IUSB GrantsLetter November 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.

Dr. Mike Darnel will be giving his Research Award lecture tonight (11/1/01) at 7pm in Wiekamp 1001 on "Finding Order in Algrebra."

The next Dean's Seminar in the 2001-2002 series will be held on Friday November 16, 2001 at noon (or after the Senate meeting). Raj Kohli will speak on "Seasonal Anomalies in the Currency Markets: An Empirical Analysis for the Last Decade of the Last Millennium."

The next round of IU Arts & Humanities Initiative proposals are due on December 1, 2001.  This will be the only deadline for AY2001-02.

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
11/5/01	US Department of Education:  Business & International Education Program The Business and International Education Program provides grants to institutions of higher education to enhance international business education programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international economic activities. Office of Postsecondary Education; International Research and  Studies Program  The International Research and Studies Program provides grants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.	http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2001-3/090501a.html                  http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2001-3/090501c.html
11/9/01	IU Technology Assessment Grant Faculty are encouraged to submit proposals for a new grant program developed through Indiana University aimed at aiding in the assessment of the impact of educational technology on teaching and learning. The purpose of the new Technology Assessment Grant (TAG) program is to encourage faculty to study the impact of educational technology on their practices and on student, course, or program outcomes.	http://www.iupui.edu/~uits/tag/
12/1/01	IU Arts & Humanities Initiative All full-time, tenure-track IU faculty from any IU campus may submit proposals for resources that will facilitate outstanding research in the arts & humanities	http://www.indiana.edu/~kirkwood/ahi/
12/1/01	The Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry Supports poets, programs-in-poetry, and the translation of poetry from diverse cultures.	http://www.bynnerfoundation.org/grants/index.htm
12/15/01	NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - Language Grant Program Provided support which led to the documentation of low density languages; the development of foreign language reference works, and the improved research in training methods and computer assisted instruction technologies.	http://www.cfda.gov/public/viewprog.asp?progid=274
12/15/01	Drug Information Association Encourages and fosters research in areas pertaining to pharmaceutical and biotechnology product development, regulation, marketing, utilization, and surveillance. One year grants of up to $25,000 are awarded on the basis of the quality of the research and contribution to the goals and objectives of the DIA.	http://www.diahome.org/dhp6a.htm
2/19/02	NSF - Program for Gender Equity in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology (FY2002) 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/nsf01130/nsf01130.htm
3/1/02	IUSB - International Programs/Chancellor's Fund To encourage the development and introduction of classroom materials that enhance the international dimension of a specific course in any field and augment IUSB's international curriculum.	grobinson@iusb.edu ; 237-4429
3/8/02	IUSB - Internal Grant Programs Faculty Research Grants to support research, creative work, and the professional development of IUSB faculty. Curriculum Development Grants to support development of new courses or significant revisions to existing IUSB courses, which cannot be funded from existing divisional or departmental budgets.	http://www.iusb.edu/~research/RDComm.html
4/1/02	IU Intercampus Research Fund Grants from this fund are for projects involving more than one campus.  They are intended to support new research and creative activities, or to supply modest support for ongoing enterprises at critical times.  The maximum grant is $10,000, and most grants are considerably smaller.  The fund can be used to support graduate and undergraduate research assistants, travel expenses for visits to other IU campuses, research materials, and non-routine supplies and equipment that are essential to a specific research enterprise.	http://www.indiana.edu/~srs/internal/1998/intercamp.html#irfdef
6/1/02	21st Century Research and Technology Fund (21CRTF) The Indiana 21st Century Research & Technology Fund was established by the State in 1999 to support the expansion of the high technology sector of Indiana's economy, with the expectation of creating significant economic impact and job growth.The Fund implements these goals through the creation of academic-commercial sector research and development  partnerships.	http://www.21fund.org/

01-3 Retirement and Fringe Benefit Rates
This Important Notice announces retirement and fringe benefit rates effective July 1, 2001
 
 

Impact of Research Getting More Emphasis At NSF
For a long time, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has had two review criteria. Many people have been uncertain how to address the second criterion, which addresses the broader impact of the proposed work (copied in full below), and frequently PIs choose to ignore this criterion altogether. In the recent past, this criterion has been used as the tie-breaker to determine which proposal gets funded. In the future, NSF plans to take the response to this criterion much more seriously. We have been advised that if the PI does not adequately address this criterion, most program managers will return the proposals without review. The program officer's attention to the broader impact criterion will be tracked at NSF now, so we can probably expect more attention to be paid to it at most program levels. Reviewers will also be receiving more guidance on how to consider this criterion in their reviews.

Please note that the broader impact criterion is to be addressed in both the project summary and the project description. NSF has provided the following paragraph to help explain what should be addressed in response to this criteria:

All broader impacts resulting from the proposed activity, e.g., one or more of the following: how the activity will advance discovery while promoting teaching, training, and learning, broaden participation of underrepresented groups (gender, ethnicity, disability, geography), enhance the infrastructure for research and education, broadly disseminate results, and/or benefit society.

The following is the Grant Proposal Guide section on the broader impact criterion:

• What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
• How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning?
• How well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)?
• To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks, and partnerships?
• Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and technological understanding?
• What may be the benefits of the proposed activity to society?
   

PIs should address these elements in their proposals to provide reviewers with the information necessary to respond fully to the above-described NSF merit review criteria. NSF staff will give these elements careful consideration in making funding decisions.

INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION One of the principal strategies in support of NSF’s goals is to foster integration of research and education through the programs, projects and activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently assume responsibilities as researchers, educators, and students, and where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learning perspectives.

INTEGRATING DIVERSITY INTO NSF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES  Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens -- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities -- are essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.

NIH is now requiring that all researchers show that they have passed an IRB Certification program in order to submit a proposal to them.  IUPUI is now requiring **ALL** researchers using human subjects to have this certification in place before a protocol will be reviewed. This includes student researchers. It is not far off, that all researchers at IU doing research involving human subjects will have to have this certification. IU has developed an on-line certification program that meet NIH standards.  I encourage everyone involved in human
subjects research to go through this online program at http://www.iupui.edu/~resgrad/Human%20Subjects/HumanSubjectsCourse.html and become certified.

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

• Added the Electronc Signature section under Proposal Submission;
• Modified PDF File Conversion section for using Adobe Acrobat 5.0;
• Replaced screen shot for Change User Permissions to include Authorized Organizational Representative Functions;
• Replaced screen shot for Demonstration Server and deleted the text stating that Advisories and Contact numbers are not on the Server;
• Moved the Add/Delete Non Co-PI Senior Personnel section in front of the Biographical Sketches section; and
• Updated the number of current registered FastLane Organizations and Users.