Congratulations to those who received grants in November!  So far this fiscal year, WSU’s AA researchers proposed $37,290,503 in funding, were awarded $55,117,436 and generated $1,872,331 in indirect cost recovery. 

You will find a spotlight on Angela Van Valkenburg in the announcements section.  Angela is a Contracts and Grants Specialist on the Pre-Award team. Please also note in the announcements section a new opportunity called The Delfin, to mentor an undergraduate student from Mexico, Central America, or South America on one of your research projects over seven weeks during the summer.  Finally, we will again host monthly workshops to prepare and submit NSF REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) proposals for the August 2024 deadline, as well as a separate monthly series of workshops to prepare NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program proposals to train graduate students in a convergent field for the September 2024 deadline.

We wish you a restful and joyous Holiday season, and much success in your research efforts over the next month.

Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research

 PI/Department:  Visvakumar Aravinthan, Electrical & Computer Engr

Co-PI/Department: Xiaoheng Wang, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs

Sponsor:  Univ of Kansas Ctr - Research, Inc. / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $322,409

 

 PI/Department:  Tonya Bronleewe, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs

Sponsor:  Environmental Protection Agency

Amount:  $55,000

 

 PI/Department:  Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center

Sponsor:  Office of Justice Programs

Amount:  $177,100

 

 PI/Department:  Delores Craig-Moreland, School of Criminal Justice

Co-PI/Department: Rhonda Lewis, Psychology

Sponsor:  Sedgwick County

Amount:  $4,000

 

 PI/Department:  Darren DeFrain, English

Co-PI/Department: Joshua Smith, School of Art & Design

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - MURPA

Amount:  $7,500

 

 PI/Department:  Rachael Goodman-Williams, Psychology

Sponsor:  Department of Justice

Amount:  $411,943

 

 PI/Department:  Shuang Gu, Mechanical Engineering

Co-PI/Department: Mark Schneegurt, Biological Sciences | Ruowen Shen, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs | Janet Twomey, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng 

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $1,010,735

 

 PI/Department:  Gregory Houseman, Biological Sciences

Sponsor:  Univ of Kansas Ctr - Research, Inc. / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $2,772

 

 PI/Department:  Michael Jorgensen, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Sponsor:  Heartland Center University of Iowa / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $20,000

 

 PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  Sound Jury Consulting

Amount:  $5,000

 

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  United Methodist Health Ministry Fund

Amount:  $53,734

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $222,879

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $42,900

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Johnson County 

Amount:  $9,950

 

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $111,699

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Sedgwick County Division of Finance / Health Resources & Services Admin

Amount:  $50,000

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Sedgwick County

Amount:  $9,500

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  The Kansas African American Museum, Inc.

Amount:  $6,500

 

 PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services

Amount:  $24,343

 

 PI/Department:  Marci Young, HOPE Services

Sponsor:  Sunflower Foundation

Amount:  $119,038

 

MONTHLY AWARDS FOR THE DIVISION OF INDUSTRY AND DEFENSE EQUAL $32,698,002, OF WHICH THE ENTIRE AMOUNT BELONGS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AVIATION RESEARCH (NIAR).

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 search 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. Visit Pre-Award Services to find out more about applying for external funding.  COMING SOON: a new proposal intake form that will help expedite the proposal assignment process for WSU faculty and staff!

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Title: Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

Application Deadlines: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by January 5, 2024 at 12noon in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is January 19, 2024.  Full Applications to the sponsor will be due February 14, 2024.

Purpose: “The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program aims to support a more holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world through the creation of new humanities research centers on artificial intelligence at eligible institutions. Centers must focus their scholarly activities on exploring the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI.”

Amount: Up to $750,000

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Title: Critical Materials Accelerator

Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due January 5, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due March 22, 2024

Purpose: “EERE issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to fund Critical Materials Accelerator R&D projects. Projects funded under this FOA will prototype and mature technologies or processes to address critical material challenges in high impact areas.”

Amount: $500,000-$1,000,000 depending on topic; Note, cost match is required.

 

REMINDER - Funding Agency: WSU Innovation and New Ventures

Title: John A. See Awards

Application Deadline: January 12, 2024

Purpose: “Established by John A. See to support prototype development; may include development of products in engineering and science, development of life-enhancing therapeutic products, creation of application of new knowledge and artistic ventures.”

Amount: $1,000-$20,000

 

REMINDER - Funding Agency: NCAA

Title: Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program

Application Deadline: January 12, 2024

Purpose: “The NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program supports research and data-driven pilot projects designed to enhance student-athlete psychosocial well-being and mental health. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, managing transitions (e.g., from recruit to first-year student; transferring between universities; adapting from youth sports to college sports environment; developing independence from parents), identity development, stress management, substance use, bystander intervention, cultivating healthy relationships, career exploration and sport exit strategies.  Funded projects must demonstrate potential to result in campus-level programming that can positively impact the well-being of NCAA student-athletes at a range of member institutions.”

Amount: Up to $35,000

 

Funding Agency: Stranahan Foundation

Title: Spring 2024 Early Childhood Education RFP

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due January 16, 2024 at 12noon; If invited, Full Applications due March 20, 2024

Purpose: “The Stranahan Foundation’s Early Childhood Education Strategy focuses on increasing access to high-quality early care and education for low-income children (birth to five) by investing in developing and retaining a high-quality, thriving early educator workforce.  The spring 2024 funding cycle will support organizations and projects that advance our Innovation and Proven Professional Development strategies.”

