| Funding Program Announcements
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Agriculture Department Farmer and Grower Grants. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 11, 1998. Synopsis: The program goal is to develop, refine, implement and demonstrate sustainable techniques, and to help farmers shift to production and marketing practices to enhance viability in the region. URL: http://www.uvm.edu/~nesare/FARMCFP.html Markets and Trade. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: This program area will support research in competitiveness and sustainability. Competitiveness: Competitive studies ascertain the ability of the U.S. or foreign agricultural, aquacultural, and forest products industries to compete successfully in domestic or foreign markets. Sustainability: adoption of technology that may have influences on productivity and environmental quality; and assessments of technologies. URL: www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/marktrad.htm Rural Development. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Proposals aresolicited in two areas: Understanding Forces Affecting Rural Areas and Designing and Evaluating New Approaches to Rural Development. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/ruraldv.htm Value-Added Products Research-Food Characterization/Process/Product Research. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: This program supports research to increase the quality, utility, convenience, nutrient value, and safety of food products through processing methods. Research providing the basis for development of new products is also supported. URL: www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/valfood.htm Value-Added Products Research-Non-Food Characterization/Process/Product Research. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Proposals are solicited in biobased industrial and consumer products, and biofuels research. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/valnonfd.htm Plant Genome. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: These areas will be emphasized: generation of molecular markers and mapping data and map-based cloning; technologies for genome mapping, genome manipulation, gene isolation, or gene transfer; use of genome technologies to create new germplasm/varieties; and software. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/pltgenom.htm Plant Genetic Mechanisms. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: This program will emphasize research in: characterization of agriculturally important genes and gene products; relationships between structure and function; regulatory mechanisms of expression of nuclear and organellar genes; nucleic acid metabolism and protein-nucleic acid interactions; interactions between nuclear and organellar genomes; mechanisms of recombination, transposition, replication and repair; epigenetic mechanisms; and mechanisms that affect diversity. URL: www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/pltgnmec.htm Plant Growth and Development. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: This program will emphasize studies on: mechanisms of cell division, expansion, and differentiation; vegetative and reproductive meristems; response to environmental signals normally required for growth and development; cell biology; elucidation of metabolic pathways; relationships of proteins and enzymes; hormonal regulation; mechanisms of transducing internal and external signals required for normal growth and development; and analysis and control of growth patterns. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/pltgrwdv.htm Photosynthesis and Respiration. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Innovative research is sought in all areas of photosynthesis and respiration in plants. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/psresp.htm New Investigator Awards. Sponsor: CSREES. Deadline: December 15, 1998, January 15, 1999, Febuary 15, 1999. Synopsis: Investigators who are beginning their research careers, do not have an extensive research publication record, and have less than five years post-graduate, career-track research experience may submit proposals as new investigators. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/progdesc/progelig.htm#NEWINVEST Defense Department Optical Remote Sensing of the Coastal Regime. Sponsor: Naval Research Laboratory. Deadline: December 19, 1998. Synopsis: The Remote Sensing Division is developing instruments for the remote sensing of coastal waters by means of passive and optical sensors. NRL is interested in proposals for basic and innovative applied research which will lead to predictive models for the performance of these instruments, future improvements, or novel methods of optical remote sensing suitable for future systems. URL: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/baa/867.htm Low Cost, High Temperature Structural Ceramics. Sponsor: Naval Research Laboratory. Deadline: December 19, 1998. Synopsis: NRL seeks basic and applied research in areas including ceramic materials, physics, wireless and satellite-based networking, ocean sciences, optical sciences, biomolecular science and engineering, space electronics, superconducting, coatings and corrosion control, computer sciences, electrical engineering, atmospheric research, remote sensing, micromachined sensors, surface chemistry, fiber optics, and magnetic resonance. URL: http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/baa/ Behavioral and Social Sciences Research. Sponsor: Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Deadline: Febuary 10, 1999. Synopsis: The areas listed below are of high relevance: Foundations of distributed interactive simulation training; Individual Performance and Information Comprehension; Social Structures Affecting Army Performance; Picturing the future; Methods to evaluate military training. Research programs can range from one to three years. However, short-term efforts with modest budgets are particularly encouraged this year. URL: http://www-ari.army.mil/ Broad Agency Announcement. Sponsor: Army Research Office. Deadline: September 30, 2001. Synopsis: ARO has issued a new BAA for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001. Areas of interest include biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, environmental science, and materials science. The program funds research, conferences, short-term innovative research, and young investigators. URL: http://www.aro.amy.mil Broad Agency Announcement. Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: AFOSR has issued a new BAA. Areas of interest include aerospace and materials sciences, physics and electronics, chemistry and life sciences, and mathematics and space sciences.. The program funds research, conferences, short-term innovative research, and young investigators. URL: http://web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/afr/afo/any/text/any/rib99-1.htm Environmental Protection Agency Regional Scale Analysis and Assessment. Sponsor: Science to Achieve Results Program. Deadline: February 12, 1999. Synopsis: The specific purpose of this solicitation by the STAR program is to request proposals for research to link site specific information with regional survey data and remote sensing imagery for conducting regional level ecological assessments. Priorities will be: Development and demonstration of methodologies that link remote sensing, regional survey data, and intensively studies site research into an integrated ecological assessment. Studies which demonstrate approaches for determining the “representativeness” of individual research locations. URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/region.html Individual Variation in Human Susceptibility to Environmentally-Caused Disease. Sponsor: Science to Achieve Results Program Grants. Deadline: February 12, 1999. Synopsis: Proposals are requested to evaluate the role that inter-individual variation plays in the susceptibility of humans to disease caused by environmental agents. Studies which incorporate data into the development of dose-response models for use in risk assessment are of particular interest. Awards are for up to three years. URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/grantrfa.html Indicators of Global Climate Change. Sponsor: Science to Achieve Results Program Grants. Deadline: February 12, 1999. Synopsis: This competition requests proposals designed to distinguish, quantify, and evaluate local or regional ecological impacts of global climate change in the context of other environmental changes. The competition will focus on developing indicators of ecological impacts within the United States of changing global climate and greenhouse gas concentrations. The indicators produced will necessarily involve ecological processes in ecosystems which are modeled and measured in several regions.URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/grantrfa.html Health and Human Services Department Role of Limbic System and Brain Ontogeny in Drug Abuse. Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Deadline: Contact NIDA. Synopsis: This initiative is designed to support research into the fundamental mechanisms of development of the midbrain and basal forebrain structures that mediate the euphoric properties of drugs as well as understanding how drugs of abuse affect the cellular and molecular mechanism underlying nervous system development. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-032.html Molecular and Cellular Biology of Metastatic Tumor Cells. Sponsor: National Cancer Institute. Deadline: Contact NCI. Synopsis: NCI seeks applications for exploratory/developmental research on molecular and cellular biology of metastatic tumorcells. This special initiative is designed to promote collaborations and facilitate scientific interchange between investigators with experience inthe biology of metastasis and the a more basic scientific discipline. URL: www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-029.html Symptom Management For Chronic Neurological Conditions. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: Contact NIH. Synopsis: This program funds research on symptoms associated with chronic neurological conditions including stroke, epilepsy, brain and spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. URL: www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-030.html Research Grants. Sponsor: Food and Drug Administration. Deadline: January 15, 1999, April 15, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose of these grants is to establish, expand, and improve research, demonstration, education and information dissemination activities concerned with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, poison control, drug hazards, human and veterinary drugs (including drugs for orphan product development), medical devices and diagnostic products, biologies, and radiation emitting devices and materials. Pilot Projects or Feasibility Studies for Genomic Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis. Sponsor: National Human Genome Research Institute. Deadline: February 01, 1999. Synopsis: NHGRI invites applications for pilot projects or feasibility studies to develop new or to significantly improve existing technologies. The purpose is to encourage high risk/potential high payoff applications that are not developed enough to compete for a standard grant. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-97-045.html Evaluation, Treatment, and Prognosis of the Communication Sequelae of Traumatic Brain Injury. Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Deadline: February 01, 1999. Synopsis: NIDCD invites applications for the study of the voice, speech, and language sequelae of traumatic brain injury, with particular reference to pathophysiology, neuropathology, evaluation, treatment, and prognosis. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-95-034.html Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: Contact NIH. Synopsis: NIH invites applications on methodology and measurement in the behavioral and social sciences. Research that addresses issues in diverse populations, issues in studying sensitive behaviors, and issues in developing multidisciplinary and multimethod approaches to behavioral and social science research is particularly encouraged. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-031.html Pathogenesis of Chronic Sinusitis Synopsis: Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Deadline: Contact the agency. Synopsis: Grants support basic studies on mechanisms of inflammation in chronicsinusitis and, in particular, the role of viral and bacterial infections and of non-infectious stimuli. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-034.html Mechanisms and Pathogenesis of Pediatric HIV-1 Infection. Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Deadline: Contact NIAID. Synopsis: The Division of AIDS invites applications for basic research to study mechanisms of perinatal HIV-1 transmission and pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection in infants and children. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-048.html Cost Research on Alcohol Treatment and Prevention Services. Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Deadline: Febuary 1, 1999. Synopsis: This program studies on costs of services to treat and prevent alcoholism and alcohol-related problems, either by themselves or in conjunction with the outcomes of these services. URL: www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-104.html Biobehavioral Pain Research. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: Febuary 1, 1999. Synopsis: Applications are encouraged to study individual differences in pain responses which may be due to factors such as genetic differences, endocrine activity, neural activity, immune function, psychological state, disability state, age, gender, and cultural background. Research is also needed in areas such as neuroanatomical pathways and neurophysiological mechanisms. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-95-056.html Justice Department Solicitation for Investigator-Initiated Research. Sponsor: National Institute of Justice. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Applicants are invited to submit proposals that will help NIJ address general themes related to criminal justice. While the solicitation offers examples of general areas of interest, research themes and topic areas are to be constructed by the applicant. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lunar Data Analysis Program. Deadline: December 30, 1998. Synopsis: NASA seeks proposals for projects to enhance the scientific return from the Lunar Prospector Mission by broadening the scientific participation in the analysis of Lunar Prospector data. URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/Synopses/NRA-98-OSS-09/synopsis.html Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. Deadline: December 7, 1998. Synopsis: This AO solicits proposals for Participating Scientists on the NEAR mission whose expertise is sought for reducing and validating scientific data from the mission; preparing raw and reduced data for archiving in NASA’s Planetary Data System; and analyzing, interpreting, and publishing scientific results. URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/Synopses/AO-98-OSS-07/synopsis.html National Science Foundation Internet Technologies Program. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and
Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: Areas
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MARGINS Program. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: This program funds research to understand the interplay of processes that govern continental margin evolution. Objectives are low-strength paradox of lithospheric deformation, strain partitioning during deformation, magma genesis and recycling, stratigraphic preservation of geological events, and fluid fluxes. NSF 98-165. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf98165/nsf98165.htm Integrated Research Challenges in Environmental Biology. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: November 30, 1998 for letters of intent, February 9, 1999 for proposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: This new initiative supports multifaceted, integrated collaborative environmental biology research projects on complex problems in areas from systematic biology to evolutionary physiology. Five to 10 three-to-five year grants of up to $3 million per year are planned. NSF 99-12. International Digital Libraries Collaborative Research. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: Research is intended to contribute to knowledge required to create information systems that can operate in multiple languages, formats, media, and social and organizational contexts.Projects must involve both a U.S. and foreign research team. NSF 99-6. Research Sites for Educators in Chemistry. Sponsor: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Deadline: January 11, 1999. FastLane required. Synopsis: This special research opportunity supports projects to bring together faculty of undergraduate institutes with faculty at research universities. Five-year requests of up to $400,000 per year are appropriate. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf995/nsf995.txt Vertical integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences. Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Deadline: January 15, 1999 for letters of intent, February 16, 1999 for proposals. Synopsis: This program supports innovative programs to prepare students and postdoctoral fellows for opportunities in mathematical sciences and to encourage mathematics departments to consider the full spectrum of education activities and their integration with research, with particular attention to the integration of scholars across boundaries of academic age and department standing. NSF 99-16 Next Generation Software. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: January 12, 1999. Synopsis: The Experimental and integrative Activities Division in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate announces a new thrust: the Next Generation Software to support multidisciplinary research. The NGS program fosters multidisciplinary software research under two components: Technology for Performance Engineered Systems, and Complex Application Design and Support Systems. The overall thrust of NGS will be research and development for new software technologies integrated across the systems’ architectural layers, and supporting the design and the operation cycle of applications, computing and communications systems, and delivering quality of service. NSF 99-8. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf998/nsf998.htm KDI: Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence in the Information Age. Deadline: February 5, 1999 for required preproposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: In FY 1999, KDI will have three foci: Knowledge Networking (KN); Learning and Intelligent Systems (LIS); and New Computational Challenges (NCC). KN focuses on attaining new levels of knowledge integration, information flow, and interactivity among people, organizations, and communities. LIS emphasizes research on learning and intelligence in natural and artificial systems and supports the development of tools and environments to test and apply research in real situations. NCC emphasizes new computational approaches to frontier science and engineering problems as well as problems involving data intensive computations and simulations. NSF will award approximately 40 to 50 grants from total funding of $50 million.. NSF 99-6. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9929/nsf9929.htm Engineering Microsystems: “XYZ on a Chip.” Directorate for Engineering. Deadline: December 16, 1998 for notices of intent, February 5, 1999 for required preproposals. FastLane required. Synopsis. This new initiative is designed to support fundamental research that will enable the development of advanced engineering microsystems involving non-electrical processes and their integration with electronics. NSF expects to fund 20 to 25 awards ranging from $100,000 to $300,000 per year for up to three years. NSF 99-31. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9931/nsf9931.htm EPA/NSF Grants in Decision-making and Valuation For Environmental Policy. Deadline: February 1, 1999. Synopsis: The four research areas targeted this year are: Water and Watersheds, Technology for a Sustainable Environment, Decision-making and Valuation for Environmental Policy, and Environmental Statistics. EPA and NSF anticipate making approximately 15 awards, totalling about $2.5 million. NSF 99-14. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9914/nsf9914.htm Informal Science Education Supplements to Active Research Awards. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The program will consider requests to supplement current research awards from any NSF directorate to assist in the broader dissemination of research results and to promote science literacy for the general public in an out-of-school setting. The supplement can be used for any activity that falls within the definition of an informal science education activity such as media presentations, exhibits, or youth-based activities. URL: http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/ESIE/resawrd/Ise-supl.htm Digital Libraries Initiative—Round 2. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: February 15, 1999. Synopsis: The primary purposes of this initiative are to provide leadership in research fundamental to the development of the next generation of digital libraries, to advance the use and usability of globally distributed, networked information resources, and to encourage existing and new communities to focus on innovative applications areas. Since digital libraries can serve as intellectual infrastructure, this initiative looks to stimulate partnering arrangements necessary to create next-generation operational systems. NSF 98-63. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9863/nsf9863.htm Geography and Regional Science Program Grants. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: The Geography and Regional Science Program supports basic research on the causes and consequences of geographical differences in economic, social, cultural, and physical phenomena, including interactions among places and regions and interrelations between human activities and the natural environment. Projects on a variety of domestic and foreign topics qualify for support if they will enhance geographical theory and its applications. NSF 94-64. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1994/nsf9464/nsf9464.txt Human Capital Initiative: Opportunities for Human Capital Research. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: NSF seeks to support fundamental research in six social contexts that affect the development and utilization of human capital: Workplace, Education, Families,Neighborhoods, Disadvantage. NSF 95-8. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1995/nsf958/nsf958.txt Engineering Research Centers. Sponsor: Directorate for Engineering. Deadline: January 14, 1999 for required preproposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: NSF is accepting preproposals to establish approximately six Engineering Research Centers (ERC) in FY 2000. Engineering Research Centers provide an integrated environment for academe and industry to focus on next-generation advances in complex engineered systems. The first-year level of NSF support may be between $1.5 million and $2.5 million. In subsequent years, support may grow to between $2.5 to $4 million through year six. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98146/nsf98146.htm Planetary Astronomy. Sponsor: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. FastLane required. Synopsis: This program funds theoretical and observational studies of the detailed structure and composition of planetary surfaces, interiors, atmospheres, and satellites; the nature of asteroids and comets; and the origin and development of the solar system. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98138/nsf98138.txt Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: December 9, 1998. FastLane required. Synopsis: POWRE is designed to increase the prominence of women in science and engineering and to enhance their professional advancement. POWRE awards are designed to provide a one-time input of funds at a critical stage in the PI’s career. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf98160/nsf98160.txt Ecological Rates of Change. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Research is supported on the effects of both natural and human-induced changes on ecological processes, specifically how human-induced global change affects ecological rates of change. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/egch/nsf9743.htm Arctic System Science. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Interdisciplinary studies are supported to understand the physical, geological, chemical, biological, and social processes of the Arctic system that interact with the total Earth system and therefore contribute to or are influenced by global change. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/egch/nsf9743.htm Ecosystem Studies. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Ecosystems Studies supports mechanistic or empirical investigations of whole-system ecological processes and relationships in biogeochemistry, primary productivity, and landscape dynamics. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf97150/bio.htm Signal Processing Systems. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program supports basic research in the areas of digital signal processing, analog signal processing, and supporting hardware and software systems. URL: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/ccr/sps_prog.html Communications. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program supports research into the sciences and technologies that facilitate the efficient representation and transmission of information through possibly unreliable media. URL: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/ccr/com_home.html Networking Research. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program focuses on the sciences and technologies that facilitate the efficient, high-speed transfer of information through networks and distributed systems. Also supported are projects addressing how networks and distributed systems interact with underlying communications technology and other related disciplines. URL: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/anir/networks.html Action Agenda for Systemic Engineering Education Reform. Sponsor: Directorate for Engineering. Deadline: December 1, 1998. FastLane required. Synopsis: Many innovative approaches to engineering education are now available. However, their widespread adoption throughout the engineering education community has been, in most cases, quite limited. This program seeks truly innovative approaches to break through this implementation barrier. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9827/nsf9827.htm#program Core Research Support. Sponsor: Directorate for Geosciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: The division is committed to supporting the best research proposals received in any area of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, paleobiology, or hydrology, including interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary proposals that may involve one or more of these disciplines. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1996/nsf9650/nsf9650.txt Sea Level Changes. Sponsor: Directorate for Geosciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: Scientific observations and analyses are undertaken to improve understandings of the trend in absolute sea level over decadal time frame and how local and regional tectonics may counter or amplify worldwide sea-level change. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/egch/nsf9743.htm Active Tectonics. Sponsor: Directorate for Geosciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: Funding through this announcement will support basic research in tectonically active systems of the Earth’s continental crust. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1995/nsf95137/nsf95137.txt Computational Mathematics. Sponsor: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Deadline: December 4, 1998. FastLane required. Synopsis: Proposals from interdisciplinary teams are encouraged in an effort to develop critical computational techniques from algorithm development through implementation. Proposals within the mathematical sciences are also encouraged. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/mps/dms/dmsprogs.htm#compmath Africa, Near East, and South Asia-Cooperative Research Projects. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: The division is particularly interested in activities that link institutions in this region with the international scientific community through research networks. NSF has a new joint program with the Department of Science and Technology in India. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/9614rev.htm Physical Anthropology Program Grants. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program supports basic research in areas relating to human evolution and contemporary human variation. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1994/nsf9464/nsf9464.txt Cultural Anthropology Program Grants. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program promotes basic scientific research on the causes and consequences of human social and cultural variation. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1994/nsf9464/nsf9464.txt Archaeology Program Grants. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: The Archaeology Program supports archaeological research that contributes to an anthropological understanding of the past. Both field and non-field work are eligible for support. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1994/nsf9464/nsf9464.txt Water and Energy: Atmosphere, Vegetative, and Earth Interactions. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. Deadline:, December 15, 1998, December 1, 1998. Synopsis: Research is supported to gain a better understanding of energy and water in climate processes and to clarify how the atmosphere, surface hydrologic, and biotic processes maintain the global energy balance and feedback to the overall climate system. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/egch/nsf9743.htm Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program. Deadline: April 15, 1999 for required preproposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: The goal of this multidisciplinary, graduate training program is to enable the development of innovative, research-based, graduate education and training activities that will produce a diverse group of new scientists and engineers well-prepared for a broad spectrum of career opportunities. Supported projects must be based upon a multidisciplinary research theme and organized around a diverse group of investigators. The research theme may draw upon investigators from one or more departments within an individual institution or from more than one institution. The emphasis is on the training of graduate students; however, the program will support efforts that include undergraduate or postdoctoral training. NSF anticipates making about 20 awards of up to $500,000 per year for up to five years; up to an additional $200,000 will be available for research instrumentation and special purpose research materials during the first year. NSF 98-96. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9896/nsf9896.htm U.S. Institute of Peace Solicited Grants. Deadline: January 04, 1999. Synopsis: U.S. Institute of Peace offers financial support for research, education and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution. The 1999 solicited grant topics are Solicitation A- Bosnia and the Balkan Region Solicitation B- The MiddleEast Solicitation C- Training in Conflict Management Solicitation D- The Changing Nature of Diplomacy URL: http://www.usip.org/grants/sg99.html University of California Junior Faculty Mentor Grants. Sponsor: UC Berkeley Faculty Development Program. Deadline: February 12, 1999. Synopsis: UC Berkeley faculty are eligible for grants that support needs of junior ladder faculty members whose heavy involvement in university and community activities curtails their time for the scholarship and creative activities necessary for promotion to tenure. The program is offered through the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost’s Office (2-1935). URL: www.chance.berkeley.edu/fea/ Digital Media Innovation Program. Sponsor: UC Office of the President. Deadline: January 22, 1999. Synopsis: DiMI funds digital multimedia research and development with emphasis on multidisciplinary projects, projects that support training, and projects involving junior faculty. The program expects to fund 15 to 25 one- to two-year awards from a total $1.5 million. Funds must be matched $1:$1 by private sponsors. Binding letters of intent from sponsors must accompany proposals. Applicants are encouraged during proposal preparation to contract Marion Lentz in SPO for assistance in preparing Research Agreements required for awards. URL: http://uc-industry.berkeley.edu Career Development Grants. Sponsor: UC Berkeley Faculty Development Program. Deadline: December 7, 1998. Synopsis: UC Berkeley faculty are eligible for grants that support creative activities and research by providing fully paid leave for one semester. The program is offered through the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost’s Office (2-1935). URL: www.chance.berkeley.edu/fea/ President's Postdoctoral Fellowships Program. Sponsor: Office of the President. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program offers postdoctoral fellowships to qualified persons who intend to pursue academic careers and to enhance their prospects for appointment to faculty posititions at the University of California. URL: www.ucop.edu/acadadv/ Pesticide Measurement and Documentation. Sponsor: UC Pesticide Impact Assessment Program. Deadline: December 4, 1998. Synopsis: Current areas of interest are: Alternatives to the OP, Carbamate, and B-1/B-2/C Carcinogen Pesticides; Transition Pest Management Strategies; Benefits—Health/Welfare, Resistance Management, and IPM; and Economic Methods or Models. Multi-state and multi-regional proposals are encouraged. Grants generally range from $10,000 to $30,000 per year. Matching funds are strongly encouraged. Proposals must contain a research or new information gathering component, as well as an educational/delivery component. URL: www.capiap.ucdavis.edu/WRPIAP/regionalrfp.html Energy Research. Sponsor: UC Energy Institute. Deadline: February 1, 1999. Synopsis: Proposals are being requested for two programs: 1) California Energy Studies and 2) Energy Science and Technology seed grant funding. The range of subjects appropriate for both programs includes energy production (resources and supply systems), efficient energy use, and environmental and health energy systems. Awards are typically in the $10,000 to $25,000 ranges. Researchers from relevant disciplines are invited to apply. Interdisciplinary proposals, especially those involving both the physical and social sciences, are particularly appropriate. UCEI especially encourages faculty at an early point in their careers to apply for grants. URL: http://www.ucei.berkeley.edu/ucei/ International Conflict and Cooperation. Sponsor: UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. Deadline: February 1, 1999. Synopsis: Research, research conference, and teaching grants support projects on the causes of international conflict and opportunities to promote international cooperation. Collaborative work is encouraged. Maximum annual support is $15,000. URL: http://www-igcc.ucsd.edu Tobacco-Related Disease Research. Sponsor: UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. Deadline: January 21, 1999. Synopsis: TRDRP supports behavioral, policy, and biomedical research into the scientific foundation, development, implementation, evaluation, and/or dissemination of existing or novel approaches to tobacco control, education, and diagnosis and/or treatment of tobacco-related diseases. Funding mechanisms are research project awards, innovative developmental and exploratory awards, new investigator awards, postdoctoral fellow awards, dissertation awards, and new community-academic research awards. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/trdrp Mosquito Research. Sponsor: UC University-wide Mosquito Research Program. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: UCMRP supports research projects addressing problems in the area of control of mosquitoes and mosquito-borne human diseases in California. Emphasis of the program is on principles of integrated pest management, including practical biological control strategies and other approaches which are not disruptive to the environment. Areas of interest are chemical control methods, mosquito biology and ecology, integrated pest management, and public health. URL: http://mosqnet.ucdavis.edu/ucmrp.htm Pacific Rim Studies. Sponsor: UC Pacific Rim Research Program. Deadline: January 25, 1999 for proposals to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. Synopsis: This program supports collaborative research by UC faculty and their colleagues in other institutions throughout the Pacific Rim region. Proposals, which may be from any discipline, should address questions that contribute to an understanding of the region as a whole. Grants are offered for research project grants, workshop and planning grants, and campus research group or center development. Small planning grants may also be available, with no deadline. Research group or center proposals require matching cash support and a letter of commitment from Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Christ. Each campus must review and rank proposals—Berkeley proposals must be submitted to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, contact Trish Cascardi (2-7540, trishc@uclink) for assistance with campus proposal submission. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/research/pacrim/ Integrated Pest Management Research. Sponsor: Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopis: Proposals are sought in these areas: applied field ecology, biological controls, biorational use of biotic agents or chemicals, cultural controls, and decision support. Grants usually range from $5,000 to $35,000. A total of $700,000 is available. URL: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu Semiconductor Manufacturing. Sponsor: UC SMART. Deadline: March 1, 1999. Synopsis: UC SMART supports research and education in next generation semiconductor manufacturing, focusing on materials, equipment and processing. Awards will be matched at least $1:$1 by private sponsors. The program offers New, Junior Faculty Research Awards; Individual Research Awards; and Major Program Awards. Applicants are encouraged during proposal preparation to contact Marion Lentz in SPO for help preparing Research Agreements required for awards. URL: http://uc-smart.berkeley.edu Cancer Research. Sponsor: University Of California Cancer Research Coordinating Committee. Deadline: January 8, 1999. Synopsis: The CRCC program provides seed grants for new UC faculty to initiate cancer research projects; for established investigators in areas of research other than cancer to initiate cancer research projects; and for established cancer investigators to initiate studies in new areas. The program funds one-year grants for up to an anticipated $40,000. UC Faculty Fellowships. Sponsor: Humanities Research Institute. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Faculty are invited to apply for fellowships to participate in one of five research groups convening at HRI at UC Irvine in 1999-2000: Feminist Crossings, Muslim Identities in North America, Islamic Modernities in an Era of Globalization, Rain Forests, and Critical Resistance Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex. HRI provides on-campus housing and office space; salary is provided by home campuses. URL: http://www.hri.uci.edu/~hri/. Breast Cancer Research. Sponsor: UC Breast Cancer Research Program. Deadline: January 14, 1999 for TRC Pilot Award, TRC Full Research Award, Letter of Intent for TRC Full Research Award for recipients of TRC Pilot Award, RFAs, IDEAs, New Investigator Awards, Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, and Training Program Awards; February 11, 1999 for CRC Pilot Award; CRC Full Research Award, TRC Full Research Award for recipients of TRC Pilot Award. Synopsis: Research priorities are: Biology of the Normal Breast; Etiology of Breast Cancer; Prevention of Breast Cancer; Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer; Earlier Detection of Breast Cancer; Innovative Treatment Modalities for Breast Cancer; Health Care Delivery and Health Policy; and Socio-cultural, Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Breast Cancer. The funding mechanisms are: Community Research Collaboration Pilot Awards and Full Research Awards; Translational Research Collaboration Pilot Awards and Full Research Awards; Topic-specific RFAs (Biology RFA; Prevention RFA; Socio-Cultural, Behavioral and Psychological Issues RFA); Innovative Developmental Exploratory Awards (IDEA); New Investigator Awards; Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards; and Training Program Awards. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/bcrp/ For-Profit Agencies University Exploratory Research Program. Sponsor: Procter & Gamble Company. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: This program is expressly designed to provide access to breakthrough, scientific understanding, particularly in areas new to the company. In 1999, the UERP will fund proposals from a single technical topic—polymers. Proposals must include innovative polymer science or engineering and be relevant to the company's global businesses. Interests include the creation of new functional chemicals, processing techniques to deliver new benefits from “old” polymers, and novel chemical or physical manipulations to yield desired properties to solutions or solids. URL: http://www.pg.com/about/rnd/grants1.htm Funding for Research in Functional Genomics Technology. Sponsor: Merck Genome Research Institute. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: MGRI requests research proposals from the following areas: Merck Gene Index, Full Mammalian cDNA Cloning/Sequencing Technology, Bioinformatics, Disease Models, Human Genetics, Gene Expression/Function Assays. Smaller pilot and larger research projects may be considered as well as other initiatives. URL: http://www.mgri.org/!!vLsNc0qLDvLsNc0qLD/ Nonprofit Agencies Children and Youth Community Health Initiative. Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation. Deadline: December 2, 1998. Synopsis: This initiative consists of four programs. The Community Action program integrates community mentors and academic support components in selected neighborhoods under the direction of a lead grantee. Training, technical assistance, and other support come from the Technical Assistance Program. The Initiative Support Program assists in convening and enhancing communication among grantees. The overall effort is evaluated by the Evaluation-Dissemination Program grantee. The program provides up to $500,000 to the awardee. URL: www.tcwf.org Grants. Sponsor: National Headache Foundation. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: The foundation supports research in the field of headache and pain as a part of its basic mission which also includes providing education and information helpful to headache suffers. AFAR Grants for Biomedical Research in Gerontology and Geriatrics. Sponsor: American Federation for Aging Research. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: This program funds pilot research projects in the basic mechanisms of aging, the role of aging processes in the pathogenesis of disease, and the nature of age related deficits such as arthritis, memory loss, visual and hearing impairments, confusion and incontinence. Projects investigating the epidemiology of certain age related disorders are also considered. URL: http://www.afar.org/afar99.html Research Grants. Sponsor: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: The foundation awards research grants for investigators conducting clinical, biological, or psychosocial aspects of suicide. URL: http://www.afsp.org/research/grants.htm Collaborative Research Grants. Sponsor: American Institute for Cancer Research. Deadline: December 17, 1998. Synopsis: The American Institute for Cancer Research and the Food and Drug Administration’s National Center for Toxicological Research fund research in diet, nutrition, and cancer. Studies relative to the modulatory effects of caloric restriction on metabolic processes related to cancer are encouraged. URL: http://www.aicr.org/research.htm General Research Program. Sponsor: American Philosophical Society. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program makes grants towards the cost of scholarly research in all areas of knowledge except those in which support by government or corporate enterprise is more appropriate. URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/allresea.htm Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline. Sponsor: American Sociological Association. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: FAD awards provide scholars with venture capital for innovative research that has the potential for challenging the discipline, stimulating new lines of research, and creating new networks of scientific collaboration. URL: http://www.asanet.org/Funding/fad.htm Supplemental Sabbatical Awards. Sponsor: Cattell Fund, James McKeen. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: Fellowships provide funds for psychologists to supplement the regular sabbaticals, to allow an extension of leaves from one to two semesters. URL: http://www.psych.unc.edu/quant/cattell.html Policy Oriented Research. Sponsor: Japan Foundation. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: CGP supports projects that engage Japanese and Americans, along with colleagues from around the world, in substantive, collaborative working relationships to address issues of transnational significance, the shared domestic concerns of industrialized nations, or issues that affect U.S.-Japan relations. URL: http://www.cgp.org/cgplink/programs/intell.html Jurisprudence Research. Sponsor: American Philosophical Society. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: This program supports studies in jurisprudence, the history and theory of the law and the administration of justice. Sociology and criminology are not included. URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/allresea.htm Access to Current Information. Sponsor: Japan Foundation. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: CGP supports the creation of systems that provide relevant information and materials about contemporary Japan to the United States. URL: http://www.cgp.org/cgplink/programs/intell.html Educational Outreach. Sponsor: Japan Foundation. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: Educational/Public Outreach projects seek to promote awareness of international issues in American and Japanese communities, and to foster a sense of global citizenship among children and young people. School-oriented projects are directed at primary and secondary education, and are carried out by school districts, universities, and nonprofit organizations in the US and Japan. URL: www.cgp.org/cgplink/programs/regional.html Environmental Science Minigrants. Sponsor: Environmental Defense Fund. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Proposals are requested for research withimplications for environmental policy development. Research topics may be related to climate change, toxic chemicals, wetlands,marine ecosystems, environmental economics, etc. URL: http://www.edf.org/minigrant/index.html Council on Renal Nutrition Research Grants Program. Sponsor: National Kidney Foundation. Deadline: December 15, 1998 for letters of intent; January 31, 1999 for proposals. Synopsis: This one-year program may cover basic or applied research in renal nutrition, nutrient supplementation pertinent to renal disease, development and evaluation of education programs or teaching tools to enhance patient and family understanding of ESRD treatment and itsnutritional implications, or epidemiologic research. URL: http://www.kidney.org/Research/profcouncil.shtml Short-Term Project Development Grants. Sponsor: National Research Council, Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering. Deadline: December 28, 1998. Synopsis: The program provides grants to individual American specialists who plan to establish new research partnerships. Grants support American specialists who wish to host or visit their CEE or NIS colleagues for two-week periods in order to prepare collaborative research proposals for submission to NSF. URL: http://www2.nas.edu/oia/2202.html Human Nutrition Institute. Sponsor: International Life Sciences Institute. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: The institute is soliciting applications from junior investigators for innovative supplemental studies aimed at identifying in vivo endpoints that link dietary carbohydrate intake to a physiological or health-related outcome. Grants on Mental Retardation. Sponsor: Kennedy Foundation, Joseph P., Jr. Deadline: December 1, 1998. Synopsis: Current interest is in projects that help to advance the field of services and supports to persons with mental retardation and their families; specifically, projects related to independence; productivity in school, work; continued learning; and inclusion. URL: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/jpkf/GRANT.HTML MDA Research Grant Programs. Sponsor: Muscular Dystrophy Association. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: This program supports research into diseases of the neuromuscular system to identify the causes of, and effective treatments for, the muscular dystrophies and related diseases. URL: http://www.mdausa.org/research/guidelines.html Lymphoma Research Fellowships. Sponsor: Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, Inc. Deadline: December 14, 1998. Synopsis: The foundation was formed to promote and support high-quality research resulting in better treatments and the ultimate cure of lymphoma. URL: http://www.lymphoma.org/ Small Grants. Sponsor: Joint Center for Poverty Research. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: Funding supports research on the causes of poverty and the effect of policies designed to alleviate poverty. Preference is given to untenured or junior scholars. Proposals are particularly encouraged that open new areas of inquiry and develop new methodological techniques. Topics are of specific interest: the changing labor market;the well-being of children and families; concentrated urban poverty effects of recent policy changes, particularly on special populations. URL: http://www.jcpr.org/sgprog.html Winn Feline Foundation Grants. Sponsor: Winn Feline Foundation. Deadline: December 7, 1998. Synopsis: The foundation supports research into medical problems affecting cats. URL: http://www.winnfelinehealth.org/grants.html Research Grant. Sponsor: World Cancer Research Fund. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: The Fund supports innovative research science designed to increase knowledge of the effects of food and nutrition on the origins, causes, prevention and treatment of cancer. Career Development Awards. Sponsor: American Association for Cancer Research. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose of the American Association for Cancer Research Career Development Awards is to foster meritorious cancer research by young scientists. Young Investigator Grants. Sponsor: American Brain Tumor Association. Deadline: January 06, 1999. Synopsis: Created by the American Brain Tumor Association, these awards commend outstanding young scientists who have made notable contributions to the field of brain tumor research. URL: http://www.abta.org/programs.htm General Research Grants. Sponsor: Association of American Geographers. Deadline: December 31, 1998. Synopsis: General Research Grants are awarded for the direct support of research and fieldwork. Proposals should address questions of major importance to the discipline and be capable of subsequent support from private or federal agencies. Petroleum Research. Sponsor: American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The Petroleum Research Fund seeks to advance scientific education and fundamental research in the petroleum field. Research is supported in chemistry, the earth sciences, chemical engineering and related fields such as polymers and materials science. URL: http://www.acs.org/acsgen/prf/prfgrant.htm Exercise Research. Sponsor: American College of Sports Medicine Foundation. Deadline: January 08, 1999. Synopsis: This agency offers grants for a new investigator’s research on the effects of total body, aerobic exercise on coronary heart disease risk factors, weight loss, or psychological well being; studies on application of heart rate monitoring forimproving the health and well-being of the population; research to the quality of life in the later years through research and development; mechanistic, hypothesis-driven basic and applied research; and physical activity epidemiology. URL: http://www.acsm.org/sportsmed/grant97.htm Digestive Health Research. Sponsor: American Digestive Health Foundation. Deadline: January 08, 1999. Synopsis: ADHF’s mission is to advance digestive health through support of research and education into the cause, prevention, treatment, and cure of digestive diseases. URL: http://www.gastro.org/awards/ Cancer Research. Sponsor: American Institute for Cancer Research. Deadline: December 17, 1998. Synopsis: AICR is seeking meritorious grant applications from established investigators applying novel approaches and using state-of-the-art methodologies to broaden our understanding of the relationship between diet, nutrition, and cancer prevention and treatment. URL: http://www.aicr.org/research.htm Political Science Grants. Sponsor: American Political Science Association. Deadline: February 02, 1999. Synopsis: Open to all members, the American Political Science Association Research Grant Program, supports research in all fields of political science. In addition to small research grants, the APSA council announces a new small grant program to support research project sthat address a significant element of the history of the discipline, profession or association. URL: http://www.apsanet.org/Grants Research Grant Program. Sponsor: Association for Institutional Research. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: This program funds research professionals for professional development, to foster the use of these federal data bases by institutionalresearchers, and to foster the use of the federal data bases to inform researchers on research in postsecondary education. It is expected that work will be conducted at the principal investigator’s home institution. Communications Grants. Sponsor: Canyon Research. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: Areas of research support include advanced computer-related communications technology, public communications policy, and domestic communications regulatory issues. URL: http://www.jcdowning.org/canyon/cr_grantmaking.htm Biomedical Pilot Initiative. Sponsor: Culpeper Foundation, Charles E. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The Initiative is designed to support the investigation of novel ideasin health, particularly in molecular genetics, bio-engineering, molecular pharmacology and health services research. URL: http://www.culpeper.org/biomed.htm Research Grants Program. Sponsor: Drug Information Association. Deadline: December 31, 1998. Synopsis: The DIA Research Grant Program encourages and fosters research in areas pertaining to pharmaceutical and biotechnology product development, regulation, marketing, utilization, and surveillance. URL: http://www.diahome.org/dhp6a.htm Grants To Organizations. Sponsor: Earhart Foundation. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The Earhart Foundation concentrates on educational matters, with emphasis on such disciplines from the social sciences and humanities as economics, philosophy, international affairs and government/politics. Experimental proposals in related areas areoccasionally approved. Preference is given to individual, as oppossed to collaborative endeavors. Exploration Fund for Field Research. Sponsor: Explorers Club. Deadline: January 31, 1999. Synopsis: The Explorers Club is dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and the ideal that it is vital to preserve the instinct to explore and provides grants in support of exploration and field research. URL: http://www.explorers.org/servicesfiles/exploration.html Individual Research Award. Sponsor: Foundation Fighting Blindness. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The foundation supports exceptionally promising research that might lead to a cure or treatment for retinal degeneration. Funding may be awarded for a one time specific and relevant project or provide short-term funding for the acquisition of preliminary data prior to an NIH grant application. URL: http://www.blindness.org/typeira.html Research Grant. Sponsor: Herb Society of America. Deadline: January 31, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose of the research grant is to further the knowledge and use of herbs and contribute the results of the study and research to the records of horticulture, science, literature, history, art, and economics. URL: http://www.herbsociety.org/research.htm Research Grants. Sponsor: Huntington’s Disease Society of America. Deadline: January 05, 1999. Synopsis: Grant awards are provided as “seed money” for new or innovative research projects in the hope that they develop sufficiently to attract funding from other sources. URL: http://neuro-www2.mgh.harvard.edu/hdsa/grant.nclk Supplemental Research Award for Physiological Effects of Carbohydrates. Sponsor: International Life Sciences Institute. Deadline: December 15, 1998. Synopsis: The institute is soliciting applications from junior investigators for innovative supplemental studies aimed at identifying in vivo endpoints that link dietary carbohydrate in take to a physiological or health-related outcome. Research and Writing Grants. Sponsor: MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. Deadline: February 01, 1999. Synopsis: The MacArthur Foundation’s Program on Global Security and Sustainability encourages the examination of issues of conflict and cooperation within and among nations. It seeks to support research and writing projects that promise to illuminate the dynamics of international security, sustainability and cooperation. URL: http://www.macfdn.org/programs/gss.htm#RESEARCH AND WRITING GRANTs Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Award. Sponsor: March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Deadline: January 31, 1999. Synopsis: The Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award is designed to support young scientists just embarking on their independent research careers. Applicants may not be recipients of a major grant (e.g. an RO1, or other grant exceeding $80K a year) at the time of application. URL: http://www.modimes.org/research/rfp1999.htm Industries. Sponsor: Sloan Foundation, Alfred P. Standard of Living and Economic Performance. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The Sloan Foundation has sponsored the formation of centers devoted to the study of particular industries. The research activities must be empirical and field based, working closely with companies. URL: http://www.sloan.org/economics/industry.html Standard Grants. Sponsor: Marketing Science Institute MSI Research Support. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The Marketing Science Institute seeks to provide intellectual leadership in marketing and its allied fields, with the goal of improving business thought and practice. Cognitive Studies for Educational Practice Program. Sponsor: McDonnell Foundation, James S. Deadline: December 01, 1998. Synopsis: CSEP encourages collaborations among university-based researchers and classroom-based educators to apply the theoretical and technical results of cognitive science to address recognized instructional problems and to improve learning, teaching, and teacher preparation. URL: http://www.jsmf.org/CsepRFP.htm Research Fellowships in Cerebrovascular Disease. Sponsor: National Stroke Association. Deadline: December 01, 1998. Synopsis: Fellowships provide opportunities for promising young investigators to develop and focus their research interests and efforts on the causes, mechanisms, and treatment of cerebrovascular disease. Grants. Sponsor: Parapsychology Foundation, Inc. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The Foundation considers proposals for original study, research, and experiments on projects concerned with parapsychology. URL: http://www.parapsychology.org/html/grant.html Research Grants. Sponsor: Savoy Foundation. Deadline: January 15, 1999. Synopsis: Research grants, will be available to clinicians or established scientists working on epilepsy or related subjects. URL: http://www.savoy-foundation.ca/english/index.htm Major Research Grants Program. Sponsor: Spencer Foundation Research Programs. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The foundation supports research that promises to contrbute new knowledge to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, in the U.S. and abroad. The foundation is interested as well in the related research areas of cultural knowledge, socialization, and the production and distribution of knowledge. URL: http://www.spencer.org/proginfo.htm Employment Research Grants. Sponsor: Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, W.E. Deadline: January 27, 1999. Synopsis: Priority will be given to the following issues: - employment relationships, low wages and public policy, and decentralization of government sponsored employment programs . URL: http://www.upjohninst.org/grantann.html International Collaborative Research Grants. Sponsor: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: Grants are available to assist anthropolgical research projects undertaken jointly by two or more investigators from different countries. URL: http://www.wennergren.org/Icrg.htm Historical Archives. Sponsor: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The program supports research, conferences, training, and international communication and cooperation between scholars. The program supports the preservation of unpublished records and other materials of value for research on the history of anthropology. Small grants are also available. URL: http://www.wennergren.org/Hap.htm |