{"id":332,"date":"2017-10-15T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/?p=332"},"modified":"2021-05-19T16:28:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T16:28:31","slug":"faculty-recognition-funding-opportunities-october-15-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/2017\/10\/15\/faculty-recognition-funding-opportunities-october-15-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Recognition &#038; Funding Opportunities &#8211; October 15, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<p><strong>RECOGNITION&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Bradley<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Physics, is a recipient of\u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Acoustical Society of America<\/strong>\u2019s (ASA)\u00a02017\u00a0<strong>Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/us\/book\/9781493930968\" target=\"_blank\">Worship Space Acoustics: 3 Decades of Design<\/a><\/em>, which he co-edited with Erica Ryherd and Lauren Ronsse.\u00a0The award includes travel expenses to attend the 174th\u00a0ASA meeting in New Orleans, which will include formal presentation of the award to Professor Bradley and his collaborators.\u00a0ASA judges were impressed with the book\u2019s organization, artistic layout and thoughtful blend of science and religious traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>John Meehan<\/strong>, Professor of Dance and Director of Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre, served as a jury member at the 13<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0<strong>International Ballet Competition (IBC)<\/strong>\u00a0in Moscow, held in the Bolshoi Theatre from June 10-20, 2017. Convened every four years, the Moscow IBC is one of the world\u2019s most important ballet competitions and this year offered Grand Prix prizes worth $100,000 each.\u00a0Meehan is the current Chairman of the jury of the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usaibc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA IBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Harry Roseman<\/strong>, Professor of Art, was a featured artist in the&nbsp;<em>Recent Contemporary Works<\/em>&nbsp;exhibition at the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davisandlangdale.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Davis &amp; Langdale Company<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;gallery in New York (September 2017). Professor Roseman has also recently launched two websites: the web projects site at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/roseman.digitallibrary.vassar.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/roseman.digitallibrary.vassar.edu\/<\/a>&nbsp;and his portfolio site at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/harryroseman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/harryroseman\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alison Spodek Keimowitz<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Chemistry on the Mary Clark Rockefeller Chair, was awarded a grant by the\u00a0<strong>National Science Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0(NSF) to support her\u00a0<strong><em>Acquisition of an Ion Chromatograph-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (IC-ICP-MS) for Research and Undergraduate Education<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0at Vassar.<\/strong>\u00a0Jointly funded by the\u00a0<strong>Major Research Instrumentation\u00a0<\/strong>(<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5260\" target=\"_blank\">MRI<\/a>) and\u00a0<strong>Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities<\/strong> (CRIF) programs at NSF, this acquisition will enhance research and education at Vassar and beyond: The mass spectrometer will be made accessible to students, faculty and researchers at other Hudson Valley institutions, including Marist College, SUNY New Paltz, and the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, for research on regional concerns such as arsenic in local waterways and the depositional history and provenance of mercury and lead in the Catskill mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting Assistant Professor\u00a0<strong>Travis\u00a0Wilkerson<\/strong>\u2019s latest film,\u00a0<em>Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?,\u00a0<\/em>had its World Premiere at Sundance in January\u00a02017.\u00a0It subsequently screened at True\/False, Crossroads (SFMOMA), Dokufest (Kosovo), and in the international competition at Locarno.\u00a0<em>The Village Voice<\/em>\u00a0wrote, \u201cIt's hard not to experience\u00a0[it]and not get shivers up your spine - from fear, from anger, and from the beauty of\u00a0Wilkerson's filmmaking.\u201d\u00a0The same publication named it one of \u201cThe Ten Best Films at\u00a0Sundance\u00a02017.\u201d\u00a0<em>Artforum\u00a0<\/em>called it \u201cone of the strongest works in a chilling Sundance Film Festival.\u201d\u00a0<em>Sight and Sound<\/em>\u00a0called it \u201cone of the most powerful reckonings in recent American cinema,\u201d and\u00a0<em>The New Yorker<\/em>\u00a0called it \u201cgenre-expanding.\u201d Numerous screenings are scheduled, including the 2017\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmlinc.org\/nyff2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Film Festival<\/a>.\u00a0In August, Professor Wilkerson\u2019s body of work was the subject of a retrospective at Dokufest (Kosovo), and earlier this summer, his collaborative work with Erin\u00a0Wilkerson\u00a0was included in the Slovenian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emeritus Professor of Music\u00a0<strong>Richard Wilson<\/strong>'s work for solo double bass entitled GRAVITAS was performed by Colin Corner, principal bassist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, at a meeting of the International Society of Bassists at Ithaca College School of Music in\u00a0June\u00a02017.