Funding Opportunties
Listed by close date. Updated February 2010.
DARPA - Young Faculty Award
DARPA
Close date: 2/5/2010
DARPA invites proposals for R&D in the areas of physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics under the Young Faculty Award program. This program provides high-impact funding to rising stars early in their careers in order to develop their research ideas in the context of DoD needs. High-risk/high-payoff ideas are strongly encouraged. Multiple awards of up to $300,000 each are anticipated. Eligibility is restricted to untenured Assistant or Associate Professors within five years of appointment to a tenure-track position at a U.S. institution of higher learning. Full proposals are due Feb 5.
» More information: http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/ra10-23.htm
21st Century Science Initiative: Studying Complex Systems (James S. McDonnell Foundation)
JSM
Close Date: 2/8/2010
On behalf of the Vice President for Research & Economic Development and the ISU Foundation's Corporate and Foundation Relations office, we request two-page concept papers to consider for proposal development and submission to the James S. McDonnell Foundation’s 21st Century Science Initiative 2010 Research Awards in the area of Studying Complex Systems http://www.jsmf.org/programs/cs/ . A brief explanation stating how the requested funds would be expended is requested as an attachment to the concept.
» More information: http://www.jsmf.org/programs/cs/index.htm
Youth Science (YS) Cooperative Outreach Agreement (COA)
DOD
Close Date: 2/11/2010
The purpose of this U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) Youth Science (YS) Cooperative Outreach Agreement (COA) is to solicit offers to carry out the public purpose of support and stimulation of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and outreach in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of the Army. The Army envisions the YS COA will bring together government and a consortium of organizations working collaboratively to further STEM education and outreach efforts nationwide.
» More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=51337
Facebook Fellowship Program
Close Date: 2/15/2010
Facebook has announced the launch of a new fellowship program for Ph.D. engineering students across the United States who are working on fields related to social computing and other Internet technologies.
Students chosen to receive a fellowship will have their tuition and fees paid for the entire academic year and will receive a $30,000 stipend, $5,000 to spend toward a computer, and another $5,000 to pay for travel and conference fees. They also will have the chance to apply for a paid internship at Facebook for the following summer.
The program seeks students working in a variety of areas, including Internet Economics — auction theory and algorithmic game theory relevant to online advertising auctions; Cloud Computing — storage, databases, and optimization for computing in a massively distributed environment; Social Computing — models, algorithms, and systems around social networks, social media, social search, and collaborative environments; Data Mining and Machine Learning — learning algorithms, feature generation, and evaluation methods to produce effective online and offline models of behavioral signals; Systems — Hardware, operating system, runtime, and language support for fast, scalable, efficient data centers; and Information Retrieval — search algorithms, information extraction, question answering, cross-lingual retrieval, and multimedia retrieval.
» More information: http://www.facebook.com/careers/fellowship.php
Major Research Instrumentation Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development
NSF
Close Date: 2/15/2010
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, 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-organizational use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions.To accomplish these goals, 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. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (physical or virtual). The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research facilities or to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million will be accepted from all eligible organizations. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 will also be accepted from all eligible organizations for the disciplines of social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.Cost-sharing at the level of 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from the cost-sharing requirement.Please see the solicitation text for definitions of organizational types used for the MRI program.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10529/nsf10529.htm
Knowledge Discovery and Dissemination
IARPA
Close Date: 2/16/2010
Intelligence analysts must gather and analyze information from a wide variety of data sets that include: general references, news, technical journals and reports, geospatial data, entity databases, internal reports and more. The different terminologies, formats, data models, and contexts make it difficult to perform advanced analytic tasks across different data sets. If there are only a small, fixed number of data sets involved in an intelligence problem, then it may be practical to map all of the data sets to a common data model and to develop specialized analytic tools tailored to the problem. However, if the problem changes over time, the data sets are large or numerous, or there are new data sets that need to be integrated with those already in use, then a new approach is required. The focus of the KDD program is to develop novel approaches that will enable the intelligence analyst to effectively derive actionable intelligence from multiple, large, disparate sources of information, to include newly available data sets previously unknown to the analyst.
KDD is planned as a 51-month program and anticipates making multiple awards.
» More information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=cabb7f27cdc5ffa3f40aae8d81490602
Research and Development on Forensic Crime Scene and Medicolegal Death
NIJ
Close Date: 2/16/2010
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance forensic crime scene examinations and forensic medicolegal investigations of death. This solicitation focuses on:
--New or improved forensic tools and technologies that will allow for the detection and identification of evidence at a crime scene; e.g., latent prints, blood spatter, blood, semen, hairs, fibers, gunshot residue, explosive residue, fire debris, and impression evidence.
--New and improved forensic tools, technologies, or methods to aid in crime scene reconstruction to better examine, illustrate, and document a scene.
--Forensic tools and technologies to assist the forensic pathologist and medicolegal death investigator in determining the cause and manner of death.
--Research and development into the use of forensic virtual autopsy as a tool in post-mortem examination, whether used in concert with standard gross autopsy, or as a stand-alone tool, to execute a thorough post-mortem examination.
--Studies in forensic taphonomy and postmortem interval to better estimate time since death.
--Research in forensic pathology, specifically including research into the cause and manner of suspicious pediatric deaths.
--Forensic studies on the physics of wounding as related to trauma analysis, to assist in the determination of cause of death.
--Updated forensic morphometric standards to better assess the biological profile of unidentified human remains to assist in the identification of those remains.
» More information: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000925.pdf
Research and Development on Instrumental Analysis for Forensic Science Applications
NIJ
Close Date: 2/16/2010
Instrumental analysis plays an important role for forensic science practitioners in many areas, including but not limited to, trace evidence, fire and arson investigation, toxicology, and controlled substances. NIJ is seeking applications for funding research and development of instrumental analysis techniques to address the need(s) of State and local forensic science practitioners.
This solicitation focuses on:
--Development of novel analytical techniques to analyze and interpret evidence.
--Improvements in the reliability, reproducibility, selectivity, and/or sensitivity of current methods used in crime laboratories for forensic analysis.
--Instrumental systems to improve analysis throughput.
--Analytical instruments for onsite presumptive and/or confirmatory analysis of evidence. NIJ is particularly interested in small, rugged, and less labor-intensive analytical tools and technologies for forensic practitioners.
--Novel approaches and enhancement of current approaches to interpret data derived from evidence, including assessment of the significance of association. This may include development of databases and/or analyses that provide quantitative measures
and statistical evaluation of evidence.
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000926.pdf
Research and Development on Pattern and Impression Evidence
NIJ
Close Date: 2/16/2010
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research and development to enhance forensic scientists’ ability to identify, capture, visualize, analyze, and preserve impression evidence and pattern evidence. Pattern and/or impression evidence may include, but is not limited to, firearm and tool marks, footwear impressions, tire tread impressions, bite marks, blood spatter, friction ridges, fracture match, and questioned documents.
This solicitation focuses on:
--Tools and methods that will allow faster, more widely applicable, more rugged, less costly, or less labor-intensive identification, collection, preservation, and analysis of impression and pattern evidence at the crime scene or in the forensic laboratory, such as tools or methods to collect and preserve various forms of perishable impression evidence.
--Studies in fluid transfer and fluid dynamics, specifically blood, to analyze bloodstain patterns to assist in the reconstruction of a crime.
--Studies to examine the mechanical properties of materials (fracture mechanics) in physical match analysis of evidence.
--Research on the effect of environmental factors on impression and/or pattern evidence; i.e., factors that compromise class or individual characteristics of impression and/or pattern evidence, and methods to overcome the deleterious effects.
» More information: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000927.pdf
Interdisciplinary Grants in the Mathematical Sciences (IGMS)
NSF
Close Date: 2/19/2010
The objective of the Interdisciplinary Grants in the Mathematical Sciences (IGMS) program is to enable mathematical scientists to undertake research and study in another discipline so as to:
expand their skills and knowledge in areas other than the mathematical sciences;
subsequently apply this knowledge in their research; and enrich the educational experiences and broaden the career options of their students.
