The Second Cycle of the Global Innovation Initiative is Now Open

Colleagues, this is strongly STEM oriented, but CHASS disciplines have a lot to offer these projects. Please review and see if you can contribute.

The second cycle of the Global Innovation Initiative is now open.  

A joint effort of the United States and the United Kingdom, the Global Innovation Initiative aims to support multilateral research collaboration between institutions of higher education in the U.S., the UK and higher education institutions in Brazil, China, India, and Indonesia. 

The Global Innovation Initiative seeks to support research with an emphasis on multidisciplinary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)‐related issues of worldwide significance. 

Webinar: NSF CAREER Program (Junior faculty take note!)

Date: Friday, October 10^th, 2014

Time: 10:00am -12:30pm EST (2 hour presentation, 30 min Q&A)

Registration Link: https://academicgrantsevents.webex.com/academicgrantsevents/onstage/g.php?d=664294804&t=a                                 

NC State University’s Proposal Development Unit is hosting a webinar for faculty on writing a successful proposal to NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). The CAREER webinar, presented by Ms. Lucy Deckard of Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, will cover topics including:

·  How to decide when/if to apply for a CAREER grant

·  How to position yourself and your research to be competitive for a CAREER

·  How to structure your proposal

·  How to develop an education plan

·  Addressing diversity

·  Keys to success and common mistakes to avoid

·  A step-by-step discussion of each section of the proposal and what it needs to tell reviewers

·  How to analyze reviews and decide whether to revise and resubmit

·  Q&A

A package will be provided including annotated excerpts from successful proposals and helpful resources. To register for the webinar, click on the Registration Link provided above, then click the Register button next to the Event Status heading (registration is required).

If you have questions, please contact Patrick Crowley in the Proposal Development Unit at (919) 515-7585 or by e-mail at epcrowle@ncsu.edu.

Excellent Opportunity for our Grad Students! National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Fellowship Program

I received this from an official at the NSF today. While this looks like a STEM-heavy announcement, please note that "science" as defined in this announcement includes the social, behavioral, and economic sciences (SBE). So it's appropriate for our graduate students; please share broadly with potential applicants and your colleagues.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Fellowship Program provides U.S. graduate students in science and engineering with an opportunity to spend 8 weeks (10 weeks for Japan) during the summer conducting research at one of the seven host locations in East Asia and Pacific: Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, and Taiwan. The program is a collaboration between NSF and counterpart agencies in each host location.

EAPSI is open to graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and are enrolled in a research-oriented Masters or Ph.D. program in science or engineering. Applicants must propose a research project in a field of science, engineering or STEM education supported by NSF, including Engineering; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Materials Science); Biological Sciences; Geosciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Education (STEM); and Multidisciplinary Research in these fields. Applicants identify and contact host researchers on their own, prior to submitting their EAPSI proposal; lists of prospective host institutions are available at the end of each Handbook.

NSF provides EAPSI Fellows with a $5,000 stipend and roundtrip airplane ticket to the host location. Our foreign counterparts provide in-country living expenses and accommodations (arrangements vary by host location). Please see www.nsf.gov/eapsi for additional information for the Program Solicitation (NSF 13-593); host location-specific Handbooks; How to Apply Guide; and Helpful Tips Applicants.

In 2015, approximately 215 EAPSI Fellows travel to seven locations in the East Asia and Pacific:

Australia – 30

China – 40

Japan – 65

Korea – 25

New Zealand – 15

Singapore – 15

Taiwan - 25

The application submission deadline for the Summer 2015 is November 13, 2014. 

EAPSI Informational Webinars will be conducted on Tue, September 9 and Fri, October 17, 2014, at 2:00 pm ET. Log-in instructions will be available at www.nsf.gov/eapsi

NCSU Libraries Data Management Support

Colleagues, I received this from the NCSU Libraries. This service the Libraries will provide will be very helpful to our researchers as these data management requirements become more pervasive across all funders. Please take advantage of the services the Libraries have to offer!

Many funding agencies have research data management and sharing policies requiring researchers to include data management plans with their grant proposals.  

The NCSU Libraries provides free guidance to NC State faculty, staff, post-docs, and students on creating and implementing data management plans.  Our consultation includes reviewing and providing advice on documenting data types and standards for data description, identifying options for short-term storage and long-term preservation, sharing and access considerations, policies for re-use and re-distribution, and defining responsibilities for carrying out the data management plan.  

Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program

Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program

PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Announcement Date: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
The Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Program is now accepting proposals from NC State faculty and staff professionals.
Due Date: Proposals are due Friday, September 26, 2014, 5:00 P.M.

