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Funding SourcesNational Institutes of
Health
National Science
Foundation, Biology Overview
National Science
FOundation, Biology Deadlines
National Cancer Institute
Food and Drug Administration
Institute for Genomic
Research
Protein Society
Society of Biological
Psychiatry
Environmental Protection
Agency
American Association of
Anatomists
National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation
Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology
Brown and
Caldwell
National Wildlife Federation
Pasteur
Foundation
American Association for the Advancement
of Science
Society of American
Foresters
Marine Biological Laboratory
American Physiological
Society
National Park Service
Gerontological Society of
America
American College of
Cardiology
American Heart
Association
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute
Deadline(s):TBA
Objectives:
The overall goal of this initiative is to advance the science of nutrition
by capitalizing on recent advances in molecular biology and genetics and
by addressing three extraordinary opportunities identified in The National
Cancer Institute's 2002 Bypass Budget, i.e. Genes and the Environment,
Defining the Signatures of Cancer Cells, and Molecular
Targets. (http://www.cancer.gov/initiatives/). This program invites
investigators to form Interdisciplinary Research Teams to resolve complex
gene-nutrient interrelationships that relate to cancer prevention. All
research approaches are encouraged, as long as they address the following
essential features: a cancer focus, institutional commitment,
organizational capabilities, facilities, and interdisciplinary
coordination and collaboration. A team must include investigators from
one or more institutions with expertise in nutrition and molecular
biology/ genetics and may contain others as required to address the
role(s) of nutrient(s) on genetic pathways leading to cancer. Regardless
of the genetic pathway selected the Team must indicate how the proposed
studies will advance knowledge of the pertinent biology, define what
events are likely informative in meeting this initiative's goals, focus on
the development of relevant and practical assays, probes, and other tools
to assess the effects of the nutrient(s) on that genetic pathway in vivo
and foster the translation of their research findings into a patient or
population setting. Examples of areas of interest include, but are not
limited to carcinogen bioactivation, cell-cycle control, signal
transduction; intercellular communication, apoptosis; immune effectors,
and angiogenesis. This program seeks to improve opportunities to address
critical research questions that define the mechanism by which nutrients
modify the cancer process, characterize how gene variation in key
molecular pathways modulate the response, and how to assess/monitor the
biological response to foods and their isolated constituents. This
program is meant to foster interdisciplinary teams to resolve issues about
the physiological significance of dietary components as regulators of
genetic and epigenetic pathways involved with cancer.
Below is a list of some of the areas of research that are viewed as relevant for this U54. This list is not meant to be all-inclusive. These topics also identify areas where research at the basic/clinical interface is deemed essential to understanding the role of bioactive food components and cancer prevention: use of natural genetic variations to elucidate how nutritional exposures are linked to phenotype; characterization of molecular events that govern the ability of specific nutrients to alter cell cycle checkpoints; credentialing of target receptors for cancer prevention that are modified by dietary constituents; methylation patterns that are influenced by dietary manipulations that influence gene expressions and cellular phenotypes; antioxidant scavenging and oxygen stress modulation by nutrients; DNA repair mechanisms influenced by dietary constituents; intercellular communications that are influenced by bioactive food components; signaling pathways that regulate cancer growth, development, differentiation and apoptosis as regulated by dietary components; and features of DNA damage, DNA repair or cell cycle progression that makes them particularly susceptible to dietary intervention strategies. The central objective of the Teams supported by this initiative is to identify and characterize the biological consequences of specific nutrients on key genetic pathways involved in cancer processes.
Eligibility:
Foreign organizations are not eligible to serve as grantees but may be
part of domestic applications. PIs must be United States citizens,
non-citizen alien nationals, or permanent residents of the United
States. An application must contain three or more related and interactive
research projects that provide an interdisciplinary, yet thematic,
approach to a nutrient-genetic pathway issue involved with cancer
prevention. Receipt of a Planning Grant award (P20) is not a
prerequisite. Investigators need not be limited to a single
institution. Collaborating investigators may be from academic,
industrial, or government institutions (including NIH intramural
scientists and non-US sites).
Sponsor: Center for Field Research, Earthwatch Institute
Deadline(s):TBA
Objectives:
Research. Conservation. Education.
Earthwatch Institute engages people worldwide in scientific field research
and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a
sustainable environment.