Amount: Up to $300,000

 

Funding Agency: American Institute for Cancer Research

Title: Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due January 19, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due May 17, 2024

Purpose: “The research that we fund is vital to our mission of understanding the role of diet, nutrition, body composition and physical activity in reducing cancer risk and improving outcomes for cancer patients and survivors.”

Amount: Most investigator-initiated grants are for a maximum of $150,000.

 

REMINDER - Funding Agency: The American Athletic Conference

Title: 2024-2025 Research Grants

Application Deadline: January 21, 2024

Purpose: “The program's goals are: (1) to stimulate research on college athletics designed to promote student-athlete welfare; and (2) to assist The American’s member institutions and intercollegiate athletics programs in evidence-based practice for student-athletes.”  Please emailproposals@wichita.edu for a copy of the solicitation.

Amount: $15,000

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Transition for Youth with Autism and/or Epilepsy Demonstration Projects and National Coordinating Center on Transition

Application Deadlines: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent toproposals@wichita.edu by January 22, 2024 at 12noon in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is February 5, 2024.  Full Applications to the sponsor will be due March 11, 2024.

Purpose: “The purpose of this program is to develop and advance national, state, and local/community-level frameworks that support successful transition from child to adult serving systems for youth with autism and/or epilepsy who have complex health and social needs and require a higher level of family support and coordination.”

Amount: Up to $450,000 for Demonstration Projects; $735,000 for Coordinating Center

 

Funding Agency: International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG)

Title: Research on Gambling Among Underserved Communities

Application Deadline: January 22, 2024

Purpose: “The ICRG invites investigators to apply for a two-year grant in support of research on the impact of gambling on under-served groups in the U.S. or Canada.”

Amount: $75,000 per year

 

Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation  

Title: Research Grants on Education: Large

Application Deadlines: Intent to Apply due January 24, 2024; Full applications due February 27, 2024

Purpose: “The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived…This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.” 

Amount: Minimum $125,000-$500,000

 

Funding Agency: Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Title: Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grant

Application Deadlines: January 25, April 25, and July 25, 2024

Purpose: “The Burroughs Wellcome Fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between scholars working in largely disconnected fields who might together change the course of climate change’s impact on human health.” 

Amount: $2,500-$50,000

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Title: Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office FOA to Advance the National Clean Hydrogen Strategy

Application Deadlines: Mandatory Concept Papers due January 26, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due March 22, 2024

Purpose: The DOE released a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for up to $59 million to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) of affordable clean-hydrogen technologies. Projects supported by this funding will reduce the cost and improve the performance of critical elements of hydrogen infrastructure, demonstrate innovative end-use applications for clean hydrogen, and streamline and improve processes essential to the efficient, timely, and equitable deployment of clean hydrogen technologies.”

Amount: $250,000-$10,000,000; Note, cost match is required.

 

Funding Agency: Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Title: Request for Proposals: Research Grants for Early Career Scholars

Application Deadline: January 29, 2024

Purpose: “The Washington Center for Equitable Growth seeks to invest in early career scholars whose research agendas are policy relevant, related to how inequality affects economic growth, and who are interested in engaging with nonacademic audiences.  We are interested in research that will generate actionable insights. This includes research that illuminates the policies that help or hinder more equitable growth in the United States, as well as research that illuminates the need for a policy response. Equitable Growth takes an expansive view of policy, encompassing legislation, investments, regulations, standards, and oversight, among others.”

Amount: $15,000 for graduate students or postdoctoral scholars; $30,000 for early career scholars

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy: Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)

Title: Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 4 (SEEDS 4)

Application Deadlines: Mandatory Concept Papers due January 30, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due March 14, 2024

Purpose: “…social science research that generates actionable insights that can improve large-scale solar siting processes and outcomes for host communities—particularly those that are disadvantaged—as well as the solar industry and other stakeholders.”

Amount: $1,000,000-$2,500,000; Note, cost match is required.

 

Funding Agency: 100,000 Strong in the Americas

Title: 100K CLIMA Grant Competition to Build Inclusive, Climate-Action, Student Exchange Programs between the United States and Columbia (2023)

Application Deadline: January 31, 2024

Purpose: “The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund uses the principle of leveraged innovation with higher education institutions (HEIs) that demonstrate the greatest commitment and innovation toward increasing study abroad opportunities between the United States and countriesin the Western Hemisphere. In applying for the Innovation Fund grants, HEIs will be asked to demonstrate how they will assert leadership in implementing the innovations proposed, how they will address on-campus barriers to student mobility, how they will maintain student engagement, and how they will commit to making concrete changes to expand access to study abroad as sending and/or hosting institutions.”

Amount: $27,174 for Student/Faculty exchanges; $50,000 for Climate Action Projects and Student/Faculty exchanges and training programs

 

Funding Agency: American Vineyard Foundation

Title: Research Proposals for FY 2024-2025

Application Deadline: January 31, 2024

Purpose: “The foundation invites research proposals for the 2024-2025 cycle for efforts that address the industry’s top research priorities. The industry research priority themes are broad, interdisciplinary, and oriented toward fostering the development of industry deliverables from theresearch effort.”

