Visiting Scholars Meet & Greet Lunch

Visiting Scholars Meet & Greet Lunch Thursday, January 24, 2013 @ 11:30-1:00 PM Caldwell Hall Lounge   The Office of International Affairs would like to invite you to a Meet & Greet in honor of our Visiting Scholars at NC State.  Come get to know our current visiting scholars and find out how they are contributing to our campus life and academic community! Those interested in hosting a visiting scholar are also encouraged to attend.  Staff from the Office of International Services will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about an upcoming training for hosting scholars. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by Friday, January 18th @ 5:00 pm.   RSVP Here If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Cowles at the Office of International Affairs at919.515.1574 or sarah_cowles@ncsu.edu.   http://oia.ncsu.edu

NEH "Grants for Arts" and "Art Works" Programs: Limited Submission

If you are interested in applying for this, please contact me at tabirkla@ncsu.edu or at 919-513-1834. This is a limited submission program, so if there is more than one proposal being prepared across the university, we need to know. Thanks!

The National Endowment for the Arts has announced "Grants for Arts" and the "Art Works" program.  The limit is one application per institution per calendar year.  Some arts categories under Art Works have two deadlines, March 7th and August 8th.  Regardless of which category is involved, the limit is still only one application per institution, NOT one application per deadline.

Award:  Up to $100,000 has occasionally been awarded.  Most awards are smaller.
Cost-matching:  One-to-one cost matching in non-federal funding is required.  The matching funds may be from private, nonprofit, state or municipal government sources, or any combination, as long as they are non-federal.

Mandatory notification of interest in applying:  Due by 5 p.m. January 23, 2013 to limited-submission@ncsu.edu .  Only a simple email statement of interest is needed, not a formal LoI.  Provide a descriptive working title for the proposed project, and identify the project director and co-directors, as well as any partners external to NC State.  Also specify the arts category according to those listed athttp://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/index.html .   If the arts category has two deadlines, specify which one will be the planned application submission date.
 

Internal preproposal submission:  Due by 5 p.m. February 4, 2013 to limited-submission@ncsu.edu.  For internal requirements, see http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/01/art-works/ . 

Estimated internal review completion:  February 6, 2013

For more information anda link to the program guidelines, seehttp://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/2012/01/art-works/ .

Rachel Carson Post Doctoral and Senior Fellows

Call for Applications 2013-14

The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society invites applications for its 2013-2014 class of postdoctoral and senior fellows. The fellowship program, directed by Christof Mauch (LMU Munich/Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität) and Helmuth Trischler (Deutsches Museum) is designed to bring to Munich a cohort of excellent scholars who are working in the environmental humanities and related disciplines.

The Center will award fellowships to scholars from around the globe and from a variety of disciplines. Research and writing of applicants should preferably pertain to one (or more) of the topics that will be at the core of the Center’s 2013-2014 research agenda:

• Ecological Imperialism
• Environmental Ethics, Politics, and Movements
• Natural Disasters and Cultures of Risk
• Environmental Knowledge and Knowledge Societies

Applications that deal with past topics of the Center will also be considered. These include:

• Transformation of Landscapes
• Resource Use and Conservation

The program is a writing fellowship program; the Carson Center does not sponsor field trips or archival research. Fellowships will usually be granted for periods of 6, 9, or 12 months but they can also be granted for 3 months or be broken up into individual 3 month periods. Fellows are expected to spend their fellowship in residence, to work on a major research project, to attend the weekly lunchtime colloquium, and to present their research at the Center. 

The Carson Center will pay for a replacement of the successful candidate at his or her home institution; alternatively it will pay a fellowship that is commensurate with experience and current employment.

The deadline for applications is 31 January 2013.  Applications should include a cover letter, an abridged curriculum vitae (5 pages maximum), project description (3,000 words maximum), research schedule for the fellowship period, and the names of three scholars who might serve as references. While applicants may write in either English or German, we recommend that they use the language in which they are most proficient. They will be notified about the outcome of their application within approximately two months of the deadline given above. Please send applications (electronically only) in PDF or Word format via e-mail to carsoncenter@lmu.de

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Dr. Arielle Helmick
Communications Director
Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
Leopoldstr. 11a
80802 München
+49 (0) 89 2180 - 72364

New publishing outlet: Journal on Policy and Complex Systems

Journal on Policy and Complex Systems

The Policy Studies Organization is pleased to announce a new journa lhttp://www.ipsonet.org/publications/open-access/policy-and-complex-systems to be published twice a year, starting October 1, 2013. The peer-reviewed journal provides a platform whereby researchers, policy makers, experts in relevant disciplines, and modelers can join together to offer scientifically valid and societally appropriate solutions to challenging problems facing the world today, from the perspective of systems and complexity science.

