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Congratulations to those who received grants in October! Please help the WSU community stay informed by forwarding any notices of funding opportunities and/or training sessions to research@wichita.edu for inclusion in the next newsletter. Good luck to all of you in your research efforts over the next month.
Coleen Pugh, AVP for Research
AWARDS
DRIVER VIGILANCE FRAMEWORK FOR LEVEL 2 AND LEVEL 3 DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS
PI/Department: Carryl Baldwin, Psychology
Sponsor: Westat / Department of Transportation-US
Amount: $186,000
WICHITA STATE ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE CENTER: CORE GRANT: ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES - ADDENDUM #1
PI/Department: Tonya Bronleewe, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $112,000
REVIEW OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE SYSTEM PROPOSAL
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Pollicy and Mangement Center
Sponsor: City of Lawrence
Amount: $37,500
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CENTERS PROGRAM
PI/Department: Frances Ervin, ED-Educational Opportunity Centers
Sponsor: Department of Education-US
Amount: $272,751
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING
PI/Department: Breann Gilkey, School of Social Work
Sponsor: Kansas State University
Amount: $10,956
MIDWESTERN PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINING CENTER YEAR 3
PI/Department: Suzanne Hawley, Public Health Sciences
Sponsor: University of Iowa / Health Resources & Services Admin
Amount: $100,000
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY UPWARD BOUND: FOSTER CARE EMPOWERMENT
PI/Department: Rhonda Hicks, Ed - Upward Bound/Wichita Prep
Sponsor: Department of Education-US
Amount: $297,600
UPWARD BOUND WICHITA PREP (UBWP)
PI/Department: Rhonda Hicks, Ed - Upward Bound/Wichita Prep
Sponsor: Department of Education-US
Amount: $484,171
TO REDUCE OBESITY AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND IMPROVE HEALTH LITERACY AS A MECHANISM AMONG HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE
PI/Department: Twyla Hill, Sociology
Sponsor: State of Kansas / President’s Convergence Sciences Initiative
Amount: $300,000
MCNAIR POSTBACCALAUREATE ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
PI/Department: Lawanda Holt-Fields, Ed-Ronald E. McNair Program
Sponsor: Department of Education-US
Amount: $283,396
SMART FUSION MATERIAL DISCOVERY RESEARCH CLUSTER
PI/Department: Gisuk Hwang, Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: State of Kansas / President’s Convergence Sciences Initiative
Amount: $300,000
ONLINE MOCK TRIAL - LIVCIT
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,000
ONLINE MOCK TRIAL - LEVKIN
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,500
CHARTER - ONLINE MOCK TRIAL GROUP
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $4,800
FRAVMAC - ONLINE MOCK TRIAL
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,500
DUGVNIK - ONLINE MOCK TRIAL
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,500
MAQVKIN - ONLINE MOCK TRIAL
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,000
GBAO RECRUITMENT
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: GBAO Strategies
Amount: $1,895
FREVSTA - ONLINE MOCK TRIAL
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,000
HUAVVER - ONLINE MOCK TRIAL
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $210,357
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - GODDARD USD 265 2020-2021
PI/Department: Shirley Lefever, Kansas Mentor Induction Center
Sponsor: USD 265 Goddard High School
Amount: $5,050
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - NICKERSON USD 309 2020-2021
PI/Department: Shirley Lefever, Kansas Mentor Induction Center
Sponsor: USD 309 Nickerson
Amount: $3,100
SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - WINFIELD USD 465 2020-2021
PI/Department: Shirley Lefever, Kansas Mentor Induction Center
Sponsor: USD 465
Amount: $9,275
WSU/SEDGWICK COUNTY JUVENILE CORRECTIONS ADVISORY BOARD COMMUNITY ACTIVATION SUMMIT
PI/Department: Rhonda Lewis, Psychology
Sponsor: Sedgwick County Division Of Finance
Amount: $86,120
TEST REPORT IN EXCEL - ASTM D5656
PI/Department: Royal Lovingfoss, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: US Navy
Amount: $7,176
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY VETERANS UPWARD BOUND
PI/Department: Stacia Lyday, ED-Veterans Upward Bound Program
Sponsor: Department of Education-US
Amount: $297,601
ASHA ADVANCING ACADEMIC-RESEARCH CAREERS AWARD 2020
PI/Department: Karissa Marble-Flint, Health Professions Dean's Office
Sponsor: American Speech Language Hearing Association
Amount: $5,000
ENGINEERING UNLEASHED FELLOW
PI/Department: Cindi Mason, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng
Sponsor: Kern Family Foundation, Inc.
