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:

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"sel_org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"from=fund

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.

NSF: Economics Program

NSF: Economics
Due: August 18, 2012
URL; http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"sel_org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"from=fund
Synopsis: The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance.

NSF: Cultural Anthropology Program

NSF Cultural Anthropology

Due: August 16, 2012

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"sel_org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"from=fund

The Cultural Anthropology Program supports basic scientific research about the causes, consequences, and complexities of human social and cultural variability. Cultural anthropologists analyze human social and cultural behavior holistically. This integrated approach makes anthropology a valuable research tool for understanding the modern world. Because cultural patterns are emergent over time and space, there is no single natural scale for ethnographic and ethnological analysis. In some cases, cultural patterns may emerge from the collective behavior of large ensembles of smaller scale units; in others, they may be imposed by larger scale constraints. The origins of social and cultural variability may be remote from the scale at which they are observed. Therefore, research may target any appropriate scale or scales from local to regional to global. The Program encourages innovative research that contributes to building spatially and temporally specific theory that extends understanding beyond individual case studies.

NSF: Sociology

NSF: Sociology

Due: August 15, 2012

URL; http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"sel_org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"from=fund

Synopsis The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. Included is research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools.

NSF: Polictical Science Program

NSF Political Science

Due: August 15

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"sel_org=NSFHYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"&HYPERLINK "http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5418&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund"from=fund

The Political Science Program supports scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of citizenship, government, and politics. Research proposals are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Substantive areas include, but are not limited to, American government and politics, comparative government and politics, international relations, political behavior, political economy, and political institutions.

In recent years, program awards have supported research projects on bargaining processes; campaigns and elections, electoral choice, and electoral systems; citizen support in emerging and established democracies; democratization, political change, and regime transitions; domestic and international conflict; international political economy; party activism; political psychology and political tolerance. The Program also has supported research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations, in the discipline.

NEH Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges Program

NEH Bridging cultures at Community Colleges

Eligible Applicants include colleges AND universities.

http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/BridgingCulturesCCRFP.html

Due: August 14, 2012

NEH invites proposals for a cooperative agreement to develop and administer a national or regional (multistate) project to advance the role of the humanities at community colleges through curriculum and faculty development focused on the theme of Bridging Cultures. This agency-wide initiative encourages exploration of the ways in which cultures from around the globe, as well as the myriad subcultures within America’s borders, have influenced American society. With the aim of revitalizing intellectual and civic life through the humanities, NEH welcomes proposals that enhance understanding of diverse countries, peoples, and cultural and intellectual traditions worldwide. Applications might also investigate how Americans have approached and attempted to surmount seemingly unbridgeable cultural divides, or examine the ideals of civility and civic discourse that have informed this quest. Successful applicants will work in partnership with NEH to develop and implement a curriculum and professional development project for faculty members from community colleges across the United States or in a multistate region. The project will help community college faculty and administrators create new courses on Bridging Cultures themes or topics; design new course sequences, concentrations, and core curricula; or conduct scholarly research that will improve faculty preparation and enrich teaching.

NSF: Law & Social Sciences Program

NSF: Law and Social Sciences

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12507/nsf12507.htm

Due: July 15, 2012

Synopsis: The Law & Social Sciences Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules.  The program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological.  Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between law or legal processes and human behavior.  Social scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, made in multiple arenas, with the participation of multiple actors.  Fields of study include many disciplines, and often address problems including though not limited to:
Crime, Violence and Punishment
Economic Issues
Governance
Legal Decisionmaking
Legal Mobilization and Conceptions of Justice
Litigation and the Legal Profession

NSF Linguistics Program

NSF Linguistics

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5408&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

Due: July 15, 2012

Synopsis: The Linguistics Program supports all types of scientific research that focuses on human language as an object of investigation. The program supports research on the syntactic, semantic, morphological, phonetic, and phonological properties of individual languages and of language in general. It also encourages investigation of linguistic questions that are interdisciplinary in nature: the psychological processes involved in the production, perception, and comprehension of language; the development of linguistic capacities in children; social and cultural factors in language use, variation, and change; the acoustics and physiology of speech; computational approaches to the study of language; and the biological bases of language in the brain.

National Institutes of Health - Nutrition and Physical Activity Research to Promote Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Health

National Institutes of Health - Nutrition and Physical Activity Research to Promote Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Health (R01, R21)

Synopsis:

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), and National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) encourage Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose research on the roles of nutrition and physical activity in the development, prevention, and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) or pulmonary diseases. In particular, the FOA aims to (1) improve knowledge of the contribution of diet and physical activity to these conditions and how sleep influences these relationships, (2) increase the evidence base for refining public health recommendations and clinical guidelines regarding these lifestyle behaviors, and (3) develop and test strategies to improve the adoption of these recommendations.

