American Honda Foundation Grants

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/AmHondaFly020108.pdf

The American Honda Foundation makes grants to national non-profit causes, programs, and organizations that directly benefit the people of the United States.  AHF makes awards in the fields of  YOUTH EDUCATION and SCIENCE EDUCATION to EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS , GIFTED STUDENT PROGRAMS , and programs pertaining to ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT or CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, among others, that emphasize innovative educational methods.  For more information on AHF and awards it has made, visit http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf .

AHF limits each institution to one (1) proposal per quarterly competition.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read about AHF at http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
•  Prepare and submit a one page concept paper describing your proposed project, including a summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2008

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NIH.

AHF deadline for chosen proposal: May 1, 2008

Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/

The CI-TEAM program supports projects that position the national science and engineering community to engage in integrated research and education activities promoting, leveraging and utilizing cyberinfrastructure systems, tools and services. This solicitation seeks two types of project proposals, both aimed at the preparation of a diverse, cyberinfrastructure-savvy science and engineering workforce. 1) The Demonstration Project is exploratory in nature and may be somewhat limited in scope and scale. Demonstration Projects have the potential to serve as exemplars to effective larger-scale implementation activities in the future. 2) The Implementation Project is generally larger in scope or scale and draws on prior experience with the activities or the teams proposed. Implementation Projects are expected to deliver sustainable learning and workforce development activities that complement ongoing NSF investment in cyberinfrastructure.

NSF limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition (as lead institution).

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07564
•  Prepare and submit a concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    1:00 pm Friday, July 13, 2007

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NSF.

Deadline for full proposal: 5:00 pm, August 27, 2007

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NSF-STEP-fly2.pdf

The Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math (STEM) Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in the STEM disciplines. Type 1 projects provide for implementation at academic institutions, while Type 2 projects support education research into associate- or baccalaureate-degree attainment in STEM disciplines. Approximately $26 million is available to support 15-20 Type 1 awards and one to three Type 2 awards.

NSF limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition (for Type 1 projects; no limit on Type 2 proposals).

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07570/nsf07570.htm
•  Prepare and submit a concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    1:00 pm Friday, July 20, 2007

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NSF.

Deadline for optional LOI: August 7, 2007

Deadline for full proposal: September 18, 2007

NIH / NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR)

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NIH,MARC,USTARfly08.pdf

NIGMS will award MARC U-STAR grants to eligible institutions for undergraduate research training to help ensure that a diverse & highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles in the nation's biomedical & behavioral research fields. The purpose of the MARC U-STAR program is to provide competitively trained undergraduate science & math students a chance to engage in mentored research, develop the skills & knowledge to successfully pursue Ph.D. degrees & future careers in biomedical & behavioral research, & to strengthen the science course curriculum & research training environment at minority-serving institutions [includes Southern Miss]. 

NIGMS limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-337.html
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Thursday, March 27, 2008

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NIGMS.

Deadline for full proposal: May 25, 2008

NIH Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NIH_Bridges2Bac.pdf

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to establish partnerships between community colleges and universities to develop programs that prepare associate degree students with academic potential for admission and successful completion of undergraduate degree programs in biomedical and/or behavioral science related subjects. Students eligible to participate in this program are those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical science research arena of the nation (underrepresented groups) and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (health disparities populations).

NIH limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-039.html
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Thursday, March 8, 2007

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NIH.

Deadline for full proposal: May 18, 2007

NIH Bridges to the Doctorate Program

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NIH Bridges2DOC.pdf

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to establish partnerships between Ph.D.-degree-granting institutions and institutions granting a terminal Master’s degree, to develop programs for Master’s degree students with academic potential from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research arena of the country (underrepresented groups) and/or from populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (health disparity populations) to prepare them for successful completion of doctoral degree programs in the sciences relevant of biomedicine.

NIH limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-040.html
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Thursday, March 8, 2007

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NIH.

Deadline for full proposal: May 18, 2007

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Program (GK-12)

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/GK-12fly'08.pdf

This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines [includes behavioral and economic sciences] to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students can improve communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools.

NSF limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08556
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2008

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose one concept paper for development into a full proposal for submission to NSF.

Deadline for (required) Letters of Intent: May 16, 2008

Deadline for full proposals: 5:00 pm July 3, 2008

NSF Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/IGERTfly08.pdf

This program is designed to address the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists & engineers who will pursue careers in research & education & become leaders & creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education by establishing innovative new models for graduate education & training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also meant to facilitate diversity in student participation & preparation, & to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, & globally engaged science & engineering workforce. Click the program information link below for information on the IGERT Resource Center program component.

NSF limits each institution to four (4) preliminary proposals per competition for Traineeship proposals and one (1) for Resource Center proposals (see program information).

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.pdf
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Monday, February 25, 2008

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose (by February 23) up to four concept papers for development into full proposals and submission to NSF.

