Funding Opportunities Newsletter
Funding News
Trump Wants to Curb Work Authorization for Foreign Graduates. Here’s What’s at Stake for Higher Ed.
U.S. lawmakers unveil $100 billion plan to remake NSF
Will Trump Opt to Restrict Foreign Student Work Program?
Trump Proclamation Bars Entry of Certain Chinese Students
Inside Trump’s Immigration Order To Restrict Chinese Students
As pandemic pounds U.S. universities, federal support helps their labs stay afloat
Bill would supersize NSF’s budget – and role
Spotlight Opportunities
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NASA
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase 1
Deadline: 07/22/2020
Dept. of the Air Force
Science and Technology for Autonomous Teammates (STAT)
Deadline: 7/7/2023
NIH
NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
$1,250,000
Letter of Intent Deadline: 8/4/2020
NIH
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
$3,500,000
Deadline: 9/11/2020
NIH
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
$1,500,000
Deadline: 8/21/2020
DARPA
HR001118S0057: Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide BAA
Abstract Deadline: 7/17/2020
NSF
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Sites and Supplements
Deadline: 8/26/2020
DOE
FY20 Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic FOA
Required Concept Papers: 6/25/2020
DARPA
Modeling and Prediction of Complex Dynamical Events (Topic 23)
Deadline: 9/1/2020
IEEE
IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology
Deadline: 6/15/2020
Presented for exceptional contributions to technologies and applications benefiting healthcare, medicine, and the health sciences
NIH
Exploratory Research for Technology Development (R21 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
$275,000
Deadline: 6/16, 10/16 and 2/16
NIH
Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in Mobile and Wireless Health Technology and Data Analytics: Cross-Training at the intersection of Behavioral and Social Sciences and STEM Disciplines (K18 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: 7/12/2020
NIH
Novel Tools and Devices for Animal Research Facilities and to Support Care of Animal Models (R43/R44 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: 9/5/2020
IEEE
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal
Deadline: 6/15/2020
IEEE
IEEE Robert N. Noyce Medal
Deadline: 6/15/2020
IEEE
IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal
Deadline: 6/15/2020
DARPA
AIE: COMBAT
Deadline: 6/26/2020
Franklin Institute
Benjamin Franklin Medals
$10,000
No deadline, but case review process takes approximately 2 years
Given annually in Chemistry, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Computer and Cognitive Science, Earth and Environmental Science, Electrical Engineering, Life Science and Physics. This is an international competition for individuals whose work has a significant impact on the aforementioned fields of science.
IEEE
Sidney Fernback Award
$2,000
Deadline: 6/15/2020
Awarded for outstanding contributions in the application of high performance computers using innovative approaches
IEEE
Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award
$10,000
Deadline: 6/15/2020
Recognizes innovative contributions to high performance computing systems that best exemplify the creative spirit demonstrated by Seymour Cray
IEEE
IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal
Deadline: 6/15/2020
Presented for outstanding achievements in signal processing
Electrochemical Society
Nanocarbons Division Richard E. Smalley Research Award
$2,500
Deadline: 9/01/2020
To encourage excellence in fullerenes, nanotubes and carbon nanostructures research
Army
US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement
BAA open until: 2/28/2025
• Combat Feeding Equipment and Systems; • Combat Ration Research and Development (R&D); • Warfighter Systems Technologies; • Shelters and Life Support technologies for ContingencyBasing; • Airdrop – Advanced Personnel and Cargo Airdrop Systems; • Textile Technologies;
• Modeling and Simulation; • Neuroepidemiology; • Warfighter Advanced Technologies; • Technology Enabled Capability Demonstrations
COVID-19 Opportunities
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NIH
NIH Director’s Emergency Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: 9/30/2020
Office of the Diregctor of National Intelligence
COVID-19 Seedling Research Topics
Deadline: 7/7/2020
NIH
NIH Director’s Emergency Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
$1,250,000
Letter of Intent Deadline: 8/4/2020
data.org
Inclusive Growth and Recovery Challenge
Deadline: 7/17/2020
The challenge is an open call for breakthrough ideas that harness the power of data science to help people and communities thrive especially in the wake of COVID-19’s economic impact.
