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NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Grants (P30) NCI State and Community Tobacco Control Policy and Media Research: Coordinating Center NIGMS Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (R25) NSF Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program in Aging State Department Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders NIEHS Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemical Properties to Biology (U19) NEH Challenge Grants in United States History and Culture NIGMS NCMHD Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25) NIGMS NCMHD Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25) University of California Pacific Rim Research Program US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grants, and Faculty Development Grant Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards State Department Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute (Europe and Eurasia) and the Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute with Asia (Central and South Asia) EPA National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program State Department Global Human Rights Defenders Emergency Fund Near East, and South Asia State Department Track II Dialogue on Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula NCI Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (CNTCs) (R25) State Department FY-2010 Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars DHHS/DOD Community Networks Program (CNP) – Centers for Reducing Cancer Disparities through Outreach, Research and Training (U54) NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Ancillary Training Activities (T36) Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation Research Grants NCI Developing Research Capacity in Africa for Studies on HIV-Associated Malignancies (D43) Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics USDA Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization Grants HUD Healthy Homes Demonstration Program NIEHS Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45) NIEHS Hazmat Training at Doe Nuclear Weapons Complex (U45) (Current open solicitations are listed with a yellow background. Upcoming annual solicitations are listed below with a white background; all information for upcoming programs is tentative.) |
| Limited Submission Campus Announcements As of March 2008, the Vice Chancellor for Research Office will be using the improved features of the recently upgraded CALmessages system to provide the campus with a better method for announcing limited submission funding programs. Using CALmessages, the VCRO will now send limited submission announcements to faculty within targeted departments and/or units based on the focus of the agency funding program or, when the program is more general, to faculty campus-wide. For example, a program funding public health research would be directed only to faculty within the School of Public Health. Research administrators and other staff who also wish to be notified of upcoming limited submission deadlines must sign up for the Limited Submission CALmessages list (CalNet authorization required). Faculty members do not need to sign up for this list; they will receive messages automatically. Staff who sign up for the list will receive all messages, not just those specific to their department. Limited submission programs with campus deadlines will continue to be listed on this web page. Messages will also be archived in CALmessages. |
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| Limited Submission Applications Campus applications for limited submission programs should include two copies of the application material and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet (see top of this page) and be submitted to the Sponsored Projects Office, 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 313 (corner of Shattuck Avenue and Center Street in downtown Berkeley, third floor). In general, applications for campus review will include a three- to five-page project description, a curriculum vita for each investigator, and a one-page budget that summarizes the total project period. However, please see the announcements below for program-specific information on campus application requirements. Requests for matching funds or exceptions to campus policies must be identified at this stage and included in the budget page. Requests will be negotiated if the project is selected for submission. More information on campus procedures is available here. Please contact Stella Zubeck (szubeck@berkeley.edu, 642-8113) with questions. Please contact Wendi Hayes (wendih@berkeley.edu, 643-3391) with questions about NSF programs. |
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| NIEHS Hazmat Training at Doe Nuclear Weapons Complex (U45)
one application per institution |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify the
Vice Chancellor for Research Office by August 17, 2009. Send your
notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
10/23/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
hazardous materials training | The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work related harm by assisting in the training and education of workers in the DOE nuclear weapons complex. Safety and health training will transmit skills and knowledge to workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, facility decommissioning and decontamination, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. | $9.5 million annually beginning in FY 2010 to fund between 7 and 10 cooperative agreements for 5 years | |
| NIEHS Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45)
one application per institution |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify the
Vice Chancellor for Research Office by August 17, 2009. Send your
notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
10/23/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
hazardous materials training | The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work-related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. A variety of sites, such as those involved with chemical waste clean up and remedial action and transportation-related chemical emergency response may pose severe health and safety concerns to workers and the surrounding communities. These sites contain a multiplicity of hazardous substances, sometimes unknown substances, and often the site is uncontrolled. | $26 million in FY 2010 to fund 15 to 20 cooperative agreements for 5 years | |
| HUD Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
one application per organization for a given project |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
residential safety and health hazards | The program purpose is to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple residential safety and health hazards that produce diseases and injuries in children and other sensitive subgroups such as the elderly, with a particular focus on low income households. | 7 to 10 awards of $625,000 to $875,000 for the entire period of performance | ||
| USDA Forest Service Hazardous Fuels Woody Biomass Utilization Grants; Grants.gov announcement one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
woody biomass utilization | This program is intended to improve the effectiveness of forest restoration activities by creating and expanding markets for small-diameter material, low-value trees, and woody biomass removed during hazardous fuel reduction and forest health activities. These funds are intended to assist communities, entrepreneurs, and others turn low-value woody biomass materials from forest restoration activities into marketable forest products and/or energy products. | $50,000-$350,000 At least 20% matching funds from non-federal sources for the total project cost. |
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| Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of a three-page letter of intent that includes (1) a description of your research proposal, particularly its significance, how it will be carried out, and how it is likely to have an impact on public policy or clinical practice; and (2) a personal statement describing your goals in the field of bioethics. The applicant must also submit two copies of a curriculum vitae and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
bioethics | This career development award enables outstanding junior faculty members to carry out original research that will help resolve important policy and clinical dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment at a university or non-profit research institute in the U.S. Priority will be given to applicants who are below the rank of Associate Professor, who have not received a comparable career development award. | 3 years of support are provided, requiring a 50% time commitment in each of the 3 years | ||
| NCI Developing Research Capacity in Africa for Studies on HIV-Associated Malignancies (D43)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
11/17/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
HIV-associated malignancies | This FOA solicits grant applications for research training programs aimed at strengthening research capacity in HIV-associated malignancies (particularly viral-associated cancers) at institutions in sub-Saharan Africa. Programs to be proposed must involve international collaboration (a documented partnership) between an academic institution in the U.S. and a sub-Saharan African institution or institution consortium (institutions must be located in the same country). | up to $500,000 per year for 3 years. 6 to 7 awards anticipated. | |
| Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation Research Grants
three letters of intent per institution per deadline |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
(next deadline 7/25/2010) |
medicine and pharmacy | The Foundation funds projects carried out in the U.S. for advancement of medicine and pharmacy, including scientific research, post-graduate scholarship and fellowship assistance, and studies in nutrition, blindness, deafness and other physical disabilities. The Foundation does not accept applications for cancer or other basic biomedical research. | up to $75,000 | |
| NIGMS Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Ancillary Training Activities (T36)
one application per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
(next deadline: 9/7/2010) |
biomedical research | The goal of the program is to provide support for the attendance and participation of individuals from underrepresented groups and/or faculty from minority serving institutions in program-related scientific conferences, short courses, or other well-defined ancillary training activities to provide knowledge, skills, and/or networking capabilities that empower participants to succeed in the pursuit of a biomedically related research careers. | no specific budget limitations | |
| DHHS/DOD Community Networks Program (CNP) – Centers for Reducing Cancer Disparities through Outreach, Research and Training (U54) one application per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
11/15/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
cancer | The CNP is an initiative designed to address the cancer burden in racial/ethnic minorities and other underserved populations by engaging community members through Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). To address the CNP goals, the FOA solicits applications for comprehensive CNP Centers. The programs of the proposed CNP Centers must be based on the CBPR approach and must include the three required components: Outreach, Research, and Training. Applicant teams must be based on established partnerships between academic institution(s) and targeted community entities/community-serving healthcare organizations. | total costs for the first year of 5-year awards of up to $900,000 for Regional Centers and up to $1.5 million for National Centers | |
| State Department FY-2010 Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars
one proposal per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
study of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions | The Branch for the Study of the United States, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, invites proposal submissions for the design and implementation of three Study of the United States Institutes to take place over the course of six weeks beginning in June 2010. These Institutes should provide a multinational group of experienced educators with a deeper understanding of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions. Two of these Institutes will be for groups of 18 foreign university level faculty, focusing on U.S. Culture and Society, and Journalism and Media. The third Institute will be a general survey course on the study of the United States for a group of 30 foreign secondary educators. | Study of the U.S. Institute on U.S. Culture and Society: up to $290,000; Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism and Media: up to $290,000; Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators: up to $360,000 |
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| NCI Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (CNTCs) (R25) one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
11/17/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
cancer nanotechnology | The proposed CNTCs should target graduate student and post-doctoral researchers of broad background (in medicine, biology, and other health sciences as well as in the physical sciences, chemistry, and engineering). The program of multi-disciplinary research education in cancer nanotechnology should be primarily focused on mentored laboratory-based training through participation in dedicated training research projects. In addition to funds for the training projects, CNTC awards may be used to support participants’ salaries for up to two years. Courses, seminars, and other forms of research education may also be included. | $400,000 (direct costs) per year over a 5-year period | |
| State Department Track II Dialogue on Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
one proposal per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula | The Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs invites U.S. multilateral, academic, or non-profit/non-governmental organizations to submit proposals for facilitation of an unofficial “Track II” dialogue that would allow for the participation of academic, non-governmental, military, and other government agency representatives from Northeast Asia -- including the United States, Russia, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, the DPRK, and any other relevant countries -- to meet and discuss regional security and nonproliferation issues that affect them all. | $99,000 for one grant | ||
| State Department Global Human Rights Defenders Emergency Fund Near East, and South Asia
one proposal per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
