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November 17, 2000 (Vol. 9, No. 42)
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GENERAL
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The Kansas NSF EPSCoR Planning Awards support activities that will lead
to the development of a multi-investigator and/or multi-disciplinary research
grant proposal; or a grant proposal in response to or in anticipation of
an NSF RFP for a major initiative such as IGERT, ERC, S&T Center, etc.
Priority will be given to proposals in science, engineering, mathematics,
and technology areas. Activities supported include planning workshops,
consultant fees, extended visits to federal or other institutional laboratories,
and hiring technical assistance. Proposals may be submitted between May
1, 2000 and January 1, 2001.
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Deadline: 1/1/01
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The State Department's Office of Global Educational Programs in the Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs is inviting applications for U.S. higher
education institutions to partner with foreign counterpart institutions
from the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union. Projects may
differ significantly in nature and scope but should pursue a limited number
of related thematic objectives and outline well-reasoned strategies leading
to specific demonstrable changes at the department or institution level
of NIS institutions. Proposals must focus on curriculum, faculty, staff
development and administrative reform. Proposed activities should involve
the development of new academic programs or the restructuring of existing
programs and promote higher education's role in the transition to market
economics and open democratic systems. Eligible areas include law; business,
accounting and trade; education, continuing education and education administration;
public administration and public policy analysis; journalism and communications;
and social, political and economic science. Activities could lead, for
example, to new courses or new research or teaching capacities and methods
at NIS partner institutions. ECA/A/S/U-01-06 (FR 07/26/00)
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Deadline: 1/19/01
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The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) seeks to improve the quality
and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering,
and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation
for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI Program assists in
the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation by U.S.
institutions that is, in general, too costly for support through other
NSF programs. The maintenance and technical support associated with these
instruments is also supported. Proposals may be for a single instrument,
a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common
or specific research focus. The MRI program accepts proposals for acquisition
or development of research instrumentation. An institution may submit up
to three proposals, one of which must be solely for instrument development.
One, two, or all three of an institution's proposals may be for instrument
development. Please contact Jim Guikema, Associate Dean, 532-6191, guikema@ksu.edu,
by December 15 if you are interested in submitting a proposal. NSF 01-7
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Deadline: 2/7/01
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AGRICULTURE
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Because of lower funding than anticipated, USDA is cancelling three program
areas in its National Research Initiative: Ecosystem Science (Program Code
23.0, Deadline November 15), Plant Genome (Program Code 52.1, Deadline
December 15), and Animal Genome: Basic Reagents and Tools (Program Code
43.1). Although the Plant Genome program will not be offered this fiscal
year, the Plant Genetic Mechanisms program will expand its research areas
of support to now include functional genomics, quantitative trait loci
analysis, comparative mapping, and all renewal applications that could
have been submitted to the Plant Genome program. Additionally, proposals
that address the President's Food Safety Initiative are encouraged for
all the relevant NRI Program Areas.
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ARTS & HUMANITIES
42-5 YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (YIVO)
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YIVO, founded in Vilna, Poland as the Yiddish Scientific Institute and
now headquartered in New York, is devoted to the history, society and culture
of Ashkenazic Jewry and to the influence of that culture as it developed
in the Americas. YIVO offers a number of fellowships for in-residence research
in a variety of fields from East European Jewish Studies to Yiddish literature
to Eastern European Jewish Music.
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Deadline: 12/1/00
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EDUCATION
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This program provides grants to incorporate courses and curricula on appropriate
and effective instructional and assessment methodologies, strategies, and
resources specific to limited English proficient students into preservice
and inservice professional development programs for teachers, pupil services
personnel, administrators, and other educational personnel in order to
prepare such individuals to provide effective services to limited English
proficient students. The program focuses on the development of coursework
and curricula for professional development programs for currently practicing
teachers and other educational personnel who provide instruction or support
to LEP students, but who do not expect to become bilingual education or
English as a second language specialists. CFDA 84.195B (FR 11/08/00)
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Deadline: 12/22/00
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The Community Service Program (CSP) at Kansas State University is beginning
a new Learn and Serve America: Higher Education grant through the Corporation
for National Service. Learn and Serve America: Higher Education supports
efforts to make service an integral component of the pedagogical approach
to teaching and learning in the nation's colleges and universities. Minigrants
are available to faculty to incorporate a service-learning component into
an existing course. Preference will be given to faculty who attend professional
development workshops.
