Funding opportunities

Gloeckner (Fred G.) Foundation —
supports research and education efforts in ornamental horticulture and allied fields, including agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, entomology, plant breeding, plant pathology and plant physiology
Deadline:April 1, 2005
Phone: (914) 698-2300
Web: For more information go to the Gloeckner Foundation Web site.

NSF: Research on Gender in Science and Engineering —
supports research, dissemination of research, and extension services in education that will lead to a larger and more diverse domestic science and engineering workforce
Deadline: April 22, 2005
Phone: (703) 292-4676
Web: For more information go to the National Science Foundation Web site.

NIH: Conference Grants (R13) —
provide partial support for conferences to coordinate, exchange and disseminate information related to NIH interests
Deadline: April 15, 2005
Phone: (301) 435-0714
Web: For more information to to the NIH Office of Extramural Research Web site.

A reminder as you prepare for grant submissions
PeopleSoft is converting to version 8.8, starting April 1, and the system will be unavailable for the first two weeks of April.

We will be unable to access the grants module. During this time frame, we will have an alternate method for processing grant proposals but it will require additional time.

If you are submitting for a deadline during that time frame please plan to submit your completed proposal to Martha Jones a minimum of five working days prior to the deadline.

To assist in preparing for this transition, please let Martha Jones be aware of any proposal submissions with deadlines between March 14 and April 15. You can email her at jonesm@missouri.edu.

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Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Call for nominations
$20,000 Homeland Security Awards
$50,000 Frank Annunzio Awards

The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is proud to announce it is now accepting nominations for the 2005 $20,000 Homeland Security Awards and the 2005 $50,000 Frank Annunzio Awards honoring "cutting edge" innovations, and providing incentive for continuing research and/or a specific project. The awards will be bestowed on living United States citizens who are making or have recently made significant and beneficial contributions.

Four $5,000 Homeland Security Awards will be presented to individuals or companies that are making measurable and constructive contributions related to basic and/or advanced research in the following four fields:

• Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
• Border/Transportation Security
• EmergencyResponse
• Information Sharing.

One $25,000 Frank Annunzio Award will be presented to an individual who is making a beneficial impact on society through talent, knowledge and determination in the science and technology field, and one new $25,000 award will be presented in the Alternative Energy Sources (AES) field.

The purpose of the new AES award is to strengthen America's energy security; environmental quality; enhance energy efficiency and productivity; and bring clean, reliable and affordable energy technologies to the marketplace for both consumers and industry.

All nominations are accepted online at the Christopher Columbus Foundation Web site. The deadline for 2005 Homeland Security Awards Nominations is Friday, April 29, 2005. The deadline for the 2005 Frank Annunzio Awards Nominations is Friday, May 13, 2005. You may nominate yourself and/or another worthy candidate.

All rules and details of the competition are included on the above Web site. Any questions related to the competition may be directed to Darlene Cavalier at: darcavl@aol.com or (215) 629-8662.

Funding available from NSF to improve science/technology curriculum

The National Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. Based on a cyclic model of knowledge production and improvement of practice, CCLI supports efforts that conduct research on STEM teaching and learning, create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning, and evaluate innovations. The program supports three types of projects representing three different phases of development, ranging from small exploratory investigations to comprehensive projects.

The program will accept three types of proposals representing different phases of development:

• Phase 1, Exploratory Projects, with a total budget up to $150,000 ($200,000 when four-year colleges and universities collaborate with two-year colleges) for one to three years
• Phase 2, Expansion Projects, with a total budget up to $500,000 for two to four years
• Phase 3, Comprehensive Projects, with a total budget up to $2 million for three to five years

The full proposal deadlines are

• May 17, 2005, for Phase 1 proposals from submitting organizations located in states or territories beginning with A through L
• May 18, 2005, for Phase 1 proposals from submitting organizations located in states or territories beginning with M through N
• May 19, 2005, for Phase 1 proposals from submitting organizations located in states or territories beginning with O through W
• The full proposal deadline for Phase 2 and 3 proposals is January 24, 2006

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