Amount: Varies by topic

 

Funding Agency: Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) 

Title: Core Facility Support and Recruitment Packages

Application Deadline: February 1, 2024 at 5pm

Purpose: “The purpose of the K-INBRE is to promote multidisciplinary research networks with a focus on Cell and Developmental Biology; increase the research base and capacity through research support; provide a range of basic science and clinical research opportunities for student trainees; serve as a pipeline for students to continue in health research careers in IDeA states; and enhance science and technology knowledge of the state’s workforce.”

Amount: $10,000 in direct costs for Core Facility Support; $40,000 in direct costs for Recruitment Packages

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Title: Science Policy Travel Award for OSSD

Application Deadline: February 2, 2024

Purpose: “ORWH is offering a Science Policy Scholar Travel Award to support the development of one junior investigator who is focused on women’s health or sex and gender differences and is also interested in research policy. The travel award will provide $6,000 to support the juniorinvestigator’s attendance at the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) Annual Meeting on May 6–9, 2024, in Bergen, Norway.”

Amount: $6,000 travel award

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) 

Title: Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01-Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadlines: February 5, 2024; June 5, 2024; October 5, 2024

Purpose: “The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to support multidisciplinary and innovative intervention research to understand and address maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States, particularly but not exclusively among racial and ethnic minority, socioeconomicallydisadvantaged, and underserved rural populations, with a focus on understudied healthcare factors.”

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) 

Title: Systems-Based Approaches to Improve Patient Safety by Improving Healthcare Worker Safety and Well-Being (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadlines: February 5, 2024; June 5, 2024; October 5, 2024

Purpose: “The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to advance system-level approaches to improve patient safety by improving healthcare worker safety and well-being. Patient safety cannot be fully achieved without healthcare worker safety and well-being.”

Amount: $500,000 per year

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Title: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) FY23 BIL Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Recycling and Second Life Applications

Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due February 7, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due April 19, 2024

Purpose: “This BIL section is focused on research, development, and demonstration of second-life applications for electric drive vehicle batteries that have been used to power electric drive vehicles; and technologies and processes for final recycling and disposal of electric drive vehicle batteries.”

Amount: $1,000,000-$8,000,000 depending on topic; Note, cost match is required.

 

Funding Agency: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: Gulf Research Program (GRP)

Title: 2024 Science Policy Fellowship and 2024 Early-Career Research Fellowships

Application Deadlines: February 7, 2024 for Science Policy Fellowship, March 6, 2024 and May 22, 2024 for Early-Career Research Fellowships

Purpose: “The Gulf Research Program’s Science Policy Fellowship program helps scientists hone their skills by putting them to practice for the benefit of Gulf Coast communities and ecosystems. Fellows gain first-hand experience as they spend one year on the staff of federal, state, local,or non-governmental environmental, natural resource, oil and gas, and public health agencies in the Gulf of Mexico region.  The Gulf Research Program’s Early-Career Research Fellowship supports emerging scientific leaders as they take risks on research ideas not yet tested, pursue unique collaborations, and build a network of colleagues who share their interest in improving offshore energy system safety and the well-being of coastal communities and ecosystems.” 

Amount: Annual Stipend, Health Allowance, Relocation Costs, and Professional Development Expenses

 

Funding Agency: National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

Title: Young Investigator Research Grant | Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award

Application Deadline: February 12, 2024 

Purpose: “NKF established the Young Investigator Research Grant program to support clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient oriented.  NKF seeks proposals that are primed to influence health equity related to kidneyhealth at a community level. The application must seek to improve access to kidney care, kidney disease management, and patient outcomes.”

Amount: $35,000 for Young Investigator; $75,000 for Health Equity 

 

Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Title: NIJ FY24 Research on Law Enforcement Responses to Opioid Overdoses

Application Deadline: February 12, 2024 

Purpose: “NIJ seeks proposals from accredited research universities to study law enforcement’s responses to opioid overdoses. The study shall take into account law enforcement’s responses with linked community agencies and also include specific practices utilized to ensure the well-being, assessment, and protection of children in these situations. Linked community agencies may include public and private agencies that do or could have a role in reducing or responding to opioid misuse and overdoses.”

Amount: Up to $1,000,000

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows (RII Track-4:NSF) only

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit four proposals in response to this opportunity, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by February 13, 2024 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is February 27, 2024.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by April 9, 2024.

Purpose: “EPSCoR RII Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows directly aligns with NSF EPSCoR strategic goal of establishing sustainable Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professional development pathways that advance workforce development in STEM and effectsengagement in STEM at national and global levels. EPSCoR RII Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows provides awards to build research capacity in institutions and transform the career trajectories of investigators and further develop their individual research potential through collaborations with investigators from the nation’s premier private, governmental, or academic research centers. The fellowship provides opportunities to establish strong collaborations through extended or periodic collaborative visits to a selected host site.  Through collaborative research activities with the host site, Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations, advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows’ research trajectories well beyond the award period. The benefits to the Fellows are also expected to improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly.”

Amount: Costs may not exceed $300,000; Note, WSU is not eligible for the @NASA track.

 

Funding Agency: Jacobs Research Funds (JRF)

Title: Grants for Studying Aboriginal Languages and Cultures

Application Deadline: February 15, 2024 

Purpose: “The JRF supports projects involving fieldwork with living aboriginal peoples of North and South America. Priority is given to research on endangered cultures and languages, and to research on the Pacific Northwest—that is, the Pacific Ocean coast from Northern California to Alaska, plus the Columbia Plateau in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.”

