IUSB GrantsLetter March 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.

The next Dean’s Seminar in the 2000-2001 series will be held on Friday, 16 March 2001. Valerie Larsen, assistant professor of Instructional Technology, will present, “ACE Technology and Teacher Education.”  We will meet in the Board Room at 12:00 noon (after the Senate meeting).  Coffee will be available and you are welcome to bring your lunch.

The IUSB Student Research Conference will be held on Friday, March 9, 2001. This year the conference is open to both graduate and undergraduate students.  Please encourage your students to participate.  More information and registration forms at http://www.iusb.edu/~research/src.html

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
3/15/01	Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships (LAAP) The purpose of this program is to provide grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enhance the delivery, quality, and accountability of postsecondary education and career-oriented lifelong learning through asynchronous distance education.	http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20010116a70
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
3/20/01	National Institute on Aging The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is seeking small grant (R03) applications in specific areas to: (1) stimulate and facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into aging research, and (2) encourage established investigators to enter new targeted, high priority areas in this research field.	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-037.html
3/26/01	NEA Creativity Creation and presentation of artistic work, and development of professional artists. Organizational Capacity (Services to the Field): Developing strong and valued arts organizations.	http://www.arts.gov/guide/Orgs02/OrgIndex.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
3/30/01	DoEd - Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) is designed to enable more young Americans to stay in school, study hard, and take the right courses to go to and succeed in college.	http://www.ed.gov/gearup/
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
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
4/18/01	US Department of Education - SBIR Phase I Topics SBIR is a highly competitive three-phase award program. Phase I is a feasibility study to evaluate the scientific and technical merit of an idea. Proposals are evaluated based on published criteria by panels of expert reviewers. Awards are for periods up to six (6) months in amounts up to $60,000.	http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/SBIR/FY01/phase1/dates01.html
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
5/14/01	NEA Arts Learning: Children and youth learning in and through the arts.	http://www.arts.gov/guide/Orgs02/OrgIndex.html
6/1/01	NSF - Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technological (SMET) education for all students and targets activities affecting learning environments, course content, curricula, and educational practices. The program has three tracks:  1. Educational Materials Development (CCLI-EMD)  2. Adaptation and Implementation (CCLI-A&I)  3. National Dissemination (CCLI-ND)	http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf0158/nsf0158.htm
8/13/01	NEA Access: Access to the arts for all.  Heritage/Preservation: Preservation of our cultural heritage.	http://www.arts.gov/guide/Orgs02/OrgIndex.html

Gretchen Anderson	Chemistry	Bacterial Use of Arsenite as an Energy Source	IUSB Faculty Research Grant	$8,000
Peter Bushnell	Biology	Marine Biology Field Course in Belize	IUSB Curriculum Development Grant	$1,495
Eleodoro Febres	Foreign Languages	Liberty in Cervante	IUSB Faculty Research Grant	$8,000
Leda Hall	SPEA	5th International Research Symposium in Public Management	IU Overseas Conference Fund	$600
Mike Keen	Sociology	Central and Eastern Europe Transformed: Sociology at the Dawn of a New Millennium	IUSB Faculty Research Grant	$8,000
Gail McGuire	Sociology	Gender, Race, and Informal Networks	IUSB Faculty Research Grant	$8,000
Steve Norton	Business & Economics	4th International Conference on Management	IU Overseas Conference Fund	$700
Kwadwo Okrah	Education	Toward Global Conflict Resolution: Lessons from the Akan Chieftaincy and Judicial Systems	IUSB Faculty Research Grant	$7,790
Sara Sage	Education	The Learning and Teaching Experiences in Problem-Based Learning	IUSB Faculty Research Grant	$5,272

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.
 
 

Research and Sponsored Programs has been tracking our common questions regarding the Protection of Human Research Subjects?  Concise, direct answers have been posted to a new web page giving specific information regarding:

• The Test
• Contact Information
• Documentation and Proof
• Collaborators and Subcontractors

New FastLane Instructions Posted by NSF
The National Science Foundation has updated its instructions to prepare proposals with FastLane. The new instructions are dated February 5, 2001. It is a recommended that you check for updates in these instructions each time you begin a FastLane proposal to ensure you have the latest copy. The NSF does not notify us when these updates occur. We are making every effort to have the latest instructions posted here on the website. NOTE: It's also a good idea to check for updates in the PDF instructions as well.