The University System of Florida & University of Missouri Hosting Federal Research Update Webinar from Oct 29-Nov 2

This is an announcement of an online "webinar" (I didn't invent the word!) with some interesting presentations and updates of federal funding agencies' spending priorities and other issues important to researchers. While the webinar seems pitched to administrators, those of you with active or potential funded research projects may find that there's a lot worth learning here. My sense is that you can pick and choose the presentations you most want to hear--you don't have to take it all in! I'd encourage you to find things that interest you and to share what you've learned with your colleagues and, if you have further concerns or questions, with the Research Office.

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The University System of Florida & University of Missouri Hosting Federal Research Update Webinar from Oct 29-Nov 2

 

The State University System of Florida is partnering with the University of Missouri and the National Association of College and University Business Officers to webcast a free, week-long Federal Research Update webinar for university personnel and others who are interested in the latest on federal agency updates on research and budget priorities and policies. It will be broadcast live from Washington D.C. from Monday, October 29 through Friday, November 2. Viewers will be able to watch any or all of the individual 90 minute presentations throughout the week. They have a comprehensive line-up of speakers from key funding agencies. The attached notice has all the information and the agenda is on the site below. People who want to attend should register online at http://research.missouri.edu/federalupdate/index.  The site is live now for registrations. 

University Global Partnership Network (UPGN): Call for Proposals

This is an excellent opportunity for faculty whose work engages international partners. The College enjoyed some success in last year's funding process, so I think this is worth careful consideration this year. Some great things are being done under this program.

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Second Call for Proposals (2013) for the UGPN Research Collaboration Fund as a way to support high-quality research collaboration with UGPN partner institutions - University of São Paulo, University of Surrey and NC State.  We would appreciate your help to share this opportunity with faculty in your College.  More information is available in the announcement below and online.

Greenwall Foundation: Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics

The Greenwall Foundation has announced the Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics, which is intended to help resolve dilemmas in public policy, research and clinical practice in areas such as stem cell research, gene therapy and new information technologies.  The limit is one applicant per institution.  Eligible faculty are junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment in a tenure-track position.  Higher priority is given to applicants whose research addresses innovative and emerging topics. 

 

Award:  Salary is 50% of NIH cap, with 10% institutional costs for the salary only.  Indirect costs not supported.

 

Important dates: 

Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants

Colleagues: Carol Ashcraft informed me of this excellent opportunity for scholars in the humanities. Full details follow the jump.

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National Endowment for the Humanities

Division of Research Programs

Receipt Deadline December 6, 2012 for Projects Beginning October 2013

Brief Summary

Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts and documents of value to the humanities that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of a minimum of one year up to a maximum of three years.

2012-2013 Scholarship and Research Awards--Call for Proposals

The CHASS Research Office is pleased to announce the call and guidelines for the CHASS Scholarship and Research Awards (SRAs). These awards are intended to assist faculty in their scholarly pursuits. Applications are due electronically (in Word or PDF) to the CHASS Research Office (missy_seate@ncsu.edu) by 9:00 AM, Friday, October 26, 2012. The  SRA cover page and CV page must be included. Please email your application tomissy_seate@ncsu.edu. Do not hesitate to contact Tom Birkland or Missy Seate (main office number 919-513-1937) if you have any questions about this award. Awards will be announced on November 19, 2012.

You can find the full call for proposals here: http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/research/resources/funding/scholarly.php

While this page does say 2011-12, it will link to the 2012-13 announcement. We will correct this soon. 

Please read it carefully, as the call for proposals contains some subtle changes from prior years. 

For your convenience, the announcement is reproduced below the jump--the forms are found at the link above. 

Research Program in Childhood Hunger

Colleagues, I received this today from one of the listservs to which I subscribe. There are many people in the College whom I believe would find this opportunity interesting. Work in this field would certainly fit well within NCSU's public service mission. Please let me or the research office staff know if you'd like to apply.

Tom

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Dear Colleague:

The Research Program on Childhood Hunger was established at the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR) in September 2010 with funding from the Food and Nutrition Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The co-directors of this initiative are Dr. Craig Gundersen, Professor of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois, and Dr. James Ziliak, Gatton Chair in Microeconomics at the University of Kentucky and Director of UKCPR.