Deadline for (required) preliminary proposals: April 24, 2008

Deadline for full proposals: October 20, 2008

NSF International Materials Institutes (IMI)

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NSF-IMI-flyer'08.pdf

NSF supports International Materials Institutes (IMIs) in order to enhance international collaboration between U.S. researchers & educators & their counterparts worldwide. These Institutes advance fundamental materials research by coordinating international research & education projects involving condensed matter & materials physics, solid state & materials chemistry, polymers, metals, ceramics, electronic materials, biomaterials &, in general, the design, synthesis, & characterization of & phenomena in materials to meet global & regional needs. The Institutes must be university-based & provide a research environment that will attract leading scientists & engineers. The Institutes' long term goal is the creation of a worldwide network in materials research & the development of a generation of scientists & engineers with enhanced international leadership capabilities.

NSF allows only one (1) proposal to be submitted from a single institution.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08558/nsf08558.htm?govDel=USNSF_25.
•  Prepare and submit a concept paper describing your proposed project.
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget.
•  Save the paper as a Word or PDF file.
•  Attach the file (in Word or PDF format) to an e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than 5:00 pm Tuesday, May 13, 2008.

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will select one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NSF.

Deadline for full proposal: Tuesday, July 15, 2008

ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

Flier available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/ORAU_Powe2008_flyer.pdf

The Powe Awards provide seed money for research by junior faculty at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) member institutions. Full-time assistant professors at member institutions within two years of their initial tenure track appointment at their current (member) institution (2/1/2006 through 2/1/2008) at the time of application are eligible.

Only two (2) applications per institution are allowed, and they must be submitted electronically by Dr. Cecil Burge, our institutional representative.

Faculty members who want to be placed in nomination should:

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose up to two concept papers for submission to ORAU.

February 1, 2008

Electronic application must be submitted to ORAU by Dr. Burge

NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

Flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/Noyce2008fly.pdf

This program purposes to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. It provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and programs for students who commit to teaching in high need K-12 schools.

NSF limits each institution to one (1) proposal per competition.

Faculty members who want to submit should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08532/nsf08532.pdf
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm Thursday, February 14, 2008

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose (by February 15) one concept paper for development into a full proposal and submission to NSF.

Deadline for (optional) Letter of Intent: February 28, 2008

Deadline for full proposals: April 9 , 2008

NSF MRI (Major Research Instrumentation Program)

Flier available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NSF-MRI-fly.pdf

MRI seeks to improve the quality and scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.

NSF limits each institution to three (3) proposals, of which one must be for instrumentation development.

Faculty members who want to be placed in nomination should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08503/nsf08503.pdf
•  Prepare and submit a concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed three (3) pages, including a required summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    5:00 pm November 15, 2007

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose up to three concept papers for development into preliminary proposals.

January 24, 2008

Deadline for full proposals (for USM nominees only)

PIRE seeks to catalyze a cultural change in U.S. institutions by establishing innovative models for international collaborative research and education. The program will enable U.S. institutions to establish collaborative relationships with international groups or institutions in order to engender new knowledge and discoveries at the frontier and to promote the development of a globally-engaged, U.S. scientific and engineering workforce. As science and engineering discoveries result more and more from international collaboration, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams comprised of partners from different nations and cultural backgrounds. The program supports forward-looking research whose successful outcome results from all partners – U.S. and foreign – providing unique contributions to the research endeavor. It is also intended to facilitate greater student preparation for and participation in international research collaboration, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce. 

NSF limits each institution to three (3) preliminary proposals.

Faculty members who want to be placed in nomination should:
•  Read the full announcement at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06589/nsf06589.htm
•  Prepare and submit concept paper
•  Paper may not exceed two (2) pages, including a summary budget
•  Save as Word or PDF file
•  Attach file (in Word or PDF format) to e-mail message and send to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu no later than    4:00 pm September 1, 2006

A selection committee appointed by the Vice President for Research and Economic Development will choose up to three concept papers for development into preliminary proposals.

October 30, 2006

February 28, 2007

Preliminary proposal deadline

Deadline for full proposals (by NSF invitation only)

NEH Summer Stipends

Color flyer available at http://www.usm.edu/spa/fundingopps/internalcomp/NEH-SSfly,0708.pdf

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends program provides individuals with an opportunity to pursue research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities. Summer stipends awarded by the NEH provide $6,000 for two consecutive and uninterrupted months of full-time independent study and research.

The Office of the Provost at Southern Miss will supplement the $6,000 NEH stipend based on the recipient's summer teaching salary by academic rank. For example, if an assistant professor is a recipient of a NEH Summer Stipends Award and the equivalent summer teaching salary for the position is $9,713 (full load), the Provost will provide a $3,713 supplement to augment the NEH award.

An institution may nominate a maximum of TWO humanities faculty for the Summer Stipends competition. An evaluation committee will be formed at Southern Miss to review and screen applications, based on NEH Selection criteria. The committee will forward its recommendations for nominations to the Provost.

Faculty members who want to be placed in nomination should submit an internal (university) application package to Syd Conner at Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) by 5 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2007.

The internal application package consists of the following elements of the NEH application:
• a cover page (project title, name, academic rank, date),
• a two-page CV in outline form,
• a description of the proposed study, of not more than three pages single spaced or six pages double spaced, and
• a one page bibliography.

Faculty must also submit an Internal Approval Form to Howard Fromkin at SPA.