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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Franklin Research Grants Program The American Philosophical Society's Franklin Research Grants program awards small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of noncommercial research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. The grants are intended to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; the costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. The grants are not intended to meet the expenses of attending conferences or the costs of publication. Funding is offered up to a maximum of $6,000 for use in calendar year 2007. Deadlines: Oct. 1; Dec. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers Fellowships to further the development of scholars and artists by assisting them to engage in research in any field of knowledge and creation in any of the arts. The next competition is open to citizens and permanent residents of the US and Canada. Deadline: Oct. 1. Dumbarton Oaks 2007-2008 Fellowships Dumbarton Oaks offers residential fellowships in three areas of study: Byzantine Studies (including related aspects of late roman, early Christian, Western medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern studies), Pre-Columbian Studies of (of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America), and Garden and Landscape Studies. Deadline: Nov. 1.
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Environmental Justice Small Grants Program The Environmental Protection Agency solicits grant applications from eligible community-based organizations for the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, a program to support projects that address a community's exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks. Community-based organizations must be non-governmental, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations located in the affected community. Deadline: Oct. 23. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 25, 2006. Faith & Community Technical Support for Domestic Violence The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women invites applications to the Faith and Community Technical Support (FACTS) program, a one-year pilot program, The $3,000,000 FACTS grant will provide funds to oversee a national grant competition, disseminate grant awards to support small faith-based and/or community-based programs, and provide technical assistance to subawardees in rural communities providing services to victims of domestic violence. Deadline: Jul. 20.
High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering The National Science Foundation (NSF) again invites applications for High Performance Computing (HPC) System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering. NSF requests proposals from organizations willing to serve as HPC Resource Providers, and who propose to acquire and deploy a new, and/or upgrade an existing, HPC system. Although funding estimates are not yet available for FY 2007, the program officers advise that awards will remain for up to $30 M for system acquisition, plus a separate award to the resource provider for operations and maintenance. An organization may submit up to two proposals. An internal review process is necessary to assure that Duke University submits its most competitive proposals. Anyone interested in making a submission must first email the following materials to Ken Macdonald in the Office of Research Support (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988) by the Sep. 5 Duke internal deadline.
NOTE: A sixth section, "HPC System Performance on Science and Engineering Applications," is also required for submission to NSF. This requires benchmarking analysis that we will not expect completed for internal review, but prospective applicants should be aware that it must be completed prior to the Nov. 30th NSF submission deadline. Deadlines: Sep. 5 (Duke internal); Nov. 30 (external NSF Fastlane). The McCormick Tribune Foundation's Journalism Program provides Grants in several priority areas: news leadership, youth voices, free speech, and journalism education. The Journalism Program funds a wide variety of activities that support the foundation's mission, including educational programs and publications, fellowships, research, advocacy, and training. Generally, these activities are targeted toward leaders and opinion leaders in journalism and seek to make substantial and enduring change. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 25, 2006. Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation and Institutional Research Awards The Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) seeks proposals for Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation, and Institutional Research Awards from accredited advanced degree granting educational institutions. The DoDPI research mission is to provide continuous research in forensic psychophysiology and credibility assessment methods. The Institute is seeking to locate multiple sites around the country to support this mission. In addition to providing funding to investigators, DoDPI looks to offer temporary post-doctoral positions, visiting faculty positions, and sabbatical assignments. Deadline: Sep. 30, 2010. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 20, 2006. Also see this listing:
NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES 2006) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) solicits basic and applied research through the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) - 2006 research announcement. Additional opportunities are available on the website (see 'Open Solicitations,' NNH06ZDA001N).
