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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The Towson University Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants (IRB) has set its meeting schedule for the spring semester 2009. Individuals planning to carry out research involving the use of human participants should plan to submit an IRB application no later than two weeks prior to the meeting at which they would like the application reviewed. The meeting schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 11 (submit applications by February 25)
Wednesday, April 15 (submit applications by April 1)
Wednesday, May 13 (submit applications by April 29)
Although not all applications require full IRB review, submitting your application two weeks prior to a scheduled meeting will ensure that the application is reviewed and approved, or granted an exemption (as appropriate) in a timely manner.
Questions should be directed to the IRB at 4-2236.
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REMINDER -- Faculty Development and Research Committee Summer and Fall 2009 Grant Application Deadline
Agency: Towson University Faculty Development and Research Committee
Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2009
The Faculty Development and Research Committee has announced its call for applications for 2009 Summer Research Fellowships and Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants (scroll to page 4). Applications will be accepted through 5:00 pm Monday, March 2, 2009 (note that the annual deadline is March 1; as March 1 falls on a Sunday this year, the deadline has been extended to Monday, March 2).
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 2009 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
Martin Freedman, Accounting
College of Education
Janese Daniels, Early Childhood Education
Bill Sadera, Educational Technology and Literacy
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Mark McElreath, Mass Communication and Communication Studies
Diane Sadak, Theatre Arts
College of Health Professions
Brian Kreisman, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology, and Deaf Studies
Karla Kubitz, Kinesiology (Committee Chairperson)
College of Liberal Arts
Frances Botkin, English
Kimberly Katz, History
Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Coy May, Mathematics
Lev Ryzhkov, 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 by March 2, 2009 to the Office of University Research Services (OURS), 7800 York Road, room 225.
URL: http://grad.towson.edu/ours/index.asp
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Agency: Committee for the Towson Academy of Scholars
Deadline: March 25, 2009
The Towson Academy of Scholars is pleased to announce that it will be accepting applications for Towson Scholars for the academic year 2009-2010. All full time faculty up to the rank of Assistant Professor or Librarian I and II who have been at Towson three years or less are eligible to apply. The purpose of the Academy is to gather senior-mentors with junior faculty in a seminar setting that will give the latter an opportunity to share their research projects, reflective thinking essays, or portions of their dissertations under revision. The research, thought-analyses, or revisions will be undertaken during the year preceding presentation with support provided by the Towson Academy of Scholars.
A committee of senior faculty members will oversee this initiative, and will serve as a review panel to select participating scholars. Applications may be blind reviewed by external reviewers. The committee will select up to three scholars from applications submitted from across the university community in the spring. For the academic year 2009-2010, junior scholars will receive $1,000 in cash from the University.
In the spring of 2010, at a date to be arranged by the committee, each of the junior scholars selected will present his or her seminar paper in the Towson Room, Cook Library. In consultation with the scholars, the committee will arrange for one or two authorities in their fields to serve as discussants.
Faculty members who are selected to be Towson Scholars will be encouraged to invite their students to their presentations. Seminars are open to the university community, and junior faculty will be required to make their papers available upon request.
While papers, essays, and/or chapters may reflect the academic discourse of their discipline, the oral presentations must communicate broadly to the University community.
Closing date for applications is March 25, 2009 (Wednesday).
Applications may be obtained on-line at the Office of University Research Services Web site, http://www.towson.edu/ours. Completed applications should be submitted to the Office of University Research Services, 7800 York Road, Room 225, by 5:00 pm March 25. Applications emailed to mhealy@towson.edu by 5:00 pm March 25 will also be accepted.
Committee for the Towson Academy of Scholars
Patricia W. Romero, CLA and Chair
Sharon Buchbinder, College of Health Professions
Matthew Chambers, College of Business and Economics
Debi Gartland, College of Education
Mary Louise Healy, Office of University Research Services
Peter Lev, College of Fine Arts and Communication
Brian Masters, Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
Deborah Nolan, Library
URL: http://www.towson.edu/ours
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Agency: Maryland Humanities Council
Deadline: March 1, 2009 Letter of Inquiry (required)
April 15, 2009 Full Proposal
The Maryland Humanities Council’s (MHC) Major Grant program provides grants up to $10,000 to support public humanities programs through two competitions per year—one in the spring and one in the fall. The spring competition is for projects beginning on or after July 1, 2009. Projects must be completed within one year of funding. The three categories of major grants include:
- Civic Engagement Grants which support programs that promote informed dialogue and civic engagement about critical issues identified by the applying organization. Programs must involve participants in an interactive conversation examining an important issue in the community and use the humanities as the central resource to inform the conversation. Possible programs might include a reading/discussion series; a moderated blog; a film/discussion program, a panel-led audience discussion, a public conference, a post-performance discussion, or a guided discussion of an exhibition.
- Special Initiative Grants support informed dialogue and civic engagement about critical issues identified by the MHC. The MHC’s current initiative, “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Remembrance and Reconciliation,” encourages communities throughout the state to examine Dr. King’s legacy, the current state of race relations in their communities, and ways in which successful attempts have been made or could be made to bridge the racial divide and resolve racial differences. Examples of programs might be movie/discussion groups, panel-led audience discussions, or a lecture/discussion presentation.
- Open Grants support public humanities programs that do not fall in either of the first two categories. Programs may include lectures, seminars, symposia, interpretive exhibits, films, media projects, reading/discussion programs, teacher institutes, local histories, living histories, distance learning, or any other format that engages state residents in the humanities.
Prospective applicants must first submit a Letter of Inquiry by March 1, 2009. The letter is designed to allow MHC staff to determine whether an organization should be invited to submit a full proposal for a Major Grant by April 15, 2009 for review by MHC’s Grants Committee.
URL: www.mdhc.org
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FINRA Investor Education Foundation Grant Program
Agency: FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Deadline: May 6, 2009 (projects starting in October 2009)
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds research and/or educational projects that support its mission of providing underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life
In 2009, the Foundation is especially interested in applications that focus on the following areas:
- Using behavioral finance to improve saving and investing
- Meeting the financial and investor education needs of underserved audiences
- Creating new marketing and distribution channels for financial and investor education
- Helping Americans manage their finances and investments in retirement
The FINRA Foundation places a high priority on reaching and engaging a well-defined target audience, and encourages collaboration and partnerships that facilitate effective marketing and distribution efforts. Successful education projects will have measurable impact and reach large audiences in a cost-effective manner. Preference will be given to projects that can be replicated and sustained beyond the term of grant funding. For research projects, the Foundation is especially interested in work that has practical applications in the financial and investor education field.
The first step in applying for Foundation funding is the submission of the Project Concept Form. This three-page form assists the Foundation in assessing the applicant’s eligibility for funding and the extent to which the proposed project furthers the Foundation’s current priorities. Certain applicants will be invited to submit a full grant proposal. Applicants invited to prepare a full proposal will be provided with detailed submission instructions.
There is no set minimum or maximum grant amount. In considering grant requests, the merits of the proposed work are the primary focus. Projects should be completed within 36 months of the grant award. The Foundation looks favorably upon projects that demonstrate sustainability beyond the grant period. For summaries of funded projects (inclusive of the grant amounts), please view the list of successful grant proposals.
URL: http://www.finrafoundation.org/grants.asp
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