human rights | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) seeks proposals for effective and immediate approaches to disburse small, short-term emergency financial support to human rights defenders and advocates of human rights globally or regionally when the repression or restriction of basic human rights may occur. DRL encourages applicants to submit proposals that include strategies to target all kinds of human rights activists, including those who promote the rights of marginalized populations, including the LGBT community, labor rights activists, and religious rights activists. | 1-6 awards totaling approximately $1,500,000 | ||
| EPA National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program
three proposals per applicant to the same EPA regional office |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
clean diesel | The EPA is soliciting proposals nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas. Eligible diesel emission reduction solutions include verified emission control technologies such as retrofit devices, cleaner fuels, and engine upgrades, verified idle reduction technologies, verified aerodynamic technologies and low rolling resistance tires, certified engine repowers, and/or vehicle or equipment replacement. | $300,000 to $3,000,000 | ||
| State Department Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute (Europe and Eurasia) and the Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute with Asia (Central and South Asia)
one proposal per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
summer institutes for youth | The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for two grants for summer institutes for youth. One institute – the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute – is for participants from Europe, the European countries of Eurasia, and the United States. The other institute – the Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute with Asia – is for participants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States. | approximate total funding of $424,000 for two awards | ||
| Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards
one nomination per institution |
Campus applications should follow the Dreyfus Foundation guidelines and include two copies of the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, a from an institutional representative highlighting the nominee's achievements, and the basis for selection (typically the department chair). The candidate should also supply two copies of a resume; a summary description, with references, of the nominee's research accomplishments as an independent faculty member, and a description of research plans; statement intended to convince the reviewers of the nominee's dedication to education in the chemical sciences; and a one-page budget. In addition, please provide three letters of recommendation. Please have the referees address the recommendation letters to the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation and send by e-mail to szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemistry | This program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained within the first five years of their appointment as independent researchers, and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching. Nominees must hold a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, and are normally expected to have been appointed no earlier than mid-year 2004. | $75,000 grant | ||
| US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship and Fellowship Education Grants, and Faculty
Development Grant
one application per institution for the Scholarship Program and one application for the Fellowship Program; one application per institution for the faculty development grant |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. Please state on the Cover Sheet if your application is for the Faculty Development Grant or for the Scholarship or Fellowship Education Grant program. |
12/15/09 for Faculty Development |
12/22/09 for Faculty Development |
nuclear science and engineering and related disciplines | The Scholarship and Fellowship Education program is for undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships. Funding under the program includes support for nuclear science, engineering, and other disciplines which may be beneficial in developing a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. The Faculty Development Grants Program recognizes the need to attract, recruit or retain highly-qualified individuals in academic teaching careers. Funding under this announcement is intended to support faculty and their research in the nuclear-related fields of Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, Radiochemistry and related disciplines as determined by the NRC. The grants specifically target probationary, tenure-track faculty in these academic areas during the first 6 years of their career. |
$15 million total for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, trade school scholarships, and faculty development grants together in FY 2010 |
| University of California Pacific Rim Research Program
Eight Faculty Initiative Grants, Faculty Research/Planning Grants, and Advanced Graduate Research Fellowships |
UC Berkeley application instructions: UC Berkeley limited submission applicants should NOT submit campus applications to the UCOP online system listed in the Call for Proposals. Campus limited submission applications must provide all information listed in "Section IX. Proposal Format and Instructions" of the Call for Proposals in a printed form (using Word, for example). Applicants must submit two printed copies of the campus application and two printed copies of the signed Limited Submission Cover Sheet to the Sponsored Projects Office. • Applicants for Faculty Initiative Grants and Faculty Research/Planning Grants should prepare campus applications using pages 6-9 of the Call for Proposals. If the project has non-UCB collaborators, a letter of commitment will strengthen the case in the campus review. • Applicants for Advanced Graduate Research Fellowships should prepare campus applications using pages 9-11 of the Call for Proposals. Graduate student applicants must provide one letter of support from their faculty advisor, sent by email to szubeck@berkeley.edu, for the campus review. (Recommenders should NOT submit support letters using the online system for the 11/30/2009 campus application.) Graduate student applicants must provide two copies of their most recent transcript with their application. (The official transcript is not needed; a copy or web-based transcript is sufficient.) After campus review and selection, the eight selected applicants will have the opportunity to revise their applications if necessary before the final UC PRRP deadline in February. For more information on the UC Berkeley limited submission application process, contact Stella Zubeck (642-8113, szubeck@berkeley.edu) in the Sponsored Projects Office. |
any discipline | The UC PRRP supports collaborative research by UC faculty, graduate students, and their colleagues at other institutions. The Pacific Rim Research Program promotes the study of the Pacific Rim as a distinctive region. For the purposes of this Program, the term "Pacific Rim"
encompasses all areas and nations that border the Pacific Ocean, including Southeast Asia and East Asia, Australia/New Zealand, the Pacific islands, and
Pacific Latin America. The Program places priority on research that is new, specific to the region, and collaborative -- reaching across national boundaries and bridging academic disciplines. Proposals may come from any discipline in the humanities, social
sciences, natural sciences, public health, or some combination
thereof. Proposals should address questions that contribute to
an understanding of the Pacific Rim region as a whole. Faculty Inititive Grants is new thematically focused grant. For the 2010-11 grant competition, the PRRP invites Faculty Initiative Grant applications on the topic "Responses to Crisis in the Pacific Rim." All Initiative Grant proposals must involve collaboration of scholars from more than one Pacific Rim nation or territory. Faculty Research/Planning Grants must involve collaborative research, or research planning and pilot research, with colleagues in at least one Pacific Rim nation or territory, and may include support of graduate students. Awards are ordinarily granted for one year. Advanced Graduate Research Fellowships support graduate students for a year of dissertation research or its equivalent. Budget requests for less than a year of funding should be adjusted proportionally. Important: Read the UC PRRP Call for Proposals and Frequently Asked Questions carefully to determine criteria for awards, eligibility, and other program requirements. |
Faculty Inititive Grants: $30-50,000; Faculty Research/ Planning Grants: up to $25,000; Advanced Graduate Research Fellowships: up to $20,000 |
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| NIGMS NCMHD Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25) one application per institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
biomedical and behavioral research | The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities who successfully complete the baccalaureate degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This initiative promotes inter-institutional partnerships between community colleges or other two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the associate degree and colleges or universities that offer the baccalaureate degree with the goal of developing well-integrated developmental activities that will increase students preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit of the baccalaureate and subsequently more advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences. | $12 million per year for 6-9 new and renewal awards | ||
| NIGMS NCMHD Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25) one application per institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
biomedical and behavioral research | NIH is soliciting grant applications to facilitate the transfer and graduation of students of diverse backgrounds from master's to doctoral degree-granting institutions. The program promotes inter-institutional partnerships to improve the quality and quantity of students from underrepresented groups and or health disparities populations being trained as the next generation of biomedical and behavioral research scientists. | $12 million per year for 6-9 new and renewal awards | ||
| NEH Challenge Grants in United States History and Culture
one application per institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. The matching funding required by NEH should be included in the one-page budget. |
U.S. history and culture | This grant opportunity is designed to help institutions and organizations strengthen their ability to explore significant themes and events in American history, so as to advance our understanding of how—since the nation’s founding—these events have shaped and been shaped by American identity and culture. | Offers matching grants - recipients must raise 3 times the amount of federal funding | ||
| NIEHS Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemical Properties to Biology (U19)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
12/22/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
nanomaterials | NIEHS invites applications that will (1) determine which physical or chemical characteristic of an engineered nanomaterial (ENM), or cluster of characteristics, is integral to ENM-molecular interactions in a cellular process or organ system and (2) relate these findings to potential health effects. Proposals should employ three projects that will examine an overarching research theme through mechanistic studies and in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo model systems. | up to $750,000 per year for up to 5 years | |
| State Department Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders
one proposal per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
history and evolution of U.S. society, culture, values, and institutions | The Branch for the Study of the United States, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, invites proposal submissions for the design and implementation of approximately fifteen institutes under five different themes: Global Environmental Issues, New Media, Religious Pluralism in the United States, Social Entrepreneurship, and Women’s Leadership. Taking place over the course of five weeks, the Institutes will be scheduled throughout a one year period, starting in April, 2010 and ending in March, 2011. The Institutes should take place at U.S. academic institutions and provide groups of undergraduate students from the countries and regions noted in the request for proposals with in-depth seminars. Each Institute should include four weeks of academic residency followed by a one-week integrated educational travel tour that will expose participants to a different region of the United States. The one-week educational study tour should conclude with a two or three day session in Washington, D.C. | Option A: Total funding up to $240,000 (1 institute) or $480,000 (2 institutes); Option B:Total funding up to $1,680,000 for up to 2 awards |
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| Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program in Aging
two nominations per invited institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. Additionally, one letter of reference is required for the internal review process. This letter can come from one of the following: head of the applicant's department, thesis advisor, post-doctoral fellowship advisor, or a scientific reference from an individual familiar with the applicant's research. The letter of reference, addressed to the Ellison Medical Foundation, should be sent by email to szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
basic biological sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities | Applications are solicited by invitation only. Awards are intended for investigators who are in the first three years of their research career following their post-doctoral fellowship experience. | $100,000 per year for 4 years | ||
| NSF Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE)
one proposal per institution as lead institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
all fields of science and engineering supported by NSF | The EESE program accepts proposals for research and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, including within interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts. Proposals must focus on improving ethics education for graduate students in those fields or on developing summer post-baccalaureate ethics-education activities or other activities that transition students from undergraduate to graduate education. | up to $300,000 per award, or up to $400,000 for collaborative proposals to disseminate best practices in graduate ethics education | ||
| NIGMS Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) (R25)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
biomedical and behavioral sciences | The IMSD program provides institutional grants to establish research training programs at institutions with research intensive environments that will increase the preparation and skills of underrepresented students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences as they academically advance in the pursuit of the Ph.D. degree in these fields. | $5 million total per year for new and renewal applications | ||
