1) Program: Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: Oct 25, 2008
Provides renewable awards (R15) up to $150,000 over 3 years to support meritorious research projects in the biomedical and behavioral sciences conducted by faculty and students in health professional schools, & other academic components that have not been major recipients of NIH research grant funds. Grants designed to strengthen the research environment of institutions & expose students to research. Can include salaries of PI & research personnel, supplies, equipment & travel. PA expires 1/8/09. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm E-mail: drusso1@mail.nih.gov
CFDA Number:93.113
Contact: Denise Russo, Office of Extramural Research
Office of Extramural Research
301/451-7972
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2) Program: Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: Oct 16, 2008
ORWH & most NIH institutes & centers support innovative, interdisciplinary research (R03; R21) to advance new concepts in women's health research and the study of sex/gender differences. ORWH is particularly interested in encouraging extramural investigators to undertake new interdisciplinary research to advance studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health; however, applications in all areas of women's health and/or sex/gender research are invited. Expires 1/8/10. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-382.html for R03 details. E-mail: beggl@od.nih.gov
CFDA Number:93.394
Contact: Lisa Begg, Director of Research Programs
Office of Research on Women's Health
301/496-7853
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3) Program: Ethical, Legal & Social Implications (ELSI) Regular Research Program
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: Oct 05, 2008
NHGRI, along with several NIH institutes, support research (R01; R03) projects that anticipate, analyze and address the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of the discovery and use of new information and technologies resulting from human genomic research. ELSI research projects focus on a wide range of issues, including: intellectual property; factors influencing translation of genetic information; & use of genetic & genomic information & technologies in non-health care settings. Deadlines refer to R01 apps. Expires 1/8/11. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-012.html for R01 details. E-mail: et22s@nih.gov
CFDA Number:93.172
Contact: Elizabeth J. Thomson, Clinical Genetics and Research Ethics
National Human Genome Research Inst.
301/402-4997
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4) Program: Grants-in-Aid & Research Grants
Agency:
Next Deadline: Oct 01, 2008
Supports basic research in vertebrate and invertebrate (excluding clinical) neurobiology in the
Contact: Program Director
Grants Office
561/655-4474
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5) Program: Young Investigators Program
Agency: Beckman (Arnold and Mabel) Foundation
Next Deadline: Oct 01, 2008
Supports research in chemistry & the life sciences, broadly interpreted, & particularly the invention of methods, instruments, & materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical & life sciences. Awards generally provide $300,000 over 3 years. See http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi.html for details. E-mail: younginvestigators@beckman-foundation.com
Contact: K. Williams, Executive Assistant
Grants Advisory Council
949/721-2222
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6) Program: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math Talent Expansion Program (STEP)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Sep 30, 2008
Supports projects to increase the number of students receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, & mathematics (STEM). Type 1 grants are for implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 grants support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM. Optional letters of intent due 8/19/08. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488 for updates. E-mail: shixson@nsf.gov
CFDA Number:47.076
Contact: Susan Hixson, Lead Program Director
Division of Undergraduate Education
703/292-4623
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7) Program: Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in Math Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Oct 17, 2008
Goal is to enhance computational aspects of the education & training of undergraduates in the mathematical sciences--mathematics & statistics--to better prepare these students to pursue careers & graduate study in fields that require integrated strengths in computation & math sciences. Core of activity is long-term research experiences for cohorts of at least six undergraduates. Projects must focus on topics that require interplay between computation & mathematics or statistics. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13655 for details. E-mail: ljameson@nsf.gov
Contact: Leland Jameson, Program Director
Division of Mathematical Sciences
703/292-4883
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8) Program: Algebra, Number Theory and Combinatorics
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Oct 07, 2008 (target date)
Supports research in algebra, including algebraic structures, general algebra, and linear algebra; number theory, including algebraic, analytic number theory, arithmetic geometry, quadratic forms, and automorphic forms; combinatorics, including graph theory; and algebraic geometry. Full proposal target date is first Tuesday in October. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5431 for details. E-mail: tbartosz@nsf.gov
CFDA Number:47.049
Contact: Tomek Bartoszynski, Program Director
Mathematical Sciences Division
703/292-4885
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9) Program: Sociology
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Oct 15, 2008 (target date)
Supports research on human social organization & processes of individual & institutional change. Supports theoretically-focused empirical investigations to improve explanation of fundamental social processes. Includes research on organizations/organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification & mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles. Target dates for Regular Research 1/15 & 8/15; for Dissertation Research 2/15 & 10/15. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369 for details. E-mail: pwhite@nsf.gov
CFDA Number:47.051
Contact: Patricia White, Program Director
Social & Economic Sciences (SES)
703/292-8762
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10) Program: Mathematical Sciences Program
Agency:
Next Deadline: Oct 15, 2008
Program funds high quality, self-directed mathematical research in the areas of Algebra, Number Theory, Discrete Mathematics, Probability, & Statistics. Program offers a Mathematical Sabbatical Program & four types of grants: Young Investigators Grant, the Standard Grant, the Senior Investigators Grant, & the Conferences, Workshops, & Special Situations Grant. Current policy is not to support research in cryptology. Proposal submission deadline is 10/15 annually. See http://www.nsa.gov/msp/index.cfm
E-mail: mdwagn4@nsa.gov
Contact: Michelle Wagner, Director, NSA
Mathematical Sciences Program
National Security Agency
ATTN: R1,
301/688-0400