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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Dartmouth Launches Data Management Planning Site
This website provides guidance and suggestions for Dartmouth researchers who need to create data management and data sharing plans as part of a proposal to external funding agencies. The site outlines the current NSF and NIH requirements, provides a checklist to help you understand what issues need to be addressed, useful links, and sample plans. While there is no single department on campus that can answer all of the questions around data management, we have identified individuals and groups who are available to help. We will be updating the site regularly as new information is received from funding agencies and principal investigators.
Friday, December 10, 2010
NIH to Require Use of xTrain Starting January 1, 2011
Reminder: Beginning January 1, 2011, the NIH Will Require Use of xTrain for the Electronic Submission of Appointment Forms and/or Termination Notices for Institutional Research Training and Career Awards, Individual Fellowships and Research Education Awards
(NOT-OD-11-026)
National Institutes of Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-026.html
(NOT-OD-11-026)
National Institutes of Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-026.html
NSF Grants.gov Application Guide - January 2011
Grants.gov Application Guide - January 2011
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Thursday, December 9, 2010
NIH director wins bid for translational medicine centre
NIH director wins bid for translational medicine centre
New nexus will bridge basic and clinical research to improve health.
Meredith Wadman
Francis Collins listens to feedback from NIH's Scientific Management Review Board on 7 December.
Bill Branson / NIHSixteen months after taking charge of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world's largest funder of biomedical research, director Francis Collins is now on course to lead the agency through its most significant evolution to date.
On 7 December, the NIH's Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB) voted 12-1to establish a new centre devoted to speeding therapies from the lab to the clinic. With all the grant-making powers of any of NIH's 27 existing institutes, the new centre for translational medicine and therapeutics could receive funding as soon as next October, when the US government's 2012 fiscal year begins.
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New nexus will bridge basic and clinical research to improve health.
Meredith Wadman
Francis Collins listens to feedback from NIH's Scientific Management Review Board on 7 December.
Bill Branson / NIHSixteen months after taking charge of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world's largest funder of biomedical research, director Francis Collins is now on course to lead the agency through its most significant evolution to date.
On 7 December, the NIH's Scientific Management Review Board (SMRB) voted 12-1to establish a new centre devoted to speeding therapies from the lab to the clinic. With all the grant-making powers of any of NIH's 27 existing institutes, the new centre for translational medicine and therapeutics could receive funding as soon as next October, when the US government's 2012 fiscal year begins.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Research Professor Awards
American Cancer Society (ACS)
LOI Due 2/1/2011
The ACS offers a limited number of grants to investigators in mid-career who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of cancer research. Furthermore, it is expected that these investigators will continue to provide leadership in their research area. The grantee is required to be a spokesperson for the ACS and for cancer research.
Eligibility In general, applicants will recently have attained the rank of full professor or equivalent and must not have held the rank of full professor or equivalent for more than 15 years. Applicants must at the time of application be United States citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the United States.
LOI Due 2/1/2011
The ACS offers a limited number of grants to investigators in mid-career who have made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of cancer research. Furthermore, it is expected that these investigators will continue to provide leadership in their research area. The grantee is required to be a spokesperson for the ACS and for cancer research.
Eligibility In general, applicants will recently have attained the rank of full professor or equivalent and must not have held the rank of full professor or equivalent for more than 15 years. Applicants must at the time of application be United States citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents of the United States.
Career Development Award
American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Deadline: Jan 15, 2011
This one time award provides up to $172,500 per year for up to five years. The maximum total direct costs cannot exceed $150,000 per year and the maximum total indirect costs cannot exceed 15% of the direct costs.
The award is designed to assist outstanding assistant professor-level faculty investigators in conducting diabetes-related research. The award supports an individual's salary and research project to enable the investigator to advance his or her career as an independent investigator.
Deadline: Jan 15, 2011
This one time award provides up to $172,500 per year for up to five years. The maximum total direct costs cannot exceed $150,000 per year and the maximum total indirect costs cannot exceed 15% of the direct costs.
