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'''Thinking of applying to one of these opportunities? Please email [mailto:si-ori@umich.edu si-ori@umich.edu].'''
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==== NSF: CISE Coordinated Solicitation: Core Programs - Deadlines: Oct 31, Nov 26, Dec 17 ====
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Please visit our new website at researchoffice.si.umich.edu.
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As part of NSF CISE Coordinated Solicitation as described in the June 27th [[Media:Solicitations.pdf|Dear Colleague Letter]]. Each Core Program has announced their upcoming solicitation cycle. See below for more details.
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CISE’s Division of '''Information and Intelligent Systems''' (IIS) announces its support for research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:
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==== Economic and Community Development Research Initiative See Grants - Deadline February 28, 2011 ====
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*The Human-Centered Computing program;
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The Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy (IRLEE) in collaboration with OVPR is launching an annual seed research fund for U-M instructional and research faculty.  The program will fund 4-6 proposals ranging from $10,000-15,000 each on topics related to economic and community development.  Possible topic areas include but are not limited to:
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*The Information Integration and Informatics program; and
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*small and medium-sized business performance and management issues such as technology utilization, improvement processes and sources of capital;  
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*The Robust Intelligence program.
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*new enterprise formation  and job creation - technology and talent issues"
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:A more complete description of the three project classes can be found in ''section II. Program Description'' in the [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08575/nsf08575.htm Program Solicitation]
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*consequences of economic dislocation, plant closings, retraining of workers, reuse of facilities;
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*regional economic development policies;
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*community development issues in both urban and rural regions - shrinking cities, structured food systems;
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*evaluation and assessment of intervention service delivery programs administered by universities;
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CISE’s Division of '''Computing and Communication Foundations''' (CCF) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:
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[http://irlee.umich.edu/EconomicAndCommunityDevelopmentRFP/RFP-IRLEE.pdf RFP]
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* The Algorithmic Foundations program;
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* The Communications and Information Foundations program; and
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* The Software and Hardware Foundations program.
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:A more complete description of the three project classes can be found in ''section II. Program Description'' in the [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08577/nsf08577.htm Program Solicitation]
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CISE’s Division of '''Computer and Network Systems''' (CNS) announces its support for research and education projects that develop new knowledge in two core programs:
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==== NSF Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities (DRRC) - Deadline: March 4, 2011 ====
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*The Computer Systems Research (CSR) program; and
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*The Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program.
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:A more complete description of the three project classes can be found in ''section II. Program Description'' in the [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08576/nsf08576.htm Program Solicitation]
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Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows:
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In a joint announcement, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and NSF call for proposals to advance basic research in engineering and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences on enhancing disaster resilience in rural communities.
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*Small Projects: Deadline '''December 17, 2008''': up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years; This budget is well suited for one or two investigators and one graduate student and/or postdoc.
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*Medium Projects: Deadline '''October 31, 2008''': award range of $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years;  This budget is well suited for one or more investigators and a few graduate students and/or postdoc.
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*Large Projects: Deadline '''November 26, 2008''': award range - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years. This budget is well suited for two or more investigators and a team of students and/or postdocs
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'''Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: 2'''
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For more informatino please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11510/nsf11510.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Program Solicitation 11-510]
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In any contiguous August through December period, an individual may participate as PI, Co-PI or Senior Personnel in no more than two proposals submitted in response to the ''coordinated solicitation'' (where coordinated solicitation is defined to include the Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs, the Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs and the Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs solicitations). These eligibility constraints will be strictly enforced in order to treat everyone fairly and consistently. No exceptions will be made.