Recipients of an IGMS award are expected to spend full time in a non-mathematical science department in an academic institution or an industrial, commercial or financial organization. The expected outcome is sufficient familiarity with another discipline so as to open opportunities for effective collaboration by the mathematical scientist with researchers in another discipline.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5299&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39
DHS HS–STEM Career Development Grants (CDG)
DHS
Close Date: 2/22/2010
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T),Office of University Programs (UP) is announcing the fourth annual competition for the Homeland Security Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (HS-STEM) Career Development Grants (CDG). The CDG program enables U.S. accredited four-year colleges and universities with existing and/or proposed programs in homeland security-related science, technology, engineering or mathematics to award undergraduate scholarships and/or graduate fellowships to qualified students (refer to Section IV.C.6.d.2.ii) who intend to pursue homeland security scientific, technology, engineering, or mathematic careers. DHS S&T invites applications to this program from U.S. accredited four-year colleges and universities with bona fide HS-STEM curricula. Note: Bona fide HS-STEM curricula are homeland security specific programs of study or concentrations within existing and/or proposed science, technology, engineering, or mathematics programs. These curricula may lead to majors, minors, certificates, or recognized concentrations in HS-STEM. DHS will support only those homeland security programs that are based on existing and/or proposed accredited science, technology, engineering, or mathematics curricula.
Update: New Deadline, New application forms required, revised budget justification files--see updated FOA available on the webpage.
Program Officer: Stephanie Willett, stephanie.willett@dhs.gov, (202) 254-6679
» More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=50776
Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering
NSF
Close Date: 2/25/2010
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at the National Science Foundation offers a research initiation grant funding opportunity with the goal of broadening participation to all engineers including members from underrepresented groups and persons with disabilities in the engineering disciplines. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers in engineering disciplines to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from underrepresented groups, engineers at minority serving institutions, and persons with disabilities.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10509/nsf10509.htm
NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education
NSF
Close Date: 3/1/2010
The objectives of the GK-12 program are: 1) to support highly qualified U.S. graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines through fellowships to provide them with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of their own research, its societal and global contexts, and acquire value-added skills (such as communicating STEM subjects to technical and non-technical audiences, leadership, team building, and teaching) that normally are not emphasized in a more traditional STEM graduate program, and to broaden their options for STEM careers in a competitive global marketplace; 2) to enrich STEM learning and instruction in K-12 settings through strong partnerships with institutions of higher education to bring the excitement and the results of leading STEM research practice and findings to K-12 settings; and 3) to provide institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09549
Bailey Research Career Development Award
Close Date: 3/8/2010
We are very pleased to announce the ninth annual competition for the Bailey Research Career Development Award. This program was established with a generous estate gift from Carl A. and Grace A. Bailey and provides funding to faculty members to foster research that is innovative and, not only increases knowledge, but has practical applications as well. Eligibility is restricted to full-time tenured associate professors and professors. The deadline for receipt of applications in the colleges is March 8, 2010. Contact Sonja Klocker with questions.
» More information: http://www.vpresearch.iastate.edu/researcher/funding/internal/bailey.html
Chemistry and Materials Research at the Interface between Science and Art
NSF
Close Date: 3/12/2010
Required Letter of Intent Due Date: 03/12/2010; Full Proposal Deadline: 05/04/2010
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities between conservation scientists and chemists and materials scientists to address grand challenges in the field of science of cultural heritage. A recent workshop, which was co-sponsored by NSF and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, concluded that the field of cultural heritage science could greatly benefit from collaboration between conservation scientists, primarily located in US museums, and chemists and materials scientists in academic institutions.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10534
NIJ FY2010 Sensor and Surveillance Technologies for Criminal Justice Applications
NIJ
Close Date: 3/15/2010
NIJ is seeking applications for funding for research and development of sensor and surveillance technologies to address the following specific needs of State and local criminal justice agencies: 1. Detection of the “broad spectrum” of contraband, including metallic and nonmetallic weapons, at any controlled access point. The preferred solution would be a product that, once commercialized, would be commercially available for under $25,000. To prevent contraband from entering correctional facilities, the preferred technology will be a portal that can also detect contraband concealed within body cavities. 2. Noninvasive, continuous monitoring of a subject’s use of both illegal and prescription substances. 3. Detection of trace blood at crime scenes from a distance of 5 feet or greater. 4. Accurate detection of gunshot residue in the field in real time. 5. Ability to extract full streams of digital multimedia evidence (DME) from incompatible systems, while maintaining the integrity of the metadata.
