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. 

December 2018 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News

The December 2018 issue of Research Development and Grant Writing News has been posted to the Research Development Office's website. 

Topics in this issue include:

• NSF PPAPG Webinar Overview
• Key Documents for NSF Broader Impacts
• Defining and Supporting Your Premise
• A Federal Strategy for STEM Education and Its Impact on Writing a Proposal’s Educational Narrative
• Planning for Proposals Addressing National Water Research Priorities
• What does NSF mean by “Innovation Ecosystem”?

NC Sea Grant Opens 2020-2022 Core Funding Cycle

North Carolina Sea Grant invites preproposals for coastal and marine research projects for the 2020–2022 core funding cycle. Completed preproposals — due by 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 — are the required first step for this funding cycle. Follow this link for information.

For questions, contact John Fear at 919-515-9104

Funding Opportunity News

The University Research Development Office has announced these funding opportunities. Please contact me if you are interested in pursuing these or would like more information.

Funding Opportunity from the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care

The Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity, called Expanding the Science and Practice of Open Dialogue: An international collaborative multicenter research project to evaluate the effectiveness of Open Dialogue in various mental health care contexts around the world.

Proposals are due January 2, 2019. Evaluation will be conducted by the Foundation's Scientific Advisory Council (SAC) augmented by consultants selected by the SAC if needed. The SAC's evaluation will be forwarded to the Foundation Board of Directors who will make the final decision for the grant award.

New Gun Policy Research Funding

A funding opportunity from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research:

"Are you interested in conducting rigorous research on gun policy or gun violence? In January 2019, the nonpartisan National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research will issue the first of four annual requests for proposals, with $20 million to $50 million to be awarded over a five year period. Up to $10 million in research grant funding and dissertation research awards will be available in the first round.

A Note on Funding Opportunities

In the past seven years, our College has experienced substantial growth in interdisciplinary research. Given this impressive record of growth in interdisciplinary scholarship, I am going to slightly change the way in which I distribute information on funding opportunities.

Funding Opportunity News November 16

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

2019-2020 Internationalization Seed Grants

NC State faculty and staff are eligible to apply for up to $5,000 to support new international projects through the Office of Global Engagement’s Internationalization Seed Grant program. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on January 9, 2019. More information can be found here.

New Funding Opportunities

Following are some new funding opportunities that the NC State Office of Research and Engagement. If you are interested in pursuing these opportunities, please contact your College Research Office.

RTI University Scholars

NC State and RTI held a webinar on 11/1 about the 2019-2020 RTI University Scholars Program Call for Applications. You can view the slides here, or watch a recording of the webinar here. (Please note: there are audio issues at the beginning of the recording that do resolve.) Applications are due on January 10, 2019. You can find information on previous RTI University Scholars from NC State here.