Faculty Recognition & Funding Opportunities – April 1, 2016
RECOGNITION
Barry Lam, Associate Professor of Philosophy, was awarded a Summer Stipends grant by theNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to produce a new episode of his developing podcast series Hi-Phi Nation. Titled “Soldier Philosophers”, the episode features members of the U.S. military, in the shadow of two of the most morally complicated conflicts in recent American history, and examines their experiences as cadets, officers, warriors and teachers, and illuminates how war affects their philosophical views. Barry was also awarded a Humanities Writ Large Fellowship from Duke University, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for his work on future segments of Hi-Phi Nation that will exhibit the insight and importance of philosophy to everyday human experiences, social policy, technology and politics. With the series, Barry aims to popularize philosophy through on-demand digital audio while providing new and engaging material for use in high school and college courses.
***OPPORTUNITY FOR INTRAMURAL FUNDING***
APRIL 4 The Carolyn Grant ’36 Endowment Fund offers Vassar’s faculty the opportunity to integrate expressive arts and experiential processes into teaching and to explore pedagogical methodologies that engage the imagination in a hands-on way. “Experiential processes” include story-telling, movement, drawing, verbal-enactment, meditative-arts, group process and dialogue, creative applications of myth, dream, and folklore, and new audio-visual intensive models of instruction and expression. At this time, the steering committee for the Carolyn Grant ’36 Endowment requests your project proposals, which should offer a succinct description of your project and of the course to be developed or modified by the use of Carolyn Grant ‘36 funding. The pedagogical methods and goals of that course should be included along with a breakdown of anticipated expenses. Note that grants generally range between $500-$3500. For complete instructions and the application form, see the Carolyn Grant ’36 Endowment website: http://carolyngrantendowment.vassar.edu/apply/
SOME UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR EXTERNAL FUNDING
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS
APRIL 8 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) announce the Cycle 24 Call for Proposals for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Observations and funding for Archival Research and Theoretical Research programs. Participation in this program is open to all categories of organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational institutions. This solicitation for proposals will be open through April 08, 2016 8:00pm EDT. The Astronomer's Proposal Tools (APT), which is required for Phase I Proposal Submission will be made available/released for Cycle 24 Phase I use during the 2nd week of February 2016. Results of the selection will be announced by the end of June 2016. All programmatic and technical information, as well as specific guidelines for proposal preparation, are available electronically from the STScI Announcement Web Page: http://www.stsci.edu/hst/proposing/docs/cycle24announce
MAY 18 The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation is accepting nominations for its Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences at undergraduate institutions. The award is based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching, and provides an unrestricted research grant of $60,000. Nominees must hold a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, be after the fourth and before the thirteenth years of their independent academic careers, and be engaged in research and teaching primarily with undergraduates. Re-nominations are accepted. For complete program guidelines and nomination instructions, see the Dreyfus Foundation website.
*JUNE 16 (also October 25) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Grant Program (R03) will support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The NIH has standardized the Small Grant application characteristics, requirements, preparation, and review procedures in order to accommodate investigator-initiated (unsolicited) applications. Investigators may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up $50,000 per year. The R03 cannot be renewed; no preliminary data are required but may be included if available. Examples of the types of projects that NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) support with the R03 include pilot or feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. All investigators should consult the list of participating ICs as well as the IC staff listed as contacts to determine if an R03 application is appropriate. Investigators are strongly encouraged to consult with the appropriate NIH program administrator about their proposed research project during the concept development stage of the application. For complete eligibility and instructions, please visit NIH online at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r03.htm
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JUNE 25 (also October 25) NIH Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) support meritorious research at undergraduate degree-granting colleges and universities in order to expose students to research and help to strengthen the research environment of awardee institutions. Projects may last up to three years, and direct costs are not to exceed $300,000. AREA grants are renewable, and preliminary data are not required. For complete eligibility and instructions, please visit NIH online at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm
AUGUST 1 Fulbright Scholar Program Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Fulbright is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. Fulbright’s core U.S. Scholar Program offers nearly 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries! Opportunities are available for faculty as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants. For more, go to http://www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program
Rolling The Simons Foundation invites Letters of Intent for its new Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences program, intended to support high-risk projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis. For projects with principal investigators at different institutions, the LOI should be submitted by the lead PI and his/her institution. Applicants will be notified within two months of the submission of the LOI. See the Simons Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/funding/funding-opportunities/mathematics-physical-sciences/targeted-grants-in-mps/
Rolling The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation believes that a carefully reasoned and systematic understanding of the forces of nature and society, when applied inventively and wisely, can lead to a better world for all. The Foundation makes grants to support original research and broad-based education related to science, technology, and economic performance; and to improve the quality of American life. The Foundation is unique in its focus on science, technology, and economic institutions. It believes the scholars and practitioners who work in these fields are chief drivers of the nation’s health and prosperity. In each grant program, the Foundation seeks proposals for original projects led by outstanding individuals or teams.