This FOA will utilize the NIH research project R01 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-09-244, that encourages applications under the R21 grant mechanism.
R01 Deadlines: Feb. 5, Jun. 5, Oct. 5.
R21 Deadlines: Feb. 16, Jun. 16, Oct. 16.
AIDS Deadlines: Jan. 7, May 7, Sep. 7.

PA-09-243 Expiration/Closing Date: September 8, 2012

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-243.html

Disciplinary Category:
Medical - Clinical Science; Social Sciences.

National Institutes of Health - Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males

National Institutes of Health - Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01, R21)

Synopsis:

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) ecourages Research Project (R01) grant applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) encourage applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older. 

This FOA will utilize the R01 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope,  PA-10-237 , that encourages applications under the R21 mechanism. .
R01 Deadlines: Feb. 5, Jun. 5, Oct. 5.
R21 Deadlines: Feb. 16, Jun. 16, Oct. 16.
AIDS Deadlines: Jan. 7, May 7, Sep. 7.

PA-10-236 Expiration Date: September 8, 2013

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-236.html

Disciplinary Category:
Medical - Translational; Social Sciences.

Department of Justice - OJJDP FY 2012 National Juvenile Court Data Archive

Department of Justice - OJJDP FY 2012 National Juvenile Court Data Archive

Synopsis:

The National Juvenile Court Data Archive (the Archive) houses the automated records of cases that courts with juvenile jurisdiction have handled. This solicitation will fund the annual collection, verification, and analysis of data that documents the activities of the juvenile justice court system and its response to law-violating and at-risk youth. The Archive will disseminate information on juvenile court case processing through Juvenile Court Statistics reports and fact sheets and make national and state-level data publicly accessible online. The Archive will also provide technical assistance to state and local data collection agencies to help them expand and improve their information systems and information sharing capabilities. Finally, the Archive will conduct a feasibility study to assess the level of effort required to expand the scope of the Archive to include data collection from juvenile dependency (child abuse and neglect) courts.

Deadline: May 7, 2012

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=156853

Award Amount:
OJJDP will make one grant award for a 3-year project period. The award amount for the first year will be $600,000. Applicants should submit a 1-year budget totaling as much as $600,000, using the budget detail worksheet. OJJDP intends to supplement this award for an additional 2 years for as much as $650,000 a year. OJJDP will make supplemental awards based on performance. Both the initial and supplemental award(s) are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.
Numerical value: $600,000

Department of Homeland Security - FY 2012 Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program

Department of Homeland Security - FY 2012 Citizenship and Integration Direct Services Grant Program: Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Services

Synopsis:
The Office of Citizenship (OoC), within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is charged with promoting the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Naturalization is not only a benefit in itself, but also a mechanism to foster immigrant integration. Naturalization provides civic and economic opportunities for new citizens, and strengthens our communities and nation as a whole. Through preparing for naturalization, applicants will gain the tools to become successful citizens – ready to exercise their rights and meet their responsibilities as United States citizens. The goal of the grant program is to expand the availability of quality citizenship preparation services for permanent residents in communities across the nation. Activities that support this goal include making citizenship instruction and naturalization application services accessible to low income and other underserved permanent resident populations; developing, identifying, and sharing promising practices in citizenship preparation; supporting innovative and creative solutions to barriers faced by those seeking naturalization; increasing the use of and access to technology in citizenship preparation programs; and engaging receiving communities in the citizenship and civic integration process.

Deadline: May 7, 2012
The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=156193

Environmental protection Agency - Environmental Health Programs

Environmental Protection Agency - Building Capacity to Implement EPA Voluntary Guidelines for K-12 State, Tribal and Territorial School Environmental Health Programs -- Deadline Extended

Synopsis:
EPA is soliciting applications from eligible entities for projects to create, implement, and evaluate models for establishing comprehensive state, tribal and territorial school environmental health programs consistent with the draft K-12 School Environmental Health Program Guidelines released for public comment by EPA in February, 2012, and posted at www.epa.gov/schools. Applications may be submitted by States, tribes or territories that have already implemented schools environmental health programs, as well as States, tribes and territories that have not yet implemented such programs but can demonstrate a commitment to doing so.

Deadline: May 1, 2012 (was Apr. 10, 2012)

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149613

Award Amount:
The total estimated funding for this competitive opportunity is approximately $750,000. EPA anticipates awarding approximately 5 cooperative agreements, each not to exceed $150,000, subject to availability of funds, the quality of evaluated applications, and other applicable considerations.
Numerical value: $150,000

National Institutes of Health - NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03)

National Institutes of Health - NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03)

Synopsis:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.
R03 Deadlines: Feb. 16, Jun. 16, Oct. 16.
AIDS Deadlines: Jan. 7, May 7, Sep. 7.

