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Subscribe to ORP NewsFoundations Funding Opportunity E-Newsletter - June 2025
Posted June 11, 2025
The Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects (ORP) is offering this monthly e-newsletter of foundation-sponsored grant opportunities available to support the diverse research and creative activities of all faculty.
Research Corporation for Science Advancement
Grant Opportunity: Cottrell Scholar Award
Summary: Supports early-career faculty in chemistry, physics, and astronomy at U.S. or Canadian institutions.
Grant Cap: $120,000 over 3 years
Deadline: July 1, 2025...
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NEH - Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Posted June 11, 2025
Application Deadline: July 9, 2025
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary program. This program supports cultural organizations in creating and developing scholarship-based public programs that celebrate the people, events, ideas, and legacies related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Public Impact Projects Celebratin...
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Office Hours with ORP: Dr. Jerrica Ampadu
Posted June 11, 2025
Over the last seven years, Dr. Ampadu has secured more than $10 million in funding. In the video link below Dr. Jerrica Ampadu, Interim Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs in Nursing and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for SIUE’s School of Nursing, shares her experiences in working with SIUE’s Office of Research and Projects.
Dr. Jerrica V. Ampadu is an Associate Professor at SIUE, where she currently serves as the Interim Assista...
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Research Centers Spotlight: GeoMARC (Geospatial Mapping, Applications, and Research Center)
Posted June 11, 2025
GeoMARC is a dynamic research center dedicated to advancing the use of geospatial technologies in the region.
GeoMARC applies tools such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, imagery analysis, automation, machine learning, and both aerial (UAS) and terrestrial data collection to address real-world challenges faced by government agencies, private industry, academic institutions, and local communities.
The center’s primary objective is to foster cross-d...
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Faculty Research Survey
Posted June 04, 2025
The Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects (ORP) is conducting a Faculty Research Survey as an endeavor to explore ways to stimulate research and creative activities among all faculty. The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete.
Note: This survey is anonymous, but you will have the ability to opt-in and share your responses and research interests with ORP for assistance on finding funding opportunities.
As a thank you for your particip...
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Hanover Research Current Webinar Series
Posted June 04, 2025
The Graduate School is piloting a partnership with Hanover Research to provide a suite of grant proposal development resources and prospecting support to SIUE faculty who are interested in pursuing external funding. These resources include grantsmanship training, identification of funding opportunities, proposal review and revision support, and more. This support is an expansion of current available resources in the Office of Research and Projects.
Below is a link to the webin...
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IIN – Illinois Innovation Network Case Study: Marketing Our Local Impact Webinar
Posted June 04, 2025
June 12, 2025 – 2:00pm (cst)
Research impact is often thought of on the national or global scale: what is the next life-changing breakthrough we can discover? But research also has impacts on the local and regional levels.
During the 2024-25 academic year, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign designed and executed a strategic marketing campaign to highlight the impact of the university's research on the Champaign-Urbana communities. Hear from Associate Vice Chanc...
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NEH - Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary
Posted June 04, 2025
Application Deadline: July 9, 2025
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary program. This program supports cultural organizations in creating and developing scholarship-based public programs that celebrate the people, events, ideas, and legacies related to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Public Impact Projects Celebratin...
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Research Centers Highlight
Posted June 04, 2025
CCSVP – Center for Crime Science and Violence Prevention
Dr. Dennis Mares
dmares@siue.edu ccsvpbelleville@siue.edu
Our primary focus is to assist all stakeholders in the criminal justice field in their efforts to reduce crime and violence. Our Center works with criminal justice agencies, community organizations, vendors, faculty, and students to improve public safety in the St. Louis and Southern Illinois regions.
We provide a ...
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2025 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) Research and Collaboration Conference
Posted May 22, 2025
Save The Date! Join researchers, practitioners, and university leaders from across the state for the 2025 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) Research and Collaboration Conference, taking place September 25–26 at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
This year’s theme will be announced soon, but it will focus on innovative partnerships, boundary-spanning research, and social innovation. You can also expect to build connections with researchers and p...
