May 29, 2025

Congratulations to those who received awards in April 2025!  So far in FY2025, WSU researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted external proposals in the amount of $84,144,620 and have received $80,059,655 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:  Jason Allen, English

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - ARCS

Amount:  $4,000

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

Sponsor:  Create Campaign, Inc.

Amount:  $11,900

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

Sponsor:  Humankind Ministries Wichita, Inc.

Amount:  $7,325

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

Sponsor:  City of Wichita

Amount:  $11,025

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

Sponsor:  Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship

Amount:  $6,500

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

Sponsor:  Butler County

Amount:  $1,950

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

Sponsor:  Dynamic Workforce Solutions

Amount:  $7,000

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

Sponsor:  Wichita Parks Foundation

Amount:  $28,875

PI/Department:  Darren DeFrain, English

Sponsor:  Natl Endowment for the Humanities

Amount:  $142,028

PI/Department:  Jennifer Friend, Kansas Mentor and Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 363 Holcomb School

Amount:  $1,550

PI/Department:  Jennifer Friend, Kansas Mentor and Induction Center

Sponsor:  Wichita TOP Children's Fund Charitable Trust

Amount:  $650

PI/Department:  Jennifer Friend, Kansas Mentor and Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 445 Coffeyville

Amount:  $3,100

PI/Department:  Jennifer Friend, Kansas Mentor and Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 263 Mulvane

Amount:  $1,800

PI/Department:  Jennifer Friend, Kansas Mentor and Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 309 Nickerson

Amount:  $1,550

PI/Department:  William Groutas, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Kansas State University / Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $215,209

PI/Department:  Ye Il Kwon, Mathematics & Statistics

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - ARCS

Amount:  $3,000

PI/Department:  Quan Lei, Psychology

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - ARCS

Amount:  $4,000

PI/Department:  David MacDonald, School of Music

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - ARCS 

Amount:  $3,000

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Amount:  $171,000

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:  $5,000

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  IMS Consulting and Expert Services

Amount:  $10,500

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  IMS Consulting and Expert Services

Amount:  $3,500

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  Sound Jury Consulting

Amount:  $3,000

PI/Department:  Lyndsay Pletcher, Budget Office

Co-PI/Department: Pierre Harter, NIAR Flight Test & Certification | Tonya Witherspoon, Digital Transformation Initiatives

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce

Amount:  $5,000,000

PI/Department:  Rachel Showstack, Modern & Classical Lang & Lit

Sponsor:  Kansas Health Foundation 

Amount:  $95,929

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

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

Amount:  $90,000

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Winnebago Public Health Department

Amount:  $4,873

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Health Institute / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $15,000

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Oral Health Kansas, Inc.

Amount:  $6,500

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $14,900

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  United Healthcare of the Midwest, Inc.

Amount:  $2,900

PI/Department:  Mehmet Yildirim, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Sponsor:  WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology / Department of Energy

Amount:  $225,000

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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: Enhancing Student Success Through Applied Learning

Application Deadline: Rolling until all funds are allocated.

Purpose: “Wichita State University is seeking proposals from programs to expand applied learning opportunities for students, reinforcing its commitment to integrating real-world experiences into academic programs. These experiences enhance students' career readiness by allowing them to apply classroom knowledge in practical settings, develop critical skills, and build professional networks.”  Faculty and Staff at WSU are eligible to apply for these funds.

Amount: Hourly wages or scholarships only.

Title: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: 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 over four years

Title: Grants

Application Deadline: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by June 5, 2025 at 12noon.  The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is July 3, 2025.  Application to the funder (if selected) will be due by August 31, 2025.

Purpose: “EiF provides grants to qualified not-for-profit organizations to assist in improving communication skills of engineers by identifying successful approaches for including communication behavior into engineering curricula and EiF provides funding for programs that encourage middle school girls in engineering and programs designed to improve the retention rate of undergraduate women in engineering.”

Amount: $5,000-$25,000

Title: Gulf Sea Level Variation and Rise Grants

Application Deadlines: Mandatory Notice of Intent due June 6, 2025; Full Applications due July 18, 2025

Purpose: “Grants aim to invest in research that significantly advances understanding of the regional components of Gulf sea-level variation and rise and then incorporates this understanding into improved forecast models and projections of relative sea level rise for end-users.”