Amount: $3,000-$9,000

 

Funding Agency: UL Research Institutes (ULRI)

Title: Discoveries in Safety Grants

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due February 16, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due May 10, 2024

Purpose: “ULRI Discoveries in Safety Grants Program funds research that aligns with our mission of building a safer and more sustainable world. Through an open and competitive process, ULRI funds scientific discovery across focus areas that align with our institutes and offices and address our three grand challenges: (1) Building resilience for a sustainable future, (2) Advancing individual and societal health in the 21st century, and (3) Promoting safety at the human-digital interface.”  Current topic titles include: Persistence and Effectiveness in Safety and Sustainability Science Education; Innovative Research Leading to the Reduction of Thermal and Chemical Fire Exposures to Firefighters; Independent Digital Risk Assessment; Increased Safety for Large-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Systems; Emerging Chemical Threats to Human and Environmental Health; and Eco-Remediation and Energy Storage.

Amount: $200,000 per year

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Small Grants for New Investigators to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadlines: February 16 and June 16, 2024

Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to provide support for new investigators from diverse backgrounds, including from groups nationally underrepresented in biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences research, to conduct small research projects in the scientific mission areas of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Human Genome Research Institute or the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. This R21 will support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources and seeks to facilitate transition to research independence. The R21 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.”

Amount: Direct costs are limited to $125,000 per year.

 

REMINDER - Funding Agency: Department of Defense

Title: Fiscal Year 2025 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) – Army | Navy | Air Force

Application Deadline: February 16, 2024 

Purpose: “DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation.”

Amount: $50,000-$3,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Title: Young Faculty Award (YFA)

Application Deadline: February 22, 2024

Purpose: “The DARPA YFA program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program is developing the next generations of researchers focused on national security issues.”

Amount: $250,000

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)

Application Deadline: February 26, 2024

Purpose: “The purpose of the GWEP is to educate and train the health care and supportive care workforces to care for older adults by collaborating with community partners. Applicants must maximize patient and family engagement to address care gaps and improve health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework.”

Amount: $1,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Hearing Health Foundation (HHF)

Title: 2024-2025 Emerging Research Grant (ERG)

Application Deadline: February 29, 2024

Purpose: “Through ERG, HHF provides seed money to researchers working on the entire spectrum of hearing research and balance research, including many underfunded areas of otology.”

Amount: $50,000

 

ONGOING - Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) 

Title: Time-Sensitive Opportunities for Health Research (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: On a rolling basis only until March 1, 2024 (previous deadline of November 2, 2023 was extended)

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) establishes an accelerated review/award process to support research to understand health outcomes related to an unexpected and/or time-sensitive event (e.g., emergent environmental threat; pandemic; change in local, state, or national policy; natural disaster). Applications in response to this FOA must demonstrate that the research proposed is time-sensitive and must be initiated with minimum delay due to a limited window of opportunity to collect baseline data, answer key research questions, and/or prospectively evaluate a new policy or program.”  

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

Application Deadline: March 11, 2024

Purpose: “Supports institutions of higher education to fund scholarships for academically talented low-income students and to study and implement a program of activities that support their recruitment, retention and graduation in STEM.” 

Amount: $1,000,000 for Capacity-Building; $2,000,000 for Implementation

 

Funding Agency: American-Made Challenges (U.S. Department of Energy)

Title: Re-X Before Recycling Prize

Application Deadline: March 12, 2024 (Phase 1)

Purpose: “Today, the U.S. manufacturing sector predominantly follows a linear model of production in which raw materials are mined, transformed into manufactured goods, used, and discarded. To fully decarbonize the U.S. economy, the country must create new, circular supply chains to keep materials in use beyond a single life cycle. And while recycling plays an important role in this circular economy, approaches that extend the lifetimes of goods could save more energy and emissions over time than recycling alone.” 

Amount: $50,000-$500,000 per winner depending on phase ($50,000 prize per winner in Phase 1)

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Title: Creative Writing Fellowships

Application Deadline: March 13, 2024

Purpose: “The NEA Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.”

Amount: $25,000

 

ONGOING - Funding Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) 

Title: ARPA-H Open Office Broad Agency Announcement

Application Deadline: Abstracts accepted now through March 14, 2024

Purpose: “ARPA-H’s mission is to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone by supporting the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems. Awardees will develop groundbreaking new ways to tackle health-related challenges through high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research. With a scope spanning the molecular to the societal, ARPA-H seeks proposals that aim to rapidly achieve better health outcomes across patient populations, communities, diseases, and health conditions, including in support of the Cancer Moonshot.  Proposals are expected to use innovative approaches to enable revolutionary advances in science, technology, or systems.  The four initial focus areas are:(1) Health Science Futures; (2) Scalable Solutions; (3) Proactive Health; and (4) Resilient Systems.” 

Amount: TBD (contracting opportunity)

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Career Enhancement Award to Advance Research on Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: March 15, 2024

Purpose: “When firearms are involved with violent events (including suicide, intimate partner violence, child or elder maltreatment, youth and gang related violence, sexual assault, and hate crimes), the risk for injury and mortality increases. Firearm related injury and mortality constitute an urgent public health crisis with firearms being involved in almost 80% of homicides and over half of all suicides. In addition to preparing the awardee to apply for independent funding to conduct research on firearm injury and mortality prevention, it is expected that this initiative will also lead to new research collaborations that could lead to future NIH funding.”

