Funding Opportunities

Erica wants me to request to attend: This conference was established to facilitate dissemination and exchange of hypothesis-based research on interventions and initiatives that broaden participation in science and engineering research careers. The conference is designed to create a dialogue among behavioral/social science and education researchers, evaluators, and faculty in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields who participate in intervention programs. Graduate students in these fields are strongly encouraged to attend. Workshops, sessions, and posters will communicate effective strategies from successful STEM intervention programs, present results from empirical research studies, and synthesize the translation of research findings into practice on STEM learning, undergraduate research, graduate education, and student retention.

Diversity in Cancer Research Summer 2023 Undergraduate Internship Program Open to rising Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors with an interest in STEM, Cancer and/or Biomedical Research Applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research are strongly encouraged to apply https://diversity.nih.gov/about-us/population-underrepresented
• 10 week full-time program available beginning June 5, 2023 ($5000 stipend)
• In-Person/Virtual workshops, seminars, scientific meetings, mentoring and career development activities during the 2023-2024 academic year
• Carefully matched Mentors and Peer Mentors for each Intern
• Designated Slack workspace designed to facilitate mentoring, peer interactions, and community
• NEW THIS YEAR: Georgetown campus housing now offered for in-person Interns Download an application here: https://georgetown.box.com/s/r03v4v7g5jzj486b3owk9lm5j6al2f5w

Submit application materials and any questions to: cancerresearchtraining@georgetown.edu

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) is currently seeking proposals for research related to improving the health of honey bees. Proposals should focus on research to understand, manage, suppress, and eradicate Varroa mites, small hive beetles, and other pests, pathogens, and diseases contributing to colony losses.
The mysterious disappearance of bees, called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), is a growing threat to Honey Bees, the mainstay of pollination services in agriculture. The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), a tri-national coalition dedicated to promoting the health of all pollinators, partners with different organizations to perform research for improving the health of honey bees and reversing the threats they face. The Honey Bee Health Improvement Project focuses on ways to help Honey Bees and beekeepers. In the absence of Colony Collapse Disorder, this task force will seek out and secure funding for innovative and important work to understand and promote genetic stock improvements, understand and promote best management practices for commercial beekeeping, and promote forage opportunities for colonies on public and private land.
THE 2022 grant cycle is now open. Applications are due January 21, 2022.
Submission:
Email your proposal packets as a single PDF file to Reed Lievers (reed@pollinator.org) by 3PM PST on Friday, January 21, 2022.
Priority Areas
The Honey Bee Health Task Force has identified seven priority areas for funding, though other areas will be considered as well.

Effects of pathogens and pests on honey bee behavior, physiology and/or colony health; including the development of novel methods to mitigate these effects.
Effects of nutrition on pest, pathogen, and disease incidence.
Effects of pesticides on pest, pathogen, and disease incidence.
Effects of parasite and pathogen shared between bee species.
Development of approaches for genetic stock improvement of honey bee populations to enhance resistance to pathogens and parasites.
Effects of climate or environmental variables on honey bee pests, pathogens, and disease incidence.
The development of diagnostics or indicators for the presence of pests, pathogens and diseases that affect honey bee health.

The Garden Club of America (GCA) Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship provides funding to a current graduate student to study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats, butterflies and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for their conservation and sustainability. The selection criteria are based on the technical merit of the proposed work and the degree to which the work is relevant to this objective.
https://www.pollinator.org/gca-fellowship

The Garden Club of America (GCA) Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship provides funding to a current graduate student to study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats, butterflies and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for their conservation and sustainability. The selection criteria are based on the technical merit of the proposed work and the degree to which the work is relevant to this objective.
https://www.pollinator.org/gca-fellowship

In response to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319, sec. 7502), the National Science Foundation (NSF) established the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Bridging EPSCoR Communities (RII-BEC) initiative. The RII-BEC initiative seeks to enable institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions to set up bridge programs to facilitate the transitions of Affected Groups (e.g., women, underrepresented groups, research trainees, and graduate fellows) from one stage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) training to the next, with particular focus on providing support for individuals from groups underrepresented in STEM and those transitioning from or to minority-serving institutions (MSIs) within EPSCoR jurisdictions.

The RII-BEC initiative will accept proposals that support those individuals most strongly affected by the pandemic at vulnerable career transition points (e.g., first two years of college, or preparation for entry into graduate programs and/or the STEM workforce) within EPSCoR jurisdictions. Proposals may include partnerships within and/or across two-year and four-year institutions (including community colleges). A key feature of projects will be a program strategy and plan for recruitment, mentoring, retention, and graduation of students (U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents) in NSF-supported STEM fields, with specific efforts aimed at underrepresented groups in STEM.

