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March 23, 2001 (Vol. 10, No. 12)
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GENERAL
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The Burroughs Wellcome Fund announces a new award program, Career Awards
at the Scientific Interface. These awards are intended to foster the early
career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/computational
sciences whose work addresses biological questions and who are dedicated
to pursuing a career in academic research. Applicants are expected to draw
from their training in a scientific field other than biology to propose
innovative approaches to answer important questions in the biological sciences.
These awards support up to two years of advanced postdoctoral training
and the first three years of a faculty appointment.
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Deadline: 5/1/01
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The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: stimulate
the transformation of knowledge created by the national research and education
enterprise into innovations that create new wealth, build strong local,
regional and national economies and improve the national well-being; broaden
the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens
in NSF activities; and create or enhance enabling infrastructure necessary
to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. This competition will
support 10-15 promising partnerships among academe, government and the
private sector, partnerships that will explore new approaches to support
and sustain innovation. Degree-granting academic institutions of higher
learning may participate in no more than two partnership proposals and
may submit only one Partnership proposal as the lead institution. Please
contact Jim Guikema by March 29 if you are interested in submitting a proposal.
NSF 01-79
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Deadline: Internal 3/29/01; Optional Letters of Intent 3/30/01;
Proposals 5/30/01
12-3 Research on Young People (Grant)
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The William T. Grant Foundation announces its annual competition for the
Faculty Scholars Program. This program supports promising post-doctoral
(but pre-tenure, tenure-track) scholars from diverse disciplines. Priority
areas are youth development; programs, policies and institutions affecting
young people; and adult attitudes about and perceptions of young people,
along with the consequences of those attitudes and perceptions. Faculty
in any discipline are eligible but only one candidate may be nominated
in one year from any major division of a university (e.g., College of Arts
and Sciences). Please contact Jim Guikema, Associate Dean, by May 1, if
you wish to make a nomination.
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Deadline: Internal 5/1/01; 7/1/01
AGRICULTURE
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The Department of Agriculture is inviting applications for research to
develop, test and implement pest management alternatives and possible mitigation
strategies that anticipate statutory and regulatory changes. Priorities
include research on replacement or mitigation technologies, emphasizing
biologically based methods; field demonstrations of promising approaches;
and outreach activities to exchange pest management information via publications,
Web sites and regional workshops. (FR 03/13/01)
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Deadline: 5/14/01
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As a collaborative, interagency effort, the Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of the Department of Agriculture
and the Earth Science Enterprise of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration are soliciting proposals for the Application of Geospatial
and Precision Technologies Program. The purpose of this program is to support
development, validation and application of geospatial and precision technologies
that are important to the productivity and sustainability of agriculture,
and to the safety and quality of the nation's food supply. Priority will
be given to projects that will provide for the application of geospatial
and precision technologies to enhance the capacity to integrate site-specific
and whole system efficiency and profitability. (FR 03/16/01)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/11/01; Proposals 5/9/01
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The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
announces the availability of grant funds and requests proposals for the
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants
Program for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002, and for 2001 Supplemental Grants
for Special Interest Study of Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances.
Food and agricultural science areas appropriate for fellowship grant applications
are those which are directly related to one of the following: 1) animal,
microbial, or plant molecular biology including genomics or bioinformatics;
2) natural resources and environment; 3) agricultural systems or natural
resource engineering; 4) marketing or management; 5) food science or human
nutrition; or 6) human sciences. A proposal is restricted to one national
need area.
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Deadline: Fellowship Grants 7/10/01; Supplemental 10/1/01
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is inviting applications for applied
research, extension and education activities that address food safety priorities.
Proposals are sought in the following areas: analysis, assessment and risk
communication; control measures for food-borne microbial pathogens; sources
and incidence of microbial pathogens; antibiotic resistant microbial pathogens;
improving the safety of fresh fruits and vegetables; food handler education
and training for consumers and youths; food handler education and training
for high-risk and hard-to-reach audiences; food handler education and training
for commercial and non-commercial audiences; hazard analysis and critical
control points model development; testing, implementation and evaluation;
and national support and coordination of integrated food safety programs
and resources. (FR 03/13/01)
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Deadline: 5/14/01
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The Agriculture Department is inviting proposals for integrated multifunctional
agricultural research, extension and education activities in pest management.
The announcement consolidates separate program components that together:
asses the use and efficacy of pest management tools; develop and demonstrate
the efficacy of reduced-risk pesticides and other pest management alternatives;
and identify possible transition and mitigation strategies that serve as
viable pest management options for crops and agro-ecosystems at risk. (FR
03/13/01)
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Deadline: 5/14/01
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The Agriculture Department is inviting applications for research, extension
and education activities to support activities that address water quality
priorities addressed by multifunctional and multidisciplinary projects.
