Sponsored Programs Administration at The University of Southern Mississippi

American Honda Foundation

Grants for Youth and Scientific Education

February 1

1 per instiution per year

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences

October 1

6 per insitution

Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry

Camile Dreyfus Teacher/Scholar Awards

November

1 Camille Dreyfus or 1 Henry Dreyfus nomination annually per institution

Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry

Henry Dreyfus Teacher/Scholar Awards

June

1 Camille Dreyfus or 1 Henry Dreyfus nomination annually per institution

Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry

New Faculty Awards Program

May 12, 2005

1 per institution

The Ford Foundation

Difficult Dialogues: Promoting Pluralism and Academic Freedom on Campus

Prelim - May 16, 2005 Full - October 1, 2005 (by invitation only)

1 per institution

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Undergraduate Science Education Program

October 18, 2005

1 per institution

Housing and Urban Development

Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC)

July

1 per campus

National Endowment for the Humanities

Challenge Grants

May and November

institution may apply for OR hold one 1 at a time

National Endowment for the Humanities

Summer Stipends

October 3, 2005

2 per instiution (1 must be junior faculty)

National Institutes of Health / NCRR

NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)

LOI - Dec 27, 2005
Full - January 27, 2006

1 application or 1 active SEPA project / organization

National Science Foundation

Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)

LOI - May
Full - July

1 submission
1 active alliance

National Science Foundation

Biological Research Collections (BRC)

July 15, 2005

1 per collection

National Science Foundation

Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT)

National Science Foundation

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Infrastructure Program (CISE-RI)

National Science Foundation

Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS)

National Science Foundation

Department-Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education

March

National Science Foundation

Faculty Development in the Space Sciences

September

1 per insitution

National Science Foundation

Federal Cyber Service - Scholarship for Service (SFS)

January

1 per institution per track

National Science Foundation

Geoscience Education (GeoEd)

November

1 as lead institution on Track 2

National Science Foundation

Geoscience Teacher Training (GEO-Teach)

February

1

National Science Foundation

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

LOI - May
Full - June

1 per institution

National Science Foundation

HIAPER Aircraft Instrumentation (HAI)

February

5 total; 3 Acq / 2 R&D

National Science Foundation

Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)

First Friday in March annually

1per "eligible facility"

National Science Foundation

Industry / University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)

2 as single institution

National Science Foundation

Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)

Third Monday in October

1 per institution

National Science Foundation

Intergrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)

March

4 preliminary proposals Full - By invitation only

National Science Foundation

International Materials Institutes (IMI)

December

1 per institution

National Science Foundation

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation ( LSAMP)

October

1 per alliance (multi-institution)

National Science Foundation

Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Instrument Development / Acquisition

January

National Science Foundation

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)

September

2 pre-proposals per institution

National Science Foundation

Math and Science Partnership (MSP)

LOI - November
Full - December

National Science Foundation

Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE)

November

4 for NIRT; 3 for NER;
1 for NSEC

National Science Foundation

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NSEE)

February / April

1 for NISE; 1 for NUE

National Science Foundation

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

May

1 lead / institution 2 total/institution

National Science Foundation

Partnerships for International Research and Education

March

1 proposal as lead; 2 proposals as participating, non-lead

National Science Foundation

Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) [not available again until FY2006]

August 15, 2005

2 pre-proposals per institution

National Science Foundation

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)

First Tuesday in March

1 individual OR organizational nomination

National Science Foundation

Research in Disabilities Education - Regional Alliances for Persons with Disabilities (RDE / RAD Track)

April

1 / alliance

National Science Foundation

Robert Noyce Scholarship Program

1 / institution

National Science Foundation

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) [next expected competition FY2006]

5 pre-proposals / institution

National Science Foundation

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)

March 4

1 Type I proposal; no limit on Type II proposals

National Science Foundation

Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)

LOI - March
Full - April

1 per degree-granting College

National Science Foundation

Undergraduate Research Centers (URC)

LOI - March
Full - April

1 per institution as lead

National Science Foundation

Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC)

March 21, 2006

1 per institution as lead

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

February 3, 2006

2 per institution

William T Grant Foundation

William T Grant Scholars Program

July 1

1 nomination per College



The University of Southern Mississippi Sponsored Programs Administration Major Programs* with Limited Submissions This list is not comprehensive. Anyone wishing to apply for a program which limis the number of institutional applications must contact SPA for instructions. * Institutional limitations shown for reference only. Be sure to read the guidelines carefully to understand organizational and PI limits for each individual prgram.