| NCI State and Community Tobacco Control Policy and Media Research: Coordinating Center
one application per institution for the coordinating center award |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
12/22/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
tobacco control | NCI is soliciting cooperative agreement applications for a Coordinating Center for this program. The Coordinating Center will provide the necessary scientific leadership and administrative framework to facilitate interactive and integrative collaboration and communication among the awardees of individual Research Projects to be funded by this initiative and between the awardees and NCI staff. | up to 5 years at a up to $2 million (total costs) for the first year | |
| NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Grants (P30)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
3/1/2010 for letters of intent (not required) |
environmental health sciences | Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centersare designed to establish innovative programs of excellence in the field of environmental health sciences by providing scientific and programmatic support for promising investigators and areas of research. A Core Center Grant is an institutional award to support centralized scientific resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing research projects. By providing a Center structure and Core resources this support is intended to enhance the ability of scientists working in the field of environmental health sciences to identify and capitalize on current and emerging opportunities that will lead to outstanding research advances to improve our understanding of the relationship between environmental exposures and both human biology and human disease. | up to $6 million in FY 2011 to fund approximately 4 grants | |
| NSF Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS)
one Scholarship Track proposal and one Capacity Building Track proposal per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. Note: See the Program Solicitation Eligibility Information section for detailed eligibility requirements for each track. |
information assurance and computer security | The SFS program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security. The SFS program is composed of two tracks. The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities to award scholarships to students in the information assurance and computer security fields. The Capacity Building Track provides funds to colleges and universities to improve the quality and increase the production of information assurance and computer security professionals. Professional development of information assurance faculty and development of academic programs can be funded under this track. | $11,330,000 total in FY 2010 for 13-17 awards | ||
| NASA Digital Learning Network (DLN)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
manage and support the DLN infrastructure | The recipient will work with NASA to continue the operation, maintenance, and evolution of the NASA Digital Learning Network in order to meet the following two objectives: 1) Student-focused: Deliver NASA-related content to students at all levels using interactive instructional technologies in order to foster improvement in STEM literacy. 2) Educator-focused: Introduce and familiarize educators with NASA-related instructional resources through NASA's DLN technologies and methods so they are better prepared to improve students' STEM literacy. | $1.8 million for the first year of one award, $9 million total for 5 years | ||
| NIGMS Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) one application per institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
biomedical and behavioral research | This program will support the research training and education of recent baccalaureate graduates from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research areas, who plan to pursue Ph.D. degrees. The goal of the PREP is to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups who have recently obtained their baccalaureate degrees to complete for Ph.D. degree programs in biomedically relevant sciences through extensive academic enhancements and research experience. | up to $350,000 annually in total direct costs | ||
| USDA NIFA International Science and Education (ISE) Competitive Grants Program
two proposals as the lead institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
food, agriculture and related programs | The ISE program supports research, extension, and teaching activities that will enhance the capabilities of American colleges and universities to conduct international collaborative research, extension and teaching. Multi-year proposals, up to a maximum of four years, may be submitted. | up to $150,000 per award | ||
| NSF Graduate Stem Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12)
one proposal per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
(6/3/2010 for full proposal) |
NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines | This program provides funding for graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines to bring their leading research practice and findings into K-12 learning settings. Furthermore, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to transform the conventional graduate education by infusing and sustaining GK-12 like activities in their graduate programs. | up to $600,000 per year for 5 years | |
| NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
each institution may submit one proposal as the lead institution and may participate as a subawardee on one proposal |
8/27/2009 update: NSF is no longer accepting proposals to the PFI program (NSF 08-583) which was announced to campus as a limited submission on August 20, 2009. While information concerning the release date and specific nature of the next solicitation for this program is not available at this time, NSF anticipates the next release date will be announced in calendar year 2010. Therefore, the Berkeley campus limited submission deadline of September 8, 2009 has been cancelled. The campus limited submission instructions and deadline will be reissued after NSF publishes the new program guidelines for the Partnerships for Innovation program. Previous instructions: Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. The Cover Sheet must specify if the proposal is as a lead instution or as a subawardee and if it is a Type II or Type III proposal. |
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areas supported by NSF | This competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/ federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation. At least one PFI-graduated awardee must participate in each PFI proposal, therefore any UC Berkeley proposal must include a partnership with a graduated PFI awardee with a completed award. A senior institutional administrator (dean or higher) at the lead institution must serve as Co-PI or PI. The senior administrator must have an active role that is explicitly described along with the specification of a time commitment on the project. | up to $600,000 total for 2 or 3 years | |
| NIH/NSF/DOE/USDA International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)[U01]
one application per institution (an institution may submit an application as the lead institution and be a subcontractor on another) |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
10/21/2008 for letters of intent (not required) |
biodiversity | The program solicits applications to address the interdependence of biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health and energy, with investments in research capacity that support sustainable use of these resources, the knowledge to conserve them, and equitable partnership frameworks among research and development organizations in the U.S. and low and middle income countries. | direct costs up to $600,000 per year for up to 5 years | |
| EPA Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging: Training and Demonstration Projects
one application per institution for the training grant and one application per institution for the demonstration projects grant |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
(10/24/2008 for optional letter of intent) |
environment | The EPA plans to award in early 2009 a total of two grants that 1) train older adults to be environmental leaders and 2) demonstrate how greenways and sustainable streets can improve the environment, human health and the quality of life. Projects must include a strategy that either 1) trains older adults to be environmental leaders on local planning decisions that affect their community's built environment; or 2) demonstrates how greenways and sustainable streets can improve the quality of life for persons of all ages while improving environmental quality. | $100,000 per grant | |
| W. M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
one nomination per invited institution
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Applicants must include the following items from the Keck Foundation Application Checklist: 1. Summary of proposed research including a) research summary (2 paragraphs of 60-80 words each) b) description for general lay audience (40-50 words) 2. Description of significant research to date (2 paragraphs of 60-80 words each) 3. Statement of personal goals (1 page; approximately 600 words) 4. Discussion of proposed research including timetable (not to exceed 5 pages) 5. Reprint of one significant publication 6. Budget (1 page) 7. Statement of other sources of support 8. Curriculum vita 9. Limited Submission Cover Sheet 10. One letter of reference In addition, to be eligible for this program, applicants must indicate that they meet both of the following requirements on the Limited Submissions Cover Sheet under "other information." a) must be holding his or her first full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment (or equivalent) as of December 1, 2007, and have the faculty appointment for at least one year and for no more than four years. b) must be a U.S. Citizen or have permanent residency status. Submit two copies of the campus application and Cover Sheet. The letter of reference, addressed to the W. M. Keck Foundation, should be sent by email to ltalbert@berkeley.edu. |
research that addresses the fundamental mechanisms of human disease in pioneering or emerging fields of science | The program was established to give the nation's most promising young scientists the resources they need to pursue potentially breakthrough research projects in biomedicine. The program seeks to support groundbreaking and creative research that addresses the fundamental mechanisms of human disease in pioneering or emerging fields of science. The Foundation's goals are to provide top young scientists with an opportunity to investigate promising and unproven new ideas which would be difficult to fund through traditional sources, and to enable these scientists to make a significant impact in their field at a time in their career when they are ready to engage in some of their most creative and innovative work. The program invites one nomination from selected institutions. To be eligible, as of December 1, 2008, the nominee must be holding his or her first full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment (or equivalent), and have held the faculty appointment (or equivalent) for at least one year and for no more than four years. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status is required. | Up to $1,000,000 over five years | ||
| NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
An organization may submit or be included as a funded subawardee/subcontractor in no more than three MRI proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a funded subawardee/subcontractor in three MRI proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development. No more than two proposal submissions may be for instrument acquisition. |
Anyone interested in submitting a proposal should first submit a short concept white paper to the Vice Chancellor for Research Office, California Hall, Room 119, by the end of the day on Wednesday, November 19th (send to Jackie Jones at jackie_jones@berkeley.edu). The white papers will be reviewed by the Council of Science and Engineering Deans (COSED) which will determine which of the concept papers should be developed into a MRI proposal and forwarded to NSF. Note: Identical proposals may not be submitted to both the Scientific Computing Research Environments for the Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS) and NSF MRI solicitations. If possible, within the context of institutional limit requirements of the MRI program, equipment proposals from mathematics and/or statistics groups should be submitted as MRI proposals. |
any NSF-supported field of science, mathematics, and engineering | The NSF MRI Program serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums and science centers, and non-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organization use is encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners. The MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. For the purposes of the MRI Program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development. | Accepts proposals requesting over $2 million (and up to $4 million) for acquisition of a single instrument. For proposals requesting $2 million or less, supports instrument development or acquisition of a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a research focus. Requires cost share of 30% of the total project cost. |
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| NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
three preliminary proposals per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
all fields of science and engineering supported by NSF | The program will enable U.S. scientists and engineers to establish collaborative relationships with international colleagues in order to advance new knowledge and discoveries at the frontiers of science and engineering and to promote the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. scientific and engineering workforce. | up to $40,000,000 total over fiscal years 2010-2014 to fund 5-20 awards | ||
| National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts (GAP) GAP Frequently Asked Questions one or two applications per organization (or independent component) (see GAP eligibility guidelines) |
Campus applications should include two copies of: brief project summary (up to three pages), estimated budget and cost-sharing commitment, abbreviated CV (up to two pages), and Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
Access to Artistic Excellence: 3/12/2009; 8/13/2009
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: 6/11/2009 Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review Grants: 5/28/2009 GAP Application Calendar |
Projects in Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literature, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts: Film/Radio/Television, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting, Theater, or Visual Arts | Access to Artistic Excellence:grants encourage and support artistic excellence, preserve our cultural heritage, and provide access to the arts for all Americans.
