IUSB GrantsLetter January 2001 For more information on the Office of Research and how it can help you please contact Erika Zynda at 237-4181 or ezynda@iusb.edu.

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The next deadline for IUSB internal grants (Faculty Research and Curriculum Development) is Friday, February 2, 2001.

The next deadline for IUSB Associate Faculty Grants is Thursday February 2, 2001.

Materials for the Research Award are due to the Research Office on January 16, 2001.

The US Department of Education (ED)'s has issued the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) report, "Learning Without Limits: An Agenda for Postsecondary Education" that resulted from a year-long study known as The Agenda Project.  It is a very comprehensive document describing many initiatives and charting future objectives of OPE.  It was developed from multiple inputs from many people in the postsecondary community. It is jam packed with ideas and suggestions on improving postsecondary education and expanding educational opportunity.  In my humble opinion, it is a "must read"  for every higher ed administrator. Once you read it, I think you will agree.  It can be found at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/AgenProj/report/index.html

An additional outcome of the Agenda Project was the development of a Directory of OPE Programs.  It lists 449 federal programs from 31 US departments or agencies that may be of particular interest to IUSB's Research/Grants Office and the Student Financial Planning & Scholarships Office.  It's URL is http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/directory/
 

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
REQUIRED EDUCATION IN THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS
As announced in Important Notice 00-5 dated August 8, 2000, NIH is requiring that all  researchers using human subjects demonstrate the completion of education in the protection of human research participants.  To this end, Indiana University has developed a web-based tutorial program and a short web-based test covering the rules presented in the tutorial. These tools are available through the IU "Human Subjects Certification" web site as well as a template documentation form enabling each researcher to report the training that has been successfully completed.

Recent Funding Opportunities

This is a very short, unrepresentative list of funding opportunities. It only reflects those hard copy RFPs that have been received by my office in the last month or so. A more comprehensive list of current funding opportunities can be found on the IU Granstlink. You can also search for funding opportunities using keywords from COS.
 

Deadline	Program Name/Description	URL for further information
1/15/01	University of Notre Dame - Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Teams research issues of teaching and learning in their undergraduate classrooms.  ($200 max award; $500 local cost share required)
1/15/01 4/1/01 7/1/01	Indiana University International Programs Overseas Conference Fund - To provide partial support for travel expenses to an international conference held abroad where applicant will present a competitively selected or invited paper or perform some other important role.	http://www.indiana.edu/~intlprog/faculty_grant_ex.html
1/17/01	Indiana Humanities Council Indiana Heritage Research Grants - to assist organizations in research, conservation, and care of materials related to Indiana History Historic Preservation Grants - to support educational projects related to historic properties in Indiana	http://www.ihc4u.org/grants.htm
1/26/01	US Department of Education - Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) The Comprehensive Program is the central grant competition of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). The competition is designed to support innovative reform projects that hold promise as models for the resolution of important issues and problems in postsecondary education.	http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/Comp/index.html
1/31/01	National Science Foundation - DIRECTORATE FOR COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CISE) Connections to the Internet: Connections Utilizing Innovative Technologies for Internet Access Connections to the Internet: Connections for Higher Education Institutions	http://www.nsf.gov/home/cise/
2/1/01	White House Fellowships Applicants must be U.S. citizens.  Employees of the federal government are not eligible unless they are career military personnel.  Applicants should be out of school and working in their chosen profession.  Applicants are expected to have a record of remarkable achievement early in their careers; the skills required to serve at the highest levels of government; the potential to be leaders in their professions; and a proven commitment to public service. There are no formal age restrictions; however, the fellowship program was created to give selected Americans the experience of government service early in their careers. Fellowships are awarded on a strict non-partisan basis.  The Commission encourages balance and diversity in all aspects of the program.	http://www.whitehousefellows.gov/home.html
2/1/01	National Science Foundation - STS Scholars Awards The Science & Technology Studies (STS) program supports research and related activities that contribute to systematic understanding of the character and development of science and technology, including their cultural, intellectual, material and social dimensions.	http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/sts/start.htm
2/1/01	Indiana University International Programs International Exchange Affiliation Grants - To encourage the expansion of exchange partnerships between IU and foreign institutions of higher education and strengthen teaching and research skills among IU faculty. Proposals for the exchange of faculty may be for one month or longer.	http://www.indiana.edu/~intlprog/faculty_grant_ex.html
2/7/01	NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments.	http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf017/nsf017.htm
3/1/01	Indiana University International Programs International Interprogram Grants - To support collaboration between area studies centers, departments, or professional schools on comparative or crossdisciplinary projects that combine expertise from different academic perspectives. International Outreach Grants - To enhance international outreach activities among area studies centers, departments, or the professional schools and encourage collaboration between these units.	http://www.indiana.edu/~intlprog/faculty_grant_ex.html
3/15/01	Indiana University International Programs International Opportunities for Libraries and Librarians - To support librarians from any IU campus for projects and activities aimed at library development of international collections.	http://www.indiana.edu/~intlprog/faculty_grant_ex.html
3/30/01	NSF - Program for Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (PGE) The program seeks to broaden the participation of girls and young women in all fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology (SMET) education by supporting research, demonstration, and dissemination projects that will lead to change in education policy and practice.	http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf016/nsf016.htm
4/1/01	Indiana University International Programs International Enhancement Grant - To encourage faculty from IUPUI and regional campuses to gain new international expertise or to supplement ongoing international research activities and projects.  PCIP International Projects and Activities Grant - To support faculty and librarians from all campuses for research abroad or for overseas projects and activities.	http://www.indiana.edu/~intlprog/faculty_grant_ex.html
4/16/01	Museum Loan Network - The purpose of the Museum Loan Network (MLN) is to make objects of cultural heritage more accessible and understandable to the public by encouraging collecting institutions to share these works over extended periods of time. Travel grants to look at possible pieces and implementation grants to move pieces are available.	http://loanet.mit.edu/Grants/gi_guide.htm
4/25/01	NSF - CISE Educational Innovation Program The objective of this program is to stimulate innovative educational activities at the undergraduate level in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) disciplines by encouraging the transfer of research results into the undergraduate curriculum.	http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2000/nsf0033/nsf0033.htm
10/19/01	Indiana University - Ameritech Fellows Program  The Ameritech Fellows Program is designed to promote innovation in teaching and learning as facilitated through the use of information technology. Awards are made annually on a competitive basis to enable the development of demonstration projects and faculty mentoring, as well as to showcase best practices of the use of information technology for teaching and learning both on and off campus.	http://amfellow.iu.edu/

