Please note for all proposals that must be submitted via Grants.gov,
the Office of University Research Services must have the final
complete proposal, with all required attachments, no later
than 48 hours prior to the agency deadline. Because of the
higher possibility of technical difficulties with this new
submission engine, the OURS cannot guarantee that proposals
received later than 48 hours prior to the deadline will be
submitted on time. Please direct any questions to the Office
of University Research Services, 4-2236 or ours@towson.edu.
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Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: March 17, 2009 (for workshops held in summer 2010)
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 $160,000 each, assuming that a one-week session costs approximately $80,000. The award period is fifteen months: October 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010 No cost sharing is required.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html
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Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadline: March 1, 2009, September 15, 2009 (annually thereafter)
The Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities (RAPD) program supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities. Research may be supported that is directed to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment. Areas of particular recent interest are disability-related research in neuroscience/neuroengineering and rehabilitation robotics. Emphasis is placed on significant advancement of fundamental engineering and scientific knowledge and not on incremental improvements. Proposals should advance discovery or innovation beyond the frontiers of current knowledge in disability-related research. Applicants are encouraged to contact a program director prior to submitting a proposal.
Undergraduate Engineering Design Projects are also supported, especially those that provide prototype "custom-designed" devices or software for persons with disabilities. Characteristics of undergraduate engineering design projects to aid persons with disabilities include:
- The primary goal of this activity is to provide a meaningful design experience for the engineering student that will directly aid a specific individual with a disability. Undergraduate student engineers or engineering technology students develop prototype "custom-designed" devices and software in this regard.
- The PI and the students work with institutions providing care or education for individuals with disabilities.
- The proposal must include a short description of ten possible design projects. These projects should be suitable for an undergraduate student, or a small team of students, to complete in about one year. The proposal should include a letter of support from an appropriate administrator of an institution providing care or education to individuals with disabilities. The letter should certify that the institution and the university will work cooperatively on the design projects.
- The PI provides an annual report that includes a description of the successfully completed design projects during the previous academic year. Each PI is expected to implement a high percentage of projects each year. It is also expected that the projects will contain appropriate levels of quantitative engineering analysis.
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $80,000. Small equipment proposals up to $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows. For the RAPD program, the duration of Undergraduate Engineering Design Projects is three to five years. The average annual award size is $25,000. Any proposal received outside the submission window will be returned without review
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501021
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Individual Opportunities
Research Stipends
Agency: The IBM Center for the Business of Government
Deadline: March 2, 2009, October 1, 2009
Research stipends provide individuals working in universities, non-profit organizations, and journalistic institutions funding to produce a 30- to 40-page research report in one of the following areas:
- Citizen-Centric Service Delivery
- Collaboration: Networks and Partnerships
- Contracting and Acquisition
- Cyber-Security and Privacy
- Financial Management
- Human Capital Management
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Managing for Performance and Results
- Market-Based Government
- Shared Services
- Supply Chain
- Web 2.0. Going Beyond e-Government
- Customs, Ports, and Border Management
- Defense Warfighter
- Environment and Energy
- Homeland Security
- Social Services and Social Security
Detailed descriptions of the various topics and issues to be addressed under each research area can be found in the guidelines.
The completed report should examine new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government. It should assist public sector managers in effectively responding to their mission and management challenges. It should provide insight or advice on a very practical - not theoretical or conceptual - level. The report should contain a very brief executive summary and a table of contents identifying the issues and topics addressed.
It should also include, where appropriate, findings and recommendations for public managers. The manuscript must be submitted no later than six months after the start of the project.
Recipients will receive funding in the amount of $20,000 and select the start and end dates of their research project.
URL: http://www.businessofgovernment.org/apply/index.asp
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