 

Opportunity for junior faculty interested in climate change

DISCCRS VIII Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium
http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf
October 12-19, 2013
La Foret Conference and Retreat Center (Colorado)

Application Deadline: February 28, 2013
Participation limited to 30 early-career Ph.D. scholars
Airfare and on-site expenses are supported through grants from NSF and NASAhttp://disccrs.org

The DISsertations initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced discourse) hosts symposia for early-career climate change researchers. Our goal is to catalyze international, interdisciplinary collegial networks and foster collaborative interdisciplinary research and dynamic interactions between science and society to enable us to better understand and respond to the myriad challenges posed by climate change.

MacArthur Foundation Housing Research Proposals

Today, The MacArthur Foundation issued a request for housing research proposals as part of its How Housing Matters to Families and Communitiesprogram, a five-year, $25 million research initiative to deepen the literature on the effect that investments in housing have on social and economic outcomes, beyond shelter. In the 2012-2013 phase of this initiative, the Foundation seeks to expand the body of empirical evidence on the difference that living in decent, stable, and affordable housing makes in the lives of children, families, and communities.  Research abstracts are due by Friday, January 11, 2013. 

For More Information:                                                             
How housing matters to families & communities call for proposals
How housing matters to families & communities research initiative
MacArthur’s housing grantmaking

NEH Requests Comments on Digital Projects for the Public Grant Guidelines

This is reproduced directly from the National Humanities Alliance Newsletter, at http://www.nhalliance.org/news/neh-requests-comments-on-digital-projects-for-the-.shtml

NEH Requests Comments on Digital Projects for the Public Grant Guidelines

November 29, 2012 - The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will launch a new Digital Projects for the Public grant program in fiscal year 2014 and seeks public comment on its proposed guidelines.  According to the agency’s announcement, the new program will fund humanities projects using digital formats such as websites, mobile applications, games, social media, and virtual environments to reach the public and foster lifelong learning.  The comment period will end on December 10, 2012.

The new grant category is designed to provide an opportunity for NEH to encourage the integration of new digital technologies in traditional humanities spaces (such as museums and historic sites) as well as to foster the development of innovative, stand-alone digital projects with rich humanities content.

NEH seeks comments to help the agency assess how well these guidelines for a new funding opportunity accomplish the following goals:

• encourage the integration of new digital technologies in traditional humanities spaces;
• foster the development of innovative digital projects with rich humanities content;
• demonstrate that digital tools can be creatively employed to deepen and enhance learning in the humanities;
• support educators and humanities organizations that are increasingly employing digital platforms to bring the humanities to life for the American public.

Additional information is available on the NEH website.

2013-14 Internationalization Seed Grants

The Office of International Affairs and the Committee on International Programs are pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for the 2013-2014 Internationalization Seed Grants.

The Internationalization Seed Grant Program

Internationalization Seed Grants are designed to assist NC State University faculty members to carry out research and other scholarly professional activities that address international topics and enhance the internationalization of the University.  The University Standing Committee on International Programs (CIP) oversees the review and award process for these grants.  Awards are intended to serve as seed money leading to follow-up support obtained from outside granting agencies. Preference will be given to proposals that involve collaborations with NC State’s Strategic Partners.

An opportunity for graduate students studying climate change

DISCCRS VIII Interdisciplinary Climate Change Research Symposium
http://disccrs.org/disccrsposter.pdf
October 12-19, 2013
La Foret Conference and Retreat Center (Colorado)

Application Deadline: February 28, 2013
Participation limited to 30 early-career Ph.D. scholars
Airfare and on-site expenses are supported through grants from NSF and NASA
http://disccrs.org

The DISsertations initiative for the advancement of Climate Change ReSearch (DISCCRS, pronounced discourse) hosts symposia for early-career climate change researchers. Our goal is to catalyze international, interdisciplinary collegial networks and foster collaborative interdisciplinary research and dynamic interactions between science and society to enable us to better understand and respond to the myriad challenges posed by climate change.