\u00a0That same month,\u00a0Mr. Wilson's work for four clarinets entitled OUTSWAPPINGS received its premiere\u00a0at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thekf.org\/kf\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Kosciuszko Foundation\u00a0<\/a>in New York City in a program dedicated to \"Music of Richard Wilson and Robert Schumann.\"\u00a0On the last day of the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/fishercenter.bard.edu\/bmf\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bard Music Festival<\/a>\u00a0in August, he gave a talk about the influence of Chopin\u2019s music on Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner, and Debussy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>***INTRAMURAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES***<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>DUE TODAY!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Environmental Research Institute (ERI).<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Collins Faculty Research Fund supports faculty research in the area of environmental sciences, including multidisciplinary projects.\u00a0The fund will consider single-year and multi-year projects.\u00a0The funding of faculty research by the Collins Fund will be on a competitive basis.\u00a0 Project budgets up to $5,000 will be considered.\u00a0<strong>Applications are due\u00a0Monday, October 16.\u00a0<\/strong>For further information, see the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/vassar.edu\/document\/d\/1QHOp4u9WaQ1ve-ekwofGmTO0z7s3jhXGtfKM0euQE5I\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Environmental Research Institute Faculty Funding page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>DUE TODAY!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The Frances D. Fergusson Faculty Technology Exploration Fund<\/strong>&nbsp;was created to encourage faculty members to explore the ways in which technology can enhance their teaching or research. Such technologies can include both computer software and peripheral devices. Requests for funds will be reviewed by the Committee on Academic Technologies (CAT), with input from the Dean of the Faculty, or the Chief Information Officer (CIO) when appropriate.&nbsp;Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2017 round of grants. Please note that&nbsp;<strong>all applications must be submitted by&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Monday, October 16<\/strong>.&nbsp;Applications should include a brief statement of the need for the technology, how it would be used, the potential impact, the expected cost, and how the technology will enhance teaching or research. Each applicant is strongly encouraged to consult with the appropriate Academic Computing Services (ACS) liaison before the application is submitted. The ACS liaison can help the applicant identify available technologies and help determine the feasibility for continued support, thereby strengthening the merits of the grant application. Priority will be given to applicants who have not received Fergusson grants in the recent past.&nbsp;To apply, and for more details about the application process and review considerations, please see the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/fdftef\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frances D. Fergusson FacultyTechnology Exploration Fund website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faculty Committee on Research.\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Committee\u00a0on\u00a0Research\u00a0is now accepting applications for funding for the Fall 2017 cycle! All faculty members on tenure-track lines, emeriti, and faculty on continuing contracts are eligible to apply. Instructions and the application form are available at: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/researchcommittee\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/researchcommittee\/<\/a>. Please be sure to read the instructions prior to preparing your proposal because some changes were made last year to the restrictions on funding categories. Applications for the Fall 2017 cycle are due by\u00a05 pm,\u00a0Friday, October 20, 2017. Please email the attached proposals to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:researchcommittee@vassar.edu\" target=\"_blank\">researchcommittee@vassar.edu<\/a>. If you have any questions about eligibility or the application process, please consult the\u00a0Committee\u00a0Chair, Kate Susman (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:kasusman@vassar.edu\" target=\"_blank\">kasusman@vassar.edu<\/a>). If you have questions about accessing the site or the files, contact\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:researchcommittee@vassar.edu\" target=\"_blank\">researchcommittee@vassar.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Carolyn Grant '36 Endowment\u00a0<\/strong>encourages the integration of experiential and imaginative processes, and other kinds of embodied learning, into the lives of members of the Vassar community. The Endowment supports ongoing education, professional development, and training that would lead to innovations in teaching and curricular design.