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April 23, 1999 (Vol. 8, No. 16)
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General
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The National Science Foundation is inviting preliminary proposals to develop
for students instructional materials that are aligned with national standards
and use real-world contexts to provide understanding of the workplace;
and guides for teachers, education leaders and parents. The program especially
emphasizes development of comprehensive science curricula at the middle
and high school levels that focus on discipline-based courses in earth
science, chemistry, physical science and life sciences or that connect
science with other disciplines; early childhood education--ages three to
five; standards-based modules for student research that are rich in discipline
content; projects that develop student understanding of the history and
nature of science, mathematics and technology; and projects that address
technological literacy or school-to-career issues related to technical
fields. (NSF 99-92)
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Deadline: Preapplications 5/1/99, Full Applications 8/15/99
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The American Institute of Indian Studies offers a variety of fellowships
for study in India. Junior Research Fellowships are available to doctoral
candidates in all fields of study and are specifically designed to enable
doctoral candidates to pursue their dissertation research in India; Senior
Research Fellowships are available to scholars who hold the Ph.D. to enable
scholars specializing in South Asian studies to pursue further research
in India; Senior Scholarly/Professional Development Fellowships are available
to established scholars who have not previously specialized in Indian studies
and to established professionals who have not previously worked or studied
in India; and Senior Performing and Creative Arts Fellowships for practitioners
of the performing arts of India and creative artists who demonstrate that
study in India would enhance their skills, develop their capabilities to
teach or perform in the U.S., enhance American involvement with India's
artistic traditions, and strengthen their links with peers in India.
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Deadline: 7/1/99
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Education
16-3 Lucent K-12 Grants Program (Lucent)
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The Lucent Technologies Foundation has invited KSU to submit proposals
for the Lucent K-16 Grants Program which is designed to support partnerships
between colleges and universities and K-12 public schools that will lead
to public school improvement. Projects should focus on one or more of the
Lucent Foundation's key objectives: 1) Reform of urban schools; 2) Changing
the way in which teachers enter the profession and reforming ongoing systems
of professional development and teacher recognition; 3) Curriculum reform
in the areas of science and math to improve K-12 teaching in order to excite
students about science and math; and 4) Preparing youth for a diverse world.
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Deadline: 6/15/99
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The Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) supports programs in which teachers
are aiming to improve the instruction of science and math curriculum. The
Toshiba America Foundation is most interested in encouraging programs,
projects and activities which have the potential to improve classroom teaching
and learning of science, mathematics and the science and mathematics of
technology. Middle and high schools (grades 7-12), exclusively, have been
targeted for the Foundation's giving program.
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Deadline: 8/1/99
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Engineering, Mathematics & Physical Sciences
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The Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology (SDEST)
program contains two former NSF programs, Ethics and Values Studies, and
Research on Science and Technology. It is located in the Directorate for
Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation.
In SDEST, the Ethics and Values Studies (EVS) component focuses on improving
knowledge of ethical and value dimensions in science, engineering, and
technology. The Research on Science and Technology (RST) component focuses
on improving approaches and information for decision making about science,
engineering, and technology. (NSF 99-82)
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Deadline: 8/1/99
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This request for applications (RFA) solicits proposals to support development
of a ``Particulate Matter (PM) Supersites'' monitoring program that will
provide information of value to the atmospheric sciences, human health,
and human exposure research communities. The PM Supersites Program will
be implemented through individual projects in as many as five study areas
of the United States. Each of these individual projects will be an ambient
atmospheric measurement study which is designed to address and integrate
objectives of the atmospheric sciences, health, and exposure research communities.
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Deadline: 8/4/99
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The purpose of this program is to strengthen the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) support of research aimed at achieving environmental justice
for socioeconomically disadvantaged and medically underserved populations
in the U.S. One goal is to stimulate investigative efforts that attempt
to address questions related to the influence of economic and social factors
on the health status of individuals exposed to environmental toxicants.