Sponsor	Title / Link	Sponsor Due Date	Submission Limits **
American Honda Foundation	Grants for Youth and Scientific Education	February 1	1 per instiution per year
Burroughs Wellcome Fund	Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences	October 1	6 per insitution
Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry	Camile Dreyfus Teacher/Scholar Awards	November	1 Camille Dreyfus or 1 Henry Dreyfus nomination annually per institution
Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry	Henry Dreyfus Teacher/Scholar Awards	June	1 Camille Dreyfus or 1 Henry Dreyfus nomination annually per institution
Dreyfus Foundation, Camile & Henry	New Faculty Awards Program	May 12, 2005	1 per institution
The Ford Foundation	Difficult Dialogues: Promoting Pluralism and Academic Freedom on Campus	Prelim - May 16, 2005 Full - October 1, 2005 (by invitation only)	1 per institution
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Undergraduate Science Education Program	October 18, 2005	1 per institution
Housing and Urban Development	Community Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC)	July	1 per campus
National Endowment for the Humanities	Challenge Grants	May and November	institution may apply for OR hold one 1 at a time
National Endowment for the Humanities	Summer Stipends	October 3, 2005	2 per instiution (1 must be junior faculty)
National Institutes of Health / NCRR	NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA)	LOI - Dec 27, 2005 Full - January 27, 2006	1 application or 1 active SEPA project / organization
National Science Foundation	Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)	LOI - May Full - July	1 submission 1 active alliance
National Science Foundation	Biological Research Collections (BRC)	July 15, 2005	1 per collection
National Science Foundation	Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT)
National Science Foundation	Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Infrastructure Program (CISE-RI)
National Science Foundation	Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarships (CSEMS)
National Science Foundation	Department-Level Reform of Undergraduate Engineering Education	March
National Science Foundation	Faculty Development in the Space Sciences	September	1 per insitution
National Science Foundation	Federal Cyber Service - Scholarship for Service (SFS)	January	1 per institution per track
National Science Foundation	Geoscience Education (GeoEd)	November	1 as lead institution on Track 2
National Science Foundation	Geoscience Teacher Training (GEO-Teach)	February	1
National Science Foundation	Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)	LOI - May Full - June	1 per institution
National Science Foundation	HIAPER Aircraft Instrumentation (HAI)	February	5 total; 3 Acq / 2 R&D
National Science Foundation	Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)	First Friday in March annually	1per "eligible facility"
National Science Foundation	Industry / University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)		2 as single institution
National Science Foundation	Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)	Third Monday in October	1 per institution
National Science Foundation	Intergrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)	March	4 preliminary proposals Full - By invitation only
National Science Foundation	International Materials Institutes (IMI)	December	1 per institution
National Science Foundation	Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation ( LSAMP)	October	1 per alliance (multi-institution)
National Science Foundation	Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Instrument Development / Acquisition	January
National Science Foundation	Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)	September	2 pre-proposals per institution
National Science Foundation	Math and Science Partnership (MSP)	LOI - November Full - December
National Science Foundation	Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE)	November	4 for NIRT; 3 for NER; 1 for NSEC
National Science Foundation	Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NSEE)	February / April	1 for NISE; 1 for NUE
National Science Foundation	Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)	May	1 lead / institution 2 total/institution
National Science Foundation	Partnerships for International Research and Education	March	1 proposal as lead; 2 proposals as participating, non-lead
National Science Foundation	Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) [not available again until FY2006]	August 15, 2005	2 pre-proposals per institution
National Science Foundation	Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM)	First Tuesday in March	1 individual OR organizational nomination
National Science Foundation	Research in Disabilities Education - Regional Alliances for Persons with Disabilities (RDE / RAD Track)	April	1 / alliance
National Science Foundation	Robert Noyce Scholarship Program		1 / institution
National Science Foundation	Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (STC) [next expected competition FY2006]		5 pre-proposals / institution
National Science Foundation	Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP)	March 4	1 Type I proposal; no limit on Type II proposals
National Science Foundation	Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)	LOI - March Full - April	1 per degree-granting College
National Science Foundation	Undergraduate Research Centers (URC)	LOI - March Full - April	1 per institution as lead
National Science Foundation	Undergraduate Research Collaboratives (URC)	March 21, 2006	1 per institution as lead
Oak Ridge Associated Universities	Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards	February 3, 2006	2 per institution
William T Grant Foundation	William T Grant Scholars Program	July 1	1 nomination per College