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==== NSF: CISE Cross-Cutting Programs - FY '09 - Deadlines - MD: Oct 31, LG: Nov 30, SM: Dec 22 (POSTED: 7/2/08)====
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*Posted 12/6/2010
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This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields.  The cross-cutting programs for FY 2009 are:
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==== NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - Internal Competition Deadline: March 7, 2011 ====
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*'''Data-intensive Computing'''
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*Limit on number of proposals per organization: 3
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**seeks to increase our understanding of the capabilities and limitations of data-intensive computing
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*Required Pre-Proposal Deadline: May 30, 2011
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**The program will fund projects in all areas of computer and information science and engineering that increase our ability to build and use data-intensive computing systems and applications, help us understand their limitations, and create a knowledgeable workforce capable of operating and using these systems as they increasingly become a major force in our economy and society
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*Full Proposal Deadline: February 3, 2012
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*'''Network Science and Engineering'''  
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If you are interested in claiming one of (3) three UM's Pre- Proposal slots as a "LEAD" ,
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**seeks proposals focused on developing new theoretical foundations, principles and methodologies to understand and reason about the dynamics and behavior of current and future large-scale networks, the interdependence among the physical, informational and social networks they embody, and the tradeoffs among communication, computation and storage
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please prepare a four to eight page summary that outlines:
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**seeks broad, interdisciplinary advances in network science and engineering, and thus anticipates that successful projects with multiple investigators will typically need to bring together a team of people with different, complementary expertise, and single-investigator proposals will need to show that the investigator has expertise in two or more CISE-related areas, appropriate for the projects proposed
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#The STC concept and why it should be viewed as a priority for the University of Michigan;
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#How it meets the STC Objectives; The outcomes you anticipate if your proposal is successful; Characteristics of the proposed Science and Technology Center; and the Leadership, Management, and Oversight of the proposed  STC
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#Any peer review comments received on this application from any submission
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#The estimated total cost of the project (Voluntary Committed Cost Sharing is Prohibited:)
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#A list of Co-PI's involved in the proposal
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*'''Trustworthy Computing'''
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The summary should be submitted by 5pm on March 7, 2011 to the following email address: fastlane-admin@umich.edu with a copy to Marvin Parnes (mgparnes@umich.edu) and Dave Plawchan(davedrda@umich.edu)
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**program will support projects that strengthen the scientific foundations of trustworthiness, in order to inform the creation of new trustworthy technologies
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**especially seek new models, logics, algorithms, and theories for analyzing and reasoning about all aspects of trustworthiness-- reliability, security, privacy, and usability-- about all components and their composition
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Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows:
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We request that a copy of each summary submitted for review be given to the appropriate Research Dean by the Project Director / Principal Investigator.
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*'''Small Projects''' - Deadline: December 1, 2008 - December 22, 2008
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*'''Large Projects''' - November 1, 2008 - November 30, 2008
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'''Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: 2'''
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'''SYNOPSIS of PROGRAM:''' The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake significant investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any areas of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering.
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For additional information please see NSF [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08578/nsf08578.htm Solicitation 08-578]
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For further information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11522/nsf11522.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Solicitation 11-522]
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==== Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11 ====
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==== Center for Southeast Asian Studies Faculty Grants Competition - Deadline: March 7, 2011 ====
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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) solicits proposals for basic and scientific research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices, survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research.
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The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers modest funding opportunities to faculty who work on Southeast Asia.
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These programs include:
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*course development grants,
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*conference travel grants, and
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*research collaboration grants
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Award amounts range from $250 to $2,500. All awards must be fully spent by August 1, 2011.
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In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources and to facilitate determining whether a proposed research idea meets the guidelines described herein, prospective offerors contemplating submission of a white paper or proposal are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact (TPOC) before submission. The TPOCs’ names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed immediately after each research area of interest.  
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Please email si-ori@umich.edu for further information.  
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Some areas of Interest for SI (see the [[Media:ARL_BAA_thru_06-30-11.pdf|BAA for details]], page numbers listed below):
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==== Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program for PhD Students - Deadline: March 11, 2011 ====
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*Posted 1/6/2011
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1.2 Information Science and Technology (pages 7-8)
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This is your chance to get an inside look at the big challenges Yahoo! research scientists are working on while driving your research forward. Learn more about the real-world problems facing our industry, then focus on and solve these fundamental challenges alongside the top minds in the field.
