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Program: Selected Professions Fellowships
Agency: American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 10, 2010
Master's and First Professional Awards provide $5,000 to $18,000 for women pursuing full-time graduate study in Architecture, Computer/Information Sciences, Engineering, and Math/Statistics; or for women of color who are working toward an MBA, JD, MD or DO.
Details: http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/selected.cfm
Program: ASM/CCID Postdoctoral Fellowships
Agency: American Society for Microbiology
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports creation of methodologies & knowledge in infectious disease prevention & control in residence at the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases in Atlanta. Fellowship provides annual stipend, health benefits, relocation benefits, & professional development funding. Eligible fields are bacterial/myotic diseases, viral/rickettsial & nosocomial Infections, HIV/AIDS, vector-borne infectious diseases, STDs & parasitic diseases. Other award programs available.
Details: http://www.asm.org/asm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15497&Itemid=338
Program: Grants Program (Solicited and Unsolicited Proposals)
Agency: Environmental Research and Education Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 08, 2010
Supports research and education on solid waste management. Solicits proposals in nine long-term priority areas: Landfills; Transport/Collection; Policy/Economics; Recycling/Waste Minimization; Combustion/Waste-to-Energy; Equipment/Safety; Conversion Technologies; Life Cycle Inventory/Analysis; and Education (due 1/8 & 8/15 annually). Online pre-application required for unsolicited proposals (due 6/1 & 10/1 annually; invited full proposals due 8/15 and 1/8).
Details: http://www.erefdn.org/guide.html
Program: Visiting Scientists Fellowship Program
Agency: Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA)
Next Deadline: Jan 31, 2010
Supports short-term (up to 4 weeks) & long-term (six weeks to one year) visits to JILA by distinguished scientists to work with JILA staff at UC Boulder. Research interests include Atomic Physics; Chemical Physics; Materials Physics & Chemistry; Optical Physics; Precision Measurement; & Astrophysics. Stipend pays for salary, travel, & laboratory &/or computational expenses. Short-term visit deadlines 1/31, 4/30, 7/31, & 10/31 annually. Proposals for longer-term visits due by 11/1.
Details: http://jilawww.colorado.edu/employ/vf.html
Program: General Research Grants & Baldwin Fellowships
Agency: Leakey (L.S.B.) Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 05, 2010
Supports research into human origins. Priorities include the environment, archeology, & human paleontology of the Miocene, Pliocene, & Pleistocene. Programs include General Research Grants ranging from about $3,000 to $13,500 for predoctoral candidates; up to $22,000 for senior scientists & postdoctoral students due 1/5 & 7/15 annually; Franklin Mosher Baldwin Memorial Fellowships intended for scholars with citizenship in an African country who seek to obtain an advanced degree or specialized training in an area of study related to human origins research (due 2/15 annually).
Details: http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/index.php/granting-program.html
Program: Physical Anthropology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
Supports basic research in areas related to human evolution & contemporary human biological variation. Supported research areas include human genetic variation, human adaptation, human osteology & bone biology, human & nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, & primate socioecology. The program frequently serves as a bridge within NSF between the social & behavioral sciences & the natural & physical sciences. Proposals are commonly jointly reviewed and funded with other programs.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5407
Program: To Determine the Function of All Genes in Arabidopsis Thaliana
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
FY 10 is the final competition year for this program. Supports research to determine the function of all genes in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana through genome-wide analyses & the use of computational, modeling, & experimental approaches to exploring networks & systems in Arabidopsis. Proposals that develop new methods & tools for the benefit of plant biology research using Arabidopsis as the test model are also encouraged. Proposals especially encouraged in metabolic biology and adaptation to the environment.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5337
Program: Research Initiation Grants (RIG)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 11, 2010
Supports 2-year awards of $175,000 total costs, plus up to $25,000 for equipment, to encourage underrepresented groups to apply for and receive BIO funding to initiate research programs early in their careers. Goals are to expand the population of role models who will interact with an increasingly diverse student population, increase the number of scientists at minority-serving institutions engaged in research, & attract & retain members of underrepresented groups in biology careers.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=10676
Program: Plant Genome Research Program
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 26, 2010
Supports 4 activities: Genome-Enabled Plant Research tackles major unanswered questions in plant biology on a genome-wide scale; Transferring Research from Model Systems applies basic biological findings made using model systems to studying basic biology of plants of economic importance; Tools & Resources for Plant Genome Research; & Comparative Plant Genome Sequencing to enable research in economically important crop plants & plant processes of potential economic value.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5338
Program: Ecosystem Science
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 09, 2010
Includes 2 programs: 1) Ecosystem Studies Program supports investigations of whole-system ecological processes & relationships across a diversity of spatial & temporal (including paleo) scales; 2) Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program supports fundamental ecological research that requires long time periods & large spatial scales at a coordinated network of more than two dozen field sites. LTER is not currently soliciting proposals for new sites & does not accept unsolicited proposals.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12822
