Weekly Funding Opportunity Announcement – 8.18.2015
CongratulationstoVictoria MorckelandGreg Rybarczykfrom the Earth and Resource Sciencedepartment for their recent publication, “Improving downtown in a mid-sized legacy city: examining responses to potential downtown improvements in Flint, Michigan” in Community Development.The article, which can be found using this link resulted from research performed with the support of Dr. Morckel’s Research and Creative Activity grant.
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Dr. Van Allen is happy to meet with faculty individually or in groups and teams in consulting with them on their research agendas and funding opportunities.He will also consult on individual career development and/or interdisciplinary collaborations of research. Please contact him for an appointment or meeting at phone extension 6-6842 or email address .
All Funds for FY2016 International Travel Have Been Awarded
The Office of Research is no longer accepting applications for International Travel grants. All funds have been awarded for the year.2015-2016 Student Research Conferences
During the upcoming academic year, there will be two opportunities for students to present their research. Please encourage your student researchersto sharethe results of their hard work at one or both of these conferences. Students can submit a paper, a research poster, or both.
On November 13, 2015, we will host the Flint Student Research Symposium (FSRS), which will feature graduate and undergraduate students from UM-Flint and Kettering University. For more information and to register, please visit
Meeting of Minds (MOM) will be held on May 13, 2016, and features undergraduate students from UM-Flint, UM-Dearborn, Kettering, and Oakland University. Please watch future announcements for more information.
We’re looking forward to the first-time partnership with Kettering University, and are excited to welcome their student presenters. Both conferences are scheduled to be held at the Riverfront Center.
This is an opportunity to highlight student achievements, and recognize what can be accomplished with the help of faculty mentors. Please encourage your students to make this part of their academic experience.
Augment Your Research Team with Students from UROP
Faculty: you are invited to submit your research projects to the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP). UROP offers students an opportunity to earn paid experiences as research assistants on faculty-led projects. For many students, working closely with a faculty mentor represents one of the highlights of their academic career. At the same time, faculty can also benefit by having enthusiastic and engaged students working directly alongside them. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
For more information, please visit under the “Faculty” tab or contact Andre Louis at .
Register for Upcoming Workshop
The Office of Research, the Faculty Mentoring Program, and the UM-Flint School of Health Professions and Studies will host a proposal writing workshop during the upcoming Fall semester.
Friday, October 30, 2015 from noon until 5pm, Proposal Writing workshop with Christine Black.
This workshop will guide faculty members through the proposal development process, with an emphasis on responding to federal announcements. Black supports UM Medical School faculty and the research enterprise in proposal development, faculty training and internal foundation reviews. She has mentored hundreds of faculty and is noted for her ability to work with both seasoned researchers, as well as novice investigators initiating their first proposal. Lunch will be served at noon, and the workshop will begin at 12:30.
Please register here:
Abstracts Being Accepted for NEH 2016 Summer Stipend Institutional Nomination
If you’re interested in applying for this opportunity, please submit a one page abstract describing your proposed work to no later than 5 pm August 28, 2015. Members of the Research and Creative activity will review submitted abstracts, and select a nominee from our institution.
Notice seeking applications to support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Applications are dueOctober 1, 2015.Individuals teaching full-time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions to be eligible to apply. Approximately $6,000 per person is available for multiple awards.
LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov
Grant Searches
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Below is the list of funding opportunities and program announcements for this week.
Please note: prior to preparing and submitting a proposal,
Applicants must contact the UM-Flint Office of Research
Ruth Halvorsen Professional Development Grant
National Art Education Foundation Research Grants
National Art Education Foundation SHIP Grants
Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training (UH4)
Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in HIV Research with Key Populations (R21)
Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03)
Ruth Halvorsen Professional Development Grant
National Art Education Foundationinvites proposals for scholarships that promote NAEA’s efforts to initiate and encourage the understanding and implementation of the goals for student learning promulgated through the National Visual Arts Standards.
National Art Education Foundation Research Grants
NAEF invites proposals to support research in art education that advance knowledge in the field of art education and that promulgate research surrounding the themes of the NAEA Research Agenda (see NAEA Research Commission website at search: Research Commission). Grants are awarded to art educators whose proposals focus on the themes and ideas for research identified in this document. NAEF encourages the submissions of proposals to conduct research that investigates the impact and importance of arts education in student learning and provides hard data to support the findings of the research.
National Art Education Foundation SHIP Grants
NAEF invites proposals for scholarships that promote NAEA’s efforts to initiate and encourage the understanding and implementation of the goals for student learning promulgated through the National Visual Arts Standards.National Art Education Foundation SHIP Grants
NAEF invites proposals for scholarship support of projects that promote the improvement of the teaching of art.
Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training (UH4)
FON:
RFA-ES-15-018
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to support the development and implementation of occupational safety and health and infection control training programs for workers who may be at risk during infectious disease outbreaks, focusing on disseminationof environmental infection control and hazard recognition training within a broad-set of occupational and community settings, including healthcare and non-healthcare job sectors. Funds support awareness level training, operations level training, and "train-the-trainer" methods.
ACTION:
Letters of intent are optional, and due by September 21, 2015. Applications are due by October 21, 2015. Approximately $3 million is available to support five to eightawards in FY 2016.
Limited Submission:
Only one application per institution is allowed
LINKS:
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in HIV Research with Key Populations (R21)
FON:
PAR-15-327
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ITEM:
Notice seeking applicationsto analyze and address ethical, legal, or policy challenges specific to work with key populations in HIV research or health care.
ACTION:
Applications are due January 7, 2016; September 7, 2016; January 7, 2017; September 7, 2017; January 8, 2018; and September 7, 2018.
LINKS:
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03)
FON:
PAR-15-326
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to support small research grants to supportthe entry of investigators to the area of neuroimaging, including both new investigators and established investigators seeking to adopt neuroimaging methodologies in their research programs, to enable the conduct of small "proof of concept" studies.Funds also support projects thathave the potential to addknowledge of the possible effects of drugs of abuse on the central nervous system.
ACTION:
Letters of intent are optional and due 30 days before the chosen due date.Applications are accepted annually on February 16, June 16, and October 16 until September 8, 2018.Approximately $150,000 per award is available to support multiple awards.
LINKS:
Solicitation,Grants.gov