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:d. Information and data fusion/visualization
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:e. Data mining/Social network analysis
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1.7 Database Technology (page 11)
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==== Air Force Office of Scientific Research FY08 BAA - Deadline: Open through FY08 ====
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PhD students working in each of the core research areas are invited to review the challenges listed. Submit an application between January 24th - March 11th, 2011 to be considered for the Key Scientific Challenges Program.
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Some specific areas of interest to the school of information are found in section c of the BAA - Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences. See specifically section 2) Complex Networks, 4) Distributed Intelligence and Information Fusion, 6) Mathematical Modeling of Cognition and Decision, 9) Sensory Information Systems, and 10) Collective Behavior and Socio-Cultural Modeling.
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For more information please go to [http://www.wpafb.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080212-048.pdf AFOSR FY08 General BAA]
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[http://www.labs.yahoo.com/ksc Key Scientific Challenges Program Homepage]
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==== New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open ====
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[http://www.labs.yahoo.com/ksc/FAQs Program FAQs]
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New Economy Initiative grants support the efforts of nonprofit organizations, charities, and government agencies
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to transform the economy of southeast Michigan and return prosperity to the region. Grants are available for a variety of activities, but proposed activities must be focused on helping to achieve the goal of the New Economy Initiative and its objectives focused on talent, innovation and culture change.  
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For more information please go to [http://www.neweconomyinitiative.org/media/NEI_Grant_Guidelines_final.pdf New Economy Initiative Program Description]
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[http://www.labs.yahoo.com/ksc/how_to_apply How to Apply]
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==== Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open ====
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==== NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) - Deadline: March 14, 2011 ====
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Awards through this program are typically either monetary awards (in the range from $5K-$150K)
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*'''NOTE''' - One (1) proposal per organization
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and/or potential access to anonymized data for research purposes. The awards are intended to
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help promote and support academic research aimed at improving information access defined broadly. Areas that are of particular interest are included in the RFP.
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Participants in the award program are expected to have a primary contact at Google through
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The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Twenty-seven states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands are currently eligible  to participate. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state's or region's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness.
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which they can discuss research directions, provide updates on progress, engage in knowledge
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transfer, etc. Google maintains an academic environment that we would like award recipients to
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participate in by giving talks on their work and engaging in discussions with our research group.
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By sharing new ideas and key insights, we hope that both Google and award recipients can
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Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide up to $2 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful RII Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, broaden participation in STEM research and education activities, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. The proposal must also describe how robust, reliable environments, capabilities, and capacities will be provided to deliver long term value across science and engineering disciplines. These awards will enhance discovery, learning, and economic development through the use of cyberinfrastructure.
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mutually benefit from the program. Generally, we will invite the writers of promising award
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proposals to come to our Mountain View offices to discuss their research further with researchers here. After the research is completed, we will once again invite the award recipient to Google to discuss the results of their work. The purpose of this program is both to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also develop a strong relationship and partnership with universities.
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For more information please see [[media:Google Research Awards Info.pdf|the RFP]]
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[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11513/nsf11513.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Program Solicitation 11-513]
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==== DOD MURI FY09 Solicitation - Deadline: January 9, 2009 (POSTED: 09/10/08)====
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==== NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) - Deadline: March 21, 2011 ====
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The Office of Naval Research has released the DOD MURI solicitation for 2009, ONR-BAA-08-019.The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is a multi-agency DoD program that supports research teams whose efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline. Multidisciplinary team effort can accelerate research progress in areas particularly suited to this approach. Multidisciplinary research also can help to hasten the transition of research findings to practical application. The program will make awards to interdisciplinary teams in 32 topic areas. Topics most likely to interest SI researchers are listed below:
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*Posted 12/23/10
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AIR FORCE TOPICS
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NOTE: The solicitation has been updated to: eliminate the Small category of proposals; adjust the proposal size and duration for Medium proposals; encourage development of prototypes and testbeds; invite proposals for research activities that augment and amplify the CPS Virtual Organization; clarify the requirement for integrating CPS disciplinary areas and exploring highly innovative systems concepts; encourage transformative CPS research; and update program contacts.
