Faculty Recognition & Funding Opportunities – April 15, 2016

posted April 15, 2016

RECOGNITION

Dorothy Kim, Assistant Professor of English, and her collaborator Adrienne Williams Boyarin, of the University of Victoria, have been awarded a Connections Grant (25,000 CAD) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada in support of the “Making Early Middle English” conference, which will convene at the University of Victoria in September 2016. At this conference of international scholars, Dorothy will debut her digital Archive of Early Middle English, a collaborative project supported by a Scholarly Editions & Translations grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, was selected by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation as a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow under the category of “General Nonfiction”. Launched in 1926, the Guggenheim Fellowship Program provides exceptional artists, scholars, writers, scientists and other advanced professionals with blocks of time in which they can work with as much creative freedom as possible. In its 92nd annual competition for the United States and Canada, the Foundation chose Professor Kumar and 177 others from 3,000 applicants on the “basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise”. During his fellowship term, Kumar will work on a project about writing and academic style, Every Day I Write the Book.

SOME UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR EXTERNAL FUNDING

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

*MAY 2 (preliminary proposals) National Science Foundation (NSF) Expeditions In Computing. NSF’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) has created the Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) program to provide the CISE research and education community with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, fundamental research agendas that promise to define the future of computing and information. In planning Expeditions projects, investigators are encouraged to come together within or across departments or institutions to combine their creative talents in the identification of compelling, transformative research agendas that promise disruptive innovations in computing and information for many years to come. Funded at levels up to $2,000,000 per year for five years, Expeditions represent some of the largest single investments currently made by the directorate. Together with the Science and Technology Centers CISE supports, Expeditions form the centerpiece of the directorate’s center-scale award portfolio. With awards funded at levels that promote the formation of research teams, CISE recognizes that concurrent research advances in multiple fields or sub-fields are often necessary to stimulate deep and enduring outcomes. The awards made in this program will complement research areas supported by other CISE programs, which target particular computing or information disciplines or fields. For detailed guidelines, visit NSF online: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503169&ods_key=nsf16535

*MAY 9 (letters of intent) NSF Cyberlearning and Future Learning Technologies Program is to integrate opportunities offered by emerging technologies with advances in what is known about how people learn to advance three interconnected thrusts. Innovation: Inventing and improving next-generation genres (types) of learning technologies, identifying new means of using technology for fostering and assessing learning, and proposing new ways of integrating learning technologies with each other and into learning environments to foster and assess learning; Advancing understanding of how people learn in technology-rich learning environments: enhancing understanding of how people learn and how to better foster and assess learning, especially in technology-rich learning environments that offer new opportunities for learning and through data collection and computational modeling of learners and groups of learners that can be done only in such environments; and Promoting broad use and transferability of new genres: extracting lessons from experiences with these technologies that can inform design and use of new genres across disciplines, populations, and learning environments; advancing understanding of how to foster learning through effective use these new technologies and the environments into which they are integrated. This program aims to advance technologies that specifically focus on the experiences of learners; innovations that simply focus on making teaching easier will not be funded. Awards will be made in three research categories, each focusing on a different stage of research and development: Exploration (EXP), Design and Implementation (DIP), and Integration (INT). The program will also support small Capacity-Building Projects (CAP), e.g., conferences, workshops, and partnership-building activities. For details, see NSF online: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504984

Many other NSF funding opportunities are available. See the list and links here!

*MAY 16 Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) Cottrell Scholar Awards. After several decades of supporting successful research activities at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) through the Cottrell College Science Award (CCSA) program, RCSA is taking the support to the colleges to an even higher level of excellence. CCSA has been consolidated with Cottrell Scholars, a signature program with a 20+-year history developing truly outstanding teacher-scholars at research universities nationwide. Starting in 2015, the Cottrell Scholar Award (CSA) is available to early career faculty who conduct high-quality research and educational activities at both research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions across the country. Eligible applicants are tenure-track faculty members whose primary appointment is in a department of astronomy, chemistry or physics that offers, the minimum, a bachelor’s degree. For the 2016 proposal cycle, eligibility is limited to faculty members who started their first tenure-track appointment anytime in calendar year 2013. Pre-proposals are due May 16, 2016; with invited full proposals due August 1. For full guidelines and details, visit RCSA online at http://rescorp.org/cottrell-scholars/cottrell-scholar-award/guidelines

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 15 The American Psychological Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Psychological Association, is accepting applications for the David Wechsler Early Career Grant for Innovative Work in Cognition. The annual program is designed to support early career psychologists pursuing innovative work in neuropsychology, intelligence, and/or the assessment aspects of cognition. Those who work on positive applied neuropsychology are encouraged to apply. Grants will be for up to $25,000. To be eligible, psychologists must hold an Ed.D., Psy.D., or Ph.D. degree from an accredited institution and be no more than seven years postdoctoral. For complete program guidelines, a list of previous recipients, and application instructions, visit the APF website: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/wechsler.aspx

*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

New to NIH? Check out this video overview of the NIH grants process!

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 27 (letters of inquiry) Harpo Foundation supports visual artists who are under-recognized in their field and seeks to stimulate creative inquiry aimed at encouraging new modes of thinking about art. To that end, the foundation is inviting Letters of Inquiry for its 2016 New Work Project Grants program. Through the annual program, grants of up to $10,000 are awarded to nonprofit organizations in support of new work by under-recognized visual artists who are at least 21 years old. The foundation considers proposals that directly support the production of new work by artists and/or collaborative teams. Productions can happen in the context of an installation, public intervention, residency, or exhibition. LOIs must be received no later than April 27, 2016. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application by June 30, 2016. For complete program guidelines, information about previous fellowship recipients, and applications instructions, see the Harpo Foundation website: http://www.harpofoundation.org/apply/new-work-project-grants/

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 The American Psychological Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the American Psychological Association, is accepting applications for the David Wechsler Early Career Grant for Innovative Work in Cognition. The annual program is designed to support early-career psychologists pursuing innovative work in neuropsychology, intelligence, and/or the assessment aspects of cognition. Those who work on positive applied neuropsychology are encouraged to apply. Grants will be for up to $25,000. To be eligible, psychologists must hold an Ed.D., Psy.D., or Ph.D. degree from an accredited institution and be no more than seven years postdoctoral. For complete program guidelines, a list of previous recipients, and application instructions, visit the APF website: http://www.apa.org/apf/funding/wechsler.aspx

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

*OCTOBER 1 The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Conservation Grants Program supports projects that illuminate European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early nineteenth century and provides support for the professional practice of art conservation. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, the development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, exhibitions and publications focused on art conservation, scholarly publications, and technical and scientific studies. Grants are also awarded for activities that enable conservators and conservation scientists to share their expertise with professional colleagues and a broader audience through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, exhibitions that include a prominent focus on materials and techniques, and other professional events. See the Kress Foundation website for complete program guidelines, an FAQ, information about previous grant recipients, and application procedures: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/conservation/

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

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Amanda Thornton (5309, amthornton), Director of Grants Administration

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Posted on Friday, April 15, 2016