Research Grants Guggenheim Foundation

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

Guidelines for Submitting Applications for Research Grants

The foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence and aggression in the modern world.

Questions that interest the foundation concern violence and aggression in relation to social change, intergroup conflict, war, terrorism, crime, and family relationships, among other subjects. Research with no relevance to understanding human problems will not be supported, nor will proposals to investigate urgent social problems where the foundation cannot be assured that useful, sound research can be done. Priority will also be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.

The Research Grant

Most awards fall within the range of $15,000 to $40,000 per year for periods of one or two years.

Applications for larger amounts and longer durations must be very strongly justified.

The foundation awards research grants to individuals (or a few principal investigators at most) for individual projects and does not award grants to institutions for institutional programs. As discussed below, individuals who receive research grants may be subject to taxation on the funds awarded.

Timing

New applications must be received (not post-marked) by August 1, for a decision in December.

Applications are reviewed once a year and final decisions are made by the Board of Directors at its meeting in December. Applicants will be informed promptly by email as well as letter of the Board's decision. Grants ordinarily commence on January 1 but later starting dates may be requested if the nature of the research makes this appropriate.

NIH Clarifies Fiscal Policy for 2011 Grants

NIH has published a Guide notice explaining the funding levels in the new budget. Please click on the link below for more information.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-077.html

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces the 2011 Innovations in Clinical Research Award

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces the 2011 Innovations in Clinical Research Award Competition Targeted Disease Area: Sickle Cell Disease

The Doris Duke Innovations in Clinical Research Award provides funding for early-stage research projects in clinical investigation as part of the Medical Research Program?s strategy to foster innovations in clinical research that advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human disease. The 2011 Innovations in Clinical Research Award competition invites Letters of Intent for clinical research that has the potential to catalyze innovative breakthroughs in the treatment of sickle cell disease. Full details, including eligibility requirements and instructions are available at: www.ddcf.org/mrp-icra Application Deadlines Letters of Intent Due: June 8, 2011 Proposals Due: August 3, 2011 Award Start Date: January 1, 2012 An announcement suitable for public posting is also attached.

BD Biosciences

Title: Immunology Grant
Sponsor: BD Biosciences
URL: http://www.gairdner.org/tonominate/globalheal

Deadline: September 12, 2011

Amount: $140,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: BD Biosciences immunology research grants provide vital funding to scientists pursuing innovative ideas that advance the scientific understanding of disease.

Evolving research areas include:
• Multicolor flow cytometry
• Cell signaling
• Cancer research
• Immune function
• Infectious diseases
• Neuroscience research

Gairdner Foundation

Title: Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
Sponsor: Gairdner Foundation
URL: http://www.gairdner.org/tonominate/globalheal

Deadline: October 1, 2011

Amount: $100,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The award recognizes those who have made major scientific advances in any one of four areas; namely basic science, clinical science or population or environmental health. These advances must have, or have potential to make a significant impact on health outcomes in the developing world. The long-term goal of this prize is to reward and stimulate members of the global scientific and medical community to undertake research that will lead to advances valuable to the health of nations.

Foundation for Physical Therapy

Title: Foundation Research Grant and Magistro Family Foundation Research Grant
Sponsor: Foundation for Physical Therapy
URL: http://foundation4pt.org/apply-for-funding/research-grants/research-grant-guidelines/

Deadline: August 17, 2011

Amount: $40,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: Foundation Research Grants fund clinically relevant research by emerging investigators seeking to evaluate the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions.

Magistro Family Foundation Research Grants fund emerging researchers that are evaluating the effectiveness of interventions most commonly delivered and/or research that develops and evaluates innovative interventions. Preferential consideration is given to studies that include cost effectiveness analyses within their plan.

Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Title: Promise Grants
Sponsor: Susan G. Komen for the Cure
URL: http://ww5.komen.org/ResearchGrants/FundingOpportunities.html

Deadline: July 15, 2011

Amount: $7.5 million

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: Promise Grants seek to support integrated programs of collaborative and cross-disciplinary research projects leading to the accelerated translation of scientific discoveries into interventions and strategies having the greatest potential to significantly reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality. The scientific focus is on the causes of and/or approaches to the study of late recurrence, which is defined as breast cancer recurrence occurring more than five years after the original diagnosis.

Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Inc

Title: Research Grants
Sponsor: Benign Essential Blepharospasm Research Foundation, Inc.
URL: http://www.blepharospasm.org/res-prop.html

Deadline: August 31, 2011

Amount: $150,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: Funds are available for support of research directly related to blepharospasm or Meige’s Syndrome, both forms of cranial dystonia. Research proposals must relate specifically to benign essential blepharospasm and Meige to include new treatments, pathophysiology and genetics, photophobia, and dry eye.

International Prize for Diabetes Research

Title: International Prize for Diabetes Research
Sponsor: Manpei Suzuki Diabetes Foundation
URL: https://www.manpeisuzukiprize.org/

Deadline: July 1, 2011

Amount: $150,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The Manpei Suzuki International Prize is for original and excellent achievements in diabetes research. Members of ADA, EASD, JDS or other publicly recognized societies of related fields can submit one nomination application per person per year.

Russell Sage Foundation

Title: Project Awards
Sponsor: Russell Sage Foundation
URL: http://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply/apply-project-awards

Deadline: August 15, 2011

Amount: up to $500,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The awards provide support for basic social science research in five program areas: research on the future of work, principally concerned with changes in the quality of low-wage work in advanced economies; research on current U.S. immigration that focuses on how well immigrants adapt to life in American society; research on cultural contact and improving relations between racial and ethnic groups; research that examines the social effects of rising economic inequality, and research on behavioral economics that incorporates insights of psychology into the study of economic behavior.

Innovations in Clinical Research Award (ICRA)

Title: Innovations in Clinical Research Award (ICRA)
Sponsor: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
URL: http://www.ddcf.org/mrp-icra

Deadline: June 8, 2011

Amount: $486,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The 2011 ICRA competition invites proposals for cutting edge, clinical research that has the potential to accelerate innovative breakthroughs in sickle cell disease. Applications are encouraged for the following types of sickle cell disease research: drug discovery; genetic and genomic approaches to study variability in the severity of sickle cell disease, including those focused on sickle cell disease patient populations in Africa; early phase corrective approaches, such as gene therapy and transplantation of blood-forming cells; identification of new risk factors or predictors of outcome; and genetic and genomic approaches to study variability in the severity of sickle cell disease, including those focused on sickle cell disease patient populations in Africa.

US-Japan Policy

The United States-Japan Foundation is committed to promoting stronger ties between Americans and Japanese by supporting projects that foster mutual knowledge and education, deepen understanding, create effective channels of communication, and address common concerns in an increasingly interdependent world.

Throughout our 20-year history, the Foundation has supported a variety of policy-related studies, initiatives and exchanges in pursuit of our mission: to promote stronger ties between the United States and Japan through greater mutual knowledge and understanding, to increase broad awareness of important policy issues, and to address common concerns in the Asia-Pacific region through the US-Japan perspective.

October Funding Cycle
By July 15 Suggested submission date for Letters of Inquiry. Please note that in spite of this deadline, applicants are encouraged to submit a Letter of Inquiry as early as practicably possible for review. We are unable to guarantee that those submitted close to the deadline will be reviewed and they may have to wait for the next cycle.
July 15-July 31 Letters of Inquiry will be reviewed and responses sent as soon as possible.
August 31 Deadline for receipt of Full Proposal (only invited full proposals will be considered)
September Internal / External review of Full Proposals
October USJF Board of Trustees meet to review Full Proposals, make funding decisions
November Funding decisions announced