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*(17) Information Dynamics In Networks
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As in the previous solicitation, we no longer invite new proposals for the CPS Virtual Organization (CPS-VO). In addition, we again ask that all proposals explicitly identify the theme(s) they address in both the Project Summary and in the Project Description.
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*(23) Network-based Hard/Soft Information Fusion
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Proposals may be submitted only by univerisites. National labs, industry, and foreign institutions may collaborate, but they may not receive any MURI funds.
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SYNOPSIS OF PROGRAM:
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White papers (4pp) are strongly encouraged and are due '''October 31'''. Full proposals are due '''January 9, 2009'''.
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The term "cyber-physical systems" refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources.  We envision that the cyber-physical systems of tomorrow will far exceed those of today in terms of adaptability, autonomy, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability.  Research advances in cyber-physical systems promise to transform our world with systems that respond more quickly (e.g., autonomous collision avoidance), are more precise (e.g., robotic surgery and nano-tolerance manufacturing), work in dangerous or inaccessible environments (e.g., autonomous systems for search and rescue, firefighting, and exploration), provide large-scale, distributed coordination (e.g., automated traffic control), are highly efficient (e.g., zero-net energy buildings), augment human capabilities, and enhance societal wellbeing (e.g., assistive technologies and ubiquitous healthcare monitoring and delivery).  
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It is common for MURI proposals to involve multiple institutions. Considering that the full proposal deadline is so soon after New Year’s, it would be best to nail down your team and your budgets well before the holidays.
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Congruent with the recommendations in the August 2007 report of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World, NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Engineering (ENG) are spear-heading the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) program because of its scientific and technological importance as well as its potential impact on grand challenges in a number of sectors critical to U.S. security and competitiveness, including aerospace, automotive, chemical production, civil infrastructure, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, materials and transportation.  By abstracting from the particulars of specific applications in these domains, the CPS program aims to reveal cross-cutting fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements across all application sectors.  The CPS program will also support the development of methods and tools as well as hardware and software components, run-time substrates, systems based upon these principles to expedite and accelerate the realization of cyber-physical systems in a wide range of applications, and associated prototypes and testbeds.  Furthermore, the program aims to augment and amplify the recently-funded CPS Virtual Organization  http://www.cps-vo.org/  in order to create a research and education community committed to the study and application of cyber-physical system innovations, and to hold regular PI meetings.
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The solicitation is available at https://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp
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The CPS program is seeking proposals that address research challenges in three CPS themes: Foundations; Methods and Tools; and Components, Run-time Substrates, and Systems. Foundations research will develop new scientific and engineering principles, algorithms, models, and theories for the analysis and design of cyber-physical systems. Research on Methods and Tools will bridge the gaps between approaches to the cyber and physical elements of systems through innovations such as novel support for multiple views, new programming languages, and algorithms for reasoning about and formally verifying properties of complex integrations of cyber and physical resources. The third CPS theme concerns new hardware and software Components, Run-time Substrates (infrastructure and platforms), and (engineered) Systems motivated by grand challenge applications.  In all CPS themes, concepts should be developed that contribute to new Cyber-Physical Systems science.  These concepts may include fault tolerance, availability, reliability, reconfigurability, and cybersecurity aspects of certifiably-dependable CPS.
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Two types of research and education projects will be considered:
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*Medium Projects span one or more CPS themes and include two or more PIs and a research team of students and/or postdocs.  Funding for Medium Projects will be provided at levels ranging from $300,000/year to $500,000/year and durations of three to four years.
