SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS
FOR SEPTEMBER, 2008
PROGRAM: Keystone Initiative Grants
AGENCY: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 01, 2008 (target date)
ITEM: Provides from $50,000 to $300,000 in matching funds (generally 2:1 non-federal match) to conserve & restore fish, wildlife, plants, & the habitats on which they depend. Projects should involve other conservation/community interests, leverage NFWF funding, & evaluate project outcomes. Contacts vary by initiative. Target dates refer to required pre- proposals. Invited full proposals due 6/1 and 11/1 annually. See http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Keystone_Initiatives_Grant_Guidelines for details.
CONTACT: Various
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
202/857-0166
PROGRAM: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 16, 2008
ITEM: Supports projects that provide year-round support for undergraduate students to gain research experience in biology research. Field experience must be part of the research experience. Projects should encourage members of under-represented groups to enter and remain in biological science research. Deadline refers to required preliminary proposals. Invited full proposals due 3/3/09. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500036 for details.
CFDA Number:47.074
CONTACT: Program Director
Division of Biological Infrastructure
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-8470
E-mail: biourm@nsf.gov
PROGRAM: Informal Science Education (ISE)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 18, 2008
ITEM: Supports informal learning experiences to increase interest, engagement, & understanding of science, technology, engineering, & math (STEM). Should advance theory/practice of ISE and target public audiences/professionals whose work affects informal STEM learning. Conference, Symposia, & Workshop proposals accepted anytime, 1 year in advance of project. Supplement proposals due 2 months in advance. Deadline refers to required letters of intent for Project Grants and Planning Grants. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5361 for details.
CFDA Number:47.076
CONTACT: ISE Program Director
Elementary, Secondary, & Informal Ed.
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-8616
E-mail: DRLISE@nsf.gov
PROGRAM: Division of Physics Programs
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 24, 2008 (target date)
ITEM: Supports experimental research in major subfields of physics. Programs accepting proposals under 9/24/08 target date are: Atomic, Molecular, Optical, and Plasma Physics; Elementary Particle Physics; Gravitational Physics and LIGO; Nuclear Physics; Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics; Education and Interdisciplinary Research; and Theoretical Physics. Other programs are: Biological Physics (7/31/08 target date); Physics at the Information Frontier (10/22/08 target date); and NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering (last target date: 12/12/07). See http://www.nsf.gov/mps/phy/about.jsp for details.
CFDA Number:47.049
CONTACT: Joseph Dehmer, PHY Division Director
Division of Physics
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-8719
E-mail: jdehmer@nsf.gov
PROGRAM: International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 09, 2008 (target date)
ITEM: Supports fellowships to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to international collaborative research opportunities to further their research capacity and global perspective and forge long-term relationships with scientists, technologists, and engineers abroad. Awards are available in any field of science and engineering research and education supported by NSF. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5179 for details.
CONTACT: Susan Parris, Program Director
International Science & Engineering
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-8711
E-mail: sparris@nsf.gov
PROGRAM: International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 20, 2008 (target date)
ITEM: Supports the initial phases of developing & coordinating integrated research & education activities with foreign partners. Support is primarily for travel & subsistence expenses; salaries and stipends are not typically supported. Target dates refer to Workshop proposals. Planning Visit proposals accepted any time. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12815 for details and list of regional contacts.
CFDA Number:47.074
CONTACT: Varies by region, OISE Staff
International Science & Engineering
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
PROGRAM: Innovation and Organizational Sciences (IOS)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 03, 2008 (target date)
ITEM: Supports research to advance understanding of innovation & organizational phenomena. Levels of analysis may include individuals, groups, & institutional arrangements. Research may involve industrial, educational, service, government, not- for-profits, voluntary organizations, or inter- organizational arrangements. Research must be grounded in theory, relevant to an operational or applied context, & generalizable, & must advance scientific understanding of innovation and organizations. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5378 for details.
