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Dear Arts & Sciences Faculty,
A new school year is here, and I can feel the "Experimomentum" building! In our Fall 2023 issue, we preview a new series of virtual brown bag lunch sessions coming up in September and October, and we share many internal and external funding opportunities for you and your students.
~ Amy Adamson, Associate Dean for Research
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CAS Research Assignment applications due to Dept. Chairs on Sept. 5
Tenured faculty in the College may now submit applications for a Research Assignment in the 2024-2025 academic year. Eligible faculty must submit an application to their Department Chair by Sept. 5, and Chairs will submit their recommendations to CAS by Sept. 19. Read more >>
CAS OOR hosts Virtual Lunch & Learn Webinars
CAS Office of Research will host three virtual webinars on Fridays this fall. These 35-minute sessions all begin at 12 noon. Bring your lunch and your questions! RSVP for one or more sessions >>
September 15: Cayuse SP and Proposal Submission: In this session, Chad Fogleman, CAS Pre-Award Grants Admin, will share an overview of the proposal submission process with a focus on how faculty can best use Cayuse SP.
September 29: Intro to SciENcv (with Dr. Sally Koerner):
Join us for a tour of SciENcv, a researcher profile system that lets users generate biosketches and other personnel documents formatted for different federal funders (NSF, NIH, etc.). After Oct. 23, 2023, all NSF grant applicants must use SciENcv to produce personnel docs. The session includes a demo by Dr. Sally Koerner, Associate Professor of Biology.
October 13: Understanding CAS Fellowship Policies and Procedures: Dr. Amy Adamson, CAS Associate Dean for Research, will review CAS policies related to fellowships and off-campus assigments. We will also discuss how fellowship proposals are handled in Cayuse SP.
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NEH 2024 Summer Stipends
(Limited Submission Opportunity)
UNCG may nominate up to two faculty members for 2024 NEH Summer Stipends.
Internal Deadline: Materials are due to the UNCG Office of Sponsored Programs via InfoReady Review by Monday, September 11 at 5:00PM.
Overview: Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Summer Stipends provide $6,000 for two consecutive months of full-time research and writing.
What to Submit: 1) a narrative not to exceed three single-spaced pages, 2) a bibliography in one single-spaced page, and 3) a vita not to exceed two single-spaced pages. You may also submit a one-page appendix for editions, translations, or database projects or for proposals that include visual materials.
Apply for this opportunity via InfoReady Review (competition 1914691)
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NIH updates policy for budgeting Data Management and Sharing costs
Recently NIH amended its new Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy. Beginning October 5, 2023, NIH will no longer require the use of the DMS cost line item in NIH proposal budgets. Instead, DMS costs must be requested in the appropriate cost category, e.g., personnel, equipment, supplies, and other expenses. NIH will still require applicants to specify DMS cost details within the Budget Justification. Learn more >>
ICYMI: NSF Virtual Grants Conference - Recorded Sessions
In June 2023, NSF hosted a "Virtual Grants Conference." Recordings of conference sessions are now available online. You can view presentations from NSF Directorates, on the merit review process, or a session on Faculty Early CAREER proposal submission. View the sessions >>
Starting October 23, 2023, NSF applicants must use SciENcv for Senior Personnel docs
For proposals due on or after October 23, 2023, NSF will require investigators use SciENcv to prepare Senior Personnel documents (Biosketch and Current & Pending Support). Until then, fillable forms may be used, but we strongly recommend you begin using SciENcv now for your federal grant personnel docs! Visit SciENcv >>
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Scholars Travel Fund
Our STF awards have increased to $750 (with a $375 match)! Tenure-stream faculty may apply for one award per fiscal year to support their domestic travel to present scholarship at an academic meeting or conference. Apply Now >>
Funding from other units...
Community Engaged Pathways and Partnerships (P2) Grants are awarded by UNCG's Institute for Community and Economic Engagement (ICEE). The program supports community-engaged scholarship with funding and professional development for UNCG scholars and their community partners. A grant provides up to $16,000 over 3 calendar years. Apply by September 29, 2023. Learn more >>
The Open Access Publishing Fund managed by UNCG Libaries offers up to $1500 to support publication of scholarship in open access journals. Applications are reviewed in the order they are received. Learn more >>
Kohler Awards are administered by the International Programs Center to support international teaching, research, student programs, or special projects. Applications are accepted 4 times during the academic year. The Fall 2023 deadlines are Septemeber 15 and October 15. Learn more >>
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| Training, Events, and Other Opportunities
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Research Computing Facilitation Office Hours
Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. ITS Research Computing hosts virtual office hours to provide consultation on topics such as high performance computing, Globus data transfer, JupyterHub, CloudBank, and more.