Rotary Screw Trapping on the Merced River at Hagaman County Park The US Fish and Wildlife Service seeks proposals to conduct Rotary Screw Trapping on the Merced River at Hagaman County Park. The service seeks proposals for trapping and data analysis of salmonids in the Merced River, California. Deadline: July 21. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 21, 2006. Fire Effects on Noxious Weeds The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) accepts applications for research on Fire Effects of Noxious Weeds, an effort to develop an understanding of the effects of fire on weed invasion and determine effective control methods to restore rangeland on lands management by the BLM, Butte, Montana field office. Deadline: Jul. 23. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 24, 2006. Effects of Bentonite Mining The Bureau of Land Management will accept proposals for a cumulative effects analysis of Bentonite Mining on sagebrush and sagebrush obligate wildlife needs to be conducted for the Bighorn Basin as soon as possible. A Draft and Final report would be prepared to provide discussions of project objectives, methodologies, results, conclusions and recommendations based on the analyses. Deadline: July 26. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 26, 2006. 2006 Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) solicits applications for 2006 Indoor Environments: Reducing Public Exposure to Indoor Pollutants (asthma, indoor air quality tools for schools, environmental tobacco smoke, mold, and general IAQ projects). Proposed projects must support demonstration, training, outreach and/or education grants that reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants and yield measurable environmental outcomes. Deadline: Aug. 9. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 24, 2006. Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior The National Science Foundation invites applications for Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior. Funding will support basic research on the character and dynamics of the Earth's mantle and core, their influence on the evolution of the Earth as a whole, and on processes operating within the deep interior that affect or are expressed on the Earth's surface. Deadline: Sep. 25. Interpretation of Biomarkers Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, solicits research that proposes the development and/or use of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Interpret Biomarker Data, including existing biomarker data sets. Proposed models, methods, tools, and data should contribute to providing a better scientific understanding of biomarker data and how to interpret it. The EPA anticipates funding approximately four 3/yr grants or cooperative agreements under this RFA. Requests for amounts in excess of a total of $750,000, including direct and indirect costs, will not be considered. Deadline: Sep. 26. USDA'S Program Solicitation Small Business Innovation Research FY 2007 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites science-based small business firms to submit research proposals under the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Fiscal Year 2007. USDA will support high-quality research or research and development proposals containing advanced concepts related to important scientific problems and opportunities that could lead to significant public benefit if the research is successful. Deadline: Sep. 1 (Phase I applications), Feb. 1, 2007 (Phase II applications). Promoting Transformation: Linking Natural Resources, Economic Growth, and Governance The US Agency for International Development (USAID) intends to issue a Request for Assistance for the program, Promoting Transformation: Linking Natural Resources, Economic Growth, and Governance (TransLinks) on or around July 7, 2006. The objective of this program is to increase social, economic and environmental benefits through healthy ecosystems and sustainable resource management. The funding mechanism will be a five-year Leader-with-Associate Cooperative Agreement. The total estimated cost of the Leader Award is ~$4-$5 million and ~$6-$9 million for Associate Awards. Interested parties should monitor the Grants.gov website for the issuance of the Request for Applications. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 24, 2006. Also see these listings:
Input Requested to NSF Strategic Plan The National Science Foundation (NSF) asks for Input on the Next NSF Strategic Plan. Last December, the NSF asked for thoughts on the current plan and the changing environment for science and engineering research and education. That input together with comments from NSF staff, the Advisory Committees, and the National Science Board led to development of the draft plan now available for review by the public at large and the research communities. The draft FY 2006-2011 Strategic Plan communicates NSF's vision, goals, objectives, priorities and strategies over this time period. In particular, NSF requests comments on the following questions to assist in finalizing the new plan:
Deadline: Jul. 17. Airborne Network Technology Review Days The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome Research Site, announces that the second annual Airborne Network Technology Review Days will be conducted in Utica, New York on 1-3 August 2006. The objective of the Review Days is to provide a forum for industry and academia to discuss with government representatives the technologies required for formulation of the deployable airborne network(s). These Review Days will highlight approaches and current plans by the DoD to deploy airborne networks, with special emphasis this year on Enterprise Management, Network Operations, and Information Assurance. AFRL requests that organizational participation be limited to a maximum of two individuals per organizational location as the total attendance will be limited to 300 persons. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 27, 2006. North Carolina Biotechnology Center --Change in Institutional Development Grant Deadline The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) announces an extension of the deadline date for electronic submission of the Institutional Development Grant (IDG) application from Aug. 23 to Sep. 6. However, the IDG remains an institutionally limited program, and anyone interested in submitting any IDG application should first submit a statement of intent via reply to this email (to Ken Macdonald, kwmac@duke.edu). The Duke internal deadline for this program has passed, and Duke will be submitting to the IDG program, but additional proposals can be cleared to proceed, as long as there are no conflicts with other pending or planned IDG submissions.
