Office of Research Administration & Advancement

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Office of Research Administration & Advancement

Science Spring 2009

Title of Award	Sponsor	Deadline	Amount of Award	No. of Applicants	Requirements	Internal Deadline	Apply	View Selected PI
Developing And Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)	05-28-2009	$500,000	1	Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education; nonprofits; state and local governments; and regional organizations. Eligible agencies of the federal government (Department of Veterans Affairs) are limited to requests for equipment only. If the institution or entity has one or more research projects currently supported by the PHS that involves the use of laboratory animals, then the institution or entity is eligible to submit an application. Institutions and commercial firms providing only services or products and without a clearly defined animal-related research component are not eligible to apply. The PI must be an established doctor of veterinary medicine, who possesses the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed renovation project.	04-27-2009	Apply	PI not selected
MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research, Institutional National Research Service Award (NRSA) Research Training Grant (T34)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)	05-25-2009		1	Only domestic nonprofit private or public institutions that offer the baccalaureate degree and in which undergraduate student enrollments are drawn substantially from ethnic minority groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, including mathematics, may apply. For purposes of this announcement, underrepresented minority students are individuals belonging to a particular ethnic or racial group that has been determined by the grantee institution to be underrepresented in biomedical research. Nationally, individuals who have been found to be underrepresented in biomedical research include, but are not limited to, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and citizens of the U.S. Pacific Islands. The training program director at the applicant institution will be responsible for the selection and appointment of trainees to receive National Research Service Award (NRSA) support and for the overall direction of the program.	04-27-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Centers of Excellence in Genomics Science (CEGS) (P50)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)	05-25-2009		1	The following organizations and institutions are eligible to apply: institutions of higher education; nonprofits; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications from foreign institutions and for-profit organizations will not be accepted; however, subcontracts to foreign institutions and for-profit organizations will be considered.	04-27-2009	Apply	PI not selected
NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) - NSF 08-556	National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Graduate Education (DGE)	05-15-2009	$3,000,000	1	Anticipated deadline. Only new proposals will be accepted. Institutions having an active or past GK-12 project are eligible to submit a new proposal, but they must coordinate evaluation efforts of any projects located on the same campus or working with the same school districts. Proposals to continue previously funded GK-12 projects (i.e., Track 1, Track 2, and Continuing) are no longer being accepted. Academic institutions in the United States and its territories that grant master's or doctoral degrees in STEM disciplines supported by NSF are eligible to apply. Projects may involve more than one institution, but a single institution must accept overall management responsibility. An institution may submit only one proposal as lead from either a single-institution or from a multi-institutional proposal. Nonacademic institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, and museums may serve as collaborating organizations.	04-13-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Medical Research Grants	National Football League (NFL), NFL Charities	05-06-2009	$125,000	1	Anticipated deadline. Funding is available for nonprofit educational and research institutions only. For-profit enterprises are not eligible to apply.	04-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) - NSF 08-544	National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering (ENG)	04-29-2009	$200,000	1	Anticipated deadline. Proposals may only be submitted by universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) located and accredited in the United States, acting on behalf of their faculty members. These academic institutions must have a college or department of engineering or a college or department of engineering technology with undergraduate programs in disciplines usually supported by NSF. Projects may be proposed by individual investigators or by groups from a college or department of engineering or a college or department of engineering technology. Only one proposal may be submitted by a Principal Investigator (PI). The lead PI must hold a faculty appointment in a college or department of engineering or college or department of engineering technology within the submitting U.S. academic institution. Collaboration is permitted as appropriate with individual investigators or groups from other colleges or departments with undergraduate programs in disciplines usually supported by NSF, in a non-lead role. NUE proposals involving more than one institution must be submitted as a single administrative package with the managing PI from the lead institution. Synergistic collaboration among researchers and collaborations or partnerships with industry, government laboratories and foreign institutions are encouraged when appropriate. Non-U.S. institutions may participate in project activities using their own resources.	04-01-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI)	Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF), Interfaces in Science	04-15-2009	$500,000	2	Anticipated deadline. Candidates must 1. hold a Ph.D. degree in one of the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry (physical, theoretical, or computational), computer science, statistics, or engineering - exceptions will be made only if the applicant can demonstrate significant expertise in one of these areas, evidenced by publications or advanced course work; 2. have completed at least 12 months but not more than 48 months of postdoctoral research at the time of application; 3. not hold nor have accepted, either in writing or verbally, a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor at the time of application; 4. be committed to a full-time career in research as an independent investigator at a North American degree-granting institution; and 5. be nominated by accredited, degree-granting institutions in the United States or Canada. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) may nominate candidates from its intramural program; postdoctoral fellows at the NIH should contact its Office of Intramural Studies for information about its nomination procedures. Citizens of the United States and Canada are eligible. Noncitizen permanent residents of the United States and Canada are eligible with certification by the nominating institution. Temporary residents of the United States are eligible; however, the nominating institution must certify that the applicant's visa will allow him or her to remain in the United States long enough for him or her to be productive on the project. If a grant is awarded and the individual's visa does not allow for such a stay, BWF may terminate the grant. Temporary residents of Canada are not eligible.	03-16-2009	Closed	PI not selected
Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (U10) - RFA-HD-08-025	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)	03-31-2009	base costs up to $185,000 per year for up to 5 years	1	This FOA, issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), invites applications from investigators interested in participating with the NICHD in an ongoing multi-center network designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of treatment and management strategies to care for critically ill children, as well as to better understand the pathophysiological bases of critical illness and injury in childhood. The network is called the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network.	02-27-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants (SAMHSA Conference Grants)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)	03-31-2009	$50,000	Support for only one conference from one SAMHSA Center (CMHS, CSAP, CSAT) may be requested in any single application.	Eligible applicants are domestic public and private nonprofit entities. For example, state and local governments; federally recognized tribes, state-recognized tribes, and urban Indian organizations (as defined in P.L. 94-437, as amended); public or private universities and colleges; professional associations, voluntary organizations, self-help groups, and consumer and provider services-oriented constituency groups; community- and faith-based organizations; and tribal organizations may apply. Individuals are not eligible to receive grant support for a conference. The statutory authority for this program precludes grants to for-profit organizations.	02-27-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides (IPCP-HTM) (U19)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)	03-19-2009	$500,000 - $1,600,000	An investigator can be a PI on only one application, but may serve as a Project Leader or Scientific Core Leader on one or more other applications, provided there is no scientific overlap with the application submitted by the PI.	The following organizations and institutions are eligible to apply: domestic and foreign, public and private institutions of higher education, including Hispanic-serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, tribally controlled colleges and universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status; small businesses and for-profit organizations; federal, state, and local governments; Indian and Native American tribal governments and tribally designated organizations; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; U.S. territory or possession; and faith-based or community-based organizations.	02-20-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Fellowships for Science and Engineering View Complete Memo	Packard Foundation, David and Lucille Conservation and Science Program	03-16-2009	$875,000 over 5 years	2	Candidates must be faculty members in the first three years of their faculty careers, that is, whose initial faculty appointments began no earlier than May 31, 2006, and no later than May 31, 2009.	02-18-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) View Complete Memo	National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Graduate Education (DGE)	03-13-2009	up to $3 million per award over 5 years	4	Proposals may only be submitted by the following: 1. For IGERT Traineeship proposals: Academic institutions in the United States, its territories, or possessions that grant the Ph.D. degree in the sciences and engineering may submit proposals. Projects may involve more than one institution, but a single institution must accept overall management responsibility. Non-Ph.D. granting institutions, nonacademic, and international organizations may serve as collaborating organizations. The principal investigator (PI) must be on the faculty of the submitting institution. The PI shall be the director of the IGERT project and is expected to be an essential participant in its educational and research activities. The lead institution will have overall responsibility for administration of the award and the PI will have the overall responsibility for the management of the project and interactions with the NSF. Any given individual may participate as PI or co-PI in only one proposal submission. That restriction applies to preliminary proposals as well as full proposals. A PI or co-PI on one proposal may serve as a faculty participant on other proposals. 2. For IGERT Resource Center proposals: Only institutions located in the United States are eligible to apply. All organizations with an educational mission are eligible. The PI must be employed by the submitting institution. Any given individual may serve as PI or co-PI on only one proposal submission.	02-13-2009	Apply	*View PI Name*
Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Centers (U42)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Center for Research Resources (NCRR	03-03-2009	$375,000	1	The following organizations and institutions are eligible to apply: domestic public and private institutions of higher education, including Hispanic-serving institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities, tribally controlled colleges and universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) IRS status; small businesses and for-profit organizations; federal, state, and local governments; Indian and Native American tribal governments and tribally designated organizations; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; U.S. territory or possession; and faith-based or community-based organizations.	02-09-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) - NSF 04-525	National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)	03-03-2009	$10,000	1	Anticipated deadline. An individual nominee must be a U.S. citizen and must have affiliation with an organization eligible to be an NSF grantee. The nominee may not be a federal government employee. The nominee must have demonstrated outstanding and sustained mentoring and effective guidance to a significant number of students at the K-12, undergraduate, or graduate education levels for at least five years.	02-09-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) - NSF 04-525	National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)	03-02-2010	$10,000	1	Anticipated deadline. Awards are made to (1) individuals who are U.S. citizens, have affiliation with an organization eligible to be an NSF grantee, are not federal government employees, and have demonstrated outstanding and sustained mentoring and effective guidance to a significant number of underrepresented students at the K-12, undergraduate, or graduate education level; and (2) organizations that, through their programming, have enabled a substantial number of students traditionally underrepresented in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields to pursue and complete relevant degree programs successfully. At the postsecondary level, these efforts must show that students have completed either a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree	02-02-2010	Apply	PI not selected
Outstanding New Advisors Awards	National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)	03-02-2009		1 nominee per category per institution	Any individual serving as an academic advisor or faculty academic advisor for three or fewer years and employed by a regionally accredited postsecondary institution may be nominated. NACADA membership is not required. Current members of the Board of Directors and Council are not eligible for consideration for these advising awards. Previous Outstanding New Advisor Award winners or Certificate of Merit recipients are not eligible. Previous Outstanding Advising Award winners or Certificate of Merit recipients are not eligible.	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Outstanding Advisor Awards	National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)	03-02-2009		1 nominee per category	Any individual serving as an academic advisor, faculty academic advisor, or advising administrator, and employed by a regionally accredited postsecondary institution may be nominated. NACADA membership is not required. Current members of the Board of Directors and Council are not eligible for consideration for these advising awards. Previous Outstanding Advisor Award winners are not eligible. Previous Certificate of Merit recipients are eligible only if a minimum of five years has elapsed since the certificate was awarded and the nomination contains substantial new information. Nominees for the Outstanding Advising Administrator Awards must have served as an advising administrator for a minimum of three years.	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Advising Technology Innovation Award	National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)	03-02-2009		1	Former award recipients, commercial software, and NACADA-sponsored resources are not eligible.	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Outstanding Advising Program Awards	National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)	03-02-2009		1	Any regionally accredited post-secondary institution may submit an application. NACADA affiliation is not required. Previous winners of awards or certificates of merit are eligible only if three years have elapsed since their selection and the program has been significantly modified or altered. The selection committee will not consider multiple nominations for different programs within the same institution. Programs must have been operational for three or more years (time frame may include pilot period).	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) - NSF 08-530	National Science Foundation	03-01-2009	$400,000	1	Only colleges and universities located and accredited in the United States or U.S.-based professional associations are eligible to apply to this program. Other types of organizations can be included only as non-lead collaborators or sub-awardees. In addition, accredited U.S. colleges and universities and U.S. professional associations can be non-lead collaborators or sub-awardees. As the PI limit, NSF expects project teams to include persons with appropriate expertise. This might include expertise in the domain or domains of science or engineering on which the project focuses, in ethics, in educational research, and in pedagogy.	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Global Energy International Energy Prize View Complete Memo	The Global Energy International Prize Non-Profit Foundation	03-01-2009	$1.4 million for 3 awards	1 (can be either an individual or a team with maximum of 3 members)	The Prize may be split between two works by different authors, each being considered worthy of the Prize. Previous winners are ineligible for the prize. The Prize shall not be awarded to a team consisting of more than three authors. Entitled nominators shall pick nominees from among the performers of a project based on the perceived creative contribution of each performer. Nominees may not include persons who performed only administrative or organizational functions during the work. If the Prize is awarded to a research team (of not more than three persons), the sharing of the purse by the participants depending on their contribution shall be put to the vote.	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Faculty Development Grant Funding Announcement of Opportunity, Fiscal Year 2009.	