Eligibility:
Proposals for research are welcomed from scientists of any nationality in
any country. The project must have scientific merit, and feasibly and
constructively involve non-specialist Earthwatch volunteers in the
research tasks.
Sponsor:Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Deadline: Open
Objectives:
The sponser provides opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students
to participate in research and technology development in such areas as
engineering, mechanics, chemistry, computational modeling, science and
materials research related to enhancing the lethality and survivability of
America's ground forces. Related disciplines include biological, medical
and physical sciences, and computer/information science and
technology.
Eligibility:
The sponser provides opportunities to graduate and undergraduate
students. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Appointments are three months
to one year in duration and are renewable. Full-time and part-time
appointments are available. Stipends are based in research areas and
academic classification.
Sponsor:Christensen Fund
Deadline:3/1/2003
Objectives:
The sponser is developing a new grant-making program that combines its
interests in arts, biological conservation science and education into a
single approach. Funding will be directed towards strengthening the
understanding, appreciation and creative persistence of biological and
cultural diversity in four geographic regions: the American Southwest and
Northern Mexico, Central Turkey-Iran-Central Asia, the African Rift Valley
(Ethiopia) and New Guinea and Aboriginal Northern Australia. The sponser
will also accept proposals from California San Francisco Bay-area based
organizations whose activities support bio-cultural and educational
outreach efforts linked to one or more of these geographic regions.
Eligibility:
The majority of sponsor funding will be directed to the support of
organizations located in the four selected geographic regions, or
internationally based organizations that work closely with institutions
and indigenous peoples in the defined regions. Grant-seeking organizations
need to hold a U.S. 501(c)(3) status of be an equivalent registered
not-for-profit charity, organization, government unit, university or
museum either in the U.S. or abroad.
Sponsor:Patagonia
Deadline:4/30/2003, 8/31/2003
Objectives:
The sponser funds environmental work that is action-oriented, builds
public involvement and support, is strategic, focuses on root causes, and
accomplishes specific goals and objectives.
The sponser helps local groups working to protect local habitat, and think the individual battles to protect a specific stand of forest, stretch of river or indigenous wild species are the most effective in raising more complicated issues in the public mind, particularily those of biodiversity and ecosystem protection.
Eligibility:
The sponser supports small, tax-exempt grassroots organizations with
provocative direct-action agendas.
Sponsor: National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Deadline(s):1/10/2003,5/10/2003,1/10/2004,5/10/2004,1/10/2005
Objectives:
For the purposes of this announcement, biomedical research includes such
areas as cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, genetics,
etc., and behavioral research as well as the more quantitative areas such
as mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer sciences, necessary to
analyze biological phenomena. The Minority Access to Research Careers
(MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research
(U-STAR) program supports institutional training grants for
underrepresented minority junior and senior honors students in any of the
above cited science areas to improve their preparation for graduate
training in the biomedical/behavioral sciences. In addition, MARC U-STAR
grants provide as an allowable cost support to improve the research
training environment for MARC trainees and pre-MARC students (freshmen and
sophomores) and science faculty development at MARC-supported
institutions. Currently, progress in many sub-disciplines in the
biological sciences (e.g., structural biology, bioinformatics, modeling of
complex systems, population genetics, and evolution) is dependent on the
use of information and methodologies from diverse disciplines of science
such as mathematics, biophysics, computer science and engineering. Thus,
the MARC U-STAR program specifically encourages the development of
pedagogical tools for incorporating quantitative concepts, computational
skills, and principles of modeling complex biological phenomena in
pre-MARC and MARC student science curricula. To this end, the MARC U-STAR
program will also provide funds for the development of needed course
materials for the curricular changes proposed, as well as for faculty
training required for introducing the use of such materials in the
different science courses.
