February 27, 2025

A special congratulations and thank you to those WSU faculty, staff and students who presented at the annual Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) Symposium this year.  Five undergraduate students were among the twenty-six (26) students recognized at the 23rd Annual Symposium in Kansas City, Missouri.  Awards of Excellence were received by Yara Abdine and Mark White, while Honorable Mentions were received by Lauren Hughes, Breanna Leach and Julie Tran.   Please join us in congratulating these outstanding Shockers!

So far in FY2025, WSU researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted external proposals in the amount of $57,537,629 and have received $57,733,741 in external awards.

WSU leadership continues to carefully monitor the impact of any executive orders on our research programs.  If you receive any communication from a federal sponsor, please continue to forward that information to your respective office of research.  And as always, if you have questions about the content of this newsletter, please contact us at research@wichita.edu.

Past and future editions of this newsletter may be found here: https://www.wichita.edu/research/ResearchNewsletter/index.php. 

PI/Department:  Angela Beeler, Dept of ISLE

Co-PI/Department: LaKaya Bieker, Dept of ISLE | Margarita Nuhfer, Dept of ISLE | Heidi Stinchcomb, School of Education

Sponsor:  Department of Education - US

Amount:  $535,984

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

Sponsor:  University of New Mexico / Environmental Protection Agency

Amount:  $250,000

PI/Department:  Misty Bruckner, Strategic Engagement & Planning

Sponsor:  Nelson Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc

Amount:  $19,950

PI/Department:  Debra Fraser, KMUW

Sponsor:  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Amount:  $157,719

PI/Department:  Suzanne Hawley, Public Health Sciences

Sponsor:  University of Iowa / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $16,582

PI/Department:  Brenda Lichman, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce / Natl Endowment for the Arts

Amount:  $10,000

PI/Department:  Alexandra Middlewood, Political Science

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

PI/Department:  Mathew Muether, Physics

Sponsor:  Oregon State University / Department of Energy

Amount:  $45,000

PI/Department:  Mathew Muether, Physics

Sponsor:  Oregon State University / Department of Energy

Amount:  $50,000

PI/Department:  Mathew Muether, Physics

Sponsor:  Fermi Research Alliance, LLC / Department of Energy

Amount:  $63,000

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  IMS Consulting and Expert Services

Amount:  $5,000

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  IMS Consulting and Expert Services

Amount:  $4,500

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  IMS Consulting and Expert Services

Amount:  $5,500

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  IMS Consulting and Expert Services

Amount:  $5,500

PI/Department:  Jessica Provines, Wellness

Sponsor:  Community Behavioral Health

Amount:  $1,293,000

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  County of Cowley Board of Health 

Amount:  $24,072

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

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

Amount:  $81,253

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Health Institute / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $29,651

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Cornerstone Risk Solutions

Amount:  $14,188

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services

Amount:  $24,668

PI/Department:  Marci Young, HOPE Services

Sponsor:  Sunflower Foundation

Amount:  $287,865

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Please reach out early and as soon as you have found a potential opportunity that you wish to apply for.  Early notifications allow the Office of Research to minimize the risk of missing agency deadlines, to fix potential errors, to ensure compliance with WSU policies and procedures, and to ensure the best service from our office. 

Pivot is the funding opportunity database WSU subscribes to; you must affiliate with Wichita State University to access the system.  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. 

Title: Knowledge for Freedom

Application Deadlines: Concept Papers accepted March 1, August 1, and December 1, 2025

Purpose: “The Knowledge for Freedom initiative supports programs that invite underserved high school students to college to study humanity’s deepest questions about leading lives of purpose and civic responsibility.”

Amount: $100,000-$400,000

Title: Public Education for Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program (PE-LODRP)

Application Deadlines: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by March 7, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is March 21, 2025.  Full Applications due April 18, 2025.

Purpose: “The purpose of this program is to increase awareness of and equitable access to HRSA’s Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program, particularly among medically underserved communities.”

Amount: $500,000

Title: Grants

Application Deadlines: March 15 and July 15, 2025

Purpose: The George Gund Foundation addresses these three central challenges: “Climate Change, Inequality and Racial Equity and Threats to Democracy.”

