IUSB: GrantsLetter

IUSB GrantsLetter

September 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 first Dean's Seminar of the 2003-04 series will be held on Friday, September 19, 2003 at noon in the Board Room. Dr. Rebecca Brittenham, Assistant Professor of English, will present her project entitled "Good-bye Mr. Chips and Welcome Back, Kotter: The Problem of Radicalism in Post-War Media Images of Teachers"
I will be doing a workshop called "Account Manager Training" on September 25th at 1pm in the UCET Classroom.
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/~research/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
9/12/03	SBC Fellows Program (formerly Ameritech Fellows Program) The program is designed to promote innovation in teaching and learning as facilitated through the use of information technology.	http://sbcf.iu.edu/fellow.html
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
9/15/03	Program Evaluation of Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance - The W. K. Kellogg Foundation provided a three-year $1.64 million grant (expiring in June 2004) to the University of Maryland’s Academy of Leadership to serve as the incubator for the first three years of the Kellogg Fellows Leadership Alliance (KFLA). As we move forward to becoming an independent organization in July 2004, an independent evaluation of the KFLA will provide a road map for developing the next phase of organizational growth.	http://www.kelloggfellows.org/About/evaluationRFP.html
10/1/2003 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
10/1/2003	NEH 2004 Summer Stipends - Summer Stipends provide individuals with an opportunity to pursue research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the public's understanding of the humanities. Projects should be completed during the tenure of an award or represent part of a long-term endeavor. Recipients might eventually produce scholarly articles, a monograph on a specialized subject, a book on a broad topic, an archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, a database, or other scholarly tools.	http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html
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
11/7/03 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

Recent External Proposals

Jan Nowak Child Development Center CDC Playground Safety Grant Bureau of Child Development $5,000

Recent IUSB Awards

Mike Kinyon Mathematical Sciences AlanFest; Workshop Loops '03 IU Overseas Conference Fund $800

David Surma Computer & Information Sciences RUI: Using Communication Reduction Techniques to Improve Throughput in High Performance Networks NSF $100,000

IU Important Notices

03-4 Accounting for Cost Share This Important Notice is being reissued as there has been a change in the procedure to distribute cost share expenditures to the cost share sub-account. Additional information regarding cost share can be found in OMB Circular A-110, section 23.

Other News

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: 09/02/2003
URL: http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/grantsletter/03sep.html
Comments: research@iusb.edu
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Mike Kinyon	Mathematical Sciences	AlanFest; Workshop Loops '03	IU Overseas Conference Fund	$800
David Surma	Computer & Information Sciences	RUI: Using Communication Reduction Techniques to Improve Throughput in High Performance Networks	NSF	$100,000