Eligibility:
For purposes of this announcement, underrepresented minority students are
individuals belonging to a particular ethnic or racial group that has been
determined by the grantee institution to be underrepresented in biomedical
research. Nationally, individuals who have been found to be
underrepresented in biomedical research include, but are not limited
to: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and citizens
of the US Pacific Islands. Only one grant per eligible institution will
be awarded. Undergraduate junior and senior honor students majoring in
the sciences with an expressed interest in a career in biomedical research
and intentions to pursue graduate education leading to a Ph.D.,
M.D./Ph.D. or other combined professional degree/Ph.D. are eligible. The
individuals to be trained must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the
United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence. Students with labor permits are not eligible. Although
freshmen/sophomore traineeships are not allowed, applications may include
pre-MARC student development activities designed to increase student
retention and improve the academic preparedness of students in the
freshman/sophomore years, and/or to identify and prepare students for
appointment as MARC trainees. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of
current biomedical and behavioral research, the inclusion of honors
underrepresented minority students from the various science departments
(e.g., biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, mathematics, computer
science, environmental science, etc.) is strongly encouraged and
expected.
Sponsor: American Society for Microbiology
Deadline(s):10/1/2003
Objectives:
The sponsor provides support to honor outstanding contributions toward
fostering the research training of underrepresented minorities in
microbiology.
Eligibility:
Eligible nominees have made contributions to the research training of
undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or health
professional students and efforts leading to the increased participation
of underrepresented minorities in microbiology.
Sponsor: Conservation, Food and Health Foundation
Deadline(s):5/1/2003,12/1/2003
Objectives:
Through grants to support research and through targeted grants to help
solve specific problems, the sponsor helps build capacity within
developing countries in its three areas of interest. The sponsor is
especially interested in supporting projects which lead to the transfer of
responsibility to the citizens of developing countries for managing and
solving their own problems and developing the capacity of local
organizations. Preference will be given to projects, including research
projects, in areas that tend to be under-funded. The sponsor supports
special projects and programs of nonprofit organizations in three primary
fields of interest: conservation, food and health. Examples of areas of
interest within these fields follow, but are not meant to be
exclusive:
Conservation: improvement of ecological and environmental conditions in the developing world. The sponsor supports field research and related research activities, training, and technical assistance efforts that: help conserve viable ecosystems and protect biological diversity in developing countries; and train personnel in conservation and protection of resources, with an emphasis on technical and scientific training.
Food: support of focused efforts to develop or improve access to, safety and availability of food for consumption in the Third World. Areas of interest include projects to: promote or develop specific practices of sustainable agriculture; address fuel and resource problems related to food production and preparation in developing countries; offer targeted education and training at scale to small scale food producers and farmers; and control pests and diseases affecting crops of importance to developing countries.
Health: improvement of the level of health in the developing countries through special programs that promote research, technical assistance or training to: improve public health, including efforts in the areas of health, hygiene and family planning; and increase understanding and treatment of tropical diseases.
The sponsor prefers to support specific projects and strategies which have potential for broad applicability to other organizations or communities in the third world.
Eligibility:
Ordinarily the sponsor limits its support to tax-exempt
organizations. However, the sponsor wishes to remain open to the
possibility of supporting certain equivalents, such as a domestic or
foreign governmental unit or agency, or non-governmental, foreign
organization determined to be the equivalent of a tax-exempt
organization. The sponsor does not normally provide support for
individuals. However, the sponsor may support an individual engaged in
research on a problem of significance to the developing world where the
research is sponsored by an established, nonprofit organization such as an
educational institution and conducted in close partnership with a local
non-governmental organization. Not more than one proposal application from
an organization in any calendar year will be considered, and the sponsor
will not fund more an organization more than once in a funding year. The
geographic focus of the Foundation is the developing world. Preference
will be given to organizations located in developing countries or to
developed country organizations whose activities are of direct and
immediate benefit to developing countries. The Foundation does not
consider the states of the former Soviet Union or former eastern bloc
countries as within its geographic focus.
Sponsor:National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
Deadlines:6/1/2003, 10/1/2003, 2/1/2004, 6/1/2004-program expires
in 2005 unless reissued
Objectives:
The NIAAA is especially interested in pursuing research that elucidates
mechanisms of injury common to many body and organ systems, with the goal
of developing theraputic strategies to serve multiple alcohol-related
disorders. Projects that bring together investigators in diverse
scientific disciplines including microbiology, immunology (including
innate defenses and mucosal immunology), biochemistry, pathology,
molecular genetics, bioengineering, imaging technology, and mathematical
modeling are encouraged.
Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by domestic and foreign, for profit and
non-profit organizations, public and private, such as universities,
colleges, hospitals, laboratories, units of state and local governments,
and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications are also
accepted from scientists at foreign institutions conducting unique
research on alcohol and organ damage.