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission	02-25-2009	$100,000-$450,000	1	Funding under this announcement is intended to support faculty in the nuclear-related fields of Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, Radiochemistry and related disciplines as determined by the NRC. The grants specifically target probationary, tenure-track faculty in these academic areas during the first 6 years of their career. Grants may include support for developing applications for research and small amounts for initiating or continuing research projects in their areas of expertise. Other areas might include course development, equipment stipends, participation in professional society meetings, preparation of papers, travel, and support for graduate assistants, and associated expenses as related to research projects or an institutions faculty development plan. Awards may be increased to the extent that a portion of the award is matched by the institution.	02-06-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards	Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)	02-06-2009	$5,000.	2	Full-time assistant professors at ORAU member institutions within two years of their initial tenure track appointment (2/6/2007 through 2/6/2009) at the time of application are eligible. If there is a question on eligibility, the ORAU Councilor makes the final decision. The research project must be in one of the following five disciplines: 1)Engineering and Applied Science 2)Life Sciences 3)Mathematics/Computer Sciences 4)Physical Sciences 5)Policy, Management, or Education	01-15-2009	Apply	PI not selected
Visiting Professorships in Health Literacy and Clear Health Communication	Pfizer, Inc.	01-31-2009	$7,500	More than one application per academic medical center may be submitted, provided each is from a different division or department.	Accredited U.S. medical schools (allopathic or osteopathic), affiliated teaching hospitals, and organizations related to adult education, health policy, managed care, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health are eligible to apply. The head of the division or department should serve as the "Host" of the visiting professor and the visit. Institutions with new, emerging, and community-based research and clinical programs, as well as academic and community partnerships, are encouraged to apply. Organizations that do not typically have the opportunity to bring in prominent experts should consider this program. The applicant may choose a Visiting Professor who is a regionally, nationally, or internationally known expert. It is not intended that an individual serve as both a Host and a Visiting Professor in the Pfizer Visiting Professorships in Health Literacy and Clear Health Communication program in a given year. Members of the Pfizer Visiting Professorships in Health Literacy and Clear Health Communication Academic Advisory Board are not eligible to serve as a host or visitor during their term on the advisory board. Divisions or departments that hosted 2008 Visiting Professorships in Health Literacy and Clear Health Communication are not eligible to serve again as Host Institutions in this program in the 2009 program cycle. However, 2008 Hosts may be proposed as Visiting Professors in 2009.	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Distinguished Service Award	National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Awards	01-31-2009		Candidates must be recommended by a state society, with endorsement from two other state societies. Not more than two nominations per state may be submitted.	Persons holding any grade of NSPE membership (with the exception of Student members) and who are in good standing are eligible for selection.	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Young Engineer of the Year Award	National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Awards	01-31-2009		Only one submission per state will be accepted	Any licensed professional engineer (P.E. or E.I.), NSPE member in good standing who is 35 years of age or younger as of January 1, 2009, is eligible for nomination.	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
NIGMS' Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)	NIH	01-22-2009	total direct costs are limited to $350,000 annually	Applicants may not submit, or have pending, more than one PREP grant application. Eligible institutions may hold only one PREP award.	Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research education program as the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. The PD/PI will be expected to monitor and assess the program, submitting annual reports as required. The PD/PI should have the research and teaching experiences as well as leadership and administrative skills required to develop and implement the proposed research education program. The PD/PI will be responsible for overseeing the selection and appointment of eligible participants to the PREP grant, for the overall direction, management, and administration of the research training program, program assessment, and the submission of all required forms in a timely manner.	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)	01-22-2009	The size of award will vary with the scope of the research education program proposed.	An applicant institution may not submit, or have pending, more than one Bridges to the Doctorate application.	The master's degree-granting institutions in the Bridges to the Doctorate Program must offer a terminal master's degree in biomedical or behavioral sciences as their highest degree and have a high enrollment, as determined by the applicant institution, of master's degree-seeking students from target groups/populations.Master's degree institutions currently supported by the Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) program that have a significant master's degree component to their RISE program must describe the rationale and need for an additional student development program, indicate the number of master's students involved in the RISE program, and provide evidence of a large pool of students from target groups/populations who are enrolled in their master's degree programs in biomedical/behavioral sciences	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) - NSF 09-502	National Science Foundation (NSF), Office of the Director (OD), Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)	01-22-2009	Up to $20 million of these funds will be available for the acquisition of single instruments costing between $2 million and $4 million, i.e., "mid-scale" instrumentation.	An organization may submit or be included as a funded subawardee/subcontractor in no more than three MRI proposals.	