Program: Scientific and Technical Research (STRS)
in the NIST Laboratories
Agency: U.S. Department of Commerce
Next Deadline: Jun 01, 2008
NIST Laboratories, located in Gaithersburg, MD & Boulder, CO, conduct research that responds to industry needs for measurement methods, tools, data, & technology. Areas supported: Electronics & Electrical Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering; Chemical Science; Physics; Materials Science & Engineering; Building Research; Fire Research; Information Technology; Neutron Research; & Nanoscale Science. Supports collaborative/extramural research. Deadlines vary from 6/1/08 to 6/29/08. See http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/25jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-1334.htm E-mail: melinda.chukran@nist.gov CFDA Number:11.609
Contact: Melinda Chukran,
Nat. Inst. Of Standards & Technology
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070
301/975-5266
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Program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jun 06, 2008
Supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any research area funded by NSF. Two types of grants are available: REU Sites support independent projects to initiate and conduct research projects involving a number of undergraduates (tentative deadline for general site proposals is 8/18/08; Antarctic Program sites deadline is 6/6/08); 2) REU Supplements support the addition of undergraduates to ongoing, new, or renewal NSF-funded projects (deadlines vary by discipline). See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517 for details. E-mail: reu.coord@nsf.gov. CFDA Number:47.074
Contact: Corby Hovis, REU Coordinator
Education and Human Resources Directorate
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 835-N
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-4625
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Program: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jun 10, 2008
Stimulates technological innovation in the private sector. Partnering opportunities exist for colleges and universities. FY 09 areas of interest are Biotech & Chemical Technologies; Electronics,Components, & Engineering Systems; & Software & Services. Proposal windows are 5/10 to 6/10/08 and 11/4 to 12/4/08. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5527 for details. E-mail: allnutt@nsf.gov CFDA Number:47.041
Contact: Thomas Allnutt, Program Director
Design, Manufacturing, & Industrial
Innovoation
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-5332
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Program: Workforce Program in the Mathematical
Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jun 15, 2008
Supports innovative unsolicited workforce proposals in 3 areas: recruitment & retention to increase number & diversity of US students who successfully pursue undergraduate & graduate degrees in math & statistics; educational breadth to broaden graduate & undergraduate education content in the mathematical sciences to prepare students for a wider range of career opportunities; & professional development. Full proposal window 5/15 to 6/15/08. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503233 for details. E-mail: bpalka@nsf.gov
Contact: Bruce Palka, Program Director
Division of Mathematical Sciences
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-4856
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Program: Special Grant Program in the Chemical
Sciences
Agency: Dreyfus Foundation
Next Deadline: Jun 15, 2008
Supports innovative projects to increase public awareness, understanding, & appreciation of the chemical sciences; innovative approaches to chemistry education at all levels; & efforts to
make chemistry careers more attractive. Research proposals & faculty, postdoctoral, & graduate student salaries are not customarily considered.Excessive travel budgets are discouraged. Deadline
refes to initial inquiries, which are required. Invited full proposals are due by 11/13. See http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/special_grant_program_chemical.shtml for details. E-mail: dmin@dreyfus.org CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Mark Cardillo, Executive Director
555 Madison Avenue
20th Floor
New York, NY 10022-3301
212/753-1760
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Program: International Travel Grants
Agency: American Astronomical Society
Next Deadline: Jun 20, 2008
Supports travel to international scientific meetings. Applicants must hold a PhD in astronomy or a closely related science & work at a U.S. institution. Some possibility for support of graduate student travel also exists. During years with an International Astronomical Union General Assembly, the grant also supports travel for US astronomers to the General Assembly and contemporaneous symposia in addition to normal international meetings. Deadlines are 1/4 for meetings between 2/28/08 and 7/31/08; and 6/20 for meetings between 8/1/08 and 2/28/09. See http://www.aas.org/grants/itg.html for details. E-mail: marvel@aas.org CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Kevin Marvel, Travel Grant Selection
Committee (ext.114)
2000 Florida Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20009-1231
202/328-2010
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Program: Chemistry Research Instrumentation &
Facilities: Multi-User Instrumentation
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Jun 23, 2008
Provides up to $500,000 to individual IHEs and consortia of IHEs for the purchase of multi-user instruments. Additional funds may be requested for personnel who are needed to support cyber-enhanced projects. Other components of CRIF include Instrument Development awards of up to $1 million and Cyberinfrastructure and Research Facilities awards ranging from $300,000 to $1.2 million. Deadline is 4th Monday in June annually. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13579 for details. E-mail: cmurillo@nsf.gov CFDA Number:47.049