\u00a0Faculty are encouraged to apply for support to prepare to teach new courses or add new dimensions to existing ones. The Endowment funds such expenses as: the cost of attending workshops, pursuing off-campus collaborations, the cost of equipment or supplies for courses, and the cost of bringing teachers or scholars to campus in connection with a course. Proposals should offer a succinct description of the project and the course to be developed or modified by the use of Endowment funds. The pedagogical methods and goals of that course, particularly as they address the Endowment\u2019s purposes, should be included, along with a breakdown of anticipated expenses for the undertaking (grants generally range from $500-$3500).\u00a0 Application forms are available on the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/carolyngrantendowment.vassar.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carolyn Grant Endowment website<\/a>. Please download the form, respond to each question, and email as an attachment to Lori Buckey (<a href=\"mailto:lbuckey@vassar.edu\">lbuckey@vassar.edu<\/a>).\u00a0<strong>The deadline for this semester's application is 5PM, Monday, October 23rd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOME UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR EXTRAMURAL FUNDING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 20 - Registration Deadline\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New York State Department of Health<\/strong>\u00a0(DOH) and the\u00a0<strong>Empire State Development Corporation\u00a0<\/strong>(ESDC) are launching \"a HeroX challenge to increase awareness and foster a network that aims to develop new technologies and other innovations to help New York serve a growing population of aging citizens that need assistance to remain safely in their homes.\u201d\u00a0The initiative was included in the Governor\u2019s 2017 State of the State and envisions \u201ca collaborative effort amongst the State\u2019s colleges and universities, innovators, and industry to create technological solutions, so that aging New Yorkers can live independently and age in place.\u201d The challenge addresses limitations that older adults experience with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). ADLs include taking a bath or shower, getting dressed, using the bathroom, getting up from a chair, walking across a room, and eating a meal. Innovators will be asked to submit prototypes that will assist older adults in performing one or more ADLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>If you are interested in learning more about this initiative, CICU will be hosting a informational call with DOH on&nbsp;Thursday, October 26 at 3:00PM. Please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicu.org\/registration\/HeroXCall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register here<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Friday,&nbsp;October 20.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Spencer Foundation Small Research Grants&nbsp;<\/strong>support education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. Examples of previously funded projects include an experimental study of how college students use visual representations in solving math problems; a study exploring the process of racial and rural identity formation among African-American high-school students who attend de facto segregated schools in the rural South; and a mixed-methods study focused on the different types of knowledge novice and experienced teachers draw on in teaching reading comprehension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Small research Grants program awards grants of up to $50,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spencer.smartsimple.us\/ex\/ex_Evtpage.jsp?token=HQsIRh8GZVhaQxZeXxJSSldWYA%3D%3D&amp;parentids=2341901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Foundation will be hosting an informational webinar on Wednesday, September 20, 2017<\/a>.&nbsp; See the Spencer Foundation website for complete grant program guidelines, an FAQ, and application instructions:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spencer.org\/small-research-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.spencer.org\/small-research-grants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The\u00a0Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research<\/strong>\u00a0is a private operating foundation dedicated to the advancement of anthropology around the world. Located in New York City, it is one of the major funding sources for international anthropological research and is actively engaged with the anthropological community through its varied grant, fellowship, networking, conference, and symposia programs. It also founded and continues to publish the international journal\u00a0<em>Current Anthropology<\/em>, and disseminates the results of its symposia through open-access supplementary issues of this journal. Grants of up to $20,000 will be awarded to individuals holding a PhD or equivalent degree to support individual research projects. The program supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or sub-field. The foundation encourages projects that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and\/or integrate two or more sub-fields. See the Wenner-Gren Foundation for complete program guidelines and application instructions:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wennergren.org\/programs\/post-phd-research-grants\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wennergren.org\/programs\/post-phd-research-grants<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>The National Academy of Education<\/strong>&nbsp;(NAEd) works to advance high-quality education research and its use in policy formation and practice. Founded in 1965, the academy comprises members in the United States and foreign associates who are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship related to education. Since its establishment, NAEd has undertaken research studies that address pressing issues in education conducted by its members and other scholars with relevant expertise. As part of that mission, the NAEd\/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program supports early-career scholars working in critical areas of education research. The non-residential postdoctoral fellowship funds proposals with the potential to make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education. The program also aims to develop the careers of its recipients through professional development activities involving National Academy of Education members. Fellows receive $70,000 for one academic year of research, or $35,000 for each of two contiguous years working half-time, and are included in professional development retreats with other fellows and NAEd members. The program is open to all eligible applicants regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Applicants must have received their PhD, EdD, or equivalent research degree between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2016. In addition, all applicants should have a demonstrated record of research experience in education. For complete program guidelines, information about a pre-recorded informational webinar and FAQ, and application instructions, see the NAEd website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/naeducation.org\/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/naeducation.org\/naedspencer-postdoctoral-fellowship-program\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)&nbsp;<\/strong>offers the&nbsp;<strong>Dialogues on the Experience of War<\/strong>&nbsp;program, which supports the study and discussion of important humanities sources about war, in the belief that these sources can help U.S. military veterans and others think more deeply about the issues raised by war and military service. Although the program is primarily designed to reach military veterans, men and women in active service, military families, and interested members of the public may also participate. The program awards grants of up to $100,000 that will support the convening of at least two discussion programs for no fewer than fifteen participants; and the creation of a preparatory program to recruit and train program discussion leaders (NEH Discussion Leaders). Discussion programs may take place on college and university campuses, in veterans\u2019 centers, at public libraries and museums, and at other community venues:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/education\/dialogues-the-experience-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/education\/dialogues-the-experience-war<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Multiple NEH funding opportunities are now open!&nbsp; Match your project to an NEH grant opportunity:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/match-your-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.neh.gov\/grants\/match-your-project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics<\/strong>\u00a0(NCTM) supports teachers with the aim of ensuring equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.\u00a0NCTM invites proposals for its<strong>Pre-K-6 Classroom Research Grants<\/strong>\u00a0program, which supports classroom-based research in pre-college mathematics education in collaboration with college or university mathematics educators.\u00a0Grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded to mathematics educators or classroom teachers currently teaching mathematics at the pre-K\u20136 level. The research must be a significant collaborative effort involving a college or university mathematics educator (a mathematics education researcher or a teacher of mathematics learning, teaching, or curriculum) and one or more pre-K\u20136 classroom teachers. The proposal may include but is not restricted to research related to curriculum development and implementation; involvement of at-risk or minority students; students' thinking about a particular mathematics concept or set of concepts; connection of mathematics to other disciplines; focused learning and teaching of mathematics with embedded use of technology (any acquisition of equipment must support the proposed plan but not be the primary focus of the grant); and\/or innovative assessment or evaluation strategies.\u00a0 Involvement of preservice teachers is encouraged but not required. The research should lead to a draft article suitable for submission in the Mathematics Teacher Educator, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, or in one of the other NCTM school journals. In addition, proposals must address the following: research design, the plan for collecting and analyzing data, and the anticipated impact on student learning.\u00a0To be eligible, applicants must be a current NCTM member (on or before October 15, 2016) or teach at a school having current NCTM pre-K-8 school membership. The college or university mathematics educator also must be a member of NCTM.