In this program we seek to develop a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of why children experience food insecurity in the United States. To this end UKCPR will competitively award grants to qualified individuals and institutions to provide rigorous research that expands our understanding of hunger among children in the United States and the attendant policy implications. Summaries of grants awarded in the past two years under this mechanism are available at http://www.ukcpr.org/CHRecipients.aspx. Total anticipated funding is $1.2 million across three large grants at $250,000 each and six small grants at $75,000 each. 

Letters of intent are due October 24, 2012, and full proposals are due December 3, 2012. The full RFP is available athttp://www.ukcpr.org/Task_Order_III_Childhood_Hunger_RFP.pdf 

Please direct administrative questions to Ms. Stephanie Fahs at < ukcpr@uky.edu > .

New Funding Opportunities in the Humanities

Please make a note of these opportunities, and feel free to contact our office at any time to explore submitting proposals!

A Room of Her Own Foundation

For women writers

http://www.aroho.org/giftfreedom.php

6th Gift of Freedom Grant Cycle Categories:Poetry, Playwrighting, Fiction, & Creative Nonfiction

Postmark Deadline November 1, 2012

Thanks to tremendous support from friends, advocates, and fellow writers, we are privileged to announce the 6th $50,000 Gift of Freedom award:  stronger, more prestigious, and of greater benefit to even more women. 

The 6th $50,000 Gift of Freedom competition will determine finalists from each genre (creative nonfiction, fiction, playwrighting, & poetry).  One genre finalist will be awarded the $50,000 Gift of Freedom grant. The three remaining genre finalists will each be awarded a $5000 prize and eligibility to attend a future AROHO Retreat for Women Writers benefitted by a Gift of Freedom Legacy Fellowship.

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NC Arts Council

Writers Fellowships (Poetry, Prose, Playwriting and Screenwriting)

http://www.ncarts.org/grants_category.cfm?ID=35 

What We Fund
Fellowships in the amount of $10,000 support the creative development of N.C. artists and the creation of new work. Fellowship funds may be used to:

• Set aside time to work
• Pursue projects that further artistic development and support the realization of specific creative ideas
• Buy supplies and equipment
• Fund expenses related to the activities listed above: for example, costs related to studio construction or improvements

Fellowship funds may not be used to support academic research or formal study toward an academic or professional degree.

AAUW: Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grant

Here's an opportunity for the American Association of University Women for support for publication.

Sponsor: American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Title: Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grant
E-mail: aauw@act.org
Web Site: http://www.aauw.org
Program URL: http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellowships_grants/american.cfm
SYNOPSIS:  The sponsor provides support for women college and
university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for
publication.
Deadline(s): 11/15/2012

Invitation to inaugural 'Pints of Science' event, September 25th at 7pm

The following is from Andrew Binder announcing this fascinating event.

From: Andrew R. Binder [mailto:andrew.r.binder@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 15:08
To: comregfac@lists.ncsu.edu
Subject: Invitation to inaugural 'Pints of Science' event, September 25th at 7pm

Dear colleagues:

I'd formally like to extend to you an invitation to the inaugural "Pints of Science" event at Tir Na Nog in downtown Raleigh on September 25th at 7pm. The speaker will be Dr. Rob Dunn from the Department of Biology, and he will be giving a brief talk entitled "Eight Ways Fungi are Taking Over Your Life: What No One is Telling You About Beer" followed by a Q&A session. The attached flyer has all the details, save one: Tuesday evening is 'pint night' at the pub, featuring discounted prices on draft beer.

Important: Calls for Nominations and Deadlines, Research and Extension Awards

Colleagues, Dara Leeder recently sent out an announcement about the various awards for excellence awarded by the college, many of which are also submitted for consideration for University-wide awards. Following the jump, here's details of the of all these award programs.


If you would like to nominate someone for an award related to research or extension, please contact that individual directly, or let me know at tom_birkland@ncsu.edu. In the memo below, I highlight the research and extension awards where my office can be of help. Please note that many of these awards recognize excellence across research, teaching, service, and extension and engagement.

These awards are important, and in some years we've not nominated as many people as we could for some awards. Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague! Let me know how I can help.--Tom

National Park Service: Japanese American Confinement Sites Preservation

The NPS Japanese American Confinement Sites Preservation program was announced and has many opportunities for interested CHASS faculty.

