Two NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration in 2017

The NIH Office of Extramural Research is offering two NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration in 2017. 

These 2-day seminars, with optional workshop days, are taking place in New Orleans, LA (May 3-5) and Baltimore, MD (October 25-27). The program is geared towards new investigators and extramural research administrators wanting to learn more about the NIH grants application and award processes. These seminars offer a unique opportunity for attendees to interact with over 60 NIH & HHS program, review, grants and policy officials in a central location, who are eager to share their expertise and answer your questions. There are over 45 different topics to choose from over the course of the 2-day seminar, plus more in-depth opportunities during our optional pre-seminar workshop day on topics such as electronic Research Administration, Human Subjects Research Protections, Intellectual Property, and even an Administrator’s Boot Camp. 

Due March 15: Engagement Scholarship Consortium: Call for Proposals

The deadline for the Call for Proposals for the 2017
Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) conference is fast-approaching.

Call for Proposals: NCDS Data Fellows 2017-2018 due April 7

The National Consortium for Data Science (NCDS) is seeking proposals for participation in the 2017-2018 NCDS Data Science Faculty Fellows program, with a submission due date of April 7, 2017. 

 

Funding Opportunity from NSF: Systems Science (SYS)

NSF: Systems Science (SYS)

This program supports fundamental research leading to a theoretical foundation for design and systems engineering.   In particular, the Systems Science program seeks intellectual advances in which underlying theories (such as probability theory, decision theory, game theory, organizational sociology, behavioral economics or cognitive psychology) are integrated and abstracted to develop explanatory models for design and systems engineering in a general, domain-independent fashion.  Ideally, the explanatory models, derived from the underlying theoretical foundations will lead to testable hypotheses.  Based on collected evidence supporting or falsifying the hypotheses, new insights are gained allowing the explanatory models to be refined or updated.

Agency due date: 9/1/17 - 9/15/17

Funding Opportunity from NSF: Engineering and Systems Design (ESD)

NSF: Engineering and Systems Design (ESD)

This program supports fundamental research leading to new engineering and systems design methods and practices for specific global contexts.  In particular, ESD seeks intellectual advances in which the theoretical foundations underlying design and systems engineering are operationalized into rigorous and pragmatic methods for a specific context. 

NSF CAREER proposal workshop

NSF’s prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program offers support for early-career faculty seeking to build strong foundations for research and education in their respective fields. Those interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a three-session workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. Workshop sessions will be held at the Talley Student Union from 3 to 4:30 PM on March 8, 22 and 29. The three sessions include:

Session 1: Specific requirements, Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, and communicating with NSF Program Directors

Session 2: Strategies for writing strong Project Summaries and Project Narratives, as well as Research and Education plans

Session 3: NSF CAREER panel review process, peer reviews, and small group discussions led by previous CAREER awardees (organized by NSF Directorate)

Participants are encouraged to attend all three workshops as the information presented each day will build on previous sessions.

The CAREER workshop is open to all NC State faculty and will be coordinated by the Proposal Development Unit (Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development), College of Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and College of Textiles.

CAREER workshop registration

For more information please contact Matt Hooker (mwhooker@ncsu.edu) or Alexia Kelley (amkelley@ncsu.edu).

Cancellation of February 9 RED Talk with Dr. Emery Brown

The RED Talk with Dr. Emery Brown that was scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled. We will post any information about a rescheduled presentation.

Due March 7 Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative

The 2017 Minerva Research Initiative topics have been released:
http://minerva.defense.gov/Research/Research-Priorities/

There is a general interest area and 4 special interest areas.  White papers are due March 7th.

The general interest area is  "Sociality, Security, and Interconnectivity," and the special interest areas are

Understanding the Social Impact of Autonomy
Societal Resilience and Sociopolitical (In)stability
Power and Deterrence for Shaping Operations
Military Cyber Defense

Duke-NC State Translational Research Grant

Applications due by March 9, 2017

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is partnering with The Office of Research, Innovation, and Economic Development (ORIED), as well as NC State’s Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI), to support new inter-institutional collaborative research teams.

This Duke/NC State Translational Research Grant offers $50,000 (half from each institution) for 12 months to fund novel clinical and translational research that applies or accelerates discovery into testing in clinical or population settings. 

Friday, February 10, 2017. Finding New Research Directions with Others

You are invited to a panel discussion on finding new research directions with others. This is part of the Full Professors' Community series, but all are welcome. Please register online:  Registration Form.

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia—Call for Proposals

R. L. Rabb Science and Society Symposia are based on the premise that technological

innovations from the natural sciences are likely to have the most positive effects on society and the environment when their development into products is evaluated and guided by diverse, well informed, members of society.

Spring 2017 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration

Registration is open for the Spring 2017 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration in New Orleans.

NSF: Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)

Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR) Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 27, 2017 Program Guidelines: NSF 15-602 As part of NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) seeks to develop user-friendly large-scale next-generation data resources and relevant analytic techniques to advance fundamental research in SBE areas of study. Successful proposals will, within the financial resources provided by the award, construct such databases and/or relevant analytic techniques.

Data Science Initiative Spring 2017 RED Talks Series

After the jump, please see an announcement of the speakers for the 2017 RED talks on issues important in the field of "big data." All the speakers will be of interest to college faculty, including a talk by Kathleen Vogel on April 19. Please consider attending these important and stimulating talks.

Nagoya University-NC State Research Collaboration Seed Grants

International Affairs offers funding for NC State faculty to enhance research collaboration and academic exchange with colleagues at Nagoya University in Japan. NC State and Nagoya University are now accepting proposals for the development of research collaboration. Funds will support international travel and related activities leading to high-quality research collaboration. The intention is that these collaborations will result in high quality outputs, such as workshops/seminars, research collaboration, exchanges of researchers and graduate students, publication of joint papers from collaborative research, or follow-on joint research bids. More information here

Application Deadline: 2/17/17

Jan 2017 issue of Research Development & Grant Writing News

The January 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. 

4th Annual Sustainability Fund Request for Proposals to Advance Sustainability on Campus

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What would you do with up to $140,000 to make NC State more sustainable?

Now is the time to turn your idea into reality on campus. Projects can focus on sustainability-related projects, education, improvements to campus, and more. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on February 19th, 2017.  Learn more at http://go.ncsu.edu/SustainabilityFund  

Science Outside the Lab: Opportunity for Graduate Students

The National Science Foundation has made available supplemental funds to improve graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce. NSF supports FY 2016 and FY 2017 funds to support science and engineering doctoral students gain additional educational opportunities and student training in order to help acquire experience, skills and knowledge in potential science, technology, engineering and mathematic careers. More information can be found here: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16067/nsf16067.jsp 

Data visualization workshops at NCSU Libraries

Data visualization workshops return to the NCSU Libraries Hands-on classes throughout the spring cover everything from basic charts, graphs and infographics to visualizing statistical analysis and geospatial data

(Raleigh, NC) - The NCSU Libraries expands its Data Visualization Workshop Series this spring, offering free, hands-on workshops on tools and skills to meet the data visualization needs of students and faculty across the sciences and humanities.

Sarah Desmarais featured in story about her research

Prof. Sarah Desmarais (psychology) is featured in this story on the college's web page, about her outstanding work with the Wake County jails to improve mental health. In coming months, I will share more news about our colleagues' research achievements, and would encourage you to share any news with me. We're doing excellent work here, and it's good to spread the word!