» More information: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000930.pdf
Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Director's Opportunity for Research in Five Thematic Areas
HHS, NIH
Close Date: 3/15/2010
This program will support projects that address research endeavors in specific areas that will benefit from significant three-year funds without the expectation of continued NIH funding beyond this period. The research supported by the program 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. This program is a trans-NIH effort supported by Recovery Act funds from the Office of the Director. Applicants may propose to address either a specific disease- or technology-related research question relevant to the mission of one or more participating Institutes and Centers, or propose the creation of a unique infrastructure/resource designed to accelerate scientific progress in the future.
» More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-10-005.html
Scientific Data Management and Analysis at Extreme Scale
DOE
Close Date: 3/18/2010
The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications from interdisciplinary teams of Computer Science/Applied Mathematics/Statistics/Computational Science researchers in the areas of Scientific Data Management and Analysis at Extreme Scale. Multi Institutional applications with cohesive emphasis on transformational discoveries that address key challenges in analysis and management of scientific data at extreme scale are encouraged. Partnerships among academic institutions, National Labs, and industry are strongly encouraged. Science has shifted from data scarcity to an overwhelming abundance of data, as simulations and experiments generate many petabytes of data, with some sciences facing exabytes of data near term. For example, a recent report states that climate model data are growing faster than the data set size for any other scientific discipline, with collections of hundreds of exabytes expected by 2020 (Challenges in Climate Change Science and the Role of Computing at the Extreme Scale, http://extremecomputing.labworks.org/climate/report.stm, and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is expected to produce roughly 15 petabytes of data annually over its estimated 15 year lifespan. (http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/en/LHC/Computing-en.html) The value of scientific data is realized only when data are effectively analyzed and results are presented to the science community, policy makers, and the public in an understandable way. The challenges of analyzing massive scientific data sets are compounded by data complexity that results from heterogeneous methods and devices for data generation and capture and the inherently multi-scale, multi-physics nature of many sciences, resulting in data with hundreds of attributes or dimensions and spanning multiple spatial and temporal scales. The combination of massive scale and complexity is such that high performance computers will be needed to analyze data, as well as to generate it through modeling and simulation. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) calls for innovative basic research in computer science for management and analysis of extreme-scale scientific data in the context of petascale computers and/or exascale computers with heterogeneous multi-core architectures. The activities supported by this FOA may be a combination of basic research, creation of algorithms for advanced architectures, and development of usable data management and analysis tools for scientific discovery. Partnerships among universities, National Laboratories, and industry are strongly encouraged.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=51443
Pan American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) Program - NSF 10-517
DOE, NSF
Close Date: 3/19/2010
The Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (PASI) Program is a jointly supported initiative between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes are short courses ranging in length from ten days to one month, involving lectures, demonstrations, research seminars, and discussions at the advanced graduate, post-doctoral, and junior faculty level.
PASIs aim to disseminate advanced scientific and engineering knowledge and stimulate training and cooperation among researchers of the Americas in the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences, the geosciences, the computer and information sciences, and the engineering fields. Proposals in other areas funded by NSF may be considered on an ad hoc basis; in this case, lead investigators must consult with the PASI Program before proposal submission. Whenever feasible, an interdisciplinary approach is recommended.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10517/nsf10517.htm
Autonomous Robotic Manipulation Software Track (ARM-S)
DARPA
Close Date: 3/19/2010
Industry Day will be held on 18 February 2010.
DARPA seeks innovation to advance the capability of autonomous robotic mobile manipulation. Many systems utilize manipulators to perform tasks with direct manipulator control by human operators who are in a remote location. Often, a manipulator is located on a mobile platform such as a ground robotic vehicle, underwater vehicle, or space vehicle. The envisioned DARPA Autonomous Robotic Manipulation (ARM) program will develop autonomous capabilities for mobile manipulators that improve task performance while, at the same time, removing direct human control. The envisioned Software Track will develop software for grasping, manipulation, and mobile manipulation. It is also envisioned the Software Track will run in parallel with a Hardware Track, and described under a separate BAA contemplated for release at a later date.