Here's the solicitation:

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/HPG/JACS/downloads/2013ProgramGuidelines.pdf

Here's a summary of projects that were funded in 2012:

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/HPG/JACS/downloads/2012_Grant_Recipients.pdf

And here's the program page that has a lot of additional info:

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/HPG/JACS/application.html

From Liana Fryer: NIH Behavioral & Social Sciences Opportunity

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued as part of the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Opportunity Network (OppNet), encourages research grant applications investigating multisensory processing in perception or other behavioral and social outcomes. The FOA is intended to support basic behavioral research projects focused on two or more sensory modalities. This includes research examining ways in which cognitive or affective processes interact with multisensory input to influence basic behavioral targets. While evidence suggests that sensory input is processed interactively instead of additively, research is less developed regarding how different modalities are integrated for perception and behavioral or social outcomes.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-13-001.html

Please note letter of intent is due to NIH by Oct 1, 2012 in addition to proposal submission deadline of Oct 31, 2012.

US Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, Consolidated Grant and Tech Assistance Program

The Office on Violence Against Women is pleased to announce the release of the Consolidated Grant and Technical Assistance Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies

 

What:  The Consolidated Grant and Technical Assistance Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies, hereafter referred to as the Consolidated Grant Program is designed to address two primary purposes:  1) support comprehensive child and youth-centered prevention and intervention projects that maximize community-based efforts and evidence-informed practices to more fully address exposure to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking; and 2) support multi-faceted prevention strategies that involve community organizing, outreach, public education and mobilization that utilize men as influencers of other men and boys and encourages them to work as allies with women and girls to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.  The Consolidated Grant Program also supports activities that were previously funded under the following four OVW grant programs:   1) Grants to Assist Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Program (CEV);  2) Services to Advocate for and Respond to Youth Program (Youth Services); 3) Services, Training, Education and Policies to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking in Secondary Schools Grant Program (STEP); and 4) Engaging Men in Preventing Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program (Engaging Men).

 

Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program: RFP

The Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Program is now accepting proposals from NC State faculty and staff professionals. The proposal due date is Friday, September 28, 2012, at 11:59 PM. 

More details are at go.ncsu.edu/risf

In recent years, CHASS faculty have been awarded funds from this program. The broad perception is that this program mostly supports R&D with a commercial application. To some extent this is true,but not always. If you have questions, please let me know, and I can help you determine whether this is a good opportunity and can help you craft your proposal. 

2012-13 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowships now open

Colleagues, this note is from the always-helpful Carol Ashcraft

Good afternoon:

 

The American Council of Learned Societies offers about 15 faculty fellowship award programs, and also dissertation and doctoral research award programs.  Please share the following ACLS announcements and requests for applications generously with your faculty.  Thank you.

Greetings from the American Council of Learned Societies! We are pleased to let you know that the 2012-13 ACLS fellowship competitions are now open. You will find updated and comprehensive information on all our programs on the ACLS website:www.acls.org/programs/comps. The majority of competition deadlines are in October and November. During the past year, ACLS awarded over $15 million to more than 320 scholars worldwide , making it a major source of support for humanistic scholarship in the United States. Fellows' profiles, along with research abstracts, are accessible at: www.acls.org/fellows/new. We are looking forward to an equally successful fellowships season in 2012-13. With best wishes, Nicole Stahlmann Director of Fellowship Programs American Council of Learned Societies fellowships@acls.org

IRB Coming to Poe Hall this Fall

Colleagues,

I received this note from Sam Snyder, IRB co-chair, and thought it might be of considerable interest to CHASS as well. Please share with your colleagues. As co-chair of the IRB, I can endorse and echo what Sam says in this note.


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From: Samuel Snyder
Date: Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT: IRB coming to CED (Poe Hall)


Hello, all.  I am pleased to announce that Deb Paxton, NC State Regulatory Compliance Administrator and the force behind the NCSU IRB has agreed to hold weekly office hours in Poe Hall.  Deb will be in Poe 530 each Monday  from 1:00 - 4:00 (that's PM) on those weeks when class is in session.  She welcomes drop-by visits.  If she is working on a protocol with you, she may suggest a meeting during that time, as well.

