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| AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION |
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Science Policy Fellowship Program |
- The purpose of this program is to provide psychologists an invaluable learning experience in research administration and policy, to contribute to more effective use of psychological knowledge within federal research funding agencies, and to broaden the awareness about the value of the psychology-government interaction among psychologists and within the federal government. The individual will spend one year working as a special assistant in an executive branch research funding/coordinating office.
- ELIGIBILITY: The prospective individual must demonstrate competence in scientific psychology, display sensitivity toward policy issues, and have a strong interest in applying psychological knowledge to national science policy issues. The applicant must be able to work quickly and communicate effectively on a wide variety of topics, and be able to work cooperatively with individuals having diverse viewpoints. An applicant must be a psychologist, member of APA, and have a doctorate in psychology or related field, with a minimum of two years post-doctoral experience preferred.
- Funding:
APA will sponsor one individual for a one-year appointment beginning September 1, 2008. The fellowship stipend is $65,000, with an additional monthly stipend to cover health insurance, plus $3,000 for relocation to the Washington, D.C. area and travel expenses.
- Web: http://www.apa.org/ppo/fellows/
- Deadline: January 7, 2008
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| DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DoE) |
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Grants and Cooperative Agreements |
- The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DoE) has announced its continuing interest in receiving grant applications for support of work in the following program areas: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing, Fusion Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, and Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists.
- Funding:
It is anticipated that approximately $400 million will be available for grant and cooperative agreement awards in FY 2008.
- Web:
http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/
- Deadline: anytime
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| GRAHAM FOUNDATION |
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Grants in Architecture and Related Arts |
- The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts offers two types of grants: (1) Production and Presentation Grants to individuals and organizations, and (2) Research and Development Grants to individuals. The Foundation makes project-based grants to individuals and organizations and produces public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. Architecture and other spatial practices engage a wide range of cultural, social, political, technological, environmental, and aesthetic issues. The Foundation is interested in projects that investigate the contemporary condition, expand historical perspectives, or explore the future of architecture and the designed environment.
- Funding:
Production and Presentation Grants to individuals normally do not exceed $20,000; Production and Presentation Grants to organizations normally do not exceed $30,000. Research and Development Grants to individuals normally do not exceed $10,000.
- Web:
http://www.grahamfoundation.org/
- Deadline: February 25, 2008
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| INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD |
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Short-Term Travel Grants |
- The Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) program provides fellowships for up to eight weeks to US postdoctoral scholars and holders of other graduate degrees for independent or collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia. Fellowships are available to applicants who demonstrate how their research will make a substantive contribution to knowledge of the contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments in the region and how such knowledge is relevant to US foreign policy. The US Department of State Title VIII Program, the primary source of support for the STG Program, supports research topics that strengthen the fields of Eurasian and East European studies, and that address US foreign policy interests in the region, broadly defined.
- Funding:
Funding provided by the U.S. Department of State.
The STG program funds independent and collaborative research projects in Europe and Eurasia. All projects should seek to advance the public, cultural, and historical knowledge of the eligible countries.
- Web:
Overview; Instructions & Application
- Deadline: February 1, 2008
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| NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH |
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Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) |
- AREA grants support small research projects in the biomedical and behavioral sciences conducted by students and faculty in health professional schools, and other academic components that have not been major recipients of NIH research grant funds (note that eligibility is determined at the time of application). Currently, NIH considers the following to be health professional schools/colleges: School/College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Podiatry, Nutrition, Dentistry, Osteopathy, Pharmacy, Public Health, Optometry, Nursing, Chiropractic Medicine, and Allied Health.
- Funding: Applicants may request up to $150,000 direct costs plus applicable Facilities & Administrative (F&A)/indirect costs for the entire project period of up to three (3) years. Note when a consortium is involved, the $150,000 direct cost limit is exclusive of consortium F&A costs. These can be requested in addition to the $150,000 direct costs limit.
- Web:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-042.html
- Deadline: February 25, June 25, & October 25, 2008
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| National Science
Foundation (NSF) |
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Innovation and Organizational Sciences |
- The Innovation and Organizational Sciences (IOS) program supports scientific research directed at advancing understanding of innovation and organizational phenomena. Levels of analysis may include (but are not limited to) individuals, groups and/or institutional arrangements. Disciplinary perspectives may include (but are not limited to) organization theory, organizational behavior, organizational sociology, social and industrial psychology, public administration, computer and information sciences, complexity sciences, decision and management sciences. Research methods may span a broad variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, including (but not limited to) archival analyses, surveys, simulation studies, experiments, comparative case studies, and network analyses. Research may involve industrial, educational, service, government, not-for-profits, voluntary organizations or interorganizational arrangements. IOS-funded research must be grounded in theory and generalizable. It must advance our scientific understanding of innovation and organizations. Scientific inquiries that are relevant to real problems and organizations in generalizable ways are encouraged. Proposals that aim to implement or evaluate innovations or particular organizational changes rather than to advance fundamental, generalizable knowledge about innovation and organizations are not appropriate for IOS.
- Web:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5378&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
- Deadline: February 2, 2008
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Major Research Instrumentation Program - Instrument Development and Acquisition |
- The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums, and non-profit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners. The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. For proposals over $2 million, requests must be for the acquisition of a single instrument. For proposals requesting $2 million or less, investigators may seek support for instrument development or for acquisition of a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus.
- Funding: $110 million for 225 awards.
- Web: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5260
- Deadline: December 21, 2007, letter of intent; January 24, 2008, applications
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