Department of Homeland Security; Major Center Funding

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a funding opportunity that might be of interest:

• DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense – Lead (link) – Due August 4, 2017 – Up to $3,500,000 (subject to availability of funds) per year for 10 years
• DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense – Partner (link) – Due August 4, 2017 – Up to $500,000; total will be distributed over the two-year period of performance (Subject to availability of funds and project execution)

March 2017 Issue of Research Development & Grant Writing News

The March issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. 

The Research Development Office maintains an institutional-level subscription allowing us to distribute freely within NC State University. 

New Funding Opportunities from the Research Development Office

To view previously announced funding opportunities, visit the RDO website.

Faculty Development Opportunity: NIH Grant Writing Workshop

Colleagues:

ORIED’s Research Development Office and the Proposal Development Unit are pleased to announce a new NIH-focused workshop that will provide insider insights into the perceptions and thinking of NIH study section grant reviewers.  The workshop will be held on May 30 and 31, 2017, in Textiles Room 2431 on NC State’s Centennial Campus.  This event is free but registration is required. 

Scholarship of Community Engagement Institute

I received this from the Office of Faculty Development. Please share with anyone with an interest in community engagement.

Scholarship of Community Engagement Institute

Are you interested in exploring how to connect your scholarship to the community or to design effective projects in collaboration with community partners? Do you want to study how integrating service learning into your course can improve student learning outcomes? Are you interested to learn about research methods useful to conduct engaged scholarship? These are just a few of the topics that you could explore by attending the Office of Faculty Development’s Scholarship of Community Engagement Institute. Applications are available now through April 24.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Internal Competition Dates

The University has announced its process for the NSF's Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program (see below). Our college typically does not have a large number of labs with needs for major research equipment or instruments--but we do have some, and this is an opportunity to compete for funds to acquire needed instrumentation. Please see the process below for submitting internal letters of intent to my office, and, as always, please send any questions or ideas to me.

Grant Writing: Taking Your Research Funding to the Next Level

From the office of Faculty Development: Grant Writing: Taking Your Research Funding to the Next Level (Friday, March 31, 11:45 A.M. - 12:35 P.M., 405 Clark Hall): Join this session to hear how faculty can succeed in moving from leading smaller or single-site grants to larger or multi-site grants. Examples include securing funding for centers and/or institutes such as NSF or NIH training or research centers. This event is part of the Associate Professors' Community, a partnership with OIED.

You can register for these and other OFD workshops at go.ncsu.edu/ofdregistration.

Dear Colleague Letter from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Funding Opportunities

Dear Colleagues,

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting proposals for the latest round of Grand Challenges Explorations. Grand Challenges Explorations fosters early-stage discovery research to expand the pipeline of ideas for solving our greatest global health and development challenges. Launched in 2008 with an initial $100 million commitment from the foundation, Grand Challenges Explorations grants have already been awarded to more than 1200 researchers in more than 65 countries.

From the NIH: New Peer Review Videos for Applicants and Reviewers

New Peer Review Videos for Applicants and Reviewers

This information will be of considerable value to anyone submitting grants to the National Institutes of Health.

NIH’s Center for Scientific Review posted recordings of their most recent webinar series on peer review:

Finding Grants for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research

Finding Grants for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research (Monday, March 13, 3:00-4:15 P.M., 405 Clark Hall): Are you looking for funding opportunities that support doing research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)? Participants in this session will learn how to locate and choose from the variety of funding resources which include: internal & external, federal, disciplinary, professional associations, and more. You will also learn about the wide scope of SoTL research and how to prioritize factors to consider related to publication or presentation. This session will be led by the OFD Assistant Directors, Dr. Doug James and Dr. Erin Robinson, and is part of our Non-Tenure Track Faculty Community.

NC State Center for Human Health and the Environment: Request for Applications Due April 3

The NC State University Center for Human Heath and the Environment (CHHE) is announcing its request for applications (RFA) for pilot project proposals for Spring 2017.  Applications will be due on April 3, 2017.

Two NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration in 2017

The NIH Office of Extramural Research is offering two NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration in 2017. 

