Upcoming Deadlines
Federal
NSF Days Workshop-UC Davis: April 25, 2013
NIH- Development of Innovative Software and Tools for Science and Health Education
April 5, 2013
NEH- Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan: May 1, 2013
DOD- U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Rolling
Foundation
California Endowment- Innovative Ideas Challenge: May 1, 2013
AAU- Concept Paper: AAU STEM Project Sites: March 20, 2013
UC
IGCC-2013 Summer Training Workshop on the Relationship Between National Security and Technology in China: March 30, 2013
Student
NIH- Grants for Health Services Dissertation Research: May 1, 2013
Federal
Impact of FY2013 Sequestration Order on NSF Awards: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/in133/in133.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_80
Northern California NSF Training:
NSF Days at UC Davis
The National Science Foundation and the University of California, Davis will be holding a one-day workshop on Thursday, April 25, 2013. This workshop is primarily designed for researchers and educators less experienced in proposing to the NSF; however, more experienced proposers and NSF grantees may well find the workshop useful and informative. It is our hope that events such as this will stimulate new interest in NSF programs at institutions that have not been among our traditional customers, as well as at premier research institutions.
The workshop will provide an overview of the Foundation, its mission, priorities, and budget. It will cover the NSF proposal and merit review process and NSF programs that cut across disciplines. Additionally, representatives from the seven NSF directorates, the Office of International Science and Engineering, and the Office of Integrative Activities will make presentations on their programs and will also be available informally and in breakout sessions for discussions of potential research proposals.
The National Science Foundation is charged with keeping our nation’s science and engineering enterprise healthy, dynamic, and relevant and with advancing science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education at all levels from pre-K through postdoctoral.
The workshop will be held at the UC Davis Conference Center on the main UC Davis campus. There is a registration fee of $35 for this workshop. Breakfast, lunch, and snack will be provided. A UC Davis research showcase and networking session will follow the event.
Date: April 25, 2013
Link: http://research.ucdavis.edu/aeh/nsf-days
Funding Source: NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF
Title: Development of Innovative Software and Tools for Science and Health Education
Program: Funding support is available for the development of educational software and the application of educational technology and tools to facilitate learning of science or health science topics that target K-12 students, families, students from community, tribal, undergraduate colleges and the general public, including health service providers. Topics can range from basic biological, behavioral, social and physical sciences to specific human diseases, disorders, and conditions. Examples include but are not limited to obesity, nutrition, regenerative medicine, bioengineering, and how different parts of the body work across the lifespan, healthy living and lifestyle, mental health, health services research, health promotion, and disease prevention. Development of software, technology, or tools may be directed towards new products or adaptation of existing products designed to be more efficient, more accessible, cost-effective, more culturally appropriate, and user-friendly in promoting interactive learning, dissemination and promotion of health science to diverse populations. This effort is intended to yield efficient and user-friendly, culturally appropriate and effective educational units that can be extended to enhance the health science literacy of the general public or segments of the general public.
Deadline: April 5, 2013
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-089.html
Funding Source: NEH
Title: Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
Program: The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary in nature. Research should contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s understanding of issues of concern to Japan and the United States. Appropriate disciplines for the research include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology. Awards usually result in articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources.
The fellowships are designed for researchers with advanced language skills whose research will require use of data, sources, and documents in their original languages or whose research requires interviews onsite in direct one-on-one contact. Fellows may undertake their projects in Japan, the United States, or both, and may include work in other countries for comparative purposes. Projects may be at any stage of development.
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Link: http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan
Funding Source: DOD
Title: U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Program: The US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences is the Army’s lead agency for the conduct of research, development, and analyses for the improvement of Army readiness and performance via research advances and applications of the behavioral and social sciences that address personnel, organization, training, and leader development issues. Programs funded under this BAA include basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development that can improve human performance and Army readiness. The funding opportunity is divided into two sections- (1) Basic Research and (2) Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development. The four major topic areas of research interest include the following: (1) Training; (2) Leader Development; (3) Team and Inter-Organizational Performance in Complex Environments; and (4) Solider/Personnel Issues.
Deadline: Rolling
Link: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=219293
Foundation
Funding Source: California Endowment
Title: Innovative Ideas Challenge
Program: The Innovative Ideas Challenge (IIC) is a highly competitive grant-making program available under the Building Healthy Communities strategy. We are seeking to fund ideas that can be classified as disruptive innovations. A disruptive innovation is one that brings to market products and services that are more affordable and, ultimately, higher in quality. It improves a product or service in ways that the market does not expect, typically by being lower priced or being designed for a different set of consumers. We encourage you to read about disruptive innovation if you are unfamiliar with the concept or would like to see examples of how it is radically changing the health sector. Your innovative idea should address either emerging or persistent health-related issues impacting underserved California communities. Specifically, the IIC program seeks to identify and fund promising innovations that address the 4 Big Results or 10 Outcomes from the Building Healthy Communities strategy with a primary goal of prevention or early intervention. Replicating or taking to scale an existing program or idea does not meet our criteria for disruptive innovation; such requests will be declined.
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Link: http://www.calendow.org/grants/
Funding Source: Association of American Universities
Title: Concept Paper: AAU STEM Project Sites
Program: AAU is strongly encouraged by the widespread enthusiasm it has received from our members regarding our Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative. As you know, the first goal of the AAU initiative was to develop an effective framework for systemic change in undergraduate STEM teaching and learning. Based on campus feedback, which we very much appreciate, the framework has been segmented into two parts. The first part is a refined framework (attached) outlining key elements to guide institutional and faculty commitment to using teaching practices proven by research to be effective in STEM education (evidence-based teaching). These practices are well documented by the National Research Council report Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering1 and the 2012 President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) report2. The second part of the framework, still under construction, is intended to be a living document that can serve as a tool for faculty members and administrators to facilitate the use of evidence-based teaching practices in STEM fields. Over the coming months, we will develop an expanded set of examples and map innovative institutional efforts being conducted by universities to implement elements of the framework to serve as a resource of informative practices for other institutions. The second goal of the AAU initiative is to select AAU STEM Project Sites at a subset of AAU universities to implement the framework. AAU plans to select up to eight AAU institutions to serve as project sites for a three-year period. This communication is a request for concept papers from campuses that have an interest in serving as an AAU STEM Project Site.
Deadline: March 20, 2013
Link: www.aau.edu
UC
Funding Source: IGCC
Title: 2013 Summer Training Workshop on the Relationship Between National Security and Technology in China
Program: Project SITC's two-week summer training course at UC San Diego is open to advanced graduate students, junior faculty, and early- to mid-career analysts and provides a comprehensive overview of the development, role, and linkages that science, technology, and innovation play in China’s national security. The workshop examines the relationship between national security, technology, innovation, and China’s rise as a world power. Of central interest is how China is mobilizing and applying its economic, political, strategic, corporate, financial, intellectual, and scientific capabilities in conjunction with leveraging external resources to achieve its grand ambition of catching up technologically with the world’s advanced powers within the next 1–2 generations.
Deadline: March 30, 2013
Link: http://igcc.ucsd.edu/workshops/sitc-workshops/
Students
Funding Source: NIH-Agency for Health Care Research &Quality
Title: Grants for Health Services Dissertation Research
Program: Awards given to support dissertation research which will improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. Candidates are required to address health services research issues critical to AHRQ priority populations. The entire project period must be between 9 to 17 month.
Deadline: May 1, 2013
Link: grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-070.html