XPRIZE
2020 COVID-19 Call for Code Global Challenge
$270,000
Deadline: 7/31/2020
US Dept of State
ND-NOFO-20-111: COVID-19 Small Grants Program
$100,000
Deadline: 9/30/2020
Health Effects Institute
Air Pollution, COVID-19, and Human Health
$500,000
Letter of Intent Deadline: 6/8/2020
Advanced Materials & Nanotechnology
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Society for Biomaterials
Technology Innovation and Development Award
$1,000
Letter of Intent to Nominate Deadline (encouraged): 7/15/2020; Nominations accepted through 9/25/2020
Formally recognizes successful application of basic and Applied Biomaterials research in the development of a novel medical product or technology that significantly benefits the health and well-being of medical and surgical patients.
Materials Research Society
Outstanding Young Investigator Award
$5,000
Deadline: 8/1/2020
To recognize outstanding, interdisciplinary scientific work in materials research by a young scientist or engineer.
Biological & Medical Engineering
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Dept. of the Army
Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program – Convergence Research Award
Pre-Application Deadline: 6/22/2020 (5pm ET)
Dept. of the Army
Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program – Research Partnership Award
$1,300,000
Pre-Application Deadline: 6/22/2020 (5pm ET)
Dept. of the Army
Epilepsy Research Program – Idea Development Award
Pre-Application Deadline: 6/22/2020 (5pm ET)
Dept. of the Army
Vision Research Program – Focused Translational Team Science Award
$5,000,000
Pre-Application Deadline: 7/28/2020 (5pm ET)
Dept. of the Army
Vision Research Program – Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Pre-Application Deadline: 7/28/2020 (5pm ET)
Prevent Cancer Foundation
Research Grants
$100,000
Deadline: 6/24/2020
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Shaffer Grant
$50,000
Deadline: 7/15/2020
Dept. of the Army
Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Disease Research Program – Accelerating Diagnostics for Traumatic Brain Injury Research Award
$2,800,000
Pre-Application Deadline: 6/22/2020 (5pm ET)
NIH
Enabling Technologies to Accelerate Development of Oral Biodevices (R41/R42, R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: 9/5/2020
NIH
Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Deadline: 7/9/2020
NIH
Research on Current Topics in Alzheimer’s Disease and Its Related Dementias (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
$275,000
Deadline: 7/9/2020
NIH
Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Brain Circuits and Behavior (R21 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
$275,000
Deadline: 6/16/2020
NIH
Novel RNAs in Virology (including HIV) and Immune Regulation: Basic Science and Therapeutic Discovery (R21 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
$275,000
Deadline: 6/16/2020
Dept. of the Army
Lupus Research Program – Idea Award
$300,000
Pre-Application Deadline: 8/25/2020 (5:00 pm ET)
Dept. of the Army
Lupus Research Program – Impact Award
$750,000
Pre-Application Deadline: 8/25/2020 (5:00 pm ET)
NIH
Neural Regulation of Cancer (R01, R21)
Deadline: 10/21/2020
Computing
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SIAM
SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering
Deadline: 7/31/2020
Awarded to one individual or a group of individuals in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development and use of mathematical and computational tools and methods for the solution of science and engineering problems.
Dept. of the Air Force
Foundations of Trusted Systems
Deadline: 12/4/2020
Engineering Education
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NIH
Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
$200,000
Deadline: 6/29/2020
Engineering Information Foundation
Grants
Deadline: 8/31/2020
Contact Katherine Kornfeld if interested
Entrepreneurship
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SBA
Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program
Deadline: 6/19/2020
DARPA
SBIR/STTR Opportunity: Compact Modular Detector for Water and Food Contaminant
Deadline: 6/29/2020
DARPA
SBIR/STTR Opportunity: Near-Term Forecasting of Nonstationary Dynamic Processes
Deadline: 6/29/2020
DARPA
SBIR/STTR Opportunity: Organizational Modeling
Deadline: 6/29/2020
DARPA
SBIR/STTR Opportunity: Flexible Manufacturing of Fine Chemical Reagents
Deadline: 6/29/2020
Environmental Engineering & Sustainable Technologies
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University of Louisville
Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy
$50,000
Nomination Deadline: 12/31/2020
Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation
BIRD Energy
$1,000,000
Executive Summary Deadline: 6/30/2020
To be considered, a project proposal should include:
1. R&D cooperation between two companies or cooperation between a company and a university/research institution (one from the U.S. and one from Israel).