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*Large Projects are multi-investigator and multi-university projects involving teams of researchers and their students and/or postdocs representing multiple disciplines in computer science, engineering, and physical application domains, who together address a coherent set of research issues that either cut across multiple CPS themes or that explore in great depth a particular theme.  Funding will be provided at levels up to $1,000,000/year for up to five years.
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==== NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC) - UM Internal Deadline: November 24, 2008 (Posted 8/18/08) ====
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[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11516/nsf11516.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Program Solicitation 11-516]
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The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their development and evolution. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry and the center. An I/UCRC not only contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education, but also encourages and fosters international cooperation and collaborative projects.
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==== Call for Nominations 2011: National Medal of Science - Deadline: March 31, 2011 ====
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Grantee institutions that have an active single university I/UCRC award are not eligible to apply for another single university center; however, they may apply for a multi-university center.
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Any institution may submit multiple multi-university center proposals provided that the proposed research topics involve different disciplines and support different industries.
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The National Science Foundation extended the call for nominations for the [http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/medal.jsp 2011 National Medal of Science]. The new deadline is March 31, 2011. Please review the nomination information and submit your nominations through FastLane. We are especially interested in identifying women, members of minority groups, and persons with disabilities for consideration.
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==== Time Warner Cable Research Program - Deadline: April 1, 2011 (Posted 3/19/10) ====
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The PI at each institution must be a tenured faculty member. The center or site director must be the PI.
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Time Warner Cable has a call for proposals to their Program on Digital Communications. These are for small awards ($20 K) intended to support the production of a 25 to 35-page report over a period of six months. Teams of two or more researchers are encouraged. Graduate students may be part of a team submitting a proposal and are eligible to be funded from an award – but they can’t be the primary author of a proposal. Proposals must be focused on one of the seven topics identified by the program:
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#Advertising, two-sided markets, and the role of network operators (ISPs, MSOs)
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#Customer equipment and program navigation devices, guides, and menus
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#Video programming in a digital world
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#The future of cable networking and infrastructure
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#The future of local programming
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#Video convergence and internet video
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#Innovation in broadband networks, network design, and network management
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PIs with an active award for an NSF research center are not eligible to apply. An exception to this requirement is made for I/UCRC PIs who apply for their second phase of support covering years six to ten.
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You will need a three-page project description and a resume (maximum of three pages per author).
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PIs can only submit one proposal per submission period. Co-PIs can only participate in one proposal per submission period.
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More detail on these topics, as well as specific application instructions, can be found on the [http://twcresearchprogram.com/ Time Warner Cable Research Website]
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*'''Budgetary Information'''
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If you are interested in this program, please contact Becky O’Brien.
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Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost Sharing is required. See the section on Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations.
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==== NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) - Deadline: April 27, 2011 (Posted 9/27/10) ====
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Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations:  University recovery of indirect cost for F&A on the expenditure of industry center membership fees shall be limited to a maximum of 10 percent of the total costs.
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The Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program aims to build a computationally savvy 21st century workforce that positions the US to demonstrate a leadership role in the global economy. Innovations in computing and more broadly, information technology (IT), drive our economy, underlie many new advances in science and engineering, and contribute to our national security. Projected job growth in IT is very strong.  
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For more information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08591/nsf08591.htm NSF Program Solicitation 08-591]
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The CE21 program focuses special attention on activities targeted at the middle and high school levels (i.e., secondary education) and in early undergraduate education.  
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==== MICHR Pilot and Collaborative Grant Program - Deadline: December 1, 2008 (Posted 10/27/08) ====
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*Increase the number and diversity of K-14 students and teachers who develop and practice computational competencies in a variety of contexts; and
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*Increase the number and diversity of early postsecondary students who are engaged and have the background in computing necessary to successfully pursue degrees in computing-related and computationally-intensive fields of study.
