Government
agencies as well as private foundations and corporate sponsors
sometimes choose to limit the number of submissions per institution
for specific awards. When this is the case, limited submission
competitions at Oklahoma State University are conducted internally
by the Office of University Research Services. Below is a listing
of several major recurring awards for which we have held internal
limited submission competitions in the past, including synopses
of the awards, URLs for more information, and both the internal
and agency deadlines. Please consult the internal deadlines listed
below for specific dates by which intent to submit is due to Cindy
Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu).
The
internal deadlines posted below for intent to submit are typically
two months prior to the agency deadlines. An intent to submit
is an informal notification by e-mail and should simply state
that the PI intends to submit a proposal for the particular award.
After the internal deadline has passed, it is clear whether an
internal competition is needed based on the amount of internal
interest, and the PI will be notified accordingly. Specific instructions
concerning the internal competition will be communicated at that
point. Applicants are typically asked to provide a two-page project
summary, CV, and budget by e-mail, which are then reviewed and
ranked by a committee.
Since
the below list is not comprehensive, PIs should contact their
college research offices when applying for an award not listed
on this page that limits submissions per institution. College
research offices will be able to advise you concerning specific
steps necessary to proceed in applying for the award in question.
|
Program name
|
E-mail Intent to Submit
Due Date
|
Sponsor Due Date
|
| Major
Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program - NSF 07-510 |
October 30, 2007
|
January
24, 2008
|
| Oklahoma
Arts Council Major Grant Support |
November 21, 2007
|
February 1, 2008
|
| Ralph
E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards |
January 8, 2008
|
February
1, 2008
|
| General Social Survey
(GSS) Competition - NSF 08-506 |
December
3, 2007
|
February
18, 2008
|
| NIH
Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity |
January
25, 2008
|
February
21, 2008
|
| Grants
for Arts: Access to Artistic Excellence |
January 31, 2008
|
March 10, 2008
|
| Federal Cyber
Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) - NSF 08-522 |
February 8, 2008
|
March 20, 2008
|
| Robert
Noyce Scholarship Program - NSF 08-532 |
February 11, 2008
|
April 9
& 10, 2008
|
| Ethics Education in Science
and Engineering (EESE) - NSF 08-530 |
February 4, 2008
|
April 3, 2008
|
| Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
- NSF 08-540 |
February
22, 2008
|
April 24,
2008
|
| Grants
for Arts: Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants |
January 31, 2008
|
June
2, 2008
|
| Grants
for Arts: Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth |
January 31, 2008
|
June 9,
2008
|
| Nanotechnology
Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program - NSF 08-544 |
March 20,
2008
|
May 14,
2008
|
| NSF
Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) - NSF
08-556 |
April
28, 2008
|
July 3, 2008
|
| NSF International Materials Institutes (IMI) - NSF 08-558 |
May 16, 2008 |
July 15, 2008 |
| Grants
for Arts: Access to Artistic Excellence |
January 31, 2008
|
August 11, 2008
|
| Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) - NSF 07-524 |
May 30, 2008 |
August 12, 2008 |
| NSF Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion
Program (STEP) - NSF 08-569 |
July 1, 2008
|
September 30, 2008
|
| Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships NSF 08-580 |
August 1, 2008 |
September 30, 2008 |
| Beckman Young Investigators Program |
August 1, 2008 |
October 1, 2008 |
| NEH Summer
Stipends |
August 4, 2008
|
October
1, 2008
|
| Active Nanostructures
and Nanosystems (ANN) - NSF 06-595 |
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|
November
15, 2006**
|
| NSF
Leadership-Class System Acquisition |
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|
November 30, 2007**
|
*Projected
deadline. New deadlines not yet released.
**New
deadlines not yet released.
***This
program is currently funded, but no longer receiving proposals.
Major
Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program - NSF 07-510
The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to
increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research
and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher
education, research museums and non-profit research organizations.
This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope
of research and research training in science and engineering,
and to foster the integration of research and education by providing
instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The
MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research
instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational
use and in concert with private sector partners.
The MRI program assists in the acquisition
or development of major research instrumentation by organizations
that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF
programs. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system
of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or
specific research focus.