Sponsor: Kinship Foundation
Deadline(s):TBA
Objectives:
The Searle Scholars Program, administered by the Chicago Community Trust,
makes grants to universities to support the independent research of
outstanding individuals who are pursuing research careers in biochemistry,
cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, and pharmacology, as
well as related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological
sciences. The contact for questions regarding the scientific aspects of an
application or eligibility is Douglas M. Fambrough, Scientific Director,
Department of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles
Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, phone +1 (410) 516-5174, fax +1
(410) 516-6157, e-mail ssp@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu.
Eligibility:
Applicants for year 2002 awards will be expected to be pursuing
independent research careers. Candidates should have begun their first
appointment at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2000, and
therefore be in their first or second year. This appointment must be a
tenure-track position and must be in the academic department of an
invited, degree-granting institution. The awards will be made to
tax-exempt institutions described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code and will be designated for the support of the research
programs described in the applications.
Sponsor:Spencer Foundation
Deadline:Open
Objectives:
The sponsor's mission is to fund activities, anywhere in the world, which
foster new ideas in education and encourage creativity. The sponsor
prefers to fund specific initiatives that conform to the mission
statement.
Eligibility:
The sponsor funds activities from anywhere in the world.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO); Division of Biological Infrastructure
(DBI); Instrument - Related Activities
Deadline(s):First Monday of October, annually
Objectives:
The program for Instrument Development for Biological Research
(IDBR) provides support for: - development of concept and proof of concept
for an entirely novel instrument for biological research; - development of
new instruments that provide new capabilities for detection,
quantification, or observation of biological phenomena, or significantly
extend currently achievable sensitivity or resolution; - novel or
significantly improved instruments for study of biological systems at all
levels of organization from the molecular and cellular to organisms,
communities, and ecosystems; - improved or novel software for the
operation of instruments or the analysis of data or images; and -
workshops in emerging areas of instrumentation and instrument development
relevant to biological research in areas supported by the Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO). Proposals for the development or acquisition of
specialized items of equipment required for projects that do not aim to
develop novel or significantly improved instrumentation for general use
will not be considered by the IDBR program. The Division of Biological
Infrastructure supports instrumentation activities to aid research efforts
covered by BIO, which supports research designed to understand the
fundamental life processes at all levels of organization from molecules to
ecosystems. Work done using instrumentation developed under this program
must fall within the scope of BIO. Instrumentation used primarily in the
conduct of disease-oriented research, including the etiology, diagnosis,
or treatment of physical or mental disease, abnormality or malfunction in
human beings or animals, or the design and testing of drugs for treatment
of such conditions is not appropriate for
consideration.
Eligibility:
Proposals are invited from U.S. academic institutions, nonprofit research
institutions, and consortia of such institutions with appropriate research
and educational facilities. The citizenship of the principal investigator
(PI) is unrestricted.
Sponsor: United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA); Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
(CSREES); National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
(NRICGP); Conventional Projects; Standard Research Grants; Natural
Resources and the Environment
Deadline(s):10/1/2003
Objectives:
The goal of this program is to increase understanding of the fundamental
mechanisms of plant responses to environmental factors, both natural and
anthropogenic. Environmental factors may include water, temperature, light
(including UV-B but excluding light as a signal for plant development),
nutrient, and atmospheric chemical composition (including carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gases, and ozone and sulfur dioxide). Mechanisms may
be studied at the whole plant, cellular, or molecular levels. It is
recommended, however, that studies at the cellular and molecular levels be
considered in relation to the response at the level of the whole
plant. Proposals are encouraged that are based on testable hypotheses and
that go beyond descriptive levels of experimentation. Hypotheses that
consider single or multiple factors are appropriate. When the aim of the
proposal is to further substantially the understanding of biological
mechanisms related to plant response to the environment, inclusion of
models is appropriate. Proposals with a physiological ecology approach are
encouraged. Examples of research to be supported include, but are not
limited to: (a) identification of genes and gene products that are
relevant in plant response to environmental factors; (b) elucidation of
the mechanisms responsible for regulation of gene expression and gene
product activity by environmental factors; (c) identification of
physiological, biochemical, cellular, and morphological changes that take
place in plants in response to the environment, including putative
adaptive responses favoring plant growth during or recovery from an
environmental perturbation; (d) elucidation of the fundamental mechanisms
by which environmental signals are perceived by plants and transduced into
changes of biochemical, physiological, and morphological processes; and
(e) the interactions of multiple factors and how they affect plant
physiological processes.