2. Innovation in all areas of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, such as Solar and Wind Power, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Alternative Fuels, Smart Grid, Storage, Water-Energy Nexus, Advanced Manufacturing, etc.
3. Significant commercial potential; the project outcome should lead to commercialization
DOE
FY20 Advanced Manufacturing Multi-Topic FOA
Concept Paper Deadline: 6/25/2020
Topic 1: Efficiency Improvements in Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Subtopic 1.1: Innovative Iron and Steelmaking Processes
Subtopic 1.2: Enhanced Efficiency of Drying Processes
Subtopic 1.3: Machine Learning to Increase Efficiencies in the Manufacturing of Large-Scale, High-Rate Aerostructures
Subtopic 1.4: Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Wind Blade Production
Subtopic 1.5: Reducing Cost of Production of Ceramic Matrix Composites Used in High Temperature Applications
Topic 2: Efficiency Improvements in Chemical Manufacturing
Subtopic 2.1: Advanced Chemical Manufacturing R&D
Subtopic 2.2: Dynamic Catalyst Science with Data Analytics
Topic 3: Connected, Flexible, and Efficient Manufacturing Facilities, Products, and Energy Systems
Subtopic 3.1: Integrating Carbon Capture and Utilization into Industrial Processes
Subtopic 3.2: Flexible CHP Demonstration in a District Energy System Integrated with a Renewably-Fueled Municipal Generating Station
Topic 1: Efficiency Improvements in Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Subtopic 1.1: Innovative Iron and Steelmaking Processes
Subtopic 1.2: Enhanced Efficiency of Drying Processes
Subtopic 1.3: Machine Learning to Increase Efficiencies in the Manufacturing of Large-Scale, High-Rate Aerostructures
Subtopic 1.4: Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Wind Blade Production
Subtopic 1.5: Reducing Cost of Production of Ceramic Matrix Composites Used in High Temperature Applications
Topic 2: Efficiency Improvements in Chemical Manufacturing
Subtopic 2.1: Advanced Chemical Manufacturing R&D
Subtopic 2.2: Dynamic Catalyst Science with Data Analytics
Topic 3: Connected, Flexible, and Efficient Manufacturing Facilities, Products, and Energy Systems
Subtopic 3.1: Integrating Carbon Capture and Utilization into Industrial Processes
Subtopic 3.2: Flexible CHP Demonstration in a District Energy System Integrated with a Renewably-Fueled Municipal Generating Station
Students & Postdocs
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Prevent Cancer Foundation
Research Fellowships
$100,000
Deadline: 6/24/2020
Materials Research Society
Graduate Student Awards
$400
Deadline: 8/3/2020
To honor and encourage graduate students whose academic achievements and current materials research display a high level of excellence and distinction. MRS seeks to recognize students of exceptional ability who show promise for significant future achievement in materials research.
NIH
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)
Deadline: 8/8/2020
NIH
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)
Deadline: 8/8/2020
National Research Council
Research Associateship Programs – U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Deadlines: 8/3/2020, 11/2/2020, 2/1/2021, 5/3/2021
Human Frontier Science Program Organization
Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships (CDF)
Deadline: 8/27/2020
For applicants with a PhD outside the life sciences who have not worked in a biological field before.
Arnold and Mable Beckman Foundation
Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship
$180,000
Deadline: 9/4/2020
Facebook
Research Awards: Facebook Reality Labs Liquid Crystal
Deadline: 7/1/2020
WUSTL/Local Opportunities
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American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants (ACS-IRG) Washington University
$30,000
Deadline: 9/25/2020
Upcoming Research Events:
May 27, 2020: PERCSS – RCR Ethics Workshop, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
May 28, 2020: PERCSS – RCR Ethics Workshop, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
June 4, 2020: PERCSS – RCR Ethics Workshop, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
June 9, 2020: PERCSS – RCR Ethics Workshop, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
Questions? Contact us:
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