| Air
Force provides funding
opportunity for research related to national defense
The
Air Force is soliciting proposals for the FY 2006 Defense
University Research Instrumentation Program. This
program is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions
of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists
and engineers in areas important to national defense. Approximately
$41 million is expected to be available for grants ranging
from $50,000 to $1 million to support research equipment purchases.
Only U.S. institutions of higher education with degree-granting
programs in science, mathematics or engineering may submit
proposals, which are due Aug. 25, 2005. More information is
available on the Department
of the Air Force Grant Opportunities Web page.
U.S.
Navy supports multidisciplinary science/engineering research
projects
The Navy
is soliciting white papers for the Multidisciplinary
University Research Initiative. This program supports
basic science and engineering research at U.S. institutions of
higher education. Multidisciplinary research efforts are sought
that intersect more than one traditional science and engineering
discipline. The solicitation outlines 26 areas of interest. Approximately
$147 million is expected to be available for awards having a
project period of up to five years. White papers are due Aug.
9, 2005; proposals are due Nov. 3, 2005. More information is available
from the U.S.
Navy Grant Opportunities Web page.
Associateship program for post-docs offers generous stipend;
great opportunity
The National
Research Council of the National Academies sponsors a number
of awards for postdoctoral researchers at federal laboratories.
These awards provide generous stipends ($36,000 - $65,000),
and the opportunity to do independent research in some of the
best-equipped and staffed laboratories in the country.
Detailed program information, including instructions on how to apply and a list
of participating laboratories, is available on the NRC
Research Associateship Programs Web site. Questions should be directed to
the NRC at 202-334-2760 (tel) or rap@nas.edu.
There will be four review cycles annually. Upcoming deadline dates
are:
- August 1, 2005
- November 1, 2005
- February 1, 2006
- May 1, 2006
Applicants
should begin a dialog with prospective advisors at the lab as
early as possible, before their anticipated application deadline.
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Other
funding
opportunities
Major
Research Instrumentation
Sponsoring
Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadlines: Campus
letters of intent due July 22, 2005; NSF deadlines are annually
the fourth Thursday in January; next year that will be January
26, 2006.
Synopsis of Program: The MRI Program assists
in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation
that is too costly for support through other NSF programs. The
maintenance and technical support associated with these instruments
are also supported. Proposals may be for a single instrument,
a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share
a common or specific research focus. Proposals will be considered
for instrumentation used for any NSF-supported field of science,
mathematics, and engineering. The research activities using this
instrumentation need not be supported by NSF or the federal government.
Awards for instrumentation will range from $100,000 to $2 million.
PhD granting institutions are required to cost share at a level
of 30 percent of total eligible project costs.
For more information: go to the Major
Research Instrumentation Program Web site.
Earth
Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadlines: August 8, annually for: Acquisition
or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation,
Analytical Techniques or Software; Support of National or Regional
Multi-User Facilities; and Support of Research Technicians
February 8, annually for: Support of National or Regional Multi-User
Facilities; Support of Research Technicians; and Development
of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics)
Synopsis of Program: The Instrumentation and
Facilities Program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR/IF)
will consider proposals for:
- Acquisition
or Upgrade of Research Equipment that
will advance laboratory and field investigations, and
student training opportunities in the Earth sciences;
- Development
of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software that
will extend current research and research training capabilities
in the Earth sciences;
- Support
of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities that
will make complex and expensive instruments or systems
of instruments broadly available to the Earth sciences
research and student communities;
- Support
of Research Technicians who will provide
for optimal and efficient operation of advanced instrumentation,
analytical protocol development, and user training for
Earth science research instrumentation;
- Development
of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics) that
will enable transformative advances in Earth science
research and education through novel application, development
or adaptation of information technologies.
For
more information: go to the Earth
Sciences Instrumentation and Facilities Web page.
High-end
Instrumentation Grant Program
Sponsoring Agency: National Institutes of Health
National Center for Research Resources
Deadlines: Letters of intent receipt date(s):
August 15, 2005; Application receipt date(s): September 20,2005
Synopsis of Program: The NCRR High-End Instrumentation
Grant (HEI) program solicits applications from groups of NIH-supported
investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to
be used for biomedical research that costs at least $750,000.
The maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments in this category
include, but are not limited to, structural and functional imaging
systems, macromolecular NMR spectrometers, high-resolution mass
spectrometers, cryoelectron microscopes and supercomputers.
For more information: go to the National
Center for Research Resources Web page.
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