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Internal funding announcement -- forwarded on behalf of Carol VanHuysen.
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*Type I proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and/or strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise.  Type I proposals typically describe smaller scale efficacy studies.
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*Type II proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise.  Type II proposals demonstrate implementations at scale, where the interventions to be taken to scale have already proven effective in smaller-scale efficacy studies (studies that may or may not have been funded by NSF).
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Announcing Round Five of the MICHR/CTSA Pilot and Collaborative Grant Program in Clinical and Translational Research - Request For Applications
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For more information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10619/nsf10619.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Solicitation 10-619]
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As part of the NIH Roadmap Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA), the Medical School, Faculty Group Practice, Health System, and many partnering University departments, schools, centers, and institutes, are announcing round five of the Pilot Grant Program. This program centralizes elements of administration and funding from many existing pilot programs, and is designed specifically to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.
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[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11034/nsf11034.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click FAQs for NSF 10-619]
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The goal of this RFA is to facilitate, encourage, and support clinical translational research in its many forms.  Proposals are specifically sought from basic, clinical and social scientists for bench to bedside, bedside to practice, practice to interventions, and dissemination to policy research to promote development of transformative solutions for improving patient outcomes.
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==== NIH Social Network Analysis and Health (R01) - Deadline: May 11, 2011 (posted 6/8/10) ====
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*This FOA encourages research that aims to accomplish one or more specific goals: (1) generate new theories that would enhance the capabilities and value of Social Network Analysis (SNA); (2) address fundamental questions about social interactions and processes in social networks; (3) address fundamental questions about social networks in relation to health and health-related behaviors; (4) develop innovative methodologies and technologies to facilitate, improve, and expand the capabilities of SNA.
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their application with a clinical scientist collaborator.  
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Collaborators that submit as Co-Principal Investigators may maximize the advantage of departmental cost sharing.
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Applicants should strive to ensure that their proposed research responds to one or more of these four goals of the FOA. Detailed information on each of these goals and illustrative examples of specific types of research sought under each goal are provided below in subsection III, under Research Objectives.
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[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-145.html Social Network and Analysis Health FOA]
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Additional special Focus RFAs that support the CTSA vision are being requested for this round.  The areas of specific interest are Community-University Research Partnerships, Health Disparities Research and Research Ethics Pilot Projects.
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==== NIH Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01 & R21) - Deadline: May 19, 2011====
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For more information please visit the [http://www.michr.umich.edu/programs/pilot-grant.html MICHR Website]
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'''Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01)'''
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For questions please contact:
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[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-020.html RFP for R01]
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Carol Van Huysen - MICHR Pilot Program Manager
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This FOA encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications for research, development, and evaluation of systems that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way.  These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort.  These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.
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(734) 998-6885  cvanh@umich.edu
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==== NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) - Required Pre-Proposal Deadline: December 8, 2008 (Posted 9/9/08) ====
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Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:
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*Deadlines:
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* Activity monitoring systems to detect personal care needs
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**November 08, 2008 - December 08, 2008 for Type I Preliminary Proposals
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* Activity monitoring systems to detect acute medical events
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**November 09, 2008 - December 09, 2008 for Type II Preliminary Proposals
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* Systems to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
 +
* Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
 +
* Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
 +
* Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
 +
* Fall detection or prevention systems
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* Systems to monitor and facilitate sleep health
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* Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
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Full Proposal Submission Window Date(s):
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'''Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21)'''
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Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is NSF’s bold five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking.  Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools.  Applied in challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a profound impact on the Nation’s ability to generate and apply new knowledge.  Collectively, CDI research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life.  
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[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-021.html RFP for R21]
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CDI seeks ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across the following three thematic areas:  
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This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (R21) applications for research and development of novel technologies that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way.  These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort.  These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.
