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October 8, 1999 (Vol. 8, No. 36)
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General
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The American Philosophical Society announces a fellowship in the humanities
and social sciences to supplement an awarded sabbatical/research leave.
The Sabbatical Fellowship is open to mid-career faculty of universities
and 4-year colleges in the United States who have been granted a sabbatical/research
leave, but for whom financial support from the parent institution is available
for only part of the year. Candidates must not have had a financially supported
leave during the past three years. The fellowship may be used to supplement
other external awards of similar purpose.
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Deadline: 11/1/99
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The Japan Foundation Fellowship programs give scholars, researchers, professionals
and PhD candidates the opportunity to conduct research in Japan. Research
Fellowships are intended for scholars, researchers, and professionals who
wish to conduct research in Japan for periods ranging from 2 to 12 months.
All projects related substantially to Japan in the Humanities and Social
Sciences, including comparative research, are eligible.
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Deadline: 11/1/99
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Agriculture
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The U.S. Geological Survey is announcing the availability of funds through
the Species at Risk Program (SAR). The basic purpose of SAR is to fund
short-term research and assessment projects to generate information that
allows development of conservation agreements, action plans, and management
alternatives that provide for the protection of flora and fauna and their
habitats and thereby reduce the need for listing species as threatened
or endangered. (FR 09/28/99)
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Deadline: 11/1/99
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Education
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The United States Information Agency announces a competition for a Civic
Education Curriculum Development and Teacher Training Program for Secondary
Schools in the Republic of Georgia. The grantee will work with USIA in
a three-year project to support the development and implementation of new
curriculum units for fifth through ninth grade civic education courses
in the Republic of Georgia. The program will have four activities phases:
1) selection of a small curriculum development team of Georgian educators
and preliminary consultations in Tbilisi; 2) a three-month U.S.-based curriculum
development workshop in which the team will produce draft curriculum units;
3) follow-up consultations in Georgia to assist in the review and field
testing of the draft curricular materials and in the training of a larger
group of Georgian practitioners; 4) cooperation with Gaia in the further
review and dissemination of the draft materials as needed, and to provide
broader training to Georgian teachers and administrators for utilization
of the revised curriculum units in Georgian classrooms. E/ASU-99-21 (FR
09/16/99)
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Deadline: 12/15/99
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Engineering, Mathematics & Physical Sciences
36-5 New and Innovative Ideas in Sensor Technology (DOD)
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The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), Sensors Directorate,
announces interest in receiving research and development proposals with
technical, management, and cost presentations. Proposals submitted should
include new ideas and advanced and innovative concepts derived from current
and emerging principles. The technology proposal categories are: Sensor
Technologies including: Miniaturized Global Positioning System (GPS) electronics;
miniaturized RF transceiver electronics; software position mapping/display
using external data; data integration devices; missile detection systems
(passive/active); 3D visualization devices; mobile, high power, coherent
laser radars; laser component technology; compact RF power generators;
lightweight optics; electronics packaging; advanced senor technologies;
data fusion displays; fusion engine concepts; adaptive optics; optics mounts
(gimballed and strapdown), electro-optics instrumentation; interferometrics;
and optical telescopes.DASG60-99-0004
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Deadline: 11/20/99
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The Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics operates the Visiting Fellowship
Program to provide an opportunity for persons actively contributing to
these fields, as well as applicants from commercial and other non-academic
sectors, to come to the Institute to pursue their studies and research
on a full-time basis. Visiting Fellowships (typically providing one-half
of the salary support) are awarded to scientists with extensive research
experience beyond the doctoral degree, although younger persons with significant
scientific achievements are also encouraged to apply. Visiting Fellowship
awards are based on the fields of scientific interest and the scholarly
achievements or promise of the applicants; there are no restrictions as
to citizenship. Interests at present are research and applications in the
fields of laser technology, optoelectronics, precision measurement, surface
science and semiconductors, information and image processing, and materials
and process science, as well as basic research in atomic, molecular and
optical physics, precision measurement, gravitational physics, chemical
physics, astrophysics, and geophysical measurements.
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Deadline: 11/1/99
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The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center is seeking innovative technologies
and methodologies that reduce environmental impacts from past, present,
or future military operations. The technology must be: 1) new and innovative;
2) in the Advanced Development State; and 3) capable of full scale implementation
if the application is successful. The two topics included in this Broad
Agency Announcement are: Technologies and Methodologies for Environmental
Assessment, Restoration, and Cleanup and Technologies, Process Design Changes,
and Management Practices for Pollution Prevention. Sol. N47408-98-3940
(CBD 08/03/99)
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Deadline: 12/30/99
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The Department of Energy is soliciting 2-page technical proposals for research
in the following areas: sustainable forestry, capital effectiveness, and
sensors and control. Sustainable Forestry research must substantiate how
enhancing wood quality may lead to increased energy efficiency in the handling
and manufacturing processes for solid wood, pulp and paper products. Capital
Effectiveness should cover Systems and Process Technologies and System
Fabrication and Construction. Sensors and Control should address specific
areas that have been defined. DE-PS36-00GO10480
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Deadline: 11/15/99
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Health & Life Sciences
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The purpose of this request for applications is to stimulate the development
of techniques or reagents leading to the ability to image or otherwise
nonivasively detect pancreatic islet beta cells in vivo, and measure their
mass, function, or evidence of inflammation. Diabetes results when the
insulin secretory capacity of the beta cell is lost or severely compromised.
