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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: The Henry Luce Foundation invites proposals for the Asia Project Grants program. The program provides opportunities to improve understanding between the US and the Asia-Pacific region. These grants typically support advanced scholarship, create new resources, or promote the exchange of ideas and information between Americans and Asians. Grants are limited to the humanities and social sciences and are typically for longer-term programs or projects. Deadline: continuous. INQUIRIES: 212/489-7700, hlf@hluce.org; WEB: http://www.hluce.org/4projfm.html. COS, February 4, 2005. Chamber Music America, through support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, invites applications for its Jazz Commissioning Program. The program supports the creation of new compositions in the jazz idiom. Funding is available to professional jazz ensembles that are led by or include a composer/performer. Ensembles must consist of a core of musicians who perform original music that includes jazz improvisation, have a demonstrated history of performing together as a jazz ensemble, and range in size from two to ten members. Works may represent the wide range of styles associated with jazz, from traditional to non-traditional. The grant includes the composition and performances of the new work. Deadline: Feb. 24. INQUIRIES: William Pace, 212/242-2022, WPace@chamber-music.org; WEB LINK. Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, February 4, 2005. The EDS Foundation invites applications for the Arts and Culture Grants program. This could include support of outreach programs for exhibitions, special performances, concert series, exhibits, and arts education. Deadline: Feb. 28, June 27, and Oct. 17. INQUIRIES: Diane Spradlin, 972/605-8429, diane.spradlin-eds@eds.com; WEB: http://www.eds.com/about/community/foundation/. COS, January 31, 2005. NEH Summer Institute: British and Indigenous Cultural Encounters in Native North America 1580-1785 The John Carter Brown Library at Brown University invites applications for the NEH Summer Institute: British and Indigenous Cultural Encounters in Native North America 1580-1785. The Institute will focus on cultural interactions that occurred between the expedition of John Cabot begun under the patronage of Henry VII in 1497 and the American Revolution, which marked a new direction in the relations between Native Americans and the nations of the US and Canada. One immediate goal of the Institute is to make clear the great variety of cultures and experiences that constituted the New World encounters. A stipend of $3,600 is available. Deadline: Mar. 1. INQUIRIES: Scott Manning Stevens, 719/645-2575, smsteven@buffalo.edu; WEB LINK. The Nakamichi Foundation invites applications for the Nakamichi Foundation Grants program. The purpose of the program is to encourage the propagation and appreciation of baroque and early classical music. Therefore, the majority of grants are given for the purpose of underwriting performances of baroque and classical music or their broadcast on public television or radio. Deadline: Mar. 15 and Oct. 15. INQUIRIES: 714/771-9677, enfoundation@msn.com; WEB: http://www.enfoundation.com/. COS, February 1, 2005. Consultation Grants for Museums, Libraries, and Special Projects The National Endowment for the Humanities invites proposals for Consultation Grants to help museums, libraries, historical organizations, or community organizations develop a new public humanities project or chart a new interpretive direction of an existing program. They support the costs of conferring with a team of advisors to help identify key humanities themes and questions during the early stages of a project's development. Consultation grants are available to help develop projects in the following three main program categories:
Deadlines: Mar. 22. Ensemble Theatre Collaborations Grant and Travel Subsidy Program The Association of Performing Arts Presenters, through support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, has launched a new $1.3 million project and travel grant program to encourage collaborations between ensemble theaters and arts presenting organizations. Funding is available through the following grant programs:
WEB: http://www.artspresenters.org/. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 5, 2005.