Amount: $10,000
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS EXPANSION OF PRACTITIONER EDUCATION IN SOCIAL WORK (PRAC-ED) PROGRAM GRANT
PI/Department: Shaunna Millar, School of Social Work
Sponsor: Council on Social Work Education
Amount: $2,000
URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM): SAFETY STANDARDS, AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND IMPACT ON MARKET FEASIBILITY AND GROWTH POTENTIALS
PI/Department: Gerardo Olivares, NIAR-Crash Dynamics
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $450,000
NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF FIELDS IN CAVITIES WITH DETAILED ANTENNA MODELING
PI/Department: Jeffrey Phillips, NIAR-Environmental Test Lab
Sponsor: Electro Magnetic Application Inc / Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $37,500
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE VULNERABILITY OF COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $522,692
A VISION FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF FOUNDATIONAL MACHINE LEARNING
PI/Department: Kaushik Sinha, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: The University of Texas at Austin / Natl Science Foundation
Amount: $129,656
TRIO DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT
PI/Department: Vanessa Souriya-Mnirajd, Ed-Disability Services Student Sup
Sponsor: Department of Education-US
Amount: $294,725
INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION PROGRAM, CPO 0004 (SORE #24)
PI/Department: John Tomblin, FirePoint Innovations-Aerospace
Sponsor: US Army Research Office
Amount: $1,210,000
MECHANICAL TESTING OF COMPOSITE COUPONS, SUBCOMPONENT, AND CONSTITUENT MATERIALS - TASK 1
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $108,949
TASK 1 - SKYBORG KICK-OFF MEETING
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory
Amount: $4,000
SCDDO (SEDGWICK COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY ORGANIZATION) COST STUDY
PI/Department: Melissa Walker, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: Sedgwick County Division Of Finance
Amount: $17,561
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS OF KDHE BUREAU OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
PI/Department: Melissa Walker, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas
Amount: $17,640
HEALTHY BABY PROGRAM RENEWAL (1)
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Sedgwick County / Health Resources & Services Admin
Amount: $50,000
PATHWAYS FOR A HEALTHY KANSAS INITIATIVE - PHASE 2
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Amount: $304,920
MEDICAID AGREEMENT: HCBS ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $1,168,013
FLEX POPULATION HEALTH PROGRAM SUPPORT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Health Resources & Services Admin
Amount: $10,000
KANSAS CONNECTING COMMUNITIES (KCC)
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Health Resources & Services Admin
Amount: $25,000
KANSAS ESSENTIALS FOR CHILDHOOD (KPOP)
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $92,000
SAFE STREETS WICHITA - EVALUATION OF DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES, YEAR 3
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Partners For Wichita Inc / Substance Abuse-Mntl Health Srv Adm
Amount: $6,000
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Focused Funding Opportunities
For access to WSU’s Pivot account to search for funding opportunities, please sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your WSU email address. To request assistance with a customized searching please contact funding@wichita.edu. If any of the following opportunities are of interest to you, please email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist.
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Health Resources & Services Administration
Title: Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for Professionals
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Monday, November 30, 2020 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by January 21, 2021.
Purpose: “The purpose of the BHWET Program for Professionals is to develop and expand experiential training opportunities, such as field placements and internships, to improve the distribution and supply of the behavioral health workforce.”
Amount: $480,000 per year, for four years
Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program
Application Deadline: Pre-Proposals due noon December 4, 2020
Purpose: The Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is seeking pre-proposals for eventual submission to a NASA Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) opportunity. Specifically, this CAN solicitation is for projects the “have previously been selected by NASA EPSCoR for ground-based research funding.” All proposed projects shall be mature enough to transition to a flight experiment with little or no additional NASA funding. Through this solicitation, the ISS will provide the integration and flight opportunity.
Amount: $100,000 for three years
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Title: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one nomination, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by February 4, 2021.
