College of Science and Technology
- Tarleton University Organized Research (ORG) Grants
Objectives: develop the university's research efforts, improve its research accomplishments, and enhance the university's and faculty's visibility within the academic community. Funding is from September 1 through August 31 of the following year.
2007 Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 16, in the Mathematics Office, Room 142, Mathematics Building
- NSF - Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)
CFDA Number: 47.041 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 00-144
The RUI program supports research by faculty members of predominately undergraduate institutions through the funding of 1) individual and collaborative research projects, 2) the purchase of shared-used research instrumentation, and 3) Research Opportunity Awards for work with NSF-supported investigators at other institutions. All NSF directorates participate in the RUI activity; proposals are evaluated and funded by the NSF programs in the disciplinary areas of the proposed research.
Application Deadline: depends on the NSF directorate funding the project.
- SIGMA XI Grants-in-Aid of Research Program (GIAR)
This program awards grants of up to $1,000 to undergraduate and graduate students from all areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project. While membership in Sigma Xi is not a requirement for applying for funding, approximately 75% of the funds are restricted for use by dues paying student members.
Application Deadline: March 15 and October 15 annually
- NSF - Informal Science Education (ISE)
Funding Opportunity Number: 06-520
The ISE Program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation and collaboration. Funding may be requested for information science education projects, planning, or conferences/symposia/workshops.
Preliminary Proposal Deadlines: March 13, 2008 and September 11, 2008
Application Deadline: June 19, 2008
- NSF - Astronomy and Astrophysics Research (AAG)
CFDA Number: 47-049 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 05-608
Individual and collaborative research grants for observational, theoretical, laboratory, and archival data studies in all areas of astronomy and astrophysics including but not limited to: planetary astronomy, stellar astronomy and astrophysics, galactic astronomy, and extragalatic astronomy and cosmology.
Submission window: September 15 - November 15 each year
- NSF-Ecological Biology
Funding Opportunity Number: NSF PD 04-1128 in FastLane
Supports studies of community ecology and population interactions at diverse spatial and temporal scales. These include (1) dynamics and processes within particular habitats; (2) food-web structure; (3) landscape patterns and processes; (4) paleoecology; (5) biotic interactions, including mutualism, competition, predation and parasitism; (6) mechanisms of coexistence and community assembly; (7) co-evolution, and (8) chemical ecology. Ecology particularly encourages studies that reveal causal mechanisms, patterns, and ecological processes or that apply to a wide range of habitats and taxa. Studies focusing on population dynamics of single species should be directed to the Population and Evolutionary Processes cluster.
Application Due: January 9, 2008; July 9, 2008.
- NSF-Population and Evolutionary Processes
Funding Opportunity Number: NSF PD 04-1127
Focuses on population properties that lead to variation within and among populations. Approaches include empirical and theoretical studies of microevolution, organismal adaptation, geographical differentiation, natural hybridization and speciation, as well as processes that lead to macroevolutionary patterns of trait evolution. Research is funded in these areas: population dynamics, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary genetics, and molecular population biology. Inter- and multi-disciplinary proposals that fall across traditional programmatic boundaries are welcomed and encouraged.
Application Due: January 9, 2008; July 9, 2008.
- NSF - Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB)
Funding Opportunity Number: 05-583
Proposals aimed at generating long time series of biological and environmental data that address particular ecological and evolutionary processes. NSF will support competitively reviewed projects that continue critical and novel long-term data collection aimed at resolving important issues in environmental biology. Researchers must demonstrate at least six years of data collection to qualify for funding, and the proposal must convey a rationale for at least ten additional years of data collection. As part of the requirements for funding, projects must show how collected data will be shared broadly with the scientific community and the interested public.
Application Due: January 9, 2008; July 9, 2008
- NSF - Mathematical Biology
CFDA Number: 47.049 Funding Opportunity Number: PD-04-7334
Supports research in areas of mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences, except statistics and probability.