INTRODUCTION

Background
NC State’s Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED), in partnership with the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS), established the Strategic Research Initiatives Program (SRI) in 2010 to augment and replace the multi-disciplinary component of the Faculty Research and Professional Development (FRPD) program. The individual faculty component of the FRPD program remained unchanged.

The SRI program was renamed Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) program later in the year to reflect the program’s goals.

Program Description
The overarching goal of the RISF program is to assist NC State researchers in developing innovative interdisciplinary programs that have strong potential for significant future support from government agencies, corporations, industrial consortia or foundations. Encouraged are projects that align with NC State’s strategic research areas of health and well-being, energy and environment, safety and security, and/or advanced materials and advanced manufacturing. Proposals should be of high risk/high gain and describe how the project will initiate new areas of research or enhance existing areas at NC State.

Proposals must emphasize and promote interdisciplinary research across multiple colleges and develop research initiatives with high potential for significant extramural funding. Be as specific as possible, including agency names, programs, dates and potential amounts.

Proposals that seek funds to enhance scholarship or faculty professional development are not eligible for this program. Please see Internal Funding Programs for opportunities that address these topics.

See the full announcement at http://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/funding/internal-funding/risf/research-and-innovation-seed-funding-program/ Social sciences and humanities projects with strong interdisciplinary components have been funded, so please strongly consider applying. 

2014-15 Scholarship and Research Award (SRA) Call for Proposals

Please note that there are some small changes to the SRA program this year. In particular, please note that awards will be made in mid-October, and must be spent by May 31, 2015. This will be a firm deadline for spending. Please let me or Missy know if you have any questions.

CHASS Scholarship and Research Award (SRA)

Fiscal Year 2014-2015

Announcement, Proposal Guidelines, and Procedures

Key Dates:

Proposal Deadline: September 15, 2014. 9:00 PM

CHASS Research Committee Review: September 15, 2014 to October 10, 2014

Awards Announced: October 15, 2014

Spending on awards completed by: May 31, 2015

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 format) to the CHASS Research Office by 9:00 PM, Monday, September 15, 2014. The SRA cover page and CV page must be included. Please email your complete application to chass-rsrch@ncsu.edu and copy to Tom Birkland (tabirkla@ncsu.edu). Do not hesitate to contact Tom or Missy Seate (mgseate@ncsu.edu) if you have any questions about this award. Awards will be announced in mid-October.

Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE), NSF

The NSF has announced this round of the PIRE competition. This is a limited submission opportunity. Please read both the internal and external posts linked below if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity.

• Link to internal post
  Internal due dates:
• Mandatory notice of intent:  August 19, 2014
• Internal preproposals:  September 16
  
• Link to agency RFP
  Agency due dates:
• Preproposal:  October 21, 2014
• Full proposal:  May 15, 2015

A brief description of the PIRE competition follows.

Beware of Low-Value Grantwriting Workshops

Colleagues, today I received yet another email from an outfit called "The Grant Training Center," advertising a Two-Day Grant Writing Workshop at University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

This organization charges $495 for this workshop, but you can receive much of the same information by working with the CHASS Research Office, with College and University development officers, with your colleagues at NC State, and with your professional network. This event is not sponsored by UNC-G, and this organization is simply renting space at or near UNC-G.

Please let me know if you have questions about this or similar organizations. Some of these offers are legit, but they tend to be the exception, not the rule.

Colleagues, I'm sharing a note I received from Bonnie Aldridge, who sends periodic reminders about our subscription to Research Development and Grant Writing News. This is a remarkable resource, full of information about funding trends, funding opportunities, how to prepare winning proposals, and so on. I strongly recommend Reading current and recent issues of this newsletter to gain insight into sometimes obscure funding opportunities. The e-books are also very good resources. Please share this with your colleagues across the college.




The July 2014 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.  

Current and past issues of the newsletter and e-books:  New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding: What all new faculty need to know about finding funding and writing research proposals and Strategies for Planning, Developing, and Writing Large Team Grants can be accessed online with a valid unity ID.

More funding opportunities in the humanities

I received these notices today. Please share with your colleagues.

National Endowment for the Humanities Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants	9/11/14	$5K - $60K
National Endowment for the Humanities Enduring Questions (new course development)	9/11/14	Up to $38K
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Film Scholars Program	10/1/14	$25K

NEH/DFG Bilateral Digital Humanities Program (USA-Germany)

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) are working together to offer support for projects that contribute to developing and implementing digital infrastructures and services for humanities research. Details are at http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/nehdfg-bilateral-digital-humanities-program

Upcoming opportunities in the social sciences and humanities

Bonnie Aldridge shared this list, and the ACLS, in particular, is a good place for faculty to look for support--it's a prestigious award that reflects well on a scholar's abilities and ideas.