Purpose: “The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained in the early years of their appointment and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.”
Amount: $100,000 Research Grant
Funding Agency: NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium
Title: Teacher Workshop Solicitation
Application Deadline: December 11, 2020
Purpose: “The NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) Teacher Workshop Program supports the development and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educator workshops. NASA is especially interested in helping teachers bring NASA relevant material and content into middle-school classrooms.”
Amount: $25,000 – cost match is required
Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Title: Health Data for Action: (Data Access Award)
Application Deadline: December 17, 2020
Purpose: “HD4A aims to reduce the barriers often faced in accessing rich data by serving as a conduit between data owners and interested researchers. Through this HD4A call for proposals (CFP), RWJF will make valuable data from unique data owners available to researchers. The purpose of the 2020 HD4A CFP is primarily to award data access at no cost from one of eight anticipated data providers to successful applicants. Most selected projects will not receive a financial award for personnel or other project-related costs. However, limited funding up to $100,000 per project is available for a small number of projects from principal investigators who have not previously received external research funding. The HD4A program will support innovative research that uses the available data to answer important research questions. Applicants under this CFP will write a proposal for a research study using data from one of the following anticipated data providers including: athenahealth; CareJourney VRDC T-MSIS Research Collaborative; the Center for Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC); Geisinger; the Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI); HealthShare Exchange (HSX); OCHIN ADVANCE Collaborative; and TransUnion.”
Amount: Data access at no cost.
Funding Agency: Midwest Biomedical Accelerator Consortium
Title: MBArC Grant Application Process
Application Deadline: LOI due Monday, December 21, 2020
Purpose: “MBArC funds translational research projects that have the potential to improve patient and health care. Awards of up to $200,000 for a year are used for product definition studies (e.g. feasibility studies, prototype development, proof-of-concept studies) comprised of critical go/no-go milestones.”
Amount: $100,000 for one year; 1:1 cost match is also required.
Funding Agency: Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
Title: Cancer Research
Application Deadline: LOI due Monday, December 31, 2020
Purpose: “The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation funds research to investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The Foundation funds projects for a one year period which will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. It is anticipated that this early stage funding by the Foundation may lead to subsequent and expanded support using government agency funding. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified. By design, there are no limits set on the grant amount that can be requested. It must be reasonably and clearly supported by the scope of the project outlined in the application. Applications requesting more than 5% overhead are usually not considered. Papers verifying nonprofit status and relevant human subject and experimental animal treatment approvals from the recipient institution will be requested prior to project initiation. A final report summarizing financial expenditure and research achievement is required.”
Amount: By design, there are no limits set on the grant amount that can be requested. It must be reasonably and clearly supported by the scope of the project outlined in the application. Applications requesting more than 5 percent overhead are usually not considered.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) and Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) Collaboration
Title: NSF/CASIS Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the International Space Station (ISS) to Benefit Life on Earth
Application Deadline: Feasibility Review Form due January 4, 2021; if approved, full applications will be due March 1, 2021
Purpose: “The Divisions of Chemical, Bioengineering and Environmental Transport (CBET) and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Infrastructure (CMMI) in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are partnering with The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to solicit research projects in the general fields of tissue engineering and mechanobiology that can utilize the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab to conduct research that will benefit life on Earth.”
Amount: $400,000 over three years
Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program
Title: KNEP 2020 Request for Pre-Proposals to NASA EPSCoR 2021 Rapid Response Research (R3) Cooperative agreement Notice (CAN)
Application Deadline: Pre-Proposals due noon January 5, 2021
Purpose: The Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is seeking proposals for a unique NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) opportunity entitled the Rapid Response Research (R3) Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN). The R3’s purpose is to provide a streamlined method to address research issues important to the mission directorates. Proposals must address topics identified by the involved NASA divisions (see Appendices A-I of the NASA Announcement). Kansas can only submit one NASA proposal per technical area.
Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)
Application Deadline: Preliminary Proposals due January 7, 2021; Full Proposals due (if selected/invited) April 23, 2021
Purpose: “NSF-supported science and engineering research increasingly relies on cutting-edge infrastructure. With its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program and Major Multi-user Facilities (Major Facilities) projects, NSF supports infrastructure projects at the lower and higher ends of infrastructure scales across science and engineering research disciplines. The Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Big Idea is intended to provide NSF with an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range between the MRI and Major Facilities thresholds. NSF defines Research Infrastructure (RI) as any combination of facilities, equipment, instrumentation, or computational hardware or software, and the necessary human capital in support of the same. Major facilities and mid-scale projects are subsets of research infrastructure. The NSF Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 Program (Mid-scale RI-1) supports the design or implementation of unique and compelling RI projects. Mid-scale RI-1 implementation projects may include any combination of equipment, instrumentation, cyberinfrastructure, broadly used large-scale datasets, and the commissioning and/or personnel needed to successfully complete the project, or the design efforts intended to lead to eventual implementation of a mid-scale class project. Mid-scale RI-1 design projects will include the design efforts intended to lead to eventual implementation of a mid-scale class RI project. Mid-scale RI-1 projects should fill a research community-defined scientific need or enable a national research priority to be met. Mid-scale RI-projects should also enable US researchers to remain competitive in a global research environment and involve the training of a diverse workforce engaged in the design and implementation of STEM infrastructure.”
Amount: Implementation Projects are between $6 million – $20 million; Design Projects can be between$600,000 - $20 million.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Deadline: January 26, 2021
Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to provide a new pathway for Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) who wish to propose research projects in a new direction for which preliminary data do not exist. The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant, named in honor of the late National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) Director, Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D., is open to a broad range of scientific research relevant to the mission of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). Proposed projects must represent a change in research direction for the ESI and should be innovative and unique. A distinct feature for this FOA is that applications must not include preliminary data.”
Amount: Not limited
Funding Agency: Council on Library and Information Resources
Title: Recordings at Risk
Application Deadline: January 29, 2021
Purpose: “Recordings at Risk is a national regranting program administered by CLIR to support the preservation of rare and unique audio, audiovisual, and other time-based media of high scholarly value through digital reformatting.”
Amount: $10,000-$50,000
Funding Agency: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Title: Steven H. Sandell Grant Program
Application Deadline: January 31, 2021
Purpose: “The Center for Retirement Research sponsors the annual Steven H. Sandell Grant Program for scholars in the field of retirement or disability research and policy. The program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for junior or non-tenured scholars (within seven years of receiving their Ph.D.) from all academic disciplines to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement or disability issues.”
Amount: $45,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application per college that awards STEM-eligible degrees, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by March 31, 2021. ALSO NOTE – this solicitation is currently under revision by NSF. If the program due dates change, internal due dates may also be adjusted.
Purpose: “Recognizing that financial aid alone cannot increase retention and graduation in STEM, the program provides awards to Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to fund scholarships and to advance the adaptation, implementation, and study of effective evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities that support recruitment, retention, transfer (if appropriate), student success, academic/career pathways, and graduation in STEM. The S-STEM program encourages collaborations among different types of participating groups, including but not limited to partnerships among different types of institutions; collaborations of STEM faculty and institutional, educational, and social science researchers; and partnerships among institutions of higher education and business, industry, local community organizations, national labs, or other federal or state government organizations, if appropriate.”
Amount: Track 1: Institutional Capacity Building $650,000 over five years; Track 2: Design and Development, Single Institution $1,000,000 over five years; Track 3: Design and Development, Multiple Institutional Consortia $5,000,000 over five years.
Funding Agency: NASA in Kansas
Title: Seed Research Initiation (SRI) and Partnership Development Grant (PDG)
Application Deadline: SRI due February 26, 2021; PDG due March 12, 2021
Purpose: PDG “grants are intended to facilitate the development of beneficial and promising NASA collaborations.” “SRI grants are designed to assist investigators in starting research projects having a high probability for sustained growth and value to NASA and Kansas.”
Amount: Three PDG Grants expected for $18,346 each; One single SRI award is anticipated for $152,642. Cost Match is a requirement of both.
Funding Agency: Japan Foundation New York
Title: Grants for Arts and Culture
Application Deadline: Ongoing, rolling deadline
Purpose: “The Japan Foundation New York office (JFNY) accepts applications from non-profit organizations for projects that take place within the 37 states east of the Rocky Mountains, plus Washington D.C., listed below for the JFNY Grant for Arts & Culture on a rolling basis throughout the year. This grant aims to support projects that will further understanding of Japanese arts and culture.”
