Funding

Disciplines: Sciences

USDA convenes peer review panels comprised of research, education, extension, and other subject matter experts to review competitive grant proposals. Panelist duties include reviewing proposals; drafting and submitting individual ratings and written reviews; and attending and participating in a panel meeting. During the panel meeting, panelists discuss and reach a group consensus on proposal rankings. Panels may be conducted via teleconference or in-person meetings.

To be...

Discipline(s): Engineering

With this Dear Colleague Letter, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) encourages the submission of research and education proposals related to Net-Zero Climate Goals, including innovations to create a Circular Economy.

Bold and decisive actions taking multiple approaches are needed to reach Net-Zero Climate Goals by 2050, as described in The Long-Term Strategy of the United States, Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas ...

Discipline(s): Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Naomi Hall-Byers, Program Director with the NSF Division of Social and Economic Sciences, presented an overview of the SBE at the Fall 2023 Virtual Conference.

Click here to view the webinar.

Discipline(s): Engineering

This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) seeks to inform the community about an opportunity to pursue both goals through Planning Grants for the development of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) proposals. These Planning Grants will support costs associated with the development EFRI research projects and the formation of teams that are responsive to the current EFRI solicitation and that significantly address the goal of broadening the participation and incl...

Discipline(s): All

The Center for Predictive Analytics (C-PAN) was founded in response to the growing need for data science expertise across all disciplines. C-PAN is dedicated to the development of innovative data analysis solutions that enable our industry, government, and academic partners to utilize their data to its fullest potential while also providing real-world training opportunities to the next generation of data science.

Most of our work is founded on the principles of:

• Sup...

Discipline(s): All

John Bunce, Ph.D. and Senior Researcher, Dept. Human Behavior, Ecology, and Culture at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology has made available sample NSF proposals and reviews from his initial, unfunded proposal, to his funded resubmission.

Access the materials here.

Discipline(s): All

The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to prod...

Discipline(s): All

The University of Illinois System, its Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation (OVPEDI), and Northern Illinois University are committed to advancing the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) by providing supplemental (operational) funding for several projects.

IIN members are guided by the following principles:

1. Drive inclusive innovation, equitable workforce development and sustainable economic growth throughout the state of Illinois;
2. Assess and ...

Discipline(s): Engineering

With this Dear Colleague Letter, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) encourages the submission of research and education proposals related to Advanced Manufacturing as an Emerging Industry.

Manufacturing is essential to almost every sector of the U.S. economy, spurring growth by increasing productivity, enabling new products, and opening new industries. The NSF and Engineering Directorate investment in advanced manufacturing w...

Discipline(s): Astronomical Sciences

The objective of PAARE is to improve the quality and environment of astronomy and astrophysics research and education by stimulating the development of formal, long-term partnerships that provide authentic pathways into the research enterprise and broaden participation in astronomy by encouraging proposals from the full spectrum of talent across society to include individuals from groups that have been historically underrepresented. Partnerships must substan...

Discipline(s): Biotechnology and Engineering

The U.S. is a world leader in biotechnology, a field that comprises the data, tools, research infrastructure, workforce capacity, and innovations that enable the discovery, utilization, and reprogramming of living organisms, their constituent components, and their biologically related processes. Advances supported by NSF and the Engineering Directorate include genome sequencing, editing, and synthesis; synthetic and engineered biology; imaging and bi...

Discipline(s): Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The Division of Materials Research (DMR) Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials Research (PREM) program aims to enable, build, and grow partnerships between minority-serving institutions and DMR-supported centers and/or facilities to increase recruitment, retention, and degree attainment (which collectively defi ne the PREM pathway) by members of those groups most historically underrepresented in materials research, and at the same...

Discipline(s): Physics

The NSF Division of Physics' Partnerships for Research and Education in Physics (PREP) program aims to enable and grow partnerships between minority-serving institutions and Division-supported Physics Frontiers Centers or eligible centers and institutes to increase the participation of members of traditionally underserved and underrepresented groups in physics through excellent research and education endeavors that advance physics research goals.

Due Date: March 12, 2024...

Due: Friday, January 19, 2024 at 4:30PM

Discipline(s): All

Seed grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty and staff to support research and creative activities. Seed funding is intended to encourage faculty to initiate new research directions or new research projects. Seed grant funding is not intended to sustain or supplement current research programs.

The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to...

Discipline(s): Science and Engineering

Sigma Xi is pleased to announce that the application portal is NOW OPEN for the Spring '24 cycle of our Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program. Graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to apply. Grants are awarded by education level and research discipline.

Sigma Xi members are eligible for increased grant amounts up to $5,000 for

graduate students and up to $2,000 for undergraduate students. Non-member

applicants are eligible for grants up ...

Discipline(s): All

The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to prod...

Discipline(s): All

The University of Illinois System, its Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation (OVPEDI), and Northern Illinois University are committed to advancing the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) by providing supplemental (operational) funding for several projects.

IIN members are guided by the following principles:

1. Drive inclusive innovation, equitable workforce development and sustainable economic growth throughout the state of Illinois;
2. Assess and ...

Discipline(s): Visual and Performing Arts

The Midwest Artist Project Services (MAPS) mock grant panel offers an opportunity to practice writing a grant application for arts-based projects and to get formal feedback from a review committee.

Artists of all disciplines, collectives, and emerging arts organizations without nonprofit status are invited to submit applications. MAPS is dividing submissions into two pools: one for applicants who have more experience or success with past applications, ...

Discipline(s): Mathematical and Biological Sciences

The Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB) program seeks to stimulate fundamental interdisciplinary and potentially transformative research pertaining to the development of innovative mathematical/statistical/computational theories, tools, and modeling approaches to investigate challenging questions of great interest to biologists and public health policymakers. It supports research projects in mathematical biology that address challenging and ...

Discipline(s): All

Seed grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty and staff to support research and creative activities. Seed funding is intended to encourage faculty to initiate new research directions or new research projects. Seed grant funding is not intended to sustain or supplement current research programs.

The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid i...

Discipline(s): All

Individuals interested in becoming a grant reviewer for programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), which includes ORI, are encouraged to visit:
https://www.grantsolutions.gov/rrm/AgencyPortal/oash.aspx to learn more and to register and create a reviewer profile.