Limit on Number of Proposals
per Organization:
The NSF limits the number of proposals from each institution to
three (3) as described below. The NSF requires that
both of the following conditions must be met or proposal(s) will
be returned without review:
- An organization may submit or be included as
a partner or subawardee in no more than three proposals.
- If an organization submits or is included as
a partner or subawardee in three proposals, at least one of
the three proposals must be for instrument development.
Furthermore, the NSF reserves the
right to carefully examine development proposals to ensure that
an institution does not exceed its proposal limit. If NSF
determines that a development proposal is an acquisition proposal,
and such determination results in an institution exceeding its
limit, then said proposal will be returned without review. In
addition, if the development proposal is found to be a standard
research proposal that would be supported via normal NSF programs,
the proposal will be returned without review.
Because of these limitations, OSU
will conduct an interval review of proposals intended for the
MRI program and select a maximum of three to go forward. Among
the review criteria to be included in the internal review
process will be evidence that the PI(s) has(have) made contact
with the NSF MRI program manager to discuss the proposal in order
to ascertain the suitability of the proposed submission to the
MRI program. Such evidence may include, but should not be limited
to, e-mail correspondence, personal visit, discussions of a previously
unsuccessful proposal with the program manager, etc. The stronger
the evidence of such contact, the better the chances of selection
by OSU's internal review committee.
A two-page White Paper, plus a preliminary
budget describing your intended proposal will be required for
the internal competition. Submission of all internal competition
materials will be to Cindy Schaefer. You will be notified of the
exact internal competition details following the intent to submit
deadline below. Additional information regarding OSU Limited Submission
competitions may be found at: http://www.research.okstate.edu/limited.htm
.
Limit on Number of Proposals
per PI: None Specified
Cost-Sharing Requirements:
Title VII of the America COMPETES Act (P.L. 110-69) directs
the National Science Foundation to require cost-sharing in the
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program of at least 30%.
The Act states that institutions of higher education that are
not Ph.D.-granting institutions are exempt from the cost-sharing
requirement. Therefore, effective FY 2008, the MRI Program will
require 30% cost-sharing on all proposals submitted by PhD granting
institutions and non degree-granting institutions. The latter
category includes US independent research museums, US independent
nonprofit research organizations and consortia whose members consist
of US institutions of higher education and/or US independent research
museums. Cost-sharing will not be required from non PhD-granting
institutions. Contributions towards cost-sharing may be made from
any non-Federal source, and may be cash or in-kind. No exceptions
will be made for this cost-sharing requirement.
When determining institutional type
(PhD granting, non PhD-granting, or non degree-granting), please
consider degrees only in fields supported by NSF.
Instrument Acquisition Proposals
Eligible costs are limited to the costs of the instrument,
installation, calibration, commissioning and operation and maintenance.
Only these items may be included as the institution's contribution
to cost sharing.
Instrument Development Proposals
Eligible costs are limited to parts and materials needed
for construction, commissioning costs, and the direct and indirect
costs associated with support of personnel engaged strictly in
the development effort. Only these items may be included as the
institution's contribution to cost sharing. Thirty percent cost
sharing is required for the equipment hardware cost only.
URL for More Information:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07510/nsf07510.htm
Internal
Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer
(cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by October 30, 2007
Agency Deadline:
January 24, 2008
Oklahoma Arts
Council Major Grant Support
The Oklahoma Arts Council awards grants for Major Grant Support
to maintain or strengthen arts programs provided to the public
including outreach to underserved populations. The Major Grant
Support category provides matching funds for an organization's
arts related projects for the year. Each applicant is eligible
to apply for one Major Grant Support Grant per year. First time
applicants are ineligible to apply in this category and should
contact the Oklahoma Arts Council's Grants Office at (405) 521-2931
or okarts@arts.ok.gov. Only applicants that have an established
(within the last two fiscal years) funding history with the Oklahoma
Arts Council are eligible. Each grant application may include
up to five separate projects. Requested amount per project cannot
exceed 50% of the total cost of the project and must have at least
1:1 cash match. The total requested amounts for all projects cannot
exceed 50% of the current year’s operating budget. Applicants
are ineligible to apply in any other grant category. This is a
single application submitted annually, which may include up to
5 separate projects that must take place between July 1 –
June 30.