Amount: A total of up to $7 million is available for this funding opportunity. Funding will be awarded to support projects of up to five years in duration. The number of awards made will depend on the quantity, quality, and budgets of the applications received. Applicants must propose budgets that are commensurate with the scope and scale of the work described.

Title: Call for Ideas: Innovation in Fraud and Scam Prevention

Application Deadline: June 9, 2025

Purpose: “JPMorganChase is inviting U.S.-based non-profit organizations and mission-driven technology companies to submit innovative solutions and ideas that aim to protect individuals from fraud and scams, with a focus on those living on low-to moderate-incomes.”

Amount: Not specified

Title: Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards

Application Deadline: Limited: Because WSU may only submit one nomination, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by June 12, 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 26, 2025.  Nomination (if selected) is due August 7, 2025.

Purpose: “The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented early-career faculty in the chemical sciences at primarily undergraduate institutions.”

Amount: $75,000

Title: Strengthening Evidence and Building Evidence RFPs

Application Deadline: Letters of Interest due June 13, 2025   

Purpose: “Arnold Ventures is re-launching a second application process this year for rigorous research aimed at determining what programs and policies work to improve the lives of the American people.   As in previous releases, the ​“Strengthening Evidence” RFP will fund rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluate innovative programs and policies. The ​“Building Evidence” RFP will fund rigorous, causal research using quasi-experimental methods that align with key AV policy areas, including higher education, career education and training, infrastructure, contraceptive choice and access, and public finance.”

Amount: Not applicable at LOI stage

Title: Request for Bid: 2025-031 (Economic Impact Study of Proposed Updates to American Public Works Association Kansas City Metro Section 5600)

Application Deadline: June 16, 2025   

Purpose: “The purpose of this study is to estimate the economic impacts, both positive and negative, of the proposed revisions in the Final Draft of the new Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) 5600 stormwater design standards. The study will quantify these impacts at three separate levels: site, city and county as described in the RFP.”

Amount: n/a – bid opportunity

Title: Preservation and Access Education and Training

Application Deadline: June 17, 2025

Purpose: “This program supports projects that develop and implement educational programs for professionals who preserve and provide access to humanities collections. Such materials include but are not limited to moving image and sound recordings, archaeological artifacts, born-digital and digitized collections, rare books and manuscripts, archival records, material culture, and art. Advancing long-term access to these materials for scholars, students, and the public requires skilled professionals from varied backgrounds and communities working in organizations large and small.”

Amount: $350,000

Title: 2025 Neonatal Research Initiative – Request for Proposals

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due June 20, 2025

Purpose: “We invite qualified scientists, doctors, and nurses at universities, hospitals and research institutions, to submit applications for research grants directed at addressing both the long term and immediate health needs caused by premature birth.”

Amount: $5,000-$10,000

Title: Making a Difference Grant

Application Deadlines: Mandatory Letter of Intent due June 23, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due September 8, 2025

Purpose: “The Greenwall Foundation is requesting proposals for the Fall 2025 cycle of its bioethics grants program, Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas. The Making a Difference program supports research to help resolve important emerging or unanswered bioethics problems in clinical, biomedical, or public health decision-making, policy, or practice.”

Amount: There is no formal limit on the budget or duration of a Making a Difference grant, and the Foundation’s budget and duration constraints may vary among application cycles.

Title: International Space Station Opportunity (EPSCoR ISS) State Proposals

Application Deadline: June 23, 2025   

Purpose: “The Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is seeking proposals for eventual submission to NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcement number NNH25ZHA001C-EPSCORISS.  As outlined in the NASA announcement, proposals will be evaluated by the EPSCoR Program Office based on intrinsic merit of microgravity requirement, approach to flight safety process, and budget. Proposals will also be evaluated by the ISS Program Office based on feasibility, time to flight, crew time requirements, power requirements, and physical space requirements.”

Amount: NASA plans to make three or four awards of $150,000 each in funding.

Title: FCAT University Research Awards

Application Deadline: June 23, 2025   

Purpose: “The Fidelity Center for Applied Technology® (“FCAT”) is launching a call for research awards. Proposal submissions should align to our Emerging Technology or Bitcoin Mining research themes with a perspective on how the research would connect to an aspect of financial services.”  Email proposals@wichita.edu for a copy of the solicitation.

Amount: $100,000 for University Research Award; $25,000 for Applied Technology Awards

Title: Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadlines: June 25 or October 25, 2025   

Purpose: “…to support small scale research grants at institutions that do not receive substantial funding from the NIH, with an emphasis on providing biomedical research experiences primarily for undergraduate students and enhancing the research environment at applicant institutions.” 

