Agency: Office of University Research Services
Deadline: Friday, February 15, 2008
The College of Graduate Studies and Research will host an informal lunch session at which questions about the FDRC Research Monetary Award program will be answered Friday, February 15, 2008 from 12:00 pm until 1:30 pm in 7800 York Road, room 218A. Light refreshments will be available. Please bring your lunch and stop by to discuss any questions you may have about FDRC grant programs. Pre-registration is not required.
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Reminder: Faculty Development and Research Committee Summer and Fall 2008 Grant Application Deadline
Agency: Towson University Faculty Development and Research Committee
Deadline: Monday, March 3, 2008
The Faculty Development and Research Committee is pleased to announce its call for applications for 2008 Summer Research Fellowships and Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants (scroll to page 4) for use during the fall semester 2008. Applications will be accepted through 5:00 pm Monday, March 3, 2008 (note that the annual deadline is March 1; as March 1 falls on a Saturday this year, the deadline has been extended to Monday, March 3).
Summer Research Fellowships of $3,500 will be made for projects leading to a scholarly product, such as a proposal to an external funding source, or a publication, presentation, invention, composition, performance, or exhibition. Funds will be paid directly to the Fellow through payroll and are intended to allow the Fellow to spend uninterrupted time on the project during the summer. Please note that the Committee will need, as part of the application packet, a detailed timeline for the duration of the award and detailed information on expected project outcomes.
Fall 2008 Research Monetary Awards of up to $5,000 will be made for projects leading to a scholarly product (as described above). Funds may be used for project-related expenses such as research assistants, supplies, and travel, and will be made available upon approval of awards. All funds awarded under this application round must be expended within 12 months of the award date, though requests for extensions may be considered by the Committee.
All tenured and tenure-track faculty members are encouraged to apply to the FDRC for support of their scholarly work. Any eligible faculty member interested in applying is strongly encouraged to speak with a Committee member from his or her College prior to preparing a proposal. Committee members are invaluable sources of advice and direction. Below is a listing of Committee members, by college:
College of Business and Economics
Babu Baradwaj, Finance
Jeffrey Michael, Economics
College of Education
Bill Sadera, Educational Technology and Literacy
Nancy Wiltz, Early Childhood Education
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Mark McElreath, Mass Communication and Communication Studies
Gerald Phillips, Music
College of Health Professions
Sharon Glennen, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies
Karla Kubitz, Kinesiology (Committee Chairperson)
College of Liberal Arts
Frances Botkin, English
Toni Marzotto, Political Science
Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Coy May, Mathematics
Lev Rhyzkov, Chemistry
Application forms for both research awards (Summer Research Fellowships and Research Monetary Awards) and Teaching Innovation Grants are available in hard copy or as Word documents from the Office of University Research Services (extension 4-2236 or by email, ours@towson.edu) or on the Office of University Research Services’ Web site, http://grad.towson.edu/ours/index.asp.
An original and eight copies of completed application forms and accompanying documentation as described in the application materials should be submitted to the Office of University Research Services, 7800 York Road, room 225.
URL: http://grad.towson.edu/ours/index.asp
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Reminder:Faculty Fellowship Program
Agency: College of Graduate Studies and Research
Deadline: March 3, 2008
The College of Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR) is pleased to announce a new program intended to provide the support necessary for faculty members interested in pursuing research agendas to move toward independent research with external funding. CGSR, in collaboration with the deans of the academic colleges, is making available up to 15 Faculty Fellowships of $3,000 each per year. This pilot program is especially targeted to faculty members who feel that without such support they would likely not seek external funding. It will provide the chosen Fellows with support, contingent on satisfactory progress, for up to two years for professional development expenses, including payment to an identified and approved mentor. The mentor may be a colleague either from within or outside the University. Fellows will be approved initially for a two-year period of award, with the second year’s funding contingent upon satisfactory progress. We would like to acknowledge that this program is similar to the College of Health Professions’ (CHP) current program. Due to the limited funding, this program will not be available to the tenured/tenure track faculty in CHP.