Library of Congress Kluge Fellowships July 15 Deadline

Research in the humanities and social sciences, especially interdisciplinary, cross-cultural or multilingual
Open to scholars worldwide with a Ph.D. or other terminal advanced degree conferred within seven years of the July 15 deadline
Stipend: $4,200 per month (up to 12 months)
The Library of Congress invites qualified scholars to conduct research in the John W. Kluge Center using the Library of Congress collections and resources for a period of up to eleven months. Established in 2000 through an endowment of $60 million from John W. Kluge, the Center is located in the splendid Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. The Kluge Center furnishes attractive work and discussion space for Kluge Chair holders, for distinguished visiting scholars, and for post-doctoral Fellows supported by other private foundation gifts. Residents have easy access to the Library's specialized staff and to the intellectual community of Washington.

The Kluge Center especially encourages humanistic and social science research that makes use of the Library's large and varied collections. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, or multi-lingual research is particularly welcome. Among the collections available to researchers are the world's largest law library and outstanding multi-lingual collections of books and periodicals. Deep special collections of manuscripts, maps, music, films, recorded sound, prints and photographs are also available. Further information about the Library's collections can be found on the Library's website: http://www.loc.gov/rr/.

Applicant Eligibility
Scholars who have received a terminal advanced degree within the past seven years in the humanities, social sciences or in a professional field such as architecture or law are eligible. Exceptions may be made for individuals without continuous academic careers. Applicants may be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals. Upon selection, and in accordance with relevant visa regulations, foreign nationals will be assisted in obtaining the appropriate visa. To meet the minimum eligibility requirements, the degree must be formally awarded by the deadline date.

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Postdoctoral Traineeship Award U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) July 18, 2011

FY11 Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP)
The intent of the training award is to enable recent medical or other doctoral degree graduates to obtain the necessary experience to pursue an independent career in NF research. Candidates for this award should exhibit a strong desire to pursue a career in NF research.

The vision of the FY11 NFRP is to find and fund the best research to eradicate the clinical impact of NF. Toward this goal, the NFRP seeks to
- support innovative, high-impact research that will foster new directions for and address neglected issues in NF research;
- sponsor multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaborations that will bring new perspectives to the field;
- foster the next generation of NF investigators;
- promote translational and clinical studies to move promising ideas from bench to bedside; and
- develop a balanced portfolio of meritorious research related to all aspects of NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis.

The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship July 14, 2011

The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation supports early postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences.

To attain its ultimate goal of increasing the number of imaginative, well-trained and dedicated medical scientists, the Foundation grants financial support of sufficient duration to help further the careers of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research.
Eligibility

Candidates who hold, or are in the final stages of obtaining a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree and are seeking beginning postdoctoral training in basic biomedical research are eligible to apply for a fellowship. The Foundation accepts applications from candidates who have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the deadline for submitting the application (July 14), and who have received a PhD (or D.Phil. or equivalent) degree no more than two years before the deadline, or an M.D. degree no more than three years before the deadline.

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INVESTMENT IN NIH SUPPORTED NEARLY HALF A MILLION JOBS IN 2010

From United for Medical Research
May 10, 2011 – Two economic reports released this evening showcase the impact of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding on U.S. job growth and global competitiveness in the health and life sciences industries. NIH directly and indirectly supported nearly 488,000 jobs and produced $68 billion in new economic activity in 2010 alone, according to a report from the nonprofit coalition, United for Medical Research (UMR). A complementary report from Battelle provided the first comprehensive analysis of the economic impact of the mapping of the human genome, a project that drove $796 billion in economic gains between 1988 and 2010 and created 310,000 jobs in 2010.

UMR, a group of leading research institutions, patient and health advocates and private industry, along with one of the nation’s leading economists, Everett M. Ehrlich, Ph.D., released the report, titled, “An Economic Engine: NIH Research, Employment, and the Future of the Medical Innovation Sector.” The report draws three conclusions: NIH extramural research is an important source of income and employment around the country; the complementary relationship between public NIH investment and private industry development is critical to the health and wellbeing of our nation; and the U.S.’s medical innovation sector is facing increasing challenges and must be preserved in order to maintain America’s competitiveness and position as the world leader in medical research.

