Announcements
Centers of Excellence Planning
PSU has launched a brainstorming process to engage faculty in helping identify topics for several new "Centers of Excellence" on campus. The first step in that process is an online discussion, facilitated through the Centers Brainstorming website. The site provides more details about the process, as well as several Google Docs for faculty to start sharing ideas. These online discussions will lead to in-person meetings (including at the Winter Symposium on January 25th), and then short proposals due at the beginning of February.
New PSU Research Twitter
Do you tweet about your research? Have you considered it? Research shows that Twitter, with 330 million active users, is an effective way to increase citations and the reach of your research. We have launched a new Twitter handle dedicated to promoting PSU Research (@psu_research). If you use Twitter, follow us! We’ll retweet your research tweets. If you are not on Twitter, we can post on your behalf.
Funding Opportunities
January 3, 2018
Find programs with funding in your area of interest by using the GrantForward database to search or browse program announcements from federal and regional government sponsors, foundations, and other organizations. Federal agency program announcements are also available on Grants.gov. For information on submitting proposals to funding programs contact Sponsored Projects Administration. RSP's Research Development website has additional resources on funding program information.Previous Funding Opportunities emails can be found here.
Arts and Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
Public Scholar Program
Application deadline: February 7, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities
Summer Seminars and Institutes
Application deadline: February 22, 2018

Uncross Foundation
Fall Residency Program
Application deadline: March 1, 2018

J.M. Kaplan Fund
Furthermore Grants in Publishing
Application deadline: March 1, 2018

National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Literature Fellowships: Creative Writing, FY2019
Application deadline: March 7, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Application deadline: March 13, 2018

National Gallery of Art
Visiting Senior Fellowship Program
Application deadline: March 21, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities
Fellowships
Application deadline: April 11, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities
Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication
Application deadline: April 11, 2018


National Endowment for the Humanities
Research and Development
Application deadline: June 7, 2018

American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize
Application deadline: November 1, 2018

Education, Training and Outreach
National Science Foundation
Dear Colleague Letter: Research on Methodologies for STEM Education

National Institutes of Health

Education and Health: New Frontiers
Application deadline: Standard dates apply

Department of Education
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Application deadline: January 25, 2018

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

Early Childhood Education and Play Grant
LOI deadline: January 31, 2018

Spencer Foundation
Small Research Grants
Application deadline: February 1, 2018

National Science Foundation
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)
Application deadline: February 14, 2018

Department of Education
Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Low-Cost, Short-Duration Evaluation of Education Interventions CFDA Number 84.305L-2
Application deadline: March 1, 2018

National Institutes of Health
Summer Research Education Experience Programs (R25)
Application deadline: March 23, 2018

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Literacy Grants: Supporting the education of K-12 students and the public for community resilience
Application deadline: April 6, 2018

National Science Foundation
Discovery Research PreK-12
Application deadline: November 14, 2018
Fellowships, Honors and Awards
L’Oréal
L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship
Application deadline: February 2, 2018

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
Nomination deadline: February 8, 2018
This is a limited submission opportunity. Contact Sponsored Project Administration for details.

Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund
Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience
Application deadline: February 15, 2018

Ucross Foundation
Fall Residency Program
Application deadline: March 1, 2018

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Moore Inventor Fellows
Application deadline: March 5, 2018
This is a limited submission opportunity. Contact Sponsored Projects Administration for details.

National Gallery of Art
Visiting Senior Fellowship Program
Application deadline: March 21, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowships
Application deadline: April 11, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities
Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication
Application deadline: April 11, 2018

American Psychological Foundation
Alexander Gralnick Research Investigator Prize
Application deadline: April 15, 2018

National Endowment for the Humanities
Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan
Application deadline: April 25, 2018

Russell Sage Foundation
Visiting Scholars Program
Application submission window: January 15, 2018 - June 28, 2018

Dedalus Foundation
Senior Fellowships
Application deadline: September 15, 2018

American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize
Application deadline: November 1, 2018
Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Engineering
National Science Foundation
Dear Colleague Letter: Delay in Issuance of Revised Program Solicitations for CEDAR, GEM, and SHINE

National Science Foundation
Dear Colleague Letter: RAISE on Enabling Quantum Leap: Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems

National Science Foundation
Dear Colleague Letter: Rules of Life (RoL): Forecasting and Emergence in Living Systems (FELS)

National Science Foundation
Dear Colleague Letter: ENG/CMMI Call for NSF Big Ideas Proposals

Department of the Interior
2018 National Fish Habitat Action Plan
Application deadline: Applications accepted on rolling basis

National Institutes of Health
Promoting Research in Basic Neuroscience (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application deadline: Standard dates apply

National Institutes of Health
Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21)
Application deadline: Rolling

Simons Foundation

Targeted Grants in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS)
LOI deadline: Open

National Science Foundation
Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)
LOI deadline: January 30, 2018

Department of Energy
Energy Frontier Research Centers
Pre-application deadline: January 31, 2018

National Science Foundation

Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE)
Application deadline: February 1, 2017

National Science Foundation
Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
Application deadline: February 2, 2018

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP)
Application deadline: February 2, 2018

National Science Foundation
EarthScope
Application deadline: February 12, 2018

National Institutes of Health
CREATE Bio Optimization Track for Biologics (U01)
Application deadline: February 13, 2018

Medical Research Foundation
New Investigator Grant
Application deadline: February 15, 2018

Medical Research Foundation
Emergency Interim Support Grant
Application deadline: February 15, 2018

National Science Foundation
Algorithms for Threat Detection (ATD)
Application deadline: February 20, 2018

Department of Defense
Defense Enterprise Science Initiative (DESI)
Application deadline: February 28, 2018

National Science Foundation

Long-term Ecological Research
Application deadline: March 2, 2018

National Science Foundation
Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes 2.0 FY18 (CRISP 2.0)
Application deadline: March 7, 2018

National Science Foundation
NSF/CASIS Collaboration on Fluid Dynamics and Particulate and Multiphase Processes Research on the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth
Application deadline: March 5, 2018

American Penstemon Society

2018 Special Projects Grant
Application deadline: March 15, 2018
Department of Commerce
NOAA National Sea Grant College Program 2018 Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes National Aquaculture Initiative
Application deadline: March 30, 2018

National Science Foundation

Expeditions in Computing
Pre-proposal deadline: April 25, 2018

National Institutes of Health
Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) (RM1)
Application deadline: May 21, 201
Social and Health Science
National Institutes of Health
Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application deadline: Standard dates apply

National Institutes of Health
Improving Outcomes for Disorders of Human Communication (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application deadline: Standard dates apply

National Institutes of Health
Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (B/Start)(R03)
Application deadline: Standard dates apply

National Institutes of Health
The Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R15)
Application deadline: Standard dates apply

National Science Foundation

Science of Organizations (SoO)
Application deadline: February 2, 2018

National Science Foundation

Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC)
Application deadline: February 1, 2018

National Science Foundation
American National Election Studies Competition (ANES)
LOI deadline: February 21, 2018
This is a limited submission opportunity contact Sponsored Projects Administration for more details.
 
National Science Foundation
Resource Implementations for Data Intensive Research in the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (RIDIR)
Application deadline: February 28, 2018

National Institutes of Health
Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards for Mid-Career Investigators to Integrate Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences (K18 – No Independent Clinical Trials)
Application deadline: March 6, 2018
Graduate Student Opportunities
National Science Foundation
International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)
Application deadline: Individual deadlines vary

Department of Commerce
National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Application deadline: February 23, 2018

American Psychological Foundation
Violet and Cyril Franks Scholarship
Application deadline: May 15, 2018

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