All tenured, tenure-track, clinical, and research faculty members are eligible. Junior faculty members are especially encouraged to apply. Any interested faculty member should submit an expression of interest to his or her chairperson. Chairpersons will work with the dean of the college, who will nominate up to six faculty members from the college. Each nomination will be forwarded to the Dean of CGSR who, in consultation with the Research Advisory Board representative from the nominee’s college and the college Dean, will make final decisions. The complete funding announcement and application can be assessed from the link provided below.
URL: http://www.grad.towson.edu/ours/index.asp.
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Reminder:Faculty Mini-Grants
Agency: Towson University Institute for Teaching and Research on Women
Deadline: February 29, 2008 for academic year grants
April 15, 2008 for summer grants
The Towson University Institute for Teaching and Research on Women (ITROW) seeks to promote scholarship, course development and programming on issues related to women/gender, including the intersections of gender with race/ethnicity, nation, class, disability, and/or sexuality. To this end, ITROW is initiating a faculty mini-grants award program. Awards will range from $100 to $500, are limited in number, and will be awarded on a competitive basis. ITROW seeks to sponsor activities such as:
- New course development within the faculty member’s department/discipline which will produce a course to be cross-listed (counted toward) the Women’s Studies major. Substantial restructuring/transformation of a current course with the goal of integrating women/gender topics throughout the syllabus will also be considered. Faculty receiving course development awards will consult with the Director of ITROW in the development or restructuring of a course and will be expected to offer the new or transformed course within a year of having received the grant.
- Scholarship focused on women/gender issues, or scholarship which contains a significant women/gender component. Faculty receiving awards for scholarship will be required to present their research/artistic creation in ITROW’s Women and Gender Faculty Colloquy series. Travel funds for presentation of such scholarship at conferences will also be considered.
- Campus-wide or departmental events focused on women/gender issues such as speakers, film series, and conferences.
During the academic year, grants may be requested to cover specified expenses e.g., books or materials purchases, travel expenses to conduct research, transcription costs, etc. (application deadline: February 29, 2008).
During summer monetary awards can be granted (application deadline April 15, 2008)
For further information contact Karen Dugger (kdugger@towson.edu). Application forms can be found on the ITROW website as shown below.
URL: http://www.towson.edu/itrow
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Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline(s): February 16, June 16, and October 16 (annually)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of Small Research Grant (R03) applications from organizations/institutions that propose to: (1) improve the measurement of racial /ethnic discrimination in health care delivery systems through improved instrumentation, data collection, and statistical/analytical techniques; (2) to enhance understanding of the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination in health care delivery and its association with disparities in disease incidence, treatment, and outcomes among disadvantaged racial/ethnic minority groups; and (3) to reduce the prevalence of racial/ethnic health disparities through the development of interventions to reduce the influence of racial/ethnic discrimination on health care delivery systems in the United States. For the purposes of this FOA, health care delivery is defined as the provision or receipt of a broad range of health-related services including preventive, primary, ambulatory and in-patient, emergency, specialty and long-term care. Health care delivery systems are defined as insurance plans, hospitals, clinics, private physician offices, or public and community health facilities that provide or finance health care delivery.
Applicants are encouraged to submit applications that go beyond simply identifying an association between race and an outcome as the sole measure of racial/ethnic discrimination. Studies that measure the prevalence, causes, and effects of racial discrimination; explanatory mechanisms that lead to discriminatory behavior and mediating factors; and processes in health delivery systems are of particular interest.
The study should address at least one the following criteria:
- The study employs new, novel or innovative methods for measuring the prevalence, cause and effects of racial/ethnic discrimination/bias, explanatory mechanisms that lead to discriminatory behavior or mediating factors and processes in healthcare delivery systems;
- The study directly examines the prevalence of racial/ethnic discrimination/bias or patient perception of racial/ethnic discrimination against racial ethnic minority patients;
- The study examines the prevalence of negative perceptions/or stereotypes that providers may have of racial/ethnic minority patients that may influence referral and/or receipt of appropriate healthcare services;
- The study examines private, governmental, or public institutional policies or practices that may negatively and disproportionately impact racial/ethnic minority receipt of appropriate healthcare services;
- The study examines racial/ethnic discrimination as a risk factor for health disparities or for poor health outcomes; and/or
- The study is sufficiently powered to provide adequate control for potential confounders including but not limited to gender, age, education, income, disability and other factors that might explain racial/ethnic differences in study outcomes.
This FOA will utilize the NIH Small Grant (R03) mechanism. Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year and a project duration of up to 2 years may be requested for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs.
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-085.html
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European Union-United States Atlantis Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Deadline: April 2, 2008
The European Union-United States Atlantis Program is a grant competition conducted cooperatively by the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) and the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture (DG EAC). The purpose of this competition is to promote a student-centered, transatlantic dimension to higher education and training in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines. The Atlantis Program is interested in funding innovative projects for cooperation in the higher education field, including vocational training, which are designed to develop and implement double or joint :transatlantic degrees: for students in the EU-US. The program may also support projects to promote other forms of EU-US cooperation in higher education and vocational training, including mobility projects and policy-oriented measures. The three funding areas are:
- Transatlantic Degree Consortia projects propose to implement dual/double or joint degree programs referred to as the “Transatlantic Degree” and provide support for students and members of the academic and administrative staff. The largest portion the sponsor funding will be devoted to these projects. Proposals must consist of a minimum of one U.S. institution and two EU institutions from different EU member states. The project period is up to 48 months
- Mobility Projects propose to develop projects that involve short-term transatlantic mobility not directly related to award of a joint or dual/double degree. Consortia applying for such a project are expected to have a solid experience in transatlantic cooperation and exchanges. Mobility projects must include at least two U.S. institutions (from same or different states) and two EU institutions from different EU member states. Project funding is available for up to 48 months.
- Policy-oriented Measures propose to design projects and activities that enhance collaboration in the higher education and vocational training field. Projects must consist of at least two U.S. institutions (from same or different states) and two EU institutions from different EU member states. Project funding is available for up to 24 months
Department estimates that $1,400,000 will be available for this program. For the first year, average awards will range from $35,000 to $112,000 and the department estimates that 14 awards will be made. Project activities must start between September 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Funding will include student travel stipends, faculty travel stipends, and administrative costs. No cost sharing is required.
URL: http://apply.grants.gov/opportunities/instructions/oppED-GRANTS-020108-001-cfda84.116-cid84-116J2008-1-instructions.pdf
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US-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Deadline: April 17, 2008
The U.S.-Brazil Higher Education Consortia Program (U.S.-Brazil Program) is a grant competition run cooperatively by the governments of the United States and Brazil. The purpose of this competition is to promote student-centered cooperation between the United States and Brazil to increase cross-national education and training opportunities in a wide range of academic and professional disciplines. The program aims to improve the quality of students in undergraduate and graduate education in both countries and to explore ways to prepare students for work through:
- the mutual recognition and portability of academic credits among U.S. and Brazilian institutions;
- the development of shared, common, or core curricula among U.S. and Brazilian institutions;
- the acquisition of the languages and exposure to the cultures of the United States and Brazil;
- the development of student apprenticeships or other work related experiences; and
- an increased cooperation and exchange among academic personnel at U.S. and Brazilian institutions.
Proposals must involve at least two active partner postsecondary or training institutions from each country. Partnerships among institutions in different states in the U.S. and Brazil are preferred.
The U.S.-Brazil Program will fund collaborative efforts in the form of consortia. The funding period will be for four years with an estimated average size of awards about $220,000. Sponsor estimates that it will make 10 new four-year grants. Institutions are expected to make a substantial contribution to the project as evidence of their commitment to its objectives.
URL: http://apply.grants.gov/opportunities/instructions/oppED-GRANTS-020108-022-cfda84.116-cid84-116M2008-1-instructions.pdf
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