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NIH Summer Research Experience Programs (R25) August 1, 2011

he purpose of the NIH Summer Research Experience Program (referred to as the “Summer Research Program”) is to provide a high quality research experience for high school and college students and for science teachers during the summer academic break. The NIH expects that such programs will: help attract young students to careers in science; provide opportunities for college students to gain valuable research experience to help prepare them for graduate school; and enhance the skills of science teachers and enable them to more effectively communicate the nature of the scientific process to their students. The programs would also contribute to enhancing overall science literacy. Summer Research Programs that expand and complement existing summer educational and training programs are encouraged.

Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity

2010–2011 Call for Proposals—

Rapid-Response Round 3 Grants

Letter of Intent Deadline: July 1, 2011

Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis; letters of intent may be submitted at any

time until July 1, 2011.

Purpose

Active Living Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activity among children and adolescents, decreasing their sedentary behaviors and preventing obesity. The program places special emphasis on reaching children and youths ages 3 to 18 who are at highest risk for obesity: Black, Latino, American Indian and Asian/Pacific Islander children, as well as children who live in under-resourced and lower-income communities. This call for proposals (CFP) will support opportunistic, time-sensitive studies on emerging or anticipated changes in physical activity-related policies or environments. Rapid-response grants are expected to accelerate progress toward policy and environmental strategies to prevent and reduce childhood obesity. See page 4 for more details about this funding opportunity.

Eligibility Criteria (page 9)

Eligibility requirements include the following:

■ Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

■ Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. The focus of this program is the United States; studies in other countries will be considered only to the extent that they may directly inform U.S. policy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Postdoctoral Fellowships support EERE's mission in energy efficiency and renewable energy by offering recent Ph.D. recipients the opportunity to conduct applied research at universities, national laboratories, and other research facilities.


The objective of the EERE Postdoctoral Fellowships is to create the next generation of scientific leaders in energy efficiency and renewable energy by attracting the best scientists and engineers to pursue breakthrough technologies in a highly prestigious postdoctoral research program. To meet this objective, EERE Fellows will have access to unique education and training opportunities, top scientists in their field, and state-of-the-art projects and equipment. As a result, innovative technologies will be developed that will have a real impact on the economy by providing energy efficient and affordable technologies; in the environment by providing clean energy technologies; and in the quality of life for all Americans by enhancing their energy choices.

Applications are now available
The application deadline is June 30, 2011

Funding Announcements May 11 2011

Title: Rachleff Innovation Award
Sponsor: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
URL: http://www.damonrunyon.org/for_scientists/more/innovation_award_overview?CFID=11396759&CFTOKEN=41845235

Deadline: June 1, 2011

Amount: $450,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The Innovation Award is specifically designed to provide funding for extraordinary early-career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. It is not designed to fund incremental advances.

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Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Sponsor: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
URL: http://www.damonrunyon.org/for_scientists/more/fellowship_award_overview?CFID=11396762&CFTOKEN=83811497

Deadline: August 16, 2011

Amount: $180,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The Damon Runyon Fellowship Award supports the training of the brightest postdoctoral scientists as they embark upon their research careers. This funding enables them to be trained by established investigators in leading research laboratories across the country.

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Title: National Environmental Grants Program
Sponsor: Wells Fargo
URL: https://www.wellsfargo.com/downloads/pdf/about/csr/environmental_grant_guidelines.pdf

Deadline: August 31, 2011

Amount: up to $500,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The 2011 National Environmental Grants Program focuses on climate change, specifically in the following three areas where Wells Fargo can have the greatest impact in combination with its business activities:
1. Renewable Energy
2. Greener Buildings
3. Sustainable Agriculture/Water

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Title: Cottrell Scholar Awards
Sponsor: Research Corp. for Science Advancement
URL: http://www.rescorp.org/cottrell-scholar-awards/intro-guidelines

Deadline: August 31, 2011

Amount: $75,000

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are tenure-track faculty members whose primary appointment is in a department of astronomy, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, or physics, but not in a school of medicine or engineering. For the 2011 proposal cycle, eligibility is limited to faculty members who started their first tenure-track position anytime in calendar year 2008.