The Water Quality Program is targeted directly to the identification and
resolution of agriculturally-related degradation of water quality. Preference
is given to "place-based" projects in which proposers have identified a
specific location where the work is to be conducted. (FR 03/13/01)
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Deadline: 5/14/01
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) solicits proposals
for flight experiments that will use the research apparatus currently planned
to be available on board the International Space Station for microgravity
research in the approximate period 2004-2006. This opportunity is for both
ground and flight experiments but is limited to research that can use the
apparatus offered in this announcement, with only minor modifications.
SOL NRA-01-OBPR-02
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Deadline: 5/11/01
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The National Cooperative Highway Research Program is soliciting proposals
for a project to provide human factors guidelines for engineering solutions
to human-centered safety problems associated with the design and operation
of roadways and to address aspects of roadway safety and ITS issues specifically
from the road user perspective. Project 17-18(8)
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Deadline: 5/7/01
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces a grant competition
for developing, implementing, and evaluating strategies for improving health
risk communication related to military deployments among military personnel,
veterans, their family members, their health care providers. Studies may
include: 1) assessment of optimal strategies, methods or tools for conveying
health information; 2) evaluation of the impact of various health risk
communication strategies; 3) evaluation of patient and health care provider
acceptance and attitudes about various risk communication tools and assessment
of how these tools impact upon patient-provider communication. Program
Announcement 01021
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Deadline: 5/2/01
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is inviting applications
for institutional grants under a new initiative to train occupational injury
prevention researchers and educators. Applicants must propose master's-level
and/or doctoral training programs in occupational safety engineering and
science and/or occupational injury epidemiology. Prescribed minimum topic
areas for proposed engineering and science curricula include ergonomics/biomechanics,
exposure assessment, research and experimental design; and for proposed
epidemiology programs, surveillance, injury control and intervention evaluation.
Announcement 01036 (FR 03/13/01)
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Deadline: 5/1/01
SOCIAL SCIENCES
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The Health and Human Services Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation is inviting abstracts for policy research and
studies related to welfare reform. Grants support short-term policy research
and analysis on various aspects of welfare reform outcomes including economic
conditions, health and well-being, sociodemographic characteristics and
social service needs of those affected by the Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families program. Categories include research-nominated topics, economic
support for poor families, children and youth, family formation, special
populations and crosscutting topics. (FR 3/7/01)
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Deadline: 4/6/01
12-15 Healthy Start Program Evaluation (KDHE)
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The Bureau for Children, Youth and Families of the Kansas Department of
Health and Environment is soliciting proposals for the design and implementation
of a methodological and scientifically rigorous evaluation of local Healthy
Start services funded through the Healthy Start Home Visitor (HSHV) Program
of KDHE. The HSHV services consist of visits to all expectant families
and those with newborns (outreach by paraprofessional visitors) and ongoing
services to high risk families (case management by public health nurses).
The successful proposal will utilize key research findings in conducting
the evaluation. It is expected that research results will lead to identification
of quality measures and development of standards for services.
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Deadline: 4/10/01
12-16 Service-Learning Minigrants (K-State)
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Minigrants are available to higher education faculty for class projects
which incorporate service-learning into an existing course. Preference
will be given to faculty who attend professional development workshops.
Allowable expenses include, but are not limited to: instructional books,
materials and supplies, communication and travel.
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Deadline: 4/20/01; 8/15/01
STUDENT
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development will make grants for Early
Doctoral Student Research and for Doctoral Dissertation Research. The purpose
of the Early Doctoral Student Research Grant Program is to enable doctoral
students to cultivate their research skills through the preparation of
research manuscripts that focus on policy-relevant housing and urban development.
The Dissertation program allows PhD candidates to complete their research
and dissertations on HUD-related housing and urban development issues.
Priorities include: 1) Economic development in untapped markets; 2) Development
of inner cities; 3) Issues in housing finance; 4) Affordability of rental
housing; 5) Homeownership; 6) Housing needs of the elderly; and 7) Community
development and community building. (FR 02/26/01)
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Deadline: 4/26/01
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The National Park Service (NPS) provides unique professional development
experiences for graduate students through a specialized internship program.
Graduate students have an opportunity to spend a semester in Washington,
DC working with the NPS Social Science Program. Students gain an understanding
of the role of social science in park management, work independently on
projects of interest, and become part of a team providing usable knowledge
to managers throughout the National Park System. Students can participate
in the fall, spring or summer semesters.
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Deadline: 4/1/01; 6/15/01
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R. W. Trewyn, Vice Provost for Research &
Dean of the Graduate School
Ted R. Knous, Associate Vice Provost for Research
Jim Guikema, Associate Dean
Secretary, vacant
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director, PreAward Services
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Lisa Duer, Carole Lovin, Rich Doan, Rex Goff,
Dawn Caldwell, Cheryl Brooks
Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use, and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, University Veterinarian and Research Compliance Officer
Marissa McClelland, Secretary
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R. W. Trewyn
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