Amount: NIH will contribute $50,000 per year toward the research development costs of the award recipient.

 

Funding Agency: The Eppley Foundation for Research 

Title: Advanced Scientific Research Grants

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due March 15, 2024; If invited, full applications due April 15, 2023.

Purpose: “The Eppley Foundation for Research was incorporated in 1947 for the purpose of “increasing knowledge in pure or applied science…in chemistry, physics and biology through study, research and publication.”   The Foundation does not support work in the social sciences, education or computer science, and only rarely funds research into diseases that have considerable financial support available, such as AIDS, diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Particular areas of interest include innovative medical investigations, climate change, whole ecosystem studies, as well as research on single species if they are of particular significance in their environments, in the U.S. and abroad.” 

Amount: The Eppley Foundation for Research is a small, family foundation that disburses up to $460,000 a year. Review website for recent past grants and amounts.

 

Funding Agency: Thrasher Research Fund

Title: Early Career Awards in Child Health

Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due March 19, 2024 or September 5, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due May 7, 2024 or October 29, 2024

Purpose: “The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of researchers in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. The Fund is open to a wide variety of research topics. We do not focus on a particular ​disease, but all our funded projects deal directly with children's health. In the Early Career Award Program, the Fund is particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children's health through medical research.”

Amount: $26,750

 

Funding Agency: Foundation for Health Environments Research

Title: Griffin/McKahan/Zilm (GMZ) Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design

Application Deadlines: April 1, 2024

Purpose: “This fellowship supports graduate students, junior faculty, and emerging professionals in healthcare facility planning and design. The specific goals of this fellowship include encouraging research related to healthcare programming and planning as well as to the general practice of healthcare architecture.”

Amount: $2,000-$9,000

 

Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Title: Engagement Award: Capacity Building | Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due April 4, 2024; If invited, Full Applications due July 10, 2024

Purpose: “The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program supports projects that encourage active, meaningful involvement of patients, caregivers, clinicians and other healthcare stakeholders as integral members of the patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research enterprise. This program is not a research funding opportunity.”

Amount: $300,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Research Opportunities for New and “At-Risk” Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadlines: May 6 and September 6, 2024

Purpose: “This program solicits R01 grant applications that propose independent research projects that are within the scientific mission areas of the participating NIH Institutes or Centers. This program is intended to support New Investigators and At-Risk Investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the health-related sciences.  Investigators from diverse backgrounds, includingthose from underrepresented groups.”

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: Fish and Wildlife Service

Title: Refuge System Enhancement/Infrastructure 2024

Application Deadline: May 17, 2024

Purpose: “The goals of the initiative are to enable local communities to play a more active role in increasing outdoor recreation opportunities on refuge lands and waters, to be more focused and deliberate in using partnerships to help FWS address infrastructure repair and improvement needs such as proactive maintenance and the maintenance backlog, and to enhance wildlife habitat.  Additionally, this initiative can help address multiple FWS priorities as a catalyst for: Economic and Conservation Enhancement; Career Training and Mentoring Opportunities for Youth and Adults; Equity and Inclusion in Conservation and Recreation; Climate and Wildlife Resilience; and Community Health.”

Amount: Expected Award Funding is $25,000 per award; Note, cost match is required.

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Strengthening Research Opportunities for NIH Grants (STRONG): Structured Institutional Needs Assessment and Action Plan Development for Resource Limited Institutions (RLIs) (UC2 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadlines: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by July 10, 2024 at 12noon in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is July 24, 2024.  Full Applications to the sponsor will be due September 18, 2024.

Purpose: “The STRONG-RLI program will support research capacity needs assessments by eligible Resource-Limited Institutions (RLIs). The program will also support the recipient institutions to use the results of the assessments to develop action plans for how to meet the identified needs.  RLIs are defined as institutions with a mission to serve historically underrepresented populations in biomedical research that award degrees in the health professions (and in STEM fields and social and behavioral sciences) and have received an average of $0 to $25 million per year (total costs) of NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) support for the past three fiscal years.”

Amount: Application budgets for direct costs should not exceed $250,000/year.

 

REMINDER - Funding Agency: ORAU

Title: Innovation Partnerships Grant Program

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Purpose: “ORAU Events Sponsorship Grant Program has now been restructured and is now called the ORAU Innovation Partnerships Grant Program. The goal of this grant program change is to drive new opportunities for university consortium members and ORAU experts to formulate meaningful collaborations.  The program will focus on research and education topics that align well with ORAU’s expertise and current research priorities (Climate & Environment, Health Equity, and Future of the STEM Workforce.)” 

Amount: $4,000

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: NSF Individual and Small Team Proposals

Application Deadline: Varies by topic.

