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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of February 19, 2024
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week our report includes
- An abudance of presitgious accolades:. 4 to be exact. Kudos to Dornsife faculty!;
- External funding success for 2 indivdual college faculty members, and a generous gift for Dornsife's Center for Music, Brain and Society;
- Current and diverse external funding opportunities, including 3 limited submissions;
- Notice of a DARPA Proposer's Day for an upcoming BAA; and
- Updated information on office hours hosted by Dornsife Research Administration.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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Accolades
Moh El Naggar, Physics and Astronomy, has been elected to the Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.*
Eric Webb, Marine and Environmental Biology, has been elected to the Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.*
*Note: The Academy of which Dr. El-Naggar and Dr. Webb have been elected as Fellows, is the honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, and recognizes excellence, originality, service, and leadership in the microbial sciences.
Elizabeth Durst, Writing Program, has been awarded the prestigious Award for Distinguished Service to The American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL), for her leadership as Executive Director over a period marked by the pandemic and increasing attacks against scholars in Russian, even as relations between Russia and the West worsened.
Paul Lichterman, Sociology, is a recipient of the Humboldt Research Award conferred by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award is given in recognition of the award winner’s entire academic record to date. In addition, award winners are invited to carry out research projects of their own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany.
External Funding Successes
Brent C. Melot, Chemistry, Understanding the key to fast Li-ion Conduction Through Fluoride-based Solid Electrolytes, National Science Foundation
James Moffett, Marine and Environmental Biology, Characterization of the distribution and properties of inert copper in seawater, National Science Foundation
Dornsife’s Center for Music, Brain and Society recently received generous funding from an anonymous donor. This initial investment from the donor will support the development of a music therapy graduate training program within the Center that integrates, and is grounded in, neuroscience research at USC.
External Funding Opportunities
**Limited Submission***
(up to 1 USC award)
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Program: 2025 Beckman Scholars Program
Synopsis: Supports institutions of higher education that have demonstrated a significant commitment to undergraduate research in chemistry, the biological sciences and / or interdisciplinary combinations thereof. The program underwrites a 15-month mentored research experience for talented undergraduate students and their mentors.
Award details: Institutional award supports student / mentor pair: $21K per student; $5K per mentor, spanning 3 years.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/beckman-scholars-program/
External announcement on website: https://www.beckman-foundation.org/programs/beckman-scholars/
USC Internal due date: March 15, 2024.
External due date: June 14, 2024 (updated).
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***Limited Submission***
(up to 2 USC awards)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 2024
Program: University Nuclear Leadership Program (formerly the Integrated University Program), Research and Development Grant, Fiscal Year 2024
NOFO #: 31310024K0001
Synopsis: Supports research and development (R&D) for nuclear science, engineering, technology, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. University R&D activities provide an opportunity to complement current, ongoing NRC-led research. Specifically, supports research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of new and advanced nuclear technologies. In this regard, social science research will be considered under this announcement (e.g., projects that would foster the development of innovative community engagement strategies, including the incorporation of principles of equity and environmental justice). Examples of areas of interest include
- Human and organizational factors and human reliability analysis for advanced nuclear applications, (e.g., improved models for dependency, consideration of organizational factors, dynamic methods, human-system integration, and risk analysis);
- Advanced technology approaches (e.g., data and text analytics, data visualization techniques, and artificial intelligence) and applications (e.g., data mining, autonomous control) in nuclear power-related applications; Evaluation of the radiological releases and offsite consequences for fusion reactor accidents; and
- Application of innovative and advanced technologies for space nuclear launches.
Award details: Awards will be up to a total $500K (direct and indirect) for the 3-year project period.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nrc-university-leadership-program/
External Announcement on website: Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2024
USC Internal due date: March 4, 2024.
Application due date: April 1, 2024.
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***Limited Submssion***
(up to 1 USC award)
NSF / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) – Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Program: General Social Survey Competition
Solicitation #: 24-537
Synopsis: Supports investigators who possess the theoretical, methodological, measurement and managerial skills, as well as organizational resources, to undertake a large-scale survey data collection project to submit proposals to conduct the General Social Survey (GSS) and the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) & United States surveys. The GSS is a personal interview survey that collects data on a wide range of topics: behavioral items such as group membership and voting; personal psychological evaluations, including measures of happiness, misanthropy and life satisfaction; attitudinal questions on such public issues as abortion, crime and punishment, race relations, gender roles and spending priorities; and demographic characteristics of respondents and their parents. The solicitation provides a list of fundable activities. Secondary data analysis and investigator-based research are not supported.