Program: Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 09, 2010
Supports the generation of extended time series of biological & environmental data that address ecological & evolutionary processes aimed at resolving important issues in environmental biology. Researchers must have collected at least 6 years of previous data & must present a cohesive conceptual rationale or framework for 10 years of research. Questions or hypotheses outlined in this conceptual framework must guide an initial 5-year proposal & a subsequent, abbreviated renewal.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13544
Program: Population and Community Ecology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 09, 2010
Supports research that advances the conceptual or theoretical understanding of population ecology, species interactions, & community dynamics in terrestrial, wetland, & freshwater habitats. Encourages projects that integrate theoretical, modeling, & empirical approaches, or that promote synthesis across spatial and temporal scales.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503414
Program: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 09, 2010
Supports research in taxonomy & systematics that contributes to 1) using phylogenetic methods to understand the evolution of life in time & space, 2) discovery, description, & cataloguing global species diversity, & 3) organizing that information in efficiently retrievable forms that best meet the needs of science & society. Program accepts proposals for Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (OPUS) and other opportunities.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12825
Program: Behavioral Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports research on development, function, mechanisms, & evolutionary history of behavior, with emphasis on a vertically integrated understanding of the behavioral phenotype in nature. Specifically encourages projects that seek to understand how combinations of neural, hormonal, physiological, & developmental mechanisms act synergistically as a system from which behavior emerges. Lab work or the study of animals in captivity is encouraged when necessary.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501086
Program: Developmental Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports research aimed at understanding how interacting developmental processes give rise to the emergent properties of organisms. A systems level approach using molecular, genetic, biochemical, & physiological techniques, as well as techniques from outside biology, is needed. 3 program areas: Plant, Fungal, & Microbial Developmental Systems; Animal Developmental Systems; & Evolution of Developmental Systems.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501087
Program: Neural Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports research on how complex functions emerge from the interactions of the cellular elements of the nervous system & the interactions of the nervous system with other physiological systems. Development & use of new theoretical approaches & computational models to guide & instruct experimental design are particularly encouraged.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501089
Program: Physiological and Structural Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports research aimed at furthering the understanding of organisms as integrated units of biological organization. Projects that use systems approaches to understand why particular patterns of architecture & regulatory control have emerged as general organismal properties are particularly encouraged. 3 program areas: Symbiosis, Defense, & Self-recognition; Processes, Structures, & Integrity; & Organism-Environment Interactions.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501090
Program: Biomolecular Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports fundamental research in the areas of molecular biophysics, molecular biochemistry, & metabolic biochemistry. Emphasizes the relationships among structure, function, & dynamics in studies of individual macromolecules, macromolecular complexes, & metabolic pathways. Research of interest includes novel & creative projects addressing protein folding and dynamics, natively unfolded proteins, protein design, molecular recognition, & metabolic pathways.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12771
Program: Cellular Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports research on the structure, function, & regulation of plant, animal, & microbial cells & their interactions with the environment & one another. Supports study of the structure, function, & assembly of cellular elements & of intracellular & transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms & cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms. Research on cellular recognition & self defense mechanisms included. Multi-disciplinary approaches encouraged.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12772
Program: Genes and Genomes Systems
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 12, 2010
Supports studies on genomes & genetic mechanisms in all organisms. Research can focus on the structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, & stability of genetic info in DNA, RNA, & proteins & on how those processes are regulated. Areas of interest include genome organization, molecular & cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, vertical & lateral transmission of heritable information, & the processes that mediate & regulate gene expression.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12780
Program: Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics (FODAVA)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 20, 2010
Co-sponsored with the Department of Homeland Security. Supports research to enable data stakeholders to detect the expected & discover the unexpected in massive data sets. Research should emphasize novel data transformations while also demonstrating research relevance to visual analytics systems by including a research component in areas such as visualization, human-computer interaction, & cognitive psychology.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501081
Program: Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 07, 2010
Enables significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through the development, implementation, & study of resources, models, & technologies for use by students, teachers, & policymakers. Funded activities begin with a research question about effective preK-12 STEM learning and teaching; develop, adapt, or study innovative resources, models, or technologies; and demonstrate if, how, for whom, and why their implementation affects learning. Deadline refers to full proposals. Optional preliminary proposals were due 10/5/09.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047
