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
Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for Spring 2010
Agency: Towson University Faculty Development and Research Committee
Deadline: October 15, 2009
The Faculty Development and Research Committee (FDRC) is pleased to announce its call for applications for Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for use during the spring semester 2010. Applications will be accepted through 5:00 pmThursday, October 15, 2009. This is the first of three competitions this fiscal year, with two additional deadlines at the beginning of March and May 2010.
Research Monetary Awards provide support 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. Teaching Innovation grants are designed to encourage faculty to develop new classroom initiatives that are grounded in current research on teaching and learning. Awards provide up to $5,000 to 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 and applications for both programs are available on online. All applications must have signatory approval from both the department chair and college dean upon submission. 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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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: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: September 16, 2009 (internal deadline for submission to the College of Liberal
Arts)
October 1, 2009 for TU’s nominees and those exempt from nomination*
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), through its Summer Stipends program, supports individuals pursuing advanced research that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public’s understanding of the humanities. Applicants may be faculty or staff members of colleges and universities or independent scholars or writers. Faculty members teaching full-time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions in order to apply for a Summer Stipend. Degree candidates may apply only if they have completed all work, including any kind of requirement for an oral defense of the dissertation, by October 1, 2009.
Summer Stipends awards provide $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing. Recipients must work full-time on their projects for these two months, and may hold other research grants supporting the same project during this time. Summer Stipends normally support work carried out during the summer months, but arrangements can be made for other times of the year. Individuals who have held a major fellowship or research grant or its equivalent within the last three academic years prior to the October 1, 2009 deadline are ineligible to apply. A “major fellowship or research grant” is a postdoctoral research award that provides a stipend of at least $15,000. Sabbaticals and grants from an individual’s own institution and stipends and grants from other sources supporting study and research during the summer are not considered major fellowships. Recipients of a Summer Stipend in 2005 or after are ineligible.
Each college and university in the U.S. may nominate two faculty members. Each nominee may be either a junior faculty member (assistant professor, instructor, or a scholar at a comparably early stage of his or her career) or senior faculty member (associate professor or professor).
Please note: Dr. Terry Cooney, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, in consultation with college deans of applicants from eligible disciplines, will coordinate the process this year for reviewing nomination materials and choosing the University’s two nominees. As the NEH’s submission deadline is October 1, 2009, faculty members wishing to be considered should submit to the Dean Cooney, by September 16, 2009, a two-page summary of their proposed projects and a CV. Faculty may also contact Dr. Cooney directly if they have questions about eligibility or process. Interested faculty members may wish to consult the NEH guidelines for a description of what is expected in full application narratives. The summary submitted to the nominating committee should very briefly address the basic questions listed in the “project narrative” section of those guidelines.
According to the act that established the NEH in 1965, “The term ‘humanities’ includes, but is not limited to, the study of the following: language, both modern and classical; linguistics; literature; history; jurisprudence; philosophy; archaeology; comparative religion; ethics; the history, theory and criticism of the arts; those aspects of social sciences which have humanistic content and employ humanistic methods; and the study and application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life.” Any faculty member with a humanities project may apply for nomination for a Summer Stipend. The field of the project determines the eligibility for nomination to and application for NEH Summer Stipends, not the field of the applicant.
The following five criteria will be used by reviewers in evaluating Summer Stipends applications:
- The intellectual significance of the proposed project, including its value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities.
- The quality or promise of quality of the applicant's work as an interpreter of the humanities;
- The quality of the conception, definition, organization, and description of the project, and the applicant’s clarity of expression;
- The feasibility of the proposed plan of work, including, when appropriate, the soundness of the dissemination and access plans.
- The likelihood that the applicant will complete the project.
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
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Agency: FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Deadline: November 5, 2009 (for projects starting in June 2010)
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds research and/or educational projects provide underserved Americans with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life
In 2010, the Foundation is especially interested in applications that focus on the following areas:
- Meeting the financial and investor education needs of underserved audiences
- Using behavioral finance to improve saving and investing
- 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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Opportunity for Graduate Students in the Sciences and Social Sciences
2009 Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships Program
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline: October 22, 2009
This Request for Application (RFA) solicits applications from students to perform graduate level investigation towards protecting human health and the environment. Applications are welcomed from students studying any academic discipline to the extent that the particular topic of research is related to EPA’s mission. This includes students studying in ecology, economics, engineering, modeling, the health sciences, physical sciences, earth sciences, exposure sciences, social sciences, informational sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, and environmental sciences.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is offering Graduate Fellowships for master’s and doctoral level students in environmental fields of study. Subject to availability of funding, the EPA plans to award approximately 120 new fellowships by June 30, 2010. Master's level students may receive support for a maximum of two years. Doctoral students may be supported for a maximum of three years, usable over a period of four years. The fellowship program provides up to $37,000 per year of support per fellowship. The earliest anticipated start date for these awards is September 1, 2010.
URL: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_gradfellow.html#Synopsis
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