Amount: Varies; see sponsor website for previously awarded projects.

Title: Early Career Awards in Child Health

Application Deadlines: Concept Submissions due March 18, 2025 (Spring Cycle) or September 2, 2025 (Fall Cycle); If accepted, Proposals due April 11 or September 26, 2025, depending on cycle.

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.”

Amount: $25,000

Title: Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare (MInD Healthcare) to Improve Pathogen Prevention and Healthcare Delivery

Application Deadline: March 19, 2025

Purpose: “…to support development of innovative and applied mathematical models and computational tools for: Modeling the spread of pathogens in healthcare settings, for example, healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistant organisms.”

Amount: $550,000-$650,000 per year

Title: 2025 Grant Cycle

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due March 19, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due June 23, 2025

Purpose: “The Foundation seeks applicants who can demonstrate innovative approaches, produce measurable patient/clinician outcomes, and disseminate findings that result in widespread use to improve patient safety across the healthcare community.”

Amount: $25,000-$240,000, averaging $103,000

Title: Strategic Alliance for Research and Technology (START)

Application Deadlines: Abstract Proposal due March 21, 2025; If invited, Full Proposals will be due in May 2025

Purpose: “…an initiative designed to bridge academic research with real-world technology challenges.”

Amount: Up to $150,000

Title: Grand Challenges

Application Deadlines: March 25, 2025

Purpose: Five grand challenges are currently open for applications: Innovations for Gram-Negative Antibiotic Discovery; Accelerating Innovations to Address Heavy Menstrual Bleeding in Women in Low-Resource Settings; Enhancing HIV and TB Diagnosis: Adjunct Technologies for Sample Collection and Processing; Innovative Data and Modeling Approaches to Measure Women's Health; and Reducing the Burden of Preeclampsia.”

Amount: $100,000 - $5,000,000 is available depending on topic

Title: Grants

Application Deadlines: March 27, July 8, or September 19, 2025

Purpose: “Park Foundation is a family foundation dedicated to advancing a more just, equitable, and sustainable society and environment, both nationally and in our local Ithaca community. We are principled, strategic and fearless in our grantmaking, collaborative with our partners, and nimble and innovative in our approach. We are committed to challenging the powers that threaten an independent media, a robust democracy, and the future of our planet.”

Amount: Not specified

Title: Dr. George and Jeanne Tiller Fund

Application Deadlines: Mandatory Letters of Intent due March 31, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due at a later date

Purpose: “Projects should focus on reproductive health and services to women in need.”

Amount: Up to $25,000

Title: Luce/ACLS Collaborative Grant in China Studies

Application Deadline: April 1, 2025

Purpose: “ACLS is offering a collaborative grant for innovative pilot activities that initiate long-term transformative change in the field of China studies.”

Amount: Up to $150,000

Title: Research Grants

Application Deadline: April 1, 2025

Purpose: “…to offset the cost of conducting research at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.”

Amount: Up to $2,500

Title: Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadlines: April 1, June 2, August 1, October 1, and December 1, 2025

Purpose: “…to support novel environmental health research in which an unpredictable event or policy change provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data.”

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

Title: Fellowships

Application Deadline: April 9, 2025

Purpose: “NEH Fellowships are competitive awards granted to individual scholars pursuing projects that embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clear writing. Applications must clearly articulate a project’s value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.”

Amount: Up to $60,000

Title: Metascience and AI Postdoctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline: April 10, 2025

Purpose: “This is a postdoctoral fellowship program to support early career researchers in the social sciences and humanities (with particular emphasis on philosophy, sociology of science, and metascience) who are interested in building a career in understanding the implications of AI for the science and research ecosystem.”

Amount: Up to $250,000

Title: State and Impact of the Humanities

Application Deadline: April 16, 2025

Purpose: “The State and Impact of the Humanities program aims to expand our understanding of the role that the humanities play in private, public, and scholarly life by supporting data-grounded research studies that investigate the state, impact, and value of the humanities in the United States.”

