All Disciplines

Deadline: November 13, 2009 (Please click here for application details.)

Fellows will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Acknowledged expertise in one or more areas of public policy important to the future of North Carolina;
• A history of public engagement; and
• Demonstrated excellence in writing for a non-academic audience.

Anyone wishing to learn more about the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI) or the Faculty Fellows program should visit the IEI's website at www.emergingissues.org.

Humanities

Deadlines:
Research Grant Program: November 2, 2009
Faculty Enrichment (Course Development) Program: December 1, 2009

The Canadian Government, through its Embassy and Consulates in the United States, supports research, conferences, teaching, and program activity related to Canada and/or Canada-U.S. relations. The Canadian Studies grant program seeks to encourage comparative research and teaching, faculty exchanges, student mobility, and collaboration between American and Canadian researchers. The program also seeks to build stronger ties between American and Canadian universities and colleges.

• Research Grant Program assists individual scholars or teams of scholars in writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality with a focus on Canada or Canada-U.S. relations.
• Faculty Enrichment (Course Development) Program provides faculty members an opportunity to develop or update a course with substantial Canadian content that will be offered as part of their regular teaching load.

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Announcements - Sciences

Beginning a Research Program in the Natural Sciences at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution
Next Offering: November 20-22, 2009, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
Application Deadline: October 15, 2009
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Starting a successful research program and doing scholarly work at a predominantly undergraduate institution poses unique challenges for a beginning faculty member. A goal of the institute is to give pre-tenured faculty the opportunity to learn from and discuss with experienced faculty how to establish and manage a research program with undergraduates. While at the institute, participants will also prepare plans for starting and/or advancing their individual research programs at their respective campuses. The institute is timely and especially important for faculty in the beginning of their career due to the increased national emphasis on research that is part of the national stimulus package. A range of topics will be covered during the institute, and the specific goals include ways to achieve career success in undergraduate research by learning how to:

• select undergraduate researchers
• mentor student researchers and develop and use their research skills
• time management - balancing teaching, research and service activities
• develop and select research projects appropriate for undergraduates
• adapt to an undergraduate research environment vs. that in graduate school
• link research to the classroom and
• develop grantsmanship skills related to gaining external and institutional research support

• describe what you see as the future of undergraduate research at your institution and
• what outcomes you hope to realize through participation in the CUR Institute.

1. What should be my research expectations for undergraduates?
2. When should I submit my first grant proposal and why?
3. I find myself in a department in which research is expected but not yet valued. What strategies can I use to overcome the notion seemingly held by some of the faculty that classroom teaching is much more important than supervised research and that research detracts from a teacher's classroom performance?
4. In addition to learning about the research process, independent thinking, use of research instruments, etc., what else should students gain from doing a research experience?
5. How do I establish rules (e.g. lab safety rules) and ensure that students obey them?
6. How do I use my department's curriculum and my particular classes to attract students to do long-term research projects in my lab?
7. How do I establish continuity between students coming into and leaving my research group so that I can keep the research program going nearly continuously?
8. How do I introduce research into my classroom?
9. My institution does not have a grants and contracts office. How do I find the time to find appropriate funding agencies and prepare and submit research grant proposals?
10. What institutional and departmental policies and practices should I expect that will encourage or support my research with undergraduates.

Link to Application

Application Deadline: October 15, 2009

Announcements - Sciences - Social Sciences

The CCLI program is the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education's broadest, most innovative program. The CCLI program funds projects for creating new learning materials and teaching strategies, developing faculty expertise, implementing educational innovations, and assessing and evaluating student achievement. Please visit the CCLI web site for full program guidelines.

Deadlines: Type 1 projects - May 2010; Type 2 and 3 projects - January 13, 2010

Type 1 Projects (small grants) - Up to $200,000, 2-3 years

Type 2 Projects (medium grants) - Up to $600,000, 2-4 years

Type 3 Projects (large grants) - Up to $5,000,000, 3-5 years

All Disciplines - Announcements

ACS (Associated Colleges of the South) is continuing to offer grants in faculty and institutional renewal, supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants are designed to provide opportunities for faculty to:

• Be well prepared for leadership and decision making roles on the campus
• Become more effective teachers through specific faculty renewal experiences
• Enhance personal development, with particular attention to preparation for retirement and making retirement a fruitful and productive experience.

Grants are available in the following four categories for up to $8,000 each: Professional Development, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, and Mentoring. Grant requests will be accepted with the following priorities:

1. Collaborative efforts across ACS campus boundaries
2. Collaboration among faculty on a single campus that could lead to broader inter-campus programs
3. Projects carried out by individual faculty that could provide a model for efforts at other ACS institutions

The next round of pre-proposals will be due October 1, 2009. For those asked to submit full proposals, the due date for the next round will be January 15, 2010. Visit the Web site at http://www.colleges.org/faculty_renewal/index.html to view the guidelines and selection criteria. If you have further questions about the program or process, please contact Marcia White at mwhite@colleges.org.

