National Endowment for the Humanities: Public Humanities Projects

I just attended a conference call about this program. Our college can be a very strong competitor, particularly in the "Community Conversations" format. Please let me know if you plan to pursue a project--the deadline is coming very soon.

Receipt Deadline August 10, 2016 for Projects Beginning April 2017

Institute for Emerging Issues: Emerging Leaders Fellow

The Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) at NC State University is seeking a recent graduate to work as an Emerging Leaders Fellow. The Emerging Leaders Fellow program is an unparalleled opportunity for young leaders to learn about public policy and economic development and work with stakeholders across the state to make a difference in North Carolina communities. IEI is looking for applicants who are still in the beginning stages of their professional life with great potential for leadership and who would benefit from receiving a broad range of experiences and guidance from staff at IEI. We offer competitive salary and benefits.

Applicants must apply by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2016. For more information about the position and how to apply, please visit our website.

Ford Foundation: Fairness By Design: How Can Big Data Advance Opportunity for All?

Fairness by Design How Can Big Data Advance Opportunity for All?

LIVE WEBCAST Monday, May 23, 2016 9:00 am - 2:30 pm (ET) Today, it’s easier than ever to make predictions and decisions by analyzing an unprecedented wealth of data. While corporate use of “algorithmic decision-making tools” is widespread, government agencies at all levels are also using these techniques to guide decisions, increase efficiency, inform policy, and shape service delivery. Yet with these advances come risks: Without careful design, application, and oversight, these tools could be used to harm vulnerable populations and reinforce existing inequities. Please join us for a live webcast about how to ensure these technologies are applied in ways that serve all Americans. Speakers will include Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz, US Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, US Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil, and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker.

Register here Join the conversation: #BigData Click here for more information.   IN PARTNERSHIP WITH   All our content may be republished or reused for free, except for most photographs, illustrations, and videos. © 2016 Ford Foundation, some rights reserved.

NEH’s Humanities in the Public Square grant program

We received this notification from the National Humanities Alliance, of which we are a member.

Please join us for a conversation on NEH’s Humanities in the Public Square grant program with Jeff Hardwick, Assistant Director of the Division of Public Programs at NEH. The Humanities in the Public Square program funds projects that draw on humanities scholarship to deepen public understanding of today’s most challenging issues and pressing concerns. The first awards were announced in December 2015, and awardees included colleges, universities, associations, and state humanities councils. A new call for proposals will be issued in the coming months.

May Research Development and Grant Writing News

The May 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. Current and past issues can be accessed online with a valid unity ID. This is a very valuable resource to any scholar with an interest in external funding for research, and I high recommend it to all faculty. 

NIH Funding Opportunity: Minority Health and Health Disparities

National Institutes of Health: Health Services Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R21)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage innovative exploratory and developmental health services research to improve minority health and/or reduce health disparities at the health care system-level as well as within clinical settings.  

Agency due date: 8/9/16

Data Science Short Courses--College Funding Available

Dear Colleagues,

As part of the Data Science Initiative at NC State, the Data Science Short Course Series is a set of short, intensive courses on Data Science, including an introduction to the subject, machine learning, the R software package, text mining, and others. My office will fund up to about ten faculty [update: and some PhD students] to take these courses.

New process for NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program

Colleagues, I received this from the University Research Office. While our college does not use major equipment in the same way as our colleagues in the sciences or engineering, there are some disciplines that do use such equipment, so please make a note of this, Please contact the research office if you have any questions.

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF/SBE Partnering in Round 4 of the Digging into Data Challenge

Scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences with international projects will find this to be of considerable interest.

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF/SBE Partnering in Round 4 of the Digging into Data Challenge

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing

Note that "Inclusion of social and behavioral science expertise is encouraged where appropriate."

NSF 16-059

Dear Colleague Letter: Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing - Public Participation in Engineering Research

DEADLINE MAY 4: Humanities Access Grants: National Endowment for the Humanities

Humanities Access grants help support capacity building for humanities programs that benefit one or more of the following groups: youth, communities of color, and economically disadvantaged populations.

Humanities Access grants establish or augment term endowments (that is, endowments whose funds are entirely expended over the course of a set time period) to provide funding for existing programs at institutions such as public libraries, local and regional museums, historical societies, community colleges, HBCUs and tribal colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, archival repositories, and other cultural organizations. Humanities Access grants are intended to seed longer-term endowment-building efforts.

For further details, see the announcement at http://www.neh.gov/grants/challenge/humanities-access-grants.

New Funding Opportunities

The following opportunities are not "limited submission" opportunities. This means that you can apply for these without seeking University clearance. While some of these may seem far afield, for most, if not all, of these opportunities there are likely to be important social and behavioral science and humanistic elements. Please let the Research Office know if you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities

Call for Proposals from PhD Students: SAS-CHASS Graduate Industrial Traineeship

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
SAS-CHASS Graduate Industrial Traineeship
Deadline: May 16, 2016.

During the 2012-2013 academic year, the Publications unit at SAS partnered with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at NC State to support a Graduate Industrial Traineeship (GIT). This research appointment has proven positive, and SAS has agreed to continue this program for the 2016-17 Academic Year. The deadline for proposals is May 16, 2016.

Call for Proposals: University Global Partnership Network Research Collaboration Fund

From the Office of International Affairs:

The UGPN is now accepting proposals for the 2016 UGPN Research Collaboration Fund. These awards are designed to go beyond pump-priming and early contact partner outreach; they will support substantive engagement that leads to high quality outputs, such as international research training for graduate students or early career faculty, publication of joint papers from collaborative research, or joint research bids.  Proposals should be jointly submitted by faculty from at least two of the UGPN partner institutions. Proposals will be accepted until May 3, 2016. See more at https://international.ncsu.edu/research-and-funding/ugpn/

Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Team: Reminder of Grant Opportunities

The research office received this letter from the Gates Foundation by way of our University research office. Please let me know if you are interested in pursuing these interesting opportunities.

Teleconference: UNC-GA Research Opportunities Initiative

For those interested in the UNC-GA Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI), please consider taking part in the Teleconference Q&A call with UNG-GA, at Tuesday, April 5 at 10 am. (919-962-2720. No access code needed.)

New Funding Opportunities

Here are some funding opportunities received from the Research Development Office that will be of particular interest to our college's researchers.  To view all current Limited Submission opportunities as well as selected non-limited opportunities, visit the RDO website.

How to Work With DARPA

How to Work With DARPA
(An Overview of DARPA Thrust Areas and How DARPA Works)

(If you are interested in this opportunity, please RSVP as indicated below--space is filling rapidly)

Gulf Research Program’s Award Year 2016 Synthesis Grants

There are considerable opportunities here, in particular, for social scientists to participate in this research.

UNC GA Research Opportunities Initiative -Call for Preproposals Announced

Updated April 7: There is a misprint in the UNC-GA Research Opportunities Initiative (ROI) RFP. It states that both the Front Matter and Project Description sections of the pre-proposal require a list of key personnel and affiliations. This is a misprint; key personnel information is only required in the Front Matter section.

Pre-proposals are due to the NCSU Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED) by 5 pm, April 11.

This announcement will be of considerable interest to interdisciplinary scholars in our college whose work touches on the priority areas listed in this announcement. Please let the research office know if you are interested in this opportunity and we will do all we can to help you and your team.