One of the highlights of my (now nearly one year) tenure as co-chair of the NC State IRB has been the opportunity to work with and to learn from Deb.  She is an invaluable resource and I urge you to take advantage of this chance to receive feedback and recommendations.  Trust me, it will make the review of your protocol go much more smoothly.

Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative

The Office of the Secretary of Defense is pleased to announce that the Minerva Research Initiative competition for 2013 awards is now open!

Minerva is a university-based social science basic research program initiated by the Department of Defense in 2008 to improve our fundamental understanding of the social, cultural, behavioral, and political forces that shape regions of the world of strategic importance to the US. In 2012 ten projects ranging in size from $200K to $5M were awarded Minerva grants, with research just begun or about to begin. We look forward to a new cohort of interesting and important basic research efforts to begin in Fall 2013.

White papers and full proposals are solicited which propose basic research in the following three topics / eleven (11) subtopics listed below. The detailed descriptions of each (found in the released Broad Agency Announcement) are intended to provide the proposer a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive. The Minerva program is highly competitive and innovative proposals related to these research topics are highly encouraged.

(1) Belief Formation and Movements for Change
(1-A) Belief formation and influence
(1-B) Group identities and cultural norms
(1-C) Movements for change
(1-D) Collaboration and competition between violent groups
(2) Models of Societal Resilience and Change
(2-A) Economic factors
(2-B) Energy, environment, and resource factors
(2-C) Other factors impacting societal stability and change
(3) Theories of Power and Deterrence
(3-A) The role of the state in a globalized world
(3-B) Cyber norms and governance
(3-C) Beyond conventional deterrence
(3-D) Emerging topics in power and deterrence


Proposals will be considered both for single-investigator awards as well as larger, multidisciplinary and multi-institution teams. This competition is open to institutions of higher education (universities), including DoD institutions of higher education and foreign universities. Non-profit institutions and commercial entities are also eligible to compete as collaborators on university-led proposals.

White Papers: Sunday, September 30, 2012
Full Proposals: Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Visit http://minerva.dtic.mil/ for more information on the FY 2013 Minerva Research Initiative BAA, topic descriptions, and FAQs, as well as links to ongoing Minerva research efforts. Access the BAA directly athttp://www.onr.navy.mil/Contracts-Grants/Funding-Opportunities/Broad-Agency-Announcements.aspx.


Please distribute.


--
Erin Fitzgerald, Ph.D
Lead, Minerva Research Initiative
ASD(R&E) Basic Science Office
Research Fellow, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
http://minerva.dtic.mil / minerva@osd.mil

The Research Office is Seeking a Graduate Assistant

I hope everyone had a great summer and is settling into the semester--or diving in head-first, as the case may be!

I will have a series of new funding announcements to post soon, but meanwhile, I'd like to share this opportunity for a graduate assistant in the Research Office. Please circulate among the PhD students you know in the college. Thanks!


Graduate Assistant Opportunity in the CHASS Research Office


The CHASS Office for Research, Extension, Engagement and Economic Development (REEED) is seeking a part-time (10 to 20 hours a week) graduate assistant to assist the Associate Dean in researching, developing, and implementing a series of strategic initiatives designed to improve and expand the CHASS research enterprise, as well as other duties to support the office’s mission.

The successful candidate for this assistantship will be a PhD candidate in a social science, humanities, or a related discipline at NCSU. The assistant will possess outstanding communications (writing, reading, and speaking) and analytical skills, and will have some basic knowledge of the conduct of research at a research-intensive university. An ideal candidate would have demonstrated skills in using Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, any web-design package, and the like.

The assistant would generally work in the CHASS research office in Withers Hall, under the direction of the Associate Dean for Research, but working hours, days and locations are flexible in order to accommodate classes and other obligations.

Individuals interested in this position should send a short cover letter expressing their interest in the position, a CV, and the names of three references. These materials should be submitted via email, preferably in PDF format, to Tom Birkland, Associate Dean, at tabirkla@ncsu.edu. Review of applications will be begin about September 6, and the position will remain open until filled. We hope to fill this by mid- to late-September.