\u00a0For complete program guidelines and application instructions, visit NCTM online:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Grants-and-Awards\/Grants\/Pre-K-6-Classroom-Research-Grants\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Grants-and-Awards\/Grants\/Pre-K-6-Classroom-Research-Grants\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 15<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>The American Council of Learned Societies<\/strong>\u00a0invites applications for its initiative supporting research and teaching in Buddhist studies. Working with the foundation, ACLS offers an articulated set of fellowship and grant competitions designed to expand the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist thought in scholarship and society, strengthen international networks of Buddhist studies, and increase the visibility of innovative currents in those studies. Available grant opportunities include: the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Buddhist Studies: An annual stipend of $55,000 will be awarded for a\u00a0fellowship period running from July 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019. (In addition, a relocation allowance of $5,000 will be provided, if required.) The fellowship is designed to provide two years of funding to recent PhD recipients in residence at a university for the purpose of revising his\/her dissertation into a publishable manuscript, or to help start his\/her first project after completion of the PhD. Applications must be received no later than November 15, 2017. Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Grants for Critical Editions and Scholarly Translations: One-year grants of up to $80,000 will be awarded to institutions of higher education in support of a broad range of initiatives, from the creation of critical editions (with full scholarly apparatus), to the translation of canonical texts into modern vernaculars, to the translation of scholarly works on Buddhism from one modern language into another. For complete program guidelines and related opportunities, see the ACLS website:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.acls.org\/programs\/buddhist-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.acls.org\/programs\/buddhist-studies\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 1<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>The&nbsp;Brady Education Foundation<\/strong>&nbsp;seeks to close the achievement\/opportunity gap for children at risk for poor school outcomes due to environmental factors associated with poverty. To advance this mission, the foundation is accepting stage-one applications for projects related to the development and evaluation of programs that are consistent with a strength-based approach and show promise of being feasible, effective, and sustainable. 1) Program Development: One-year grants will be awarded to projects aimed at developing and testing the feasibility of new programs that promote positive cognitive and\/or achievement outcomes for children (birth through 18 years) from underserved groups and\/or low-resourced communities. Past Program Development grants have ranged between $25,000 and $276,000.&nbsp; 2) Existing Program Evaluation: Grants for up to three years will be awarded to evaluate the effectiveness of programs designed to promote positive cognitive and\/or achievement outcomes for children (birth through 18 years) from underserved groups and\/or low-resourced communities.Past Existing Program Evaluation grants have ranged between $241,000 and $792,000. See the Brady Education Foundation for complete program guidelines and application instructions:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradyeducationfoundation.org\/applicationguidelines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.bradyeducationfoundation.org\/applicationguidelines.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 1<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>The American Philosophical Society Franklin Research Grants\u00a0<\/strong>support the cost of research leading to publication in any area of knowledge. In 2016\u201317 the Franklin Research Grants program awarded $470,000 to eighty-nine scholars, and the society expects to make a similar number of awards in this year's competition. Through the competition, grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded to help meet the costs of travel to libraries and archives for research purposes; the purchase of microfilm, photocopies, or equivalent research materials; costs associated with fieldwork; or laboratory research expenses. Franklin grants are made for noncommercial research and are not intended to meet the expenses of attending conferences or the costs of publication. The society does not pay overhead or indirect costs to any institution, and grant funds are not to be used to pay income tax on the award. Grants will not be made to replace salary during a leave of absence or earnings from summer teaching; pay living expenses while working at home; cover the costs of consultants or research assistants; or purchase permanent equipment such as computers, cameras, tape recorders, or laboratory apparatus. Applicants are expected to have a doctorate or to have published work of doctoral character and quality. For complete program guidelines, an FAQ, and application instructions, see the APS website: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/amphilsoc.org\/grants\/franklin\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amphilsoc.org\/grants\/franklin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JANUARY 16, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Chemical Heritage Foundation<\/strong>, an independent research library in Philadelphia, is inviting applications for short-term fellowships in the history of science, technology, medicine, and industry. The research collections at CHF range chronologically from the fifteenth century to the present and include six thousand rare books, significant archival holdings, thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts collection supported by more than a hundred thousand reference volumes and journals. Within the collections are many areas of strength, including alchemy, mining &amp; metallurgy, dyeing and bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry, and