Fellowships for Graduate Students in Wildlife Ecology and Related Areas The Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation accepts applications for Fellowships for Graduate Students in Wildlife Ecology and Related Areas. The scholarship program includes animal behavior, biology, botany, conservation education, ecology, mammalogy, ornithology, parasitology, range science, veterinary pathology, and wildlife sciences. Deadline: Oct. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. Walter J. Jensen Fellowships for French Language, Literature, and Culture The Phi Beta Kappa Society announces a call for applications for the Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture. The Fellowship, which includes a stipend of $10,000 plus round-trip airfare, is available to support six months of continuous study and residency in France in the interests of providing scholars and educators a thorough and accurate understanding of French language, literature, and culture. Deadline: Oct. 1. Oxford/Cambridge-National Institutes of Health Medical Research Scholars Program The National Institute of Health, and Oxford and Cambridge Universities in Britain, have established a collaborative graduate program in biomedical sciences. Students typically spend 2 years in England at either school, pursuing tutorials and research on a collaborative project with an NIH intramural scientist. They then typically spend about two years in Bethesda, Maryland, continuing their thesis research project at the NIH, with doctoral degrees awarded by Oxford or Cambridge upon completion. Students design their own project in consultation with faculty. Students receive a stipend of $24,000 per year, health and travel benefits, and other academic support including tuition and lab fees in England and at the NIH until PhD degree completion. Deadline: Jan. 2007. Also see this listing:
2006 Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade seeks proposals for the 2006 Breast Cancer Prevention Research Initiative, a new initiative supporting research aimed at understanding how first full-term pregnancy at different ages alters risk of breast cancer. This initiative provides funding to investigators to study, using human specimens and tissues, what changes are occurring in the breast as a result of pregnancy and attempt to identify novel means of preventing breast cancer. Deadline: Jul. 15. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. Telehealth Network Grant Program The Health Resources and Services Administration invite applications for the Telehealth Network Grant Program. Telehealth Networks. Grants will support telehealth networks that provide services in different settings e.g., long-term care facilities, community health centers or clinics, physician offices, hospitals, schools, assisted living facilities, homes. Deadline: July 21. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 19, 2006. Public Health Nursing Continuing Education Grant The Health Resources and Services Administration seeks applications for the Public Health Nursing Continuing Education Grant. The grants support schools of nursing and Public Health Training Centers in partnerships to provide population-based health care continuing education to broaden the foundational skills and competencies of practicing public health nurses and nurses who work in the public health field but lack formal training. Deadline: July 24. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 21, 2006. AmfAR HIV Transmission Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships The Foundation for AIDS Research, amfAR, solicits proposals to support biomedical research projects; as well as social and behavioral research projects, relevant to rectal HIV transmission. Two types of funding will be available: One year Research Grants for $100,000 and two year Postdoctoral Fellowships for $45,000/yr. Deadlines: July 21 (pre-submission); Aug. 1 (letter of intent); Sep. 26 (applications). Schizophrenia and Depression: Young Investigator Award The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) welcomes applications for the Young Investigator Award program to support the most promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research. The program offers up to $30,000/yr for up to two years to enable promising investigators to either extend their research fellowship training or begin careers as independent research faculty. The program is intended to facilitate innovative research opportunities and supports basic and/or clinical investigators, but research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses, including research on bipolar disorders, research on borderline disorders with depression and suicide, and research with children. Deadline: Jul. 25. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, June 16, 2006. Request for Information: Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, in cooperation with the FDA under its Critical Path Initiative, solicits comments from pharmaceutical companies, as well as academic investigators, biotechnology firms, and other health research-oriented organizations, regarding the value, design, feasibility, and operation of a possible study of Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Deadline: Aug. 14. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 26, 2006. Genomic Technology Component of the Cancer Genome Atlas Project The National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute have announced new funding opportunities centered on Genomic Technologies, as components of the Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project. The proposed projects should maximize genome coverage and resolution to provide complete and comprehensive analysis of the cancer genome, epigenome, and/or transcriptome. Deadline: Aug. 24. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, June 16, 2006. Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Research Grants The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation accepts applications for several Research Grant programs.