Amount: $75,000-$150,000 depending on level

Title: Research Grants on Education: Small

Application Deadline: April 16, 2025

Purpose: “The Small 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: Up to $50,000

Title: NSF 25-535: Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)

Application Deadline: April 17, 2025

Purpose: “LEAPS-MPS supports the launch of the careers of pre-tenure faculty whose research is in MPS fields at institutions that do not traditionally receive significant amounts of MPS funding.”

Amount: $250,000

Title: Research Program

Application Deadlines: LIMITED: Because WSU may only request consultations with the Keck Foundation for a limited number of Concept Papers, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by April 18, 2025.  At that time, you will receive a list of the requirements for a Limited Submission Concept Paper that is required by the WSU Foundation and Alumni Engagement (WSUFAE).  Limited Submission Concept Papers will be due to proposals@wichita.edu by May 1, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  The University Liaison at WSUFAE may choose up to four medical and four science & engineering Concept Papers to present to the Keck Foundation for consultation.  You will meet with the WSUFAE University Liaison to discuss your concept and will be informed if your Concept Paper has been chosen to be reviewed by Keck Foundation consultants between July 1 and August 15, 2025. After the consultation, if your Concept Paper is invited to submit a full Phase 1 Proposal, this will be due to the Keck Foundation by November 1, 2025. 

Purpose: “The Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in two specific areas: 1) medical research and 2) science and engineering, that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. Past grants have been awarded to major universities, independent research institutions, and medical schools to support pioneering biological and physical science research and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation or methodologies.”  W.M. Keck Foundation only supports new fundamental science.  Applied Research will not be funded.  Before deciding to apply, please review abstracts for previous awarded projects.”

Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000

Title: Grant Program for Projects on Multicultural Activities

Application Deadline: April 21, 2025

Purpose: “The objective of this grant program is to provide support for the infusion of multiculturalism into our clinical, educational, and professional programs; and the activities of allied/related associations and organizations.”

Amount: Up to $15,000

Title: Maternal and Child Health Research Consortium (MCH RC) and Autism Research Consortium (Autism RC)

Application Deadline: April 23, 2025

Purpose: “The MCH RC will fund up to three research centers that will conduct research on Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) priorities that align with Title V performance measures. The MCH RC supports both research infrastructure and research studies that will create, adapt, and share evidence-based strategies and interventions, to increase the impact and efficiency of MCHB’s research investments.” “The Autism RC will fund up to five research centers that will conduct research on MCHB priorities. The Autism RC supports both research infrastructure and research studies that will create, adapt, and share evidence-based strategies and interventions to increase the impact and efficiency of MCHB’s research investments.”

Amount: $1,800,000 for MCH RC; $1,000,000 for Autism RC

Title: Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

Application Deadline: April 24, 2025

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

Amount: $2,500-$50,000

Title: Fiscal Year 2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP): Air Force Office of Scientific Research; Department of the Army, Office of Naval Research

Application Deadline: April 25, 2025

Purpose: “DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States  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

Title: 2025 J.M.K. Innovation Prize

Application Deadline: April 25, 2025

Purpose: “The J.M.K. Innovation Prize seeks to identify and support bold problem-solvers leading transformative, early-stage projects in the fields of heritage conservation, the environment, and social justice.”

Amount: $150,000

Title: Pilot Grants to Explore the Use of the American Heart Association Protein Binding Atlas to Discover Novel Protein Interactions

Application Deadline: May 1, 2025

Purpose: “The purpose of this request for proposals is to solicit applications for innovative pilot projects aimed at predicting and understanding protein-protein and protein-small molecule interactions involved in key biological processes associated with cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic diseases, including obesity.”

Amount: $100,000

Title: Grants Program

Application Deadlines: Concept Paper due May 1, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due August 1, 2025

Purpose: “Broad-based, interdisciplinary proposals that further the engineering profession as a whole are preferred.”

Amount: $800,000 total available for eight to ten (8-10) grants

Title: 2025 NCAA Innovations in Research and Practice Grant Program

Application Deadlines: Preliminary Proposals due May 5, 2025; If invited, Full Proposals due July 2, 2025

Purpose: “…supports research and data-driven pilot projects designed to enhance student-athlete psychosocial well-being and mental health.”