Let me or the research office staff know if you plan to pursue any of these listed opportunities, which follow the jump. Click on the title for more information, and note that deadlines are primarily in September.

Important Limited Submission Opportunities

Colleagues, Bonnie Aldridge has shared this list of upcoming limited submission programs. I have not edited this list, so there may well be some opportunities here that are not aimed at CHASS, but given the interdisciplinary nature of our work, you should know of these opportunities and share them with your colleagues. 

Click on the program name link to learn more about the opportunity.  Click the mandatory/courtesy contact link to email the Limited Submission office to declare your interest. The entries in bold are more likely to be of greatest interest to CHASS researchers. Please let me know if you wish to submit an application, as there may be an internal review process for many of these programs.

The list follows the jump.

NEA and NEH: Important Opportunities

Colleagues, these are important opportunities that are "limited submission" programs, meaning that they will be reviewed at the University level before being sent to the funder.

CHASS Humanities Extension Program -- Call For Participants

CHASS Humanities Extension Program 

The Humanities Extension Program at NC State University seeks to match public school classroom teachers with NCSU CHASS faculty who are interested in sharing their expertise with public school students. Dr. David Zonderman from History serves as the program’s academic director.

NEH Summer Stipends

NEH Summer Stipends
Receipt Deadline September 30, 2014 for Projects Beginning May 2015

NCSU Process:

Limit:  2 per institute 

Due Dates:
8/1/14 - Mandatory Notice of Intent to submit


If an internal review is required:

8/15/14 – Concept paper describing research due to Limited-submission@ncsu.edu
8/29/14 – Internal review
9/30/14 - Full application due to National Endowment for the Humanities

Head Start and Child Care Graduate Student Research Grants

OPRE Grant Announcement

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has recently published two discretionary research funding announcements titled “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants” and “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars”, which are summarized below.   If you have questions regarding these grant announcements, please emailHSGraduateResearchReviews@icfi.com or ChildcareScholars@icfi.com, respectively, or call 1-877-350-5913.

Head Start and Child Care Graduate Student Research Grants

The full announcements for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants” is available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2014-ACF-OPRE-YR-0785

The full announcement for “Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Graduate Student Research Grants” is available at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2014-ACF-OPRE-YE-0775

The purpose of these grants is to support dissertation research addressing issues of significance related to Head Start, Early Head Start, and CCDF, that will inform policy decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations, utilizing the most rigorous research methodology, and promoting mentor-student relationships that support students’ independent lines of research.

NEH CHALLENGE GRANTS--Deadline MAY 1

Office of Challenge Grants

Receipt Deadline May 1, 2014

Brief Summary

NEH challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term support for their humanities programs and resources. Through these awards, many organizations and institutions have been able to increase their humanities capacity and secure the permanent support of an endowment. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds that generate expendable earnings to support and enhance ongoing program activities. Challenge grants may also provide capital directly supporting the procurement of long-lasting objects, such as acquisitions for archives and collections, the purchase of equipment, and the construction or renovation of facilities needed for humanities activities. Funds spent directly must be shown to bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly. Grantee institutions may also expend up to 10 percent of total grant funds (federal funds plus matching funds) to defray costs of fundraising to meet the NEH challenge. Because of the matching requirement, these NEH grants also strengthen the humanities by encouraging nonfederal sources of support.

Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

Colleagues, this is an interesting study for anyone researching schools and school safety, and, as noted, the solicitation is very wide open. If you're interested, I'd strongly urge you to apply and, of course, my office is ready to help with our application.

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April 11, 2014 Dear Colleague: The purpose of this letter is to alert school officials and social and behavioral scientists and researchers about an exciting research opportunity. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is interested in receiving proposals related to our “Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative” solicitation. The announcement has been on the streets for a few weeks now, but we would like to provide more insight into the kinds of proposals we are seeking. It is most important to note that the solicitation is wide open—NIJ will consider any research topic that can add to our knowledge base about school safety. Think broadly: What do we know and what do we need to know? This is your opportunity to test innovative ideas about school safety. Does your idea have the potential to make a difference where school safety is concerned? Can it be implemented in the real world? If successful, could it be adopted by schools across the country or schools in certain parts of the country (e.g., rural areas)?

Proposal Development Workshop Series session on National Science Foundation (This Friday!)

There is still time to register for the panel discussion "Winning Grants at NSF," which will be held this Friday, April 4th, from 9:00-11:00 AM in Room 2431 at the College of Textiles. The workshop will feature a panel of successful faculty sharing best practices on winning grants from NSF. The session is co-presented by the Research Development Office and the Office of Faculty Development. To register, please visit go.ncsu.edu/proposaldevelopment.