Author: Erin Plut

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines House budget bills offer little good news for U.S. science agencies  The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Released Their Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2023  Six New Product Types Now Available in the NSF-PAR; No changes to NSF’s Public Access Policy  NSF’s bid to help more scientists […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines Merit Review and How to Get Involved with NSF  Strategies for a Successful Semester-Long Sabbatical  Record settlement over China funding puts U.S. research institutions on notice  Evaluation of NSF Grants to Broaden Participation in STEM: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Section 305  Chinese Media Turns Stanford AI Plagiarism Into ‘Propaganda’  […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines Announcing Updates to NIH Institutional Training Grant Applications and Required Data Tables  NIH All About Grants Podcast – Milestone-Driven Awards – Go/No Go Proposition  Will Graduate-Student Unions Change Everything?  House Republicans Threaten Colleges’ Federal Funding With New Investigations  France should create an NIH à la française to boost biomedical research, […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines NIST Issues Updated Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information  NSF Introduces Grad Mentoring Requirement  NSF Science & Engineering Indicators: Research and Development: U.S. Trends and International Comparisons  NSF Science & Engineering Indicators: The STEM Labor Force: Scientists, Engineers, and Skilled Technical Workers  U.S. Department of Energy and National Science Foundation […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines Researchers Investigating Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing  House Committees May Withhold Research Grants to Universities with Protests  NIH Modifies Application and Review Process for Fellowship Grants to Broaden Scientific Trainee Pool  Can AI Replace Human Subjects?  Now Available: Recording of NSF Policy Office Webinar: Implementing the Common Forms for the […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines NSF Science & Engineering Indicators: Production and Trade of Knowledge – and Technology-Intensive Industries  Institutions Grapple with Allegations of Bullying And Harrassment in Science  Geopolitics Endangers International Research Collaborations  U.K. visa changes imperil recruitment of scientific talent, policy experts warn  NIH boosts pay for postdocs and graduate students  Biden Administration […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines NSF tests ways to improve research security without disrupting peer review  Transforming Doctoral Education for the Future of Work  Nontenure Track Harvard Lecturers and Researchers Unionize  New green technology harvests energy from raindrops and humidity  OMB Overhauls Federal Grant Guidance to Simplify for Recipients  Government-wide Policy on AI Issued by […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Research Headlines Revision of NSF Award Terms and Conditions  Fewer U.S. scientists are pursuing postdoc positions, new data show  South Korea to join the European Union’s funding program  Scientists with East Asian and African names get short shrift in news coverage  Tech, AI feature in new White House order to advance women’s […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News How Many Researcher: The FY 2023 Cumulative Investigator Rate (NIH)  Patent Applicants from Chinese Inventors Surpass Those of U.S. Scientists  WU Research News: Cost Transfers  It’s More Important Than Ever to Invest in Research Communication  ‘Nature’ Investigation Examines How Research Fraud Case Unfolded  New Qualtrics Brand Coming to WashU: Qualtrics […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News National Science Foundation grant reviewers urged to think more about ‘societal benefits’  Lawmakers Side With Universities Against Proposal That Could ‘Chill’ Research Partnerships  French scientists alarmed by ‘disastrous’ cut to research budget  Fallout from Israel-Hamas war causing ‘significant harm’ to researchers in Israel, survey finds  National Science Board Science & […]