Amount: $50,000

Title: Scholars Program

Application Deadlines: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application per college, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 6, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is May 19, 2025.  Full Applications due July 1, 2025.

Purpose: “The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.”

Amount: $425,000

Title: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities

Application Deadline: May 6, 2025

Purpose: “Humanities Initiatives grants can help strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at colleges and universities by supporting the development of new or improvement of existing humanities programs, educational resources, or coursework. Projects must address a core topic or focused set of themes drawn from humanities areas such as history, philosophy, religion, languages and literature, or humanities-informed composition and writing skills.”

Amount: $150,000

Title: New Mexico LEEP 2025

Application Deadline: May 9, 2025

Purpose: “New Mexico LEEP provides a tailored business curriculum, technical support, and unique national lab expertise and facilities with the goal of commercializing critical deep tech innovations that impact our national security in the clean energy, biotech, advanced materials, Al and advanced computing, and space sectors.”

Amount: Stipend

Title: AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)

Application Deadlines: May 25 and September 25, 2025

Purpose: “…to seek health services research grant applications focused on AHRQ research priorities, including improving healthcare quality and patient safety, improving healthcare delivery and practice improvement, and enhancing whole-person healthcare delivery.”

Amount: Up to $400,000

Title: NSF 25-522: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)

Application Deadlines: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by June 3, 2025 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is June 17, 2025.  Full Applications due August 12, 2025.

Purpose: “Supports the development of sustainable research infrastructure and capacity in EPSCoR jurisdictions through collaborative, hypothesis-driven or problem-driven research and workforce development to improve competitiveness in a selected STEM field.”

Amount: $8,000,000

Title: AHRQ Small Health Services Research Grant Program (R03)

Application Deadlines: May 25 and September 25, 2025

Purpose: “…to seek health services research grant applications focused on AHRQ research priorities, including improving healthcare quality and patient safety, improving healthcare delivery and practice improvement, and enhancing whole-person healthcare delivery.”

Amount: Up to $100,000

Title: Research Scholar Grant

Application Deadlines: June 1 and December 1, 2025

Purpose: “…support for independent, self-directed researchers. Grant proposals are investigator-initiated and may pursue questions across the cancer research continuum, as long as they fit within an ACS priority research area.”

Amount: Up to $215,000 in direct costs

Title: HEALED Gold Medal RFA to Support Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness in Cancer Survivors

Application Deadline: June 1, 2025

Purpose: “…ACS launched the HEALED Gold Medal initiative to support research that seeks to better understand the effects of mind-body-spirit wellness, increase adoption of healthy behaviors, and more effectively implement well-being interventions within this population.”

Amount: Up to $215,000 in direct costs

Title: NSF 24-544 Developmental Sciences (DS)

Application Deadline: July 30, 2025

Purpose: “Supports research on the cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural and biological processes involved in human development across the life span — illuminating the developmental processes that support individuals in living productive lives as members of society.”

Amount: $200,000-$600,000

Title: Visiting Scientist Program at FBI Counterterrorism and Forensic Science Research Unit (CFSRU)

Application Deadline: Ongoing; Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

Purpose: “…you will have an opportunity to enhance your professional development and increase your research capabilities and contributions by participating in forensic research initiatives utilizing state-of-the-art equipment under the mentorship of CFSRU scientists.”

Amount: Stipend

Title: Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award

Application Deadline: ongoing, applications accepted on a rolling basis

Purpose: “…to support the commercialization of an ongoing cancer research project and to validate and de-risk technologies. Proposals should address key experiment(s) required to move findings toward commercialization that do not easily fit into traditional grant funding mechanisms.”

Amount: Up to $75,000

Title: Grants

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Purpose: “Our support focuses on identifying, exploring, and removing the barriers that keep individuals from realizing their unique potential.” Current focus areas are Future of Work and Liberalism.

Amount: Funding levels are commensurate with the requirements of the research and the potential for the research to advance an understanding of critical issues. Accepted proposals may also receive support to disseminate research findings.

