Category Archives: Funding Opportunities

Funding Opportunities

12/15/09

2010 Research Partnership Program

From Stephen R. Forest, Vice President for Research and Janet Weiss, Dean and Vice Provost of  the Rackham School of Graduate Studies:

We are pleased to announce the 2010 Research Partnership Program, which includes the following funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students:

This year we announce a significant expansion of the Spring/Summer Research Grants Program. We will award up to 100 grants to faculty members who plan to work with Ph.D. students on scholarly projects during the spring and summer terms. These grants provide a stipend of $6,000 to the doctoral student. The grants support faculty scholarship while also providing financial support opportunities for professional and intellectual development for participating students. Preference is given to faculty members who include a thoughtful plan for student mentoring in their applications. For the summer of 2010, the stipend for students will be $6,000. Additional information is available at http://www.rackham.umich.edu/rhd.php?id=39.

The Distinguished Faculty and Graduate Student Seminars Program will provide a maximum of 5 awards to groups of faculty, students or graduate programs proposing innovative seminars and colloquia to foster collaboration and stimulate new research. Guidelines and application forms are available at the OVPR website: http://www.drda.umich.edu/funding/um_sources/RPP_Seminars_Guide.html

Please review the materials and websites carefully to note the differing purposes of the two types of awards in order to guide your faculty and students to apply to the most appropriate program for their planned activity. Please make these application materials available to all instructional and research faculty and librarians.

Please note that the application deadline for the two awards is Monday, February 1, 2010.

Stephen R. Forrest
Vice President for Research

Janet A. Weiss
Dean and Vice Provost, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies

12/10/09

Research and Creative Activity Awards

 
The Research and Creative Activity Committee (RCAC) received 10 internal faculty funding proposals; totaling over $141,000.  In total, 5 awards were made and nearly $56,000 was distributed.  Below are the awardees for Fall 09 Research and Creativity funding:  
 
“Complexity and Resiliency-Identities of Children Adopted from China”: Wei Cao, Education, SEHS, Principal Investigator 
 
“Numerical Simulations for Vibrio Cholerae Colonization of the Human Small Intestine”: Daniel J. Coffield, Jr., Mathematics, CAS, Principal Investigator
 
“The Medicaid Payment’s Impact on Nursing Home Quality of Care:  A Multilevel Analysis Using 2004 National Nursing Home Survey Data”: Yu (Sunny) Kang, Health Sciences & Administrations, SHPS, Principal Investigator
 
“Building the Theoretical Model for Investigations and Reaction Mechanism of Matalloproteins”: Jie Song, Chemistry, CAS, Principal Investigator
 
“The Effectiveness of a Combined Unloaded Passive/Active Exercise Program and a Self-Management Education on Function and Self-Efficacy”: Edgar Torres, Physical Therapy, SHPS, Principal Investigator; Becky Rodda, Physical Therapy, Co-investigator; Jason Hamilton, Urban Health & Wellness Center, Co-Investigator

Congratulations to all of our recipients!

The tentative date for the Winter 10 RCAC Request for Proposals is February 1, 2010 with an application submission deadline of March 12, 2010.

12/1/09

White House Announces New STEM Initiative

The Obama administration has launched a new initiative, the Educate to Innovate campaign, which it says will support partnerships among colleges and universities, foundations, and businesses to “motivate and inspire young people across the country to excel in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.” Education secretary Arne Duncan and Office of Science and Technology Policy director John Holdren took to Facebook on November 23, 2009, to publicize the campaign, and the New York Times has published initial details on how this “first wave” of the sweeping STEM innovation partnerships pledged by Obama in April will be implemented.

09/23/09

Call for Proposals Being Accepted – Bryer Award

Proposals are now being accepted for the Dr. Ben F. Bryer Foundation Medical Research Fund.

The Fund was established by the family of Ben F. Bryer to encourage and support the medical research endeavors of University of Michigan-Flint faculty.  This research fund honors the accomplishments of Ben Bryer, surgeon, scientist, educator, author, and humanist, in his pursuit of medical knowledge.  Special gratitude is extended to Dr. Bryer’s sister and foundation trustee, Bess Hurand, and her husband Arthur for making this fund possible. 
 
Funding is available, on an application basis, to full-time faculty of the University of Michigan-Flint to provide support for medical and biomedical research, with a priority given to research related to cancer.  At this time, it is anticipated that one award in the amount of $5000-$7000 will be available.
 
Proposals are due in the Office of Research by Friday, October 30th at 5:00 pm. 

Proposals will be reviewed by the Research and Creative Activities Committee with funding decisions announced in late November.  All proposals must be submitted in hard copy and electronically.   Please follow the guidelines located at  http://www.umflint.edu/research/faculty_funding/bryer.htm.
 
If you have any questions or need assistance please feel free to contact the Office of Research, 810-762-3383.

05/30/09

Federal Funding Opportunities

Anyone interested in applying for Academic Research Infrastructure (ARI) or Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) funding under the National Science Foundation’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) competitions is encouraged to review information provided during a May 28, 2009 webcast. Individuals who did not participate live can still register online, then play the webcast or download the presentation materials. The extensive question and answer session led by Stephen Meacham (ARI) and Randy Phelps (MRI) is included in the recording. Contact the Office of Research if you have any questions or experience difficulty accessing the presentation.

02/4/09

Call for Proposals: RCAC

The Office of Research and the Research Creative Activity Committee (RCAC) would like to announce the Winter 2009 Call for Proposals. Proposals are due in the Office of Research by Friday, March 13 at 5:00 pm.  Please note that all proposals must be submitted in hard copy and electronically. Please follow the guidelines located on our website at:

http://www.umflint.edu/research/faculty_funding/RCAC_guidelines.htm. 

Be sure to review the guidelines carefully as there have been some changes made recently to the eligibility criteria and eligible project components sections.  If you have any questions or need assistance please feel free to contact the Office of Research at 810-762-3383.

08/4/08

Over 1,000 Supplements Available to Increase NIH Research Diversity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plan to award more than 1,000 administrative supplements for the addition of individuals from underrepresented groups to current NIH biomedical and behavioral research awards. Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-190.html) applications may be submitted at any time.

06/3/08

NIH and AHRQ Announce Grants.gov Transition Plan

The National Institutes of Health and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality have recently announced two changes that will affect application submission.

First, the agencies will move from PureEdge to Adobe versions of the SF424 (R&R) grant application forms beginning in December 2008, provided a summer pilot proves successful. Second, they will transition from paper to electronic submission through Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) for the  Research Career Development (K), Individual National Research Service Awards (F), and Institutional National Research Service Awards and Other Training Grants (T, D) programs from paper to electronic submission through Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R). Each award will transition individually, beginning with the K award on February 12, 2009. Timing of the transition of NIH’s complex, multi-project grant programs has not been set.

Source 

Direct questions about transition plans to [email protected].