CFDA Number:47.075
CONTACT: Jacqueline Meszaros, Program Director
Social & Economic Sciences
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-7261
E-mail: jmeszaro@nsf.gov
PROGRAM: Sloan Research Fellowships
AGENCY: Sloan (Alfred P.) Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Provides up to 118 two-year awards of up to $45,000 to stimulate fundamental research by early career scietists in chemistry; computer science; mathematics; economics; neuroscience; physics; & computational and evolutionary molecular biology. Candidates must be faculty members, nominated by department heads or other senior scholars. No more than three candidates per department can be nominated. Must also be no more than six years from completion of the most recent PhD as of the year of the nomination. See http://www.sloan.org/programs/scitech_fellowships.shtml for details.
CONTACT: Michael Teitelbaum, Program Director
630 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2550
New York, NY 10111-0242
212/649-1649
E-mail: teitelbaum@sloan.org
PROGRAM: Grants-in- Aid at The Roosevelt Library
AGENCY: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Grants-in-Aid provide up to $2,500 for research on the "Roosevelt years" or closely related subjects. Funds are awarded to defray living, travel, & related expenses while conducting research at the Roosevelt Library. Preference for young scholars and to scholars from emerging democracies and the Third World. Deadlines are 2/15 & 9/15 annually. See http://www.feri.org/programs/grants.cfm for details.
CONTACT: Program Staff (ext. 261)
Research Office
511 Albany Post Road
Hyde Park, NY 12538
845/229-8114
E-mail: info@feri.org
PROGRAM: Research Travel Grants Program
AGENCY: Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Provides approximately 10 awards of up to $2,000 for travel & living expenses to use the library's archival materials relating to 1970s US domestic & economic policies, foreign affairs, & national politics. Deadlines are 3/15 & 9/15 annually. Applications may be submitted at any time & those received too late for one round will be considered in the next. See http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/foundationgrants.asp for details.
CONTACT: Helmi Raaska, Grants Coordinator
Research Office
1000 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114
734/205-0559
E-mail: helmi.raaska@nara.gov
PROGRAM: Furthermore Grants in Publishing
AGENCY: J.M. Kaplan Fund
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Makes grants of between $500 and $15,000 to support writing, research, editing, design, indexing, photography, illustration, printing, and binding of nonfiction books. Projects should relate to natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; civil liberties; and other public issues. There is some emphasis on New York City and State. Proposals to which a publisher is already committed are usually preferred. See http://www.furthermore.org/ for details.
CONTACT: Ann Birckmayer, Administrator
P.O. Box 667 (letters)
518 Warren Street (parcels)
Hudson, NY 12534
518/828-8900
E-mail: info@furthermore.org
PROGRAM: Fellowships to Assist Research & Artistic Creation
AGENCY: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Provides fellowships averaging $40,000 each to further the development of scholars & professionals in all fields (natural & social sciences, humanities, & creative arts) except the performing arts. Students are ineligible. Fellowships for 'Constitutional Studies' now available. Scholars from the U.S. & Canada must apply by 9/15, while those from Latin America & the Caribbean must apply by 12/1. GRC members have received awards in the past. See http://www.gf.org/ for details.
CONTACT: Program Staff
90 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212/687-4470
Email: fellowships@gf.org
PROGRAM: Grants-in-Aid
AGENCY: Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation
NEXT DEADLINE: Sep 15, 2008
ITEM: Supports short-term research at the Johnson Library, which houses the papers of LBJ's career. Eligibility is limited to postdoc scholars, grad & undergrad students. Prior to submitting a proposal, applicants must call to obtain information about materials available in the library on the proposed research topic. Funding may be used to defray living, travel & related expenses. Grants range from $500 to $2,500. See http://128.83.78.247/grants.hom/grant_online/grant_online_info.cfm
CONTACT: Office of the Director
Library Archives
2313 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78705
512-721-0212
E-mail: johnson.grants@nara.gov
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