Title: FY25 Innovation Partnerships Program

Application Deadline: Open until two awards per fiscal year is reached or funds are depleted

Purpose: “This program is structured to build stronger relationships between university members and ORAU collaborators by focusing on research and education topics that align well with ORAU’s expertise and current priorities.  FY 2025 grant focus areas include: Improving Our Behavioral Health, the Post-Pandemic World, Implementing Innovative Technologies and Our Changing Planet.”

Amount: $4,000

Title: NSF Individual and Small Team Proposals

Application Deadline: Varies by topic.  Proposals are accepted anytime unless a due date is listed.

• Advanced Manufacturing
• Applied Mathematics – Nov 1-15, 2025
• Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 17, 2025
• Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)
• Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
• Biosensing
• Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs – Sep & Oct - varies based on discipline
• Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR) –Jan 15 & Aug 15 annually
• Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) Core Research (ECR: Core) – Oct 2, 2025
• Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR-TMRP)
• Division of Materials Research: Condensed Matter and Materials Theory (CMMT)
• Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)
• Energy, Power, Control, and Networks
• Environmental Biology
• Environmental Engineering
• Foundational Research in Robotics (FFR)
• Linguistics –Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually
• Manufacturing Systems Integration
• Mathematical Biology – Oct 14, 2025
• Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Aug 28, 2025
• Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
• Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Nov & Dec – varies by topic
• Science of Learning & Augmented Intelligence – Aug 6, 2025
• Security, Privacy & Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) – Sep 29, 2025
• Security and Preparedness – Aug 15, 2025
• Social Psychology – Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually
• Sociology
• Statistics – Dec 1-15, 2025

Title: NSF Special Programs

Application Deadline: Varies by topic – click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities. Proposals are accepted anytime unless a due date is listed.

• Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) –Track 1 & 2 proposals accepted anytime; Tracks 3 & 4 Nov 19, 2025
• Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs – Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Core)
• Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS) – Various funding mechanisms available
• Computer Science for All (CS for All) –Feb 11, 2026
• Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) – Sep 30, 2025 for CAT, CSDM-B, and SYN; Oct 31, 2025 for CMI, ECS and MSN
• Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Program
• Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Varies by topic
• Earth Sciences:  Instrumentation and Facilities Program
• Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Jan 22, 2026
• Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) – Aug 1, 2025
• Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) – Preliminary Proposals due Mar 12 or Sep 10, 2025
• Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program – Aug 5, 2025
• National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) –Sep 8, 2025
• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – Aug 20, 2025
• Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Oct 8, 2025
• Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE)

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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

“Topics include site remediation and restoration, community health and well-being, and community resilience. The webinars in the series are free and typically held on a quarterly basis on the second Tuesday of the month from 3 to 4 p.m. ET.”

Review Upcoming 2025 EPA Healthy & Resilient Communities Webinars

“Join us for an interactive session to learn more about the benefits of serving as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence host and express interest in hosting during the 2025-26 academic year. We will be joined by program alumni who will share their experiences as Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence hosts and how the program has impacted their institution's community.”

Register for Scholar-in-Residence Panel

“Trying to decide between using a patent or trade secret to create a barrier against competition? Should you use both? Do you want to patent your technology but don’t know where to start? Interested in learning how to successfully grow your company and revenues when your product started as open-source software?  Register for IP Strategies: Creating & Maintaining Sustainable Competitive Advantage.”

Register for DOE SBIR/STTR Virtual Event

New to writing grant proposals?  Join Fran Cook, CRA, Trainer from the Wichita State Office of Research, who will cover the basics of proposal writing for grants as well as tips for improving grant applications.  The virtual workshop will be held via Microsoft Teams and will include hands-on activities including reviewing a sample solicitation.

Email funding@wichita.edu or register directly on MyTraining.

“Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on 3/11 for a webinar highlighting research gaps and opportunities to advance women’s health, featuring authors from our recent report, A New Vision for Women’s Health Research: Transformative Change at the National Institutes of Health.”

More Information about NASEM Webinar

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 March 27, 2025 is titled “Artificial Intelligence Policies Among Federal Grantmakers”  and the webinar on April 24, 2025 is titled “Facilitating Stakeholder Engagement in Grant Development.”