PA-11-262 Expiration Date: September 8, 2014

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-262.html

Areas of Interest:
Applicants are encouraged to consult the IC Contacts and Special Interests table to determine if an investigator-initiated R03 application is appropriate. Additionally, applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with the Scientific/Research Contact at the appropriate IC about their proposed research project during the concept development stage of the application.

Disciplinary Category:
Arts & Humanities; Environmental & Life Sciences; Medical - Basic Science; Medical - Clinical Science; Medical - Translational; Multidisciplinary; Physical Sciences & Engineering; Social Sciences.

Award Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $100,000. No more than $50,000 in direct costs may be requested in any single year.
Numerical value: $100,000

Social Science Research Council - Our Shared Past

Social Science Research Council - Our Shared Past: A collaborative grants program offered by the British Council and the Social Science Research Council

Synopsis:

The British Council and the Social Science Research Council are pleased to announce the launch of Our Shared Past, a collaborative grants program to encourage new approaches to world history curriculum and curricular content design in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and North America.

Our Shared Past is premised on the notion that many of the categories used to frame and teach world history—civilizations, nations, religions, and regions—occlude as much as they reveal. Although there have been successful attempts at incorporating recent historical scholarship in world history writing, the core of world history instruction continues to be shaped by civilizational, national, and regional narratives that emphasize discrete civilizations and traditions frequently set at odds with one another at the expense of historical and material connections.

Our Shared Past grants will promote the development of international scholarly communities committed to analyzing history curriculum and reframing the teaching of world history through the identification of new scholarship and the development of new curricular content that illustrate shared cultural, economic, military, religious, social, and scientific networks and practices as well as shared global norms and values that inform world history and society. The project will encourage both the synthesis of existing scholarship on these topics and the exploration of concrete ways that this reframing can be successfully introduced into teaching curriculum in European, Middle Eastern, North African, or North American contexts.

Our Shared Past grants may support workshops that convene scholars and advisory boards as well as partnerships between regional educational organizations and advocates. Additionally, projects may use a grant to support public-facing events that allow for engagement with curriculum reform around world history.

Deadline: May 31, 2012

The official announcement and description of this opportunity may be found on the funding agency's website:
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/our-shared-past/

Applicant Type: Grants will be made to research teams or research centers on US university campuses, including, but not limited to, Title VI National Resource Centers. While we especially encourage research teams/consortia that include partner institutions from the United Kingdom and/or the Middle East/North Africa region, the principal investigator must be based at a US university.

Numerical value: $75,000

Friday, March 30, 2012

Archive Page now Live!

The Archive page is now live! All grants whose deadlines have passed will be moved to the archive page. Please look through the archive of outdated grants to get a better understanding of what grants you can apply for in the future.

Friday, March 16, 2012

USDA Grant

USDA
Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/announce.do;jsessionid=CpChPgsJjMvCR2Q6nX5K4s1hGr0czNktWLtKvhk5x2bbH47ysH4d!-16379161
This program supports research and extension projects that have robust collaborations to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields that are relevant to USDA priorities identified by the Secretary: (i) Promotion of a safe, sufficient, and nutritious food supply for all Americans and for people around the world; (ii) Sustainable agricultural policies that foster economic viability for small and mid-sized farms and rural businesses, protect natural resources, and promote value-added agriculture; (iii) national leadership in climate change mitigation and adaptation; (iv) Building a modern workplace with a modern workforce; and (v) Support for 21st century rural communities.
Current Closing Date for Applications:Apr 12, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:$350,000
Award Ceiling:$300,000
Award Floor:$75,000
CFDA Number(s):10.318 -- Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes

BLM Utah Challenge Share Program

BLM Utah Challenge Cost Share Program FY2012
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=151793
The objective of the Utah CCS program is to have a cost effective, local-level cost share program with non-federal partners to implement conservation or other public land management projects for the good of the general public and public resources, including but not limited to, recreation, fish, wildlife, special status plants, water quality, cultural sites and historical trails.
Current Closing Date for Applications:Jun 30, 2012
Expected Number of Awards:35
Estimated Total Program Funding:$714,000
Award Ceiling:$75,000
Award Floor:$6,000
CFDA Number(s):15.238 -- Challenge Cost Share

Monday, February 13, 2012

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

GRANT - Alfred P. Sloan Foundation – Deadline: Open Year-Round The Foundation makes grants Year-Round to support original research and broad-based education related to science, technology, and economic performance; and to improve the quality of American life. Also, the Sloan Research Fellowships program seeks to recognize the achievements of outstanding young scholars in science, mathematics, economics and computer science. READ MORE...