NOTE: This year
the OAC has invited the submission of proposal rough drafts by
December 1, 2007. All rough drafts submitted to the OAC by December
1 will be reviewed by the OAC staff and will receive comments
before the February 1, 2008 final deadline. Nomination by OSU
is not necessary to submit a rough draft. However, official OSU
nomination will be required before submission of a final proposal
for the February 1 deadline.
URL: http://www.arts.ok.gov/grants/mgs/mgs1.html
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy
Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by November 21, 2007
Agency Deadline: February 1, 2008
Ralph E.
Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards
The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards provide
seed money for research by junior faculty at Oak Ridge Associated
Universities (ORAU) member
institutions . These awards are intended to enrich the research
and professional growth of young faculty and result in new funding
opportunities. In 2007, ORAU received 93 applications and awarded
30 grants. The research project must be in one of the following
six disciplines: engineering and applied science, life sciences,
mathematics/computer sciences, physical sciences, and policy,
management, or education.
URL: http://www.orau.org/consortium/programs/powe/powe-awards.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit
due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by January 8, 2008
Agency Deadline: February
1, 2008
General Social Survey (GSS) Competition
- NSF 08-506
The General Social Survey
(GSS) is a nationally representative personal interview survey
of the United States adult population that collects data on a
wide range of topics: behavioral items such as group membership
and participation; personal psychological evaluations including
measures of well-being, misanthropy, and life satisfaction; attitudinal
questions on such public issues as crime and punishment, race
relations, gender roles, and spending priorities; and demographic
characteristics of respondents and their parents. The GSS
has provided data on contemporary American society since 1972,
serving as a barometer of social change and trends in attitudes,
behaviors, and attributes of the United States adult population.
In 1984, the GSS stimulated cross-national research by collaborating
with Australia, Britain, and Germany to develop data collection
programs modeled on the GSS. This program of comparative
cross-national research, called the International Social Survey
Program (ISSP), now includes 43 nations and enables researchers
and analysts to place findings and trends from the United States
within a comparative perspective.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
Only one proposal is allowed from an organization.
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: A PI may
be listed as PI on only one proposal.
URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08506/nsf08506.htm
Internal Deadline:
Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by December 3, 2007
Agency Deadline: February 18, 2008*
*Mandatory
Letters of Intent are due to NSF by December 6, 2007
NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student
Diversity (IMSD) - PAR-06-553
The Minority Biomedical
Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative
mandate to „increase the numbers of underrepresented minority
faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and
behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented
minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical
and behavioral research.ƒ To accomplish this goal, the Initiative
for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) program provides, at research
institutions, institutional grants for students from groups underrepresented
in biomedical and behavioral research with well integrated developmental
activities that will increase their preparation and skills as
they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion
of the Ph.D. degree.
URL:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-553.html
Internal Deadline:
Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by January 25, 2008
Agency Deadline: February 21, 2008
Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship
for Service (SFS) - NSF 08-522
The Federal Cyber Service:
Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number
of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance
and computer security and to increase the capacity of the United
States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals
in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological
society. The SFS program is composed of two tracks:
The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities
to award scholarships to students in the information assurance
and computer security fields. The Capacity Building Track provides
funds to colleges and universities to improve the quality and
increase the production of information assurance and computer
security professionals.
Limit on Number of Proposals per
Organization: 2- An organization may submit no
more than one proposal per track per round of competition.
URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08522/nsf08522.htm
Internal Deadline:
Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by February 8, 2008
Agency Deadline: March 20, 2008
Robert
Noyce Scholarship Program - NSF 08-532
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship program
seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics
and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions
of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and programs
for students who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.
Innovation through Institutional Integration (I 3 ) projects
enable institutions to think and act strategically about the creative
integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on
awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education
and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards. For
Fiscal Year 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR programs
that advance I 3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
An institution, on its own or as a member of a consortium, may
submit no more than one Noyce proposal per Noyce competition.
For Fiscal Year 2008, proposals are being solicited in six EHR
programs that advance I 3 goals: CREST, ITEST, MSP, Noyce, RDE,
and TCUP. Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution
may submit only one proposal to the I 3 competition in only one
program.
URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08532/nsf08532.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit
due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by February 11, 2008
Agency Deadline: April 9, 2008 (Noyce Scholarship Proposals)
and April 10, 2008 (Innovation through Institutional Integration)*
*Optional
Letters of Intent are due to NSF by February 28, 2008
Ethics
Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) -NSF 08-530
The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program
accepts proposals for research and educational projects to improve
ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering
that NSF supports, especially in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional
contexts. Proposals must focus on improving ethics education
for graduate students in those fields, although the proposed programs
may benefit advanced undergraduates in addition to graduate students.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
An eligible organization may submit only one proposal as
the lead organization. There is no limit on the number of proposals
under which an organization may be included as a non-lead collaborator
or sub-awardee.
URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08530/nsf08530.htm
Internal
Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail
to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by February 4 , 2008
Agency Deadline: April 3, 2008
Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) -
NSF 08-540
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT)
program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating
U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in
research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds,
deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional,
and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and
creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze
a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty,
and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate
education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative
research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation
and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive,
and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.
Limit on Number of
Preliminary and Full Proposals Per Organization:
-
For IGERT Traineeship proposals:
- There is a limit of four (4) preliminary proposals that
may be submitted by an institution either as a single institution
or as a lead institution in a multi-institution preliminary
proposal.
- There is a limit of three (3) full proposals that may
be submitted (By Invitation Only based on the outcome of
the preliminary proposal competition) by an institution
either as a single institution or lead institution in a
multi-institution full proposal.
A multi-institutional proposal is defined as one that has
at least one co-PI at a different academic institution than
that of the PI, a subaward to a different academic institution
than that of the PI, or both.
For IGERT Resource Center proposals : There is a limit
of 1 proposal per submitting institution/organization.
There will be no preliminary proposals.
Limit on Number of Proposals
per PI:
For IGERT Traineeship proposals: Any given individual
may participate as PI or co-PI in only one proposal submission.
That restriction applies to preliminary proposals as well as full
proposals. A PI or co-PI on one proposal may serve as a
faculty participant on other proposals.
For IGERT Resource Center proposals : Any given individual
may serve as PI or co-PI on only one proposal submission.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due
by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu
) by February 22, 2008
Agency Deadline: April 24, 2008* (for IGERT Traineeship
preproposals and IGERT Resource Center proposals)
*Full
proposals for IGERT Traineeship are due October 20, 2008 by invitation
only.
Grants
for Arts Projects
The National Endowment for the Arts
is interested in projects, regardless of the size or type of applicant
organization, that are of national, regional, or field-wide significance;
that tour in several states; or that provide an unusual or especially
valuable contribution because of geographic location. This includes
local projects that can have significant effects within communities
or that are likely to serve as models for a field.
Grants are available for projects in the following arts disciplines:
dance; design; folk and traditional arts; literature; media arts:
film/radio/television; music; musical theater; opera; presenting;
theater; visual arts. Grants are also available for multidisciplinary
projects, local arts agencies; and museums.
Grants are available in three categories:
1. Access to Artistic Excellence
2. Challenge America
Fast-Track Review Grants
3. Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
URL: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Artsed.html
Eligibility: An organization may submit
only one application under Grants for Arts Projects. This
application may be submitted under Access to Artistic Excellence
OR Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth OR
Challenge America: Reaching Every Community Fast-Track Review
Grants. See:
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP09/Eligibility.html for
more information from NEA concerning specific eligibiltiy requirements.
Internal Deadlines for submision
to any program component: Intent to submit
due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu
) by January 31, 2008
Access to Artistic Excellence
Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
Access to Artistic Excellence
Agency Deadlines:
Access to Artistic Excellence - March 10,
2008
Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants - June 2, 2008
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth - June 9, 2008
Access to Artistic Excellence - August 11, 2008
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE)
Program - NSF 08-544
This solicitation
aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology
through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate
engineering education. The focus of this year's competition is
on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and
systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental
issues relevant to nanotechnology.
Related funding opportunities are posted on www.nsf.gov/nano.
Research and education projects in nanoscale science
and engineering will continue to be supported in the relevant
NSF programs and divisions.
Eligibility: Only
one proposal may be submitted by a PI. The lead PI must
hold a faculty appointment within a College/Department of
Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology within
the submitting U.S. academic institution.
Limit
on Number of Proposals per Organization: Only
one (1) proposal may be submitted by a U.S. academic institution,
College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering
Technology as the lead institution with the following exception:
A U.S. academic institution may submit a second proposal as the
lead institution, only if it is focused on the societal, ethical,
economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology.