Award details: $16M in program funding. Estimated program budget and average award size / duration are subject to the availability of funds for 1 award.
USC internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-24-537/
External announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/general-social-survey-competition/nsf24-537/solicitation
USC Internal due date: March 15, 2024.
Letter of Intent due date: June 3, 2024.
External due date: August 15, 2024.
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Bloomberg Philanthropies
Program: Digital Accelerator for Arts and Culture
Synopsis: Supports cultural organizations by providing expert technical assistance, and leadership development over two years to strengthen the digital infrastructure of nonprofit cultural organizations with the principal goals of growing revenue, increasing fundraising, engaging audiences, improving operations, and developing programming opportunities. Supported projects fall under the following categories:
- Content creation and distribution
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) / Ticketing (including donor management and fundraising systems)
- Digital Archives / Digital Asset Management
- Websites
Award details: Most awarded projects will receive $200K over 2 years.
Announcement on website: https://digitalaccelerator.bloomberg.org/wp-content/uploads/accessibility/guidelines-for-us-applicants-etext-accessible.pdf
Application due date: March 13, 2024.
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Terra Foundation for American Art
Program: Convening Grants
Synopsis: Supports programs that foster exchange and collaboration, such as workshops, symposia, and colloquia. Programs should advance innovative and experimental research and professional practice in American art and address critical issues facing the field. Requests for support is also considered for convenings intended to inform projects in their early stages, which will benefit from the learning and practice that can be developed through dialogue.
Award details: Grants range from $10K to $25K, of which up to $5K may be used for proceedings and publication costs.
Announcement on website: https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/convening-grants/
Letter of Inquiry due date: March 18, 2024 for programs taking place after January 1, 2025.
Proposal due date: May 30, 2024.
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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
Program: ACLS Leading Edge Fellowships
Synopsis: Supports and place recent humanities Ph.D.’s (conferred between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2024) with nonprofit organizations promoting social justice in their communities. Fellows take on substantive roles that draw on the skills and capacities honed in the course of earning the humanities Ph.D., including advanced communication, research, project management, and creative problem solving. The fellowships are designed to foster mutually beneficial partnerships between fellows and their hosting organizations. Hosting organizations are listed in the announcement.
Award details: $70K for 1st year; $72K for 2nd year. $5K is provided for relocation expenses for 2-year program
Announcement on website: https://www.acls.org/competitions/acls-leading-edge-fellowships/
Application due date: March 13, 2024.
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Obama Foundation
Program: The [Obama-Chesky] Voyager Scholarship for Public Service
Synopsis: Supports rising 3rd-year college students, interested in careers in public service, for and through a two-year, leadership development and scholarship program. Through a transformational combination of barrier-reducing financial aid, an immersive work-travel experience, and a robust network of leaders and mentors, the Voyager Scholarship is designed to inspire, empower, and connect the next generation of leaders and equip them with the tools and resources they need to launch their careers in public service.
Award details: Students will receive up to $25K per year in “last dollar” financial aid for their junior and senior college years. Students will receive a $10K stipend and free Airbnb housing to pursue a summer work-travel experience between their junior and senior years of college. After graduation, Airbnb will provide the students with a $2K Airbnb travel credit every year for 10 years, totaling $20K.
Announcement on website: https://www.obama.org/programs/voyager-scholarship/
Application due date: March 27, 2024.
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American Psychological Foundation
Program: Lorraine D. Eyde Fund Grant
Synopsis: Supports early career investigators (no more than 10 years postdoctoral) for research investigating issues surrounding the ethical and professional use of psychological tests. Research proposals can focus on elements of testing such as privacy and confidentiality; quality of tests (reliability and validity); tests in employment selection; test construction; qualifications of psychologists utilizing tests; race, gender, and transgender issues in testing; and inherent bias in tests and testing procedures that disproportionately impact underserved or marginalized populations. Researchers from a broad range of content areas are encouraged to apply, including neuropsychology, personality, vocational psychology, educational testing and entrance examinations, cognitive ability testing, and other fields where testing plays a prominent role. Grant proposals are not limited to the examples cited above and may include a substantial range of issues related to test use and ethics.
Award details: $3.5K
Announcement on website: https://apf.apa.org/funding/eyde-fund-grants/
Application due date: March 7, 2024.