Global Health Projects: Call for Participation

Colleagues, I received this note from Marian McCord, our university's leader of global health initiatives. I know that some of you are working in this domain, and encourage you to get involved as outlined below.

Dear Friend of NCSU Global Health,

Can you identify a global health need that requires a multidisciplinary solution?  Are you interested in mentoring a real world student project?  NCSU’s Global Health Initiatives wants to know about it!

Please see the announcement below which can also be seen here.  Student projects, in conjunction with or independent of a class/course, serve the dual purpose of fostering student awareness and learning, and generating useful ideas and solutions. 

If you have concerned about intellectual property ownership, here is a link to information regarding NCSU’s Academic Course Design Project agreement: Academic Course Design Agreement. This agreement may or may not apply to your project!!

If you are a faculty member, and are interested in working on a global health project within your course (or already plan to do so), please contact me at mmccord@ncsu.edu . 

We look forward to hearing from you.  Also, please feel free to forward this email to others within your organization, or outside, who may be interested.

Sincerely,

Marian McCord

GLOBAL HEALTH PROJECT SOLICITATION Global Health Initiatives at NCSU is creating a project resource file for faculty and students to use as course or individual design projects, service, or research. The purpose of this solicitation is to find advocates who wish to identify specific global health problems to be included in this file. It is anticipated that many of these problems will require multi-disciplinary approaches that use innovative technology. The projects will be distributed broadly to the NCSU community and beyond (with your permission). If you have an idea to share, please provide us with an abstract summary of the issue you identify and the communities that will benefit from your proposed resolution. A list of partners, stakeholders, and other resources is also necessary. To view full list of required information, please COMPLETE THE APPLICATION.

The University of North Carolina General Administration has announced Cycle XI of NC QUEST: N.C. Quality Educators through Staff Development and Training. The limit is one new lead-partner proposal per university. The program is designed to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified. Award: Up to $300,000 over 1.5 years Mandatory notification of interest in applying: Due by 5 p.m. August 13, 2012 to limited-submission@ncsu.edu . Identify the NC State principal and co-principle investigators and directors, the education agency in the partnership and any other collaborating partners, plus their respective principle or co-principal investigators. Provide a title or brief description of the proposed project. NC QUEST Technical Assistance Meeting: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development Building in Chapel Hill, 140 Friday Center Drive. Further details about the RFP process will be provided, as well as an opportunity for prospective grant seekers to ask questions. For more information, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/08/quest/ . Internal preproposal submission deadline: Due by 5 p.m. September 28, 2012 to limited-submission@ncsu.edu with a copy to College of Education Associate Dean for Research Samuel Snyder. Internal preproposal guidelines are available at http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/08/quest/ . Estimated internal review completion date: October 3, 2012 UNC GA proposal submission deadline: November 15, 2012 For more information and a link to the request for proposals, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/08/quest/ .

The University of North Carolina General Administration has announced Cycle XI of NC QUEST: N.C. QualityEducators through Staff Development and Training.  The limit is one new lead-partner proposal per university.  The program is designed to increase the academic achievement of all students by helping schools and school districts improve teacher and principal quality and ensure that all teachers are highly qualified.

 

Award:  Up to $300,000 over 1.5 years

 

Mandatory notification of interest in applying: Due by 5 p.m. August 28, 2012 [this corrects an earlier date that is no longer in force] to limited-submission@ncsu.edu .  Identify the NC State principal and co-principle investigators and directors, theeducation agency in the partnership and any other collaborating partners, plus their respective principle or co-principal investigators.  Provide a title or brief description of the proposed project.

NC QUEST Technical Assistance Meeting: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the UNC Center for School Leadership Development Building in Chapel Hill, 140 Friday Center Drive. Further details about the RFP process will be provided, as well as an opportunity for prospective grant seekers to ask questions.  For more information, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/08/quest/ . 

Internal preproposal submission deadline: Due by 5 p.m. September 28, 2012 to limited-submission@ncsu.edu with a copy to College of Education Associate Dean for Research Samuel Snyder.  Internal preproposal guidelines are available at http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/08/quest/ .

Estimated internal review completion date: October 3, 2012

UNC GA proposal submission deadline: November 15, 2012

 

For more information and a link to the request for proposals, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/08/quest/ .