Deadline: August 27, 2009
The College of Graduate Studies and Research, Office of University Research Services will host a workshop on Federal stimulus funding, “ARRA and TU – Maximizing Grant Awards: A Stimulating Discussion” on Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm in the College of Graduate Studies and Research conference room, 7800 York Road, room 218A. This will be an informal session during which faculty members will have a chance to ask questions about seeking and applying for stimulus funding.
The workshop will begin with a brief presentation on funding availability, including the latest information from the August 23-26 American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Grants Resource Center “External Funding Conference.” Workshop participants will then informally discuss strategies for securing stimulus funding, the importance of serving as a reviewer for a grant program, and “insider tips” on what reviewers really want to see as they evaluate proposals. Lunch will be served.
This is an excellent chance to interact with your colleagues while learning about the latest funding opportunities. If you’d like to attend, please respond to ours@towson.edu by August 21, 2009 so that we may prepare handouts and order lunch.
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Reminder: Research Fellowships
Deadline: September 3, 2009
The College of Graduate Studies and Research, in collaboration with the Deans of the academic colleges, is making available up to 15 Research Fellowships. These Fellowships provide funding and other support for an individually designed program focused on a research mentorship model. Selected faculty members will be provided with up to two years of support of $3,000 each per year.Program guidelines, including eligibility requirements, and the application cover page are now available.
URL: http://www.towson.edu/main/research/researchandfunding/index.asp
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Agency: US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Deadline: October 1, 2009
The Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) requests applications for research projects that will contribute to its Chronically Low-Performing Schools Research Initiative. Grantees will be expected to focus on at least two specific problems faced by chronically low-performing schools by developing and testing the promise of practices to address these problems. The long-term outcomes of this research program will be a better understanding of the processes that contribute to low-performing schools, diagnostic frameworks that principals or districts could use to identify specific problems within their low-performing schools, and an array of practices for improving low-performing schools. The practices are those that could be implemented by a principal of a low-performing school or by a district in conjunction with the principals of low-performing schools.
A critical aspect of this initiative is the contributions of school and district partners on each research team. Too often researchers develop their interventions without collaborating with district and school personnel who have intimate knowledge of the capacity, constraints, and challenges of teachers, principals, and district staff.
The purpose of this initiative is not to generate a single approach to simultaneously address all of the problems that a low-performing school faces. Rather, the purpose of this research initiative is to systematically develop and test practices that could contribute to a menu of practices that principals, with support from their district (or districts with the support of their principals), could choose from to target specific challenges in their persistently low-performing schools. The Institute realizes that chronically low-performing schools may require more than the practices developed and piloted under this Initiative to fully address the causes of their persistent low performance. At the same time, the Institute recognizes that districts and principals often do not have access to research-based practices to address specific problems in their low-performing schools. By developing a set of such practices, this Initiative seeks to provide them with such options.
Typical awards for projects are $250,000 to $650,000 total costs per year for a maximum of 5 years.
Separate funding announcements are available on the Institute's website that pertain to the other research and research training grant programs funded through the Institute’s National Center for Education Research and to the discretionary grant competitions funded through the Institute's National Center for Special Education Research. ( http://ies.ed.gov/funding). For those interested in applying to any of these initiatives, handouts provide by Dr. Allen Ruby, program officer at the Institute of Education Sciences, are available in the Office of University Services upon request.
URL: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/ncer_rfas/lowperf.asp?page=all
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Collaborative Research Grants
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: October 29, 2009
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars or research coordinated by an individual scholar that, because of its scope or complexity, requires additional staff and resources beyond the individual’s salary.
Eligible projects include:
- Research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities.
- Conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit ongoing research.
- Archaeological projects that include interpretation and communication of results.
- Research that uses the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and social sciences.
Collaborative Research Grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services.
Awards are made for one to three years and normally range from $25,000 to $100,000 per year. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant’s preference and the availability of funds. The use of federal matching funds is encouraged. Federal matching funds are released on a 1:1 basis when a grantee secures gift funds from eligible third parties. Cost sharing is not required but in most cases, NEH grants cover no more than 80% of project costs. The balance of the costs is to be borne by the applicant’s institution or other non-federal sources.
Applicants may submit by e-mail (collaborative@neh.gov) a draft of the narrative and budget sections of their proposal at least six weeks before the deadline. A response cannot be guaranteed if the draft arrives later. Submitting a draft proposal enables an applicant to receive staff comments about the substance and format of the application. Please coordinate draft submission with the Office of University Research Services. Applicants affiliated with an eligible institution must apply through their institution. Adjunct faculty may apply as individuals.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html
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Scholarly Editions and Translations
Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: October 29, 2009
Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Projects must be undertaken by a team of at least one editor or translator and one other staff member. Grants typically support editions and translations of significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible.
Applicants should demonstrate familiarity with the best practices recommended by the Association for Documentary Editing or the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions. Translation projects should also explain the approach adopted for the particular work to be translated. Editions and translations produced with NEH support should contain scholarly and critical apparatus appropriate to the subject matter and format of the edition. This usually means introductions and annotations that provide essential information about the form, transmission, and historical and intellectual context of the texts and documents involved. Proposals for editions of foreign language materials in the original language are eligible for funding, as well as proposals for editions of translated materials.
Awards are made for one to three years and normally range from $50,000 to $100,000 per year. Successful applicants will be awarded a grant in outright funds, matching funds, or a combination of the two, depending on the applicant’s preference and the availability of funds. The use of federal matching funds is encouraged. Federal matching funds are released on a one-to-one basis when a grantee secures gift funds from eligible third parties. Applicants affiliated with an eligible institution must apply through their institution. Adjunct faculty may apply as individuals.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/editions.html
