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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Reminder: Research Monetary Awards and Teaching Innovation Grants for Spring 2010
Agency: Towson University Faculty Development and Research Committee
Deadlines: 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
pm Thursday, 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 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/facultydevelopment/guidelines.asp
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Institutional, University Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Release: Feb.
11, 2010
The goal of the Undergraduate Biology
and Mathematics (UBM) activity is to
enhance undergraduate education and
training at the intersection of the
biological and mathematical sciences
and to better prepare undergraduate
biology or mathematics students to
pursue graduate study and careers in
fields that integrate the mathematical
and biological sciences.
The core of the activity is jointly-conducted
long-term research experiences for
interdisciplinary balanced teams of
at least two undergraduates from
departments in the biological and mathematical
sciences. Projects should focus on
research at the intersection of the
mathematical and biological sciences.
Projects should provide students exposure
to contemporary mathematics and biology,
addressed with modern research tools
and methods. That is, projects must
be genuine research experiences rather
than rehearsals of research methods.
Projects must involve students from
both areas in collaborative research
experiences and include joint mentorship
by faculty in both fields. In addition,
it is expected that projects will strengthen
the research and education capacity,
infrastructure, and culture of the
participating institutions. To this
end, projects should create models
for education in the mathematical and
biological sciences and influence the
direction of academic programs for
a broad range of students. It is expected
that project leadership will come from
faculty in both the mathematical and
biological sciences. UBM is a
joint effort of the Education and Human
Resources (EHR), Biological Sciences
(BIO), and Mathematical and Physical
Sciences (MPS) Directorates at the
National Science Foundation (NSF).
Proposals may be of either large
scope (Institutional projects) or small
scope (Group projects).
- Institutional projects are expected
to be of five years duration, should
assemble a diverse team of senior
personnel, and in addition to research
experiences and mentoring should
address institutional curricular
change that broadly engages the biological
and mathematical sciences. It is
expected that an institutional project
will have leadership (not just participation)
drawn from faculty in both the biological
and mathematical sciences.These
long-term projects will be reviewed
in the third year and continuation
of funding in years four and five
will depend on a successful outcome.
Total award sizes for Institutional
projects should not exceed an average
of $200,000 per year.
- Group projects are expected to
be of three years duration, and should
emphasize joint mentoring and research
projects for undergraduate students
at the interface of biological and
mathematical science. In general,
group projects are smaller in scale
than institutional projects, and
may involve only one or two mentorship
teams. Total award sizes for Group
projects should not exceed $80,000
per year.
The program encourages collaborations
that bring together biological and
mathematical scientists from associate,
baccalaureate, masters, or Ph.D. granting
institutions, minority serving institutions,
national and regional organizations,
and that may involve industrial or
government laboratories.
NSF anticipates making 6 to 9 standard
grants, including 2 to 3 institutional
awards and 4 to 6 group awards.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08510
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Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Program
Agency: United
States Department of Education
Deadline: December
1, 2009
The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research
Abroad Fellowship Program offers faculty
members in institutions of higher education
the opportunity to engage in research
abroad in modern foreign languages and
area studies. Research projects must
focus on one of the following areas:
Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and
the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the
Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia,
and the Western Hemisphere (excluding
the United States and its territories).
Applications that propose projects focused
on Western Europe are not eligible. The
Department of Education will award up
to five additional points to applications
meeting this year’s competitive
preference priority, which is for research
projects that focus on any of the 78
languages considered critical on U.S.
ED’s list of Less Commonly Taught
Languages (Please see the application
guidelines for the full list). For FY
2010, an invitational priority has been
established for research projects that
focus on one of the following fields
or topics: Environmental Science, Ecology,
Climate Studies, Development Studies,
Economics, Public Health, Education,
or Political Science. Applications that
meet this invitational priority will
not receive a competitive or absolute
preference over other applications.
As part of the application process, faculty members
must submit individual applications through the Office
of University Research Services (OURS). OURS will
officially submit all eligible individual applications
to the Department of Education, along with the institutional
application.
The Department of Education estimates that $1,399,000
will be available for this program for fiscal year
2010. Approximately 20 fellowships ranging from
$25,000 to $115,000 with an average award size of $70,000
will be made. However, the actual level of funding,
if any, is dependent on final Congressional action.
Institutional project periods may be up to 18 months
beginning July 1, 2010. Faculty may request funding
for three to twelve months. No cost sharing is required.
URL: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2009-4/100509c.html
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Opportunity for Undergraduate Students in the Sciences and Social Sciences
Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Deadlines: December
10, 2009
This announcement solicits applications
from students performing investigation
in a variety of environmentally related
research topics. By providing financial
support across disciplines, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) expects to
continue to assist in increasing the
nation’s environmental workforce
and ability to produce leading edge
research, and in advancing the nation’s
research and development.
The planned course of study MUST
focus on one or more of the following
areas of environmental significance
and MUST describe the relationship
of these topic areas to the statutorily
required purpose of pollution prevention
and/or control.
- Natural and Life Sciences (e.g.,
Biology; Ecology; Microbiology; Molecular)
- Environmental Science & Interdisciplinary
(e.g., Biotechnology; Urban and Land
Use Planning)
- Engineering (e.g., Environmental
Engineering, Bioenvironmental Engineering;
Green Building Engineering)
- Social Sciences & Decision-making
(e.g., Economics; Political Science;
International Environmental Studies)
- Physical Sciences (e.g., Atmospheric
Sciences; Chemistry; Environmental
Geology; Earth Sciences; Geography;
Soil Science; Biogeochemistry)
- Mathematics and Computer Science
(e.g., Applied Mathematics; Statistics;
Database Management; Bioinformatics;
Environmental Information Science)
Subject to availability of funding,
the Agency plans to award approximately
30 new fellowships by July 30, 2010.
Fellows will receive up to $19,250
per year for their junior and senior
years of undergraduate study and up
to $8,000 for an internship at an EPA
facility during the summer between
their junior and senior years.
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_gro_undergrad.html
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