"Organizations that are eligible to submit proposals to NSF's MRI Program (""submission-eligible organizations"") are divided into three categories: Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education, non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education, and non-degree granting organizations. For the purposes of the MRI program: 1. Ph.D. granting institutions of higher education are academic institutions that have produced more than 20 Ph.D.s or D.Sci.s in all NSF-supported fields of science, mathematics or engineering during the combined previous two academic years. 2. Non-Ph.D. granting institutions of higher education (i.e., primarily bachelor and/or master degree granting academic institutions) are two- and four- year colleges and universities that have produced 20 or fewer Ph.D.s or D.Sci.s in all NSF-supported fields of science, mathematics, and engineering during the combined previous two academic years. 3. Non-degree granting organizations are independent not-for-profit organizations, museums and science centers, or consortia of organizations working in NSF-supported fields of science, mathematics, and engineering."	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25)	Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH)	01-22-2009	The size of award will vary with the scope of the research education program proposed.	An applicant institution may not submit, or have pending, more than one Bridges to the Baccalaureate application.		12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers - NSF 09-504	NSF	01-20-2009	up to two years and total budgets of approximately $200,000	only one Institutional Transformation proposal or one IT-Catalyst proposal.	Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals from primarily undergraduate institutions, teaching intensive colleges, community colleges, minority-serving institutions (e.g. Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions), women's colleges, and institutions primarily serving persons with disabilities are encouraged. Institutions that do not have sufficient institutional resources to undertake institutional self assessment and policy review are encouraged to apply for IT-Catalyst grants.	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
International Science and Education Competitive Grants Program	United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)	01-16-2009	The maximum amount under this program is $150,000 per award.	1	Applications may be submitted by colleges and universities as defined in section 1404 of NARETPA. The terms "college" and "university" mean an educational institution in any state which (1) admits as regular students only person having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (2) is legally authorized within such state to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (3) provides an education program for which a bachelor's degree or any other higher degree is awarded, (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.	12-16-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Jefferson Science Fellows at the U.S. Department of State	National Academies	01-15-2009	$60,000	2	Nominees and applicants must be U.S. citizens and must hold a tenured faculty position at a U.S. degree granting academic institution of higher learning.	12-15-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Scholars Grants in Public Health	Pfizer, Inc.	01-15-2009	Up to two grants of $130,000 each, paid over two years	More than one application per academic institution may be submitted, provided that each application is from a different division or department; however, only one Pfizer Scholars Grant in Public Health will be granted per institution per year.	"Anticipated deadline. U.S. citizens or foreign nationals with U.S. permanent resident status who are junior faculty (within two years of appointment as an instructor, an assistant professor, or an equivalent junior faculty rank) with a doctoral degree and who are employed by an accredited school or program of public health at the time of application are encouraged to apply. The applicant should already have an appointment at an accredited U.S. school or program of public health. The applicant must have two mentors: a faculty mentor experienced in public health practice-based research; and a member of staff of a state or local public health organization relevant to the proposed research. The host school or program of public health should have a demonstrated record of partnership with state and local public health organizations."	12-15-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) - NSF 09-506	NSF	01-12-2009	Research projects will be for up to three years in duration, with award sizes up to $1.5 million	1	Eligibility for ITEST is limited to U.S. organizations located in the USA with an educational mission (applicants should see the NSF Grant Proposal Guide [GPG] for further information). An individual may serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) for no more than one ITEST Research, ITEST Strategies, or ITEST Scale-up proposal under this solicitation.	12-15-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Grant and Fellowship Program in Pediatric Cancer	Hope Street Kids	01-09-2009	Grants awarded for two years at $40,000 per year for a total of $80,000	2	The fellow should have only one primary PI, who applies on behalf of the candidate; however, listing co-investigators or co-directors, is acceptable. Researchers need not be U.S. citizens; however, all research must be conducted in the U.S.	12-15-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Research Grants	Pfeiffer Research Foundation, Gustavus and Louise	01-08-2009	up to $75,000	3	The foundation makes grants to tax-exempt institutions for projects or programs carried out in the U.S. for advancement of medicine and pharmacy, including scientific research, postgraduate scholarship and fellowship assistance, and studies in nutrition, blindness, deafness, and other physical disabilities.	12-15-2008	Apply	PI not selected
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) Program - NSF 08-591	NSF	01-02-2009	$10,000 per institution for 12 months.	Grantee institutions that have an active single university I/UCRC award are not eligible to apply for another single university center; however, they may apply for a multi-university center. Any institution may submit multiple multi-university center proposals provided that the proposed research topics involve different disciplines and support different industries.	The PI at each institution must be a tenured faculty member. The center or site director must be the PI.	12-15-2008	Apply	PI not selected

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