Application Window: December 18, 2007 - January 13, 2008
- NSF - Computer Systems Research
CFDA Number: 47.070 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 07-504
The Computer Systems Research (CSR) program supports innovative research and education projects that will lead to better computer systems by increasing our fundamental understanding of such systems and by producing better systems software. The program aims to support projects that have the potential to: lead to significant increases in fundamental understanding of systems software; address challenges raised by new technologies and/or system requirements; lead to systems software that is quantifiably more reliable, easier to use and/or more efficient; and, produce innovative curricula or educational materials focused on future generations of systems software. CSR supports the development of innovative curricular materials that have the potential to significantly improve computer systems related to higher education. CORE areas: embedded and hybrid systems; parallel and distributed operating systems; advanced execution systems; and systems modeling and analysis. THEMATIC areas: cross-systems integration, virtualization for configuration management, and cyber physical systems.
Applications Due: program on hold
- NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
Solicitation Number: NSF 05-515
MRI is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in higher education institutions, research museums and non-profit research organizations. The 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. MRI encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners. Proposals may be for a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus.
Letter of Intent Due: December 21, 2007 Full Proposal Due: January 24, 2008
- NSF - Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF)
CFDA Number: 47-050 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 07-553
EAR/IF will consider proposals for 1) acquisition or upgrade of research equipment that will advance laboratory and field investigations and student training opportunities in the Earth sciences; 2) development of new instrumentation, analytical techniques or software that will extend current research and training capabilities in the Earth sciences; . . .4) support of research technicians who will provide for optimal and efficient operation of advanced instrumentation, analytical protocol development and user training for operation of advanced instrumentation, analytical protocol development, and user training for Earth science research instrumentation, . . .
Application Due: February 13, 2008; July 9, 2008
- NSF - Physical Anthropology
Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 98-1392
The Physical Anthropology Program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary human biological variation. Research areas supported by the program include, but are not limited to, human genetic variation, human adaptation, human osteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate socioecology. Grants supported in these areas are united by an underlying evolutionary framework, and often a consideration of adaptation as a central theorectical theme. Many proposals also have a biocultural orientation. The program frequently serves as a bridge within the NSF between the social and behavioral sciences and the natural and physical sciences, and proposals are commonly jointly reviewed and funded withother programs.
Application Due: July 1, 2008
- NSF - Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
CFDA Number: 47.074 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 05-579
The CAREER Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF's most prestigious awards in support of early career-development activities of those teacher-scholars who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their organization.
Application Due: no 2008 dates announced (11/8/07)
- NSF - Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM)
Funding Opportunity Number: NSF 06-591
Goal is to increase the number and diversity of individuals pursuing graduate studies in all areas of biological research supported by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. Support will be provided to academic institutions to establish innovative programs to engage undergraduates in a year-round research and mentoring activity. Particular emphasis is placed on broadening participation of members of groups of historically underrepresented in science and engineering. Students are expected to be recruited early in their academic career. Partnerships between universities and community colleges, for example, are encouraged if they result in a more diverse pool of qualified participants as well as an enriched research environment for the students.
Preliminary Proposal Due Date: September 16, 2008. Full Proposal Deadline: March 4, 2008.
- NSF - Algebra, Number Theory and Combinatorics (ANTC)
Funding Opportunity Number: 04-1264
ANTC supports research in algebra, including algebraic structures, general algebra, and linear algebra; number theory, including algebraic, analytic number theory, arithmetic geometry, quadratic forms, and automorphic forms; combinatorics, including graph theory; and algebraic geometry.
Application Deadline: October 7, 2008
- NSF - Methodology, Measurement and Statistics (MMS)
The MMS Program is an interdisciplinary program that supports the development of innovative methods and models for the social and behavioral sciences. The MMS program interacts with the other programs in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), as well as other programs in the Foundation, most notably the Statistics and Probability Program in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. In general, MMS seeks proposals that are interdisciplinary in nature, methodologically innnovative, and grounded in theory. The MMS Program welcomes proposals in the following areas: general research and infrastructure activities; mid-career research fellowships; research on survey and statistical methodology; and doctoral dissertation research.
