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Subscribe to ORP NewsIIN Spring 2024 - Social Innovation and Impact Seed Grants NOFO – Due May 31
Posted April 17, 2024
Discipline(s): All
The Illinois Innovation Network aims to advance collaborative research within the state with its Social Innovation and Impact seed grant program. Social Innovation and Impact grants can be used to pursue a wide variety of projects that directly affect lives, address critical social problems, and build trusted partnerships in a given community.
The University of Illinois System, its Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation (OVPEDI), and Northern Il...
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National Endowment for the Humanities – Research and Development (Video)
Posted April 17, 2024
Disciplines: Arts & Humanities
The NEH Research and Development program supports projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. These challenges include the need to find better ways to preserve materials of critical importance to the nation’s cultural heritage—from fragile artifacts and manuscripts to analog recordings and digital assets subject to technological obsolescence—and to develop advanced modes ...
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NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) - Due July 24
Posted April 17, 2024
Disciplines: Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of lea...
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NSF Proposal & Award Policy Updates (Webinar)
Posted April 17, 2024
Discipline(s): All
The PAPPG details NSF’s proposal preparation and submission guidelines and sets forth policies and procedures regarding the award, administration, and monitoring of the Foundation’s awards. In this webinar, Jean Feldman, Head of Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, within the Foundation’s Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management, provides an overview of the changes and clarifications to the PAPPG that are effective for proposals s...
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U.S. Department of Energy - Communities Taking Charge Accelerator Program (Concept Papers due May 20)
Posted April 17, 2024
Discipline(s): Civil Engineering
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), is issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: Communities Taking Charge Accelerator, Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Opportunity Announcement”. Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part,...
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Become a reviewer for OASH
Posted April 10, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Individuals interested in becoming a grant reviewer for programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), which includes ORI, are encouraged to visit:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/rrm/AgencyPortal/oash.aspx to learn more and to register and create a reviewer profile.
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Best Practices for NSF Broader Impacts (Video)
Posted April 10, 2024
Discipline(s): All
In the video Evaluation: Best Practices for Broader Impacts presented by AGU, National Science Foundation program officers and successful applicants discuss the strategies for crafting a meaningful Broader Impacts section of the Project Description.
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Changes to the Administration of NSF Conference or Group Travel Award Grant Conditions
Posted April 10, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Effective May 20, 2024, new NSF conference or travel awards, and funding amendments to existing NSF conference or travel awards, will begin referencing, and are subject to, the applicable award terms and conditions identified in the award notice and these Special Terms and Conditions (FL 26) for Administration of NSF Conference or Travel Awards dated 05/20/2024.
The FL 26 has been revised to include updated references to the NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research T...
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NIH Simplified Peer Review Framework for Research Project Grants (Webinar) - April 17
Posted April 10, 2024
Discipline(s): All
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is simplifying the framework for the peer review of most Research Project Grant (RPG) applications effective for due dates on or aft er January 25, 2025. These changes are designed to address the complexity of the peer review process and mitigate potential bias. Make plans to hear the latest updates, timelines, and how these changes will impact existing and new funding opportunities.
A Q&A with NIH experts will follow the presentation ...
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NSF Implementation of the Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support (Webinar) - April 25
Posted April 10, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation on Thursday, April 25th at 2:00 PM EDT for a webinar in our NSF Policy Office Webinar Series, Implementing the Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support.
This webinar will discuss NSF’s implementation of the National Science and Technology Council-approved Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support. This session will cover the policy behind NSF&...
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How to Write a Great NSF Proposal (MCB Virtual Office Hours) - April 10
Posted April 03, 2024
Discipline(s): Sciences
Join the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) at the National Science Foundation for their next virtual office hour. The topic will be “How to Write a Great NSF Proposal”.
Date and Time: Wednesday, April 10th from 1-2pm Central Time.
Program Directors will be present to address your questions.
For alerts on future virtual office hours, please subscribe to the MCB Blog.
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NSF Convergence Accelerator - Regional Expansion Events
Posted April 03, 2024
NSF Convergence Accelerator - Regional Expansion Events
Discipline(s): STEM Education
Research is often driven by a compelling societal or scientific challenge; however, it may take the researcher community years to develop a solution. To deliver tangible solutions that have a nation-wide societal impact and at a faster pace, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched the Convergence Accelerator program, designed to leverage a convergence approach to transition basic research and discovery...
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Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications - Effective January 25, 2025
Posted April 03, 2024
Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications - Effective January 25, 2025
Discipline(s): All
The National Institutes of Health recently announced a streamlined format for application review criteria, effective January 25, 2025. The changes will apply to the grants and cooperative agreements with the following RPG activity codes: DP1, DP2, DP3, DP4, DP5, R01, R03, R15, R16, R21, R33, R34, R36, R61, RC1, RC2, RC4, RF1, RL1, RL2, U01, U34, U3R, UA5, UC1, UC2, UC4, ...
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SPARK - SIUE's Institutional Repository
Posted April 03, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Institutional Repositories (IRs) aim to bring together all of a University's research and creative output under one umbrella, with an aim to preserve and provide access to that content. SIUE SPARK (Scholarly Publications and Repository of Knowledge) is a service of Library and Information Services, fulfilling and expanding the library's traditional role in collecting and preserving the scholarly record and providing open access to SIUE's scholarly and creative output.
IRs ar...
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Understanding NIH Programs (Webinar)
Posted April 03, 2024
Discipline(s): Health Sciences
In this webinar, find out which NIH funding mechanisms apply to you throughout your career. This talk covers many of the mechanisms that apply to Ph.D.s and M.D.s (or equivalent research and clinical doctoral degrees), from graduate/medical school through your early-stage faculty years. It describes different types of NIH grants that support mentored research training including fellowships, institutional training grants and career development awards.
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NSF 24-559 - Mathematical Foundations of Digital Twins
Posted March 27, 2024
Discipline(s): Engineering; Mathematical and Physical Sciences
The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) plan to jointly support foundational mathematical and statistical research on Digital Twins in applied sciences. Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the demand and interest in applications that involve collaborati...
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NSF EDU Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Workshop (May 15)
Posted March 27, 2024
Discipline(s): STEM Education
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating educati...
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Promoting Responsible Research - Data Protection and Cybersecurity Fundamentals (Zoom Webinar) - April 11
Posted March 27, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Join speaker Joshua Hecker, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity specialist and partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP, for a presentation on preventive information security and privacy measure in research.
April 11, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Zoom
Register here.
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The Computer Vision Research Process for Multi-Dimensional Datasets Using MATLAB (C-PAN Workshop) – April 19
Posted March 27, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Join us as we explore how to analyze multi-dimensional datasets within MATLAB! From image processing to pattern recognition, we will dive into the concepts underlying computer vision and the research applications it supports.
When: Friday, April 19 at 1:00 – 2:30PM
Presenter: Dr. Rubi Quiñones
Register: https://siue.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ev7lnid4cB8g06
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Become a reviewer for OASH
Posted December 06, 2023
Discipline(s): All
Individuals interested in becoming a grant reviewer for programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), which includes ORI, are encouraged to visit:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/rrm/AgencyPortal/oash.aspx to learn more and to register and create a reviewer profile.
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