URL:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08544/nsf08544.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent
to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by March 20, 2008
Agency Deadline: May 14, 2008
NSF Graduate
Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) - NSF 08-556
This program provides funding for graduate students
in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly
prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st
century. Through interactions with teachers and students in K-12
schools and with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM
disciplines, graduate students can improve communication, teaching,
collaboration, and team building skills while enriching STEM learning
and instruction in K-12 schools. Through this experience, graduate
students can gain a deeper understanding of their own STEM research.
In addition, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher
education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their
graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the
training of their STEM graduate students. Expected outcomes include
improved communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building
skills for the fellows; professional development opportunities
for K-12 teachers; enriched learning for K-12 students; and strengthened
and sustained partnerships in STEM between institutions of higher
education and local school districts.
Organization Limit:
Only academic institutions in the United States and its territories
that grant masters or doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines supported
by the National Science Foundation.
PI Eligibility Limit: The
Principal Investigator (PI) must be a STEM discipline faculty
member actively conducting STEM research at the lead institution.
Limit on Number of Proposals:
One proposal per institution. New proposals only. Institutions
having an active or past GK12 project are eligible to submit a
new proposal, but they must coordinate evaluation efforts of any
projects located on the same campus or working with the same school
districts. Proposals to continue previously funded GK-12 projects
(i.e., Track 1, Track 2, and Continuing) are no longer being accepted.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08556/nsf08556.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent
to submit due by e-mail to Jennifer Gallagher (jennifer.gallagher@okstate.edu)
and Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by April 28, 2008
Agency Deadline: July 3, 2008
*Additional
Letter of Intent due to the agency by May 16, 2008
NSF International
Materials Institutes - NSF 08-558
The objective of the International Materials Institutes
is to advance materials research by coordinating international
projects involving condensed matter and materials physics; solid
state and materials chemistry; and the design, synthesis, and
characterization of materials to meet global and regional needs.
A critically important aspect of an IMI is its potential impact
on advancing materials research on an international scale and
developing an internationally competitive generation of materials
researchers, and this distinguishes an IMI from other materials
research centers that NSF supports.
The Institutes must be university-based (single or multi-campus),
and provide a research environment that will attract leading scientists
and engineers. Various models may be considered for these institutes,
including, but not limited to, broad-based institutes focusing
on the advancement of materials research and education on a global
scale; institutes focusing on the advancement of an area of materials
research for which international collaborations are essential,
either on a global or regional scale; and institutes based on
consortia of universities, centers, and national facilities that
enhance their international impact.
Limited on Number of Proposals
per Organization: An organization may not be the lead organization
in more than one proposal.
Limit on Number of Proposals
per PI: An individual may be the Principal Investigator in
only one proposal.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08558/nsf08558.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent
to submit due by e-mail to Jennifer Gallagher (jennifer.gallagher@okstate.edu)
and Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by May 16, 2008
Agency Deadline: July 16, 2008
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) - NSF 07-524
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
The program does not make scholarship awards directly to students; students should contact their institution's Office of Financial Aid for this and other scholarship opportunities.
Limited on Number of Proposals per Organization: An Institution may submit one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field. See Section IV.A. for details.
PI Limit: The Principal Investigator must be a faculty member currently teaching within one of the S-STEM disciplines who can provide the leadership required to ensure the success of the project. Projects involving more than one department within an institution are eligible, but a single Principal Investigator must accept overall management responsibility. Other members of the S-STEM project management team may be listed as Co-Principal Investigators.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07524/nsf07524.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu) by May 30, 2008
Agency Deadline: August 12, 2008*
*Mandatory Letter of Intent due by July 10, 2008.
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - NSF 08-580
The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities , and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake important investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: A single organization may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution. A single organization may also request funding via a subaward as a funded partner organization. In no case may an organization request funds as a lead or funded partner organization on more than five preliminary proposals. Note that this limit only applies if an organization is requesting NSF support, i.e., there is no limit on the number of proposals in which an organization may participate as an unfunded partner. Full proposals are to be submitted only when invited by NSF. The STC program will not provide support for more than one proposed Center from any one lead institution in this competition.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08580/nsf08580.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu) by August 1, 2008
Agency Deadline: September 30, 2008*
*Deadline for submission of mandatory pre-proposal.
