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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of March 6, 2023
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week's report before Spring Break:
- Accolade for one Dornsife faculty member;
- External award funding for two Dornsife faculty members — Congrats! (See our note on announcing external funding successes as reported by the Department of Contracts and Grants);
- External funding opportunities, including three limited submissions.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist, Research Administration
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Accolade
Joshua Goldstein, History and East Asian Languages, has been awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize (China, Post-1900) for his book, Remains of the Everyday: Century of Recycling in Beijing (the University of California Press, 2020), Association for Asian Studies
External Funding Successes
We look forward to resuming the announcement of new external funding successes posted by DCG next week as the full implementation of USC’s new proposal and award system, Cayuse SP, advances. Still, this week we are pleased to announce the following two prestigious awards:
Aravind Asok, Mathematics, has been named a 2023 Fellow in Mathematics, The Simons Foundation
Sheel Ganatra, Mathematics has been named a 2023 Fellow in Mathematics, The Simons Foundation
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(very time-sensitive)
Citi Foundation (CF)
Program: Global Innovation Challenge
Synopsis: Supports community organizations around the world that are developing innovative solutions to advance food security. The focus on food security is the first challenge of CF’s initiative to identify and provide philanthropic support to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to develop innovative solutions to social and economic challenges facing low-income communities. In response to our inquiry on whether academic institutions are eligible (i.e. can universities be considered NGOs), the answer was an unqualified yes. For this first challenge —food security —the focus is on four areas: Enabling Food Access; Addressing Food Affordability; Improving Food Availability; and Supporting Community Resilience. This is a global outreach and as such, projects should impact geographies in the U.S., California as one of the selected states; countries in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Mexico and Canada.
Award details: $500K for 2 years.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/citi-foundation/
External Announcement on website: https://www.citigroup.com/global/foundation/programs/global-innovation-challenge
USC Internal due date: March 13, 2023.
Due date to register confirmation of organizational eligibility: March 22, 2023.
Application due date: April 5, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
(One candidate for Dornsife College)
William T. Grant Foundation (WTG)
Program: Grants
Synopsis: Supports early-career researchers (typically tenure-track PIs) for research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. The research plan should evolve in conjunction with the development of new expertise, and the mentoring plan should describe how the proposed mentors will support applicants in acquiring that expertise. Proposed research plans must address questions that are relevant to policy and practice in one of the Foundation’s focus areas, which include
- studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people, especially on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins. And
- research to identify, build, and test strategies to ensure that research evidence is used in ways that benefit youth. WTG is particularly interested in research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries.
Award details: $350K over 5 years, with 7.5% F&A included.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/william-t-grant-scholars-program/
External announcement on website: https://wtgrantfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-Application-Guide-WTG-Scholars.pdf
USC Internal due date: Contact Dornsife Dean's Office if interested.
Mentor and Reference Letter due date: June 14, 2023.
External application due date: July 5, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
(One submission per institution)
Edward Mallinckrodt Foundation, Jr. Foundation
Program: Mallinckrodt Grants
Synopsis: Supports early-stage investigators engaged in basic biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of disease. Funds are designed to provide tenure-track faculty members in their first to fourth year, at American Institutions, who hold M.D. and / or Ph.D. degrees, with start-up support to move their projects forward to the point where R01 or other independent funding can be obtained. Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply.
Award details: $60K per year for 3 years.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/mallinckrodt/
External announcement on website: https://emallinckrodtfoundation.org/guidelines
USC Internal due date: June 10, 2023.
External due date: August 1, 2023.
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The American Library in Paris
Program: Visiting Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports writers and researchers by providing an opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month or longer while participating actively in the life of the American Library. Visiting Fellows must be in Paris during the period of the fellowship, and are expected to be present in the American Library for a minimum of three half-days a week. The Library welcomes the applications of writers, researchers, and artists. Applicants should be working on a book project, fiction or nonfiction, or a feature-length documentary film, that contributes to cross-cultural discourse. Particular attention will be paid to an applicant’s ability to offer the Library community a variety of opportunities for exploring a topic. Applicants need not be American. International applicants are encouraged. The proposed project must be in English.
Award details: $5K. There are two one-month Fellowship periods a year in fall and spring, with dates to be specified later.
Announcement on website: https://americanlibraryinparis.org/visiting-fellowship/
Application due date: April 1, 2023.
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Social Sciences Research Council
Program: The Mercury Project: 2023 Call for Proposals
Synopsis: Supports projects that evaluate the causal impacts of online or offline interventions designed to increase demand for vaccinations consistent with national priorities, including childhood vaccines, HPV, polio, measles, and Covid-19 vaccinations, in low- and lower-middle income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean.