Advanced Manufacturing – proposals accepted anytime

Applied Mathematics – Nov 1-15, 2024

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 15, 2024

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF) – proposals accepted anytime

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology – proposals accepted anytime

Biosensing – proposals accepted anytime

Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs – Sep & Oct - varies based on discipline

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards –Jan 16 & Aug 15, 2024

Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) Core Research (EHR: Core) – Oct 3, 2024

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR-TMRP) – proposals accepted anytime

Division of Materials Research: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)

– proposals accepted anytime

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB) - proposals accepted anytime

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – Nov 20, 2024

Energy, Power, Control, and Networks – proposals accepted anytime

Environmental Biology – proposals accepted anytime

Environmental Engineering – proposals accepted anytime

Foundational Research in Robotics (FFR) – proposals accepted anytime

Geomorphology and Land-use Dynamics – proposals accepted anytime

Geophysics – proposals accepted anytime

Linguistics –Jan 15 & Jul 15, 2024

Manufacturing Systems Integration - proposals accepted anytime

Mathematical Biology – proposals accepted anytime

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Jan 25 & Aug 29, 2024

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – proposals accepted anytime

Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Nov & Dec – varies by topic

Science of Learning & Augmented Intelligence –Feb 14 & Aug 7, 2024

Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace – proposals accepted anytime

Security and Preparedness –Jan 15 & Aug 15, 2024

Smart & Connected Communities – proposals accepted anytime until April 1, 2024

Social Psychology – Jan 16 & Jul 15, 2024

Sociology – proposals accepted anytime

Statistics – Dec 1-15 annually

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

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) –Track 1 & 2 proposals accepted anytime; Tracks 3 & 4 Nov 20, 2024 (LOI strongly encouraged for Track 4 – due Sep 18, 2024)

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs – Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)

Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS) – Various funding mechanisms available

Computer Science for All (CS for All) – no upcoming due dates; solicitation under revision 

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) – Sep 30, 2024 for CAT, CSDM-B, and SYN; Oct 31, 2024 for CMI, ECS and MSN

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Program – Accepted anytime

Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Varies by topic

Earth Sciences:  Instrumentation and Facilities Program – Accepted anytime

Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Jan 25, 2024

Expeditions in Computing – Preliminary Proposal due Jun 19, 2024

Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) – Jan 16 and Aug 20, 2024

Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) – Preliminary Proposal due Mar 13 or Sep 11, 2024

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program –Feb 6 & Aug 6, 2024

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) – Sep 6, 2024

Research and Mentoring for Post-baccalaureates in Biological Sciences (RaMP) –Jan 18, 2024 

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) –Aug 21, 2024

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Jan 29 & Oct 9, 2024

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Biological Sciences (BIORETS) – Jul 31, 2024

Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE) – Accepted anytime

WSU Office of Research Workshops 

Topics include an Introduction to the WSU Office of Research with resources and contacts, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding utilizing Pivot, project budgeting and general grant-writing tips.  Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.

Office of Research Workshops

 

WSU Office of Research Workshops on National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Proposals: January through August (due August 21, 2024)

A common first step in establishing an NSF research center is to demonstrate success with an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Site in the field of interest.  REU Sites are also helpful in recruiting graduate students. Vice Provost Coleen Pugh and any interested teams will coordinate and work on their proposals for submission in 2024, following a similar approach used in 2023, to separate NSF divisions according to the following tentative schedule:

January: informational meeting, and debriefing from the teams of the three REU proposals submitted in 2023 (decisions will be announced by Spring 2024)

February: discuss research areas and appropriate NSF divisions, proposal outline, budgets, and target students

March: discuss section (b) Nature of Student Activities (training activities, including research/field-specific activities, professional development activities, industry / research field trips; social activities)

April: peer review of written section (b); discuss section (c) The Research Environment

May: peer review of written sections (b) & (c); discuss potential faculty contributors and leadership teams, housing and other logistics

June: request possible undergraduate research projects from faculty contributors; discuss reference section; section (d) Student Recruitment and Selection; section (e) Student and Mentor Professional Development & Expectations of Behavior; and section (f) Project Evaluation and Reporting

July: peer review of proposal components.  Discuss section (g) Results from Prior NSF Support

August: complete any remaining sections and polish proposals

Email funding@wichita.edu to register for this NSF REU Workshop series.  

 

Hanover Research Grants Workshops: December 21, 2023 and January 18, 2024

Hanover Research offers a series of webinars on a variety of topics “designed to help grant-seekers develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.” The webinar on December 21, 2023 is titled “Grant-seeker’s Guide to Training and Fellowships” and the webinar on January 18, 2024 is titled “2023-24 Superintendents Leadership Council.”  

Register for Upcoming Hanover Workshops

 

WSU Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: January 9, 2024; 4:00-5:00pm in RSC Room 256 (Edmiston)

Gina Riggs and Mark Rodee offer WSU Privacy and Security Training monthly on the second Tuesday of every month during the academic year.  Learn how to prevent, detect and respond to information security and privacy concerns.  If you have a question before the next scheduled training, please reach out to Gina and Mark at the email address below.

Email informationsecurity@wichita.edu with questions.  

 

Air Force Research Laboratory Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) Proposer’s Webinar: January 10, 2024

“The aim of this webinar is to familiarize potential proposers with the DURIP program and to provide them with a forum to ask questions of DURIP program managers and contracting staff from the tri-services (Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research) in preparation for proposing to the FY25 DURIP call (open until 16 Feb 2024).

Register for the FY25 DoD DURIP Proposer’s Webinar

 

National Association of Counties (NACo): Boosting Career Opportunities in Coal and Manufacturing Communities Webinar January 18, 2024

“The flexibility of a county’s workforce is crucial for success. Learn how county initiatives promote professional growth and career transitions to strengthen the local job market. Join NACo’s Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities National Network and Counties for Career Success initiatives for this collaborative webinar that showcases successful programs in coal and manufacturing communities.”