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Deadline: 1/15/01
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ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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The Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water at EPA Headquarters
is requesting pre-proposals from State, Tribes, local governments, non-profit
organizations and other eligible entities for unique and innovative projects
that address the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
Systems (NPDES) program with special emphasis on wet weather activities,
i.e., storm water, combined sewer overflows, sanitary sewer overflows,
and concentrated animal feeding operations as well as projects that enhance
the ability of the regulated community to deal with non-traditional pollution
problems in priority watersheds. (FR 11/06/00)
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Deadline: Preproposals 11/27/00
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For those scientists who want to make a personal contribution to the policy
of the nation, the AIP and APS Congressional Science Fellowships enable
you to spend a year as a legislative assistant, contributing scientific
expertise to a Member of Congress or a congressional committee. For PhD
physicists who want to apply their knowledge and skills beyond the lab
bench, who believe there is a need for technical advice and analysis in
the conduct of national policy, this is an opportunity to make a difference.
The American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society are
now seeking applicants for their 2001-2002 Congressional Science Fellowship
selections. APS has participated in the program since its inception in
1973. Two other AIP Member Societies, the American Geophysical Union and
the Optical Society of America, also sponsor Fellows under the AAS program.
Readers interested in applying to the AIP and APS Fellowships should have
a PhD in physics or a closely related field.
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Deadline: 1/15/01
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The Energy Department is inviting cooperative agreement applications for
information dissemination, public outreach, training and related technical
analysis and assistance involving renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Deadlines will be staggered throughout January. DEPS01-01EE10781 (FR 11/9/2000)
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Deadline: Preapplications 12/1/00
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NSF has announced funding for a new activity that will support active participation
by K-12 teachers of science and mathematics in research and education projects
funded by the Engineering Directorate at the National Science Foundation.
The intent of this endeavor is to facilitate professional development of
K-12 teachers through strengthened partnerships between institutions of
higher education and local school districts. The Engineering Directorate
strongly encourages all its grantees, including grantees from the Small
Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Research
(STTR) programs, to make special efforts to identify talented teachers
for participation in the RET-supplement opportunity. A request for funding
of a RET-supplement should be made under an existing NSF award or within
a proposal for a new or renewal NSF award. NSF 01-18
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Deadline: Open
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HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
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The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invite
applications to conduct research on the discovery and preclinical development
of novel microbicides, with or without contraceptive activity, for prevention
of sexual transmission of HIV-1. For the purpose of the RFA, all novel
microbicides for prevention of sexual transmission of HIV-1 that are based
on virus inactivation or prevention of viral infection of susceptible cells
will be termed "microbicides." The preclinical activities supported through
this RFA will target both new agents and products already identified as
having potential for microbicide development. The program project grants
funded through this initiative will be established to advance the development
of novel microbicides with or without contraceptive activity. Each program
project will consist of: (1) a Principal Investigator, who is responsible
for the scientific and administrative aspects at his/her institution, including
the Administrative Core; (2) three or more independent Research Projects,
each directed by a Project Leader; and (3) Support Core(s) directed by
Support Core Leader(s) that provide essential facilities or services to
the Research project. HD-00-018 (NIHG 11/07/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 12/18/00; Applications 3/30/01
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The purpose of this RFA is to make comprehensive gene expression technologies
widely available to researchers working in areas supported by NIDDK. This
RFA seeks to establish Biotechnology Centers that will provide genomic
profiling resources to investigators working in research areas within the
NIDDK's mission. DK-01-019 (NIHG 10/30/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 12/22/00; Applications 1/19/01
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The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
invites grant applications from basic and clinical investigators for Research
Core Centers (P30). The Research Core Center (P30) is an institutional
award, made in the name of a principal investigator, to support centralized
resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing research
projects. The overall goal of a Core Center is to promote a cooperative
interaction among basic science and/or clinical investigators in a manner
that will enrich the effectiveness of ongoing research and promote new
research directions. PA-01-011 (NIHG 11/02/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 12/1/00, 4/1/01; Applications 2/1/01,
6/1/01
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The objectives of this initiative are to stimulate research to identify
and characterize the modifier genes responsible for variation in clinical
progression and outcome of heart, lung and blood diseases due to single
gene defects. Identification of the genes responsible for these differences
would lead to better understanding of disease pathogenesis, early diagnosis,
and improved treatment. HL-01-001 (NIHG 08/24/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 1/18/01; Applications 2/20/01
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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The State Department's Office of Academic Exchange Programs is inviting
applications to develop and implement six-week postgraduate American studies
programs for foreign university faculty and educators. The four study programs,
which should involve 18 to 30 participants, are: Civilization of the United
States-An Introduction; U.S. Foreign Policy-Foundations and Formulation;
the U.S. Constitution-Origins, Evolution and Contemporary Issues; and American
Studies for Foreign Secondary School Educators. All institutes should be
intensive, academically rigorous and organized through an integrated series
of lectures, readings, discussions, travel and independent research. (FR
10/05/00)
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Deadline: 1/10/01
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