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Program: Joseph B. Gittler Award
Synopsis: Supports early career psychologists (10 years or less since terminal degree) who continue to make scholarly contributions to the philosophical foundations of psychological knowledge, particularly in the last 5 to 10 years. As noted in the accolade section of the Weekly, Dornsife Psychology Professor Henrike Moll is one of the most recent recipients of this award.
Award details: $4.5K
Announcement on website: https://apf.apa.org/funding/gittler-award/
Nomination due date: June 5, 2024. Self-nominations are accepted.
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Program: Damon Runyon Fellowship Award
Synopsis: Supports postdocs whose Ph.D. conferral is between September 15, 2024 and March 15, 2024 and who joins the sponsor’s lab on after March 15, 2023, for theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for its causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention. Awards will be made to institutions in support of a fellow under the direct supervision of a sponsor—a scientist (tenured, tenure-track, or equivalent) who can provide mentorship to the fellow. Application requires 3 letters of recommendations.
Award details: The first-year stipend is $70,000, with an additional $2,000 expense allowance. The foundation will also provide a dependent child allowance of $1,000 per child per year. Fellowships are granted a four-year term, with second-, third-, and fourth-year funding contingent on satisfactory progress reports.
Announcement on website: https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/fellowship/forms
Application due date: March 15, 2024.
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National Endowment for the Humanities (and Japan-United States Friendship Commission)
Program: Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research in Japan
Synopsis: Supports research and writing on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts, is comparative and contemporary, and contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public’s understanding. Appropriate disciplines include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Awards may result in articles, monographs, books, e-books, digital materials, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. In addition to mid-career and senior scholars, NEH especially welcomes applications from junior scholars — those who have received their terminal degree within the last 7 years.
Award details: Maximum award is $5K per month for 6-12 months.
Announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan
Application due date: April 24, 2024. Project start date January 1, 2025 –
September 1, 2026.
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National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Program: NIJ 2024 Measurement of Community Perceptions
Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-NIJ-2024-171984
Synopsis: Supports research that develops and tests innovative methods to provide representative samples that are accurate across microgeographic areas, cost-effective, able to be implemented frequently, and scalable for use in municipalities of various sizes. Applicants are encouraged to propose multidisciplinary research teams to build on the complementary strengths of different methods and areas of subject matter expertise. NIJ seeks proposals for either of 2 topics: (1) Survey methods for sampling, estimating, and reducing biases in the measurement of community perceptions; and (2) The use of existing and innovative data sources for the measurement of community perceptions. In addition to considering proposals that include meaningful engagement with the people closest to the subject of study, NIJ also seeks proposals that include consideration and measurement of issues of diversity, discrimination, and bias across age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation, as applicable.
Award details: Program funding for this solicitation is $1M. : Maximum dollar amount for each award to be determined by the requirements of the research proposed in grants selected for award for a project period of 36 months.
Announcement on website: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/O-NIJ-2024-171984.pdf
Application Grants.gov Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 02, 2024
Application JustGrants Deadline: 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 16, 2024
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Department of Defense / Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global Research Activity
Program: Global X Challenge 2024
FOA #: N0001424SB001
Synopsis: Supports international researchers to collaborate, generate revolutionary ideas, and show proof of concept to achieve revolutionary capability advances with both military and commercial value in the multidisciplinary technology challenge areas described below that will succeed. Potential enabling disciplines include chemistry, physics / nuclear physics, material science, microbiology / synthetic biology; artificial intelligence / machine learning, etc. ONR Global invites outstanding international researchers to form multi-national, multidisciplinary teams to address one or more of these capability challenges. Individual researchers may participate on more than one research team. Teams are responsible for establishing non-disclosure agreements among team members, if necessary. The technology challenge areas are, broadly
- Subsea Object Detection and Identification (Underwater and Seabed)
- Personal Expeditionary Power and Energy; and
- High Latitude High Bandwidth Communications
Award details: ONR Global expects to award up to a total of $750K for an initial nine-month period of performance for proposals selected under the Global-X Challenge 2024. Additional funding, not to exceed $250K, may be possible for an additional nine-month optional research effort, following successful proof of concept. Initial and optional research awards may not exceed $1M.
Announcement on website: Global X Challenge
White Paper submission due date: March 18, 2024.
Full Proposal due date: May 20, 2024.
Kick-off Webinar: February 22, 20224.