During the weeklong symposium, 30 competitively selected recent Ph.D. graduates will share their research, engage in discussions with peers, mentors, and funding agency representatives, and hone their teambuilding and communication skills. Most importantly, scholars will depart from the symposium with a collegial peer network that extends across the full range of climate science. For an overview of recent symposium scholars, visit:

http://disccrs.org/files/DISCCRS_VII_Symposium_Scholars.pdf

Eligibility: Ph.D. requirements completed between September 1, 2010 - February 28, 2013 in any field. Applicants should be conducting research relevant to the study of climate change, its impacts, or its societal implications. We encourage applicants from the biological, physical, and social sciences, mathematics, engineering, and other fields. While U.S. citizens and residents have preference, some funds are available for non-U.S. participants.

NSF Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program

This may be of particular interest to faculty with a strong interest in methodology. Let me know if you'd like to learn more about this opportunity. Note that there are two chances a year to propose to this program.


PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 12-510
REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 08-561

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
     Division of Social and Economic Sciences


Full Proposal Target Date(s):

     August 16, 2013

     August 16, Annually Thereafter

     January 16, 2013

     January 16, Annually Thereafter



Program Title:

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

Folger LIbrary Spring Seminars

This is taken directly from the Folger Research Bulletin. Let our office know if we can help with applications

Apply Now for Spring Seminars! Faculty and graduate students with relevant research projects are welcome to apply by 7 January 2013 for Folger Institute seminars on the politics of English law, women's pedagogy, the Atlantic world, and the orality/literacy heuristic. Beginning in late January, Paul Halliday (University of Virginia) will direct "Law as Politics in England and the Empire, ca. 1600-1830," a weekly seminar that will consider instances when English law impacted practices outside England. In early March, Margaret Ezell (Texas A&M University) will direct a faculty weekend seminar, "Acquiring Education: Early Modern Women's Pedagogies," as part of the Institute's continuing series on Early Modern English Pedagogies. Applications are invited from scholars working on the changing definitions of literacy, the function of case studies in creating women's literary history, the forms of education outside of the "three Rs," and how scholars might research early modern women and their various educations. In the late-spring, Nicholas Canny (National University of Ireland, Galway) will direct "Contestations of Religion and Natural History in the Atlantic World" to provide a comparative look at how the New World challenged traditional European ways of thinking. In mid-June, Adam Fox (University of Edinburgh) and Paula McDowell (New York University) will co-direct a faculty weekend seminar, "The Orality/Literacy Heuristic," in which scholars will examine the profoundly influential cultural narrative of the "orality/literacy" rubric and its continuing implications for research in the early modern humanities.

Please visit the Institute's website for more information.

Folger Library Short Term Fellowship Applications--Deadline March 1, 2013

There are several new short-term fellowship opportunities at http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=3599

Humanists with an interest in Folger's programs should take a look.

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College: Sandell Grant and Dissertation Fellowship Programs

Steven H. Sandell Grant Program

Opportunity for junior scholars or senior scholars in a new area to pursue projects in areas such as retirement income, older workers, disability policies, or well-being in retirement

Up to five $45,000 grants awarded to researchers with a Ph.D. or comparable credentials

Read guidelines & apply online:

http://bit.ly/JYJTHa

Application Deadline: January 31, 2013 

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Dissertation Fellowship Program 

Opportunity for next generation of scholars to pursue quality research in areas such as retirement income, older workers, disability policies, or well-being in retirement 

Up to seven $28,000 fellowships awarded to doctoral candidates enrolled in a U.S. university’s accredited program

Read guidelines & apply online: 

http://bitly.com/T4OEd2

Application Deadline: January 31, 2013

News about CHASS researchers in The Bulletin

CHASS scored a two-fer this week in The Bulletin, the weekly campus newsletter. Michael Cobb, in political science, was interviewed for the "5 Questions" feature, and answered questions about faculty and student opinion in The Pack Poll.

This week's Bulletin also features a guest post by Tom Parker, professor of history, about his ongoing work at Petra, an important archaeological site in Jordan.

I'm sure you'll agree that it's good to see this recognition of our CHASS colleagues!

Call for Proposals, RW Johnson Foundation: Public Health Services and Systems Research

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is pleased to share the following Call for Proposals for Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) www.rwjf.org/cfp/phssr  Public Health Services and SystemsResearch (PHSSR), a multi-disciplinary field of study, provides a framework for examining the organization, financing, delivery and quality of public health services within communities and the impact of those services on the health of the public. Approximately $3.2 million will be awarded through this solicitation to support short-term studies as well as complex and comprehensive studies.  Guided by the national research agenda for PHSSR, this solicitation aims to further advance the field of PHSSR with the ultimate goal of improving the performance and efficiency of the public health system and the health of the people it serves, regardless of who they are or where they live.

