IUSB: GrantsLetter

IUSB GrantsLetter

November 2002

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 2002 Research Award Lecture entitled "Flipping Through the Pages: The Media's Evolving Portrayals of Women and Minorities," will be presented by Monle Lee, Professor of Marketing on Thursday, November 7, 2002 at 7:00pm in DW1001.
The next Dean's Seminar for 2002-2003 will be presented by Roy Schreiber, Professor of History on November 15, 2002. His seminar is entitled "Hollywood Red and White and Blue Too." We will meet at noon, or after the Academic Senate meeting in the Board Room.
IUSB has entered a special agreement with the City of South Bend to solicit proposal from our faculty to help them achieve the goal to assure that South Bend is a competitive and livable 21^st century city. Proposals are due to the IUSB Office of Research on November 15th. Guidelines can be found at http://www.iusb.edu/~research/research/citygrant.htm
The next deadline for the IU Arts & Humanities Initiative is December 2, 2002. Guidelines and a new Cover Sheet are available at http://www.indiana.edu/~kirkwood/ahi/description.htm For this round $100,000 has been added to the $1 million designated for this initiative to fund special needs such as publication subventions, art supplies, or expenses related to musical performance and recording. New cover sheet!!
Workshop Opportunities: If you would like to attend a grant-related workshop on the Indianapolis or Bloomington campus, the Office of Research will pay for your travel. Check out what is available at http://www.iupui.edu/~resgrad/spon/workshopcontent.htm If there is enough interest in any specific topic we can arrange to have their presenters come to IUSB.

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
No Deadline	IU International Prorams International Visitors Fund To provide partial funding to bring international visitors and specialists to any IU campus for lectures and consultation on international, cross-cultural themes. Awards: from $200 to $500.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
No Deadline	Lumina Foundation for Education: Our work must be focused to be effective. Therefore, we will concentrate its national funding efforts in three theme areas: Addressing the issue of financial access to postsecondary education. Supporting efforts that help postsecondary students identify appropriate options and remain in school to attain their educational objectives. Understanding and addressing the challenges faced by nontraditional students, including adult students, first-generation college goers and under-served groups of students.	http://www.luminafoundation.org/grants/apply.shtml
11/15/02	City of South Bend DEFINING THE COMPETITIVE AND LIVABLE 21^st CENTURY CITY Discover what's working and where improvement is needed and help begin building into City-initiated programs a system of evaluation which will routinely generate data, both quantitative and qualitative, to help gauge progress toward City goals.	http://www.iusb.edu/~research/research/citygrant.htm
11/15/02	ANDREW W. MELLON POSTDOCTORAL Fellowship Scholars who have received their Ph.D. degree within the last four years in any field of inquiry in the humanities or humanistic social sciences —broadly conceived—are invited to apply for the postdoctoral fellowship, made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Wesleyan University. The purpose of this Fellowship is to provide scholars who have lately completed their Ph.D.'s with free time to further their own work in a cross-disciplinary setting, and to associate them with a distinguished faculty.	http://www.wesleyan.edu/chum/mellon.html
11/15/02 3/1/03	IU International Programs 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.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
11/15/02	IU International Programs John W. Ryan Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Programs and Studies To honor an individual faculty member from any campus who has made exceptional contributions to international programs at IU.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
12/2/02	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 and creative activity in the arts & humanities.	http://www.indiana.edu/~kirkwood/ahi/description.htm
12/6/02	Indiana Commission on Higher Education Improving Teacher Quality Through this program, the Commission will provide grants that support teacher quality as a major factor in improving student achievement. Eligible applicants for grants must include partnerships consisting of: A department or school within an Indiana college or university responsible for teacher preparation; A department or school within an Indiana college or university specific to the subject matter being addressed; and A "high-need" local educational agency (LEA).	http://www.che.state.in.us/ITQP.htm
1/7/03	NSF - Math and Science Partnership Program The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program supports innovative partnership-driven projects developed to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. As overall student achievement rises, MSP projects are expected to significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. Successful MSP projects will serve as models that can be widely replicated in educational practice to improve the mathematics and science achievement of all the Nation's students.	http://www.nsf.gov/search97cgi/vtopic
1/15/03 4/1/03 7/1/03	IU International Programs Overseas Conference Fund To provide partial support for airfare and travel expenses to an overseas conference where applicant will present a competitively selected paper or perform an important role.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
1/20/03	IHETS - Course and Module Development Grants As an initiative of the Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education (IPSE), the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS) makes grants to Indiana colleges and universities to support development of educational content delivered via technology. The goal of this program is to help faculty expand the range of educational offerings available to citizens of Indiana in an asynchronous, online format.	http://www.ihets.org/learntech/grants/02-03/index.html
2/1/03	IU International Programs International Exchange Affiliations 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.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
3/1/03 7/1/03	IU International Programs 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/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
3/15/03	IU International Programs 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/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide
3/30/03	Institute for Experiential Learning Faculty Fellowship Internship Program	http://www.ielnet.org/
4/1/03	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.	http://www.indiana.edu/~rugs/irc/irfopp.html
4/1/03	IU International Programs PCIP International Projects and Activities Grants To support faculty and librarians from all campuses for research abroad or for projects which significantly contribute to the internationalization of their campuses. Preference given to those early in their careers who seek to enhance their international reputation in research or teaching.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ird/grantline/grantline3.html#UniversityWide