Abstract: The main goal of the CSA program is to promote and support the university scholar model. University scholars are faculty members who have both excellent research programs and excellent approaches to student learning at the undergraduate level.

Desired outcomes of the CSA program include:
• A culture shift in PhD granting institutions toward valuing the university scholar
• Increased attraction and retention of undergraduates in science
• Increased undergraduates from Ph.D. granting institutions pursuing graduate degrees

A key objective of the program is to build a community of outstanding scholar-educators who are dedicated to becoming leaders in both research and teaching and collectively, have the potential to change the way science is taught nationally. Scholars are required to attend at least two annual Cottrell Scholars conferences while the award is active. The annual Cottrell Scholars conference seeks to promote community amongst Cottrell Scholars and is held in early July in Tucson, AZ.


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Title: The Wolf Prizes
Sponsor: Wolf Foundation
URL: http://www.wolffund.org.il/main.asp?idMain=13

Deadline: August 31, 2011

Amount: $100,000

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: Prize fields comprise agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, and physics. In the arts, the prize rotates annually among architecture, music, painting, and sculpture.

Laureates receive their awards from the President of the State of Israel. The prize presentation takes place at a special ceremony at the Knesset Building (Israel’s Parliament), in Jerusalem.

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Title: Fellowship Program
Sponsor: Matsumae International Foundation
URL: http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~mif/ae2012.pdf

Deadline: August 31, 2011

Amount: $10,000 and up

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The Matsumae International Foundation’s fellowships aim to further peace and prosperity on the basis of mutual understanding through peaceful co-existence with other nations of the world, and to deepen an understanding of Japan.

Fields of study such as the natural sciences, engineering, and medicine are given first priority. Applicants are free to select host institutions (university research laboratories, national research institutions, or the corresponding facilities of private industry) in which to carry out their research. Acceptance must be obtained in advance of submitting applications for a fellowship.

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Title: Bellagio Center Residency Programs
Sponsor: Rockefeller Foundation
URL: http://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center/residency-programs/scholarly-residencies

Deadline: December 1, 2011

Amount: N/A

Eligibility: Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional

Abstract: The Center typically offers one-month residencies for scholars and scientists (researchers in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and other academic disciplines). The Center typically offers one-month residencies for no more than 12 scholars and scientists at a time. Individuals in any discipline and from any part of the world are welcome to apply. The Center maintains a core focus on projects with relevance to the Foundation's mission (including related social, political, economic, cultural, and gender issues); to expand opportunities for poor or vulnerable people, and to help see that the benefits of globalization are shared more widely. It also seeks to include beyond that core a wide variety of projects from all academic disciplines.

American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship June 15th Deadline

The purpose of the American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship is to support and encourage gifted young surgeons who choose careers in investigation and academic surgery. Fellows will be supported in an initial year; the Fellowship can be renewed by review of the Fellowship Committee for a succeeding year. During the Fellowship years, the Awardee should have a primary role in research and teaching. It is expected that the Fellow will have a faculty position following the Fellowship in the Department of Surgery of the sponsoring institution.

Qualifications
An applicant for an American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States of America or Canada and have an M.D. or equivalent medical degree. The applicant must have completed an ACGME approved residency in general surgery or a surgical specialty and hold a faculty appointment in an accredited medical school or a similar medical institution. The application for the Fellowship must be submitted within five years from the time that the applicant has completed their residency. Primary consideration will be given to applicants who have previously had relevant research experience. All candidates must have completed an NIH certified course in Research Ethics or plan to do so within the first year of the Fellowship award. The American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship is a career development award and is meant to support young investigators who have not been funded by the National Institutes of Health. Acceptance of other career development or fellowship awards such as the NIH K08 Career Development Award or the American Cancer Society Mentored Research Scholar Grant precludes application for the American Surgical Association Foundation Fellowship.