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is interested in projects that it expects will result in a strong benefit to society, and for which funding from the private sector, the government, or other foundations is not widely available. For areas of interest and application instructions, visit the Sloan Foundation online: http://www.sloan.org/major-program-areas/?L=0%3FcHash%3D3abefb807773927e5a962594e662c143
SOME UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR EXTERNAL FUNDING
ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
APRIL 15 Yale University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and/or Queer (LGBT) Studies Department invites proposals for its annual LGBT Fellowship program designed to provide access to university resources in LGBT Studies for scholars who live outside the greater New Haven, Connecticut, region. The program supports scholars from any field interested in pursuing research in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer studies at Yale University using faculty resources, manuscript archives, and library collections at Yale. The fellowship provides an award of $4,000, which is intended to pay for travel to and from New Haven and act as a living allowance. The one-month fellowship must be taken up between September 1, 2016, and April 30, 2017, and the recipient is expected to be in residence for a minimum of twenty days during the period of their award. Scholars residing within a hundred miles of New Haven are ineligible to apply. For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Yale LGBT Studies website: http://lgbts.yale.edu/research
APRIL 28 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites applications for its flagship Fellowships, which support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources in the humanities. Projects may be at any stage of development. Fellowships cover periods lasting from six to twelve months at a stipend of $4,200 per month. The maximum stipend is $50,400 for a twelve-month period. Applicants should request award periods that suit their schedules and the needs of their projects. More details are available on the NEH website at http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships
APRIL 28 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-NEH Fellowships for Digital Publication support individual scholars pursuing research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. To be eligible for this special opportunity, an applicant’s plans for digital publication must be essential to the project’s research goals. That is, the project must be conceived as digital because the nature of the research and the topics being addressed demand presentation beyond traditional print publication. Successful projects will likely incorporate visual, audio, and/or other multimedia materials or flexible reading pathways that could not be included in traditionally published books. Applications submitted for this special opportunity will be evaluated separately from other NEH Fellowships applications, but, like applications submitted to the NEH Fellowships program, will be held to the highest standards of scholarship. For details and application instructions, visit NEH online: http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/neh-mellon-fellowships-digital-publication
MAY 30 The Aaron Siskind Foundation invites applications for the 2016 Individual Photographer's Fellowships Program. The annual program encourages and celebrates artistic achievement in contemporary photography by supporting the creative endeavors of artists working in photography and photo-based art media. A limited number of fellowship grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to artists working in photography and photo-based art. Qualified applicants must provide a still photography portfolio that illustrates any subject, genre, and/or process. Works submitted may be traditional photography projects or experimental works, but photographic techniques must be pivotal to the works submitted. Examples of ineligible work include film, video, and interactive multimedia. Recipients will be determined by a panel of distinguished guest judges on the basis of artistic excellence, accomplishment to date, and the promise of future achievement. Fellowship funds must be used to further the artist's creative endeavors. For complete program guideline and application instructions, see the Foundation’s website: http://aaronsiskind.org/grant.html
JUNE 15 (letters of inquiry) The Russell Sage Foundation’s Future of Work Program seeks research proposals related to the role of changes in employer practices; the nature of the labor market; and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs of American workers. Examples of the kinds of topics and questions that are of interest include but are not limited to changing economies, changing families and policy responses (or lack thereof); economics of productivity and the role of managerial practices in improving job quality; causes and consequences of job polarization; and the effects of long-term unemployment and strategies to prevent long-term disadvantage. Priority will be given to analyses of original qualitative and quantitative data sources, and novel uses of existing sources of data to address important questions related to the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the well-being of workers, today and in the future. Awards are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded. Letters of Inquiry must be received no later than June 15, 2016. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals by August 15, 2016. For complete program guidelines, application instructions, and an FAQ, see the Russell Sage website: http://www.russellsage.org/research/future-work
