IUSB: GrantsLetter

IUSB GrantsLetter

October 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.

The next Dean's Seminar of the 2003-04 series will be held on Friday, October 17, 2003 at noon in the Board Room. Patricia Pierce, Assistant Professor of Nursing will present her research on Quality of Life at the End-of-Life
I will be doing a workshop called "Internal Funding" on October 24th at 1pm in the UCET Classroom. I will be concentrating on the IUSB internal funding programs, but will be happy to answer any questions you have about doing research at IUSB and getting funding.
Peter Bushnell's Research Award Lecture, entitled "From lab bench to long-lining; how physiology can help fisheries" will be presented on Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 7pm in DW1001.
The IU Undergraduate Research Conference will be held November 7, 2003 in Indianapolis. More information can be found at http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/smart/iuurc/iuurc.html
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
10/31/03	Indiana Campus Compact - Scholarship of Engagement Mini-grants support faculty integrating community engagement into at least one aspect of their professional development (teaching, research, or service).	http://www.iupui.edu/~icc/soe.htm
11/1/03	IU Research Support Fund To facilitate research and creative activity and to assist in efforts to increase external funding on the the regional campuses. The maximum grant is $12,000, and intercampus cooperation is not required. We are only allowed to submit one proposal for this program so contact the Office of Research early if you would like to be considered.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ovpr/irc/irfopp.html
11/1/03 4/1/04	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.	http://www.indiana.edu/~ovpr/irc/irfopp.htm
11/1/2003 3/1/04 7/1/04	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
11/1/03 3/1/04	International Programs/Chancellor's Fund Funds to encourage faculty to internationalize their curriculum and the campus.	grobinso@iusb.edu
11/1/03 2/3/04 4/1/04	IUSB Associate Faculty Professional & Travel Grants These funds are used to award grants, through competitive application procedures, to associate faculty in support of travel and attendance at professional meetings, or other activities of direct benefit to the individual's University-related professional development.	http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/research/Associate_Faculty_Guidelines.html
11/3/03	FIPSE - Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education 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/programs/fipsecomp/index.html
11/7/03 3/5/04	IUSB - Faculty Research & Curriculum Development Grants Our internal grants program has two deadlines. More information can be found at the R&D Website listed at left. I will be holding a workshop on October 24th in the UCET classroom for anyone interested in submitting a proposal this year.	http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/randd/RDComm.html
12/15/03	Freedom Support Educational Partnerships Program with Eurasia The Freedom Support Educational Partnerships Program with Eurasia provides grants to U.S. colleges or universities of up to $250,000 to support institutional linkages in higher education with partners in eligible countries.	http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/dec05rfgp.htm
1/15/04 4/1/04 7/1/04	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

Les Lamon History Making Oral Histories Accessible Indiana Humanities Council $1,000

Monika Lynker Physics Arithmetic Aspects of String Theory NSF $172,040

Paul Newcomb Social Work TANF of St. Joseph County 1st Source Foundation $1,287

Karen Vargo Child Development Center IUSB Child Nutrition Program Indiana Department of Education $15,000

Karen White Student Academic Support Services Lumina: Making the Academic Connection Lumina Foundation $100,000

James Wolfer Computer Science Enhancing the Computing Curriculum with Hands-On, Real-World, Real-Time Robot Assembly Programming SBC Fellowship $14,728

Recent IUSB Awards

Catherine Borshuk Psychology International Conference on Civic Education Research UCET/FACET $350

De Bryant Psychology International Conference on Civic Education Research UCET/FACET $350

Meryl Domina Education International Conference on Civic Education Research UCET/FACET $350

IU Important Notices

03-5 Routing of Sponsored Projects Documents for University Administration, Bloomington, East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend and Southeast Campuses Indiana University requires that all proposals to external agencies requesting funds and/or committing University resources (e.g. personnel, space, funds, equipment, etc.) are to be reviewed and signed by an authorized University official.

Other News

The National Science Foundation has released a revised Grant Proposal Guide effective October 1, 2003. Read the cover letter to see the revisions incorporated into the guide.

Grant Proposal Guide, NSF 04-2, Effective October 1, 2003
URL : http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf042
Type : Policies and Procedures
Subtype : NSF-wide

List of Common Proposal Mistakes Now Online
With thousands of dollars (or more) involved, sponsors want to know the money they invest will be spent effectively and appropriately. The guidelines state exactly what the sponsors want - or don't want - in proposals. To help researchers, the Office of Research has compiled a list of common proposal mistakes in the Proposal Preparation area of the website. Courtesy of Notre Dame Department of Research.

New Guide to Programs Sponsored by NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has updated its Guide to Programs. The Guide includes broad, general descriptions of programs and activities for each NSF Directorate, as well as sources for more information. It also offers links to other information sources, including NSF Directorate home pages; to related publications such as program announcements and solicitations that contain additional proposal or eligibility information; and to the E-Bulletin for deadline and target date information.

COS Enhances its Funding Opportunities and Funding Alert Services
The Community of Science (COS) has recently made some improvements to its Funding Opportunities and Funding Alert services to make it easier to construct and run funding searches. Specific changes include:

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES - A set of radio buttons now allow you to select whether searches will "Match all", "Match any", or "Exclude All" of the selected terms have replaced the AND/OR/NOT select lists. This will allow users to more reliably set up searches in which they need to use "AND", "OR", and "NOT", especially in the same search.

FUNDING ALERT - Funding Alert has also been updated so that searches can be modified and added using the match all/match any feature. Additionally, the search set-up process has been simplified. The "basic" search interface has been removed; users may now more easily construct a search using a variety of fields.

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: 09/29/2003
URL: http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/grantsletter/03oct.html
Comments: research@iusb.edu
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Les Lamon	History	Making Oral Histories Accessible	Indiana Humanities Council	$1,000
Monika Lynker	Physics	Arithmetic Aspects of String Theory	NSF	$172,040
Paul Newcomb	Social Work	TANF of St. Joseph County	1st Source Foundation	$1,287
Karen Vargo	Child Development Center	IUSB Child Nutrition Program	Indiana Department of Education	$15,000
Karen White	Student Academic Support Services	Lumina: Making the Academic Connection	Lumina Foundation	$100,000
James Wolfer	Computer Science	Enhancing the Computing Curriculum with Hands-On, Real-World, Real-Time Robot Assembly Programming	SBC Fellowship	$14,728

Catherine Borshuk	Psychology	International Conference on Civic Education Research	UCET/FACET	$350
De Bryant	Psychology	International Conference on Civic Education Research	UCET/FACET	$350
Meryl Domina	Education	International Conference on Civic Education Research	UCET/FACET	$350