pharmaceuticals. The center supports roughly twenty fellows a year, creating a vibrant community of scholars whose work is in some way tied to the history of materials and materiality, chemistry, and all related sciences. Applications come from people in a wide range of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. Short-Term Fellowships include stipends of $3,000 per month in for residence programs of one to four months and are open to all scholars and researchers. Short-term fellowships are specifically designed around access to the center's research collections, while long-term fellows' work must help support the mission of the institution and fit with the collections more generally. For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the CHF website:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chemheritage.org\/fellowships\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.chemheritage.org\/fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JANUARY 31, 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood&nbsp;<\/strong>supports creative, innovative projects and programs designed to significantly enhance the development, health, safety, education, and\/or quality of life for children from infancy through five years of age. The foundation provides funding in the areas of early childhood welfare, early childhood education and play, and parenting education:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Early Childhood Welfare: Children can only reach their full potential when all aspects of their development, including intellectual, emotional and physical, are optimally supported. Providing a safe and nurturing environment for infants and preschoolers is essential, as is imparting to them the skills of social living in a culturally diverse world. To that end, the foundation supports programs that research best child-rearing practices and identify models that provide creative, caring environments to ensure all children thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2) Early Childhood Education and Play: Research shows that children need to be stimulated as well as nurtured early in life if they are to succeed in school, work, and life. That preparation relates to every aspect of a child\u2019s development, from birth to age five, and everywhere a child learns \u2014 at home, in childcare settings, and in preschool. To that end, the foundation seeks to improve the quality of early childhood teaching and learning through the development of innovative curricula and research based pedagogical standards, as well as the design of imaginative play materials and learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3) Parenting Education: To help parents create nurturing environments for their children, the foundation supports programs that teach parents about developmental psychology, cultural child-rearing differences, pedagogy, issues of health, and prenatal care and diet, as well programs that provide both cognitive and emotional support to parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Letters of Intent must be received no later than January 31, 2018. Upon review, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application. See the Caplan Foundation website for complete program guidelines and application procedures:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/earlychildhoodfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/earlychildhoodfoundation.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Rolling\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong>Mellon Slavic Studies Initiative \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Russian, East European, and Central Asian studies are the focus of this joint publishing initiative supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in offered in partnership with Northwestern, Pittsburgh, and Wisconsin university presses.\u00a0Northwestern 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.\u00a0 For program details, please visit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mellonslavicstudies.org\/submissions.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.mellonslavicstudies.org\/submissions.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOME UPCOMING DEADLINES FOR EXTRAMURAL FUNDING<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NATURAL SCIENCES, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING &amp; MATHEMATICS<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities in Physics Program\u00a0<\/strong>supports activities in conjunction with NSF-wide programs such as Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER), Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), and programs aimed at women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Further information about all of these programs and activities is available in the Crosscutting Investment Strategies section of the NSF Guide to Programs.\u00a0The program also supports activities that seek to improve the education and training of physics students (both undergraduate and graduate), such as curriculum development or physics education research directed towards upper-level or graduate physics courses, and activities that are not included in specific programs elsewhere within NSF. The program supports research at the interface between physics and other disciplines and extending to emerging areas. Broadening activities related to research at the interface with other fields, possibly not normally associated with physics, also may be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Multiple NSF grant programs are open!