Amount: Applicants may request up to $375,000 in direct costs over the three-year project period.

Title: 2025 Independent Medical Education Request for Proposals

Application Deadline: June 27, 2025

Purpose: “Genentech is seeking proposals that address educational gaps regarding data on PI3Ki treatment options and practical strategies for hyperglycemia management in the context of HR+/HER2- PIK3CA-mutated metastatic breast cancer to optimize patient care and outcomes.”

Amount: Up to $350,000

Title: Matching Awards Program: Connecting People to Forests

Application Deadline: June 27, 2025

Purpose: “MAP: Connecting People to Forests, focuses primarily on in-person community engagement and completion of appropriate stewardship activities. Program goals are to create lasting change that will allow all communities opportunities to benefit from activities on National Forest System lands or adjacent public lands.”

Amount: See Request for Proposals; Note, Cost Share is required.

Title: Maintaining Volatile Flavor Compounds During Heating

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Purpose: HALO promotes opportunities for research and development presented by industry.  WSU is part of the Emerge Cohort, and this opportunity is only available to Emerge researchers.  “Edlong is looking for ingredients or processing technologies that protect volatile flavor compounds during industrial heat processing and/or consumer cooking. Eligible partnership models include co-development, licensing, capstone project, sponsored research, and consulting. Initial funding is $50,000 for a six-month project, with the potential for expansion based on the results.”

Amount: $50,000

Title: Opportunities for Research and Development

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Purpose: HALO promotes opportunities for research and development presented by industry.  Opportunities vary greatly.  Recent requests from industry partners due June 30, 2025 include “Advancing Treatments for Respiratory Health; Value-Generating Technologies for Roofing Systems; and In-line viscosity monitoring for real-time molecular weight assessment,” for example.

Amount: Varies based on opportunity

Title: FY25 Melanoma Research Program (MRP)

Application Deadlines: Pre-Applications due June 30, 2025 for some programs; September 10, 2025 for others

Purpose: “The FY25 MRP intends to support innovative, high-impact melanoma research.”

Amount: $560,000 for Idea Awards; $1,015,000 for Survivorship Research Awards; $770,000 for Melanoma Academy Scholar Awards

Title: PAR-23-138 Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: July 3, 2025   

Purpose: “The Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-limited Institutions supports the purchase of state-of-the-art scientific instruments to enhance the research and educational missions of resource-limited institutions. Requested instruments may support biomedical research and education in basic, translational, biomedically-related behavioral or clinical fields.” 

Amount: Since different instruments will range in cost, the amount of the award will vary. The minimum award is $25,000, and although there is no upper limit on the cost of the instrument, the maximum award is $250,000.

Title: Public Impact Projects Celebrating America’s 250^th Anniversary

Application Deadline: July 9, 2025   

Purpose: “2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. In recognition of this milestone NEH will award grants to assist cultural organizations in expanding the scope, reach, and excellence of public programs that examine the founding of the nation and the significance of the Declaration of Independence.” 

Amount: $200,000

Title: 2026 NIIMBL eXperience Request for Applications (RFA)

Application Deadline: July 10, 2025   

Purpose: “The NIIMBL eXperience Program RFA seeks applications from member academic or non-profit organizations interested in hosting a cohort of first- and second-year college students for a week-long eXperience program during the summer of 2026.” 

Amount: Up to $100,000

Title: Conservation Partners Program 2025 Request for Proposals

Application Deadline: July 15, 2025   

Purpose: “NFWF will award competitive grants to accelerate the voluntary adoption of regenerative agriculture principles and conservation practices on private working lands in priority geographic areas.  Grant recipients will provide technical assistance to interested farmers and ranchers to develop conservation plans, design and implement conservation practices, share their experiences and lessons learned, and enroll in Farm Bill conservation programs, especially the Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Incentives Program.” 

Amount: Typical grant awards will range from $200,000 to $1,000,000, with an estimated average grant size of approximately $500,000; Note, Cost Share is encouraged.