It is anticipated that research from funded projects will contribute to
the eventual development of a clinical exam that can be used for monitoring
disease progress and response to therapy in diabetics and in people strongly
at risk for diabetes. Collaboration between researchers in imaging fields
and beta cell biology or diabetology is strongly encouraged. DK-99-018
(NIHG 07/29/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 12/21/99, Applications 1/21/00
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The American Lung Association awards Research Grants as starter or seed
money to new investigators working in areas relevant to the conquest of
lung disease and the promotion of lung health. Awards are targeted for
individuals who have completed at least two years of research training
and who are at the instructor or assistant professor level.
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Deadline: 11/1/99
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In response to the resurgence of interest in the application of neurosurgical
approaches to the treatment of movement disorders and especially Parkinson's
disease, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) invite qualified investigators
to submit grant applications for a broad range of studies aimed at improving
the use of deep brain stimulation as a therapy. The purpose of this Request
for Applications is to encourage additional basic and clinical studies
into the mechanisms of a potentially reversible, adjustable and long term
electrical treatment of neurological disorders. This RFA will create a
consortium of research program in deep brain stimulation that will serve
as a focal point for collaboration and expansion of the field. Investigators
in the consortium will conduct research within their areas of expertise
and will also collaborate with other consortium members to develop interdisciplinary
projects that pool results and expertise available in the individual projects.
NS-99-006 (NIHG 09/27/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 11/15/99, Applications 2/16/99
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Many functional changes can result from traumatic spinal cord injury, including
the loss of voluntary movements below the level of the spinal lesion. Research
from a variety of animal models has shown that various spinal circuits,
with appropriate ascending and descending input, are critical for coordinated
voluntary and reflex movements including not only standing and walking,
but also control of bladder, bowel, and sexual functions. Since many spinal
cord injuries leave much of the spinal cold intact, reactivation of the
spinal pattern generators to control at least some of these lost functions
seems possible. Fundamental research, in mammalian systems, on the anatomy
and physiology of intrinsic spinal circuits that are involved in volitional
movements will play a key role in unlocking the potential to restore function
after injury. NS-99-008 (NIHG 09/27/99)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 12/15/99, Applications 2/16/00
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The goals of this program are to support research on plant genomics, and
to accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative
approaches to elucidate fundamental biological processes in plants. During
the past two years, a significant investment has been made for building
the plant genome infrastructure in the U.S. To take advantage of new technologies,
databases, research tools, and biological resources that are resulting
from the earlier awards, this year's competition focuses on functional
genomics, the indentification of functions of a pathway or a cluster of
genes at a genomic scale. Emphasis is placed on plants of economic importance
and plant processes of potential economic value. (NSF 99-171)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 11/8/99, Proposals 1/7/00
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Social Sciences
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The United States Institute of Peace has announced its 2000 solicited grant
competition for research, education, pilot projects, and training, and
dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution.
For the 2000 grant competition, solicitation areas are: A--Great Power
Relations: United States, China, and Russia; B--Intervention and Humanitarian
Assistance; C--Africa; and D--Training. (FR 09/02/99)
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Deadline: 12/30/99
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The Administration for Children and Families announces that competing applications
will be accepted for new grants in the Community Food & Nutrition Program.
Projects should: 1) Be designed to provide nutrition benefits to a targeted
low-income group; 2) Provide outreach and public education to inform eligible
low-income individuals and families of other nutritional services available;
3) Carry out targeted communications/social marketing to improve dietary
behavior and increase program participation among eligible low-income populations;
4) Consult with local offices that administer other food programs such
as W.I.C. and Food Stamps; 5) Focus on legislatively-mandated program activities.
OCS-2000-03 (FR 09/29/99)
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Deadline: 12/6/99
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Student
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Predoctoral Fellowships in Biological Sciences
are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study
toward a PhD or ScD degree. At the beginning of the fall 1999 term, applicants
must not have completed one academic year or more of postbaccalaureate
graduate study in the biological sciences. Fellows must pursue full-time
study toward a PhD or ScD degree in selected biological sciences. The fellowships
support training in fundamental research, that is, research directed toward
an understanding of basic biological processes or disease mechanisms. The
fellowship award is for five years.
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Deadline: 11/9/99
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R. W. Trewyn, Vice Provost for Research &
Dean of the Graduate School
John P. Murray, Interim Associate Vice Provost
for Research
Ruth Bennett, Secretary
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director, PreAward Services
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Lisa Duer, Carole Lovin, Rex Goff,
Dawn Caldwell
Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use, and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, Research Compliance Officer
Roberta Johnson, Secretary
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R. W. Trewyn
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