Eligibility:
Research will be supported that is fundamental or mission-linked, and that
is conducted by individual investigators, co-investigators within the same
discipline, or multidisciplinary teams. Any state agricultural experiment
station, college, university, other research institution or organization,
federal agency, private organization, corporation, or individual may
apply. Proposals submitted by non-United States organizations will not be
considered for support.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Office of the
Director (OD); Office of Polar Programs (OPP); Arctic Research
Program; Arctic Natural Sciences Program
Deadline(s):February 15, 2003
Eligibility:
The NSF supports researchers affiliated with U.S. universities, research
institutions, or other organizations, including local or state
governments. All applications must be submitted by the sponsoring
institution. The citizenship of the PI is unrestricted. ABSTRACT: The
National Science Foundation (NSF) invites scientists to submit proposals
for research in all of the Arctic and to perform arctic research based at
institutions in the United States. The goal of the NSF Arctic Research
Program is to gain a better understanding of the Earth's biological,
geological, chemical, and sociocultural processes, and the interactions of
ocean, land, atmosphere, biological, and human systems. Arctic research is
supported at NSF by the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), as well as by a
number of other disciplinary programs within the foundation that are
linked through an internal NSF Arctic Affiliates system. This system,
consisting of program representatives from other NSF programs that support
arctic research, provides coordination across NSF, including a structure
that enables joint review and funding of arctic proposals, as well as
mutual support of special projects with high logistical costs. The United
States Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 defines the Arctic as all
areas north of the Arctic Circle and all United States territory north and
west of the boundary formed by the Porcupine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim
Rivers; all contiguous seas including the Arctic Ocean and the Beaufort,
Bering, and Chukchi Seas, and the Aleutian chain. As a result, the areas
eligible include Alaska, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,
Russia, and Sweden. Field projects falling outside these boundaries but
directly related to arctic science and engineering conditions or
issues,such as laboratory and theoretical studies, are appropriate. The
OPP Arctic Natural Sciences Program provides core support for disciplinary
research in the Arctic and coordinates its support of arctic research with
the Directorates for Geosciences and Biological Sciences. OPP supports
projects that emphasize understanding of the adaptation of organisms to
the arctic environment. Biological studies in the Arctic include research
in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial biology; organismal adaptation to
the arctic environment; ecology; ecosystem structure and processes; and
the biological consequences of ultraviolet radiation. An additional
contact is Dr. Neil R. Swanberg, e-mail nswanber@nsf.gov.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO); Division of Environmental Biology
(DEB); Systematic and Population Biology
Deadline(s):March 3, 2003
Objectives:
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) supports fundamental research
on the origins, functions, relationships, interactions, and evolutionary
history of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. Scientific
emphases include biodiversity, molecular genetic and genomic evolution,
mesoscale ecology, conservation biology, global change, and restoration
ecology. The Cluster for Systematic and Population Biology supports
research on the patterns and causes of diversity within and among
populations and species. Research projects may involve any group of
organisms, including terrestrial, freshwater, and marine taxa, and range
in subject from microbes to multicellular plants, animals, and
fungi. Research areas are arranged in the following groups. The Population
Biology program focuses on measures of population properties and
understanding processes that lead to variation within and between
populations. Approaches
include empirical and theoretical studies of population structure and
dynamics, microevolution, organismal adaptation, geographical
differentiation, natural hybridization, and speciation, and processes that
lead to macroevolutionary patterns of trait evolution. Research areas
include population ecology, evolutionary genetics, and evolution of
phenotypes.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO); Division of Environmental Biology
(DEB); Systematic and Population Biology
Deadline(s):March 3, 2003
Objectives:
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) supports fundamental research
on the origins, functions, relationships, interactions, and evolutionary
history of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. Scientific
emphases include biodiversity, molecular genetic and genomic evolution,
mesoscale ecology, conservation biology, global change, and restoration
ecology. The Cluster for Systematic and Population Biology supports
research on the patterns and causes of diversity within and among
populations and species. Research projects may involve any group of
organisms, including terrestrial, freshwater, and marine taxa, and range
in subject from microbes to multicellular plants, animals, and