Title: Staff Sergeant (SSG) Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SPGP)

Application Deadline: July 18, 2025   

Purpose: “The SSG Fox SPGP directs efforts to reduce Veteran suicide by awarding grants to community-based organizations to provide or coordinate the provision of primarily non-clinical suicide prevention services, including outreach and linkage to VA and community resources, to eligible individuals and their families.  The SSG Fox SPGP furthers VA's public health approach to suicide prevention by combining community-based efforts with linkage to clinical care to prevent Veteran suicide for those inside and outside of VA health care. The goal of these grants is to reduce Veteran suicide risk by improving mental health status, well-being, financial stability, and social support for eligible individuals and their families.” 

Amount: $100,000-$750,000 per year

Title: Research Grants

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due July 18, 2025; If invited, Full Applications due in September   

Purpose: “NIHCM Foundation supports innovative, independent, investigator-initiated research that has the potential to inform managed care organizations, policymakers, and related stakeholders to improve the affordability and quality of U.S. health care.  All NIHCM-funded research should advance the evidence base on rising health care costs and affordability, through improved health care management, financing, delivery and organization.” 

Amount: $50,000-$60,000

Title: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

Application Deadline: July 23, 2025

Purpose: “Supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.”

Amount: Minimum of $400,000

Title: Research Grants

Application Deadline: July 31, 2025

Purpose: “The intent of this grant is to fund the highest quality, rigorous, and relevant research carried out in the U.S. Priority will be given to research having the most immediate clinical application. Proposed studies should add to or refine the body of knowledge and evidence on which physical therapy practice is based, using recognized investigative designs, such as experimental, descriptive, observational, or correlational, and using quantitative, mixed, methods specific to implementation science, or qualitative methods.”

Amount: $40,000

Title: Distinguished Scholar Awards

Application Deadline: August 1, 2025   

Purpose: “The Foundation welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and aligned disciplines that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence and aggression.” 

Amount: $15,000-$75,000

Title: Beckman Young Investigator Program

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due August 1, 2025

Purpose: “The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.” 

Amount: $600,000 over four years

Title: Engaged Research Grant

Application Deadline: August 1, 2025   

Purpose: “This program supports longstanding research partnerships that empower those who have historically been the subjects of anthropological research, rather than researchers themselves.” 

Amount: $25,000

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

Application Deadlines: August 1, October 1 or December 1, 2025   

Purpose: “To foster understanding of human health effects of exposure to environmental agents in the hope that these studies will lead to: the identification of agents that pose a hazard and threat of disease, disorders and defects in humans; the development of effective public health or disease prevention strategies; the overall improvement of human health effects due to environmental agents; the development of products and technologies designed to better study or ameliorate the effects of environmental agents; and the successful training of research scientists in all areas of environmental health research.” 

Amount: NIEHS intends to commit $800,000 in FY 2025 to fund 4-5 awards.

Title: Faculty Scholars Grant Program

Application Deadline: August 8, 2025

Purpose: “The Foundation for Academic Nursing, the philanthropic arm of AACN, is pleased to announce the 2025 Call for Applications for the AACN Faculty Scholars Grant. 2025-2026 Academic Year Themes are Integrating Health Policy into the Nursing Curriculum and Using Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education.”

Amount: $25,000

Title: NSF 23-1321 Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)

Application Deadline: August 18, 2025 or January 20, 2026

Purpose: “Supports research that increases understanding of how individuals, organizations and societies make decisions. Areas include judgment, decision analysis and aids, risk analysis and communication, public policy decision making and management science.” 

Amount: Standard NSF Grant

Title: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Application Deadline: August 20, 2025

Purpose: “Supports intensive research by undergraduate students in any NSF-funded area of research. REU Sites engage a cohort of students in research projects related to a theme. REU Supplements engage students in research related to a new or ongoing NSF research award.” 

Amount: Typical funding amount between $100,000-$155,000 per year

Title: Grants for Innovative Cancer Research

Application Deadline: August 31, 2025   

Purpose: “The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation funds research to investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The Foundation funds projects for a one-year period which will allow the establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers.” 

Amount: By design, there are no limits set on the amount that can be requested.

Title: 2026 Catalyst Awards for Transformation in Graduate Medical Education

Application Deadline: September 17, 2025

Purpose: “The Catalyst Awards support projects that impact the clinical learning environment and improve the experience of residents and fellows.” 

Amount: $100,000

Title: NSF 24-608: Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE)

Application Deadline: Limited: Because WSU may only submit two preliminary proposals as lead institution, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by November 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 November 24, 2025.  Preliminary proposals (if selected) are due January 13, 2026.