Amount: $5,000
Funding Agency: Bob Barker Company Foundation
Title: Grants for Incarcerated Community
Application Deadline: Ongoing, rolling deadline
Purpose: “Bob Barker Company has been serving the physical needs of incarcerated individuals since 1972. The Bob Barker Company Foundation is giving back to the incarcerated community in order to prepare them physically, spiritually and emotionally for successful reentry into society.”
Amount: $5,000-$25,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Individual and Small Team Proposals
Application Deadline: Varies by topic.
Advanced Manufacturing – proposals accepted anytime
Applied Mathematics – Nov 1-15, 2021
Archaeology and Archaeometry – July 1 and December 20 annually
Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 15, 2021
Biological Anthropology – July 20 and Jan 20 annually
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology – proposals accepted anytime
Biophotonics – proposals accepted anytime
Biosensing – proposals accepted anytime
Cellular and Biochemical Engineering – proposals accepted anytime
Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs – varies based on discipline
Computational & Data-Enabled Science and Engineering - Varies
Cultural Anthropology – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – Nov 17, 2021
Economics – Aug 18 and Jan 18 annually
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks – proposals accepted anytime
Engineering of Biomedical Systems – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Biology – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Engineering – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Sustainability – proposals accepted anytime
Geophysics – proposals accepted anytime
Mathematical Biology – Aug 20-Sept 6, 2021
Division of Materials Research – Oct 1-Nov 1, 2021
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics –Jan 28, 2021
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – proposals accepted anytime
Physics – Varies by topic
Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace – proposals accepted anytime
Security and Preparedness – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Smart and Connected Health – Dec 11 annually
Social Psychology – July 15 and Jan 15 annually
Sociology – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Statistics – Dec 1-15 annually
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Special Programs
Application Deadline: Varies by topic – click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities.
Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) –accepted anytime
Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) – Feb 10, 2021
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs – Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)
Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS) –accepted anytime
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) – October 31, 2021 for CMI, CLP, ECS and MSN; September 30, 2021 for CAT, CSDM-A, CSDM-B, CTMC, SYN
Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities Program –accepted anytime
Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Feb 22 annually
Expeditions in Computing – Varies by topic
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program –Dec 15 annually
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program – Aug 31, 2021
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – Aug 25, 2021
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Sept 15, 2021
Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) – Preliminary Proposals due Mar 10, 2021
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) – Jan 13, 2021
A Science of Science Policy Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SCISIPBIO) – Feb 9, 2021
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG) – Jun 1, 2021
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Hanover Research: January 22, 2021
Wichita State University is partnering with Hanover Research to provide faculty with opportunities designed to increase your grant-writing success and research competitiveness. These webinars build upon our in-house workshop series, and attendance therefore requires participation in one or more previous WSU Office of Research workshops such as the one listed below for December 2nd 2020, or with prior approval from Fran Cook, Training Manager. If there is sufficient need, additional Introduction to the WSU Research Office workshops will be added prior to the Hanover webinars.
- Good vs Fundable Proposals Webinar - Friday, January 22, 2021, 10am - 12pm. This training will explore the difference between a good project and a fundable one, with particular emphasis on how to speak to funders’ expectations around innovation. A panel of grant consultants from a range of backgrounds will follow.
- Faculty Consultations - Friday, January 22, 2021 - If you register and attend one or more of the Hanover webinars on October 30th or January 22nd, you will have a chance to receive a one-on-one consultation with a grant consultant expert from Hanover Research, who specializes in your area of research. Only eight slots are available and faculty (or groups of faculty with similar interests) must provide a white paper in advance of the Faculty Consultation to be considered for this opportunity.
Email proposals@wichita.edu to Register for Hanover Workshops
If you attended, please provide feedback on the Building Your Research Career Hanover Research Webinar which took place October 30, 2020.
If you attend, please provide feedback on the Grants for Clinical & Health Science Faculty Hanover Research Webinar which took place October 30, 2020.