Award details: Proposed budgets should be appropriate to cover project costs, with indirect costs not exceeding 15% of direct costs. Maximum project duration is 30 months.
Announcement on website: https://www.ssrc.org/programs/the-mercury-project/call-for-proposals/
Proposal due date: Online proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the due date of May 1, 2023.
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Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Program: 2024 Prizes in Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics
Synopsis: Recognizes scientists and mathematicians in the above-captioned categories. Please note the Prize in Fundamental Physics, given annually for accomplishments in fundamental physics broadly defined, as well as Mathematics, includes The New Horizons Prize designated for promising early-career researchers. Nominations will also be taken for the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize, presented to early-career women mathematicians who have completed their PhDs within the previous two years. For the seventh year, the Breakthrough Prize will partner with two prestigious institutions – the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) and ResearchGate – to directly engage with researchers and the science community.
Award details: $3M each for Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences (will award 3 prizes in this category) and Mathematics. The New Horizon prize amount is $100K (will award 6 prizes for New Horizon). Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize: $50K
Announcement on website: https://breakthroughprize.org/
Nominations due date: Online nominations are due April 1, 2023.
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Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
Program: 2024 Mentored Investigator Grant
Synopsis: Supports postdocs who are within 5 years of their doctoral degree and who are working under a mentor who is a recognized leader in ovarian cancer research or relevant areas. Applicants should be involved in either laboratory, clinical, epidemiologic or health services research. The research leader who will serve as the mentor should have significant independent cancer research funding (NCI, DOD, OCRA, etc.). The selection committee will consider the strength of the research environment and project proposal, the trainee’s prior academic track record, and the likelihood of them pursuing a research career dedicated to ovarian cancer. Ideally, the project proposed should be one that the trainee’s mentor believes will advance the overall scientific objectives of the research group. Proposed projects should focus on ovarian cancers and/or related gynecologic cancers.
Award details: $75K over 1 or 2 years. At least 80% effort should be devoted to research during the tenure of the OCRA grant.
Announcement on website: Mentored Investigator Grant - Letter of intent Request
Letter of Intent due date: March 29, 2023. Applicants will be notified of their status mid-May.
Full proposal due date (invited): Early June 2023.
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American Cancer Society
Program: RFA: The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services – Research Scholars Grants
Synopsis: Supports rapid learning research to study the effects of health policy changes on patients, providers, and health systems. This includes but is not limited to (1) Facilitators and barriers to care; (2) Unintended consequences; (3) Differential experiences and outcomes of patients seeking or receiving care; Best practice models for quality care; and, (4) Economic Impact. More specific areas of interest may be found in the solicitation organized under the “4As”: Availability, Affordability, Adequacy and Administrative Simplicity.
Award details: Grant awards of 2-3 years have maximum direct costs of $200K per year, with 20% allowable indirect costs; awards of 4 years have maximum direct costs of $165K per year, with 20% allowable indirect costs.
Announcement on website: https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/rfa-role-healthcare-insurance-cancer.html
Application due date: April 1 and October 15.
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The Simons Foundation
Program: Pivot Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports researchers who have a strong track record of success and achievement in their current field, and a deep interest, curiosity and drive to make contributions to a new discipline. The fellowship will consist of one training year where the fellow will be embedded in a lab of a mentor to learn the new discipline and its culture. Fellows and mentors must hold a Ph.D., M.D. or equivalent degree in the natural sciences (astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, neuroscience and physics), engineering, mathematics, data Science or computer science — and all sub-disciplines therein — and be faculty at an academic institution or hold an equivalent position. Fellows must demonstrate that the fellowship will take place in a new discipline, distinct from their current field of study, but within the natural sciences and their subdivisions.
Award details; Fellows receive one year of salary support of the fellow’s academic-year salary, whether normally paid over 9 or 12 months and a $10K research, travel and professional development allowance during the fellowship training year. Mentors will receive a $50K research fund during the fellowship year. At the end of the fellowship year, fellows will be invited to submit an application for a three (3)-year research award in the new field for up to $1.5 million, including indirect costs, over three (3) years.
Announcement on website: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/pivot-fellowship-request-for-applications/?mc_cid=9f0f9621bb&mc_eid=b0f58ae0de
Application due date: May 15, 2023. Activation of fellowship funds must be activated within 18 months of award notification.