Europe’s backpedaling on green legislation has scientists concerned  Jury rules for climate scientist Michael Mann in long-running defamation case  Now Available: 2024 NIH Grants Policy Updates Webinar recording and slides  NIH: Search for Cooperative Agreements Now Available in RePORTER  Comments on NIST March-In Rights Framework Show Opposition  Using AI in Research  New Study Challenges Conventional […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News New Unions Represent Over 40K Grad Students, Postdocs, Researchers  Science Helps Us … Create the Future of Computing  In a big bet on science, the U.S. just created 10 new ‘innovation engines’  Does Military AI Research at Universities ‘Benefit Humanity’?  Now Available: Revised NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Collaboration Crossroads: Bayh Dole Act, March-In Rights, and Impact on Partnerships  Businessman Examining Work of MIT President and Faculty for Plagiarism  2024 NIH Grants Policy Updates Webinar  NSF Appoints New Special Assistant to the Director for Artificial Intelligence  Congress Remains Concerned About China’s Influence on U.S. Higher Education  Paper Trail: […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News In South Korea, lobbying by scientists staves off deep cuts to research spending  ERVA seeks nominations for expert participants for Quantum-Enabled Technologies event  Technology Students in Africa, Bolstered by ‘Grassroots AI’  NIH All About Grants Podcast: Ensuring Safe and Respectful Workplaces  NSF Announces IT Revitalization  Whistleblower Training for NIH Grant […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp how grant proposals are scored  NIH advisory group recommends $14,000 boost in postdoc pay  Researchers protest end of NSF grants program using data from its $1 billion ecology network  Common Disclosure Forms Published by NSF  Proposal Writing Tips from NIH  NIST Seeks Comments […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Trial puts Howard Hughes Medical Institute – and disabled scientists – in the spotlight  OSTP Explores Cost of Open Access Publishing  Scientific Collaborations Between the U.S. and China are Weakening, Creating Parallel Scientific Systems  Recent Updates to Bayh-Dole Obligations May Require New License Terms and Reporting Procedures for Federally-Funded Inventions  […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News To reduce ‘reputational bias,’ NIH may revamp how grant proposals are scored  A ‘Near-Record’ International Student Surge  Cornell Grad Student Workers Overwhelmingly Vote to Unionize  NIH Updates FAQs on Proprietary Data  Study Suggests the Existence of Hundreds of Thousands of Fake Scientific Papers  Australia’s top science agency faces scrutiny over […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Are you ready? SciENcv required to prepare NSF Biographical Sketch and Current & Pending Support documents as of 10/23/2023 Resources: NSF Documents Required for Senior Personnel NSF FAQ (with screenshots and links to tutorials) Engineering Research Toolkit page: SciENcv for Biosketches and Current & Pending Docs (with links to many other resources) […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Are you ready? SciENcv required to prepare NSF Biographical Sketch and Current & Pending Support documents as of 10/23/2023 Resources: NSF Documents Required for Senior Personnel NSF FAQ (with screenshots and links to tutorials) Engineering Research Toolkit page: SciENcv for Biosketches and Current & Pending Docs (with links to many other resources) […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News NIH sticks to new requirement that foreign partners share lab notebooks  South Korea, a science spending champion, proposes cutbacks  Reforming Research Productivity  Change in Federal Award Closeout Provisions  Further Clarifying NIH’s Foreign Subaward Agreement Policy – Addressing Community Feedback  Patently Strategic Podcast – Government Grants and Patent Rights  Will ChatGPT […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News A funding adviser’s guide to writing a great grant application  Misconduct Allegation Wreaks Havoc in Lab  CHIPS and Science Act Fails to Meet Ambitious Funding Targets  Update – NIH Data Management and Sharing FAQs  Community-based Research Can Help Solve Societal Problems But Remains Undervalued in Academe  People with Disabilities Remain […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News White House Manufacturing Order has Tech Transfer Experts Sighing in Relief  Addressing Rigor in Scientific Studies  Lengthy Review Processes at NIH and NSF Harm Scientific Progress  White House requests extension of agreement with China on joint research  Science Funding Falters a Year After Landmark CHIPS and Science Act  Now Live! […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News New WashU Membership to Research Platform: Open Science Framework  Generative approach to research integrity  NIH withdraws opposition to unionization effort  Among U.S. postdoc applicants, researchers of color often fare worst  U.S. unveils plans for large facilities to capture carbon directly from air  Israeli scientists speak out against ‘destructive’ education policies  […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Data Services New Faculty and Graduate Student Meet and Greet  New NIH Data Requirement for Foreign Subrecipients  White House OSTP Publishes Scientific Integrity Policy  European