The EDS Foundation requests proposals for the Digital Divide Grants program. The Foundation recognizes that there is an access and technology gap that exists between the rich and poor, minorities and majority communities, the connected and the unconnected, and the haves and the have nots. Additionally, there is a gap growing between the developed and industrialized countries and the developing and lesser developed countries. The EDS Foundation will focus its grant programs on supporting the solutions to the digital divide that affect communities globally. EDS will fund programs that provide the following:
Deadlines: Feb. 28 (for Apr. 28 meeting), June 27 (for Aug. 26 meeting), and Oct. 17 (for Dec. 10 meeting). INQUIRIES: Diane Spradlin, 972/605-8429, diane.spradlin-eds@eds.com; WEB: http://www.eds.com/about/community/foundation/. COS, January 31, 2005. EDS Foundation Grant Opportunities The EDS Foundation offers the following grant opportunities:
Deadlines: Feb. 28, June 27, and Oct. 17. INQUIRIES: Diane Spradlin, 972/605-8429, diane.spradlin-eds@eds.com; WEB: http://www.eds.com/about/community/foundation/. COS, January 31, 2005. The Department of Education invites proposals for the Projects with Industry program. The program creates and expands job and career opportunities for individuals with disabilities in the competitive labor market by engaging the talent and leadership of private industry as partners in the rehabilitation process. Projects identify competitive job and career opportunities and the skills needed to perform those jobs, create practical settings for job readiness and training programs, and provide job placements and career advancement services. Deadline: Mar. 21. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 3, 2005. Dollar General's Adult and Family Literacy Programs The Dollar General Literacy Foundation invites proposals for the Adult and Family Literacy Program. The foundation funds nonprofit programs designed to serve adults or families in need of literacy services. Applications are accepted in one of the two following program areas:
Awards are granted in the amount of $15,000 or less. Deadline: Apr. 8. WEB LINK. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 4, 2005. 2005 Kodak American Greenways Grants The Kodak American Greenways Awards Program, a partnership project of the Eastman Kodak Company, the Conservation Fund, and the National Geographic Society, provides small grants to stimulate the planning and design of greenways in communities throughout America. Grants may be used for activities such as mapping, ecological assessments, surveying, conferences, and design activities; developing brochures, interpretative displays, audio-visual productions, or public opinion surveys; hiring consultants, incorporating land trusts, building a foot bridge, planning a bike path, or other creative projects. In general, grants can be used for all appropriate expenses needed to complete a greenway project, including planning, technical assistance, legal, and other costs. Deadline: June 1. WEB: http://www.conservationfund.org/?article=2372. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 4, 2005. Also see these listings:
Genomics Education Matching Fund Program LI-COR Biosciences is offering $2 million in matching funds through the company's Genomics Education Matching Fund program (GEMF) to undergraduate colleges and high schools to enhance their programs in genomic education. The GEMF program helps schools acquire LI-COR DNA sequencing instruments and software for use by students studying molecular biology and related fields. LI-COR will award a limited number of matching fund grants (value up to $50,000) to eligible academic institutions to be used toward the purchase of a LI-COR DNA Analysis System, including instrument, software, and reagents. Eligible institutions must demonstrate how they will incorporate the LI-COR DNA analysis system to teach undergraduate or high school students. Additionally, schools may use the instruments for faculty and student research programs. Deadline: Mar. 1. WEB LINK. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 4, 2005. NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education The National Science Foundation seeks applications for the NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) program. The objectives of the GK-12 program are:
GK-12 Fellows are selected by the awardee institutions, and work directly with GK-12 teachers, in and out of the classroom. NSF offers two tracks within the GK-12 program: Track 1 (initial track) designed for new projects, and Track 2 (follow-on track) designed for past or current projects to build, expand, and improve on initial experiences. Proposals to this program are institutionally restricted; if you are interested in applying, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: Mar. 23 (Duke internal); May 4 (NSF letter of intent); June 2 (application). Youth Leadership Program for Bosnia and Herzegovina The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for Youth Leadership Program for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The goals of the program are as follows:
A successful project will be one that nurtures a cadre of students and teachers to be actively engaged in addressing issues of concern in their schools and communities upon their return home and are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become citizen activists. Deadline: Mar. 24. WEB LINK. Federal Register, January 27, 2005. The US Office of Naval Research invites proposals for the Educational Outreach Program. The purpose of this research program is to promote the development of a demonstration program utilizing state of the art wireless technology to:
Deadline: Mar. 25. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 8, 2005. Advancing the Practice of Preventive Medicine The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invites applications for a Cooperative Agreement to Advance the Practice of Preventive Medicine. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the workforce of health professionals, ensuring that graduates of medical schools and graduate programs in public health receive excellent instruction, educational preparation and practical experience in the areas of disease prevention and health promotion. Deadline: Apr. 9. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 8, 2005. Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program The Department of Education invites proposals for the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program (ECEPD). The purpose of the program is to enhance the school readiness of young children, particularly disadvantaged young children, and to prevent them from encountering difficulties once they enter school, by improving the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators who work in communities that have high concentrations of children living in poverty. Projects funded under the ECEPD program provide high-quality, sustained, and intensive professional development for these early childhood educators in how to provide developmentally appropriate school-readiness services for preschool-age children that are based on the best available research on early childhood pedagogy and on child development and learning. For these grants, increased emphasis is being placed on the quality of program evaluations for the proposed projects. Deadline: Apr. 22. WEB LINK. Federal Register, February 7, 2005. Also see these listings:
Water Conservation Field Service Program The Bureau of Reclamation created the Water Conservation Field Service Program, which is designed to: encourage water conservation; assist water agencies to develop and implement effective water management and conservation plans; coordinate with state and other local conservation plan efforts; and generally foster improved water management on a regional, statewide, and watershed basis. Areas of emphasis include:
Deadline: Mar. 15. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 3, 2005. The US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is seeking applications for cost-shared research and development of technologies which will reduce energy consumption, reduce environmental impacts and enhance economic competitiveness of the domestic glass industry. Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 3, 2005. US Globec - Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics: Synthesis in the Northwest Atlantic/Georges Bank Program and the Northeast Pacific/Coastal Gulf of Alaska Program The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the US Globec - Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics: Synthesis in the Northwest Atlantic /Georges Bank Program and the Northeast Pacific/Coastal Gulf of Alaska Program. The solicitation pertains to two of the regional programs, NWA/Georges Bank and the NEP/Coastal Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) subregion. For both programs, synthesis and comparative analysis are the focus. No new field studies will be funded. This is a second stage of synthesis for the NWA program. The priority focus for this stage of the NWA program will be on basin-scale coupling or climate-related phenomena. Consult the program solicitation (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05552/nsf05552.htm) for more detailed information. Deadline: May 9. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 8, 2005. Also see these listings:
AAAS R&D Funding Update: Federal R&D Investments Face another Rough Year in 2006; Cuts for Many R&D Programs, Gains for Space Exploration and Homeland Security On February 7, President Bush released his proposed budget for fiscal year (2006). Against the background of record-breaking federal budget deficits, a continuing and costly war in Iraq, and expensive proposals to introduce private accounts for Social Security in the future, the federal investment in research and development (R&D) would increase only modestly in 2006, with cuts to R&D programs far outnumbering increases. The AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2006 budget, to be released here on February 10, shows that the proposed federal R&D portfolio of $132.3 billion would be 0.6 percent or $733 million above this year's funding level, far short of the 2.0 percent increase needed to keep pace with expected inflation. Increases for the continuing priorities of homeland security and space exploration R&D would be greater than the overall increase, leaving all other R&D programs collectively with less money next year than this year. The non-defense R&D investment would increase 0.7 percent to $57.1 billion. While the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) would continue to receive additional resources for its ambitious plans to finish the International Space Station and then plan for a return to the Moon and onward to Mars, most other non-defense R&D agencies would see their funding decline or fall well short of inflation. The National Science Foundation (NSF), after a cut in its budget last year, would receive a modest increase in its total budget for facilities investments but cuts in its education funding and an average 1 percent boost for research programs. As a result, the size of the average NSF research grant would decline for the second year in a row. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget would receive $28.7 billion, with nearly all of the institutes receiving increases of 0.5 percent or less. NIH projects a decline in the number of research project grants (RPGs) for the second year in a row, no inflation adjustment for new or continuing grants, and a decline in the RPG success rate for the fifth year in a row down to 21 percent. Other agencies and programs would see cuts in 2006, consistent with the Bush Administration plan to cut non-defense, non-homeland security spending. The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science would see its budget fall 4 percent, with cuts spread across its broad portfolio of programs in physics, fusion, biology, and energy sciences. R&D programs related to the environment would decline across the board, including cuts to R&D in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS; down 5 percent), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA; down 11 percent), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA; down 1 percent), and the multi-agency Climate Change Science Program (down 1 percent). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), enjoying a record R&D portfolio in 2005, would see its R&D funding decline 16 percent in 2006. Among multi-agency initiatives, funding for nanotechnology R&D and IT R&D would both decline. There would be tough choices even in agencies with increasing budgets. At NASA, a 5 percent boost in R&D funding would still require steep cuts in aeronautics and earth science funding and the cancellation of a proposed Hubble servicing mission to pay for NASA's ambitious space exploration plans. Although DOE's energy R&D would climb 11 percent because of increased investments in hydrogen, nuclear energy, fuel cells, and coal, DOE would eliminate R&D on gas and oil technologies and sharply reduce funding for some renewable energy R&D. The budget proposes to boost intramural R&D at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) by 10 percent, but also proposes to eliminate NIST's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) and halve the budget of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). For the first time in nearly a decade, defense R&D shares in the overall climate of fiscal restraint. Defense R&D would increase just 0.4 percent or $321 million to $75.2 billion after multi-billion dollar increases in each of the last several years. DOD weapons development would see a modest increase overall, but there would be a $1 billion cut to missile defense development. On the research side, there would be steep cuts to the Department of Defense's (DOD) future-oriented investments: DOD's S&T programs, encompassing basic and applied research plus early technology development, would plummet 21 percent down to $10.7 billion. DOE's weapons-related R&D would fall 2.6 percent, including cuts to inertial confinement fusion and advanced computing research. The only R&D investment area exempt from tough budgetary choices appears to be homeland security. Total homeland security-related R&D would jump 10.7 percent to $4.6 billion after similar gains over each of the past four years. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would boost its R&D investments by 24 percent to $1.5 billion, mostly for development. The total federal research investment (basic and applied) would fall 0.6 percent to an estimated $54.8 billion because of the cuts in both defense and non-defense research. The AAAS Preliminary Analysis of R&D in the FY 2006 budget will include a comprehensive assessment of R&D in the proposed FY 2006 budget, the FY 2006 budget in the context of historical trends, highlights of agency R&D portfolios, and impacts of the budget on science and engineering disciplines. Also available on February 10 will be newly updated data and charts on the federal R&D portfolio. WEB: http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/. AAAS R&D Funding Update, February 8, 2005. HHMI-NIBIB Partnership for Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Training The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have launched a new program to develop and sustain Interdisciplinary Research Graduate Training programs. The primary goal of this initiative is to facilitate the development of new training opportunities in emerging interdisciplinary research environments. It represents an innovative new partnership between the HHMI and the NIBIB that takes advantage of the strengths of the two organizations. The initiative will consist of two phases. Phase I, described in the HHMI program announcement (WEB LINK), will be funded by HHMI and will support the establishment of new interdisciplinary graduate training programs. The objective of Phase I is to assist institutions to achieve specific core program goals in the following areas: 1) Program Leadership, 2) Curriculum and Educational Resources, 3) Faculty, 4) Graduate Students, 5) Program Administration, and 6) Program Assessment (see the HHMI program announcement for details in each area). As detailed in the HHMI program announcement, a review panel consisting of extramural scientists will evaluate all applications. The NIBIB will be involved in the reviewer selection. After Phase I review, the final selection of awardees will be made by HHMI, following consultation with NIBIB and taking into account the partnership's goals and objectives. Phase II, to be funded by the NIBIB, will sustain the graduate training programs through their critical early years. The NIBIB will conduct the Phase II competition in early 2008 through the issuance of an announcement for training grant applications. To achieve continuity across the two Phases, efforts will be made to include some Phase I reviewers for the Phase II peer review conducted by the NIBIB. The Phase II review will use the standard criteria for NIH Institutional Training Grant programs (WEB LINK) and may include some additional review criteria. The additional requirements will reflect the program areas described in the Phase I program announcement (WEB LINK). Grantee institutions supported for Phase I are expected to apply for Phase II. In addition, any institution that can clearly demonstrate meeting the criteria for the NIH institutional training program and the program areas described in Phase I will be eligible to apply. INQUIRIES: Meredith D. Temple-O'Connor, Ph.D., 301/451-4792, templecom@mail.nih.gov. NIH Guide, February 3, 2005.