The National Network of Public Health Institutes will facilitate this Call for Proposals. A web conference will be held for interested applicants on November 8, 2012. Brief proposals are due December 18, 2012. Additional information about the web conference and the project can be found on the NNPHI website atwww.nnphi.org/phssr/cfp/annual. Please direct any questions to Erica Johnson at phssr@nnphi.org or 504-301-9854.

November 29: Department of Defense Research Round Robin

UNC GA has announced the following Department of Defense event to our faculty:

The UNC Defense Application Group (DAG) will host a “Round Robin” on November 29^th to provide tips for working with the Department of Defense (DoD).  We invite UNC faculty to meet individually with DAG faculty and technical advisors, spending 5-10 minutes with each pitching ideas and receiving feedback on potential DoD program matches and next steps.

Dear Colleague Letter: National Science Foundation and National Institute of Justice Collaboration in the Social, Behavioral and Forensic Sciences

The National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Justice have announced that the NSF's Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) has signed an MOU with the NIJ "that outlines a framework for cooperation and collaboration in the social, behavioral, and forensic sciences." This announcement creates very exciting opportunities for our college, and I encourage you to share this information broadly with your colleagues.

This MOU is not, as one might thing, merely about forensic science. Instead, this MOU suggests a very broad range of social and behavioral science questions and applications of interest to both agencies. With this in mind, all the social science departments and their faculties may find this announcement important for their work.


I would be happy to work with faculty with an interest in research that is of interest to NIJ and NSF. I know Susan Sterett, one of the program officers involved in this initiative, and would be pleased to make introductions or suggest strategies. As always, please direct your questions to me and my office.


The announcement follows the jump.

Important Dear Colleague Letter from NSF

The director of the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) directorate at the National Science Foundation, Myron Gutman, has issued a Dear Colleague Letter regarding "Interdisciplinary Research Across the SBE Sciences." Anyone with an interest in NSF's support for this research should read this important letter, which lays out the directorate's and NSF's vision for interdisciplinary social science. If you have any comments or questions, please do share them with the Research Office.

The letter follows the jump.

Call for applications: registration fees for the Digital Humanities Summer Institute, University of Victoria

The CHASS research office has committed to fund CHASS's cosponsorship of the 2013 Digital Humanities Summer Institute in Victoria, BC, which will be held from June 6-13, 2013. Everything I've heard about this meeting from our colleagues in DH here suggest that this is an excellent workshop, and I am strongly persuaded that this is a sound use of our resources. The Institute's website is http://dhsi.org

Our $2500 registration fee entitles us to five registrations for the conference. I am willing to fund two more for a total of seven participants.

This call is for informal applications from those interested in attending this workshop and having my office cover your $300 registration fee.

The deadline for your application for this support is November 15, 2012. I will make decisions on whom I will support by November 30.

To apply, simply send me an email message explaining why you would like to attend this workshop, and how it would benefit you and your department in the research and teaching realms. Please attach your CV to the note. Please also explain how you would fund your travel to the Institute. I may be able to provide some support for some participants to travel, but do not yet know whether my budget will allow this. Here are possible sources of funds:

* If you have a research grant or fellowship and the terms of the grant or fellowship would cover the travel expenses, you may want to use this option.

* You may be able to use departmental travel resources to fund at least part of your travel.

* For faculty, you could apply for travel funding through the Scholarly Research Award process, details of which are available at this blog or at the CHASS research page.

* For graduate students, there are funds available for graduate students to travel from the Association for Computers in Humanities (ACH, website linked to http://dhsi.org/scholarships.php)

To be clear, I may have some resources to support travel, but I would like you to ask for partial support from your department or from other sources; I may be able to supplement travel funding pending review of applications.

As you can see, this application process is informal, but if we have more interest than funding, we will work to ensure that we support an appropriate mix of junior and senior scholars, disciplines, and the like.

As usual, feel free to contact me with your questions and comments.

America's Media Makers: Development Grants

This opportunity will be of interest to people involved in Public History and Digital Humanities. It is a major undertaking, but would certainly be worthy of our attention. Please contact the research office if we can help you prepare a proposal.


America's Media Makers: Development Grants   

:

http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-media-makers-development-grants

:

National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Division of Public Programs

Abstract:

The Division of Public Programs offers support for a wide range of public humanities programs that engage citizens in thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity and history. Projects must be well-grounded in scholarship and illuminate ideas and insights central to the humanities. America's Media Makers (AMM) grants support the following formats:
1. Interactive digital media
2. Film and television projects
3. Radio projects