fungi. Research areas are arranged in the following groups. The focus
areas for the Systematic Biology program include phylogenetic analyses
that produce or test phylogenetic hypotheses or models and the use of
derived phylogenies to elucidate patterns of structural, developmental, or
molecular evolution; studies that lead to improved classifications, better
methods of taxonomic identification, contributions to classificatory
theory, and nomenclatural reform; understanding of processes that underlie
the origin and maintenance of taxonomic diversity; and theoretical and
empirical studies of biogeographical, co-evolutionary, and paleobiological
patterns to develop models of the origin, diversification, distribution,
and extinction of species and evolutionary lineages and to determine the
tempo and mode of evolutionary change.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for
Biological Sciences (BIO); Division of Environmental Biology
(DEB); Ecological Studies
Deadline(s):March 3, 2003
Objectives:
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) supports fundamental research
on the origins, functions, relationships, interactions, and evolutionary
history of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. Scientific
emphases include biodiversity, molecular genetic and genomic evolution,
mesoscale ecology, conservation biology, global change, and restoration
ecology. The Cluster for Ecological Studies supports research on natural
and managed ecological systems, primarily in terrestrial, wetland, and
freshwater habitats. Research areas include experimental, theoretical, and
modeling studies on the structure and function of complex biotic-abiotic
associations and the coupling of small-scale systems to each other and to
large-scale systems. Projects are encouraged that develop conceptual and
synthetic linkages, such as theoretical and modeling studies, that are
conducted at one or more scales of ecological organization, and that
synthesize empirical and theoretical findings into new ecological
paradigms. The Ecosystem Studies program supports mechanistic or empirical
investigations of whole-system ecological processes and relationships in
the following areas: biogeochemistry, such as studies of decomposition,
global and regional elemental budgets, and biotic versus abiotic controls
of nutrient cycles; primary productivity, particularly ecophysiology
within an ecosystem framework; and landscape dynamics with an emphasis on
quantitative models of disturbances, ecosystem resilience, and
successional patterns.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS); Grant Opportunities for Academic
Liaison With Industry (GOALI)
Deadline(s):Continuous
Objectives:
The Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry
(GOALI) initiative aims to synergize university-industry partnerships by
making funds available to support an eclectic mix of industry-university
linkages. Special interest is focused on affording the opportunity for
(1) faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to conduct research and
gain experience with production processes in an industrial setting,
(2) industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective
and integrative skills to academe, and (3) interdisciplinary
university-industry teams to conduct long-term projects. This initiative
targets high-risk/high-gain research with a focus on fundamental topics
that would not have been undertaken by industry, new approaches to solving
generic problems, development of innovative collaborative
industry-university educational programs, and direct transfer of new
knowledge between academe and industry. To meet this objective, the GOALI
program provides funding, for example, for faculty, postdoctoral fellows,
and students to develop creative modes of collaborative interactions with
industry through individual or small-group projects, and industry-based
fellowships for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) encourages a
broadrange of GOALI proposals reflecting innovative academic-industrial
cooperative pursuits in research and education in all areas supported by
the directorate. The announcements noted below are examples only of areas
in which GOALI activities are supported; they are in no way
restrictive. "Environmentally Benign Chemical Synthesis and
Processing" (NSF 92-13) This initiative supports pre-competitive research
projects in chemistry and chemical engineering aimed at reducing pollution
at its source. "University-Industry Cooperative Research Program in the
Mathematical Sciences" (NSF 94-100) Senior research fellowships,
postdoctoral research fellowships, graduate research assistantships, and
cooperative fellowships that enable synergistic university-industry
research in the mathematical sciences are supported in this
activity. "Office of Multidisciplinary Activities `Dear Colleague'
Letter" (NSF 98-118) The MPS Office of Multidisciplinary Activities
(OMA) supports jointly with the five MPS divisions innovative proposals in
research and education that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. An
additional contact for generic comments on NSF inter-directorate
activities is M.C. Roco, Coordinator for the NSF GOALI Initiative, Suite
525, Arlington, Virginia, 22230, e-mail mroco@nsf.gov.
Eligibility:
U.S. institutions of higher education that confer degrees in research
areas normally supported by NSF may submit proposals on behalf of faculty
embers with full-time appointments. Only U.S. citizens, nationals, or
permanent residents are eligible to apply.