Application
The application should be completed by the applicant, the sponsor, and the department chairman. An institutional statement on welfare of animals and protection of human subjects must be attested by an appropriate officer of the applicant's institution.
Please note that only online applications will be considered.

Deadline
Applications must be completed online no later than June 15.

Sponsor and Department Chairman

See link for complete details.

Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR)

July 29, 2011
Research (IDBR)

Program Solicitation
NSF 10-563
Replaces Document(s):
NSF 08-566
National Science Foundation

Directorate for Biological Sciences

There have been clarifications and updates to the 2008 solicitation as follows:

1. Proposal submission date designation has been changed from 'target' to 'deadline'. Proposals received after the posted date will be returned without review.

2. The program will accept two types of proposals:

(A) Innovation proposals for the development of novel instrumentation that provides new research capabilities, or that significantly (e.g., by at least an order of magnitude, where appropriate) improves current technologies by at least an order of magnitude in fundamental aspects (such as accuracy, precision, resolution, throughput, flexibility, portability, breadth of application, cost of construction, operation costs, or user-friendliness);

(B) Bridging proposals for transforming, ‘one of a kind' prototypes or high-end instruments into devices that are broadly available and utilizable without loss of capacity.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10563/nsf10563.htm

Cottrell Scholar Awards

The Cottrell Scholar awards, instituted in 1994, are named in honor of Frederick Gardner Cottrell, scientist, inventor, and philanthropist. Dr. Cottrell founded Research Corporation for Science Advancement in 1912 and provided means for scientific research and experimentation at scholarly institutions. He not only contributed fundamentally and practically to scientific knowledge, but he dedicated his career to enlisting science in the service of society (see Biography of Frederick Gardner Cottrell).

The Cottrell Scholar Award (CSA) program owes its origins to the foundation's concern with the apparent separation of teaching and research in universities. Rather than being communities of university-scholars, universities are often perceived as collections of specialists. We seek to reinforce the growing awareness that these two functions are complementary rather than wholly or partially exclusive. We believe this convergence is essential for increasing the fraction of students who are attracted and retained in science.

Goals and Desired Outcomes
The main goal of the CSA program is to promote and support the university scholar model. University scholars are faculty members who have both excellent research programs and excellent approaches to student learning at the undergraduate level.

Desired outcomes of the CSA program include:

A culture shift in PhD granting institutions toward valuing the university scholar
Increased attraction and retention of undergraduates in science
Increased undergraduates from Ph.D. granting institutions pursuing graduate degrees
A key objective of the program is to build a community of outstanding scholar-educators who are dedicated to becoming leaders in both research and teaching and collectively, have the potential to change the way science is taught nationally. Scholars are required to attend at least two annual Cottrell Scholars conferences while the award is active. The annual Cottrell Scholars conference seeks to promote community amongt Cottrell Scholars and is held in early July in Tucson, AZ.


Eligibility
Eligible applicants are tenure-track faculty members whose primary appointment is in a Bachelor's and PhD-granting department of astronomy, biochemistry, biophysics, chemistry, or physics, but not in a school of medicine or engineering. For the 2011 proposal cycle, eligibility is limited to faculty members who started their first tenure-track position anytime in calendar year 2008.

Budgets
Cottrell Scholar awards are in the amount of $75,000. An amount of $5,000 is set aside to cover travel expenses related to attendance to two Annual Cottrell Scholars Conferences. Budgets are not required; hence, there is no budget page in the proposal. Funds from Cottrell Scholar awards can be used at the discretion of the Scholar for most direct costs, with limitations only on the range of acceptable expenditures. There is no provision for indirect costs or overhead, faculty salaries, tuition, or for routine institutional services. Funds from an award may be used to support both the educational and research projects of the Cottrell Scholar.