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National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Program: Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Scholars (LEADS) Program for Academics
Synopsis: Offers a unique opportunity for early-career academics to engage with other NIJ LEADS Scholars, all of whom are mid-career police officers, civilians, and fellow academics dedicated to advancing the police profession through science. LEADS Academics network with other Scholars to improve their own understanding and skills related to working with law enforcement agencies and practitioners. LEADS Academics must be full-time professors or research faculty of a university or college located in the United States that grants bachelor's or higher level degrees, and who received their terminal degree (Ph.D., JD or MD) in 2018 or later. While they are not required to hold tenure-track positions, the applicant’s primary professional role must be research and must have experience working on at least one research project that involves both working directly with a law enforcement agency and using data provided by that agency or collecting original data during the project. LEADS academics are required to attend the Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Conference, including participation in a pre-conference LEADS meeting and discussion (4-5 days), and the NIJ Summer Session in Washington DC (2-3 days).
Award details: Travel expenses and per diem covered for the above conferences and meetings.
Announcement on website: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/nijs-law-enforcement-advancing-data-and-science-academics-program?utm_source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=leads2023
Application due date: May 1, 2023.
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National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Program: FY23 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention
Initiative (CVIPI) Research, Evaluation, and Associated Training &
Technical Assistance Support
Solicitation #: O-NIJ-2023-171648
Synopsis: Supports evidence-informed violence intervention and prevention programs in communities across the United States. This solicitation includes four funding categories: 1) Training and Technical Assistance to Support CVIPI Evaluation Capacity Building and Researcher and Practitioner Partnerships; 2) Training and Technical Assistance to Support Violent Crime Problem Analyses of Jurisdictions not Funded under the OJP FY22 and FY23 CVIPI Solicitations; 3) Site-Based Evaluations of Programs Funded under the OJP FY22 and FY23 CVIPI Solicitations, and 4) Other Community-Violence Research and Evaluations. Applicants are encouraged to propose multidisciplinary research teams to build on the complementary strengths of different methods and areas of subject matter expertise, including methods that include engagement with people with lived experience of the subject of the study such as justice practitioners, crime victims, community members, service providers etc. NIJ also seeks proposals that include consideration and measurement of issues of diversity, discrimination, and bias across age, gender and gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation, as applicable. As in most NIJ solicitations we post in the Weekly, NIJ seeks proposals from investigators early in their careers.
Award details: Award amounts vary with funding category. All projects are 5 years in duration and begin January 2024.
Announcement on website: https://nij.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh171/files/media/document/O-NIJ-2023-171648.pdf
Application grants.gov due date: May 22, 2023.
Application JustGrants due date: June 5, 2023.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Army
Program: Autism Research Award FY23 ARP Career Development Award
Funding Opportunity Number: HT9425-23-ARP-CDA
Synopsis: Supports early-career, independent investigators and / or the transition of established investigators from other research fields to conduct innovative, high-impact ideas or early-phase, proof-of-principle clinical trials with the potential to have a major impact on ASD Supports autism research projects, prioritizing the 5 following areas:
- Assessment of novel therapeutics using valid preclinical models;
- Create tools and strategies to increase the speed with which evidence-based practices are deployed in community-based settings
- Cultural, socioeconomic, and gender factors in diagnosis, treatment efficacy, delivery, and access to services
- Mechanisms underlying sex differences (i.e., prevalence, biological mechanisms, phenotypic expression, core and comorbid syndrome expression and outcomes, developmental trajectories, diagnosis, and treatment response)
- Environmental risk factors
- Understanding key factors to support ASD adults, including transition to adulthood
Also, new for 2023 is interest in mental health issues, physical health and aging issues and diversity of treatment that impact treatment outcomes or prospectively determine successful treatment. One of the eligibility requirements is that PI not to have received more than $300K as a PI.
Award details: $550K for the entire period of performance of 3 years.
Announcement on website: FY 2023 Autism Research Program
Pre-Application due date: April 19, 2023.
Application due date: July 20, 2023.
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NSF / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences — Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Program: Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)
Solicitation #: 23-503
Synopsis: Supports a portfolio of research that demonstrates engagement with biological anthropological and evolutionary theory; includes diverse and interdisciplinary methods in field, laboratory and computational settings; encompasses multiple levels of analysis (e.g., molecular, organismal, population, ecosystem) and time scales from the short-term to evolutionary; and considers the ethical implications and societal impacts of the research. The program also supports a wide range of broader impact activities as part of research grants, including research outcomes with inherent benefit to society, efforts to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, training and outreach activities and other evidence-based activities developed within the context of the mission, goals, and resources of the organizations and people involved. EAGER, CAREER, Scholars Proposals and Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) Proposals and Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplemental Funding Requests are among the several types of proposals accepted for this solicitation.