Program: Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 19, 2010
Seeks solutions to help ensure the breadth & depth of the STEM workforce. Supports Research, Strategies, Scale-up projects, conferences, & workshops. Projects may include students or teachers, kindergarten through high school, & any area of the STEM workforce. Projects that explore cyberlearning are of special interest. Deadline refers to required letters of intent. Full proposals due 2/12/10.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467
Program: Course, Curriculum, & Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 13, 2010
Supports efforts to create, adapt, & disseminate new learning materials & teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning & evaluate innovations, & conduct research on science, technology, engineering, & math (STEM) teaching & learning. Phase 1 proposals due 5/21/09 for states beginning with A-M and 5/22/09 for states beginning with N-W. Phase 2 and 3 proposals due 1/13/10.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741
Program: Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 01, 2010
Develops long-term research partnerships among industry, academe, & government. Centers are catalyzed by a small investment from NSF & are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their development & evolution. Letters of intent required by 1/1/10 & 6/26/10 for planning grants. Full proposals due 3/5/10 & 9/25/10 for planning grants & full centers. Limited submission: 1 single-university application per institution; no limit on number of multi-university applications.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5501
Program: Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 16, 2010
Supports research on the interactions among biological & geological systems; geomicrobiology & biomineralization processes; role of life in evolution of Earth's system; inorganic & organic geochemical processes occurring at or near Earth's surface; mineralogy & chemistry of soils & sediments; surficial chemical & biogeochemical systems & cycles & their modification; & development of tools, methods, & models for low- temperature geochemistry & geobiological research.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13689
Program: Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 16, 2010
Supports innovative research into processes that shape & modify landscapes over a variety of length & time scales. The program encourages research that investigates quantitatively the coupling & feedback among such processes, their rates, & their relative roles, especially in the contexts of variation in climatic & tectonic influences & in light of changes due to human impact.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13690
Program: Petrology and Geochemistry
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 06, 2010
Supports basic research on the formation & evolution of Earth using petrological & geochemical characteristics of Earth materials in the crust, mantle, & core. Proposals generally address the petrology & high-temperature geochemistry of igneous & metamorphic rocks, mineral physics, economic geology, & volcanology. Proposals that bridge disciplinary boundaries or include development of analytical tools for potential use by the broad community encouraged. Proposal windows 6/6-7/6 and 12/6-1/6 annually.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13683
Program: Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (SGP)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 16, 2010
Supports studies of 1) changing aspects of life, ecology, environments, & biogeography in past geologic time based on fossil plants, animals, & microbes; 2) all aspects of Earth's sedimentary carapace; 3) science of dating & measuring time sequence of events & rates of geological processes of Earth's past sedimentary & biological (fossil) record; 4) geologic record of the production, transportation, & deposition of physical & chemical sediments; & 5) understanding the complexities of Earth's deep time climate systems.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13691
Program: Tectonics
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 06, 2010
Supports broad range of field, laboratory, computational, & theoretical investigations aimed at understanding the evolution & deformation of continental lithosphere & how deformational processes have modified the lithosphere through geologic time. Supports integrated research involving the disciplines of structural geology, petrology, geochronology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geomorphology, rock mechanics, paleomagnetics, geodesy, & other geophysical techniques. Proposal windows 6/6-7/6 & 12/6-1/6 annually.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13673
Program: Mathematical Biology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 13, 2010
Supports research in areas of applied & computational mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences. Projects should be mathematically innovative & address challenging problems of interest to members of the biological community. May include development of mathematical concepts & tools traditionally seen in other disciplinary programs within the Division of Mathematical Sciences, e.g., topology, probability, statistics, & computation. Proposal window 12/18- 1/13 annually.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5690
Program: Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) Program
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Jointly sponsored by Department of Energy & NSF, supports 2- to 4-week courses involving lecturers of international standing at the advanced graduate & postgraduate level. Aim is to disseminate advanced scientific & engineering knowledge & stimulate training & cooperation among researchers of the Americas in mathematical/physical sciences & engineering. Deadline 1/15 each year.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5327
Program: Cognitive Neuroscience
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 24, 2010
Supports highly innovative, interdisciplinary projects aimed at advancing rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, & other aspects of cognition & behavior, including how such processes develop & change in the brain & through evolutionary time. Emphasis is on integration of cognitive sciences, basic sciences, & engineering for insights into healthy functions of brain, cognition, & behavior.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5316
