International Travel Assistance Fund

The Office of International Affairs has announced that it is time to submit applications for the International Travel Assistance Fund for 2017. As they note at their website, "International Affairs supports faculty and staff through an annual fund that provides $1,000 travel awards to encourage global engagement.

My office will match up to $1000 any college faculty member who applies for and receives this funding.

Laboratory for Analytic Sciences Winter Symposium December 5

The Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (ncsu-las.org) invites you to attend its upcoming Winter Symposium on December 5th at the McKimmon Center.  This symposium will run from 8:30 - 5:00and will include technical presentations and panel discussions in the morning and a poster session with NC State faculty, students, and industry partners in the afternoon.  

Research and Innovation Seed Fund (RISF) Reminder

As a reminder, applications for the Fall 2016 call for proposals are due this Thursday 10/27 and should be uploaded to InfoReady Review (formerly CompetitionSpace) by 5:00 pm on the due date.

Showcase of NC State Women Faculty’s Research, Creativity, and Scholarship

The Association of Women Faculty invites you to participate in a
Showcase of NC State Women Faculty’s Research, Creativity, and Scholarship

The event will consist of a poster session and networking reception.

Paper posters, electronic posters, videos and other types of displays are invited.

DATE:  November 1, 2016

LOCATION: Brooks Hall Galleries, 3rd floor

TIME: 3:30 pm--Poster/Video Setup

            4:30 pm--Formal Program

            5:30-7pm--Networking Reception

All faculty are welcome to attend.

Intuitive Surgical Open House

Centennial Campus partner, Intuitive Surgical, http://www.intuitivesurgical.com/ will be hosting an open house on October 25th 11a - 4p. They are the creators of Da Vinci robotic arm used in minimally invasive surgery and we are pleased to welcome them to Centennial Campus!

Chancellor’s Innovation Fund Call for Preproposals

Dear Colleagues,

The Office of Technology Commercialization and New Ventures is now accepting pre-proposal submissions for the next funding cycle of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF).  

CIF awards of up to $75,000 are designed to support short-term (one year or less) commercially-focused research projects. Proposed CIF projects ideally incorporate study endpoints designed to directly address license-enabling milestones required by potential licensees.  Anticipated outcomes include new licensing opportunities or the launch of a new university startup company.

Research & Innovation Seed Funding Program (RISF)

The Fall 2016 call for proposals is open. Proposals are due on 10/27 and should be uploaded to InfoReady Review (formerly CompetitionSpace). 

RTI University Scholars Program

The RTI University Scholars Program provides support—one-half of each Scholar’s salary and fringe—for distinguished academic researchers to spend scholarly leave time at RTI International, actively collaborating with RTI experts. Applications are due 1/9/17.

New edition of Research Development and Grant Writing News is available

The October 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. Please forward this message to all interested parties within the NC State community.

Data management support from the NCSU Libraries

More and more funding agencies require researchers to include data management plans with their grant proposals and share articles and data resulting from funded research.

In addition to the broad menu of research consultation, visualization support, and research workshops, the NCSU Libraries provides free guidance to NC State faculty, staff, post-docs, and students on creating and implementing data management plans and meeting public access compliance requirements.  Our consultation includes advice on data types and standards for describing data, options for short-term storage and long-term preservation, and considerations for sharing research outputs and public access compliance.

Getting to Know National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Opportunities

I am very excited to share with you information on this excellent event, led by faculty in the department of psychology, but intended for all members of the college community. Please share broadly and encourage faculty studying any aspects of health to attend.

Getting to Know National Institutes of Health (NIH) 

Funding Opportunities

This roundtable session aims to build attendees’ capacity to work effectively with NIH, thereby increasing the likelihood of funding health-related research.

NSF Investments and Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Research on Hazards and Disasters--Visit from program officer David Mendonça

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to host

Dr. David Mendonça of the National Science Foundation

"NSF Investments and Opportunities in Interdisciplinary Research on Hazards and Disasters"

Tuesday, October 18, 10:00 to 11:30

Room 129, 1911 Building

STEM Education Is Vital—But Not at the Expense of the Humanities

That's the title of an editorial in the October Scientific American, and is certainly worthy of our careful reading. One can clearly connect scholarship in the humanities--both teaching and inquiry--to improved performance of our graduates and of our universities. The article is here.

Research Development and Grant Writing News - September 2016 Issue

The September 2016 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to: go.ncsu.edu/research-news.

I would point out a particularly useful article in this newsletter, titled "Looking for Humanities Funding? Ask Google." This article makes an excellent point: that web searches for funding opportunities can be much more fruitful than one might suppose!

Dear Colleague Letter from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Colleagues, there are opportunities here that are firmly within our College's capabilities. Please contact me if you are interested in pursuing the opportunities described below.

Dear Colleagues,

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its funding partners in the Grand Challenges family of grant programs are inviting innovators to apply for the following two grant opportunities.

Data Management Assistance from NC State Libraries

I received this note from NC State Libraries. The libraries have been very proactive in assisting with data management, which is now a major part of sponsored research.

More and more funding agencies require researchers to include data management plans with their grant proposals and share articles and data resulting from funded research.

In addition to the broad menu of research consultation, visualization support, and research workshops, the NCSU Libraries provides free guidance to NC State faculty, staff, post-docs, and students on creating and implementing data management plans and meeting public access compliance requirements.  Our consultation includes advice on data types and standards for describing data, options for short-term storage and long-term preservation, and considerations for sharing research outputs and public access compliance.

Data Science Initiative RED Talks

The Data Science Initiative (DSI) at NC State has announced its Fall RED Talks. These talks are likely to be of considerable interest to members of the Humanities and Social Science community.

Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Call for Proposals

ORIED is now accepting proposals for the Fall 2016 cycle of the Research & Innovation Seed Funding Program (RISF). Please go here for full details (https://research.ncsu.edu/rdo/funding/internal-funding/risf/).

Applications are being accepted through InfoReady Review (formerly CompetitionSpace) through 10/27.

For questions, please contact Marie Grubbs at research-development@ncsu.edu. 

First Notice: Aging and the Environment Mini-conference, November 11

Shevaun Neupert and Jennifer Bellingtier (Psychology) are planning this excellent "Lightning Rod Event" for November. This is a public event, designed to engage the university and broader community. Please share this broadly.
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Please mark your calendars and consider attending "Aging and the Environment" a free mini-conference designed to connect NC State researchers, community partners, and the public. Talks will feature international and local researchers' work on ways to design adaptive environments that optimize aging. Community partners will share the current resources and initiatives happening now to support aging in the environment. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with others interested in creating environments that support healthy aging!

Nominations Open for the O. Max Gardner Award and the Holladay Medal

The university has announced that nominations are open for several awards. The process for two of these major awards will be managed by the Research Office. These are