These 2-day seminars, with optional workshop days, are taking place in New Orleans, LA (May 3-5) and Baltimore, MD (October 25-27). The program is geared towards new investigators and extramural research administrators wanting to learn more about the NIH grants application and award processes. These seminars offer a unique opportunity for attendees to interact with over 60 NIH & HHS program, review, grants and policy officials in a central location, who are eager to share their expertise and answer your questions. There are over 45 different topics to choose from over the course of the 2-day seminar, plus more in-depth opportunities during our optional pre-seminar workshop day on topics such as electronic Research Administration, Human Subjects Research Protections, Intellectual Property, and even an Administrator’s Boot Camp. 

Due March 15: Engagement Scholarship Consortium: Call for Proposals

The deadline for the Call for Proposals for the 2017
Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) conference is fast-approaching.

Call for Proposals: NCDS Data Fellows 2017-2018 due April 7

The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) is seeking proposals for participation in the 2017-2018 NCDS Data Science Faculty Fellows program, with a submission due date of April 7, 2017. 

 

Funding Opportunity from NSF: Systems Science (SYS)

NSF: Systems Science (SYS)

This program supports fundamental research leading to a theoretical foundation for design and systems engineering.   In particular, the Systems Science program seeks intellectual advances in which underlying theories (such as probability theory, decision theory, game theory, organizational sociology, behavioral economics or cognitive psychology) are integrated and abstracted to develop explanatory models for design and systems engineering in a general, domain-independent fashion.  Ideally, the explanatory models, derived from the underlying theoretical foundations will lead to testable hypotheses.  Based on collected evidence supporting or falsifying the hypotheses, new insights are gained allowing the explanatory models to be refined or updated.

Agency due date: 9/1/17 - 9/15/17

Funding Opportunity from NSF: Engineering and Systems Design (ESD)

NSF: Engineering and Systems Design (ESD)

This program supports fundamental research leading to new engineering and systems design methods and practices for specific global contexts.  In particular, ESD seeks intellectual advances in which the theoretical foundations underlying design and systems engineering are operationalized into rigorous and pragmatic methods for a specific context. 

NSF CAREER proposal workshop

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. Those interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a three-session workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. Workshop sessions will be held at the Talley Student Union from 3 to 4:30 PM on March 8, 22 and 29. The three sessions include:

Session 1: Specific requirements, Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, and communicating with NSF Program Directors

Session 2: Strategies for writing strong Project Summaries and Project Narratives, as well as Research and Education plans

Session 3: NSF CAREER panel review process, peer reviews, and small group discussions led by previous CAREER awardees (organized by NSF Directorate)

Participants are encouraged to attend all three workshops as the information presented each day will build on previous sessions.

The CAREER workshop is open to all NC State faculty and will be coordinated by the Proposal Development Unit (Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development), College of Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and College of Textiles.

CAREER workshop registration

For more information please contact Matt Hooker (mwhooker@ncsu.edu) or Alexia Kelley (amkelley@ncsu.edu).

Cancellation of February 9 RED Talk with Dr. Emery Brown

The RED Talk with Dr. Emery Brown that was scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. We will post any information about a rescheduled presentation.

Due March 7 Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative

The 2017 Minerva Research Initiative topics have been released:
http://minerva.defense.gov/Research/Research-Priorities/

There is a general interest area and 4 special interest areas.  White papers are due March 7th.

The general interest area is  "Sociality, Security, and Interconnectivity," and the special interest areas are

Understanding the Social Impact of Autonomy
Societal Resilience and Sociopolitical (In)stability
Power and Deterrence for Shaping Operations
Military Cyber Defense

Duke-NC State Translational Research Grant

Applications due by March 9, 2017

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is partnering with The Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED), as well as NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI), to support new inter-institutional collaborative research teams.

This Duke/NC State Translational Research Grant offers $50,000 (half from each institution) for 12 months to fund novel clinical and translational research that applies or accelerates discovery into testing in clinical or population settings. 

Friday, February 10, 2017. Finding New Research Directions with Others

You are invited to a panel discussion on finding new research directions with others. This is part of the Full Professors' Community series, but all are welcome. Please register online:  Registration Form.

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia—Call for Proposals

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia are based on the premise that technological

innovations from the natural sciences are likely to have the most positive effects on society and the environment when their development into products is evaluated and guided by diverse, well informed, members of society.

Spring 2017 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration

Registration is open for the Spring 2017 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration in New Orleans.