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: offers funding to advance arts education for children and youth in schools and community-based settings. |
Access to Artistic Excellence: $5,000 to $150,000
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth: $5,000 to $150,000 |
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| NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
four preliminary proposals either as a single institution or as a lead institution in a multi-institution preliminary proposal |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
emerging areas of science and engineering | Proposals submitted to the IGERT program must describe integrative, research-based, graduate education and training activities in emerging areas of science and engineering. The IGERT project should be organized around an interdisciplinary theme that is based on transformative interdisciplinary research in science/technology/engineering/mathematical sciences. |
Up to $3 million per award over 5 years | ||
| EPA Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
one application per institution (an applicant organization can be a partner for more than one proposal) |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
environmental risks to communities | CARE is a community-based, community-driven, multimedia demonstration program designed to help communities understand and reduce risks due to toxic pollutants and environmental concerns from all sources. The CARE grant program works with the eligible entities to help their communities form collaborative partnerships, develop an understanding of the many local sources of risk from toxic pollutants and environmental concerns, set priorities, and identify and carry out projects to reduce risks through collaborative action at the local level. | $75,000 to $100,000 for Level I agreements; $150,000 to $300,000 for Level II | ||
| NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program
There is no restriction on the number of applications an institution can submit to the SIG program each year provided the applications request different types of equipment. However, if two or more applications are submitted for similar equipment from the same institution, documentation from a high level institutional official must be provided stating that this is not an unintended duplication, but part of a campus-wide institutional plan. |
Campus principal investigators who are planning to submit an application to the NIH SIG program should send email to Jackie Jones (jackie_jones@berkeley.edu) in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by March 12, 2009 with the type of instrument to be requested. If there are potentially two or more applications for similar equipment, the Vice Chancellor for Research Office will coordinate with principal investigators. The VCRO will respond to investigators on March 13, 2009. The NIH recently added Recovery Funds to the SIG program. The campus is extending the deadline for campus notices of intent to March 12, 2009 in order to accommodate potential additional applications. These types of equipment have already been submitted in the previous call for campus applications: Live Cell Fluorescent Confocal Imaging Microscope, Zeiss LSM 710 Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope, Mask Aligner/UV Exposure System with Nano Imprint, Automated Fluorescent Cell Screening Platform, custom-built multiphoton microscope suitable for intravital imaging of eye in mice, and LC/MS/MS for small molecules and metabolites. Please do not submit a request for these types of equipment. |
A minimum of three major users must be Principal Investigators on NIH peer-reviewed research grants. | The NCRR Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) program solicits applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade commercially available instruments that cost at least $100,000. The maximum award is $500,000. Types of instruments supported include confocal and electron microscopes, biomedical imagers, mass spectrometers, DNA sequencers, biosensors, cell sorters, X-ray diffraction systems, and NMR spectrometers among others. | $100,000-$500,000 | ||
| NIA Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAICs) (P30) one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
2/24/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
aging | Awards are designed to develop or strengthen each awardee institution's programs that focus and sustain progress on a key area in aging research. Each area of focus is one in which progress could contribute to greater independence for older persons and offer opportunities for training and career development in aging research for young scientists. | $2.9 million in FY2009 and $1.5 M in FY2010 for 4 new and/or renewal OAICs | |
| Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Career Awards at the Scientific Interface |
Applicants are expected to draw from their training in a scientific field other than biology to propose innovative approaches to answer important questions in the biological sciences. | These awards are intended to foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/computational sciences whose work addresses biological questions and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research. | up to $500,000 over 5 years to for up to 2 years of advanced postdoctoral training and the first 3 years of a faculty appointment | |||
| State Department Elections Programming in Afghanistan
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by April 6, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in Afghanistan | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor seeks proposals to bolster the capacity of Afghan civil society and local organizations to conduct civic education and increase the participation of women and youth during the upcoming election process. | $700,000 total for awards of $250,000 - $700,000 | ||
| NINR Program Projects in Symptom Management Research and Program Projects in Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research (P01) one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
3/16/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
symptom management research OR health promotion/disease prevention research | The purpose is to significantly advance the science of an interdisciplinary, biobehavioral research program focused in Symptom Management Research OR Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Research. Symptom Management areas: pain, sleep disturbances, fatigue, and cognitive/affect changes, as well as their interactions. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention areas: obesity, premature birth/low birth weight infants, HIV/AIDS, and cardiopulmonary disease. |
up to $700,000 per year for up to 5 years | |
| Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
two nominations per invited institution |
Campus applicants must submit two copies of: the Limited Submission Cover Sheet and a full application according to the Packard Foundation program guidelines, including a curriculum vitae, a statement of current external research support, a statement by the nominee, a recommendation by the department head, and a publication list. Four external reference letters, from the nominee's department head and from three people outside the nominee's university (as stated in the Packard Foundation guidelines), are required for the internal review process. For the internal review, the referees may e-mail a copy of their letter addressed to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation to ltalbert@berkeley.edu. |
3/16/2009 for campus nominations |
physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, astronomy, computer science, earth science, ocean science, and all branches of engineering | Institutions are invited to submit nominations. The program supports the innovative research efforts of young faculty members in the natural and physical sciences or engineering. Candidates must be faculty members in the first three years of their faculty careers, that is, whose initial faculty appointments began no earlier than May 31, 2006, and no later than May 31, 2009. | $875,000 over 5 years; of the $175,000 paid each year, $17,500 is available to the university as compensation for administrative costs |
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| Lockheed Martin University Research Initiatives a maximum of three abstracts is strongly suggested |
Campus applications must include two copies of: an abstract, including the project title, estimated project period of performance, estimated project funding, and project abstract and relevance to Lockheed Martin Strategic Technology Threads (maximum of 750 words); plus curriculum vitae; and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
energy | The new initiative has the goal of establishing research activities which: 1) focus on technologies enabling strategic growth; 2) provide principal support for a faculty lead investigator and research team; and 3) aim at results in about two years useful for further product development. Projects should be relevant to the Lockheed Martin Strategic Technology Threads: Advanced Active & Passive Sensing; Advanced Software; Autonomous Systems; Bioinformatics; Biometrics; Chemical -Biological Defense & Response; Decision Support Systems; Directed Energy; Distributed Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) & Attack; Energy & Power; Information Assurance & Operations; Nanotechnology; Predictive & Responsive Logistics; and Signatures & Phenomenology. For more information, see the guidelines and review http://www.lockheedmartin.com |
Lockheed Martin intends to fund approximately three projects this year, and to repeat the process annually. | ||
| NIH High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) - Recovery Act Competition
no limit on the number of applications an institution may submit provided the applications are for different types of equipment |
In order to avoid a situation in which separate proposals are prepared for the same type of equipment, we are asking all those who intend to submit a high-end instrumentation proposal to provide some simple information about their intended submission on the form that can be found at http://www.surveygizmo.com/s/112029/nih-rfa-rr-09-118. Please submit the form by March 23, 2009. |
(4/6/2009 for optional letters of intent) |
A minimum of three major users must be Principal Investigators on NIH peer reviewed research grants at the time of the application and award. | The NCRR High-End Instrumentation Grant (HEI) program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $600,000. The maximum award is $8,000,000. Additionally, it is expected that the funds will be expended expeditiously, within 18-24 months from the date of award. Instruments in this category include, but are not limited to, structural and functional imaging systems, macromolecular NMR spectrometers, high-resolution mass spectrometers, cryoelectron microscopes and supercomputers. | $160M in FY2010 to fund approximately 40 new awards; $600,000-$8,000,000 per award. |
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| State Department: Youth Ambassadors Program With South America and Mexico
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please contact Laura Talbert (ltalbert@berkeley.edu) in the Sponsored Projects Office. |
projects in South America and Mexico | This program enables youth and adult educators to participate in intensive, thematic, three-week exchange projects that are designed to promote high-quality leadership, civic responsibility, and civic activism among future leaders of their communities. | $3 million total is available | ||
| NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) (P50)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
(7/15/2008 for optional letters of intent) |
population health and health disparities | This funding opportunity announcement is sponsored jointly by the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and the NIH Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. The CPHHD Program is designed to promote transdisciplinary research in the area of health inequities with the purpose of contributing directly to improved health outcomes and quality of life for populations with a higher disease burden. | size and duration of each award may differ | |
| NCI Transdisciplinary Cancer Genomics Research: Post-Genome Wide Association (Post-GWA) Initiative (U19) one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
4/29/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
genome wide associate studies of cancer | Solicits applications proposing collaborative and transdisciplinary research projects addressing two overall goals: 1. To pursue promising scientific leads from initial Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) of cancer (exploiting previously generated "initial scan" GWAS data); and 2. To accelerate and coordinate integrative post-GWAS discovery research, which could provide the basis for expediting clinical translation and public health dissemination of the findings. | up to $24 million total in FY 2009, and up to $96 million over the planned 4-year project period, to support five to eight awards | |
| NIH Recovery Act Limited Competition: Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30)
