Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
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Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
The Science and Ecology of Early Development (SEED)
Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Deadline(s): February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually until 01/08/2011
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites research grant applications that seek to develop or contribute to a comprehensive program of research focused on the mechanisms through which social, economic, cultural, familial and community-level factors, and their interactions, impact the early cognitive, neurobiological, socio-emotional, and physical development of children. Understanding the influence of these mechanisms and the pathways by which they operate is especially important for understanding the impact of available services and the public policies which govern them on the development of children at whom (or at whose families) these policies are often specifically targeted, notably children living in poverty or near the federal poverty line. Arenas of particular relevance include childcare, early childhood education, welfare reform, tax, social services, and work-family policies, as all of these shape the life experiences of children in poverty. Thus, the goal is to generate solid scientific information that would bear directly on these arenas and thus inform policies and the design of service delivery programs that impact child development, whether or not child development is the explicit focus of those policies and services.
Specifically, this initiative encourages research that (1) is multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary; (2) uses existing sources of data and/or justifies new data collection efforts; (3) uses longitudinal, experimental, or comparative designs; and (4) has relevance for public policy. Populations of interest include diverse children of all ages, particularly those from understudied groups and those from understudied geographic areas. Outcomes of interest include neurocognitive development (e.g., changes related to environmental stimulation and trauma), the development of school readiness skills (and their relation to later school achievement), socio-emotional development (e.g., temperament, behavior, character development, interpersonal relations), physical development, (e.g., stress reactivity, daily hormonal rhythms), and health disparities (e.g., diabetes, obesity, asthma, toxin exposure) as they are impacted by contextual factors and in turn influence developmental trajectories.
This FOA will use the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The applicant will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. A project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up to two $25,000 modules, or $50,000 per year, may be requested (i.e., a maximum of $100,000 over two years in four modules of $25,000 each). Commensurate Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs are allowed. F&A costs requested by consortium participants are not included in the direct cost limitation.
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-068.html
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Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadline: April 09, 2008
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program responds to the critical need for K-12 teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by encouraging talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students and STEM professionals to pursue teaching careers in elementary and secondary schools. The program provides funding to institutions of higher education to provide scholarships, stipends, and programmatic support to recruit and prepare STEM majors and STEM professionals to become K - 12 teachers.
The project leadership team is expected to include STEM discipline faculty and education faculty working in collaboration with school districts and master K-12 teachers. Partnerships between two-year and four-year institutions are encouraged. Although there is no requirement that the PI be a member of STEM disciplinary faculty, there should be significant participation of STEM faculty on the PI/Co-PI leadership team and in the implementation of the project.
Institutions not previously funded under the Robert Noyce Scholarship program may submit proposals under the Phase I category only. Phase I proposals provide scholarships for juniors and seniors who are majoring in a STEM discipline and stipends for STEM professionals seeking to become teachers. Support is also provided for summer internships for freshman and sophomore students to provide early field experiences in formal and informal STEM education settings that will spark an interest in teaching.
Proposals may address either the scholarship or the stipend component or both. Scholarship amounts must be at least $10,000 per year. Recipients of scholarships must commit to completion of two years of service as a mathematics or science teacher for each year the scholarship is received. The maximum total budget for Phase I proposals is $750,000 with a project duration of up to 5 years. Administrative and programmatic support is limited to 20% of the total budget. It is estimated that 10 – 12 Phase 1 awards will be made. Cost sharing is not required.
An institution, on its own or as a member of a consortium, may submit no more than one proposal per competition.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08532/nsf08532.htm
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Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: March 17, 2008 (for workshops to be held in summer 2009)
As part of its We the People program, which emphasizes the exploration of significant events and themes in American history and culture, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) seeks proposals for a series of one-week residence-based workshops at historic sites for community college educators teaching the introductory college course in American history, government, literature, art history, or other related subjects in the humanities. The goals of the workshops are to:
- provide experiences for community college faculty in the use and interpretation of historic sites and the material resources and archival documents of American history and culture;
- increase knowledge and appreciation of places significant to American history and culture; and
- encourage historical sites to develop greater capacity and scale for professional development programs.