Register for Upcoming Hanover Workshops

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. 

Email funding@wichita.edu or register directly on MyTraining.

If your research includes patient medical data and you need to take HIPAA / Sensitive Data Handling training, if you have a question about data privacy or security, or need to report a concern, please contact the WSU Privacy or Security Office. 

Privacy: 316-978-4HIP (4447) or privacy@wichita.edu

Security: 316-978-4SEC (4732) or askinfosec@wichita.edu

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. 

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

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ORCID is an international, interdisciplinary, open, non-proprietary, and not-for-profit organization created by the research community for the benefit of all stakeholders, providing a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that distinguishes researchers with record that supportsautomatic links among all professional activities.  A researcher’s ORCID iD and connections are stored in the ORCID Registry, in an account owned and managed by individual researchers.  The WSU Office of Research recommends that Researchers set up their ORCID if they have not already, as some federal funders may require the use of an ORCID as part of a researcher’s biographical sketch or CV. 

View Training Videos about ORCID and setting up your ORCID iD

“This Plan, as directed by a Presidential Executive Order on January 23, 2025, will define the priority policy actions needed to sustain and enhance America's AI dominance, and to ensure that unnecessarily burdensome requirements do not hamper private sector AI innovation.”  Pierre Harter and Dr. Ross Gruetzemacher are working on a response, due March 15, 2025.  Please reach out if you would like to join their response.

Read the RFI

“February is American Heart Month. Learn more about cardiovascular disease.”

Read NIHCM Foundation Infographic

This webinar is part of NAM’s “Climate Collaborative’s Building Momentum to Act on Health Care Decarbonization webinar series focusing on sharing resources and building the momentum to act on health care decarbonization.”

Register for the NAM Webinar

“The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a workshop planning committee to explore U.S. Army and allied nations’ research and development on next generation armor and identify promising avenues for future research. The workshop series will include experts in materials science, ground vehicles systems, military operations, manufacturing, supply chain security to examine key challenges and opportunities facing armor development in within the U.S. Army.”

NASEM Workshop Planning Website

“To establish an understanding of potentially impacted businesses, this week’s Useful Stats maps where the 2,566 domestic for-profit companies that shared $2.8 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 NIH awards are located.”

Read SSTI Useful Stats

“Over the last decade, researchers have made huge strides in learning how to detect signs of cancer in bodily fluids like blood, saliva, and urine. This special Research in Context feature looks at how these liquid biopsies are now being tested to aid early detection and guide treatment.”

Read NIH Research in Context

New resource, the Center has compiled “a collection of conferences and events related to gun violence and firearm suicide research and prevention.”

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REMINDER - Wichita Public Schools (USD 259): Advance Notice Required for Letters of Support and/or Participation in Research

Wichita Public Schools (USD 259) requests a minimum of 30 business days to process letters of support or participation in research. It is WSU’s responsibility to have appropriate support from the school(s)/personnel that will be involved in the project prior to submitting a request.   Letters of Support/Grant Proposals: WSU personnel who need a letter of support or USD259 participation on a grant proposal, should complete the External-Request for Grant Support form and are encouraged to reach out directly to Holly Wilson at hwilson@usd259.net early in the process for questions/clarification. Research Requests: WSU personnel who want to conduct research in USD 259, must download and complete theResearch Request Document.  Investigators are encouraged to reach out directly to Will Graves at wgraves@usd259.net early in the process for questions/clarifications.

As a reminder, all proposals submitted on behalf of WSU must be reviewed by the Office of Research prior to submission. This includes proposals where WSU is a direct recipient of funds and proposals where WSU is a proposed subawardee/subcontractor. Please contact the Office of Research at proposals@wichita.edu to get started.

Email funding@wichita.edu to:

• Set up a Pivot account and receive guidance on how to search the database to find funding opportunities;
• Subscribe to funding announcements and funding-related alerts; and
• Attend Research Workshops that will help you with finding funding, budgeting and writing effective proposals (and much more)!

Please let us know how we can help you.

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