Applications Due: January 16, 2008 and August 16, 2008
- NSF - Computational Science Training for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences (CSUMS)
Funding Opportunity Number: 06-559
CSUMS' goal is to enhance computational aspects of the education and training of undergraduate students in the mathematical sciences (mathematics and statistics). The core of the activity is long-term research experiences for cohorts of at least six undergraduates. Projects must focus on research topics that require interplay between computation and mathematics or statistics. Interdisciplinary projects are encouraged, and appropriate mentorship from the disciplines involved is welcomed. NSF welcomes projects that create models for education in the mathematical sciences and influence the direction of academic programs for a broad range of students.
Application Deadline: October 17, 2008
- NSF - Control Systems Program (Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation)
Funding Opportunity Number: 05-1632
The Control Systems Program enables research and education in the prediction and control of complex systems, with broad applicability to civil and mechanical systems. The program considers proposals for innovative advances in control theory and control technology. Control theory refers to the mathematical framework to analyze, design, or validate control systems. Control technology refers to the integration of sensing, actuation and computation, with physical or information systems to realize a working control system.
Application Deadline Window (Full Proposals): January 15 - February 15, 2008; September 1, 2008 - October 1, 2008
- NSF - Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM)
Funding Opportunity Number: 07-524
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.
NOTE: Tarleton received a five-year S-STEM grant in 2007.
- NSF - Geoscience Education (GeoEd)
CFDA Number: 47-050 Funding Opportunity Number: NSF-05-609
Program goals are to 1) improve the quality of geoscience education at all educational levels. 2) increase the number and competency of Earth and Space Science teachers at K-12 levels. 3) demonstrate the relevance of the geosciences by identifying and promoting traditional and non-traditional career opportunities in the field. 4) increase the number of students enrolling in geoscience courses and degree programs at all educational levels. 5) increase the number of students drawn from groups under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in geoscience courses and degree programs. 6) increase the public's understanding of geoscience-related issues.
Application Deadline: 2008 deadline not announced
- NSF - Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
CFDA Number: 47.076 Funding Opportunity Number: 07-543
CCLI seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM learning and teaching. The program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development: Phase 1 projects address one program component and involve a limited number of students and faculty (maximum award $150,000 for up to 3 years; Phase 2 projects refine and test Phase 1 type outcomes on diverse users in several settings (maximum award $5000,000 for 2 to 4 years); Phase 3 projects combine established results and mature products from Phase 1 and 2-type projects in an effort that has national impact (maximum award up to $2M for 3 to 5 years).
Application Deadlines: Phase 2 and 3 proposals January 10, 2008
- NSF - Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
CFDA Number: Funding Opportunity Number: 06-581
The overall goals of this program are to support basic research in plant genomics and to accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative approaches to elucidating fundamental biological processes in plants. The focus is on plants of economic importance and plant processes of economic value. Proposals that present conceptually new and different ideas are encouraged, especially from investigators and institutions that have not participated in PGRP before. In addition, proposals that provide strong and novel training opportunities integral to the research plan, and particularly across disciplines, are especially encouraged.
Application Deadline: January 21, 2008
- NSF - Biological Research Collections (BRC)
Funding Opportunity Number: 06-569
The Biological Research Collections Program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as symposia and workshops to investigate support and management of biological collections. Most awards are for enhancement of the infrastructure of a research collection such as the purchase of new specimen cases and installation costs, curatorial supplies, new curatorial and technical assistance specifically designed to effect the proposed improvements for the duration of the proposed project. Research to develop improved curatorial practices or more efficient collection management practices also may be supported. BRC does not provide support to defray ordinary operating expenses, or for the purchase of specimens, or for creating/establishing a new collection.