Recent External Proposals

Elizabeth Bennion Political Science Getting Out the Vote ISPS - Yale University $2,500

Joan Metelli Arts Sylvia Plath 70th Year Commemoration Recital at IUB IU - Intercampus Travel Grant $500

Charlotte Pfeifer Campus Diverstiy Black Man's Think Tank African American Community Fund $10,000

Recent IUSB Awards

Elizabeth Bennion Political Science Getting Out the Vote ISPS - Yale University $2,500

Bridget Fong-Morgan Foreign Languages Spanish for Health Care Personnel Ameritech Fellowship $15,000

Joan Metelli Arts Sylvia Plath 70th Year Commemoration Recital at IUB IU - Intercampus Travel Grant $500

IU Important Notices

02-9 Project Director Eligibility The project director generally is a tenured or tenure-track faculty member of the University but may be any individual who is personally and professionally qualified to conduct the project as determined by the dean or director of the submitting unit. The project director must be an employee of the university during the project period.

Other News

New Per Diem Rates Released by GSA
The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that new Domestic Maximum Per Diem Rates will become effective October 1, 2002. You can check them here. A link to check the Foreign Rates is also available there. These are the rates used by IU Travel Management.

The National Science Foundation has published a revised "Grant Proposal Guide" effective October 1, 2002. The new version of the GPG incorporates the July notice from the NSF concerning the broader impacts review criterion. Other revisions include new guidance on the inclusion on URLs in the project description, revised instructions for completion of the biographical sketch, additional information on Conflicts of Interest, and Fastlane enhancements for proposal file updates and withdrawals. It is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf032/gpg032.pdf

IRB CERTIFICATION TESTING: In February 2002 the IUSB IRB decided that after July 1, 2002 no new protocols or continuing reviews would be accepted from investigators that had not passed the IRB Certification Test. IU has developed an on-line certification program that meets federal standards. If you plan to be involved in human subjects research at IUSB you should take this certification test as soon as possible at http://www.iupui.edu/~resgrad/Human%20Subjects/HumanSubjectsCourse.html .

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

Please visit Human Subjects Protection Education FAQ's

Last updated: 11/13/2002
URL: http://www.iusb.edu/~research/grantsletter/02nov.html
Comments: research@iusb.edu
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Elizabeth Bennion	Political Science	Getting Out the Vote	ISPS - Yale University	$2,500
Joan Metelli	Arts	Sylvia Plath 70th Year Commemoration Recital at IUB	IU - Intercampus Travel Grant	$500
Charlotte Pfeifer	Campus Diverstiy	Black Man's Think Tank	African American Community Fund	$10,000