Limited Submission Opportunity: DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs)
$2-4 million grants for new or renewed Energy Frontier Research Centers that focus on microelectronics and nuclear radiological environmental management (new applications), or quantum information science, transformative manufacturing, and nuclear radiological environmental management (renewal applications); Apply by February 16 via https://bu.infoready4.com/.
AI and Education Funding for Faculty and Students
The Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering invites applications for the following opportunities by Friday, March 15. Decisions will be made by Monday, April 1. AI and Education Faculty Research Grant The AI and Education Faculty Research Grants support faculty-driven research efforts. The mission is to evolve and advance Boston University’s […]
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIMH Instrumentation Program (S10 Clinical Trial not Allowed)
Award range: $200,000 to 600,000; for NIH-funded investigators to purchase or upgrade a single commercially available instrument or to purchase a group of components to create an instrument that is not commercially available; Apply by March 29 via InfoReady Review (external deadline Oct. 9)
Call for Nominations: 2024 Balzan Prize
Prizes of Swiss Francs 750,000 in four areas of research: Restorative Justice, History of Modern and Contemporary Science, Biological Mechanisms of Ageing, Nanoporous Materials for Environmental Applications; Apply by Feb. 15 via InfoReady Review (ext. deadline Mar. 15)
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Program for mentors to provide strong, broad neuroscience training that will enable students to become successful research scientists; Apply by Feb. 15 via InfoReady Review (external deadline May 25)
Limited Submission Opportunity: NIH Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants of $700,000 to $900,000 to support highly integrated research teams of three to six PDs/PIs to address research questions beyond the scope of one or two investigators; Apply by Feb. 15 via InfoReady Review (external deadline May 29)
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
NSF grants for faculty to support low-income students in single-institution or collaborative and inter-institutional projects. Apply by January 12, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Agilent Early Career Professor Award
Up to $120,000 over two years for early career tenure-track professors with an interest in environmental sustainability, for purchase of Agilent equipment. Apply by January 12, 2024 via InfoReady Review.
Changes to the Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status
TO: Boston University Faculty and Staff FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research DATE: November 29, 2023 SUBJECT: Changes to the Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status I am pleased to announce changes to our Policy on Principal Investigator (PI) Status that expand PI privileges for several categories of faculty and staff […]
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2024 NIH Advancing Research Careers (ARC) Institutionally-Focused Research Education Award to Promote Diversity (UE5 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grants of ~$400,000 over five years to support building courses for skills development and mentoring activities that will lead to greater diversity in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Apply by December 11, 2023, via InfoReady Review.