Register for NACo Webinar

 

Office of Research Workshop: Using Pivot to Find Funding: Monday, January 22, 2024 at 2pm

Looking for external sponsored project funding?  Join Fran Cook, CRA, Trainer from the Wichita State Office of Research, who will host a virtual workshop demonstrating tips and tricks for using Pivot to search for funding opportunities.  We will also discuss how to find potential funding opportunities that might not be listed in Pivot.  

Participants should sign up for a Pivot account before the workshop to practice searching Pivot during the workshop. For more information or to receive a link to the virtual workshop, contact funding@wichita.edu.  You may also register directly on MyTraining.

 

America’s Seed Fund (SBIR-STTR) 2024 Virtual Road Tour: January 23-25, 2024

America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through America’s Seed Fund. 

Read More and Register for Virtual Road Tour

 

WSU Office of Research Workshops on National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) Program Proposals: January through August 

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Proposals are requested that address anyinterdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority, as noted above.”  In addition to providing exceptional graduate training, the NSF NRT can be a useful step in establishing an NSF research center in a convergent field.  Beginning on January 25, 2024, with an informational session, Vice Provost Coleen Pugh and interested teams will coordinate and work on their proposals for the submission deadline of September 6, 2024.

 Email funding@wichita.edu to register for this NSF NRT Workshop series.

 

SAVE THE DATE: National Endowment for the Arts National Convening: Healing, Bridging, Thriving:  A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities: January 30, 2024

Arts and culture enrich our lives, our communities, and our nation. In this pivotal moment in our history, there is a growing recognition that the arts reveal new ideas, unlock opportunities, and help us confront the many challenges before us. This first-of-its-kind national convening will bring together leaders from across sectors, including government officials; policymakers; artists; arts advocates; academics; philanthropic, labor, and community leaders; and the public. Together we will consider the ideas, policies, and actions we can take to better integrate and elevate the arts and humanities throughout our country. 

Read More about NEA National Convening

 

Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission: Artists INC Express Kansas Statewide Virtual Workshops February 2 – February 4, 2024

“Artist INC Express helps artists, of any discipline, develop the building blocks for a thriving and enduring arts practice. Led by a team of experienced, working artists, this nine-hour, hands-on workshop helps artists like you address specific needs and challenges that you’ll face throughout your career. Through discussions, activities, and hands-on exercises, your artist-facilitators, and your new network of peer artists, will help you set goals for your practice, write about your work, and build a personal brand.” 

Register for the Free Virtual Workshop Series – Preferred Registration is due by January 25, 2024

 

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) STEM Hub: 2023-2024 Grant Training Webinar Series: February 2, 2024 and March 1, 2024

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub Spring 2024 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees.  The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars to learn from successful awardees, particularly if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.  The February 2, 2024 topic is “Promoting Success in Student Transitions from Lower to Upper Division Coursework” and the March 1, 2024 topic is “Improving Undergraduate Student Success through Summer Research Experiences.”  

Register for HSI STEM Hub Webinar Series

 

Office of Research Workshop: Large Center Proposals: Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 9:30am

Following a Chemistry seminar entitled “Pulsatile Drug Delivery via Photothermal Modulation of Dynamic Covalent Poly(ethylene glycol)/PEDOT Hydrogels” at 3:30pm on February 14, guest speaker Dr. Tania Betancourt of Texas State University will discuss applying for funding for, and directing, a large research center.  Specifically, Dr. Betancourt will discuss the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program as an example of a large research center.  Dr. Betancourt is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, a faculty member of the Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program, and Director of the NSF PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly at Texas State University.  There will be opportunities for questions with WSU researchers.  Dr. Betancourt will also participate in a discussion of Latin-X and Women in STEM on February 15 (time and location TBA).

This will be a hybrid session.  For more information or to receive a link to the virtual workshop, contact funding@wichita.edu.  You may also register directly on MyTraining.  The workshop will take place in RSC Room 262 (Herrman).  

 

REMINDER - Hanover Grants Learning Center Available

WSU Faculty and Staff may now access course content through the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center by registering and using a referral code.  Courses are designed for on-demand grantsmanship training.    

Email proposals@wichita.edu to request the referral code to register for access to the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center. 

 

Learn to Use BeoShock for your Advanced Research Computing Needs

Wichita State University continues to host Beoshock, a High-Performance Computing Cluster (HPC). This HPC is available and free to faculty members, researchers and students engaged in course work or research activities. BeoShock runs the CentOS Linux operating system and features approximately 720 processor cores, two high memory compute nodes with 1.5 terabytes of memory, and four graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerators. BeoShock also has a variety of software tools that may be helpful in your research endeavors, such as Matlab, Mathematica, R, Python and many more.   