This component of the research program in environmental justice is designed
to stimulate community outreach, training, research and education efforts
that will become the catalyst for reducing exposure to environmental pollutants
in underserved populations. (ES-99-005)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/7/99, Applications 7/14/99
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Health & Life Sciences
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The Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation announces
an initiative seeking high risk/high return, exploratory research feasibility
studies on biosystems at the nanoscale. These systems may be entirely biological
in origin, composites of biological and non-biological materials, or mimetics
of biological systems. These systems should possess unique and useful properties
conferred on them by the nanoscale of operation. Emphasis will be placed
on novel phenomena and processes, new molecular architectures, molecular
modeling and novel systems. NSF 99-109
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Deadline: 8/16/99
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The National Institute on Aging invites applications for research project
grants to support basic research on protein structure, function, and integrity
during the aging process and in late-life disease. The goal of this RFA
is to solicit applications that will examine, over the life-course, certain
aspects of protein and peptide integrity that may change with age. A multi-disciplinary
approach to the study of protein structure and integrity of function in
aging and age-related diseases is envisioned. By using a combined approach
and techniques from physics, biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry and biology
it should be possible to accelerate the rate of research progress to yield
a greater in-depth understanding of the molecular changes in proteins that
can take place in aging and in age-related diseases. RFA AG-99-005 (NIHG
04/14/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/30/99, Applications 6/23/99
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The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute invites research grant applications
for the development of phenotypic screening methods in the mouse for heart,
lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders. The purpose of the initiative
is to stimulate research on the phenotypic screening of mice in order to
accelerate the pace at which mice with heritable disorders that are models
of human disease produced through either targeted or random mutagenesis
are made available to the research community for further investigation
or application. Investigators should 1) develop mouse screening and phenotype
characterization protocols, particularly those that can be used for high
throughput analysis of mouse phenotypes; 2) provide for the systematic
validation of these screening protocols against normal inbred mouse strains
and genetically altered mouse strains that approximate the disease of interest;
and 3) provide for the timely dissemination of information and methodologies
to the scientific community. HL-99-010 (NIHG 04/13/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 8/1/99, Applications 9/15/99
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is inviting applications
for research on effective strategies to communicate public health information
in certain priority areas. These include research on communicating the
public health implications of human genetics research; transmitting recommendations
and products related to vaccines, genetics and environmental health; using
new communications approaches, including Web TV to communicate to different
audiences; fostering social support for public health initiatives; and
promoting adoption of health enhancing behaviors. Announcement 99107 (FR
04/13/99)
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Deadline: 6/30/99
16-12 Cancer Research Grants (Pardee)
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The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation makes grants for projects for the cure and
control of cancer. The Foundation particularly welcomes innovative, small-scale,
short-term projects which may be difficult to fund elsewhere until some
interesting results are obtained.
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Deadline: Open
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An objective of this initiative is to establish collaborative teams of
closely interacting investigators with diverse, complementary areas of
expertise to elucidate the molecular genetic mechanisms of thrombosis in
the arterial and cerebral vasculature. The overall goal is to stimulate
innovative multidisciplinary research to expedite progress in understanding
the pathogenesis of thrombosis in both the arterial and cerebral vasculature
and to facilitate the application of new findings for better detection,
prevention, and treatment. RFA HL-99-015 (NIHG 04/15/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 8/16/99, Applications 9/15/99
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Institutes of Health,
National Cancer Institute (NCI) announce the availability of fiscal year
1999 funds for grant application for research related to mechanistic-based
cancer risk assessment methods. Emphasis should be on the development of
new methods and practices that reduce the uncertainties that are encountered
in extrapolating from animal species to humans. Methods of development
can be based on in vitro and/or in vivo animal model systems, in vitro
human cell model systems, and exploratory epidemiologic approaches. A clear
and unambiguous demonstration of mechanistic commonality with humans is
a requirement of any method based on animal model systems. OH-99-003 (NIHG
04/15/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/26/99, Applications 7/14/99
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is inviting applications
for occupational safety and health education and research center training
grants; and for long-term training project grants in occupational safety
and health. Announcement 99041 (FR 04/09/99)
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Deadline: 7/1/99
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Social Sciences
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The National Institute of Justice is soliciting proposals for evaluation
of policies, procedures and programs that address violence against women,
including family and intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking
and violence committed by acquaintances and strangers. (SL000337)
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Deadline: 4/2/99
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The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), through
the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Branch (MRDD), Center
for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC), invites research center core
grant applications (P30) as part of the Institutes Mental Retardation Research
Program to develop new knowledge in the field of diagnosis, prevention,
treatment, and amelioration of mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
Four centers may be supported in response to this Request for Applications
(RFA). The primary objective of the NICHD MRRCs is to provide support and
facilities for a cohesive, interdisciplinary program of research and research
training in mental retardation and related aspects of human development.
HD-99-004 (NIHG 04/15/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/15/99, Applications 7/15/99
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R. W. Trewyn, Interim Vice Provost for Research &
Dean of the Graduate School
John P. Murray, Interim Associate Vice Provost
for Research
Ruth Bennett, Secretary
Preaward Section
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