Beckman Young Investigators Program
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.
PI Eligibility: The BYI program is open to persons with tenure-track appointments in academic and non-profit institutions that conduct fundamental research in the chemical and life sciences.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: No more than two (2) candidates may apply from any one institution. If the foundation receives more than two applications from any one institution, only the first two received shall be considered for review. Institutions that submit 'bulk' of two (2) or more applications will be rejected in their entirety.
URL: http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html
Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu) by August 1, 2008
Agency Deadline: October 01, 2008
NSF
Leadership-Class System Acquisition - Creating a Petascale Computing
Environment for Science and Engineering
The purpose of this solicitation is to generate proposals from
Resource Provider organizations who are committed to the acquisition
and deployment of balanced HPC systems that will contribute to
the development of the HPC environment described in the Introduction
. In future competitions, these systems will be upgraded or complemented
by the acquisition of additional HPC systems that may be optimized
for particular classes of science and engineering research problems.
However, this competition emphasizes the provision of a well-balanced
system that delivers high levels of performance for many different
types of science and engineering applications.
Competitive HPC systems will:
- Enable researchers to work on a range of computationally-challenging
science and engineering applications at the frontiers of research;
- Incorporate reliable, robust system software essential to
optimal sustained performance; and
- Provide a high degree of stability and usability.
Eligibility:
An organization may submit only one proposal in each
funding cycle. Collaborative projects may only be submitted
as a single proposal in which a single award is being requested.
The involvement of partner organizations should be supported through
sub-awards administered by the submitting organization.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05625/nsf05625.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent
to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by September 26, 2007
Agency Deadline: November 30, 2007
NSF
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion
Program (STEP) - NSF 08-569
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.
Eligibility: Type 1 proposals are invited from academic institutions in the United States and its territories, from consortia thereof, or from nonprofit organizations that have established consortia among such academic institutions. The academic institutions must offer either associate degrees or baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics (STEM). Associate degree-granting institutions with a demonstrated record of articulation to STEM baccalaureate programs need not necessarily grant associate degrees in STEM fields in order to be eligible for this program.
Projects may involve a single institution, collaboration with business and industrial partners, or collaboration among several institutions. For example, projects may include collaborative efforts that improve the transition of students among the collaborating institutions, such as transfer between two- and four-year institutions.
Type 2 proposals are invited from any individual or organization eligible to submit proposals to the NSF.
Limit on Number of Proposals:
An institution that awards baccalaureate degrees is allowed to submit only one Type 1 proposal, or to be part of only one consortium submitting a Type 1 proposal. An institution that awards associate degrees, and does not award baccalaureate degrees, is allowed to be the lead institution on only one Type 1 proposal, and, in addition, may be a partner on one or more Type 1 proposals. There are no restrictions on the number of Type 2 proposals that an individual or organization may submit.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm
Internal Deadline: Intent
to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
by July
1, 2008
Agency Deadline: September 30, 2008*
*Optional Letter
of Intent due to NSF by August 19, 2008.
NEH Summer
Stipends
Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Eligibility:
Only individual applicants are eligible to apply for Summer
Stipends. Faculty or staff members of colleges or
universities or of primary or secondary schools, or independent
scholars or writers may apply for a Summer Stipend. All applicants
must have completed their formal education by the application
deadline.
Faculty members teaching
full-time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their
institutions to apply for a Summer Stipend. Once faculty members
are nominated by their institutions, they may apply online. Each
college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions
may nominate two faculty members. Each can be either a junior
or a senior faculty member. NEH defines junior nominees as academic
applicants at the rank of assistant professor or instructor or
who are at comparably early stages of their careers. Those holding
the rank of associate professor or professor will be considered
senior nominees.
Each institution must announce its nominating procedures to all prospective applicants. Prospective applicants should become familiar with their institution's nomination procedures before the October 1 application deadline. Each institution should designate a nominating official, usually an academic vice president or dean. Nominating officials will receive an e-mail soon after the application deadline asking them to confirm the status of all individuals who require nomination.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
Internal Deadline: Intent
to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer (cindy.schaefer@okstate.edu)
August 4, 2008
Agency Deadline: October 1, 2008