JUNE 25 (letters of intent) The El-Hibri Foundation (EHF) supports peace education and interreligious cooperation through grants to promising groups, awards that recognize leadership, and programs that promote learning and bridge-building. In 2015, EHF will award new grants of up to $25,000 for projects that address any of the following topics: 1) Demonstrating the impact of peace education on youth through careful assessment; 2) Understanding the relationship between peacebuilding, the social neurosciences, and experimental psychology; or 3) Disseminating information about the shared values of the Abrahamic traditions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Priority will be given to applications that focus on disseminating information about positive, prosocial, shared values and activities using diverse communications tools, strategies, and platforms. Applications may focus on sharing information about shared values research, dialogue, or collaborative joint activities involving Muslims, Christians, and/or Jews. Letters of Intent must be received no later than June 25, 2015; selected applicants will be invited to submit full proposals. Visit the EHF website for complete guidelines: http://www.elhibrifoundation.org/grants/seekers/grant-focal-areas
JULY 15 The IEEE Foundation, the charitable arm of technology innovation organization IEEE, has issued a Request for Proposals for projects that raise awareness and understanding of technology and its impact on society. Twelve-month grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded in support of projects that provide technical information at a level that can be understood by the general public; reaches a broad cross-section of society; presents, in a neutral and balanced manner, an analysis of the social benefits and costs of deploying the subject technology; and avoids advocating a particular action but encourages and enables participants to make an informed decision. In addition, projects should directly involve IEEE members, including, as appropriate, student members. To be eligible, applicants must be a part of an IEEE organizational unit, including sections, regions, societies, affinity groups, student branches, and/or major boards. See the IEEE Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application instructions: http://www.ieeefoundation.org/Grants#Focus
AUGUST 1 Fulbright Scholar Program Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Fulbright is the U.S. government’s flagship international exchange program and is supported by the people of the United States and partner countries around the world. Fulbright’s core U.S. Scholar Program offers nearly 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries! Opportunities are available for faculty as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants. For more, go to http://www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program
Rolling The Jerome Foundation offers grants in support of the creation, development, and production of new works by emerging artists in New York City and Minnesota. Through its General Program, the foundation seeks to support organizations and programs that demonstrate a substantial and ongoing commitment to the creation, development, and production of new works by emerging artists. Priority will be given to organizations and/or programs that foster a deep and sustained engagement between the artist and the organization. Grant amounts are determined on a project-by-project basis. The foundation is open to applications in and across all arts disciplines. However, programs must provide adequate payment to artists for their work and/or offer substantial opportunities to advance their work and recognition. In addition, organizations must have their primary office and operation in New York City or Minnesota. For complete program guidelines, an FAQ, information about previous grantees, and application instructions, visit the Jerome Foundation website: http://www.jeromefdn.org/apply/general-program
Rolling Mellon Slavic Studies Initiative The field of Russian, East European, and Central Asian studies is actively redefining itself in response to the dramatic transformations of the post-Soviet period and the realities of an increasingly interconnected world. To encourage fresh perspectives by emerging scholars of this dynamic region, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, and Wisconsin university presses are launching a joint publishing initiative supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Northwestern seeks studies of Slavic literature, art, and culture; Pittsburgh is looking for projects in the social, political, environmental, urban, and cultural history of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia; Wisconsin is especially interested in cultural and intellectual history, literary and film studies, anthropology, and human rights, with a focus on Russia and Eastern Europe. For program details, please visit: http://www.mellonslavicstudies.org/submissions.htm
Questions about funding for research and scholarship? Contact us:
Judith Dollenmayer (5376, judollenmayer), Associate Director, Corporate, Foundation & Government Relations
Gary Hohenberger (7092, gahohenberger), Director, Corporate, Foundation & Government Relations
Lori McElduff (5490, lomcelduff), Grants Office Specialist
Patricia Pritchard (5893, papritchard), Director, Grants Accounting
Amanda Thornton (5309, amthornton), Director of Grants Administration
Christopher White (7836, chwhite), Associate Professor of Religion and Faculty Director of Research Development
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