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For the Students!
Undergraduate Research and Creativity Award (URCA)
The URCA helps faculty and students partner in meaningful projects to advance their field of study. Use funds for research supplies, travel, or student stipend. URCA provides up to $3000 for the student and $500 for faculty. Deadline: Oct. 1 Learn more >>
Atlantic World Research Network (AWRN) Grad Student Grant
Up to $500 to fund a graduate student's research or creative activity to address the transatlantic exchange or circumatlantic relations, culture, or ecology. Email awrn@uncg.edu to request application materials. Applications due Oct. 20
3-Minute Thesis Competition
UNCG Graduate School hosts the 3-Minute Thesis Competition for master's thesis or doctoral dissertation each fall. Registration opens Sept. 14, with preliminary rounds on Oct. 24 & 25. Final round is Nov. 2. Cash prizes! Learn more >>
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| External Funding Opportunities
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NC Space Grant: Faculty Research Grant
Up to $20,000 for 12-mth projects that relate to NASA, engage students, and foster new partnerships. Open to tenure-track or research faculty (Assistant Professor or higher). Deadline: Nov. 20.
Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program
More than 400 opportunities in 135 countries where U.S. citizen scholars can teach and/or conduct research. Deadline: Sept. 15. UNCG faculty may contact our Fulbright Liaison Maria Anastasiou, director of IPC, for assistance.
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Susan Johnson (Political Science, received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for her proposal, “Analyzing Language in Comparative Courts: A Multi-User Database of Judgment Texts in Appellate Courts.” Positing “language matters in the rule of law,” Johnson’s project offers a new theory of judicial behavior by exploring language, writing styles, and communicative elements used in court opinions of three foreign High Courts. Read the abstract.
Shabnam Hematian (Chemistry and Biochemistry), received two grants from federal programs that support early career researchers. Her proposal, “Nature-Derived Materials for Redox Flow Batteries,” garnered an $875,000 award from the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The National Institutes of Health awarded her a $1.7M R35 “MIRA” grant for Early-Career Researchers for her proposal, “Multinuclear Dioxygen-Utilizing Copper Enzymes: Diverse Roles for Aromatic Redox Active Amino Acids.”
Gideon Wasserberg (Biology) received a $283,000 award through the NSF’s Mid-Career Advancement Program for his proposal “Physiology-based mechanistic models of vector fitness to forecast species responses to coarse- and fine scale anthropogenic environmental change.” In addition to furthering his research into sandflies and other vectors of infectious disease, the grant provides time away from UNCG for intensive training at Virginia Tech, where he will develop skills in ecological niche modeling and spatial analysis. Read the abstract.
Thomas Weighill (Mathematics and Statistics) and four other Math faculty colleagues received a $50,000 NSF conference grant to host the “UNCG Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference” annually through 2025. The conference, which draws researchers and students from across North Carolina and neighboring states, is free to all participants. The 2023 event is planned for November 10-11. Learn more at the conference website: http://mathstats.uncg.edu/rmsc/.
Minjeong Kim (Computer Science), was awarded an NIH R25 research training grant for the proposal, “Promoting Collaborative Research on Human Connectome Analysis for Substance Use Disorders.” A collaboration with UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, and Wake Forest, the project seeks to develop easy-to-use computational tools for connectome reconstruction, visualization, and statistical analysis of brain network data.
Ratnasingham Shivaji (Mathematics and Statistics) received a $260,000 NSF award for his proposal, “Mathematical and experimental analysis of the interaction between competitors and a shared predator – from patches to landscapes.” Read the abstract.
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| New Travel Subsistence Rates!
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New travel subsistence rates went into effect on July 1, 2023. These rates are set by the State of North Carolina. We use these rates to budget for in-state and out-of-state travel in grant proposals, and faculty may claim reimbursement at these rates for work-related travel. These rate changes are reflected in the UNCG Travel Manual and in the TRV-1 form. The new rates are:
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