Comission Initiative Aims to Make Research Careers More Appealing  NSF, EDA announce official coordination on regional innovation programs  Byers Named IRB Executive Chair  NSF Project […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Science activism is surging – which marks a culture shift among scientists  Message from the Vice Chancellor for Research Regarding Artificial Intelligence  India aims to invigorate science with hefty new funding agency  Advancing equity and integrity in research  New report identifies engineering research priorities for enhancing water security  Developing Great […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News After affirmative action ban, educators seek other ways to boost STEM diversity  Chinese Scientists Increasingly Leaving U.S.  NIH Funding for Every Career Stage  Billions in NIH grants could be jeopardized by appointments snafu, Republicans say  Contenders for giant NSF grants aim to revitalize left-behind regions Spotlight SPONSOR PROGRAM FUNDING DEADLINE […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News How a pending Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action could affect the scientific workforce  How Shoddy Research Finds Its Way to Publication  NIH working group calls for fewer – but better paid – postdocs  NIH mandate that foreign partners of U.S. scientists regularly submit all data stirs outcry  House Appropriators […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News How Defaulting on the National Debt Could Affect Higher Education  Safeguarding Integrity and Collaborations: Not “Either-Or” but “Both-And”  NIH Prepares One-Pager on Human Subjects Research  Toxic Research Culture Harms Scientists’ Mental Health  Will a Supreme Court Ruling in Fisheries Case Tie the Hands of All Government Regulators?  Industry-academia interface: exploring […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Federal Funding Databases to Explore  White House Picks Cancer Surgeon to Lead NIH  Overcoming the language barrier in science communication  WU EH&S Spring Update  U.S. Must Invest in Emerging Scientists  Scientists shouldn’t have to choose between public outreach and research  Improving mentoring in academia requires a ‘collective effort’  When universities […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Tweet Prompts Calls for Change at NSF  Scientist Sentenced to Six Months of House Arrest in Case Involving Chinese Influence on U.S. Research  NSF Details Plan to Spend $1 Billion Budget Increase  Update on Improving Fellowship Review – A Request for Information  Biosystems Engineering Professor to Head USDA NIFA  NSF […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News WU: New Department of Statistics and Data Science  NSF Director Promotes STEM Education, Workforce Development, and Public-Private Partnerships  Congressional Requirements For Disclosure of Foreign Funds Echo China Initiative  NSF Seeks Comments on Proposed PAPPG Revisions  NSF Director Underscores ‘CHIPS and Science Act’ Opportunities in Visit to Washington State  Spring Into […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News From Application to Award: Navigating NSF’s Funding Calls  ‘Open for Business’: Risk-Taking US Health Agency Ready to Spend $2.5 Billion Budget  NSF and Five Other Agencies Launch Program to Build an Integrated Data and Knowledge Infrastructure  NIH All About Grants Podcast – Discussing Not Discussed  US-Ireland Research Program Celebrates 17 […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Updated Off-Campus Policy and Procedures Now Available on the Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) Website  House Panel Targets Universities, Scholars Biden’s 2024 Budget Includes Increased Funding for Science and Clean Energy  New NIH Resources Available on Protecting Participant Privacy When Sharing Data  The ABCs of Authentication Plans  NIH Releases New Plan […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News As Scientists Explore AI Written Text, Journals Hammer Out Policies  Efforts to Protect Sensitive Research Should Balance Restrictions Against Valuable Collaborations  NIH Success Rate for New Research Projects Creeps Up  FOA or NOFO – It’s All About Funding  NIH Redesign of the xTrain Module in eRA Commons  Common Rule Exceptions […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News NEW: WU Research Data & Materials Policy  New U.K. Science Ministry Emerges from Government Reshuffle  Twitter’s Plan to Cut Off Free Data Access Evokes ‘Fair Amount of Panic’ Among Scientists  Report by National Academies Urges Scientific Community to Dismantle Structural Racism  NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Science editorial by Holden Thorp: Appoint a new NIH director, now  WHO’s Departing Chief Scientist Regrets Errors in Debate Over Whether SARS-Cov-2 Spreads Through Air  National