Proposals
CSA proposals reflect the philosophy of the university scholar, a scientist who conducts cutting edge research and fully embraces teaching excellence and student learning. To be successful, applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to lower division undergraduate education and high prospects for becoming a national leader in their field of research. Proposals consist of both educational and research plans and they are only accepted on the provided forms. Submissions must conform to guidelines and directions, and need to be endorsed by the institution. Potential applicants begin the online submission process by completing the online eligibility quiz. If eligible, applicants gain access to a web page containing the Cottrell Scholar Award application packet and instructions for electronic submission. The 2011 deadline for proposal submission is August 1, 2011.

Idea Development Award - W81XWH-11-PCRP-IDA

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pcrp.shtml

The Idea Development Award supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and have the potential to make an important contribution to eliminating death and suffering from prostate cancer. Although groundbreaking research often involves a degree of risk, applications should be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature. The PCRP seeks applications from the wide spectrum of basic to clinical research (excluding clinical trials), that are responsive to at least one of the PCRP overarching challenges and at least one of the PCRP focus areas. Principal Investigators (PIs) wishing to apply for funding for population-based studies should consider submitting an application for the Population-Based Research Award.

Jun 02, 2011 Confirmed Stage 1 Application

NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):

July 01, 2010

July 1, Annually Thereafter

The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. The program supports researchers for a period of up to 2 years with fellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facility of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential, and provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community. Because the fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their career, doctoral advisors are encouraged to discuss the availability of EAR fellowships with their graduate students early in their doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10500/nsf10500.htm

Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts

On January 6, 2010 NIH published Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 information on the salary limitation in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (NOT-OD-10-041).
Every year since 1990 Congress has legislatively mandated a provision limiting the direct salary that an individual may receive under an NIH grant. For FY 2011, the Department of Defense and Full-year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-10) continues implementation of Public Law 111-117: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 which restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level I of the Federal Executive Pay scale. No increase has been provided for Federal salaries. Therefore the Executive Level I salary level remains at $199,700 which will be the salary limitation for the remainder of FY2011.

ARPA-E Grant Deadlines

DEADLINE MAY 19TH: CONCEPT PAPERS DUE FOR CURRENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

ARPA-E will make up to $130 million available to develop five new program areas that could spark critical breakthrough technologies and secure America's energy future. Concept papers for all funding opportunities are due May 19, 2011. The five technology areas of focus are as follows:
1. Plants Engineered To Replace Oil (PETRO)
ARPA-E seeks to fund technologies that optimize the biochemical processes of energy capture and conversion to develop robust, farm-ready crops that deliver more energy per acre with less processing prior to the pump.
2. High Energy Advanced Thermal Storage (HEATS)
ARPA-E seeks to develop revolutionary cost-effective thermal energy storage technologies in three focus areas: 1) high temperature storage systems to deliver solar electricity more efficiently around the clock and allow nuclear and fossil baseload resources the flexibility to meet peak demand, 2) fuel produced from the sun's heat, and 3) HVAC systems that use thermal storage to improve the driving range of electric vehicles by up to 40 percent.
3. Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies (REACT)
ARPA-E seeks to fund early-stage technology alternatives that reduce or eliminate the dependence on rare earth materials by developing substitutes in two key areas: electric vehicle motors and wind generators.
4. Green Electricity Network Integration (GENI)
ARPA-E seeks to fund innovative control software and high-voltage hardware to reliably control the grid, specifically: 1) controls able to manage 10 times more sporadically available wind and solar electricity than currently on the grid, and 2) resilient power flow control hardware - or the energy equivalent of an internet router - to enable significantly more electricity through the existing network of transmission lines.
5. Solar Agile Delivery of Electrical Power Technology (Solar ADEPT)
The Solar ADEPT program focuses on integrating advanced power electronics into solar panels and solar farms to extract and deliver energy more efficiently. ARPA-E aims to invest in key advances in magnetics, semiconductor switches, and charge storage.