Purpose: “Supports efforts to address safety, security and privacy vulnerabilities in open-source ecosystems to enhance their resilience and ability to manage current and future risks.”

Amount: $1,500,000

Title: Archival Projects FY26

Application Deadline: November 5, 2025 (Optional Drafts due August 15, 2025)

Purpose: “The NHPRC seeks archival projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. We welcome projects that engage the public, expand civic education, and promote understanding of the nation’s history, democracy, and culture from the founding era to the present day.” 

Amount: $150,000

Title: NSF 23-520 Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)

Application Deadline: January 15, 2026

Purpose: “Supports efforts to improve the adoption of cyberinfrastructure resources by the research community and integrate core literacy, skills in advanced cyberinfrastructure, and computational and data-driven methods into undergraduate and graduate education.” 

Amount: $300,000 for Pilot Projects; $500,000 for Small Projects, and up to $1,000,000 for Medium Projects

Title: Celebrate America! Chairman’s Grants in Honor of American’s 250^th Anniversary

Application Deadline: Rolling until funds allocated

Purpose: “In honor of the momentous occasion of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, the NEH is issuing a call for proposals for Celebrate America!, a new initiative to recognize the nation’s semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026. Through this program, NEH will award 250 challenge grants of up to $25,000 each for projects that focus on the founding of the American nation, key historical figures, and milestones that reflect the exceptional achievements of the United States.” 

Amount: $25,000; Note, Cost Share is required.

Title: The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)

Application Deadline: Ongoing; Full Proposals accepted anytime

Purpose: “Supports interdisciplinary, evidence-based research to enhance understanding of security risks, practices and policies to safeguard the U.S. research enterprise and foster a strong academic field in research security.” 

Amount: Standard NSF Grant

Title: General Grant Program

Application Deadline: Ongoing, Project Concept Form accepted at any time

Purpose: “Through the General Grant Program, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds research initiatives and scalable educational projects with unique demonstration value to ensure that people in the United States and U.S. territories have the knowledge, skills and tools to make sound financial decisions throughout life.” 

Amount: $50,000-$100,000

Title: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities (EPS-WO)

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Purpose: “EPSCoR welcomes proposals for workshops only from institutions within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions.  These workshops must focus on innovative ways to address multi-jurisdictional efforts on themes of regional or national importance with relevance to the goals and mission of NSF and EPSCoR.” 

Amount: Up to $200,000

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 1-17, 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
• Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop Opportunities (EPS-WO)
• Foundational Research in Robotics (FFR)
• Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)
• Linguistics –Jan 15 & Jul 15 annually
• Manufacturing Systems Integration
• Mathematical Biology – Oct 14, 2025
• Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Aug 28, 2025 or Jan 29, 2026
• Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
• Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Nov & Dec – varies by topic

• Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS)

• Science of Learning & Augmented Intelligence – Aug 6, 2025 or Feb 11, 2026
• Security, Privacy & Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) – Sep 29, 2025 or Jan 26, 2026
• Security and Preparedness – Aug 15, 2025
• Social Psychology – Jan 15 & 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.

• 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
• Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) – Aug 1, 2025 or Jan 16, 2026
• Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program – Aug 5, 2025 or Feb 3, 2026
• 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

“The academic medicine community must harness the opportunities presented by AI to improve clinical care and medical education, while minimizing unwanted consequences for our patients, our learners, and our profession. A report in an upcoming special issue of Academic Medicine offers medical educators a path forward in the form of recommendations and specific action steps, which emerged from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Conference on AI and Medical Education, held in November 2024.”

Register for AAMC AI and the Future of Med Ed Webinar

“Cancer is a multifactorial disease that most commonly affects older adults. However, recent data suggest a marked increase in the incidence of cancer in people younger than 50 years of age, collectively known as early-onset cancer. The increase in early-onset cancer is associated with several risk factors in early life or young adulthood, such as overweight and obesity, promoters of cancer development and progression.”

Register for NIH NCI Webinar

“The Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program hosts a webinar series entitled Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies (SeqSPACE). The purpose of this forum is to provide an opportunity for our grantees and other interested individuals to share lessons learned and practical information regarding the application of next generation sequencing to cancer epidemiology studies.”

Register for NIH NCI Webinar

“This webinar will include a review of the system-related requirements in the supplementary proposal submission timeline guidance, a demo of how to prepare a CAREER proposal in Research.gov, and a question-and-answer session.”  Note, finalized NSF CAREER Proposals are due to the WSU Office of Research by July 18, 2025.

