environment
Theme Two – Nonconventional Threats to Well-Being
Theme Three – Nuclear Threats and Public Policy
Deadline:                    February 10, 2014
Link:                            http://igcc.ucsd.edu/assets/001/505110.pdf

Student

Funding Source:         Educational Testing Services
Title:                            Summer Program in Research for Graduate Students
Program:                     Students will be selected to participate in ongoing research projects under the supervision of ETS senior staff. The program runs for 8 weeks during the summer. Program seeks to increase the number of women and minority professionals in educational measurement and related fields.
Deadline:                    February 1, 2014
Link:                            http://www.ets.org/research/fellowships/summer

Funding Source:         SSRC
Title:                            Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program (DPDF)
Program:                     The DPDF program supports graduate students in formulating effective doctoral dissertation research proposals that contribute to the development of interdisciplinary fields of study in the humanities and social sciences. Intended to help emerging scholars make the transition from learners to producers of knowledge, the fellowship creates a space for faculty mentorship and opens unique opportunities for both interdisciplinary and international network building. The fellowship cycle includes spring and fall workshops designed and led by pairs of senior tenured faculty, which provide a framework for pre-dissertation research and guide proposal writing within the context of selected research fields. In the summer months, student fellows carry out exploratory field research on their topics to evaluate issues of feasibility and methods of investigation.
Deadline:                    February 3, 2014
Link:                            http://www.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPDF%20November%20Email%20Blast%20GENERAL%20copy&utm_content=DPDF%20November%20Email%20Blast%20GENERAL%20copy+CID_e0339581854646cb41cbe666b599a92a&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor%20Emails&utm_term=wwwssrcorgprogramsdpdf

Funding Source:         American Educational Research Association
Title:                            AERA/IES Dissertation Grant
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 24, 2014
Link:                            www.aera.net/ProfessionalOpportunitiesFunding/FundingOpportunities/tabid/10241/Default.aspx

Funding Source:         American Sociological Association
Title:                            Minority Fellowship Program
Program:                     The American Sociological Association (ASA) supports the development and training of sociologists of color in any sub-area or specialty in the discipline. Targets talented doctoral students to ensure a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles in research that is relevant to today's global society. The fellowship is awarded for 12 months and may be extended for up to 3 years. The MFP is primarily designed for minority students entering a doctoral program in sociology for the first time or for those who are in the early stages of their graduate programs.
Deadline:                    January 31, 2014
Link:                            www.asanet.org/funding/index.cfm