Workshops should take place at or near sites important to American history and culture (e.g., presidential residences or libraries, Colonial-era settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, or sites associated with major writers or artists). Applicants should make a compelling case for the site’s significance to issues central to introductory-level American history courses, the material resources available for use, and the ways the site will enhance the workshop. Workshops should be academically rigorous and focus on key primary resources, documents, and works relevant to the major themes of American history and culture. Leading scholars should serve as lecturers or seminar leaders to help participants enhance their teaching. Participants should demonstrate their expanded knowledge and skills through the development of a research paper or course materials. Workshops, which should be repeated two to four times during the summer, should accommodate twenty-five faculty at each one-week session.
NEH expects to make ten awards of up to $210,000 each, assuming that a one-week session costs approximately $70,000. The award period is fifteen months: October 1, 2008, to December 31, 2009 No cost sharing is required.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html
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Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: March 17, 2008 (for workshops to be held in summer 2009)
As part of its We the People program, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) seeks proposals for a series of one-week residence-based workshops at historic sites for K-12 educators that use historic sites to address central themes and issues in American history, government, literature, art history, or other related subjects in the humanities. The goals of the workshops are to:
- provide teachers with training and experience in the use and interpretation of historic sites and the material resources and archival evidence of American history and culture;
- increase knowledge and appreciation of places significant to American history and culture; and
- encourage historical sites to develop greater capacity and scale for professional development programs.
Workshops should take place at or near sites important to American history and culture (e.g., presidential residences or libraries, Colonial-era settlements, major battlefields, historic districts, or sites associated with major writers or artists). Applicants should make a compelling case for the site’s significance to issues central to introductory-level American history courses, the material resources available for use, and the ways the site will enhance the workshop. Workshops should be academically rigorous and focus on key primary sources, documents, and works relevant to major themes of American history and culture. Leading scholars should serve as lecturers or seminar leaders. Workshops should also include interactions with master teachers to help participants work with primary documents and develop lesson plans, classroom resources, or a research paper. Institutions or organizations that may host workshops include community colleges, universities, four-year colleges, learned societies, libraries or other repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, or professional associations. NEH expects host institutions to provide facilities conducive to scholarly research, discussion, and interaction. Workshops, which should be repeated two to three times during the summer, should accommodate forty teachers at each one-week session.
NEH expects to make twenty awards of up to $225,000 each, assuming that a one-week session costs approximately $75,000. The award period is fifteen months: October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009 No cost sharing is required.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html
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Agency: United States Department of Education
Proposal Deadlines: February 13, 2008 letters of intent to apply (strongly encouraged)
March 13, 2008 for applications
The United States Department of Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) program supports the enhancement, expansion, documentation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative, cohesive models that are based on research. Projects funded through the AEMDD program are intended to increase the amount of nationally available information on effective models for arts education that integrate the arts with standard-based education programs.
This year's competition includes one absolute priority (to which applicants must respond in order to be considered for funding). This priority requires projects that demonstrate their effectiveness in:
- Integrating standards-based arts education into the core elementary and middle school curricula;
- Strengthening standards-based arts instruction in these grades; and
- Improving students' academic performance, including their skills in creating, performing, and responding to the arts.
Additionally, a competitive priority has been issued for projects proposing an evaluation plan that is based on rigorous scientifically based research methods to assess the effectiveness of a particular intervention. Projects that demonstrate that the model project for which it seeks funding (1) serves only elementary school or middle school grades, or both, and (2) is linked to State and national standards intended to enable all students to meet challenging expectations and to improve student and school performance are eligible to receive up to an additional 20 points depending on the strength of their response to the priority.
To be eligible for AEMDD funds, applicants must propose to address the needs of children from low-income families by carrying out projects that serve at least one elementary or middle school in which 35 percent or more of the children enrolled are from low income families.
Towson University is not, on its own, an eligible applicant; the University may, however, apply as part of a partnership. Eligible applicants are:
- One or more local educational agencies (LEAs)
- A state or local non-profit or governmental arts organization
- A state educational agency (SEA) or regional educational service agency
- An institution of higher education
- A public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or faith-based organization
- One or more state or local non-profit or governmental arts organizations that must work in partnership with one or more LEAs and may partner with one or more of the following:
- An SEA or regional educational service agency
- An institution of higher education
- A public or private agency, institution, or organization, such as a community- or faith-based organization.
The Department of Education estimates that it will make 14 awards with a project period of up to 48 months under this year's competition. Average size of awards is expected to be $250,000, with an estimated range of $225,000 - $275,000 for the first year of the project. Funding for the second through fourth years of the project is subject to the availability of funds and the approval of continuation awards.
URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-449.pdf
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