Thursday, May 31, 2012

We are now subscribed to IRIS!

Southern Utah University is Now Subscribed to IRIS!

IRIS is a research database that is used to find grants and other funding opportunities. On the IRIS Webpage, you can find various resources for grants or federal funding. IRIS is available to all users logged into an on-campus SUU computer. Other users may require additional login information.
 Click Here or follow the link on the right of the page to search for your relevant funding opportunities.

Be on the lookout for training sessions coming up this fall!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science

Due: October 1, 2012

URL http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5736&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE),  Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports the active involvement of K-12 science, technology, engineering, computer and information science, and mathematics (STEM) teachers and community college faculty in engineering and computer science research in order to bring knowledge of engineering, computer science, and technological innovation into their classrooms. The goal is to help build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 STEM teachers, community college faculty, and the NSF university research community by involving the teachers and community college faculty in engineering and computer science research and helping them translate their research experiences and new knowledge into classroom activities.  Partnerships with inner city schools or other high needs schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. This announcement features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 STEM teachers and community college faculty: RET supplements to ongoing ENG or CISE awards and new RET Site awards.

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

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

Due: September 25, 2012

URL:

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Synopsis

The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.

NSF: Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

NSF: Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

DUE: September 3, 2012

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10599/nsf10599.htm

Synopsis The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) supports research and education in the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, and Geospace Sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Program is designed to address the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to their proportions in the general population. The primary goal of the OEDG Program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population. The OEDG Program supports activities that will increase the number of members of underrepresented groups who:
Are involved in formal pre-college geoscience education programs;
Pursue and earn associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the geosciences;
Enter geoscience careers; and
Participate in informal geoscience education programs.

The OEDG Program offers three funding Tracks: OEDG Planning Grants; Track 1: Proof-of-Concept Projects; and Track 2: Full-Scale Projects.

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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

Due: August 14, 2012

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12529/nsf12529.htm

Synopsis: his program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented students demonstrating financial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or STEM graduate school following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.

NSF: Earth Science Instrumentation Program

NSF: Earth Sciences Instrumentation

Due: Anytime after July 16, 2012

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11544/nsf11544.htm

Synopsis: The Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR/IF) supports meritorious proposals for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division in four major funding areas:

1) Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment;

2) Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software;

3) Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities;

4) Support for Early Career Investigators.

NSF: Documenting Endangered Languages

NSF: Documenting Endangered Languages  (DEL)

Due: Sept 15, 2012

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11554/nsf11554.htm

Synopsis: This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Made urgent by the imminent death of roughly half of the approximately 7000 currently used languages, this effort aims to exploit advances in information technology to build computational infrastructure for endangered language research. The program supports projects that contribute to data management and archiving, and to the development of the next generation of researchers. Funding can support fieldwork and other activities relevant to the digital recording, documenting, and archiving of endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases.