IUSB: GrantsLetter

IUSB GrantsLetter

May 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.

IRB Update - There were 113 original files sent to Bloomington. Of those, 61 have been approved and 43 have been closed. This leaves 9 studies still under review. We have assembled a new IRB here at IUSB and that committee will be meeting over the next few months to bring our by-laws, forms, and processes into compliance. We will keep the campus posted on the IRB activities and will let you know when Human Subjects applications will be reviewed on our campus.
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
5/15/04	The Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund Board has approved an additional $3 million to extend the SBIR/STTR Matching Program to include Phase I awards received during calendar year 2004.	http://www.21fund.org/
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
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 Continuing the Legacy: The Power of Education Kluckow Foundation
$6,500

Les Lamon History Continuing the Legacy: The Power of Education Fields Foundation $6,500

Suzanne Miller Continuing Education Indiana Nonformal CDA Project IN Association for the Education of Young Children $24,400

Andy Schnabel Biology REU Supplement: Analysis of Pollen-Mediated Competition in an East African Acacia Community NSF $7,000

Recent IUSB Awards

Gretchen Anderson Chemistry National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association UCET/FACET $200

Paul Brunner Arts Computer Controlled Scenery: Industrial Networking Applications for Scenery Automation IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $8000

Peter Bushnell Biology Biochemical Fitness of Overwintering Sea Bass IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $3000

Mark Fox Business & Economics Developing an Online Introduction to Business Administration Course IUSB - Curriculum Development Grant $3000

James Hurst Education Clinical Supervision Skills in Behavioral Health: Ethical and Best Practices Issues UCET/FACET $100

Ilan Levine Physics Development of an ultrasonic sensor array for the PICASSO dark matter experiment IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $8000

Isabel O'Connor History From Muslim to Mudejar Women: Gender and Social Change in Thirteenth Century-Spain IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $3350

Kwandro Okrah Education 11th Trienniel World Conference of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction UCET/FACET $200

Sara Sage Education Problem-Based Learning and Psychological Type IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $3000

Michael Scheessele Computer Science C490/B657 Computer Vision IUSB - Curriculum Development Grant $3000

Feng Shan Library Electronic Resource Management at Chinese Academic Libraries A Study of two IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $1557

Dana Vrajitoru Computer Science Consistent Graph Layouts by Hybrid Genetic Algorithms IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $8000

Isaac Walters Arts The Space Between IUSB - Faculty Research Grant $8000

IU Important Notices

04-2 Retirement and Fringe Benefit Rates This Important Notice announces retirement and fringe benefit rates effective July 1, 2004. Please begin using them immediately on all proposals submitted. Benefits are pooled and all persons are charged based on object codes and not on benefit entitlement. Non-student hourly personnel employed more than 1000 hours annually are covered by the PERF retirement plan.

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: 05/04/2004
URL: http://www.iusb.edu/~sbres/grantsletter/04may.html
Comments: sbres@iusb.edu
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Les Lamon	History	Continuing the Legacy: The Power of Education	Kluckow Foundation	$6,500
Les Lamon	History	Continuing the Legacy: The Power of Education	Fields Foundation	$6,500
Suzanne Miller	Continuing Education	Indiana Nonformal CDA Project	IN Association for the Education of Young Children	$24,400
Andy Schnabel	Biology	REU Supplement: Analysis of Pollen-Mediated Competition in an East African Acacia Community	NSF	$7,000

Gretchen Anderson	Chemistry	National Convention of the National Science Teachers Association	UCET/FACET	$200
Paul Brunner	Arts	Computer Controlled Scenery: Industrial Networking Applications for Scenery Automation	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$8000
Peter Bushnell	Biology	Biochemical Fitness of Overwintering Sea Bass	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$3000
Mark Fox	Business & Economics	Developing an Online Introduction to Business Administration Course	IUSB - Curriculum Development Grant	$3000
James Hurst	Education	Clinical Supervision Skills in Behavioral Health: Ethical and Best Practices Issues	UCET/FACET	$100
Ilan Levine	Physics	Development of an ultrasonic sensor array for the PICASSO dark matter experiment	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$8000
Isabel O'Connor	History	From Muslim to Mudejar Women: Gender and Social Change in Thirteenth Century-Spain	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$3350
Kwandro Okrah	Education	11th Trienniel World Conference of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction	UCET/FACET	$200
Sara Sage	Education	Problem-Based Learning and Psychological Type	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$3000
Michael Scheessele	Computer Science	C490/B657 Computer Vision	IUSB - Curriculum Development Grant	$3000
Feng Shan	Library	Electronic Resource Management at Chinese Academic Libraries A Study of two	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$1557
Dana Vrajitoru	Computer Science	Consistent Graph Layouts by Hybrid Genetic Algorithms	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$8000
Isaac Walters	Arts	The Space Between	IUSB - Faculty Research Grant	$8000