&nbsp; See the complete list of opportunities and deadlines here:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&amp;ord=date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&amp;ord=date<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OCTOBER 25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)<\/strong>&nbsp;stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees in sciences but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH research programs to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose undergraduate and\/or graduate students to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant\u2019s home institution. Visit NIH online for details:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/area.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/area.nih.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>New to NIH\u2019s grantmaking?&nbsp; Read all about it here:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/about_grants.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/about_grants.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The American Chemical Society is accepting nominations for its ACS Award for Encouraging Women into Careers in the Chemical Sciences.<\/strong>&nbsp;Sponsored by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dreyfus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation<\/a>, the annual award recognizes significant accomplishments by individuals who have stimulated or fostered the interest of women in chemistry by promoting their professional developments as chemists or chemical engineers. The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. In addition, a grant of $10,000 will be made to an academic institution, designated by the recipient, to strengthen its activities in meeting the objectives of the award. Up to $1,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The Women Chemists Committee of the American Chemical Society will organize the award address. Nominees for the award may come from any professional setting, including academia, industry, government, or other independent facility. For complete program guidelines, a list of previous award recipients and application instructions, see the ACS website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/funding-and-awards\/awards\/national\/bytopic\/acs-award-for-encouraging-women-into-careers-in-the-chemical-sciences.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/funding-and-awards\/awards\/national\/bytopic\/acs-award-for-encouraging-women-into-careers-in-the-chemical-sciences.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<strong>The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics<\/strong>\u00a0(NCTM) supports teachers with the aim of ensuring equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for all students.\u00a0NCTM invites proposals for its<strong>Pre-K-6 Classroom Research Grants<\/strong>\u00a0program, which supports classroom-based research in pre-college mathematics education in collaboration with college or university mathematics educators.\u00a0Grants of up to $6,000 will be awarded to mathematics educators or classroom teachers currently teaching mathematics at the pre-K\u20136 level. The research must be a significant collaborative effort involving a college or university mathematics educator (a mathematics education researcher or a teacher of mathematics learning, teaching, or curriculum) and one or more pre-K\u20136 classroom teachers. The proposal may include but is not restricted to research related to curriculum development and implementation; involvement of at-risk or minority students; students' thinking about a particular mathematics concept or set of concepts; connection of mathematics to other disciplines; focused learning and teaching of mathematics with embedded use of technology (any acquisition of equipment must support the proposed plan but not be the primary focus of the grant); and\/or innovative assessment or evaluation strategies.\u00a0 Involvement of preservice teachers is encouraged but not required. The research should lead to a draft article suitable for submission in the Mathematics Teacher Educator, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, or in one of the other NCTM school journals. In addition, proposals must address the following: research design, the plan for collecting and analyzing data, and the anticipated impact on student learning.\u00a0To be eligible, applicants must be a current NCTM member (on or before October 15, 2016) or teach at a school having current NCTM pre-K-8 school membership. The college or university mathematics educator also must be a member of NCTM.\u00a0For complete program guidelines and application instructions, visit NCTM online:\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Grants-and-Awards\/Grants\/Pre-K-6-Classroom-Research-Grants\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.nctm.org\/Grants-and-Awards\/Grants\/Pre-K-6-Classroom-Research-Grants\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JANUARY 15, 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>The&nbsp;American Chemical Society<\/strong>&nbsp;(ACS) is seeking applications to its&nbsp;<strong>Local Section Innovative Projects Grants<\/strong>&nbsp;program. The biannual program encourages local ACS sections to conceive of and implement innovative projects designed to strengthen the functioning of the local section. Projects must be new to the applying local section, stimulate local section member involvement, and pilot a continuing section activity or take advantage of a unique upcoming opportunity for the section. Projects that support interaction with other ACS local sections, ACS divisions, ACS committees, other professional associations or community groups are especially encouraged, as are programs that foster inclusiveness and participation of diverse section membership or segments of the general public. Awards will be up to $3,500 per project. See the ACS website for complete program guidelines and application instructions:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/funding-and-awards\/grants\/acscommunity\/lsinnovativegrant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/funding-and-awards\/grants\/acscommunity\/lsinnovativegrant.