number of applications permitted per institution/organization varies among participating NIH ICs |
In order to be sure there are not more than the allowed number of applicants to the same NIH institute or center, please send an email describing your proposal to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by April 10, 2009. |
(4/29/2009 for optional letters of intent) |
biomedical research | These awards are designed to enhance innovative programs of excellence by providing scientific and programmatic support for promising research faculty and their areas of research. Specifically for the purposes of this announcement, Core Center Grants are institutional awards that provide funding to hire, provide appropriate start-up packages, and develop pilot research projects for newly independent investigators, with the goal of augmenting and expanding the institution’s community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to NIH. | approximately $100 million of ARRA funds will be obligated by 9/30/2010 budgets will vary among the participating NIH ICs |
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| NIH NCRR Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Discovery (U24) each institution may not submit, but may participate in, more than one application |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
5/18/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
drug abuse prevention research | This FOA invites applications designed to develop, enhance, or extend infrastructure for connecting people and resources to facilitate national discovery of individuals and of scientific resources by scientists and students to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange. Implementation and evaluation at all participating institutions of a national prototype in research networking and implementation and evaluation at all participating institutions of a national prototype for resource discovery are the key deliverables at the end of the two-year project period. A diversity of institutions must be included to ensure broad applicability and national impact. | up to $7,500,000 total costs per year for a maximum of $15,000,000 total costs over a two-year project period | |
| DOE Recovery Act: Wind Energy Consortia between Institutions of Higher Learning and Industry
one application per institution |
Please send an email to Jackie Jones (Jackie_Jones@berkeley.edu) in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by June 10 if you are interested in this grant. |
7/29/2009 for proposal |
wind energy | This program initiative will fund consortia between institutions of higher learning and industry that will perform focused research on critical wind energy challenges. There are two areas: Partnerships for Wind Research and Turbine Reliability, and Wind Energy Research & Development. | 2 to 3 awards of $8,000,000 to $12,000,000 each for up to 2 years. 10% cost sharing required. | |
| Recovery Act: NIH NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24) one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
5/29/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
health disparities | The goal of this FOA is to support community-based participatory research (CBPR) in planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating effective interventions for a disease or condition to reduce and eventually eliminate health disparities through partnerships between racial/ethnic minority populations, subpopulations, and other heath disparity populations and research investigators. NCMHD is interested in supporting intervention research studies using CBPR principles to reduce and eventually eliminate health disparities in any disease or condition of major concern to the community with emphasis on racial and ethnic minorities. | direct costs up to $375,000 per year for up to two years | |
| Recovery Act: NIH NCMHD Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity (R36) |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. NOTE: In a 6/18/2009 NIH Guide Notice, NCMHD changed the application limit to "An eligible pre-doctoral student may only submit one application in response to this FOA." |
5/29/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
health disparities | The NCMHD Dissertation Research grant will provide full-time salary support and modest research funds for up to two years for eligible students to facilitate completion of their doctoral research project and dissertation in a research area relevant to the NCMHD mission and research priorities. | $500,000 total in FY 2009 to fund 3-5 grants | |
| Recovery Act: NIH NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20) one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. Note: To be eligible for establishing a COE in this FOA, applicant institutions are expected to have existing federal research support and/or research infrastructure as reflected in a level of NIH institutional funding of less than $80 million dollars for the year 2008. See the following link maintained by the NIH Office of Extramural Research. Applicant institutions having an NIH institutional funding level greater than or equal to this figure may not apply to be the lead institution on this FOA. UC Berkeley was awarded more than $80 million in NIH funding in 2008. |
6/1/2009 for letter of intent (not required) |
health disparities | The activities supported by these NCMHD COE grants should have high short-term impact, and a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery. Applications are invited from institutions seeking support to 1) establish novel partnerships for community engagement/outreach efforts to eliminate health disparities, 2) establish new or enhance current research training infrastructure and capacity, including pipeline training programs, to prepare future biomedical, biobehavioral, and clinical researchers from minority, rural or low social and low economic status populations, and 3) to hire newly-recruited faculty to develop a research project within the context of the NCMHD Centers of Excellence program. | direct costs up to $450,000 per year for up to two years | |
| William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program
Only one applicant may be nominated from a major division of an institution each year. If an institution nominates more than one applicant, a central administrative officer must submit confirmation that the applicants represent distinct schools or major divisions of the institution. |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
any discipline | The award is intended to facilitate the professional development of early career scholars. The Foundation supports research to understand and improve the settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in the United States. Settings are defined as the proximal environments in which youth experience daily life. Important settings include but are not limited to schools, youth-serving organizations, neighborhoods, families, and peer groups. |
$350,000 distributed over 5 years | ||
| DOD National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship (NSSEFF)
institutional coordination required |
DOD requires a letter of intent to nominate signed by the Chancellor by June 23rd. Faculty who wish to be nominated should email the following information to Jackie Jones at jackie_jones@berkeley.edu by Tuesday, June 16th. We will prepare the intent to nominate letter for the Chancellor's signature and forward it to DOD. Please email the following: • Name, title, faculty position, department affiliation, email • State the proposed research topic • State technical subject category most appropriate for the proposed research topic (see technical subject categories in Section I of the program announcement ) |
research topics of interest to the DOD | The Department of Defense is soliciting applications for the NSSEFF program, in which designated fellows will receive research grants of up to $4.25 million over five years to conduct basic, unclassified research in topics of interest to DOD. | up to $4.25 million over 5 years | ||
| State Department Request for Proposals for Chad
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by June 29, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in Chad | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor invites organizations to submit proposals targeting one of the following issues: (1) projects in Chad that focus on raising awareness to prevent the recruitment of child soldiers in government and/or rebel groups; (2) projects in Chad that focus on reducing school violence. | approximately $1,000,000 available | ||
| State Department Request for Elections-Related Initiatives in Iraq
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by July 15, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in Iraq | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals to support the advancement of democracy inside Iraq. | $22 million for grants between $2 and $12 million | ||
| State Department Post National Election Democracy Initiatives in Iraq
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by July 15, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in Iraq | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals to support the advancement of democracy inside Iraq. | $40 million for grants between $2 and $20 million | ||
| NSF Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) Program
one proposal per institution per year |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
materials research | The program supports design and construction of major instruments costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major user facilities. Priority will be given to proposals that involve students. The program will support two types of awards: Conceptual and Engineering Design awards and Construction awards. |
$3 million total in FY 2009 for 2 to 3 awards | ||
| Beckman Young Investigators Program
two applications per institution |
chemistry and life sciences | This program supports young faculty in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences. To be eligible, an applicant should not have completed more than three full years in his or her tenure-track or other comparable independent research appointment on or before the BYI application submission due date. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the time of application. Documentation of U.S. citizenship (copy of birth certificate or passport) or permanent residency status must be provided with the application. Persons who have applied for permanent residency but have not received their government documentation by the time of application are not eligible. | normally approximately $300,000 over 3 years | |||
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for Medical Scientists
Up to five nominations per institution; six if one is a woman or underrepresented minority |
BWF is not accepting applications for this program during the 2009-2010 cycle. |
basic biomedical, disease-oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research | This program provides medically trained individuals with bridging support. Candidates must hold an M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., Pharm.D., or equivalent clinical degree. Candidates must be a clinical fellow, resident, or postdoctoral researcher and must have at least two years of research experience at the time of application. Candidates who hold a junior faculty appointment (Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor-non tenure track, etc.) may be eligible if they have been in a faculty position for two years or less at the time of application. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada at the time of application. If a permanent resident, candidates must provide documentation of permanent resident status with the application. | $700,000 over 5 years to bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the early years of faculty service | ||
| Burroughs Wellcome Fund Program for Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease two nominations per institution, or three if a nominee holds the D.V.M., and an additional nomination for a researcher working in pathogenic helminths, mycology, or reproductive science |
BWF is not accepting applications for this program during the 2009-2010 cycle. Along with two copies of a three- to five-page project description, a curriculum vita, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, campus applications must include a statement of nomination from the dean or department chair, as well as three letters of support from persons who are familiar with the candidate's qualifications, as specified in the program guidelines available on the BWF website. Letters should be addressed to the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and sent by e-mail to ltalbert@berkeley.edu or sent by mail to the Sponsored Projects Office (c/o Laura Talbert), 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 313, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94704-5940. The Limited Submission Cover Sheet should state if the applicant holds the D.V.M. and/or if the research is in pathogenic helminths, mycology, or reproductive science. |