NSF INCLUDES is considering supplement requests from Alliances for FY22, in accordance with PAPPG guidance. The supplement justification can be COVID impacts. These types of supplements would not be appropriate to "fully fund a year 6," however. Additional funding for cohort 1 alliances, beyond the five year grant period, is currently under consideration and will be communicated with the community as soon as possible.

GOALI is a type of proposal that seeks to stimulate collaboration between academic research institutions and industry. Under this proposal type, academic scientists and engineers request funding either in conjunction with a regular proposal submitted to a standing NSF program or as a supplemental funding request to an existing NSF-funded award. GOALI is not a separate program; GOALI proposals must be submitted to an active NSF funding opportunity and must be submitted in accordance with the deadlines specified therein. A proposer interested in submitting a GOALI proposal or a GOALI supplemental funding request to an existing NSF-funded award must contact the cognizant NSF Program Officer listed in the relevant funding opportunity prior to submission. Special interest is focused on affording opportunities for:

Interdisciplinary university-industry teams to conduct collaborative research projects, in which the industry research participant provides critical research expertise, without which the likelihood for success of the project would be diminished;

Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to conduct research and gain experience in an industrial setting; and

Industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective and integrative skills to academe.

GOALI proposals should focus on research that addresses shared interests by academic researchers and industrial partners. The research should further scientific and engineering foundations to enable future breakthrough technologies with the potential to address critical industry needs. Industry involvement assures that the research is industrially relevant. Principal Investigators are expected to integrate their research objectives with educational and industrial needs.

The program seeks to 1) increase the number of low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need obtaining degrees in S-STEM eligible disciplines and entering the US workforce or graduate programs in STEM; 2) improve support mechanisms for future scientists, engineers, and technicians, with a focus on low-income academically talented students with demonstrated financial need; and 3) advance our understanding of how interventions or evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic/career pathways, and graduation of low-income students in STEM.The case from Gay: We believe the early immersive research experiences and the first2 clubs have a significant impact on self-efficacy and stem identity.

Funds programs that improve STEM teaching and learning at pre-collegiate level, can be focused on assessment, learning or teaching. From the solicitation: interested in projects that seek to transform formal education practices and structures through the use of innovative approaches, materials, technologies, and practices. The program supports six types of projects: (1) Exploratory, (2) Design and Development, (3) Impact, (4) Implementation and Improvement, (5) Syntheses, and (6) Conferences. All six types of projects apply to each of the three DRK-12 program strands. Projects can be focused on students or teacher professional development.

Kind of atypical- this is cross cutting, and I learned about it through the AISL program solicitation.
This funding supports groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research, training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic and international boundaries. No due dates.

This NSF funding can be used for the most diverse ideas. - can be for K-12, families, citizen science, exhibits, programs etc. as long as it it focuses on informal education. There are 6 project types: (1) Pilots and Feasibility Studies, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, (5) Literature Reviews, Syntheses, or Meta-analyses, and (6) Conferences.

There are small awards for 1-2 students, RET awards, supplements to existing awards and REU Sites (which fund a larger cohort of students). REU Sites are based on independent proposals, submitted for an annual deadline date, to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of undergraduate students in research. Proposals for the establishment of an REU Site may be submitted to any of NSF's directorates. The Office of International Science and Engineering will consider co-funding relevant REU Sites that are primarily managed by other NSF units.

Most funding directed toward students.

Through this solicitation, NSF INCLUDES will support the establishment and growth of new Alliances that employ a collaborative infrastructure approach to address a critical broadening participation challenge in STEM at scale. 1-3 awards for Alliances will be made. Letter of intent in October, proposal due in January.

EIR Early Phase provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based (as defined in this notice), field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students; and rigorously evaluate such innovations. (K-12). Early-phase grantees are encouraged to make continuous and iterative improvements in project design and implementation before conducting a full-scale evaluation of effectiveness. Rural is mentioned. STEM a priority. Letter of intent is required before submission of full proposal

This is a solicitation to provide direct experiences to PreK-12 students (PreK-12). The learning opportunities are based on innovative use of technology to strengthen knowledge and interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and information and communication technology (ICT) careers. Several types of program ranging from Conferences to Scaling and Expanding Innovations.