From the NACS Grants Development Office
Beth Brittan-Powell
phone: 301.405.2978
The information presented below is updated as quickly as possible, BUT
please check with your Program Officer as well as the Program Announcement
for additional changes and updates.
New Announcements
From UMCP: New routing form as of September 22, 2009
From NSF:
New
Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, January 2010 effective for proposals submitted on or after January 4, 2010. The guidelines in NSF 09-29 remain effective through January 3, 2010
From NIH: Restructured Application Forms and Instructions for Submissions for FY2011 Funding
This notice announces that new, restructured versions of the paper PHS 398 and electronic SF 424 (R&R) application packages and instructions will be available by December 2009.
Applicants must download and use the new application packages for submissions targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2010 (funding for fiscal year (FY) 2011 and beyond). Changes include significantly shorter page limits and restructured application packages. These changes will affect all competing applications submitted to NIH, as follows:
- all applications (including individual Career Awards) electronically submitted using application packages that combine the SF 424 (R&R) with PHS 398 components (e.g, PHS 398 Research Plan Component and PHS 398 Career Development Supplement Form);
- all electronically submitted Individual NRSA Fellowship applications using application packages that combine the SF 424 (R&R) with the PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form; and
- all applications using the paper PHS 398 application package.
Important Links
University of Maryland
ORAA @ UMD NIH registration Fastlane registration
Guide for New Faculty
September 2009 New Routing Form
Recovery Act Overview
Division of Research
DRIF Incentives
University of Maryland College Park & Baltimore Campuses SEED Grant Program - NOTE: this program is currently on hold. New information will be posted as received (Aug 09).
Limited Submissions
Agencies
NIH
New Investigator New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
Peer Review at NIH
Recovery information
NIH announces the availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
Descriptions of the Integrated Review Groups
Meeting dates
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices ----- subscribe
Notice of Intent to Publish a Request for Applications for Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01)
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) intends to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) to solicit applications for the Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01). This award is intended to support the research and research career development of promising Early Stage Investigators (as defined by NIH in NOT-OD-09-013) who plan to make a long term career commitment to research in specific mission areas of the NIMH. This award seeks to assist these individuals in launching an innovative clinical, translational, basic or services research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders. For FY 2010, the BRAINS program will focus on the research priorities and gap areas identified in the NIMH Strategic Plan (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/index.shtml).
Revised PHS 2590 (DHHS Public Health Service Noncompeting Continuation Progress Report) Now Available—Policy Changes Implemented
- New All Personnel Report: Replacement of the Senior/Key Personnel Report with an All Personnel Report (Form Page 7) that collects information on all personnel who participate in the project for at least one person month or more. The All Personnel Report also implements a new NIH requirement that all individuals with a postdoctoral role with one person month of more of measurable effort must have an eRA Commons user ID (see NIH Guide Notice OD-09-140 for details and background on this new requirement).
New Reporting and Assurance Requirements for Institutions Receiving Awards for Training of Graduate Students for Doctoral Degrees --
- Beginning October 1, grantees with NIH institutional training grant awards must provide information on completion rates and time to degree in the new Program Statistics section of Table 12A (Predoctoral Trainees Supported by this Training Grant) when submitting a renewal application (PHS 398) or non-competing continuation progress report (PHS 2590). A new version of Table 12A that includes fields for these Program Statistics is available now and has been posted with the PHS 2590, however, completion of these fields is only required as of October, 1, 2009.
NSF
Recovery information: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
New Investigator Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Foundations / other funding sources
McKnight Scholar Awards: from website:
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience works to bring science closer to the day when diseases of the brain and behavior can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated. To that end, the Endowment Fund supports innovative research through three competitive annual awards.
Whitehall Foundation from website:
The Whitehall Foundation, through its program of grants and grants-in-aid, assists scholarly research in the life sciences. It is the Foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. In order to respond to the changing environment, the Whitehall Foundation periodically reassesses the need for financial support by the various fields of biological research.
WM Keck Foundation: from website:
In recent years, the Foundation has focused on Science and Engineering Research; Medical Research; Undergraduate Education; and Southern California. Each of our grant programs invests in people and programs that are making a difference in the quality of life, now and for the future.
Microsoft Research Fellowship programs: from website:
Microsoft Research is eager to recognize and support outstanding fellows, scholars, and researchers to advance the state of computer science and to strengthen collaborative relationships with academic institutions. We sponsor several programs in North America.