Introduction to the WSU Office of Research Workshop: December 2, 2020, 2-3pm
Join Fran Cook of the WSU Office of Research for a one-hour Zoom workshop, December 2, 2020, from 2pm – 3pm. Topics will include 1) WSU research office resources and contacts, 2) finding funding, 3) project budgeting and 4) grant-writing tips, with time for questions and answers.
Email proposals@wichita.edu to receive login information.
WSU Office of Research Workshop: Institutional Review Board Overview and Data Security: December 4, 2020 & December 8, 2020
Register to attend virtual WSU Office of Research Workshop: Institutional Review Board Overview and Data Security. Linda Steinacher, IRB/IACUC Administrator, will discuss the process of applying to the WSU Institutional Review Board for research involving human subjects. Misha Jacob-Warren, Deputy General Counsel will discuss the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its relevance to University researchers. Finally, Mark Rodee, Chief Information Security Officer, will discuss data security with regard to sensitive data such as personally-identifying information, controlled unclassified information, and research data in general. This workshop is recommended especially for those in health professions, and those whose research involves working with human subjects or sensitive data. Two sessions will be offered: Friday, December 4th, 11:30am - 1pm or Tuesday, December 8th, 10:30am - 12noon.
Please sign up through myTraining or by emailing proposals@wichita.edu.
2020 Community Courts and Public Safety Conference: December 4, 2020
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Center for Court Innovation hosts a biennial conference with an audience of practitioners and researchers to explore promising ideas in justice reform. This year, the Community Courts and Public Safety Conference will be a one-day virtual convening hosted on Friday, December 4, 2020. Community courts have been committed to harnessing the power of the justice system to address local problems and improve public safety for over 25 years. Contributing to a dynamic national dialogue about justice reform, the conference will explore topics such as effective practices to reduce recidivism; addressing challenges at the nexus of homelessness and justice system involvement; building effective community partnerships; incorporating restorative justice into court programs; lessons learned from planning community courts; effective justice system responses to substance use disorder; and the future of community justice.
Register - virtual December 4, 2020 Community Courts and Public Safety Conference
CyberTraining (NSF 19-524) Webinar: December 8, 2020
The National Science Foundation is hosting a webinar about the CyberTraining (NSF 19-524) solicitation. This NSF program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supporting advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering research and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security. The goals of this solicitation are to (i) ensure broad adoption of CI tools, methods, and resources by the research community in order to catalyze major research advances and to enhance researchers’ abilities to lead the development of new CI; and (ii) integrate core literacy and discipline-appropriate advanced skills in advanced CI as well as computational and data-driven science and engineering into the Nation’s educational curriculum/instructional material spanning undergraduate and graduate courses for advancing fundamental research.
Register for the NSF CyberTraining Solicitation (NSF 19-054) Webinar
WSU Office of Research Workshop: The WSU Faculty Support Committee & Internal Funding Opportunities: December 15, 2020
Join the WSU Faculty Support Committee for a panel discussion about internal grant funding opportunities available to WSU Faculty, including the URCA, ARC and MURPA. The WSU Faculty Support committee will describe each funding opportunity, the rating criteria that is used to evaluate applications and how to improve your likelihood of receiving this internal funding. The workshop will be held Tuesday, December 15, 2020 from 10-11:30am.
Please sign up through myTraining or by emailing proposals@wichita.edu.
Kansas K-INBRE 19th Annual Symposium: January 14 & 15, 2021
The purpose of the Kansas INBRE (K-INBRE) is to strengthen the ability of Kansas researchers to compete effectively for NIH funds by building a “critical mass” of junior and senior investigators, as well as undergraduates, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows supported with cutting edge technology within a scientific research theme. The scientific research theme chosen for the K-INBRE is Cell and Developmental Biology.
Register for the K-INBRE Virtual Conference
CITI Program Free COVID-19 Training Courses
Participating in Vaccine Research is now available as part of CITI’s COVID-19 training which already includes Remote Contact Tracing and COVID-19: Back to Campus courses. There are over 200 vaccines under development to combat COVID-19 and a need for thousands of volunteers to participate in trials in upcoming months. The Participating in Vaccine Research webinar covers the basics of what individuals should expect while participating in vaccine trials, their rights, essential questions they should ask before agreeing to participate, and how to find COVID-19 vaccine trials that are recruiting. -
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