Program: Cultural Anthropology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports basic scientific research about the causes, consequences, & complexities of human social & cultural variability. Annual target dates for Senior Research by PhD investigators, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement, High-Risk Research in Anthropology, & training & workshops are 1/15 and 8/15. Annual target dates for Cultural Anthropology Scholar awards for research-related, post-PhD training are 1/16 and 8/16. Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) & Graduates (REG) proposals due 3/1.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/cult_overview.jsp
Program: Developmental and Learning Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports fundamental research that increases understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, & biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development & learning. Research will add to knowledge of how people learn & the developmental processes that support learning, leading children & adolescents to grow up to take productive roles as workers & citizens. Currently accepting individual investigator & workshop/small conference proposals.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671
Program: Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports research on geographic distributions & interactions of human, physical, & biotic systems on Earth's surface. Investigations on nature, causes, & consequences of human activity & natural environmental processes across a range of scales are encouraged. Projects must enhance geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, & their application to societal problems & concerns. Research proposal target dates are 1/15 & 8/15. Dissertation Improvement proposals due 2/15 & 10/15 annually.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5410
Program: Linguistics
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports scientific research on human language including syntactic, semantic, phonetic, & phonological properties of individual languages & of language in general; psychological processes involved in use of language; social & cultural factors in language use, variation, & change; development of linguistic capacities in children; acoustics of speech & physiological & psychological processes involved in production & perception of speech; & the biological bases of language in the brain.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408
Program: Social Psychology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports basic research on human social behavior, including cultural differences & development over the life span. Among the many research topics supported are attitude formation & change, social cognition, personality processes, interpersonal relations/group processes, the self, emotion, social comparison & social influence, the social psychology of health, & the psychophysiological correlates of social behavior.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5712
Program: Decision, Risk, and Management Sciences (DRMS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 18, 2010
Supports scientific research to increase understanding/effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, & society. Disciplinary/interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research & workshops funded in the areas of judgment & decision making; decision analysis/aids; risk analysis, perception, & communication; societal & public policy decision making; mgmt science & organizational design. Also supports small grants for exploratory research of a time-critical nature.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423
Program: Economics
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 18, 2010
Supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes & institutions of the US economy and of the world system of which it is a part. Also strengthens empirical & theoretical economic analysis & the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. Supported areas include econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, & public finance.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437
Program: Law and Social Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports social scientific studies of law & law- like systems of rules, institutions, processes, & behaviors, including research designed to enhance the scientific understanding of the impact of law; human behavior & interactions as these relate to law; the dynamics of legal decision making; & the nature, sources, & consequences of variations & changes in legal institutions.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5422
Program: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 16, 2010
Supports development of innovative methods & models for the social & behavioral sciences & interacts with other programs in SBE, as well as other programs in NSF, most notably the Statistics & Probability Program in MPS. MMS seeks proposals that are interdisciplinary, methodologically innovative, & grounded in theory. Interests: general research & infrastructure activities; mid-career research fellowships; research on survey & statistical methodology; & doctoral dissertation research.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5421
Program: Political Science
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports scientific research that advances knowledge & understanding of citizenship, government, & politics. Proposals expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, & empirically oriented. Substantive areas include American government & politics, comparative government & politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, & political institutions. Target dates refer to research proposals. Doctoral Dissertation Support proposals deadline is 1/15.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418
Program: Sociology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports research on human social organization & processes of individual & institutional change. Supports theoretically-focused empirical investigations to improve explanation of fundamental social processes. Includes research on organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification & mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles. Annual target dates 1/15 & 8/15 for Regular Research and 2/15 & 10/15 for Dissertation Research.