» More information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=
a4bfd7433d0a53d8e357fbdd3d42a12b&tab=core&_cview=1
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) - NSF 10-520
NSF
Close Date: 3/23/2010
The PAESMEM Program seeks to identify outstanding mentoring efforts that enhance the participation of groups (i.e., women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) that are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The awardees serve as leaders in the national effort to develop fully the USA's human resources in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Deadlines: March 23, 2010 & October 6, 2010
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10520/nsf10520.htm
Advanced Architectures and Critical Technologies for Exascale Computing
DOE
Close Date: 3/26/2010
The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications from interdisciplinary teams of Computer Science/Computer Engineering researchers in the areas of Advanced Architectures and Critical Technologies for Exascale Computing. Multi institutional applications with cohesive emphasis on transformational discoveries that address key barriers on the path to exascale computing are encouraged. Partnerships among academic institutions, National Laboratories, and industry are strongly encouraged. This program is managed in cooperation with NNSA and DARPA. Scientific challenges such as understanding the causes and potential impacts of climate change, improving the efficiency of combustion, and unraveling the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, as well as a variety of national security challenges, require computational capabilities at extreme scale. At the same time, industry reports make it clear that the exponential growth in processor clock speeds that sustained increases in computational speed for more than 15 years has ended. Projections suggest that building an exascale computer from today’s technology would cost approximately $1 billion, with power consumption of over a Gigawat and a mean time between failures of only ten minutes. This Funding Opportunity Announcement invites applications for basic and applied research to address fundamental challenges in the design of energy-efficient, resilient hardware and software
architectures and technology for high performance computing systems at exa-scale.
» More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=51442
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
NSF
Close Date: 3/29/2010
NSF continues the IGERT program into its thirteenth annual competition. Proposals for new and renewal IGERT projects will be accepted. The IGERT program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10523/nsf10523.htm
Energy Innovation Hubs
Fuels from Sunlight - FOA available on website;
Energy Efficient Building Systems Design - FOA not yet released.
DOE
Close Date: 3/29/2010 (Fuels from Sunlight)
The Hub Concept. The Energy Innovation Hubs represent a structure modeled after the forceful centralized scientific management characteristics of the Manhattan Project (e.g., Los Alamos and the Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago), Lincoln Lab at MIT that developed radar, and AT&T Bell Laboratories that developed the transistor. The DOE's Bioenergy Research Centers, formed in 2007 to develop methods for producing cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels, have already adopted some of the organizational aspects that will be incorporated in the Energy Innovation Hubs.
» More information: http://www.energy.gov/hubs/research_areas.htm
PHS 2010-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF for SBIR & STTR Grant Applications
NIH
Close Date: 4/5/2010
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) invites eligible United States small business concerns (SBCs) to submit Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track (NIH only), and Phase II Competing Renewal (NIH only) grant applications.
Deadlines: April 5, 2010, August 5, 2010 & December 5, 2010
» More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-050.html
Defense Sciences Research & Technology
DARPA
Close Date: 4/8/10
The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is to bridge the gap from fundamental science to applications by identifying and pursuing the most promising ideas within the science and engineering research communities, and transforming these ideas into new DoD capabilities. To carry out this mission, DSO seeks research ideas and areas that might lead to innovations in science and engineering. Therefore, DSO is soliciting proposals for advanced research and development in a variety of enabling technical areas.
Quantum Science & Technology, Physics of Nano-Materials & Devices, Lasers & Photonics, Material Sciences, Structural Materials, Functional Materials, Power and Energy, Manufacturing Science & Technology, mathematics--For details within each topic, see the full announcement.
» More information: http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/baa09-31.htm
Scientific Meetings for Creating Interdisciplinary Research Teams (R13)
NIH
Close Date: 4/12/2010
This FOA provides for a specialized use of the R13 mechanism, to support teams of investigators from multiple disciplines in holding meetings for the purpose of developing interdisciplinary research projects. Teams must include investigators from the social and/or behavioral sciences, and may include the life and/or physical sciences. Investigators should propose an application for multiple meetings over a period of up to two years.
» More information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-106.html
Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure
NSF
Close Date: 4/21/2010
The primary goal of the Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure (STCI) Program is to support activities that lead to innovative cyberinfrastructure but are not currently funded by other programs or solicitations. Eligible projects include development, deployment, research, and education necessary to create cyberinfrastructure, or creation of cyberinfrastructure that will enable innovative science and education. Proposals submitted to STCI should demonstrate a significant potential to transform multiple areas of science and/or education that depend on the development and deployment of CI.