The award is designed to assist outstanding assistant professor-level faculty investigators in conducting diabetes-related research. The award supports an individual's salary and research project to enable the investigator to advance his or her career as an independent investigator.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships for Basic and Physician Scientists
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Cancer Research Fund
Deadline March 15, 2011
Award stipends are $50,000 for level I and $60,000 for level II in the first year. In the second year, award stipends are $50,000 for level I and $60,000 for level II. Third year stipends are $50,000 and $60,000 respectively.
The foundation sponsors theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention. These scholarships are offered to encourage promising young investigators to pursue careers in cancer research.
The proposed investigation must be conducted at a university, hospital, or research institution. Postdoctoral training in the same institution in which the applicant received their degree is discouraged, particularly if it was in the same department.
Eligibility Awards are made to institutions for the support of the fellow under direct supervision of the Sponsor.
Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M.
For level one funding, basic and physician scientist applicants must have received their degrees no more than one year prior to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting at which their applications are to be considered. D.V.M. applicants must have received their degrees no more than three years prior to the SAC meeting. For level two funding, physician scientists (M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M. or the equivalent) must have completed their residencies and clinical training no more than three years prior to the SAC meeting at which their applications are to be considered.
Candidates applying to work in foreign-based or United States government laboratories may be awarded a fellowship if they are considered to be especially meritorious or if the program represents an unusual opportunity for postdoctoral training. Foreign candidates may apply to do their research only in the United States. Only candidates who are beginning their first full-time postdoctoral research fellowship are eligible.
Only one fellowship application will be accepted from a sponsor or fellow per review session; there is no limit, however, to the number of applications from an institution.
No more than two Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Fellows will be funded to work with the same sponsor at any given time.
Deadline March 15, 2011
Award stipends are $50,000 for level I and $60,000 for level II in the first year. In the second year, award stipends are $50,000 for level I and $60,000 for level II. Third year stipends are $50,000 and $60,000 respectively.
The foundation sponsors theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention. These scholarships are offered to encourage promising young investigators to pursue careers in cancer research.
The proposed investigation must be conducted at a university, hospital, or research institution. Postdoctoral training in the same institution in which the applicant received their degree is discouraged, particularly if it was in the same department.
Eligibility Awards are made to institutions for the support of the fellow under direct supervision of the Sponsor.
Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., or D.V.M.
For level one funding, basic and physician scientist applicants must have received their degrees no more than one year prior to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting at which their applications are to be considered. D.V.M. applicants must have received their degrees no more than three years prior to the SAC meeting. For level two funding, physician scientists (M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M. or the equivalent) must have completed their residencies and clinical training no more than three years prior to the SAC meeting at which their applications are to be considered.
Candidates applying to work in foreign-based or United States government laboratories may be awarded a fellowship if they are considered to be especially meritorious or if the program represents an unusual opportunity for postdoctoral training. Foreign candidates may apply to do their research only in the United States. Only candidates who are beginning their first full-time postdoctoral research fellowship are eligible.
Only one fellowship application will be accepted from a sponsor or fellow per review session; there is no limit, however, to the number of applications from an institution.
No more than two Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Fellows will be funded to work with the same sponsor at any given time.