pathogenesis with a focus on the intersection of human and pathogen biology | Candidates must hold a tenure-track assistant professor position. The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for accomplished investigators still early in their careers to study the pathogenesis of infectious disease at its most fundamental level--the points where human and microbial systems connect. The program supports research that sheds light on the fundamentals that affect the outcomes of this encounter: how colonization, infection, commensalism and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada at the time of application. If a permanent resident, candidates must provide documentation of permanent resident status with the application. |
$100,000 per year for 5 years | ||
| DOE Recovery Act - Demonstration of Integrated Biorefinery Operations)
Each applicant may submit only one application to one, and only one, topic area (1 through 6) of the FOA. Each application must propose one, and only one, integrated biorefinery. |
Please send an email to Jackie Jones (Jackie_Jones@berkeley.edu) in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by June 10 if you are interested in this grant. |
integrated biorefineries | The intent of this FOA will be to select integrated biorefinery projects that have the necessary technical and economic performance data that validates their readiness for the next level of scale-up. In general, "integrated biorefineries" employ various combinations of feedstocks and conversion technologies to produce a variety of products, with the main focus on producing biofuels and bioproducts. Co- or by-products can include additional fuels, chemicals (or other materials), and heat and power. | see announcement for award information and cost sharing requirements | ||
| State Department: Central America and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) Programming
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by July 15, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in CAFTA-DR | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor requests proposals that address the following objective: Strengthening a Culture of Compliance through Promoting Labor Rights for Migrant Workers in Central America and the Dominican Republic: This solicitation seeks proposals to support initiatives that improve the labor rights situation of migrant workers in the CAFTA-DR region. | approximately $900,000 available | ||
| NEA Statewide Forums on Careers in the Arts for Individuals with Disabilities, FY2010
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by July 16, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
careers in the arts | The Arts Endowment plans to award a single award of up to $50,000 to an organization to 1) manage and support a minimum of two Statewide Forums on Careers in the Arts for Individuals with Disabilities in states that have not yet convened such a forum, and 2) conduct a minimum of four follow-up activities in states that have convened forums. | up to $50,000 nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1 is required |
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| Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
one nomination per institution |
Campus applications should follow the Dreyfus Foundation guidelines and include two copies of the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, a letter from an institutional representative highlighting the nominee's achievements, and the basis for selection (typically the department chair). The candidate should also supply two copies of a resume; a summary description, with references, of the nominee's research accomplishments as an independent faculty member, and a description of research plans; statement intended to convince the reviewers of the nominee's dedication to education in the chemical sciences; and a one-page budget. Applicants should be prepared to have three letters of recommendation provided by SPO deadline of July 30. Please have the referees address the recommendation letters to the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation and send by e-mail to szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering | The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is open to academic institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's or master's degree in the chemical sciences, including biochemistry, materials chemistry, and chemical engineering. If the department has a modest Ph.D. program, the nominee's research accomplishments must be almost exclusively with undergraduates. Nominees must hold a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, be between the fourth and twelfth years of their independent academic careers, and be engaged in research and teaching primarily with undergraduates. Awardees are typically in departments that do not grant a doctoral degree. | $60,000 grant | ||
| NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R²) Recovery and Reinvestment UC Berkeley can submit three proposals: two for instrument acquisition, one for instrument development. |
Anyone interested in submitting a proposal should first submit a short concept white paper (3-5 pages) to the Vice Chancellor for Research Office, California Hall, Room 119, by the end of the day on June 5, 2009 (send to Jackie Jones at jackie_jones@berkeley.edu). The white papers will be reviewed on June 9 by the Council of Science and Engineering Deans (COSED), who will determine which concept papers to submit to NSF. PLEASE NOTE: Proposals that wholly or substantially duplicate those that were forwarded to NSF under NSF 09-502 will not be accepted for this competition. |
any NSF-supported field of science, mathematics, and engineering | The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums and science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organization use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions. As a result of the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NSF is holding a competition that is separate from the regular MRI competition. | development or acquisition of a single instrument or a system of related instruments that share a common or specific research focus in the range $100,000-$6 million | ||
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Specialized Center of Research in Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma one application per organization |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma | The Marshall A. Lichtman Specialized Center of Research program was established to encourage multidisciplinary research focused on the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. The program requires synergy among at least three research programs and these programs may be supported by scientific core laboratories. The program is organized to encourage the interaction of complementary sciences and the linkage of basic sciences to a translational research program. | Maximal annual total cost up to $1.25 million; aggregate costs over 5 years up to $6.25 million | ||
| HUD Healthy Homes Technical Studies
one application per organization for a given project |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
housing-related health and safety hazards | The program purpose is to fund technical studies to improve existing methods for detecting and controlling housing-related health and safety hazards, to develop new methods to detect and control these hazards, and to improve our knowledge of housing-related health and safety hazards. | 6 to 10 awards of $250,000 to $800,000 for the entire period of performance | ||
| Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
one proposal per institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, a two-page letter of intent, and a curriculum vita. Potential applicants may request additional guidelines by sending email to Stella Zubeck, szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
horticulture | The Trust supports education and research in ornamental horticulture, primarily in North and South America. The Trust does not fund projects concerned primarily with agriculture, environmental issues, science education, or horticultural therapy. | normally up to $20,000 | ||
| NSF Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Program
One proposal as lead partner in any of the Partnership categories: Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start and Phase II. |
Campus applications as the lead partner in an Institute Partnership should include: two copies of a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. NOTE: Also see the campus request for applications for the NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration program. |
8/13/2009 for Targeted Partnerships |
8/20/2009 for Targeted Partnerships |
K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science | NSF seeks to support five types of awards: 1. Targeted Partnerships; 2. Institute Partnerships Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century; 3. MSP-Start Partnerships; 4. Phase II Partnerships for prior MSP Partnership awardees; 5. Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects. |
varies by type of award |
| NSF International Research Network Connections (IRNC) three proposals per organization for IRNC:ProNet (no organizational limit for IRNC:Exp or IRNC:SP) |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
networks | NSF expects to make a set of awards to: provide network connections linking U.S. research networks with peer networks in other parts of the world; leverage existing international network connectivity; improve the quality of end-to-end networking on international paths; explore experimental networking; stimulate the deployment and operational understanding of emerging technologies such as IPv6 in an international context. The program is divided into three distinct but related areas: (1) IRNC:ProNet - Production level network connections and services; (2) IRNC:Exp - Experimental networking activities; and (3) IRNC:SP - Special projects including advanced network development and deployment. | NSF expects to make 5 IRNC:ProNet awards of approximately $1 million per year for 5 years | ||
| NSF Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3)
An institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition for each deadline. |
Campus applications should include: two copies of a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. The Limited Submission Cover Sheet should include the name of the relevant NSF program. |
K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science | For fiscal year 2009, the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources is soliciting proposals in nine EHR programs that advance the goals of Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3): CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP. NSF I3 projects enable faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in EHR, but not limited to those awards. • Math and Science Partnership (MSP) • Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program • Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM (ABP) • Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) • Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) • Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) • Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) (UCB not eligible.) • Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) (UCB not eligible.) • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) (UCB not eligible.) |
up to $250,000 per year for up to 5 years | ||
| NHLBI Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)
one application per health-professional school |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
7/29/2009 for optional letters of intent |
cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders | This program is designed to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional graduate student populations by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. | total funding of $900,000 for up to 8 awards | |
| DHHS FY09 Youth Empowerment Program (YEP)
one application per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by August 25, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
at-risk minority youth | The YEP is intended to test innovative approaches to promoting healthy behaviors in youth at-risk for poor health/life outcomes. These demonstration grants require a multi-partner approach involving institutions of higher education, primary and secondary schools, community organizations and institutions, and the community at-large. | $275,000 to $300,000 per year for 3 years | ||
| NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (S-STEM) one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
8/11/2009 for optional letters of intent next deadline: 8/12/2010 |
STEM scholarships | This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate; baccalaureate; or graduate-level degree in science and engineering disciplines. | grants of up to 5 years; individual scholarships of up to $10,000 per year | |
| NIH Fogarty Planning Grants for International Malaria Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research Training Programs
one application per U.S. applicant organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
8/17/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