NSF: Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)

Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR) Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 27, 2017 Program Guidelines: NSF 15-602 As part of NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) seeks to develop user-friendly large-scale next-generation data resources and relevant analytic techniques to advance fundamental research in SBE areas of study. Successful proposals will, within the financial resources provided by the award, construct such databases and/or relevant analytic techniques.

Data Science Initiative Spring 2017 RED Talks Series

After the jump, please see an announcement of the speakers for the 2017 RED talks on issues important in the field of "big data." All the speakers will be of interest to college faculty, including a talk by Kathleen Vogel on April 19. Please consider attending these important and stimulating talks.

Nagoya University-NC State Research Collaboration Seed Grants

International Affairs offers funding for NC State faculty to enhance research collaboration and academic exchange with colleagues at Nagoya University in Japan. NC State and Nagoya University are now accepting proposals for the development of research collaboration. Funds will support international travel and related activities leading to high-quality research collaboration. The intention is that these collaborations will result in high quality outputs, such as workshops/seminars, research collaboration, exchanges of researchers and graduate students, publication of joint papers from collaborative research, or follow-on joint research bids. More information here

Application Deadline: 2/17/17

Jan 2017 issue of Research Development & Grant Writing News

The January issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. 

The Research Development Office maintains an institutional-level subscription allowing us to distribute freely within NC State University. 

4th Annual Sustainability Fund Request for Proposals to Advance Sustainability on Campus

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What would you do with up to $140,000 to make NC State more sustainable?

Now is the time to turn your idea into reality on campus. Projects can focus on sustainability-related projects, education, improvements to campus, and more. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on February 19th, 2017.  Learn more at http://go.ncsu.edu/SustainabilityFund  

Science Outside the Lab: Opportunity for Graduate Students

The National Science Foundation has made available supplemental funds to improve graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce. NSF supports FY 2016 and FY 2017 funds to support science and engineering doctoral students gain additional educational opportunities and student training in order to help acquire experience, skills and knowledge in potential science, technology, engineering and mathematic careers. More information can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp 

Data visualization workshops at NCSU Libraries

Data visualization workshops return to the NCSU Libraries Hands-on classes throughout the spring cover everything from basic charts, graphs and infographics to visualizing statistical analysis and geospatial data

(Raleigh, NC) - The NCSU Libraries expands its Data Visualization Workshop Series this spring, offering free, hands-on workshops on tools and skills to meet the data visualization needs of students and faculty across the sciences and humanities.

Sarah Desmarais featured in story about her research

Prof. Sarah Desmarais (psychology) is featured in this story on the college's web page, about her outstanding work with the Wake County jails to improve mental health. In coming months, I will share more news about our colleagues' research achievements, and would encourage you to share any news with me. We're doing excellent work here, and it's good to spread the word!

Dr. Sylvester Jim Gates, Jr. on "Equity vs. Excellence: A False Dichotomy," February 9

Dr. Sylvester Jim Gates, Jr. is coming to NC State to give the 2017 College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Diversity Lecture on “Equity vs Excellence: A False Dichotomy in Science and Society” on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in Talley Student Union, Room 3285 from 6-7:30pm. 

Graduate Training Event: ComSciCon - Science Communication Workshops for Graduate Students

Graduate students in science, technology, health, mathematics, and related fields fields are invited to apply for ComSciCon-Triangle 2017, a science communication workshop organized by and for graduate students in the Research Triangle.

The December issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The December issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. 

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

Call for Proposals: 2017 Engagement Scholarship Consortium

The call for proposals for the 2017 Engagement Scholarship Consortium is now open. Proposals are sought for presentations and posters that will inform or advance the scholarship and practice of engaged scholarship and university-community partnerships through research findings, innovative program design and partnership models, proven community/institutional impacts, effective curriculum or service-learning models, collaborative policy development and integration, or successful civic engagement practices.

Quarterly Conference Call for National Humanities Alliance Members

The next quarterly conference call for NHA members (NC State is a member) will feature Katja Zelljadt, director of the Office of Challenge Grants at the National Endowment for the Humanities. The call will take place on December 15^th at 1:30 pm EST.

To sign up, please click here. We will be in touch early next week with call-in information.

New Funding Opportunities from NSF and NIH

We're received these announcements from the Research Development Office (RDO). These include excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Let us know if you plan to pursue these opportunities. 

