October 2018 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The October 2018 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website. 

Topics in this issue include:

RTI Faculty Scholars: Deadline January 10, 2019

From the RTI Institute: "The RTI University Scholars Program provides support for distinguished academic researchers to spend scholarly leave time at RTI, actively collaborating with our experts. The goal of the program is to foster collaboration and catalyze opportunities for externally funded, joint projects in the future."

This is an excellent opportunity for our scholars. The deadline for submission is January 10, 2019. See details at https://www.rti.org/rti-university-scholars-program

International Travel Assistance Fund--Call for Applications (and potential for support from the College)

The Office of Global Engagement (OGE) has announced that it is time to submit applications for the International Travel Assistance Fund for 2017. As they note on their website, "International Affairs supports faculty and staff through an annual fund that provides $1,000 travel awards to encourage global engagement."

My office will match up to $1000 any college faculty member who applies for and receives this funding, provided that the project for which they are funded advances research and scholarship.

Seminar on working with the IRB: Monday, October 15, Noon, Room 129 1911 building

The Research Office is pleased to host a seminar next Monday, October 15, at noon in room 129 of the 1911 building. The topic of this seminar is "the IRB." The goal of this seminar is to introduce faculty to the IRB and human subjects research, and answer questions faculty may have about human subjects research in general, and about how NC state in particular manages the review process for human subjects research.

I know that IRB matters are of considerable concern the members of our college, and, given staff turnover in the IRB, the IRB's capacity to handle the review of protocols is at least temporarily constrained. Faculty who attend this seminar can expect to learn strategies for working with the IRB so as to make review as quick and efficient as possible.

Please share this announcement with your colleagues who are interested in human subjects research.
Best,

Tom

Limited Submission: Gates Foundation Networks for School Improvement

The Research Development Office has been made aware of interest in a limited submission opportunity with a short timeline. Any faculty interested in participating in an expedited internal competition to select NC State's submission for this opportunity should email a one page project description and a two page CV as one file to limited-submission@ncsu.edu by 3:00 on Friday 9/28.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Networks for School Improvement (Late 2018)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding intermediary organizations to form Networks for School Improvement (NSIs). An NSI is a network of secondary schools working in partnership with an intermediary organization to use a continuous improvement process to significantly increase the number of Black, Latino, and low-income students who earn a high school diploma, enroll in a postsecondary institution, and are on track in their first year to earn a credential with labor-market value.  

Chancellor's Innovation Fund: Call for Pre-proposals

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures is now accepting pre-proposal submissions for the next funding cycle of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF).  

The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) is a highly competitive process and has produced outstanding results:

-$3.1M awarded to 45 projects

-CIF awardees have been awarded/raised $33M in additional external development funds 

-35 commercialization agreements 

-Over $1M in license revenue

-18 startup companies launched

Limited Submission: NSF Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM)

Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) funds research projects that identify (1) factors that are effective in the formation of ethical STEM researchers and (2) approaches to developing those factors in all the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports.
Internal due date:  Notification of interest:

 11/1/18

Limit: 1 per institution
Agency due date: Full proposal - 2/22/19

September Issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The September 2018 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website. 

Topics in this issue include:

• BLUF: Write as if Your Reviewers were Generals
• Preparing to Write Your Proposal
• Writing Your Proposal
• Editing, Revising, and Rewriting Your Proposal
• Understand the Review Process & How to Write to Your Reviewers
• Reviewing the Reviewers (Resubmitting Declined Proposals)

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

Request for Pre-proposals Focused on Recycling

After the jump, please see a press release from the Environmental Research and Education Foundation regarding funding opportunities related to the study of recycling issues, including a considerable interest in human behavior in recycling efforts. Please let me know if you're interested in developing a proposal

Consider Joining the NC State Funding Mailing List

The NC State funding mailing list is a useful resource for faculty seeking to be informed about important funding opportunities. To subscribe, visit go.ncsu.edu/fundinglist

Research Development & Grant Writing News | August 2018

The August 2018  issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website. 

Statistical Assistance Available to NC State Researchers

The Statistical Consulting Seminar ST 841, provides statistical advice and help to NCSU researchers from the planning stage, to selecting the experimental or sampling design, to running statistical analyses and interpreting statistical results. Students in the class are interested in gaining hands-on experience in statistical consulting and very eager to collaborate with NCSU researchers. We are looking for research projects that challenge students and help them to gain experience with analyzing real data. 

July Issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News is available

The July 2018  issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website.  This is a very valuable resource for which NC State pays the subscription fees. I encourage you to read it and share it with your NC State colleagues.

Friday, July 20: Data Management Planning Consultation Appointments Available

The NCSU Libraries Research Data Committee is pleased to offer an afternoon of 30-minute consultation appointments for researchers at any level who would like to discuss research data management plans and strategies.   

NEH Summer Stipends: NC State Internal Deadline is July 5

NEH: NEH Summer Stipends

The Summer Stipends program provides $6,000 to support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of performance of two consecutive months. 
Internal due date:  Notification of interest: 7/5/18, 5:00 pm

Limit:  2 per institution
Agency due date: 9/26/18

Request For 2019 Proposals, Laboratory For Analytic Sciences

The Laboratory for Analytic Science is an academic-industry-government partnership focused on the advancement of analysis, with particular focus on the Intelligence Community. LAS has released its Request for 2019 Proposals, which are due July 20, 2018.

If you would like additional information, please join us for LAS Collaborators' Day, June 20, 2018 at 1pm in the Hunt Library Auditorium on NC State University's Centennial Campus. 

Limited Submission Announcements

These programs are those that limit the number of applications that the university can submit. If you are interested in applying to one of these programs, please click the "Notification of Interest" link and fill out the form. Only those who fill out the form by the deadline will be eligible to participate in internal competitions. To view the Limited Submission Calendar, go here. 

Limited Submission Opportunity

The Research Development Office has been made aware of interest in a limited submission opportunity with a short timeline. Any faculty interested in participating in an expedited internal competition to select NC State's submission for this opportunity should email a one page project description and a two page CV as one PDF to limited-submission@ncsu.edu by 12:00pm on Monday 5/21.

UN Office for Project Services: Field study on the relationship between cookstove emissions and personal exposure during typical usage in homes

Limit: One per offeror

Agency due date: 5/24/18