Proposal Deadlines: April 21, 2010 and August 5, 2010; Before developing a proposal intended for this Program, investigators are strongly encouraged to discuss their ideas with program officers associated with the Program to make sure that there is no targeted solicitation in development for which the proposal would be a better fit.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503475
Travel Grants for Women Researchers
NSF (AWM)
Close Date: 5/1/2010, 10/1/2010
The objective of the grants is to enable women to attend research conferences in their fields, thereby providing a valuable opportunity to advance their research activities and their visibility in the research community. By having more women attend such meetings, the co-sponsors also increase the size of the pool from which speakers at subsequent meetings may be drawn and thus address the persistent problem of the absence of women speakers at some research conferences. Two types of travel grants are available. The Mathematics Travel Grants provide full or partial support for travel and subsistence for a meeting or conference in the applicant's field of specialization. The Mathematics Education Research Travel Grants provide full or partial support for travel and subsistence in math/math education research, for mathematicians attending a math education research conference or math education researchers attending a math conference. These travel grants are supported by the AWM and the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) and the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communication (REC) of the NSF. For either type, the conference or the applicant's research must be in an area supported by DMS.
» More information: http://www.awm-math.org/travelgrants.html
Undergraduate Science and Engineering Program and Liberal Arts, Willam M. Keck Foundation
KECK
Close Date: 5/1/2010
The W.M. Keck Foundation established its Undergraduate Science and Engineering Program to support inventive approaches to instruction and effective involvement of students in research in these fields at leading undergraduate colleges. Past grants have supported the development of new curricula and course materials and the expansion of research linked to these activities. Requests may seek funding for equipment, supplies, personnel, or a combination of these components.
» More information: http://www.wmkeck.org/programs/science_undergrad.html
American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship
NSF
Close Date: 5/6/2010
Deadlines: May 6, 2010 & April 4, 2011, First Monday in April, annually thereafter
The American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship program is a program to support postdoctoral associates in chemistry. It seeks to (1) build ties between academic and industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center researchers (partners) and (2) involve beginning scientists in efforts to broaden participation in chemistry. Fellows will pursue research with industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center partners that will enrich their in-house research program. In addition, fellows will develop and implement their own plans for broadening participation in the chemical sciences. Successful applicants must propose a well-integrated, synergistic research plan with their chosen affiliate as well as an effective outreach plan that will broaden participation by underrepresented groups in chemistry. The research must be in a thematic area that is supported by the NSF Division of Chemistry. The Program will support Fellows for two years of postgraduate study. The Chemistry Division envisions that Postdoctoral Fellows with successful programs who pursue careers in academia will have opportunities for significant additional funding, either through supplements to their original ACC-F award, or through new awards from the Division.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10535/nsf10535.htm
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education in Engineering
NSF
Close Date: 5/7/2010
This solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of this year's competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. Related funding opportunities are posted on www.nsf.gov/nano. Research and education projects
in nanoscale science and engineering will continue to be supported in the relevant NSF programs and divisions.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10536
Biomolecular Systems Cluster
NSF
Close Date: 7/12/2010
The Biomolecular Systems Cluster, one of three thematic areas within the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, supports fundamental research in the areas of molecular biophysics, molecular biochemistry, and metabolic biochemistry. The cluster emphasizes the relationships between structure, function, and dynamics in studies of individual macromolecules, macromolecular complexes, and metabolic pathways. Research of interest to the cluster includes novel and creative projects addressing protein folding and dynamics, natively unfolded proteins, protein design, molecular recognition, enzymology, energy transformations in living systems, and the components, architecture and flux in metabolic pathways. The cluster encourages research projects integrating theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to discover and define basic molecular mechanisms, as well as projects developing cutting-edge technologies in the context of biological questions relevant to the cluster. The cluster also encourages multi-disciplinary research at the interface of biology with physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, and engineering. Program Directors: Kamal Shukla: Molecular biophysics; computational biology, NMR and spectroscopy. Jose Arguello: Molecular biochemistry, membrane proteins, metallo-biochemistry. Robert L. Burnap: Metabolic biochemistry in bacteria and plants, protein structure-function, photosynthesis. Wilfredo Colon: Molecular biophysics; protein folding and stability. Wilson Francisco: Metabolic and molecular biochemistry; enzymology, metalloproteins, protein structure and function. Neocles B. Leontis: Nucleic acid structure, folding; dynamics; protein-nucleic acid interactions. David Rockcliffe: Molecular biochemistry; enzymology.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12771
Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms
NSF
Close Date: 8/2/2010
The Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanisms Program supports basic, transformative experimental and theoretical research directed toward elucidating electronic and molecular structure, structure-activity relationships, dynamic interactions at the molecular level and chemical reaction mechanisms. The program is particularly interested in hypothesis-driven or exploratory research projects that address grand challenges in the field of chemistry including, for example, understanding the principles of chemical reactivity in homogeneous, heterogeneous and interfacial systems and the use of advanced computational and spectroscopic techniques to address chemical systems at the limits of temporal and spatial resolution. The program supports studies that focus on the dynamic behavior and chemical reactions of molecules and atomic and molecular clusters, in the gas, liquid, and solid phases. Specific examples include studies of the dynamics of photochemical reactions and charge transfer processes and studies aiming to understand and control light-matter interactions at the molecular level. The program also supports the use of experimental, modeling and computational techniques to probe the orientation, interactions and reaction mechanisms of molecular species on surfaces and at other interfaces.
Full Proposal Window: July 1, 2010 - August 2, 2010
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503415
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
NSF
Close Date: 8/25/2010
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department, or on interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. A partnership with the Department of Defense supports REU Sites in DoD-relevant research areas. (2) REU Supplements may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects or may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07569
University and Non-Profit Scientific and Engineering Research
DOD, NSWC
Close Date: 9/30/2010
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division invites scientific and engineering research white papers to identify capabilities of university and nonprofit institutions to conduct basic research, applied research, and advanced research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. NSWC is seeking submission of capability statements only. Specific research proposals may be returned to the submitting institution with a request to submit a capability statement. Research projects are expected to require a high level of technical expertise, primarily involving PhD level personnel; personnel requirements include, but are not limited to, the following categories: distinguished postdoctoral, senior postdoctoral, postdoctoral, professors, and graduate students. NSWC anticipates making multiple awards. White papers are due Sep 30.
White papers will be accepted through September 30, 2010.
» More information: http://ssti.staging.10floor.com/email/600570.1/LS/www.fbo.gov/spg/
DON/NAVSEA/N00178/N0017810Q3903/listing.html
Applied Mathematics
NSF
Close Date: 11/15/2010
Supports mathematics research motivated by or having an effect on problems arising in science and engineering. Mathematical merit and novelty, as well as breadth and quality of impact on applications, are important factors. Proposals to develop critical mathematical techniques from individual investigators as well as interdisciplinary teams are encouraged.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5664
Computational Mathematics
NSF
Close Date: 12/15/2010
Supports mathematical research in areas of science where computing plays a central and essential role, emphasizing algorithms design, numerical methods and their analysis, and symbolic methods. The prominence of computation in the research is a hallmark of the program. Proposals ranging from single-investigator projects that develop and analyze innovative computational methods to interdisciplinary team projects that not only create new mathematical and computational techniques but use them to model, study, and solve important application problems are encouraged.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390
DHS S&T Long Range Broad Agency Announcement, BAA 10-01
DHS
Close Date: 12/31/2010
The DHS Science and Technology Directorate has issued a Broad Agency Announcement for long-range research and technology projects to improve homeland security. The announcement will support basic and applied research, and that portion of advanced technology development not related to a specific system or hardware procurement. Award size and duration will vary with project subject area. Multiple awards are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted.
Some topics: Improved Informatics & Design for Biological & Chemical Analysis, Bioforensics R&D Program, Advanced Detection Technologies
Mandatory white papers and subsequent full proposals may be submitted anytime before Dec 31.
» More information: https://baa.st.dhs.gov/
Mathematical Biology
NSF
Close Date: 1/13/2011
The Mathematical Biology Program supports research in areas of applied and computational mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences. Successful proposals are mathematically innovative and address challenging problems of interest to members of the biological community.