NASA EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP (NESSF) PROGRAM
Proposals due (new applications) February 1, 2011 at.11:59 p.m. ET
This call for graduate fellowship proposals, entitled NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program – 2011/2012 Academic Year, solicits applications from accredited U.S. Universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Masters or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines, at respective institutions. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals outlined above. Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities with the advisor serving as the principal investigator. The financial support for the NESSF Program comes from SMD’s four science divisions: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. For the 2011/2012 academic year, NASA expects to award approximately 50 new graduate fellowships in Earth Science, 3-5 in Heliophysics, 10 in Planetary Science, and 3-10 in Astrophysics
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=247047/NESSF%202011-2012%20Solicitation.pdf
This call for graduate fellowship proposals, entitled NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) Program – 2011/2012 Academic Year, solicits applications from accredited U.S. Universities on behalf of individuals pursuing Masters or Doctoral (Ph.D.) degrees in Earth and space sciences, or related disciplines, at respective institutions. The purpose of NESSF is to ensure continued training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines needed to achieve NASA’s scientific goals outlined above. Awards resulting from the competitive selection will be made in the form of training grants to the respective universities with the advisor serving as the principal investigator. The financial support for the NESSF Program comes from SMD’s four science divisions: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. For the 2011/2012 academic year, NASA expects to award approximately 50 new graduate fellowships in Earth Science, 3-5 in Heliophysics, 10 in Planetary Science, and 3-10 in Astrophysics
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=247047/NESSF%202011-2012%20Solicitation.pdf
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
NIH eRA eSubmission Items of Interest - December 7, 2010
New Page Limit Restrictions for Individual Career Development (K) applications
NIH will be enforcing the following new PHS Career Development Supplemental form attachment page limits immediately after the January 7 AIDS deadline:
· The Mentoring Plan attachment will be limited to 6 pages.
· The Statements by Mentor, Co-Mentors, Contributors attachment will be limited to 6 pages.
· The Description of Institutional Environment attachment will be limited to 1 page.
· The Commitment to Candidate's Research Career Development attachment is limited to 1 page.
To provide consistency between AIDS and non-AIDS K applications that could potentially be reviewed together, applicants to the January 7, 2011 AIDS deadline will get warnings if the above page limits are exceeded, but no corrective action will be needed. The warning message text will be adjusted next week to reflect this exception. The validations will be upgraded from warnings to errors and the message text readjusted for deadlines after January 7. Note that the new application guide posted November 24, 2010 already reflects the page limit changes. See NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-11-027.
Check Commons Status - Don’t Rely on Email Notifications
Email can be unreliable. Email notifications sent by eRA can be blocked or caught by spam filters for various reasons. It is your responsibility to track your application through to a viewable application image in eRA Commons, correcting any errors encountered along the way. Remember… IF YOU CAN’T VIEW IT, WE CAN’T REVIEW IT!!
eRA Prepares for Discontinuation of the Error Correction Window
As of November 19, failing to provide a Contact Email address in box 5 of the SF424 (R&R) cover will no longer result in an eRA error. Since this field had been an NIH requirement, but is not marked as required on the federal-wide form, it has consistently been in the list of the top 5 errors encountered by applicants. Please continue to provide the information – we still really want it. If not provided, however, we will no longer stop the application from going forward. We will simply use the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) email from box 19 in its place and provide a warning to let you know that we’ve done so.
We will be updating the message text for many of our business rule validations on December 16 in preparation for the discontinuation of the error correction window for deadlines on/after January 25. The text changes will provide greater clarity in describing the issue encountered and action required.
Grants.gov Downtime Reminder
Excerpt from the Grants.gov Web site…
Alert: The Grants.gov system will be unavailable starting Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. ET until Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The system may be visible during this upgrade due to testing efforts; however, removal of this notice will indicate availability of the system on December 13, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. ET.
Important eSubmission Change: Changed/Corrected applications to address eRA-identified errors and warnings must be submitted by the deadline to be considered on time beginning January 25, 2011. Error Correction window closing.
Friday, December 3, 2010
OSP Updates - December 2010
The December 2010 issue of OSP Updates is posted on the OSP web site.
Headlines:
Headlines:
- NSF DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS
- NEW ON-LINE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SYSTEM AVAILABLE FOR USE
- What is FFATA and why is it showing up on my award notices?
- NIH UPDATES
- Revised Grants Policy Statement
- Proposal Preparation Costs Allowable as a Direct Charge for Mentored Career Development Awards
- THE END OF AN ERA FOR ERRORS: NIH ELIMINATES THE CORRECTION WINDOW
- NSF UPDATES
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