malaria | Planning grant applications for malaria research training programs in clinical, operational and public health services for clinical, public health and social scientists and health care professionals in the countries targeted by the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) (Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia) are invited. Planning grants will be supported for the U.S. or African applicant from a PMI country to develop an application for five-year comprehensive malaria research training programs in clinical, operational and public health services for a PMI country to be submitted the following year. | direct costs of up to $23,000 per year and project duration of one year | |
| State Department Elections, Political Participation and Consensus Building for Countries in Africa, the Near East, and South Asia
three proposals per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by August 31, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in Africa, Near East, South Asia | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor seeks proposals for projects that support elections, promote political participation and consensus building for countries in Africa (Central African Republic, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo, and Uganda), the Near East (Lebanon and Tunisia), and South Asia (Afghanistan). | $4.55 million in FY 2009 is available; awards vary by area | ||
| State Department North Korea Programs
one proposal per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by August 31, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in North Korea | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor seeks proposals for projects that promote human rights and the rule of law; civil society; and media freedom and freedom of information in North Korea. | $2,500,000 is available; awards vary by area | ||
| NIH Fogarty/NIAID Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Award Only one application may be submitted from an institution proposing research training on a particular infectious disease or working at a particular developing country institution. |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
(8/14/2009 for optional letters of intent) (upcoming deadline: 9/16/2010) |
infectious diseases research | The program invites applications from U.S. and developing country institutions to train or expand the capabilities of scientists and health professionals from developing countries to engage in infectious diseases (excluding HIV/AIDS) research. Proposals are requested for innovative, collaborative research training programs that would contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in endemic infectious diseases at developing country institutions. | between $600,000 and $1 million per year to fund 4-6 new and competitive renewal awards, 1-2 planning grants, and 1-2 supplemental awards | |
| Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowships
two nominations per invited institution |
Campus applicants are asked to submit two copies of: the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, an application following the Mellon Foundation guidelines (a description of plans for future research and accomplishments to date, as well as a brief outline of the anticipated program of study the new work requires), a curriculum vita, and a letter of appraisal from an informed senior colleague (e.g., department head) describing the importance of the candidate's proposed research for his or her field and other relevant matters. Potential applicants may contact Jackie Jones (3-1795, jackie_jones@berkeley.edu) for a copy of the program guidelines. |
humanities and humanistic social sciences | Fellowships provide support for exceptional faculty members in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who received their doctorates between five and fifteen years ago, and whose research would benefit from their acquiring systematic training outside their own disciplines. | Fellows will receive: one academic year's salary; two summers of additional support; and tuition and other reasonable costs associated with the fellows' training programs. | ||
| Searle Scholars Program
two proposals per invited institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description that addresses why the work is particularly novel and important, a curriculum vita, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. Campus applications must also include a statement of nomination from the department chair, as well as one letter of support (from doctoral or postdoctoral mentors or from similarly placed individuals who are familiar with the candidate's qualifications). The letter should be addressed to the Searle Scholars Program and sent by e-mail to szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences | The program invites applications from selected universities and research institutions. Applicants for year 2010 awards will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. Candidates should have begun their first appointment as an independent investigator at the assistant professor level on or after July 1, 2008. The appointment must be a tenure-track position (or its nearest equivalent). | $100,000 per year for three years | ||
| NHGRI Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics (R25) one application per institution for research education and training |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by September 4, 2009. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. This campus limited submission announcement is for research education and training applications only. |
Standard NIH deadlines apply 30 days before application for for letter of intent (not required) |
aging | This funding opportunity supports two types of activities: (1) short, advanced level courses that are intended to disseminate new laboratory techniques, methods, analyses related to the mission of the NHGRI and (2) research education and training initiatives that are linked to specific NHGRI research initiatives, such as Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) and large-scale sequencing and database grants. | up to $300,000 per year for up to 5 years for research education and training initiatives linked to new and renewal competing parent grant applications | |
| NIH Millennium Promise Awards: Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program (NCoD) (D43)
one application per institution per year |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
8/31/2009 for letters of intent (not required) (next deadline 9/28/2010) |
cancer, cerebrovascular disease, lung disease, obesity, genetics of non-communicable diseases | This research training program is designed to build research capacity in low- and middle-income countries in the fields related to cancer, cerebrovascular disease including stroke, lung disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and environmental factors including indoor air pollution, and obesity and lifestyle factors related to these conditions as well as genetics of non-communicable diseases. | $1,500,000 for up to 7 awards per year and up to 2 planning grants | |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends Program
two faculty nominations per institution (each can be either a junior or a senior faculty member) |
Potential campus nominees must submit two copies of: a "Project Narrative" that follows the requirements in the NEH application guidelines, a curriculum vita, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. Additionally, preproposals must include one reference letter as required by NEH. The letter should be addressed to NEH and sent by e-mail to szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
humanities | Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools. | $6,000 for 2 consecutive months of full-time research and writing | ||
| NIOSH/CDC Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention
one application per institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. 10/3/2008 UPDATE from NIOSH: This announcement is closed to NEW applications. |
10/30/2008 for letters of intent (not required) (11/30 annual deadline) |
agricultural safety and health | The purposes are to conduct research, education, and prevention/intervention programs that address agricultural safety and health problems in the geographic region served (multi-state), as well as nationally. | Approximately $2.4 million is available to fund 1 to 2 awards | |
| NSF Science Master’s Program (SMP) one letter of intent per organization; one proposal per organization as lead institution |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
11/13/09 for proposal |
11/20/09 for proposal |
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) | This program prepares graduate students for careers in business, industry, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies by providing them not only with a strong foundation in STEM disciplines, but also with research experiences, internship experiences, and the skills to succeed in those careers. The program is intended to catalyze the creation of institution-based efforts that can be sustained without additional federal funding. This program is also intended to encourage diversity in student participation so as to contribute to a broadly inclusive, well-trained science and engineering workforce. | up to $700,000 per award |
| Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Distinguished Speaker Series
the campus has been invited to nominate two women faculty for each academic year beginning in 2007 and ending in 2012 |
Campus applications for the Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Distinguished Speaker Series should include two copies of: a curriculum vitae, bio, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. The Cover Sheet must state that the application is for the Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Distinguished Speaker Series. All applicants must indicate on the cover sheet when they would tentatively plan to travel to China. If the topic of the scientific lecture is known, please indicate it on the cover sheet also, but this is not required. |
supports advancement of women in science in China and to foster collaboration between scientists in the United States and China | This program is funded by the Chau Hoi Shuen Foundation in honor of Hong Kong philanthropist Li Ka Shing. This program is designed to support the advancement of women in science in China and encourage women to pursue careers in science. Awardees are expected to deliver two lectures in China at a higher education institution of their choice. The first lecture will be a “Women in Science” talk, focused on the professor’s personal experience as a woman scientist and the career path she has followed. The second talk will be a scientific lecture on the professor’s area of research expertise. Travel to China should occur during the 2010 calendar year, at a time when the host institution is in session. It is anticipated that the professor would stay in China for approximately four to six days. In addition to delivering lectures at the selected host institution, awardees are invited and encouraged to also visit Shantou University in China if scheduling permits. Shantou University is a cornerstone project of the Li Ka Shing Foundation. |
Each professor selected will receive US$25,000. Of this, US$10,000 would be an honorarium to cover travel and expenses for the professor, and the remaining US$15,000 would be applied as a stipend toward research in her lab at Berkeley. (The Chau Hoi Shuen Foundation does not pay for overhead costs.) |
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| Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Research Grants
the campus has been invited to nominate two women faculty for each academic year beginning in 2007 and ending in 2012 |
Campus applications for the Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Research Grants should include two copies of: a curriculum vitae, brief statement of research that also identifies collaborators in China, and a Limited Submission Cover Sheet. The Cover Sheet must state that the application is for the the Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Research Grants. |
supports advancement of women in science in China and to foster collaboration between scientists in the United States and China | This program is funded by the Chau Hoi Shuen Foundation in honor of Hong Kong philanthropist Li Ka Shing. The purpose of this program is to promote and support scientific and scholarly collaboration between the female scientists in China and the U.S. and more broadly, to promote high-quality educational cooperation between China and the U.S. The grants will support educational and research projects submitted by faculty at UC Berkeley that has a collaborative counterpart with a female scientist from China. Priority will be given to projects that offer female scientists opportunities for meaningful collaboration and long-term partnership across campuses with a particular emphasis in biological sciences. This support will include but not be limited to the following activities: research proposals and joint laboratories; international seminars, travel, conferences and colloquia; and exchange of scholars and graduate students. | Each professor selected to receive a research grant will be awarded $25,000. Before the end of each year, the Principal Investigator will provide a report back to the Chau Hoi Shuen Foundation. If there is a request for grant renewal in the 2nd year, it will be reviewed accordingly at the same time. (The Chau Hoi Shuen Foundation does not pay for overhead costs.) |
