Award Nomination Opportunity: Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2019. The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers.
Limited Submission Opportunity: NSF Ethical and Responsible Research
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2019. Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) funds research projects that identify (1) factors that are effective in the formation of ethical STEM researchers and (2) approaches to developing those factors in all STEM fields that NSF supports. ER2 solicits proposals for research that explores the following: “What constitutes responsible conduct for research (RCR), and which cultural and institutional contexts promote ethical STEM research and practice and why?” Do certain labs have a “culture of academic integrity?”
Limited Submission Opportunity: NEH Held in Trust: A National Convening on Conservation and Preservation
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 4, 2019. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)’s Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for a three-year cooperative agreement of up to $500,000 to evaluate current national infrastructure in conservation and make recommendations to strengthen preservation of cultural heritage for present and future generations. Project activities will include planning and hosting a national convening for conservation and allied professionals, and publishing and disseminating a report establishing a national strategic vision for preservation and related resources for conservators, allied professionals, educators, professional organizations, thought leaders, and the general public.
Limited Submission Opportunity: CDC Assessing the Burden of Diabetes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 9, 2019. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) is to conduct surveillance to assess the incidence and prevalence of diabetes among children, adolescents and young adults in the United States and provide estimates by diabetes type, age, sex, race/ethnicity and geographic area.This NOFO has three (3) components to achieve the purpose of the program
Limited Submission Opportunity: DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 9, 2019. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces the call for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) proposals and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications will be required to address priority research directions and opportunities identified in recent BES workshop and roundtable reports, the scientific grand challenges identified in the report Directing Matter and Energy: Five Challenges for Science and the Imagination, and the opportunities described in the report Challenges at the Frontiers of Matter and Energy: Transformative Opportunities for Discovery Science
Animal Operations Update: Protocol Numbers
This spring, BU’s Animal Science Center will be rolling out a new and improved electronic system, Animal Operations (AOps), to request animals, imports, exports, and veterinary services; reserve procedure space and equipment; and much more. The Animal Operations system will be integrated with the IACUC system. Both are part of the Huron Research Suite. In […]
Request for Proposals: Johnson & Johnson Innovation Lung Cancer Center
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 22, 2019. We are pleased to announce a request for proposals for the Johnson & Johnson Innovation Lung Cancer Center seeking to fund pilot programs in the amount of $100k-400k developed by teams from across the Boston University ecosystem.
Award Nomination Opportunity: Sackler International Prize in Biophysics
DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2020. The Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics is a prize that has been established through the generosity of Dr. Raymond and Mrs. Beverly Sackler. The prize is given in the field of Physical Principles of Biological Systems
Limited Submission Opportunity: DRL Internet Freedom Program Statement
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2019. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in submitting Statements of Interest (SOI) for programs that support Internet Freedom. In support of the U.S. International Strategy for Cyberspace, DRL’s goal is to protect the open, interoperable, secure, and reliable Internet by promoting fundamental freedoms, human rights, and the free flow of information online through integrated support to civil society for technology, digital safety, policy and advocacy, and applied research programs.
Limited Submission Opportunity: Outstanding New Environmental Scientist
DEADLINE: DECEMBER 6, 2019. The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award is intended to identify the most talented Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) who intend to make a long-term commitment to research in the Environmental Health Sciences and assist them in launching an innovative research program focused on the understanding of environmental exposure effects on people’s health.