Application Deadline: July 25,2008
- NSF - Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)
UBM provides opportunities for funding of undergraduate education and training efforts that integrate the biological sciences and mathematical sciences. Such efforts are expected to 1) be grounded in research activities involving both mathematical and biological sciences; 2) connect to regular academic studies, influencing the direction of academic programs for a broad range of students; 3) involve students from both areas in significant joint research projects that connect to research at the intersection of the disciplines; and 4) show commitment to joint mentorship and leadership by faculty in both fields. Large scope "Institutional Projects" are expected to be of five years duration, to assemble a diverse team of senior personnel, and, in addition to research experiences and mentoring, to address institutional curricular change that broadly engages the biological and mathematical sciences. Smaller scope "Group Projects" are expected to be of three years duration and to emphasize joint mentoring and research projects for undergraduate students at the interface of biological and mathematical science.; only one or two mentoring teams may be involved.
Application Deadline: February 21, 2008, February 12, 2009; second Tuesday in February thereafter
- American Seed Research Foundation
The American Seed Research Foundation was established in 1959 to encourage research in plant and seed biology. The Foundation supports public research in plant and seed biology, applied research projects with broad or crop-specific applications, public-private cooperation in seed-related research, and educational opportunities in seed-related sciences. The Foundation's primary objective is to encourage research which explores the basic principles underlying why seeds behave as they do. The Foundation's fundamental conviction is that an investment in seed research will be translated into manifold benefits by its contribution to increased agricultural productivity. Funding approved is typically $10,000 per year for 3 years. More than 600 proposals have been received, and fForty-one proposals have been funded since 1961.
- NSF - International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops
Funding Opportunity Number: 04-035
Awards support the initial phases of developing and coordinating integrated research and education activities with foreign partners. Support is primarily for travel and subsistence expenses; salaries and stipends are not typically supported. Individual proposals can be submitted for 1) planning visits to assess foreign facilities, equipment or subjects of research and to have detailed discussions with prospective foreign partners to finalize plans for cooperative research and 2) joint workshops designed to identify common research priorities, focused on a specific, well-defined area of research collaboration. Visits typically range from 7 to 14 days. Workshop agendas are collaboratively designed by U.S. and international co-organizers around a disciplinary or inter-disciplinary theme, and individuals are invited who will uniquely contribute to the workshop's objectives. Workshops may be held at either a U.S. or a foreign location. Grant funds do NOT support U.S. researchers' participation in international conferences or symposia and do NOT support such events. Estimated awards: 50/year. Average amount: $300,000 pending availability of funds.
Application Deadline: Planning Visit propoposals any time. Workshop proposals: February 20, May 20 and September 20 annually.
- DHHS - Nurse Education, Practice and Retention
CFDA Number: 93.359 Funding Opportunity Number: NRSA-08-028
Grants are awarded to institutions for projects to strengthen and enhance the capacity for nurse education, practice and retention to address the nursing shortage. Applicants must select and focus on one of the nine purposes in the grant application. The Education priority area includes Purpose E1) expanding enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs; Purpose E2) developing and implementing internship and residency programs to encourage mentoring and the development of specialties; and Purpose E3) providing education in new technologies, including distance learning methodologies. The Practice priority area includes Purpose P1) establishing or expanding nursing practice arrangements in non-institutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in medically underserved communities; Purpose P2) providing care for underserved populations and other high-risk groups; Purpose P3) providing managed care, quality improvement, and other skills needed to practice in existing and emerging organized health care systems; and Purpose P4) developing cultural competencies among nurses. The Retention priority area includes Purpose R1) career ladder bridge programs which promote career advancement for registered nurses and nursing personnel; and Purpose R2) enhancing patient care delivery systems through improving the retention of registered nurses and enhancing patient care.
Application Deadline: December 6, 2007