Details: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369
Program: Tropical Research Institute Fellowships
Agency: Smithsonian Institution
Next Deadline: Jan 15, 2010
Supports tropical biology, ecology, behavior and evolution of terrestrial and marine organisms, archeology, paleontology, and human ecology research in Panama. Tupper 3-Year Postdoc Fellowships (1/15 annually) support the testing of innovative hypotheses. Short-Term Fellowships (2/15, 5/15, 8/15, and 11/15 annually) support three months of research and travel costs.
Details: http://www.stri.org/english/education_fellowships/fellowships/stri_programs.php
Program: ONR Summer Faculty Research Program & Sabbatical Leave Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Next Deadline: Dec 04, 2009
Summer Faculty Research Program (ddl 12/4/09) supports science & engineering faculty for 10- weeks, beginning in May. Consists of three levels: Summer Faculty Fellow, Senior Summer Faculty Fellow, and Distinguished Summer Faculty Fellow. Sabbatical Leave Program (apps due 6 months prior to start) provides appointments for a minimum of one semester to a maximum of one year. Participants receive monthly stipend making up the difference between salary & sabbatical leave pay from home institution. Both programs are residential, on site at sponsoring U.S. Navy Laboratory.
Details: http://www.asee.org/summer/
Program: Solar Energy Technologies Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Next Deadline: Dec 31, 2009
Program supports advance solar energy technology under the Solar America Initiative. Opportunities include: Baseload Concentrating Solar Power Generation (10/15/09); Minority University Research Associate Program (8/4/09); Solar America Showcase General Projects (12/31/09); Solar America Cities- Technical Outreach (10/15/09); Solar Market Transformation (7/30/09); and High Penetration Solar Deployment (7/30/09).
Details: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/financial_opportunities.html
Program: Global Change Education Program (GCEP)
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Next Deadline: Dec 31, 2009
Supports undergraduate and graduate training in support of OBER's global change research activities, which encompass a wide variety of study areas, including atmospheric sciences, ecology, global carbon cycles, climatology, & terrestrial processes. The two components of GCEP are: the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships (GREF). U.S. citizenship is required for application to any of the GCEP projects.
Details: http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/Applications/index.html
Program: Environmental Studies Program (ESP)
Agency: U.S. Department of the Interior
Next Deadline: Dec 02, 2009
Supports research to predict, assess, and manage impacts from offshore gas, oil and marine mineral exploration, development, and production activities on human, marine, and coastal environments. Of interest are studies to characterize living resources in the marine environment and effects of disturbances related to Outer Continental Shelf gas and oil activities, such as noise, routine drilling discharges, accidental spills, fuel combustion emissions and habitat alteration. Announcements appear in the FedBizOpps.
Details: http://www.mms.gov/eppd/sciences/esp/index.htm
Program: P3 Award: A Student Design Competition for Sustainability
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Next Deadline: Jan 05, 2010
Supports undergrad and grad teams at IHEs to create partnerships with public/private sectors. Grants awarded to research, develop & design sustainable solutions to environmental challenges. Interdisciplinary teams from multiple engineering departments &/or departments of chemistry, architecture, industrial design, business, economics, policy, social science, and others are encouraged. In FY 10, up to $850,000 is available to support approximately 40 awards.
Details: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_p3.html
Program: STAR Research Grants
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Next Deadline: Jan 07, 2010
Supports environmental research by academic & non- profits, state & local governments. Programs include: Clean Air Research Centers (11/16/09); Science in Energy and Environmental Design (SEED) (pre-app 11/13/09); Exploring Linkages Between Health Outcomes and Environmental Hazards, Exposures, and Interventions for Public Health Tracking and Risk Management (8/5/09); Advancing Public Health Protection through Water Infrastructure Sustainability (8/17/09); SBIR Phase I (5/20/09); and Approaches to Assessing Potential Food Allergy from Genetically Engineered Plants (1/7/10).
Details: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/
Program: UNCF/Gates Millennium Scholars Program
Agency: United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Next Deadline: Jan 11, 2010
Provides financial assistance to 1,000 new minority (African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, or Hispanic American) college students per year in mathematics, science, engineering, education, or library science. Goal is to expand access to higher education and to encourage students to complete college and continue into master and doctoral programs. Students must have a 3.3 GPA, be enrolled full-time in an accredited college or university, and have significant financial need.
Details: http://www.uncf.org/forstudents/gatesscholarship.asp
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