Monday, February 6, 2012

Funding Sources

Funding Sources

External Funding Databases


Internal Funding Sources

  • Faculty Development GrantThe Provost Fund for faculty professional development invites faculty members to submit proposals intended to promote and facilitate professional development on the campus. The primary goal is to promote faculty scholarship and professional activity at all levels of expertise in their efforts to develop as teachers, scholars and artists. Funded activities are intended to support the mission and strategic goals of the university and the home department and college.
  • UGRASPSouthern Utah University’s Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Program (UGRASP) provides funds to support undergraduate research and scholarship activities.  Both students and course instructors may apply.

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  • Grants.gov
    Provides an email alert system for opportunities offered by federal agencies.
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Monday, January 9, 2012

Library Sciences

Library Sciences

Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums – FY12 Guidelines
Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
(Projects must begin August 1, September 1, or October 1, 2012.)

Website: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/sparks_ignition_grants_guidelines.aspx

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 45.312

What are Sparks! Ignition Grants for Libraries and Museums?

The Sparks Grants are a special funding opportunity within the IMLS National Leadership
Grants program. These small grants encourage libraries, museums, and archives to test and
evaluate specific innovations in the ways they operate and the services they provide. Sparks
Grants support the deployment, testing, and evaluation of promising and groundbreaking new
tools, products, services, or organizational practices. You may propose activities or approaches
that involve risk, as long as the risk is balanced by significant potential for improvement.
Eligible institutions of all sizes and types are encouraged to apply.
Successful proposals will address problems, challenges, or needs of broad relevance to libraries,
museums, and/or archives. A proposed project should test and evaluate a specific, innovative
response to the identified problem and present a plan to make the findings widely and openly
accessible.
To maximize the public benefit from federal investments in these grants, the Sparks Grants will
fund only projects with the following characteristics:
Broad Potential Impact - You should identify a specific problem or need that is relevant to
many libraries, archives, and/or museums, and propose a testable and measurable solution.
Proposals must demonstrate a thorough understanding of current issues and practices in the
project’s focus area and discuss its potential impact within libraries, archives, and/or museums.
Proposed innovations should be widely adoptable or adaptable.
Significant Innovation—The proposed solution to the identified problem must offer strong
potential for non-incremental, significant advancement in the operation of libraries, archives,
and/or museums. You must explain how the proposed activity differs from current practices or
exploits an unexplored opportunity, and the potential benefit to be gained by this innovation.
The Sparks Grants are designed to foster broad sharing of information about project findings.
Successful proposals are expected to include communication plans that exploit multiple media
and technologies to share project information with targeted audiences.

Summer 2012

Summer

Summer Seminars and Institutes for College and University Teachers
Summer 2012
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012 (postmark)
Website: http://www.neh.gov//projects/si-university.html

Each year the NEH’s Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study
a variety of humanities topics in Summer Seminars and Institutes. Please contact the specific
projects listed below for more information about the programs and the application process.
Amount of Award
NEH Summer Scholars are awarded fixed stipends to help cover travel costs, books and other
research expenses, and living expenses. Stipend amounts are based on the length of the NEH
Summer Seminar or Institute: $2,100 (2 weeks), $2,700 (3 weeks), $3,300 (4 weeks), or $3,900
(5 weeks).
Eligibility
NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes are designed primarily for teachers of American
undergraduate students. Qualified independent scholars and those employed by museums,
libraries, historical societies, and other organizations may be eligible to compete, provided they
can effectively advance the teaching and research goals of the project.
You may request information about as many projects as you like, but you may apply to no more
than two NEH Summer Programs (seminars, institutes, or Landmarks Workshops) and you may
attend only one.
Please note:
Adjunct faculty, community college faculty, and first-time participants are encouraged to apply.

Research Opportunities for Undergraduates (REU)

Research Opportunities for Undergraduates


Proposal Deadline: Full Proposal Deadline Date: June 1, 2012 Deadline for REU Site proposals
requiring access to Antarctica. All other REU Site proposals must be submitted to the August
REU deadline. First Friday in June, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal Deadline Date: August
22, 2012 Deadline for REU Site proposals except for those requiring access to Antarctica Fourth
Wednesday in August, Annually Thereafter

Website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09598/nsf09598.htm

Synopsis of Program:
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research
participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National
Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research
programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation
features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent
proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU
Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or
multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an
international dimension are welcome. A partnership with the Department of Defense supports
REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas. (2) REU Supplements may be requested for ongoing
NSF-funded research projects or may be included as a component of proposals for new or
renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements.
Undergraduate student participants in either Sites or Supplements must be citizens or permanent
residents of the United States or its possessions.
Students may not apply to NSF to participate in REU activities. Students apply directly to REU
Sites and should consult the directory of active REU Sites on the Web at http://www.nsf.gov/
crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm.