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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Announcements from the Office of University Research Services
Reminder: IRB Meeting Schedule
The final meeting of the Towson University Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants is scheduled for:
Wednesday, May 13 (submit applications by April 29)
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.
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’s Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for Fall 2009
Agency: Towson University Faculty Development and Research Committee
Deadline: May 1, 2009
The Faculty Development and Research Committee is pleased to announce its call for applications for Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for use during the fall semester 2009. Applications will be accepted through 5:00 pm Friday, May 1, 2009.
Research Monetary Awards of up to $5,000 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 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.
Full program guidelines for both the Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grant programs are available online at http://wwwnew.towson.edu/main/research/researchandfunding/index.asp. Application forms for both programs are available in hard copy or as Word documents from the Office of University Research Services (extension 4-2236 or by email, mhealy@towson.edu) or on the Web at the above address. An original and eight copies of completed application forms and accompanying documentation as described in the application form should be submitted to the Office of University Research Services, 7800 York Road, Room 225.
URL: http://wwwnew.towson.edu/main/research/researchandfunding/index.asp
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American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funding Opportunity
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Academic Research Enhancement Award
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadlines: September 24, 2009
NIH invites through limited competition Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) grant (R15) applications to support new biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible colleges, universities, schools, and components of domestic institutions. The purpose of the AREA program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. These AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH programs, to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale health-related research projects. It is anticipated that investigators supported under the AREA program will benefit from the opportunity to conduct independent research; that the grantee institution will benefit from a research environment strengthened through AREA grants and sustained by participation in the numerous and diverse extramural programs of the NIH; and that students will benefit from exposure to and participation in scientific research in the biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences. As such, these grants are well suited to the goals of the NIH under the Recovery Act, which are to stimulate the economy, create or retain jobs, and have the potential for making scientific progress.
The AREA program is primarily a research grant program and not a training or fellowship program. Active involvement of undergraduate and graduate students in the proposed research is encouraged, and reviewers will consider whether the proposed project will expose undergraduate (preferably, if available) and graduate students to meritorious research. However, the application should not focus on training objectives and training plans should not be provided.
At institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support, AREA grants may support new or renewal meritorious projects in biomedical, behavioral research, or clinical research, including:
- pilot research projects and feasibility studies,
- development, testing, and refinement of research techniques,
- secondary analysis of available data sets,
- similar discrete research projects that demonstrate research capability.
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may be up to three (3) years and applicants may request up to a total of $300,000 in direct costs. It is estimated that up to 50 awards will be made in FY 2010.
URL:http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-007.html
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Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
Mini Grants
Agency: The Towson University Institute for Teaching and Research on Women
Deadlines: May 4, 2009
The 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 awards faculty mini-grants to full and part-time faculty up to $500. The grants are limited in number and awarded on a competitive basis.
URL: http://www.towson.edu/itrow/FacultyGrants.asp
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Research on Teen Dating Violence
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadlines: June 16, October 16, February 16 annually (through September 2012)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct behavioral and/or biomedical research aimed at better understanding the etiologies and precursors for, reducing risk for, and incidence of, teen dating violence (TDV). Research is also sought that examines the linkages and gaps among perceptions of appropriate responses to TDV from service providers, the criminal justice system, teens themselves, victims, perpetrators and bystanders. Successful applications will propose research that addresses at least one of the following overarching challenges facing the field of TDV research:
- Epidemiology,
- Etiology, which may include integrative model development,
- Primary or secondary prevention (or treatment) of TDV, including clarification of the mechanisms of action in efficacious prevention interventions.
For the purposes of this FOA, the word “teen” includes young people ages 13-19. Researchers who wish to address issues in individuals outside that age range must provide strong justification for so doing. For the purposes of this FOA, “teen dating violence” is defined as “physical, emotional/psychosocial, verbal and/or sexual abuse of one adolescent partner by the other partner in a current or former dating/romantic or sexual relationship”. Abusive behavior is any act carried out by one partner aimed at hurting or controlling the other. There is general agreement among researchers that the term “teen dating violence” encompasses at least one of three types of behaviors occurring in the context of a romantic or intimate relationship:
- Physical aggression --actual violence; physical force or physical restraint with the potential of causing pain or injury,
- Sexual aggression -- intimidation or coercion to engage in sexual acts of a type or frequency other than that desired by the victim,
- Psychological aggression-- verbal and nonverbal methods of intimidation, coercion, control, and threat.
This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) award mechanism. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 2 years. Direct costs are limited to $275,000 with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year.
A FOA of identical scientific scope is available which encourages applications under the R01 mechanism.
URL:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-170.html (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-169.html (R01)
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GRADUATE STEM FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION (GK-12)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadlines:
May 19, 2009 (required letter of intent)
June 29, 2009 full proposal
This program provides funding for graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to bring their leading research practice and findings into K-12 learning settings. Through collaborations with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, teachers and students in K-12 environments, and community partners, graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their own research and place it within a societal and global context.
The GK-12 program provides an opportunity for graduate students to acquire value-added skills, such as communicating STEM subjects to technical and non-technical audiences, leadership, team building, and teaching while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 settings. This unique experience will add value to the training of U.S. graduate students and will energize and prepare the students for a broad range of STEM careers in a competitive globalized marketplace. Furthermore, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to transform the conventional graduate education by infusing and sustaining GK-12 like activities in their graduate programs.
It is anticipated that approximately 20-25 new awards will be made, depending upon the quality of proposals and availability of funds. The size for the new projects will be for up to $600,000 per year for 5 years. Guidelines restrict proposal submission to one per institution. Please notify OURS if you are interested in applying.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09549/nsf09549.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
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