Learn more about BeoShock High-Performance Computing and access the BeoShock High Performance Computing User Guides

Office of Research EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT – Angela Van Valkenburg

 Angela joined the Office of Research in October 2022. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Washington. Angela was born in Kansas but also lived in the states of Washington, Northern Virginia, Missouri and Minnesota before returning to Kansas. Prior to the birth of her son, Cameron, Angela worked for the University of Washington and the American Diabetes Association in Washington, D.C.  Angela has been married to Chuck for 22 years.  She enjoys trying new restaurants, traveling, reading, cooking and spending time with her family.  Read more about the Office of Research staff…

 

New Research Project / Mentor Opportunity: The Delfin: Participate in the Directory of Research Advisors of The Delfin Program to Mentor Summer Research Students from Mexico, Central America, and South America

If you are willing to receive, advise and work with an undergraduate student(s) on a summer research project, either in person or virtually, please contact Vice Provost for Research, Dr. Coleen Pugh, for further instructions and to apply to be added to the directory.  The potential faculty mentor will then receive an invitation from the General Coordinator of the Delfin Program, with instructions for entering their contact information, research lines, and research projects to the platform.  Students interested in participating in the 2024 Summer of Scientific Research and Tecnológica of the Pacific will then be able to see this information, communicate with the potential mentor, and select their project.  Visas, housing, and cultural and networking experiences for students who choose research mentors at WSU will be coordinated centrally, and involve the International Office, the office of Hispanic Initiatives, the McNair Scholars Program, and the Office of Research.   The Office of Research will use research incentive funds to supplement research costs with $500 for each student’s project. Summer research projects will run from June 19 to August 4, 2024 (7 weeks).  Research projects can be in almost any field, including STEM, Health, and the Arts. 

The deadline to add new faculty is January 19, 2024.  Email coleen.pugh@wichita.edu for further instructions about the research mentor application process.  

 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Issues Notice to the Research Community: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Technology in the NSF Merit Review Process

“NSF will update the 2025 Proposals and Award Policies and Procedures Guide to align with the requirements stipulated in this memorandum or with additional guidance and requirements as necessary. NSF will also continuously evaluate future applications of generative AI technology for use by staff and the research community.”

Read the NSF Notice on AI Technology

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Seeking Input on Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan Templates

NIH has “engaged with the Federal demonstration Partnership to pilot test two DMS plan templates. These templates were developed in close collaboration with staff and leadership from offices across NIH, and we seek your input on them.  The feedback obtained in this phase will inform possible revisions to the current NIH DMS Plan format page. Our aim is to encourage greater consistency in DMS Plan requirements across NIH Institutes and Centers and mitigate the administrative burden associated with DMS Plan development and implementation for researchers.”  

Share Your Input on DMS Templates

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Interventions to Promote Mental Well-being in Populations that Experience Health Disparities through Social, Cultural, and Environmental Connectedness

“This NOSI encourages research aimed at developing, refining, and/or testing interventions and programs that promote mental well-being and/or prevent mental health problems by fostering connectedness in one or more populations that experience health disparities. The proposed research should test approaches that are both scalable and sustainable in real world contexts, either in person or online, where individuals, groups, or communities are likely to establish and maintain connections.” 

Read the NIH Notice OD-23-194

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Data Informed, Place-Based Community-Engaged Research to Advance Health Equity

“The purpose of this NOSI is to stimulate community-engaged research that leverages geospatial data to probe the influence of geographic factors on disease development and health outcomes. Our goal is to use place-based research to help advance health equity in different communities.”  

Read the NIH Notice HL-23-110

 

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Notice of Intent to Publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Clinical-Community Linkages to Address Unmet Social Needs and Adverse Social Determinants of Health to Advance Health Equity among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities (R01)

“This initiative focuses on populations that experience health disparities, including racial and ethnic minority populations, people with lower socioeconomic status, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minority populations, people with disabilities, and any subpopulations that can be characterized by the intersection of two or more of these descriptors.” 

Read the NIH Notice 24-003

 

National Academies of Sciences Engineering Medicine: Countering Misinformation and Sharing Science Effectively

In today’s complex and fast-moving information environment, it can be challenging to determine what is reliable and credible. The National Academies are exploring what drives the spread of misinformation and disinformation and ways to counter it, while also advancing ways to communicate about science effectively.  

National Academies Misinformation and Science Communication Website

 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Dear Colleague Letter (DCL): Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Incubators and Conferences for STEM Education Research with a Focus on Education Equity

“With this DCL, the NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education notifies the community of the continuing collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, and the Walton Family Foundation to offer Incubator Research Coordination Network proposal opportunities that support the development of mid-scale research infrastructure efforts, especially those that enable research on the assets and needs of those historically underrepresented in STEM and that lead to greater education equity.”

Read the NSF DCL 24-027

 

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Issues Action Guide for Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being in Schools

This CDC Action Guide “describes six in-school strategies that are proven to promote and support mental health and well-being.” 

Read CDC Action Guide

 

White House Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Playbook Available

The social and economic conditions of the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes. 

Read More about the SDH Playbook

 

REMINDER - National Science Foundation (NSF) Now Requires Use of SciENcv 

The mandate to use SciENcv only for preparation of the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support has gone into effect for new proposals submitted or due on or after October 23, 2023.  Proposers should refer to Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide as well as the NSF biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support pages for more information.” WSU faculty and staff: please contact funding@wichita.edu if you would like assistance with setting up your profile in SciENcv.

SciENcv Website

 

REMINDER - PCORI Engagement Award Opportunities Open January 16, 2024

“PCORI's Online System will open on Jan. 16, 2024, for the submission of Letters of Intent for three PCORI Engagement Award Program funding announcements under the April 2024 Cycle.” 

Read more about PCORI Engagement Awards

 

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