Workshop on the NSF CAREER Program for Prospective Proposers

Registration is open for an upcoming workshop focused on the National Science Foundation's prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. 

From the NSF: New data infrastructure initiative will accelerate the advancement and impacts of social and behavioral research

The NSF has announced that a "New data infrastructure initiative will accelerate the advancement and impacts of social and behavioral research."

NSF Human Networks and Data Science and February Office Hours

The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) has brought to my attention the NSF's Human Networks and Data Science program, https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/human-networks-and-data-science-hnds

NEH Fellowships Program

NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development. NEH invites research applications from scholars in all disciplines, and it encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. Applicants interested in research projects that are either born digital or require mainly digital expression and digital publication are encouraged to apply instead for NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication.

A free online information session will be held on February 16, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Please click here for a link to the event. The webinar will introduce the program, describe the application process and eligibility criteria, and offer application writing suggestions.

Application deadline: 4/13/2022

NC Humanities Large Grants Program

NC Humanities’ Large Grants funding opportunity provides up to $20,000 to support public humanities projects of a wide or extended scope. Projects are expected to connect the public to quality humanities scholarship through programs that respond to community interest, encourage dialogue, and stimulate audiences to think critically about a broad range of humanities topics. Please note, a phone consultation is a required as part of the Large Grant LOI submission process. Please click here to schedule.

LOI deadline: 4/21/2022
Final proposals (invitation only): 7/11/2022

Funding Opportunities for Social and Behavioral Sciences from NSF

The National Science Foundation recently circulated this announcement about programs that have broadened their scope to include the social and behavioral sciences. These merit a closer look, as they provide outstanding funding opportunities for our college.  If you have any questions about these opportunities, or to start the process for applying for funding, please contact me at tabirkla@ncsu.edu.

NC Humanities Large Grants Program

NC Humanities’ Large Grants funding opportunity provides up to $20,000 to support public humanities projects of a wide or extended scope. Projects are expected to connect the public to quality humanities scholarship through programs that respond to community interest, encourage dialogue, and stimulate audiences to think critically about a broad range of humanities topics. Please note, a phone consultation is a required as part of the Large Grant LOI submission process. Please click here to schedule.

LOI deadline: 4/21/2022
Final proposals (invitation only): 7/11/2022

RTI University Scholars Program

The RTI University Scholars Program will continue to prioritize applications for the 2022-2023 academic year from tenured or research-track faculty members at the Associate Professor level or higher with a commitment to collaboration and a research project related to racial equity and policy, broadly construed. RTI’s vision for achieving racial equity is to lead with compassion, execute with science, and transform by sharing what we learn.

Required expression of interest:  1/19/2022
Invited full proposals: 3/28/2022

National Endowment for the Arts--Translation Projects

The National Endowment for the Arts (Arts Endowment) supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and merit. We encourage translations of writers and of work that are not well represented in English, as well as work that has not previously been translated into English.

 
Application due date: 1/12/2022

Several fellowship opportunities of interest in our college

The most recent issue of the Office of Faculty Excellence Newsletter includes the following fellowship opportunities, all of which touch on scholarship in our college. I encourage you to consider applying for these opportunities, and to share this with your colleagues. If you are interested in applying and have questions, please feel free to contact Maria Almanza, as noted below, or Tom Birkland at any time. 

Deadline Extended to December 13: Call for Proposals for the Equity Research Symposium

What does equity mean to you and to your research? The deans of the colleges of Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, Engineering, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Design, Natural Resources, Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Poole College of Management, Wilson College of Textiles, the Graduate School, and the Division of Academic and Student Affairs in collaboration with the university’s Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, the Office of Research and Innovation and Research Leadership Academy are pleased to announce the inaugural Equity Research Symposium. 

The purpose of this symposium is to bring together researchers from across NC State’s campus to share and catalyze new cutting-edge, equity-focused and equity-relevant research. Students, faculty, postdocs and staff are eligible to make presentations on their research. A keynote address will be delivered by Raj Chetty, William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights, whose work focuses on equity, race, and mobility in the United States. 

CDC Funding Opportunity on Post-COVID-19 Conditions in Diverse Populations

Tracking the burden, distribution, and impact of Post COVID-19 conditions in diverse populations for children, adolescents, and adults (Track PCC)

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to track and investigate the burden and impact of post-COVID-19 conditions (PCC) in diverse populations within the United States through surveillance and long-term follow-up of cohorts with PCC in collaboration with state, academic, or health networks. Post-COVID conditions include a wide range of health consequences that occur more than four weeks after initial SARS-CoV-2 infection. Studies will also explore risk factors and mitigating factors as they relate to the development, resolution, and prevention of PCC. NOFO will include two components: Component A- up to four surveillance sites and Component B -one coordinating center site.

Estimated post date: 12/15/2021

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Health Policy Fellows Program

From a recent notice shared by the university: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- Health Policy Fellows Program program provides the nation’s most comprehensive learning experience at the nexus of health, science, and policy in Washington, D.C. It is an outstanding opportunity for exceptional midcareer health professionals and behavioral/social scientists with an interest in health and health care policy. Fellows participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health equity, health care, and health policy.

Digital Humanities Advancement Grants--National Endowment for the Humanities

The Digital Humanities Advancement Grants program (DHAG) supports innovative, experimental, and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching, and public programming in the humanities. The program also supports research that examines the history, criticism, ethics, and philosophy of digital culture or technology and its impact on society.

Application deadline: 1/14/2022

NSF supports infrastructure-focused research projects grounded in behavioral and social science

This headline, taken directly from a National Science Foundation announcement, speaks to NSF's efforts to support social and behavioral science research "examining the interactions of people and society with physical and digital infrastructure." They go on to say that "The cross-disciplinary projects are led by social and behavioral scientists collaborating with researchers from a wide range of fields including engineering, computer science, education, biology, mathematics, physical sciences and geosciences. ... For more information and a complete list of awards, see Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)." This news may inspire faculty in our college to collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines to develop proposals for the NSF. 

Two opportunities from NC Sea Grant

From NC Sea Grant, here are two excellent opportunities for graduate students, and one that supports undergraduates, that may be of interest to our departments. Please feel free to share widely. 

What's New at NIH: Recorded Session

For the NC State Community, the recording and presentation slides for the PDU's session on "What's New at NIH" on September 16 are now online at the PDU's NIH Resources Page under NC State Presentations. (Unity ID required), This is a very useful presentation for anyone interested in NIH funding. 

COVID-19: Multiple Funding Opportunities at NIH

After the jump, I list several COVID-related funding opportunities at NIH that may be of particular interest to social and behavioral scientists. Please let me know if you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities.

Early notice: NSF CAREER Workshop

The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) has announced that it will hold a workshop for prospective CAREER award nominees on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 1 to 4 pm. 

The 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. You will be able to register at the PDU homepage after the winter break.

This event is hosted by the PDU, as well as the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Sciences, and the Wilson College of Textiles. All eligible faculty are welcome to apply--and our college has had some recent success in this program, so we strongly urge anyone interested in applying to attend this workshop, and to reach out to the college research office for assistance.

PDU@Lunch Webinar Series 2020-21

This year’s series may be of special interest to early career researchers and scholars who are new to NC State. Please consider attending and encourage your colleagues and research collaborators to attend as well.