The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation accepts applications for Cancer Research Grants. The purpose of the grants relate to the cure and control of cancer. The foundation particularly welcomes innovative, small-scale, short-term projects that may be difficult to fund elsewhere. Deadline: continuous. Before approaching this foundation, please contact the Medical Center's Office of Foundation Relations, or the Campus' Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. WEB: http://www.pardeefoundation.org/process.htm. T. Franklin Williams Scholars Award Program The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging and the Association of Subspecialty Professors, have announced a call for applications for the 2005 T. Franklin Williams Scholars Award Program, which is intended to enable individuals to initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education. The award recipient, an internal medicine geriatrician holding a junior-level faculty appointment at a US academic medical institution, will receive a two-year award of $75,000 to conduct research that bridges the gap between geriatrics and internal medicine subspecialties. Deadline: Feb. 28. Health in Aging - WEB LINK and American Geriatrics - WEB LINK. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 4, 2005. Translational Research Program The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a national health organization that sponsors research on leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma, announces a call for preliminary applications for its Translational Research Program. The program is designed to encourage and provide early- stage support for clinical research in leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma that leads to the development of innovative approaches to treatment, diagnosis, and/or prevention. The program also fosters collaboration between basic and clinical scientists with the intent of enhancing the transfer of basic research findings to clinical usefulness. The program funds research that shows high promise for translating basic biomedical knowledge to prevention or new treatments and, ultimately, to prolong and enhance life. Deadline: Mar. 1. WEB LINK. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 4, 2005. Consequences of Drug Abuse and Alcohol Exposure on Brain and Behavioral Development The National Institutes of Health invites proposals for the Consequences of Drug Abuse and Alcohol Exposure on Brain and Behavioral Development program. This program calls for research that addresses the effects of drug exposure on neurobiological and behavioral development, spanning the continuum of human development through the transition to adulthood with a focus on the following areas:
Research on animal models alone will be considered nonresponsive. This program will support research on the spectrum of drugs of abuse, both licit and illicit. Of particular interest are studies of active use and abuse and studies that reflect current usage patterns and research needs, including the abuse of prescription painkillers, psychostimulant medications and inhalants. Researchers from diverse fields (drug addiction, developmental neuroscience and behavior, developmental psychopathology, neuroimaging) are strongly encouraged to apply their knowledge and expertise to understanding the complexities of the effects of drugs of abuse on the developing human brain and behavioral outcomes. Deadline: Mar. 18 (letters of intent), Apr. 18 (proposal). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, February 2, 2005. Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative The Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) has issued a call for letters of interest to develop effective, safe, affordable, and field-adapted drugs by addressing the needs of patients suffering from the most neglected communicable diseases. DNDi solicits drug discovery and development of projects focusing on the following:
Deadline: Mar. 18. INQUIRIES: +41(0)22-906-9230, dndi@dndi.org; WEB: http://dndi.org/. COS, January 31, 2005. Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Award The US Army Medical Research Office invites applications for the Prostate Cancer Clinical Consortium Award. The Consortium Award will provide support to develop a consortium whose function will be to facilitate the rapid execution of collaborative Phase II or Phase II-linked Phase I (Phase I/II) clinical trials testing therapeutic agents or approaches for the management or treatment of prostate cancer. The overarching goal of the Clinical Consortium Award is to combine the efforts of the nations leading investigators to bring to market novel therapeutic interventions that will ultimately decrease the overall impact of the disease. The Coordinating Center will have multidisciplinary expertise and extensive experience in developing and conducting multi-institutional clinical trials of innovative treatment approaches in support of prostate cancer research. Deadline: June 7. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 4, 2005. NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications from investigators willing to participate with the NICHD under a cooperative agreement in an ongoing multi-center clinical program designed to investigate problems in clinical obstetrics, particularly those related to prevention of low birth weight, prematurity, and medical problems of pregnancy. The objective of this program is to facilitate resolution of these problems by establishing a network of academic centers that, by rigorous patient evaluation using common protocols, can study the required numbers of patients and can provide answers more rapidly than individual centers acting alone. Deadline: Jul. 22. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 7, 2005. Also see these listings:
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program The Department of State invites applications for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The goal of the Humphrey Program is to strengthen US interaction with outstanding mid-career professionals from a wide range of countries with developmental needs while providing the Humphrey Fellows with opportunities to develop professional expertise and leadership skills for public service in their countries. The Humphrey program targets vital fields supporting development and improvement of the human condition while strengthening the public service sector. Each year this Program brings accomplished professionals from designated countries in Africa, the Western Hemisphere, Asia, Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East to the US for a ten-month stay combining non-degree graduate study, professional development, and leadership training. Candidates for the Program are nominated by US Embassies or binational Fulbright Commissions based on the candidates' professional backgrounds, academic qualifications and leadership potential. By providing these emerging leaders with opportunities to understand US society and culture and to collaborate with senior level colleagues on cutting edge projects in the fields in which they work, the Program provides a basis for the on-going cooperation of US citizens with their professional counterparts in other countries. Deadline: Mar. 18. WEB LINK. FedGrants, January 25, 2005. Also see these listings:
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) requests proposals for the following programs:
Deadline: Mar. 1 (for solicited and unsolicited grants). WEB: http://www.usip.org/grants/index.html. COS, January 14, 2005. Stanley Foundation Research Grants Program The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and the Stanley Medical Research Institute solicit proposals for the Stanley Foundation Research Grants Program. The Stanley Foundation will support research grant proposals in areas that are of primary interest to the foundation. These are as follows:
Deadline: Mar. 1. INQUIRIES: Rhoda Marte, 301/571-0760, marter@stanleyresearch.org; WEB LINK. COS, February 4, 2005. King Faisal International Prize King Faisal Foundation, Saudi Arabia's most prominent philanthropic organization, was founded on the precepts of preserving and promoting Islamic culture and of assisting the least fortunate. These goals are achieved through various means, not less of which is the annual presentation of King Faisal International Prize. By recognizing leading scientists and academics for their contributions to humanity and prominent individuals whose service to Islam has benefited large numbers of people, the Foundation hopes that the direct and indirect effects of the Prize will be far reaching. King Faisal International Prize comprises five categories: Science, Medicine, Arabic, Literature, Islamic Studies, and Service to Islam. With the exception of Service to Islam, each category is distinguished by a topic that changes each year. Through its stringent selection procedures, King Faisal International Prize has become one of the world's pre-eminent awards. Topics for 2006: 1) The Origins of Islamic Jurisprudence, 2) The Arabic Language in Modern Linguistics, 3) Biology of Vascular Inflammation and 4) Mathematics. Deadline: Mar. 1 (nominations). INQURIES: kfipinfo@kff.com; WEB: http://www.kff.com/. Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences NASA has issue a research announcement entitled Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) - 2005. This announcement solicits proposals for over 50 program elements supporting basic and applied research and technology across the entire range of NASA's space and earth science programs. Proposal dates are scheduled starting in April, 2005 and continue through February, 2006. Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested for all program elements. Note that submitting organizations must be registered with the NASA proposal data system in order to submit the required electronic proposal Cover Page. The following are solicited research programs within ROSES with upcoming due dates:
Deadlines: Mar. 25 (Notice of Intent/Step 1), May 25 (proposal). BWF Career Awards at the Scientific Interface The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) has again invited Duke University to nominate two candidates for its Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) program. In addition, Duke may nominate a third candidate if at least one nominee is African-American, Hispanic, or Native American. CASI is intended to foster the early career development of postdoctoral scientists with backgrounds in the physical and computational sciences whose work addresses biological questions and who are dedicated to pursuing careers in academic research. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry (physical, theoretical, or computational), computer science, statistics, or engineering. The program is open to US and Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Temporary residents who hold H1B visas may also be eligible; please refer to the program announcement (see link below) for details. CASI provides $500,000 over five years to support up to two years of advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of a faculty appointment. Nominations for this program are institutionally restricted; if you are interested, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: Mar. 14 (Duke), May 2 (BWF). WEB: http://www.bwfund.org/. Leadership, Management, and Sustainability (LMS) Program The US Agency for International Development, Bureau for Global Health welcomes applications for a Leader with Associates cooperative agreement to improve the leadership, management and sustainability of accessible quality health programs in the developing world. The anticipated activities funded are expected to strengthen and increase the sustainability of health programs, especially those focused on family planning and reproductive health, through strengthening of management systems as well as leaders and managers. LMS is intended to improve the provision and the sustainability of reproductive health , family planning and other health services, including: maternal health and nutrition interventions; key child health and nutrition interventions; responses to reduce HIV transmission and to mitigate the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic; and interventions to reduce the threat of infectious diseases of public health importance. At the same time, this project is expected to reach beyond strict definitions of health programming in order to expand overall capacity to lead and manage health or other social sector programs. Activities under this project are not limited to a specific health sub-sector. Deadline: Mar. 25. WEB LINK. FedGrants, January 3, 2005. Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research The Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research, a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, funds highly qualified individuals ready to undertake broad studies of America's most challenging policy issues in health and healthcare. Grants of up to $275,000 are awarded to investigators from a variety of disciplines. Successful proposals combine creative and conceptual thinking with innovative approaches to critical health problems and policy issues. Applications are welcomed from investigators in fields such as anthropology, business, demography, economics, engineering, ethics, genetics, health and social policy, history, journalism, law, medicine, nursing, political science, public health, psychology, science policy, social work, and sociology. Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB LINK. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 5, 2005. Strengthening Collaboration between the Disciplines of Academic Medicine and Public Health The Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention requests proposals to Strengthen Collaboration between the Disciplines of Academic Medicine and Public Health. The purpose of the program is to:
Deadline: Apr. 4. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 4, 2005. Information and Intelligent Systems: Advancing Collaborative and Intelligent Systems and their Societal Implications The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the Information and Intelligent Systems: Advancing Collaborative and Intelligent Systems and their Societal Implications program. The program is seeking ambitious research and/or education proposals focused in two core research areas:
In addition, the Division is also seeking research and/or education proposals that apply fundamental knowledge in Collaborative Systems and Robust Intelligence to one or more of the following three application areas:
Deadlines: May 3 (Collaborative Systems, Universal Access), May 5 (Robust Intelligence, Digital Government, Digital Libraries and Archives), Additional deadlines vary - see full announcement for details. Technology Development for Biomedical Applications The National Institutes of Health invites applications for the Technology Development for Biomedical Applications program. The purpose of this program is to promote the following:
Any of these projects should propose tools, methodologies, or software that can be used by a wide range of biomedical or clinical researchers. Deadline: June 22 and Oct. 19. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, February 4, 2005. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Camille & Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Awards The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation's New Faculty Awards Program is an opportunity for individuals starting their first tenure-track appointments in departments of chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry in 2005 to secure external research funding. The award program provides an unrestricted grant of $50 K. Duke as an institution is permitted one nomination. If you are interested, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: Mar. 16 (Duke internal), May 12 (external). WEB: http://www.dreyfus.org/nf.shtml. Early Career Principal Investigator Program in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, and High-Performance Networks The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), US Department of Energy, announces its interest in receiving grant applications in support of its Early Career Principal Investigator Program. The purpose of this program is to support research in applied mathematics, computer science, and high-performance networks performed by exceptionally talented scientists and engineers early in their careers. Deadline: Mar. 15. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 3, 2005. Ultra-High Efficiency Industrial Steam Generation The US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is seeking applications for cost-shared research and development of technologies which will provide the next step in the "SuperBoiler" steam generation initiative. Projects will be in two phases. Phase I will involve research into methods to achieve ultra-high efficiency for industrial water-tube and/or fire-tube package boilers. There will be a down-selection following Phase I. The project(s) continuing into Phase II will build on the results of Phase I to develop an industrial prototype fire- or water-tube package boiler and demonstrate the performance of the boiler in the field. Deadline: Apr. 15. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 8, 2005. Also see these listings:
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The Sarah Scaife Foundation, Inc. invites proposals for their grant program. Grants are directed primarily toward public policy programs that address major domestic and international issues. Funding is provided for general operating support, research grants, special programs support, internships, fellowships, centers, institutes, and publications. Deadline: continuous (The foundation meets in Feb., May, Sep. and Nov. to consider grants.) INQUIRIES: Michael W. Gleba, 412/392-2900; WEB: http://www.scaife.com/sarah.html. COS, February 1, 2005. The National Council on Disability requests proposals for the Employment Study 2005. The National Council on Disability (NCD) has decided to take an assertive and systematic review of both public and private policies and initiatives aimed at improving the employment of people with disabilities. A primary building block in the sequential but complementary studies on employment is NCD's currently underway Social Security/Transitioning to Work Study, examining the evidence-based practices that promote the return to work (and transition to work) of working age beneficiaries of the DI and SSI programs. The next building block will be this employment study, which will include the following major components:
This employment study will be conducted at the same time that NCD undertakes a complementary research initiative on financial incentives available to enhance the ability of people with disabilities to live and work independently and in the community of their choice. Deadline: Mar. 22. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, February 4, 2005. Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students The Department of Education invites proposals for the Grant Competition to Prevent High-Risk Drinking or Violent Behavior among College Students. The purpose of the program is to develop or enhance, implement, and evaluate campus and/or community based strategies to prevent high-risk drinking or violent behavior among college students. Deadline: Mar. 25. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 8, 2005. Also see these listings:
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