Call for Papers: Third Annual Conference on Environmental Politics & Governance

Call for Papers

Third Annual Conference on Environmental Politics & Governance

June 21-24, 2017

Bloomington, Indiana

Hosted by Indiana University’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs

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Call for Papers: 2017 Industry Studies Conference

Dear colleagues:

The 2017 Industry Studies Conference will be held in Washington DC on May 24-26.  Industry studies research is grounded in observations of firms and workplaces and in a deep understanding of the markets, institutions, and technologies that shape the competitive environment. It draws on a wide range of academic disciplines and fields, including political science, policy analysis, and other social sciences.  Next year’s theme is “Revisiting Capital.”

Getting to Know NIH Funding Opportunities: Follow Up

The slides shown at November's workshop on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunities are now available at
https://www.chass.ncsu.edu/documents/Getting_to_know_NIH_Presentation_FINAL.pptx

You will need to log in with your Unity ID and password. Thanks to Jenni Burnette, Sarah Desmarais, Katharine Stewart, and Laura Widman for organizing this excellent discussion!

NC Sea Grant Opens Core Funding Cycle: Preproposals Due Jan. 17, 2017

North Carolina Sea Grant invites preproposals for coastal and marine research projects for the 2018–2020 core funding cycle. Completed preproposals — due by 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 — are the required first step.

Of particular note for our college are Sea Grant's Strategic Focus Areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems; Resilient Communities and Economies; Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture; and Environmental Literacy and Workforce

Development. Please let the research office know if you are interested in this opportunity. 

Get Involved in the Humanities Extension Program!

The Humanities Extension Program at NC State University connects North Carolina public school classroom teachers with faculty from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences who are eager to share their expertise with students in grades K-12. The Humanities Extension Program creates new partnerships and builds on existing relationships between our faculty and public schools across the state. It fosters an understanding of and appreciation for the humanities and social sciences among students and exposes students across the state to potential areas of study at NC State. The faculty who participate in this program consistently enjoy the experience and request to be matched again in the future. 

NIH Regional Seminar Presentations

We just had an excellent presentation about the ins and outs of NIH funding today from three outstanding colleagues, and I am posting here, as the first among several resources, a link to presentations given at the most recent NIH Regional Seminar in Chicago. 

https://regionalseminars.od.nih.gov/chicago2016/presentations/

Also, NIH has confirmed its 2017 Regional Seminars as follows: May 3-5, 2017 in New Orleans and October 25-27, 2017 in Baltimore, MD.

November Research Development and Grant Writing News

The November 2016 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news. 

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

From the Office for Faculty Development: Writing a Proposal Summary

Writing a Powerful Two-Page Statement or Proposal Summary (Tuesday, November 15, 11:45 A.M. - 12:35 P.M., 405 Clark Hall): Join a discussion, part of OFD and OIED’s Assistant Professors’ Community, led by faculty colleagues who have found success in writing powerful 2-page statements for proposal summaries. Learn how to marshall resources, conceptualize a good statement, make your main point stand out, and present ideas in a clear, concise, and persuasive manner.

You can register for this and other events at go.ncsu.edu/ofdregistration.

RTI University Scholars Program

The RTI University Scholars Program provides support—one-half of each Scholar’s salary and fringe—for distinguished academic researchers to spend scholarly leave time at RTI International, actively collaborating with RTI experts. Applications are due 1/9/17. I strongly encourage any of our scholars, particularly in the social and behavioral sciences, to look into this opportunity. 

DARPA Opportunity: Forensic Social Science Supercolliders

Dear Colleagues,

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is developing a new program tentatively titled "Forensic Social Science Supercolliders." If you are interested, now is the time to start dialogue with the program officer.

NSF Grants Conference Live Webcast

Dear Colleagues:

We are pleased to announce that the Fall 2016 NSF Grants Conference Plenary (General) Sessions will be webcast live at no cost to the research community. NSF staff will speak to the state of current funding; review new and current policies and procedures; and provide updates on pertinent administrative issues.

2016 Post-Election Panel, November 15, 6 PM: All are invited!

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the 

School of Public and International Affairs 

welcomes students, faculty, staff, and the community 

to a discussion on 

The 2016 Elections: Reflections and Consequences

Featuring Political Scientists

Prof. Michael Cobb

Prof. Steven Greene

 Prof. Andrew Taylor 

Tuesday, November 15

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Caldwell Lounge