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| National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces: Visual Arts Touring Presenting Chamber Music Dance one application per year per category for parent organization (or independent component) (see Access to Artistic Excellence eligibility guidelines) |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page
project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited
Submission Cover Sheet. The NEA category (Visual Arts Touring, Presenting,
Chamber Music, or Dance) must be specified on the Limited Submission Cover
Sheet. |
Visual Arts Touring: 9/17/2009
Presenting: 9/24/2009 |
Projects in Chamber Music, Dance, Presenting, or Visual Arts | Through American Masterpieces, NEA will sponsor performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across all art forms that will reach large and small communities in all 50 states. Visual Arts Touring:Through the creation and touring of major exhibitions, art of the highest quality will be experienced by Americans in communities across the nation. Presenting: Projects must consist of either a single multidisciplinary presentation or a multidisciplinary series comprised of several different single-discipline presentations. Chamber Music: Grants are available for chamber music performances in conjunction with educational activities that will highlight specific repertoire by American composers, and enable ensembles to engage with communities in a variety of settings. Dance: NEA plans to support a variety of projects that are artistically, historically, and culturally significant and that reflect the breadth of dance forms, styles, and techniques. |
All grants require a nonfederal match of at least 1 to 1. Visual Arts Touring: $30,000 to $300,000 Presenting: $10,000 to $100,000 |
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| DHS Fire Prevention and Safety Grants one application per institution, with up to three projects under each activity |
Campus principal investigators who intend to submit an application to the this program should send a letter of intent by email to Stella Zubeck (szubeck@berkeley.edu) in the Sponsored Projects Office by this deadline. If there are more than the allowed number of potential applications, the Vice Chancellor for Research Office will coordinate campus review and selection. |
fire prevention and safety | FP&S grants support projects in two categories: (1) activities designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate incidences of deaths and injuries caused by fire and related hazards and (2) research and development activities aimed at improvements of firefighter safety. For FY 2009, FP&S eligible projects have been combined into categories to facilitate clarity on the eligibility and priority of projects. The eligible categories under the Fire Prevention and Safety Activity are: General Education/Awareness, Code Enforcement/Awareness, Fire & Arson Investigation and National/State/Regional Program and Studies. | Up to $1,000,000 per application for jurisdiction with a population of people or less; more for larger populations | ||
| State Department Request for Proposals Malaysia Programs
one proposal for each program area (2 proposals in total) per organization |
If you are planning to submit an application, please notify us in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office by the October 12. Send your notification to jackie_jones@berkeley.edu. |
projects in Malaysia | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that support good governance, media assistance and religious tolerance in Malaysia. The two Program Areas are: Good Governance, and Civil Society. | $500,000 for Good Governance; $500,000 for Civil Society | ||
| NIA Awards to Support Research on the Biology of Aging in Invertebrates (R01)
one application per institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
9/30/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
aging | NIA invites applications that propose the identification and development of new invertebrate models for pursuing biology of aging research. Applications should focus on the identification, development and characterization of new invertebrate models that have short lifespans. Invertebrate models with tractable genetics and genome sequence available or in progress, negligible or induced senescence, and tissue regeneration in adults are of particular interest to NIA. | Up to $250,000 in direct costs | |
| Jose Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation E.D. Thomas Fellowship
one application per institution |
Along with two copies of a maximum four-page project description (see Form 3 of the application http://www.carreras-foundation.org/forms/fc.pdf), a curriculum vita, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, campus applications must include letters of support from the applicant's faculty sponsor and two additional persons familiar with the applicant's qualifications. Reference letters should be addressed to the Foundation and sent by e-mail to szubeck@berkeley.edu. |
diagnosis, prevention and cure of leukemia and related hematological malignancies | Candidates must hold an M.D. or Ph.D. degree and have completed at least 3 years postdoctoral training but must be less than 10 years post their first doctoral degree when the award begins. | $50,000 for one year, renewable yearly for two additional years upon satisfactory performance. | ||
| Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences
one nomination per invited institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: the Limited Submission Cover Sheet, an abstract of the proposed research, a self-assessment, a description of the proposed research, a curriculum vita, and a one-page budget, including all current and pending support and other awards. Campus applications must also include three letters of confidential reference (one from the applicant's graduate school advisor, one from the applicant's postdoctoral advisor, and a scientific reference from an individual familiar with the applicant's work) addressed to the Pew Scholars Program and sent by e-mail to szubeck@berkeley.edu by September 30, 2009. |
science relevant to human health | The program invites one nomination from selected institutions. The Program is open to individuals with a doctorate in medicine or biomedical sciences. As of November 1, 2009, candidates must hold full-time appointments at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent at one of the invited sponsoring institutions. On July 1, 2010, they must not have been in such an appointment for more than three years, whether or not such appointments were on a tenure track. This time may have been spent at more than one institution. Time spent in clinical internships, residencies, or in work toward board certification does not count as part of this three-year limit. Candidates should, on basis of performance during education and training, have outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health. Pew Scholars may not simultaneously be supported by similar private foundation awards in excess of $50,000 a year for the first two years of their Pew support. These awards include but are not limited to those of Searle, Ellison Medical Foundation, Beckman, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. |
$60,000 per year for four years. | ||
| NIEHS Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES)
one application per school or college within a university |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
10/5/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
environmental health sciences | The Award is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the NIEHS and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease. Applicants must be designated Early Stage Investigators (ESI) by NIH as defined in NOT-OD-09-013. | up to $400,000 in direct costs in the first 2 years and up to $275,000 in years 3-5 | |
| NIH Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) and CoFAR Statistical and Clinical Coordinating Center (CoFAR SACCC) (U19 and U01)
applicants may submit only a single application in response to this FOA, either a U19 or U01 CoFAR research grant application or a U01 CoFAR SACCC application |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
10/9/2009 for letters of intent (not required) |
food allergy | The Consortium will consist of a collaborative clinical research program to develop new approaches to treat and prevent IgE-mediated food allergy, including food allergy-associated anaphylaxis and food allergy-associated eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease . Within the context of these disorders, the goals of the program are to: (1) develop immune intervention strategies for prevention and treatment, (2) identify the mechanisms underlying the natural histories of these disorders, and (3) define the genetic components of these disorders. The consortium may consist of both collaborative multi-project as well as individual research projects. In addition this FOA will provide support for one Statistical and Clinical Coordinating Center to support the clinical research. | $3.65 million for one to three U19 and/or U01 CoFAR research program awards and $1.6 million for one U01 CoFAR SACCC award | |
| NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field |
Campus applications should include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget, and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
engineering | This announcement features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 teachers and/or community college faculty: RET supplements to ongoing NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) awards and new RET Site awards. RET supplements may be included in proposals for new or renewed ENG grants or as supplements to ongoing NSF ENG funded projects. RET Sites are based on independent proposals from engineering departments, schools or colleges to initiate and conduct research participation projects for a number of K-12 teachers and/or community college faculty. | $500,000 maximum total for a up to 3 years for RET Site Awards. RET supplements are limited to a maximum of $10,000 per teacher for 1 year. | ||
| Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Program
one nomination per research institution |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
computing research | Microsoft Research seeks nominees who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact on the state of the art, and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders in the field. The objective is to stimulate and support creative research undertaken by promising researchers who have the potential to make a profound impact on the field of computing in their research disciplines. | $200,000 | ||
| NIEHS Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42) one application per institution |
UC Berkeley has already established a 22-year involvement with this program, so we won't be soliciting proposals. Information on this program can be found at http://superfund.berkeley.edu/. |
3/16/2010 for letter of intent (not required) |
hazardous substances | SRP grants will support coordinated, multi-project, interdisciplinary research programs to address the mandates legislated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. These mandates include the development of: advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effect on human health of hazardous substances; methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; and basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances. | $11 million in FY 2011 to fund four to five SRP grants | |
| State Department: Global Request for Proposals (Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe, South and Central Asia, the Near East, and the Western Hemisphere)
seven proposals per organization |
Campus applications must include two copies of: a three- to five-page project description, curriculum vitae, a one-page budget and the Limited Submission Cover Sheet. |
projects in Africa, Near East, South Asia | The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law for countries in Africa (Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Regional), East Asia Pacific (Fiji, Laos, Timor Leste and Regional), Europe (Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, OSCE and Regional), the Near East (Jordan, Morocco, West Bank / Occupied Territories, Yemen and Regional), South and Central Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Regional), and the Western Hemisphere (Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico and Nicaragua). | $22.46 million in FY 2009 available; awards vary by area | ||
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation
one request per organization in a 12-month period |
Please contact Jackie Jones in the Vice Chancellor for Research Office (jackie_jones@berkeley.edu) if you are interested in submitting a proposal. |
services and programs of direct benefit to children and youth | The Foundation is dedicated to the well-being of children and youth through financial support of programs and services provided by nonprofit organizations: including support of social services, education, the arts, physical and mental health, and capital development. | recent awards have been between approximately $2,500 and $50,000 | ||