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>JANUARY 16, 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Beckman Center for the History of Chemistry at the Chemical Heritage Foundation<\/strong>, an independent research library in Philadelphia, is inviting applications for short-term fellowships in the history of science, technology, medicine, and industry. The research collections at CHF range chronologically from the fifteenth century to the present and include six thousand rare books, significant archival holdings, thousands of images, and a large artifact and fine arts collection supported by more than a hundred thousand reference volumes and journals. Within the collections are many areas of strength, including alchemy, mining &amp; metallurgy, dyeing and bleaching, balneology, gunpowder and pyrotechnics, gas-lighting, books of secrets, inorganic and organic chemistry, biochemistry, food chemistry, and pharmaceuticals. The center supports roughly twenty fellows a year, creating a vibrant community of scholars whose work is in some way tied to the history of materials and materiality, chemistry, and all related sciences. Applications come from people in a wide range of disciplines across the humanities and social sciences. Short-Term Fellowships include stipends of $3,000 per month in for residence programs of one to four months and are open to all scholars and researchers. Short-term fellowships are specifically designed around access to the center's research collections, while long-term fellows' work must help support the mission of the institution and fit with the collections more generally.For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the CHF website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemheritage.org\/fellowships\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.chemheritage.org\/fellowships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY 15, 2018&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AMBRF\/Foundation for Alcohol Research<\/strong>&nbsp;invites applications from research projects focused on the effects of alcohol consumption on human health and behavior.&nbsp; The Foundation encourages basic and clinical research, including epidemiology. Examples of valid topics include factors influencing underage drinking, the mechanisms of alcohol-related organ injury, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and the effects of alcohol on general health. Areas of particular interest include studies on how particular patterns of consumption (quantity of alcohol consumed, types of alcoholic beverages consumed, frequency of consumption, and context) are related to health and behavioral outcomes; and interdisciplinary, bioinformatics, and other approaches to genetic and environmental factors that influence the patterns of consumption of alcoholic beverages and related consequences.&nbsp; Priority is given to projects led by young investigators.&nbsp; Grants of up to $75,000 a year will be awarded for either one or two years.&nbsp; See the AMBRF\/Foundation for Alcohol Research website for complete program guidelines and application instructions:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.abmrf.org\/appyling_grant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.abmrf.org\/appyling_grant<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Questions about funding for research and scholarship?&nbsp;&nbsp; Contact us:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Judith Dollenmayer<\/strong>\u00a0 (5376, judollenmayer), Associate Director, Corporate, Foundation &amp; Government Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katherine Hite<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(7661, kahite), Professor and Chair of Political Science &amp; Faculty Director of Research Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gary Hohenberger<\/strong>\u00a0 (7092, gahohenberger), Associate Vice President, Corporate, Foundation &amp; Government Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lori Buckey<\/strong>\u00a0 (5490, lbuckey), Grants Office Specialist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Patricia Pritchard\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>(5893, papritchard), Director, Grants Accounting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amanda Thornton<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(5309, amthornton), Director, Grants Administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Posted on\u00a0<time datetime=\"2017-10-15\">Sunday, October 15, 2017<\/time><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RECOGNITION&nbsp;&nbsp; David Bradley, Associate Professor of Physics, is a recipient of\u00a0the\u00a0Acoustical Society of America\u2019s (ASA)\u00a02017\u00a0Science Writing Award for Professionals in Acoustics\u00a0for\u00a0Worship Space Acoustics: 3 Decades of Design, which he co-edited with Erica Ryherd and Lauren Ronsse.\u00a0The award includes travel expenses to attend the 174th\u00a0ASA meeting in New Orleans, which will include formal presentation of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":349,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/grants\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}