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Become a reviewer for NSF
Posted May 22, 2025
To become a NSF reviewer, send an e-mail to the NSF program officer(s) of the program(s) that fits your expertise. Introduce yourself and identify your areas of expertise, and let them know that you are interested in becoming a peer reviewer. It is most helpful if you also attach a 2-page CV with current contact information. We also encourage you to share this request with other colleagues who might be interested in serving as NSF reviewers. NSF welcomes qualified reviewers fro...
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Compliance Highlight: IACUC Health Histories
Posted May 22, 2025
SIUE has an occupational health and safety program for faculty, staff, and students in contact with animals. Under this program, ALL SIUE faculty, staff, and students who have, or plan to have, regular contact with live vertebrate laboratory or wild animals, are required to have a current medical history, physical examination, and appropriate vaccinations/testing PRIOR to exposure to the animals. These requirements fall under the rules set in place by the Of...
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EPA Complying with EPA Grants Webinar
Posted May 15, 2025
The Complying with EPA Grants Webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 21, from 1:00-2:00 pm ET. During this webinar, the EPA will provide an overview to recipients of EPA grants on key policies and procedures that must be followed to ensure effective grant management and compliance.
Participants will be able to ask questions of EPA presenters during the webinar. Advance registration is required. Complete the registration form to register for the webinar. If you have a...
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Faculty Research Survey
Posted May 15, 2025
The Graduate School's Office of Research and Projects (ORP) is conducting a Faculty Research Survey as an endeavor to explore ways to stimulate research and creative activities among all faculty. The survey should take no more than 10-15 minutes to complete.
Note: This survey is anonymous, but you will have the ability to opt-in and share your responses and research interests with ORP for assistance on finding funding opportunities.
As a thank you for your particip...
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Hanover Research Current Webinar Series
Posted May 15, 2025
The Graduate School is piloting a partnership with Hanover Research to provide a suite of grant proposal development resources and prospecting support to SIUE faculty who are interested in pursuing external funding. These resources include grantsmanship training, identification of funding opportunities, proposal review and revision support, and more. This support is an expansion of current available resources in the Office of Research and Projects.
Below is a link to the webin...
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Illinois Arts Council Conference Scholarships
Posted May 15, 2025
The Illinois Arts Council (IAC) is offering scholarships of up to $1,500 to assist with costs related to attending the 2025 Leadership Exchange in Arts & Disability (LEAD) Conference, taking place in Cleveland, OH, from August 18-22, 2025.
Eligible applicants include staff from Illinois not-for-profit arts organizations, government units, and higher education institutions focused on accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Priority will be given to first-time attendees...
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SIUE Research Center Spotlight
Posted May 15, 2025
IRIS - Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Center
Dr. Meg Smith margars@siue.edu
Founded in 2009, the IRIS Center at SIUE is an interdisciplinary facility designed to support individual and collaborative scholarship (at faculty and student levels) that applies digital content as a primary methodology.
The IRIS Center mission aims to:
- Facilitate cross-disciplinary and collaborative projects that involve innovative uses of technology in the humanities an...
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EPA Grants Webinar for Grant Applications
Posted May 08, 2025
EPA is hosting a webinar for assistance agreement (grant) applicants and recipients. During the webinar, EPA staff will review key aspects of EPA’s grants processes and requirements, and you will have the opportunity to submit questions. You must register in advance for the webinar using the link provided below.
Complying with EPA Grants Webinar
Wednesday, May 21, 2025: 1:00-2:00pm ET
During this webinar, the EPA will provide an overview to recipients of EPA grant...
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New Department of Energy (DOE) Research Security Training Requirements
Posted May 08, 2025
Effective May 1, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) will require all covered individuals to complete research security training prior to proposal submission. Covered individuals will now need to certify they have completed research security training within one year of application date. The DOE interprets this as the 12 months immediately preceding the application date. See DOE’s definition of “covered individual” and the research security training requiremen...
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SIUE Research Center Spotlight - Center for Predictive Analytics (CPAN)
Posted May 08, 2025
The Center for Predictive Analytics (C-PAN) was founded in response to the growing need for data scientists across all disciplines. Although computational power continues to advance, and high volumes of data can now be collected and stored, many data resources remain untapped. C-PAN is dedicated to the development of innovative data analysis solutions that enable our industry, government and academic partners to utilize their data to its fullest potential while also pro...
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