Contact: Carlos Murillo, Program Director
Division of Chemistry/MPS
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-4970
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Program: Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)
Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Next Deadline: Apr 30, 2008
Supports applications to develop innovative techniques for observational data analysis and improved/new climate modeling parameterizations that represent clouds and their impact on the atmospheric radiation balance in conjunction with the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program in the Climate Change Research Division as part of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. See http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/LAB08_14.html E-mail: wanda.ferrell@science.doe.gov CFDA Number:81.049
Contact: Wanda Ferrell, Grant Officer
Germantown Building
1000 Independence Ave
Washington, DC 20585
301/903-4074
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Program: Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education
(NUE)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: May 14, 2008
Supports projects that integrate nanoscale science, engineering, & technology into undergraduate curricula. Focus of FY 08 competition is nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or the societal, ethical, economic, & environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13656 for details. E-mail: mpoats@nsf.gov CFDA Number:47.076
Contact: Mary Poats, Section Head
Division of Undergraduate Education
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-5357
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Program: Alliances for Broadening Participation in
STEM (ABP)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: May 15, 2008
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (proposals due 10/10/08); Alliances for Graduate Education & the Professoriate (letters of intent required by 5/30/08, proposals due 6/27/08); and Bridge to the Doctorate (proposals due 5/15/08 and 3/6/09) seek to increase the number of students successfully completing quality degree programs in STEM fields. Particular emphasis is placed on supporting groups that historically have been underrepresented in STEM. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13646 for details. E-mail: ryjohnso@nsf.gov CFDA Number:47.076
Contact: Roosevelt Johnson, Program Director
Human Resource Development Division
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-4669
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Program: Course, Curriculum, & Laboratory
Improvement (CCLI)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: May 20, 2008
Supports efforts to create, adapt, & disseminate new learning materials & teaching strategies, develop faculty expetise, implement educational innovations, assess learning & evaluate innovations, & conduct research on science, technology, engineering, & math (STEM) teaching & learning. Phase 1 proposals are due 5/20/08 for states beginning with A-M and 5/21/08 for states beginning with N-W. Phase 2 and 3 proposals due 1/12/09. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741 for details. E-mail: rpimmel@nsf.gov
CFDA Number:47.076
Contact: Russell Pimmel, Program Director
(contacts vary by discipline)
Division of Undergraduate Education
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-4618
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Program: Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: May 21, 2008
Supports significant increases in numbers of US students receiving postsecondary degrees in computing disciplines, with initial emphasis on women, persons with disabilities, & minorities. Three program components are Alliances, Alliance Extensions, & Demonstration Projects. Annual proposal deadline is 3rd Wednesday in May. See
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13510 for details. E-mail: jcuny@nsf.gov CFDA Number:47.070
Contact: Janice Cuny, Program Director
CISE
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-8489
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Program: Research Fellowships & Grants Programs
Agency: American Statistical Association
Next Deadline: May 23, 2008
Assists faculty in working with statisticians, social scientists, & economists in federal statistical agencies. Grant programs include ASA/NSF/Census Research Program & ASA/NSF/BLS Research Program (12/10 annually); NCHS Health Policy Fellowships (1/7/08); ASA/USDA/NASS Research Fellow and Associate Program (3/1 annually for fellowships beginning in September, 6 months in advace for fellowships beginning in January); and ASA/BJS Research Program (5/23/08). See http://www.amstat.org/research_grants/ for details. E-mail: carolyn@amstat.org CFDA Number:N/A
Contact: Carolyn Kesner, Director, ASA/NSF
Fellowship Program
Research Office
1429 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/684-1221
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Program: University Radio Observatories Program
(AST-URO)
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: May 30, 2008
Supports operations, technical enhancements, scientific investigations, & student training at university-based radio facilities. A primary function is to provide focused research environments that foster hands-on student access to state-of-the-art radio astronomy instrumentation. UROs also serve the general astronomical community by providing open access to 30 to 50 percent of available telescope time. Competitions held every 3 years. See http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5292 for details. E-mail: rbarvai@nsf.gov
CFDA Number:47.049
Contact: Richard Barvainis, Program Director
Division of Astronomical Sciences
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/292-4891
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