Science Board Convenes  Two Groups See Revision of HHS Rules on Research Misconduct  NIH Offers Resources to Prepare Applicants for New Data Management & […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News NSF Releases New PAPPG  NSF Hopes That Big Data Will Finger Grantees Not Reporting Foreign Support: New CHIPS law mandates tougher enforcement of research security by U.S. agencies  NSF to end cost-sharing mandate for some grants to level the playing field  New NSF Workforce Development Program Opens New Doors in […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Report: Priorities for Engineering to Address Climate Change  Innovation in the Bioeconomy: Ecosystems and Society  OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded  Research Freely Available Without Delay  National Academy of Sciences Sanctions White House Official, Changes Bylaws to Allow Member Suspensions  CHIPS and Science Act will be ‘Transformative’ if Congress […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Proposed Mandatory Reporting Requirement for Sexual Misconduct Could Harm Graduate Students  NIST Launches New iEdison System for Reporting Federally Funded Inventions  NIH 2022 – 2023 Virtual Grants Conference and PreCon Events  NSF Announces 4 New Engineering Research Centers Focused on Agriculture, Health, Manufacturing and Smart Cities  NSF and Amazon Continue […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Biden to Name Physicist as Director of OSTP  U.S. Plans to Help Universities Protect Security of Research  GAO Recommends Focus on Risk Exposure When Examining University Sharing of Technology with Foreign Nationals  U.S. Universities Fight Senate Innovation Bill Targeting Foreign Gifts to Faculty  IIE Report Shows Rebound in International Students […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Report: Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research  Can Happy Labs Increase Diversity? Major Funder Bets Big on Young Scientists  Case Study in Research Integrity: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble  Lockdowns, Supply Shortages, Inflation Hamper Major Science Projects  Researchers Citing Both Chinese […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Updated NIH RPPR Instruction Guide Available  Action Required for In-Progress RPPR Budget Forms By or Before June 22  NIH Gains New Power to Police Sexual Harassment  New FY 2021 NIH RCDC Categories and Funding Data are Now Available  NIH: In What Scenarios Must Information Protected by a Certificate of Confidentiality […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News New Research Management System (RMS) Proposal Certification (PC) Form Assurances for Department of Energy  New! McKelvey has access to the Hanover Research grant newsletter. Sign up here.  NSF and DOE announce partnership for science and engineering  NSF Announces Investment in Multi-Sector Partnership to Accelerate Research in Next-Generation Networking and Computing […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Kansas Chemistry Professor Found Guilty of Hiding Ties to China  U.S. math professor found guilty in latest China Initiative trial  Chinese Universities Continue to Gain Prestige in World Market  Biden Wants to Attract Russian Scientists  NIH Budget: FY22 Outcomes and FY23 Request  AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh Testifies on the Economic […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Early-career support program launched for Danforth faculty  NSF releases 2022 – 2026 strategic plan describing vision for the next five years  Revised NSF PAPPG Available for Comment  Updated NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support table  Updated NSF Frequently Asked Questions Regarding […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Biden’s 2023 Budget Request for Science Remains High  ‘We are Turning a Corner.’ Acting White House Science Director Moves to Calm Troubled Office  Feds Drop Case Against Yale Professor; Yale Lifts Suspension  Chinese Research Ranks as High or Higher than US Work in Top 1 Percent of Studies in 2019  […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Tennessee Scientist Falsely Accused of Hiding Ties to China Speaks Out  Professor’s Suspension Casts a Pall  Congress to Approve Spending Plan that Includes Increased Funding for Scientific Research  The U.S. Just Created a Big New Biomedical Research Agency, But Questions Remain  NSF establishes new Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships […]

Funding Opportunities Newsletter Funding News Resignation leads to controversial division of White House Science Advisor’s Job  Justice Department Ends Probe of Scientists’ Ties to China  One Fourth of Federal Obligations for R&D Go to Two States – California and Maryland  Now Effective: Use of the New SAM UEI in NSF Systems in Place of DUNS […]