Register for NSF CAREER Submission Webinar

“Recent advances in deep learning have led to novel AI-based solutions to challenging computational problems. Yet, the state-of-the-art models do not provide reliable explanations of how they make decisions and can make occasional mistakes on even simple problems. The resulting lack of trust and reliability are obstacles to their adoption in safety-critical applications. Neurosymbolic learning architectures aim to address this challenge by bridging the complementary worlds of deep learning and logical reasoning via explicit symbolic representations. In this talk, I will describe representative neurosymbolic systems, and how they enable more accurate, interpretable, and domain-aware solutions to problems in healthcare and robotics.”

Register for NSF CISE Webcast

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 June 26 is titled “Federal Funding Priorities in Fiscal Year 2026”; and the webinar on July 31, 2025 is titled “Storytelling in Grantwriting, Part II.” 

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.

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.

Join Fran Cook, CRA, Trainer from the Wichita State Office of Research, who will host a virtual workshop explaining the role of a sponsored projects / research office, WSU Office of Research contacts and resources, and WSU policies and procedures related to externally sponsored funding.  The workshop will be held via Microsoft Teams with lots of time for practical application and discussion.

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

“EPA's Office of Research and Development hosts this webinar series to share current research activities and results. This webinar series covers the latest information on research supporting EPA's response to chemical, biological, and radiological incidents, as well as natural disasters.”  The most recent webinar was titled “AI in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery.”

View Past and Register for Future EPA Emergency Response Research Webinars

“EPA's Office of Research and Development hosts this webinar series to share current research activities and results related to air quality; impacts of air pollution and climate change; and responses to impacts of climate change, transformations of the energy and transportation infrastructure, and other emerging risks to our environment from atmospheric pollution.”  The most recent webinar was titled “Wildfire Advancing Science Partnerships for Indoor Reductions of Smoke Exposures (ASPIRE) Study.”

View Past and Register for Future EPA Air, Climate & Energy Research Webinars

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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“NIH’s default position is maximum transparency regarding research and research findings. This Notice updates the Effective Date of the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy, NOT-OD-25-047, to July 1, 2025 at which time it will replace the 2008 Public Access Policy…”

Continue Reading NIH Notice NOT-OD-25-101

“NSF TIP launched the TIP Investments pilot, featuring a map and award data, to showcase the scale and impact of TIP's investments key technology areas across the nation. The TIP Investments pilot uses Elsevier's Pure platform, a research information management system that leverages open access data repositories to show the organizations, including startups and small businesses, as well as the principal investigators who are advancing the TIP portfolio.”

Explore the NSF TIP Pilot Visualization Tool

“OVW has released 19 Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) inviting applications for grants to combat domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. We anticipate releasing more NOFOs over the coming weeks and will periodically update our NOFO Release Plan.”

Read more about the OVW NOFOs Announced

“Innovation-driven production is key to reclaiming U.S. dominance on the international stage. Yet, all but a few U.S. state economies are less concentrated in advanced industries than the world average—and only one is ahead of China.”

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“Since its launch in May 2022, HRSA counselors have provided life-changing services, helping more than 62,000 new and expecting mothers and their families before, during, and after pregnancy.”

Read More about HRSA Maternal Mental Health Hotline

Now available, informatic on “Trends in chronic disease rates, research on risk factors, and efforts to manage and treat chronic disease.”

Read More of NIHCM Newsletter

TechWerx is a hub focused on connecting the Department of Energy with collaborators to foster innovation.  Upcoming funding opportunities currently listed include “Solar Training and Education for Professionals” and “Building Access to Tribal Energy Resilience.”

View TechWerx/DOE Upcoming Opportunities

NSF “launched a 24/7 crisis intervention helpline for members of the NSF research community who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking. The NSF Safer Science Helpline is an anonymous and secure helpline available to NSF awardees, grantees, scientists, contractors and those affiliated with supporting the mission of NSF, including all those supporting NSF’s mission throughout Antarctica and the Arctic.”

Read More about NSF Safer Science Helpline

“Halo is a platform where researchers can discover industry-sponsored funding opportunities, connect with corporate research and development teams, and showcase their work to potential partners.” 

Read about NSF Emerge and Register for an Account on the HALO Platform

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

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 the Research 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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