New Faculty Fellowship Program: A grant program for outstanding new faculty nominated by their universities. Microsoft Research seeks nominees who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact on the state of the art, and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders in the field. IMPORTANT: UM internal deadline 9/21/09
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
McDonnell Foundation: from website: In 1950, James S. McDonnell established the McDonnell Foundation, incorporated as a private Foundation. The Foundation has pursued his goals by supporting scientific, educational, and charitable causes locally, nationally, and internationally. The organization was renamed the James S. McDonnell Foundation in 1984 in honor of its founder. In 2007 the Foundation awarded approximately $19.5 million in grants. Since its inception, the McDonnell Foundation has awarded over $347 million in grants. Fair market value of Foundation assets were about $609 million in 2007.
John Templeton Foundation: from website:
The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to serve as a philanthropic catalyst for discovery in areas engaging life’s biggest questions. These questions range from explorations into the laws of nature and the universe to questions on the nature of love, gratitude, forgiveness, and creativity.
Epilepsy Foundation: from website:
The Epilepsy Foundation supports a series of grants to advance the understanding of epilepsy that will lead to better treatment, more effective prevention, and ultimately to a cure. Our grants fund a wide range of researchers including students, junior level and senior level investigators.
proposalCENTRAL: e-grantmaking website shared by many government, non-profit, and private grant-making organizations.
MacArthur Foundation:
MacArthur is one of the nation’s largest independent foundations. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media.
Postdoctoral Fellowships / Grant Opportunities
NRSA Individual Fellowship Funding (pre and post doctoral)
The purpose of this individual postdoctoral research training fellowship is to provide support to promising Fellowship Applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
NIH Small Grant Program (R03)
The R03 grant mechanism will support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The NIH has standardized the Small Grant (R03) application characteristics, requirements, preparation, and review procedures in order to accommodate investigator-initiated (unsolicited) applications.
NIH Pathway to Independence
The Pathway to Independence Award program is intended to facilitate the ability of a new investigator to complete their supervised research work, establish independence, publish results, obtain an independent research position, and to prepare an application for NIH Research Project (R01) grant support.
NSF
Specialized Information for
Postdoctoral Fellows
example:
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) - from website:
The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for research and training in selected areas of biology supported by BIO and with special goals for human resource development in biology. The fellowships encourage independence at an early stage of the research career to permit Fellows to pursue their research and training goals in the most appropriate research locations regardless of the availability of funding for the Fellows at that site.
Ford Foundation Next deadline November 2009
FORD FOUNDATION POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS:
For Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching
The 2010 Application Deadline is November 9, 2009 http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047960
This year the program will award approximately18 postdoctoral fellowships. The postdoctoral fellowships provide one year of support for individuals engaged in postdoctoral study after the attainment of the Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree.
Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Pre-doctoral and Dissertation Fellowships
IMPORTANT
NSF GRFP applications due November 2009
Ford Foundation applications due November 2009
NEW SECTION: Student Travel Awards
Fellowships for Non-US Students
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Next deadline November 2009
also http://www.nsfgrfp.org/
Here are some examples of essays found on the web:
http://www.rachelcsmith.com/NSF.html#applications
https://webspace.utexas.edu/moontj/IMPACT/NSF/index.htm
(includes example reference letter too)
Tips found on the web:
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Application Advice
Advice for Applicants to the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Univ of Missouri - tips for GRFP (site also has a fellowship writer's guide)
NRSA Individual Fellowship Funding (pre and postdoctoral) Next deadline December 2009
The purpose of this individual predoctoral research training fellowship is to provide support for promising doctoral candidates who will be performing dissertation research and training in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Educational Committee offers awards to help women complete their education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Undergraduate and Graduate awards available.
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships Next deadline November 2009
from website: ACLS invites applications for the fourth annual competition for the Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships. These fellowships are to assist graduate students in the humanities and related social sciences (1) in the last year of Ph.D. dissertation writing. This program aims to encourage timely completion of the Ph.D. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than August 31, 2011.
ACLS will award 65 Fellowships in this competition for a one-year term beginning between June and September 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Fellowship tenure may be carried out in residence at the Fellow's home institution, abroad, or at another appropriate site for the research. The total award of up to $33,000 includes a stipend plus additional funds for university fees and research support. These Fellowships may not be held concurrently with any other fellowship or grant.
Ford Foundation Next deadline November 2009
FORD FOUNDATION DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIPS
Through its program of Diversity Fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Eligibility to apply for a Ford fellowship is limited to:
- All citizens or nationals of the United States regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation,Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations),
- Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level.
For information regarding level-specific eligibility requirements, stipends, and other program information for each of the three levels of the Fellowship program, please access the fact sheet for theprogram level of your interest, predoctoral, dissertationor postdoctoral.
FORD FOUNDATION PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS - For Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching -- The 2010 Application Deadline is November 2, 2009.
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047958
In 2010, the Ford Fellowship program will award approximately 40 predoctoral fellowships. The predoctoral fellowships provide three years of support for individuals engaged in graduate study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.
Predoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIPS: For Achieving Excellence in College and University Teaching
The 2010 Application Deadline is November 9, 2009
http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/FordFellowships/PGA_047959
This year the program will award approximately20 dissertation fellowships. The dissertation fellowships provide one year of support for individuals working to complete a dissertation leading to a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) or Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degree.
Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation - NOTE: The application for the 2010 Charlotte W. Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship will open September 1, 2010.
The Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships are designed to encourage original and significant study of ethical or religious values in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, and particularly to help Ph.D. candidates in these fields complete their dissertation work in a timely manner. In addition to topics in religious studies or in ethics (philosophical or religious), dissertations appropriate to the Newcombe Fellowship competition might explore the ethical implications of foreign policy, the values influencing political decisions, the moral codes of other cultures, and religious or ethical issues reflected in history or literature.
Applicants for the 2010 Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship must:
- be candidates for Ph.D. or Th.D. degrees in doctoral programs at graduate schools in the United States. Candidates working on D. Min., law, Psy.D, and other professional degrees are not eligible. be able to fulfill all pre-dissertation requirements by the application deadline , including approval of the dissertation proposal, and expect to submit completed dissertations by summer 2011. be in the writing stage of the dissertation. Usually, this means that fieldwork or other research is complete and writing has begun by the time of the award. have never held a similar national award for the final year of dissertation writing. Applicants who have won such awards as the ACLS, AAUW, Ford, MacArthur, Mellon, Pew, Spencer, or Whiting fellowship are not eligible. plan to write on topics where ethical or religious values are a central concern.
- have never applied for the Fellowship before. Previous applicants may not apply.
Please note that, in general, Newcombe Fellows may not accept other awards that provide similar benefits. Smaller local awards and/or those involving opportunities to teach may be permitted, at the discretion of the Newcombe Fellowships Director. Fellows’ graduate schools are asked to remit tuition and fees. Fellows may undertake no more than six hours of paid work a week during the tenure of the Fellowship, and then only with the written permission of the director of the program.
The Newcombe Fellowship selection process is highly competitive, and reapplications are not allowed. If you have not completed enough work on your dissertation to present a compelling case for it, or to convince the selection committees that you will be able to finish within the 12-month tenure of the award, you should postpone your application for another year.
Acoustical Society of America Fellowships, Scholarships, Prizes, Grants and Student Awards
The following fellowships, scholarships, prizes, grants and student awards are available from the Acoustical Society of America:
- The Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics
- Minority Fellowship
- Raymond H. Stetson Scholarship in Phonetics and Speech Science
- Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography
- Rossing Prize in Acoustics Education
- Robert W. Young Award for Undergraduate Student Research in Acoustics
- The Robert Bradford Newman Student Award Fund- Newman Medals and Schultz Grants
- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation awards a Research Grant in Speech Science, supported by the Dennis Klatt memorial fund.
Microsoft Research Fellowship programs - Microsoft Research is eager to recognize and support outstanding fellows, scholars, and researchers to advance the state of computer science and to strengthen collaborative relationships with academic institutions. We sponsor several programs in North America.
Application processes for specific programs:
Microsoft Research Ph.D. Fellowship: A two-year fellowship program for outstanding Ph.D. students nominated by their universities.
Microsoft Research Graduate Women's Scholarships: A one-year scholarship program for outstanding female graduate students.
Student Travel Awards
AMS – American Mathematical Society
The AMS, with funding from a private gift, is accepting applications for partial travel support for graduate students attending the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Francisco, CA, January 13 - 16, 2010.
Acoustical Society of America
A student transportation subsidies fund has been established to provide limited funds to students to partially defray transportation expenses to meetings.
The Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
Applications for ARO Graduate student/ Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Awards now being accepted.
APA Student Travel Award
The Science Directorate of the American Psychological Association sponsors an annual competition for graduate student travel awards. The purpose of the Travel Award program is to help psychology graduate students travel to the annual APA Convention to present their research.
International Society for Neuroethology
Heiligenberg Student Travel Awards are awarded annually to qualified students who wish to present work in the field of neuroethology at selected national and international scientific meetings. Six awards or more (depending on the availability of funds) are available each year. The awards may cover expenses such as travel to and from the conference site, conference registration fee, and/or housing costs up to a total of $700.
SFN – Society for Neuroscience
SFN's Chapters Graduate Student Travel Award honors outstanding graduate students nominated by their local SFN chapter. The award provides a stipend to help defray travel expenses and provide complimentary meeting registration fees. Awardees are chosen based on the scientific merit of the abstract, evidence of outreach activities, and letters of nomination from the principal investigator or mentor and the local nominating chapter.
SPSP Student Travel Awards
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology is pleased to announce the 2010 Student Travel Award Competition. Up to 80 stipends in the amount of $500 will be awarded to graduate students for travel to the 11th annual SPSP conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 28-30, 2010.