All Disciplines - Announcements

The application deadline for the traditional Fulbright Scholar Program approaches! The award competition for 2010-11 will close on August 1, 2009, so please submit your application by that time. For more details, visit: www.cies.org.

All Disciplines

The Grant Training Center is sponsoring a three-day grant proposal workshop for 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively tell the story that leads to funding, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences to the educator and non-profit professional.

Participants will learn how to:

• Comprehend the diversity of the grant funding community
• Research and identify potential funding sources
• Create the right fit with the funding agency
• Address the guidelines of proposals
• Identify and effectively write the key elements of a proposal
• Integrate each component of the grant into the final product
• Develop focused and realistic budgets
• Package professional grants submissions

Space is limited, and since this class fills up quickly, it is on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Workshop fee: $595 (includes tuition, materials, certificate of completion and continental breakfast) A rebate of $50 per person is given for two or more registrants from the same organization.

Click here to register.

To register by phone or for more information call (866) 704-7268.

Humanities

DEADLINES: June 30, October 31, March 31

Short-term grants-in-aid support visits to Hagley for scholarly research in the imprint, manuscript, pictorial, and artifact collections. They are designed to assist researchers with travel and living expenses while using the research collections. Scholars receive a stipend, make use of the research holdings, and participate in the programs of the Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society.

ELIGIBILITY: These grants are to support serious scholarly work. They are available to both degree candidates and senior scholars and writers working independently as well as college and university teachers, librarians, archivists, museum curators, and scholars from fields other than humanities. Scholars are expected to participate in seminars which meet periodically, as well as attend noontime colloquia, lectures, and other public programs offered during their tenure.

FUNDING: Low cost housing may be available on the museum grounds. Stipends are for a minimum of two weeks, maximum of two months at no more than $1,600 per month.

WRITE:
Center for the History of Business,Technology, and Society
Hagley Museum and Library
P.O. Box 3630
Wilmington, DE 19807-0630

WEB: http://www.hagley.org/library/center/grantsinaid.html
E-MAIL: clockman@hagley.org
PHONE: (302) 658-2400, ext. 243
FAX: (302) 655-3188

Sciences

DEADLINES: June 4, initial inquiry; November 12, full proposal

The Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences supports innovative projects in any area consistent with the Foundation's broad objective to advance the chemical sciences.

ELIGIBILITY: The Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences is open to institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that have a focus in the chemical sciences. Institutions include schools, colleges and universities, as well as other not-for-profit organizations, such as scientific societies and science museums. Awards are not made directly to individuals, or, in general, to private foundations.

FUNDING: The amount of support requested is determined by the applicant. In 2007, awards ranged from about $11,000 to $75,000.

WRITE:
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022

WEB: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/special_grant_program_chemical.shtml
E-MAIL: admin@dreyfus.org
PHONE: (212) 753-1760

Sciences - Social Sciences

DEADLINE: June 1

The cornerstone of the Center is its Residential Fellows program which awards academic year residential fellowships for about 45 scholars who form a cohesive and diverse intellectual community. Fellows enjoy time and freedom to pursue their priority research, and more importantly, to expand their horizons in active engagement with their Center colleagues. Through its rigorous application-based selection system, the Center identifies and selects top scholars from disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, the natural sciences, and the humanities, as well as interdisciplinary areas. By awarding residential fellowships to these scholars, bringing them together in a lovely setting with opportunity for social interaction, freeing them from the demands of normal academic life, and giving them free rein with respect to work, the Center serves as an incubator of innovative contributions to academe and society. The result is a track record of influential, groundbreaking work, significant scholarly transformation, and major short- and long-term achievements of Center Fellows. Young scholars are encouraged to apply.

ELIGIBILITY: Applicants with a Ph.D., professional degree (e.g., J.D., M.D.) or equivalent foreign degree are eligible to apply. Applicants who have achieved an equivalent level of professional reputation will also be considered. Faculty at all academic levels or independent scholars may apply, provided they exhibit a high level of achievement (adjusted for rank) including a strong record of research publications. The Center encourages applications from junior scholars at least 3 to 4 years past the doctorate, typically for a fellowship year soon after achieving tenure.

FUNDING: A Center stipend is based on the Fellow's salary for the year before residence. That stipend shall not exceed one-half of the Fellow's academic year (nine-month) base salary for that year and is additionally subject to an upper limit set by the board of trustees. For 2009-10, that cap is set at $60,000. It has not yet been set for 2010-11, but there is no indication that the cap will be altered.

WRITE:

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
75 Alta Road
Stanford, CA 94305

WEB: http://www.casbs.org/programs/fellowships/
E-MAIL: secretary@casbs.stanford.edu
PHONE: (650) 321-2052
FAX: (650) 321-1192