Funding Opportunity News I 9/27/2019

The Research Development Office (RDO) has announced the following To view previously announced funding opportunities, visit the RDO website. Items that I believe are of particular interest to our College's researchers are highlighted in yellow, but we encourage you to review all opportunities. Please contact the Research Office to discuss pursuing these opportunities.

Research Funding Opportunity in Vietnam

The Foundation for Science and Technology Development of Ton Duc Thang University (FOSTECT)  in Vietnam has announced funding opportunities for basic and applied research in 2019. The deadline is October 30. Details are found after the jump.

Repositioning and Renaming in the NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate

The announcement below describes the NSF's moves to rename and reposition the programs it funds in the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate. This is very important news for everyone in the social science community, and you are encouraged to read this information and share it with your colleagues. Let me know if you have any questions. I am pleased to say that this does not signal an intention on NSF's part to cancel or curtail the sorts of things that it currently funds, and these new program descriptions may well create new opportunities.

Q&A Session on "Foreign Influence" in the COI disclosure form

As many of you know from having completed your Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure for this year, the form contains a new question about "foreign influence." There have been questions raised about this. Fortunately, the Office of Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance (SPARCS) is sponsoring a Q&A session on this question.

The event is on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. in Room 3285 Talley Student Center

Travel support for community-engaged scholarship

The Office of Outreach and Engagement is offering stipends for participation in Community Engaged Scholarship activity.

The Office has a limited number of $500 scholarships available to attend any College or Department approved domestic conference or meeting to present or enhance faculty engaged scholarship. Faculty and staff can apply to be reimbursed for activities that occurred or will occur between July 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019. Preference will be given to faculty who have plans to submit conference proposals.

Research Development and Grant Writing News - September 2019 Issue

The September issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. In this month's edition, there are two articles of considerable interest to our college: "Humanities Funding: A Travel Guide with a Stop at the National Humanities Center," and "Selected URLs for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts (HSSA) Funding."

The Research Development Office maintains an institutional-level subscription allowing us to distribute freely within NC State University. Please share this message to all interested parties within the NC State community.

NC State Invites Applications for Director of the Institute for Nonprofits

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina State University invites applications from scholars at the rank of associate professor or professor to also serve as the next Director and leader of its Institute for Nonprofits (https://nonprofit.chass.ncsu.edu/). Assistant Professors may be considered if they are close to tenure. This position is open to current NC State faculty as well as to scholars outside the University who wish to apply. See more information and the full job announcement here at https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/122353

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