Award details: $4M to $5M program funds anticipated for 20 to 40 awards.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23503/nsf23503.pdf
Proposal submission window dates: January 16, 2023 - January 26, 2023 July 20, 2023 - July 31, 2023 July 20 - July 30, Annually Thereafter January 20, 2024 - January 31, 2024 January 20 - January 31, Annually Thereafter
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NSF / Directorate for Biological Sciences (Divisions of Biological Infrastructure & Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS)
Program: Synthesis Center for Understanding Organismal Resilience
Solicitation #: 23-564
Synopsis: Supports research focused on organisms as integrated units of biological organization, i.e., why they are structured as they are and function as they do. IOS seeks to establish a new Synthesis Center to advance our ability to explain and predict organismal resiliency and plasticity in response to complex and dynamic environmental circumstances encountered over a lifespan through the synthesis of varied data sets and types that bridge multiple scales and levels. This funding opportunity may be pertinent to activities at the Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.
Award details: Awardee may anticipate substantial NSF involvement in Synthesis Center oversight, including regular meetings with the Center leadership, site visits and other performance reviews. Pending availability of funds, NSF anticipates a budget of up to $2,000,000 in year 1, $3,000,000 in year 2, and $5,000,000 per year in year 3 through year 5. NSF may invite one-time renewal proposals in the 4th year.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23564/nsf23564.pdf
Preliminary proposal due date: January 12, 2024.
Full Proposal due date: July 15, 2024.
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NIH / National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Program: Edward R. Roybal Coordinating Center (R24—Resource-Related Research Projects)
FOA #: RFA-AG-24-008
Synopsis: Supports the establishment of a Roybal Center Coordinating Center (CC), serving the needs of the Roybal Centers for Translational Research on Aging as well as the Roybal Centers for Translational Behavioral Research on Dementia Care, Caregiver Support, and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). The Roybal CC will facilitate and coordinate trans-Roybal activities, foster collaboration, highlight and disseminate significant Roybal Center Program research and findings, establish procedures for ongoing evaluation of program processes, and create and maintain a database of Roybal Program activities and accomplishments to facilitate NIA’s evaluation of Roybal Center progress and products. The Roybal CC will work closely with the NIA Program Officer(s) and, in coordination with all Roybal sites, will be responsive to requests generated by key Roybal site personnel, NIA, NIH, the scientific community, and the general public.
Award details: Maximum award is $750K in total costs per year for a project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-24-008.html
Letter of Intent due date: May 23, 2023.
Application due date: June 23, 2023.
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NIH / National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Program: NIMH Short Courses for Mental Health-Related Research (R25—Education Projects)
FOA #: PAR-23-265
Synopsis: Supports educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Support innovative educational activities with a primary focus on Courses for Skills Development. Applications will propose to develop, implement and evaluate creative and innovative short courses that will provide education in state-of-the-art research skills (e.g., tools, techniques, approaches) important to fulfill the objectives of the current NIMH Strategic plan. The interests of the NIMH are broad, spanning from basic neuroscience, human genetics/genomics and translational research to interventions and mental health services research across the lifespan. Support for courses to enhance the acquisition of specific research skills during the formative stages of a research career will thus help ensure that a pool of highly trained scientists is available in adequate numbers and in appropriate research areas to advance the mission of the NIMH. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact NIMH Scientific/Research staff for current information about program priorities and policies before preparing an application.
Award details: Maximum award is $200K annually for direct costs for a project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-265.html
Letter of Intent due date: 30 days prior to application submission.
Application due date: May 25, 2023, 2024 and 2025 for all types of non-AIDS applications.
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NIH / National Institute of Mental Health
Program: NIMH Mentoring Networks for Mental Health Research Education
FOA #: PAR-23-263
Synopsis: Supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Specifically, supports innovative educational activities with a primary focus on Mentoring Activities, and in particular, mentoring networks. Networks may be national or regional. All proposed networks should provide significant new opportunities, and should comprise efforts substantially beyond any ongoing mentoring, networking, or research education within academic programs, institutions, or pre-existing networks; or educational collaborations among institutions. Participants in proposed mentoring networks are limited to graduate/medical students, medical residents, postdoctoral scholars, and/or early-career investigators. Proposed networks are expected to enhance the participants' professional development and to foster their career trajectory towards independent mental health research. Proposed programs are thus expected to contribute to the development of a skilled cadre of investigators in requisite scientific research areas to advance the objectives of the NIMH Strategic Plan. Award details: $200K direct costs per year for maximum project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-263.html
Letter of Intent due date: 30 days prior to application submission.
Application due dates: May 25, 2023, 2024 and 2025 for all types of non-AIDS applications.
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Chris Belcher, The Writing Program and Gender & Sexuality Studies
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