Early notice: NSF CAREER Workshop

The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) has announced that it will hold a workshop for prospective CAREER award nominees on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 1 to 4 pm. 

The NSF’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers support for early-career faculty seeking to build strong foundations for research and education in their respective fields. Faculty interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. You will be able to register at the PDU homepage after the winter break.

This event is hosted by the PDU, as well as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Sciences, and the Wilson College of Textiles. All eligible faculty are welcome to apply--and our college has had some recent success in this program, so we strongly urge anyone interested in applying to attend this workshop, and to reach out to the college research office for assistance.

PDU@Lunch Webinar Series 2020-21

This year’s series may be of special interest to early career researchers and scholars who are new to NC State. Please consider attending and encourage your colleagues and research collaborators to attend as well. 

NIH@NC State Grant Writing Series 2021

From the Proposal Development Unit: This year's series focuses on helping investigators navigate the language and trends unique to the NIH grants culture. 

Facebook Fellowship Program for PhD students

Following is a short announcement and link to Facebook Fellowships for PhD students. Don't let the description deter you from taking a look!  Several of the ideas in which Facebook is interested are areas of interest to our PhD students, including computational social science, technology policy research, privacy and data use, and various aspects of AR/VR and human/computer interaction. See the link below for more details.

Various Funding Opportunities for COVID-Related Research

Following are several funding opportunities related to COVID-19 research. If you are interested in learning more or intend to submit a proposal, please contact the Research Office.

Two September Seminars from the Proposal Development Unit

Here are two seminars in September that will be of interest to researchers in our college.The first is about new developments at the National Institutes of Health. The second is a more general discussion of how to find research funding using the tools available to you here at NC State. Please consider joining one or both of these seminars.

Center for Human Health and the Environment - Request for Pilot Project Applications

NC State/NIEHS Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing its request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for fall of 2021.  Applications are due on September 15, 2021 at 5:00 pm. EDT.

Individual awards will range upwards to $25,000 (direct cost) for one year and CHHE expects to fund up to five proposals. CHHE will also award up to two $50,000 proposals (direct costs) for dual-investigator, multi-disciplinary collaborative research which requires additional funding and separate budgets. CHHE full members can now use the STC Voucher Program Funds for STC services that are part of a CHHE PPP.