Gretchen Anderson	Chemistry/SMART Program	SMART Summer Fellowship Program	IU Undergraduate Research Fund	$4,000
Lester Lamon	History	Civil Rights Heritage Center	Community Foundation of St. Joseph County	$20,052
Lester Lamon	History	Civil Rights Heritage Center	Bowsher-Booher Foundation	$8,000
Lester Lamon	History	Civil Rights Traveling Exhibit	Indiana Humanities Council	$1,000
John McIntosh	Psychology	The Aftermath of Suicide	IU Research Support Fund	$11,984
Gabrielle Robinson	International Programs	The Art of Dai Cheng-You	IU International Programs	$1,000
Ben Withers	Arts	Web-Based Teaching Platforms for Art Appreciation Classes at IUSB	IU Ameritech	$15,000

00-7 New Assistant Vice President for Research
As of June 1, 2000 Steven A. Martin was appointed as Assistant Vice President for Research. All proposals are submitted in the name of Indiana University with the
exception of agencies such as the Lilly Endowment, which are required as a condition of eligibility to be submitted in the name of the Indiana University Foundation.
 
 

NIH REMINDER ON THE NEED FOR IACUC APPROVAL PRIOR TO PEER REVIEW
Release Date:  December 6, 2000
NOTICE:  OD-01-008
National Institutes of Health

On May 1, 2000, the NIH announced that beginning with applications submitted for the January 2001 Council round, IRB approval is no longer required prior to NIH peer review of an application which involves human participants.  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00-031.html).  This change in policy is intended to provide flexibility at the institutional level to reduce the workload burdens that many IRBs are currently facing, while  still ensuring full protection of participants in human studies.

At this time, however, there is no change in the NIH policy for submission of IACUC approval when animal studies are involved.  IACUC approval is still required of all such applications either when the application is submitted, or within 60 days thereafter; otherwise, the application cannot be peer reviewed.  Applicants are reminded that if IACUC approval does not accompany the application, they should wait until notified of the scientific review group assignment and then forward the documentation to the designated Scientific Review Administrator.

Because of the different bases for IRB and IACUC review requirements, rulemaking would be required to allow similar flexibility for IACUC review.  Over the next year, the NIH will closely monitor implementation of the revised policy on the timing of IRB approval.  If as expected, this change in policy continues to provide the necessary safeguards but with enhanced institutional flexibility, the NIH will consider proceeding with rulemaking to permit similar flexibility in the timing of IACUC approvals.