US citizenship or residency is not required. Deadline: Aug. 30. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, June 16, 2006. American College of Surgeons Resident Research Scholarships The American College of Surgeons (ACS) offers the ACS Resident Research Scholarships to encourage residents in surgery or a surgical specialty to pursue careers in academic surgery. The scholar is expected to attend the Clinical Congress of the ACS in 2009 to present a report on the research as part of the Surgical Forum. Deadline: Sep. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) Foundation Grants and Fellowships The PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of American) Foundation provides Grants and Fellowships to young pharmaceutical research scientists. Awards are available in five areas. Deadlines: Sep. 1.
Correction - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - 2007 Career Development Program The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society seeks nominations for its 2007 Career Development Program. The program supports fundamental research in genetics, molecular and cell biology, molecular pharmacology, molecular virology and immunology. The program also encompasses translational research directly relevant to the improved treatment or diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and, where applicable, to prevention. The Society's Career Development Program provides awards intended to meet the specific needs of investigators at different states in their research careers. The awards - Scholar, Scholar in Clinical Research, Special Fellow, Special Fellow in Clinical Research and Fellow - provide stipends to investigators, allowing them to devote themselves to research bearing on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Correction: The nomination limits for this program pertain to the individual faculty sponsor, not the sponsoring institution, so there is no need to submit materials for a Duke internal deadline, as requested in the June 23 Funding Alert. Simply work with the Office of Research Administration, as you would with any grant proposal, to arrange for submission by the sponsor's deadlines. Deadlines: Sep. 15 (preliminary application), Oct. 2 (application). Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health The National Institutes of Health invite applications in support of Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health. "Mind-body interactions and health" refers to the relationships among cognitions, emotions, personality, social relationships, and health. A central goal of this program is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation towards understanding the processes underlying mind-body interactions and health as well as towards the application of such basic knowledge into interventions and clinical practice in the promotion of health and the prevention or treatment of disease and disabilities. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Stemmler Fund 2006-2007 --Call for Med-Ed Proposals The Edward J. Stemmler, MD Medical Education Research Fund of the National Board of Medical Examiners has announced the 2006-2007 Call for Proposals. The purpose of the Stemmler Fund is to provide support for research and development in innovative evaluation methodologies or techniques, with the potential to advance assessment in medical education or practice, at eligible medical schools. Expected outcomes include advances in the theory, knowledge, or practice of assessment at any point along the continuum of medical education, from undergraduate and graduate education and training, through practice. Pilots, and more comprehensive projects, are both of interest. Collaborative investigations within or among institutions are eligible, particularly as they strengthen the likelihood of the project's contribution and success. Eligible applicants for Stemmler Fund grant awards are the medical schools accredited by the LCME or the AOA. The number of proposals submitted by any eligible school is not limited. In the 2006-2007 funding cycle, applicants may request up to $150,000 of NBME funding support for a project period of up to two years. Deadline: Oct. 20. Using Metabolomics to Investigate Biological Pathways and Networks The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications for Using Metabolomics to Investigate Biological Pathways and Networks. This initiative seeks to encourage the use of innovative metabolomics technologies to establish methods and model systems for advancing the understanding of biological pathways and networks; their temporal and spatial resolution; and their regulation in health and disease states. The NIH intends to commit up to $3.8 to fund 7-10 new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA. An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years and a budget for direct costs up to $350,000 dollars per year. Deadlines: Oct. 20 (application), Sep. 22 (letter of intent). Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program The Bayer Hemophilia Awards Program advances hemophilia research through several awards. Deadlines: Nov. 30 (letter of intent); Mar. 16, 2007 (proposal).
WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. Also see this listing:
Study of the United States Institute for Korean Undergraduate Student Leaders The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs invites proposal submissions for the Study of the United States Institute for Korean Undergraduate Student Leaders. The Institute is intended to provide a group of 15-18 highly motivated undergraduate students with an integrated and imaginatively designed academic and educational travel program that will give them a deeper understanding of US politics, culture and society, while at the same time enhancing their leadership skills. Deadline: Aug. 25. WEB LINK. Federal Register, June 27, 2006.
Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR). FIBR encourages investigators to identify major under-studied or unanswered questions in biology and to use innovative approaches to address them by integrating the scientific concepts and research tools from across disciplines including biology, math and the physical sciences, engineering, social sciences and the information sciences. Particularly encouraged are the inclusion of young scientists trained in an interdisciplinary environment or in non-biological disciplines, and partnerships with underrepresented minority serving and primarily undergraduate institutions and community colleges. Approximately 10 awards are anticipated. Deadlines: Sep. 22 (preliminary proposal), Feb. 16, 2007 (proposal).
Physical Sciences & Engineering Broad Agency Announcement -- Scientific Knowledge in Space Control Technology The Air Force Space Command solicits technical papers to advance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge in space control. Areas of interest include activities that will provide benefit to Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Defensive Counterspace (DCS), Offensive Counterspace (OCS) and Space Test and Training Range activities. Deadline: July 31. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 27, 2006. Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences The National Science Foundation accepts applications for Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (FRG). The FRG activity allows groups of researchers to respond to recognized scientific needs of pressing importance, to take advantage of current scientific opportunities, or to prepare the ground for anticipated significant scientific developments in the mathematical sciences. Groups may include, in addition to mathematical scientists, researchers from other science and engineering disciplines appropriate to the proposed research. Proposals may be submitted for $150,000-$500,000/yr, for up to three years. Deadlines: Aug. 18 (letter of intent); Sep. 22 (proposal). WEB LINK. MyNSF News Service, June 24, 2006. Grants to Support Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Sustainable Vision The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) seeks applications for Grants to Support Invention, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Higher Education Sustainable Vision. These grants will be awarded for programs and projects designed to bring about breakthrough improvements to the environment and to meet basic human needs such as food, water, shelter, health, and safety, applying an entrepreneurial model to the dissemination of technological innovations. Sustainable Vision grants will range from $10,000-$50,000. The award period will range from 12-18 months. Deadline: Oct. 27. Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Research and Development for Radiation Effects Research: Request for White Papers The Naval Surface Warfare Center requests white papers to investigate the effects of nuclear radiation on advanced semiconductor devices, model the response of electronics systems to radiation, and develop methods to mitigate and test for these effects. Deadline: June 16, 2007. Broad Agency Announcement for Electro-Optical, Radio-Frequency, and Acoustic Sensors, as Well as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technologies The Naval Air Systems Command solicits technical/cost proposals for research support in technologies that are applicable to Electro-Optical (EO), Radio Frequency (RF), Acoustic Sensors and Special Sensor Systems for Navy Aircraft and UAVs. II. This BAA not only includes the sensors, sensor data processing and sensors systems, but Mathematical Modeling of the sensor, communication techniques between the sensors and/or platforms, the fusion and exploitation of multi-source sensor data, and any other technique to develop advanced capabilities and to reduce the cost of transitioning sensor technology into the fleet. Deadline: June 20, 2007. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 21, 2006. Also see this listing:
Monash Fellowships in Australia Monash University has established the Monash Fellowships to attract internationally competitive researchers to undertake research of national and international significance (including young researchers from overseas with great future potential) and provide them with the best possible environment to establish a productive laboratory or other research team and to foster collaborations. Deadline: Jul. 31. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. Clifford G. Shull Fellowship Program The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) accepts applications for the Clifford G. Shull Fellowship. The program is directed to recent doctoral degree recipients of exceptional ability who show clear and definite promise of becoming outstanding leaders in scientific research and development. A Ph.D. in materials science, materials engineering, chemistry, physics, biology or a related field is required. Fellowships will be two-year appointments renewable for a third. Deadline: Sep. 30. Fondation Jerome Lejeune Grants The Fondation Jerome Lejeune invites interested teams and researchers to submit projects to its Scientific Committee, on fundamental or applied research programs (genetics, molecular biology, neurosciences, adult or cord blood stem cells, clinics, therapeutics, behaviour, etc.) aimed at leading to the discovery of treatments improving symptoms of genetic intelligence diseases, of which the trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). Deadline: Sep. 22. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. NCI Transition Career Development Awards The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for NCI Transition Career Development Awards (K22). This funding opportunity represents the continuation of an NCI program to facilitate the transition of investigators, primarily those with clinical doctoral degrees as well as those with doctoral degrees working in the areas of cancer prevention, control, behavioral, or population science research, from the mentored stage of career development in academic cancer research to the independent stage. This goal is achieved by providing protected time through salary and research support for 3 years to: postdoctoral individuals or junior faculty in mentored positions transitioning into their first independent position; and investigators within the first 2 years of their first independent cancer research position, to initiate and develop their independently-supported cancer research programs. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships Cornell University provides Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships for nontenured scholars and teachers in the humanities. The program is designed to encourage the academic growth or promising humanists with recent Ph.D. degrees. 2007-2008 Program: Postdoctoral Teaching-Research Fellowships in the humanities, each awarded for the one-year period beginning July 2007, offer stipends of $45,000. While in residence at Cornell, postdoctoral fellows hold department affiliation and have limited teaching duties and the opportunity for scholarly work. Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellowships are available in three areas of specialization: Anthropology, Classics, and Music. Deadline: Oct. 1. Also see these listings:
Development Alliances The Russian Mission of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) invites interest from prospective partner organizations to form Development Alliances to carry out activities in support of the USAID/Russia's development objectives. Alliance partners are expected to bring significant new resources, ideas, technologies, and/or partners to address development problems in the areas where USAID/Russia is currently working. Deadline: June 21. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 21, 2007. Small Business Administration Studies The Small Business Administration (SBA) seeks responses for several special Studies and Analyses (total small business set-aside). Deadline: Jul. 26.
FedBizOpps, June 27, 2006. Research and Demonstration Projects to Assess the Impacts That Transportation Planning and Investment Operations Have on Minority and Low-Income Populations The DOT/Federal Transit Administration invites applications for Research and Demonstration Projects to Assess the Impacts That Transportation Planning and Investment Operations Have on Minority and Low-Income Populations. The major goal of the Transportation Equity Research Program is for research and demonstration activities that focus on the impacts that transportation planning, investment, and operations have on low-income and minority populations that are transit dependent. These cooperative agreements are four year awards. Deadline: Aug. 7. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 2, 2006. Law School Admission Council Research Grants The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Research Grant Program funds empirical research related to legal education in the US and in the common law schools of Canada. The program welcomes research proposals proceeding from any of a variety of methodologies, a potentially broad range of topics, and time frames that range from students' undergraduate consideration of legal education to their first jobs following law school. Deadlines: Sep. 1; Feb. 1, 2007. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June, 25, 2006. NIH FY06 Data Resources Program 2006: Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data The National Institute of Justice requests proposals to replicate previous findings and conduct original research extending data from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. Deadline: Sep. 14. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 21, 2006. Also see these listings:
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