IUSB: GrantsLetter

IUSB GrantsLetter

May 2003

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.

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.
The Research Office at Ball State has invited us to participate in an IHETS Course and Module Development Grant Program workshop featuring IHETS program officer, Lynn Ward. If you are interested in applying for an IHETS grant in the future the Office of Research will gladly fund you attendance at this workshop.
- Get the word from the source! Register now! Lynn Ward, Assistant Director for Educational Resource Management for the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS), will participate in a workshop about the IHETS Course and Module Development Grant Program. Ward will provide insight into the intent of the program and corresponding proposal development. The workshop, "INs and OUTS of IHETS," will take place at the Ball State University Alumni Center on Wednesday, May 21, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. (muffins and coffee preceding at 8:30 a.m. and buffet lunch following at 11:45). Ward will be joined by BSU staff who will speak to Ball State's support of the program and by faculty who have experienced success with IHETS. Registration is required for those planning to attend, however, there is no charge for the workshop. Please access registration information at www.bsu.edu/research under the What's New banner. Fill in the form (type on screen), print out, and fax by May 15 to BSU's Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs at 765/285-1624. You may also contact the office at 765/285-1600 or email ljsritchie@bsu.edu. Please join us: INs and OUTs of IHETS Workshop Wednesday, May 21, 2003 BSU Alumni Center 2800 W. Bethel Avenue (corner Tillotson and Bethel) Muncie, IN 47306 (Alumni Center phone: 765/285-1638) (Academic Research phone: 765/285-1600) Map information: www.bsu.edu/pres/tour/index_search.htm

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
5/15/03 9/15/03	Indiana Humanities Council Humanities Initiative Grants Grants may be used for any public humanities program, with participation from a humanities scholar. Eligible projects include workshops, exhibits, film or book discussions, historical presentations, educational materials development, and more. The maximum amount is $1,000.	http://www.ihc4u.org/grants_description.htm#hum
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
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

Recent External Proposals

Elizabeth Bennion Political Science Educating Voters and Participants: The Effect of a Student-Led Citywide Voter Mobilization Campaign Indiana Campus Compact $3,000

De Bryant Psychology Community Development and Social Change Indiana Campus Compact $5,000

Linda Fisher Library Proposal to Recuit the Next Generation of Librarians Institute of Museum and Library Science/Notre Dame $39,176

Leda Hall SPEA Non-Profit Management Academy Florence V. Carroll Trust $126,465

Recent IUSB Awards

Alfred Guillaume/Les Lamon Academic Affairs/History IUSB Leadership Academy Kellogg Foundation $10,000

Andrew Schnabel Biology Assessing Microsatallite Variation in Kenyan Acacias IU Intercampus Research Travel Grant $500

Rebecca Torstrick Anthropology The Public Sphere in the Middle East Fulbright $40,000

IU Important Notices

03-1 Retirement and Fringe Benefit Rates This Important Notice announces retirement and fringe benefit rates effective July 1, 2003.

Other News

New Sponsors are Added to COS Funding Opportunities
The editors of the COS database of Funding Opportunities are always hard at work to bring you new and updated funding information. Some of the new and noteworthy sponsors that have been added recently include:

John Dewey Project on Progressive Education

African Violet Society of America

International Communication Foundation (South Korea)

Finnish Cancer Foundations

British Society of Periodontology

Visit the 'search by sponsors' page to view opportunities from these and other funding sponsors, http://fundingopps.cos.com/sponsors/.

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: 05/01/2003
URL: http://www.iusb.edu/~research/grantsletter/03may.html
Comments: research@iusb.edu
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Elizabeth Bennion	Political Science	Educating Voters and Participants: The Effect of a Student-Led Citywide Voter Mobilization Campaign	Indiana Campus Compact	$3,000
De Bryant	Psychology	Community Development and Social Change	Indiana Campus Compact	$5,000
Linda Fisher	Library	Proposal to Recuit the Next Generation of Librarians	Institute of Museum and Library Science/Notre Dame	$39,176
Leda Hall	SPEA	Non-Profit Management Academy	Florence V. Carroll Trust	$126,465

Alfred Guillaume/Les Lamon	Academic Affairs/History	IUSB Leadership Academy	Kellogg Foundation	$10,000
Andrew Schnabel	Biology	Assessing Microsatallite Variation in Kenyan Acacias	IU Intercampus Research Travel Grant	$500
Rebecca Torstrick	Anthropology	The Public Sphere in the Middle East	Fulbright	$40,000