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Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Science – Fusion Energy Science (FES)
Program: Research on General Plasma Science (GPS) Collaborative Research Facilities (CRF)
FOA #: DE-FOA-0003267
Synopsis: Supports external collaborations with the GPS Program supported CRFs with seed funding and increase participation at and productivity of these facilities. The aim is to provide an opportunity to external collaborators or users of these facilities to acquire experience and preliminary data; carry out data analysis and/or validation resulting in peer-reviewed publications; and transition to a full three-year research program available through other funding opportunity announcements. FES GPS programs supports in these 3 core research areas:
- Basic Plasma Science (BPS)
- Dusty / Non-neutral Plasma Physics
- Low Temperature Plasma (LTP) Science
Award details: DoE anticipates $2M appropriation for the current year and future years to support awards. Awards are expected to be for 1 year, with an additional year depending on the scope, at an adequate funding level.
Announcement on website: GPS / CRF
Letter of Intent (required): March 29, 2024.
Application due date: April 29, 2024.
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NSF / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences / Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Program: Developmental Science
Solicitation #: 24-544
Synopsis: Supports basic research that increases understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will advance knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society. Specifically, seeks research that (1) involves diverse methodologies and theoretical perspectives; (2) includes participants from a range of communities, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and cultures; and (3) helps diversify research project leadership (PIs and co-PIs), ideas, and approaches via equity-centered collaborative models. Proposals that include participants from historically marginalized groups and/or groups underrepresented in developmental science research should demonstrate cultural competence within the research team to conduct research with these communities. PIs should provide clear evidence of equity-centered collaborative practices with community members.
Award details: Estimated program budget, number of awards, and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds. SBE anticipates $6.5M will be available for ~12 awards.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24544.pdf
Application due dates: July 30, 2024; January 30, 2025, and January 30th annually thereafter.
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NSF / Directorate for Biological Sciences / Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)
Program: Core Programs
Solicitation #: 24-543
Synopsis: Supports research and training — including interdisciplinary — on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities, ecosystems, macrosystems, and biogeographic extents. DEB encourages research that elucidates fundamental principles that identify and explain the unity and diversity of life and its interactions with the environment over space and time. Research may incorporate field, laboratory, or collection-based approaches; observational or manipulative studies; synthesis activities; phylogenetic discovery projects; or theoretical approaches involving analytical, statistical, or computational modeling. All DEB programs also encourage proposals that leverage NSF-supported data networks, databases, centers, and other forms of scientific infrastructure, including but not limited to the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), LongTerm Ecological Research (LTER) Environmental Data Initiative (EDI), and Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio).
Award details: For FY 2024, it is estimated that $100 million will be available to fund approximately 120 new awards.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24543.pdf
Proposal due date: Proposals are accepted anytime.
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NIH / Across Several Institutes (including NIMH, NIDA, and NINDS)
Program: BRAIN Initiative: Research on the Ethical Implications of Advancements in Neurotechnology and Brain Science (R01)
NOFO #: RFA-MH-25-170
Synopsis: Supports efforts addressing core ethical issues associated with research focused on the human brain and resulting from emerging technologies and advancements in research and development supported by the BRAIN Initiative. The goal is that efforts supported under this initiative will be both complementary and integrative with the transformative, breakthrough neuroscience discoveries supported through the BRAIN Initiative. This initiative also addresses one of the defined themes in the BRAIN 2025 report: “Considers ethical implications of neuroscience research. Examples of broad areas for consideration include (partial)
- Assess the development and use of innovative animal and neural-circuit model systems;
- Establish guidelines for the neuroscience data ecosystem that address data capture, storage, sharing, and translation to humans and society
- Initiate conversations and collaborations to address neuroscience applications beyond biomedical and clinical contexts.
Award details: Maximum award is $300,000 in direct costs in any project year and needs to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 4 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-25-170.html
Application due date: Annual due dates for all types of applications, except AIDS applications. The next due date is October 11, 2024.
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Announcements of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
From USC Office of Research / Research Strategy and Development (RSD)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day to provide information to potential proposers on the objectives of an anticipated Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Expeditionary Carbon Utilization for Energy Resilience and Stabilization (ExCURSion) program. This Proposer’s Day will be in-person in Arlington, VA and virtual. Both modes of participation require registration. First come, first served. See more info here.
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USC Dornsife Research Administrtion Update
New Office Hours on Wednesdays for Help with Research Administration
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