Funding

Discipline(s): All

The NEH Summer Stipends program continues to focus on stimulating new research in the humanities and its publication by supporting the work of individual scholars doing research or writing. NEH is introducing changes in eligibility requirements: the stipend amount is expected to increase to $8,000 and submissions will be limited to one per institution.

The new program guidelines will be posted by June 18, 2024 on the NEH website at: https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer...

Discipline(s): All

This tutorial is a brief overview of the Internet Assisted Review module, known as IAR. The Internet Assisted Review system, IAR, provides reviewers with the means to electronically view grant applications, submit critiques, and score the applications they are reviewing, as well as perform other review related activities.

To view the video, click here.

Discipline(s): All

This video provides the research community with an overview of application and peer review changes impacting grant applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2025.

To view the video, click here.

Discipline(s): Computer and Information Science; Engineering

The CISE Research Expansion Team will offer office hours, designed to answer questions from all potential applicants. Potential PIs from eligible Institutions and Co-PIs from all Institutions with established efforts in any of the sub-fields of the program are encouraged to participate.

During office hours NSF Program Officers will be available via Zoom to answer questions about the solicitation, proposal submission, merit review pro...

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The PAPPG details NSF’s proposal preparation and submission guidelines and sets forth policies and procedures regarding the award, administration, and monitoring of the Foundation’s awards. These changes are effective on May 20, 2024.

Chapter II.D.2.h(i), Biographical Sketch(es) Changes:

This section has been revised to remove the 3-page limitation for the biographical sketch. There is no page limitation for this section of the proposal.

The Synergistic Activit...

Discipline(s): All

The Illinois Innovation Network aims to advance collaborative research within the state with its Social Innovation and Impact seed grant program. Social Innovation and Impact grants can be used to pursue a wide variety of projects that directly affect lives, address critical social problems, and build trusted partnerships in a given community.

The University of Illinois System, its Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation (OVPEDI), and Northern Il...

Disciplines: Arts & Humanities

The NEH Research and Development program supports projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources.  These challenges include the need to find better ways to preserve materials of critical importance to the nation’s cultural heritage—from fragile artifacts and manuscripts to analog recordings and digital assets subject to technological obsolescence—and to develop advanced modes ...

Disciplines: Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of lea...

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The PAPPG details NSF’s proposal preparation and submission guidelines and sets forth policies and procedures regarding the award, administration, and monitoring of the Foundation’s awards. In this webinar, Jean Feldman, Head of Policy Office, Division of Institution and Award Support, within the Foundation’s Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management, provides an overview of the changes and clarifications to the PAPPG that are effective for proposals s...

Discipline(s): Civil Engineering

The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office), through the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), is issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled "Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – Joint Office of Energy and Transportation: Communities Taking Charge Accelerator, Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Opportunity Announcement”. Awards made under this FOA will be funded, in whole or in part,...

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.

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In the video Evaluation: Best Practices for Broader Impacts presented by AGU, National Science Foundation program officers and successful applicants discuss the strategies for crafting a meaningful Broader Impacts section of the Project Description.

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Effective May 20, 2024, new NSF conference or travel awards, and funding amendments to existing NSF conference or travel awards, will begin referencing, and are subject to, the applicable award terms and conditions identified in the award notice and these Special Terms and Conditions (FL 26) for Administration of NSF Conference or Travel Awards dated 05/20/2024.

The FL 26 has been revised to include updated references to the NSF Agency Specific Requirements to the Research T...

Discipline(s): All

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is simplifying the framework for the peer review of most Research Project Grant (RPG) applications effective for due dates on or aft er January 25, 2025. These changes are designed to address the complexity of the peer review process and mitigate potential bias. Make plans to hear the latest updates, timelines, and how these changes will impact existing and new funding opportunities.

A Q&A with NIH experts will follow the presentation ...

Discipline(s): All

Please join the U.S. National Science Foundation on Thursday, April 25th at 2:00 PM EDT for a webinar in our NSF Policy Office Webinar Series, Implementing the Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support.

This webinar will discuss NSF’s implementation of the National Science and Technology Council-approved Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support. This session will cover the policy behind NSF&...

Discipline(s): Sciences

Join the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) at the National Science Foundation for their next virtual office hour. The topic will be “How to Write a Great NSF Proposal”.

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 10th from 1-2pm Central Time.

Program Directors will be present to address your questions.

Please register here. 

For alerts on future virtual office hours, please subscribe to the MCB Blog.

NSF Convergence Accelerator - Regional Expansion Events

Discipline(s): STEM Education

Research is often driven by a compelling societal or scientific challenge; however, it may take the researcher community years to develop a solution. To deliver tangible solutions that have a nation-wide societal impact and at a faster pace, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched the Convergence Accelerator program, designed to leverage a convergence approach to transition basic research and discovery...

Simplified Review Framework for NIH Research Project Grant Applications - Effective January 25, 2025

Discipline(s): All

The National Institutes of Health recently announced a streamlined format for application review criteria, effective January 25, 2025. The changes will apply to the grants and cooperative agreements with the following RPG activity codes: DP1, DP2, DP3, DP4, DP5, R01, R03, R15, R16, R21, R33, R34, R36, R61, RC1, RC2, RC4, RF1, RL1, RL2, U01, U34, U3R, UA5, UC1, UC2, UC4, ...

Discipline(s): All

Institutional Repositories (IRs) aim to bring together all of a University's research and creative output under one umbrella, with an aim to preserve and provide access to that content. SIUE SPARK (Scholarly Publications and Repository of Knowledge) is a service of Library and Information Services, fulfilling and expanding the library's traditional role in collecting and preserving the scholarly record and providing open access to SIUE's scholarly and creative output.

IRs ar...

Discipline(s): Health Sciences

In this webinar, find out which NIH funding mechanisms apply to you throughout your career. This talk covers many of the mechanisms that apply to Ph.D.s and M.D.s (or equivalent research and clinical doctoral degrees), from graduate/medical school through your early-stage faculty years. It describes different types of NIH grants that support mentored research training including fellowships, institutional training grants and career development awards.

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.