IUSB: GrantsLetter

IUSB GrantsLetter

March 2004

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, February 20, 2004 at noon in the Board Room. Melchor DeGuzman, Assistant Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs will speak on "Civilian Review and the Police: The State of Citizens' Role in the Control of the Police."
The University of Notre Dame will be hosting a Regional Grant Writing Seminar for College and University Teachers and Administrators by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) on Thursday, April 1st from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in the Hesburgh Center for International Studies. This valuable workshop will include an overview of NEH programs, a mock review and evaluation of sample proposals, question and answer period, and the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Dr. Douglas Arnold, Senior Program Officer in the NEH Division of Education Programs. For more information, flyers you can post, and to register, visit http://www.nd.edu/~research/New.html#NEHseminar
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
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
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
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
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

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
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

Recent External Proposals

Tom Clark Biological Sciences Regulation of Hemolymph pH in the Larval Mosquito NIH
$614,375

Isaac Walters Arts The Space Between Ensemble Theater Festival $2550

Recent IUSB Awards

Andy Schnabel Biological Sciences Analysis of Pollen-Mediated Competition in an East African Acacia Community NSF $424,997

IU Important Notices

04-1 Subrecipients This Important Notice is issued to outline the subrecipient process at Indiana University and the responsibilities for subrecipient monitoring.

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: 03/01/2004
URL: http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/grantsletter/04mar.html
Comments: sbres@iusb.edu
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Tom Clark	Biological Sciences	Regulation of Hemolymph pH in the Larval Mosquito	NIH	$614,375
Isaac Walters	Arts	The Space Between	Ensemble Theater Festival	$2550