NSF CAREER Proposal Workshop - March 25, 2019

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. Faculty interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a workshop covering key aspects of proposal development.

Non-laboratory Scholarship/Research Support Program (NSRP)

Non-laboratory Scholarship/Research Support Program (NSRP)

Deadline: September 26, 2019

The NSRP is a program designed to support scholarship/research needs in disciplines not driven by instrument-dependent and lab-based research. Such disciplines may include but are not limited to social sciences, humanities, education, design, management, and libraries. A total $100,000 has been set aside for this program with $50,000 from Research and Innovation and $50,000 from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. Budget requests may be up to $20,000, but smaller amounts are encouraged.

University Research Symposium

The 2019 University Research Symposium seeks to introduce research scholars to each other, and to explore opportunities for new partnerships. This year’s focus will be on opportunities and intellectual challenges in cross- and multi-disciplinary research. It will be held on March 21. More information and registration form here.

The Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Program

The Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) program is open and is now accepting proposals from NC State faculty and EHRA professionals.

Proposals are due no later than 5:00 pm on Thursday March 28, 2019.

2019 NC STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

After the jump, please see the announcement of the 2019 NC State University Research Symposium. I strongly urge you to consider proposing a poster or otherwise participating in this excellent event. 

The February 2019 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The February 2019 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website. 

Topics in this issue include:

The following funding opportunities have been shared by the Research Development Office (RDO). To view previously announced funding opportunities, visit the RDO website.

NSF CAREER Proposal Workshop - March 25, 2019

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. Faculty interested in submitting a CAREER proposal are invited to attend a workshop covering key aspects of proposal development. The workshop, hosted by the Proposal Development Unit in the Office of Research and Innovation, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Wilson College of Textiles, will be held in the Convocation Center in the Wilson College of Textiles (1020 Main Campus Drive) from 1 to 4 PM on Monday March 25, 2019.

Social Scientists Encouraged to Explore NSF's Ten Big Ideas Solicitations

Colleagues, please see the following announcement from the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) about the role of the social sciences in the NSF's Ten Big Ideas Solicitations. I'd be happy to answer any questions about this announcement, which deserves your very careful consideration. I have some experience with one of the big ideas -- Navigating the New Arctic -- and can help with understanding these other Big Ideas.

Faculty Research and Professional Development (FRPD) Request for Proposals. Due Date March 18, 2019

The FRPD request for proposals for FY 2019-20 is now live, and available at http://go.ncsu.edu/hssfrpd. Please note that the deadline for the program is March 18, 2019. Please share broadly among your colleagues,

The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF) Initiative on Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context

A very interesting opportunity has been announced by the Russell Sage Foundation. From their website:

March 21 Research Symposium: "Opportunities in Cross- and Multi-Disciplinary Research

After the jump, see the announcement of the 2019 NC State University Research Symposium titled "Opportunities in Cross- and Multi-Disciplinary Research." This will be of considerable value to our College's faculty.

From COSSA: Comments about new NIH definition, and opportunity for

Colleagues, COSSA (of which we are a member) has informed of us two issues of interest to the social and behavioral science communities:

Funding Opportunity News | 1/18

To view previously announced funding opportunities, visit the RDO website.

January 2019 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The January 2019 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website. 

Topics in this issue include:

• Tips on Successful Foundation Funding
• Underlying Strategies for STEM Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions
• Scheduling the Production of Your NSF CAREER Proposal
• Mark Twain’s Advice on Grant Writing
• To Revise, Re-Write, or Begin Anew?
• Win Your Grant on Page 1

Engaged Scholarship Travel Stipends

The Office of Outreach and Engagement is offering stipends for participation in Community Engaged Scholarship activity.

The Office has a limited number of $500 scholarships available to attend any College or Department approved conference or meeting to present or enhance faculty engaged scholarship. Faculty and staff can apply to be reimbursed for activities that will take place from January - June 2019. Preference will be given to faculty who have plans to submit conference proposals.

Limited Submission. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Health and Climate Solutions

The Research Development Office has been made aware of interest in a limited submission opportunity with a short timeline. Any faculty interested in participating in an expedited internal competition to select NC State's submission for this opportunity should email a one page project description and a two page CV as one file to limited-submission@ncsu.edu by 4:00 on Wednesday 1/15/19.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): Health and Climate Solutions

Through this funding opportunity, RWJF seeks to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity, while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation. 

Outreach and Engagement (O&E) Incentive Grants Program.

The Office of Outreach and Engagement is pleased to announce the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Outreach and Engagement (O&E) Incentive Grants Program. (Full RFP requirements are at https://oe.ncsu.edu/incentivegrants/.)

The O&E Incentive Grants Program seeks to align interdisciplinary faculty, their expertise, their students, and their research work to address significant community challenges in Wake County. This effort also supports student engagement through faculty and community collaborations.

Research and Innovation Seed Funding Program 2019

The Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) program is now accepting proposals from NC State faculty and EHRA professionals. This is an internal seed funding program offered by the NC State's Office of Research & Innovation and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science. 

The primary goal of the RISF program is to assist NC State researchers in developing innovative interdisciplinary programs that have strong potential for significant future external support from government agencies, corporations, industrial consortia or foundations. Teams can request up to $25,000 in RISF funds, and must provide a minimum of 25% cost match. 

Full RFP and additional requirements can be found here: https://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/funding/risf/

Funding Opportunity News | 1/4/19

To view previously announced funding opportunities, visit the RDO website.

GRIP4PSIORI is pleased to announce a new large-scale, inter-disciplinary seed-funding program to support the NC Plant Science Initiative (PSI). The Game-Changing Research Incentive Program for the Plant Sciences Initiative has $2.3 million in seed funding available. Two informational meetings will be held this month (January 15th & January 23rd) as well as a networking session (January 25th). Register for the informational meetings here. Full details about the program here.