Sponsor: McDonnell Foundation
Deadline(s):Continuous
Objectives:
The foundation will also make a small number of Collaborative Activity
Awards. The collaborative activity awards category formalizes a funding
mechanism the foundation has used since 1987. Over the past decade or so,
the foundation has from time to time provided grants to support study
panels and research networks. This has proven to be an effective way to
encourage cross-disciplinary thinking and research on fundamental
questions. Furthermore, these activities have contributed to the
development of programs both at the foundation and at other funding
agencies. Collaborative activity awards proposals will be expected to
undergo rigorous review. The 21st Century Science Initiative supports
research in three topics: Bridging Brain, Mind, and Behavior; Studying
Complex Systems; and Brain Cancer Research. a. Bridging Brain, Mind, and
Behavior The Bridging, Brain, Mind, and Behavior program continues and
extends the foundation's historical interest in and commitment to
mind-brain research including cognitive
neuroscience, cognition and learning, and applications of cognitive
neuroscience and cognitive psychology to rehabilitation of individuals
after injury to the central nervous system. The Bridging Brain, Mind, and
Behavior Program supports inter-disciplinary research spanning at least
two of the three different levels of analysis (neural, cognitive,
behavioral) required in answering questions linking brain function and
behavior. The foundation believes such research is extraordinarily
difficult to do well. Moving beyond the superficial connections invoked in
"biobehavioral" research requires careful framing the behavioral
question, an informed understanding of the cognitive systems supporting
behavior, and a detailed understanding of the techniques and tools used to
monitor cognitive and neural activity.
Sponsor: Hudson River Foundation; Hudson River Fund
Deadline(s):Continuous
Objectives:
Travel grants are available for travel related to the research goals of
the Hudson River Fund. The foundation is particularly interested in visits
by experts from outside the region to share new approaches to
environmental questions about the Hudson River. Travel requests to attend
conferences are discouraged.
Eligibility:
Applications may be made either by individuals or by organizations on
their behalf.
Sponsor: Foundation for Microbiology
Deadline(s):Continuous
Objectives:
The Foundation for Microbiology does not offer conventional research,
fellowship, or travel grants. Its funds are used for the support of
lectureships, prizes, or courses related to the field of microbiology, as
well as for unusual publications or other activities in this field poorly
supported by the usual government agencies. Any of these activities, to
qualify for support, must be expected to address a national or
international audience. Innovative educational programs dealing with
microbiological topics and making use of contemporary communication
techniques are a special focus of interest; also programs concerned with
enhancing public awareness of science, including K-12 teaching programs
that make use of microorganisms.
ELIGIBILITY:
No grants are made to individuals.
Sponsor: Gloeckner Foundation, Fred C.
Deadline(s): April 01, 2003
Objectives:
The Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation provides a source of financial aid for
research and educational projects in floriculture and in the supporting
and allied fields, such as agricultural economics, agricultural
engineering, entomology, plant breeding, plant pathology, and plant
physiology related to floriculture.
Eligibility:
The foundation awards grants to universities,
colleges, and federal research institutions in the United States.
Sponsor: United States Department of Energy (DOE); Office of
Science; Biological and Environmental Research Program (BER)
Deadline(s):Continuous
Objectives:
Research is focused on utilizing unique DOE resources and facilities to
develop fundamental biological information and advanced technologies for
understanding and mitigating the potential health effects of energy
development, energy use, and waste cleanup. The objectives are to - create
and apply new technologies and resources in mapping, sequencing, and
information management for characterizing the molecular nature of the
human genome; - develop and support DOE national user facilities for use
in fundamental structural biology; - use model organisms to understand
human genome organization, human gene function and control, and the
functional relationships between human genes and proteins; - characterize
and exploit the genomes and diversity of microbes with potential relevance
for energy, bioremediation, or global climate; - understand and
characterize the risks to human health from exposures to low levels of
radiation and chemicals; - develop novel technologies for high throughput
determination of protein structure; and - anticipate and address ethical,
legal, and social implications arising from genome research.
Eligibility:
Any university or other institution of higher education, nonprofit or
for-profit organization, and non-federal agency or entity is eligible for
a grant or cooperative agreement. An unaffiliated individual also is
eligible for a grant or cooperative agreement.
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