Projects may include development of mathematical concepts and tools traditionally seen in other disciplinary programs within the Division of Mathematical Sciences, e.g., topology, probability, statistics, and computation, etc. To receive appropriate and timely review, such proposals should be submitted directly to the relevant disciplinary program, but will be considered for co-review by the Mathematical Biology program which may be selected as a secondary program. Note that proposals that use established mathematical, statistical and computational tools to address problems in the biological sciences are typically not appropriate for consideration by the disciplinary programs within DMS. For further details on other disciplinary programs within the division, see the details of the program descriptions.
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5690
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research BAA 2010
AFOSR
Close Date: N/A
This announcement will remain open until replaced by a successor BAA. Proposals may be submitted at any time. However, those planning to submit proposals should consider that AFOSR commits the bulk of its funds in the Fall of each year. Please see the actual BAA for the (lengthy) listing of topics. AFOSR is seeking unclassified, white papers and proposals that do not contain proprietary information. We expect our research to be fundamental. In Fiscal Year 2009, AFOSR managed funding support for approximately 1,650 grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, totaling $400 million, to about 450 academic institutions and industrial firms. This included grants, cooperative agreements and contracts to academic institutions, non-profit organizations, and industry. Approximately $200M is available for support of actions awarded through this BAA process. Awards average $150,000 per year and may be proposed for up to five years. Awards may start any time during the fiscal year.
» More information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=51659
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program
DOC, NIST
Close Date: continuous
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50883
The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program will offer financial assistance in the field of nanotechnology specifically aimed at developing essential measurement methods, instrumentation, and standards to support nanotechnology development, from discovery to production, conducting collaborative research with NIST scientists including research at the CNST Nanofab, a national facility for nanofabrication and measurement, and assisting visiting researchers at the CNST. Financial support may be provided for conferences, workshops, or other technical research meetings that are relevant to the mission of the CNST.
Building Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program
DOC, NIST
Close Date: continuous
The Building Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program will provide grants and cooperative agreements in the following fields of research:
1. Structures
2. Construction Metrology and Automation
3. Inorganic Materials
4. Polymeric Materials
5. HVAC and R Equipment Performance
6. Mechanical Systems and Controls
7. Heat Transfer and Alternative Energy Systems
8. Computer Integrated Building Processes
9. Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation
10. Building Economics
» More information: http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=73061
Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Grants Program
DOC, NIST
Close Date: Continuous
The Information Technology Laboratory Grants Program will provide grants and cooperative agreements in the broad areas of mathematical and computational sciences, advanced network technologies, information access, and software testing.
Specific objectives of interest in these areas of research include quantum information theory, computational materials science, network science, mathematical foundations of measurement science for information systems, mathematical knowledge management, visual data analysis, verification and validation of computer models, computational biology, semantic data integration, software testing, biometrics, human language technology, interactive systems, multimedia technology, human factors/security/core requirements/ testing of voting systems, information visualization, systems biology, grid computing, service oriented architecture and complex systems, security for the IPv6 transition from and coexistence with IPv4, and device mobility among heterogeneous networks.
» More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50883
Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) Grants Program
DOC, NIST
Close Date: Continuous
The Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) Grants Program will provide grants and cooperative agreements for the development of fundamental electrical metrology and of metrology supporting industry and government agencies in the broad areas of semiconductors, electronic instrumentation, radio-frequency technology, optoelectronics, magnetics, superconductors, electronic commerce as applied to electronic products and devices, the transmission and distribution of electrical power, national electrical standards (fundamental, generally quantum-based physical standards), and law enforcement standards.
Financial support may be provided for conferences, workshops, or other technical research meetings that are relevant to the mission of the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory.
» More information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50883
Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS)
NSF
Close Date: EARS is not presently accepting proposals. Please contact the program officer for additional information.
The radio spectrum is a finite but exceedingly valuable natural resource that facilitates a tremendous variety of scientific, engineering, security, business, and consumer applications. Radio and radar astronomy, ionospheric physics, meteorology, broadband wireless networks, cell phones, aviation radar, GPS, military satellites, and television broadcasting are but a few of the countless diverse uses of the radio spectrum.\
» More information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503480