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*From Data to Knowledge: enhancing human cognition and generating new knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data;
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Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:
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*Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems: deriving fundamental insights on systems comprising multiple interacting elements; 
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* Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect personal care needs
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*Building Virtual Organizations: enhancing discovery and innovation by bringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical and cultural boundaries.
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* Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect acute medical events
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* Devices to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
 +
* Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
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* Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
 +
* Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
 +
* Fall detection or prevention systems
 +
* Devices to monitor and facilitate sleep health
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* Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
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* Research and development for improved human-computer interfaces for home-use technologies
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Two types of CDI awards will be supported as a result of the FY 2009 CDI competition:
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'''Related to Both calls:'''
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*Type I awards will require efforts up to a level roughly comparable to: summer support for two investigators with complementary expertise; two graduate students; and their collective research needs (e.g. materials, supplies, travel) for three years.
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*Type II awards will require larger (than Type I) efforts up to a level roughly comparable to: summer support for three investigators with complementary expertise; three graduate students; one or two senior personnel (including post-doctoral researchers and staff); and their collective research needs (e.g. materials, supplies, travel) for four years.  The integrative contributions of the Type II team should clearly be greater than the sum of the contributions of each individual member of the team.
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Please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08604/nsf08604.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NSF Solicitation 08-604] for further information
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Health care and medicine rely on effective detection and characterization of a person's physical and mental states and of significant changes to those states. Current methods to assess these indicators of well-being are performed at the convenience of the care provider and usually assume that observations during an office visit represent typical function. Furthermore, these methods may involve contrived or burdensome tests or depend heavily on recall.  Thus, current methods may miss significant acute events or important signals of declining function or may poorly characterize detected events.
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==== IMLS Calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant Applications - Deadline: December 15, 2008 (Posted 9/16/08) ====
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Technologies designed for home and mobile monitoring are intended to overcome these limitations.  They have the potential to capture rare, irregular, or transient events; symptoms that are difficult for a patient to report; and changes in condition that evolve slowly over time.  These improvements, in turn, could yield more accurate and earlier detection of changes that may interfere with healthy and independent living.
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Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) invites proposals from libraries, archives, and library agencies, associations, and consortia for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program. 
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==== Partnerships for Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies - Deadline: June 1, 2011 ====
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:'''Grant Amount''': $50,000–$1,000,000
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This program seeds new interdisciplinary research programs in sustainable energy science, techology, and policy with funding for ''Phoenix Energy Institute Research Fellow''. Successful proposals will combine innovative research plans with concret timelines for establishing independent funding.
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:'''Grant Period''': Up to three years, except for doctoral program projects, which may be up to four years
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:'''Matching Requirement''': 50% of total project costs. Funds requested for student support and for research projects are not subject to matching requirements.
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Categories of funding for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program are as follows:
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For more information please email si-ori@umich.edu or visit [http://www.energy.umich.edu/info/um-funding.html energy.umich.edu]
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*Doctoral programs in library and information science
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*Master’s programs in library and information science
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*Research about library and information science as a profession, establishment of ongoing research capacity in graduate schools of library and information science, and research conducted by untenured, tenure-track faculty in graduate schools of library and information science in their field of research (Early Career Development program)
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*Pre-professional programs to interest future professionals in library and information science as a career
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*Programs to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science by developing or enhancing programs
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*Continuing education for library and archives staff
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In 2003, with a shortage of professional librarians on the horizon, First Lady Laura Bush called on the Institute of Museum and Library Services to help recruit “a new generation of librarians.” Since then, the Institute has funded 3,220 master’s degree students, 186 doctoral students, 1,256 pre-professional students, and 26,186 continuing education students.
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==== Google Faculty Research Awards Program - Next Deadline: August 1, 2011 ====
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IMLS staff will be hosting two audio conference calls to provide an opportunity for prospective applicants to learn more about the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program. The calls will be held on the following dates and times:
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The purpose of this program is to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also nurture stronger relations and partnerships with universities. The intent of the awards program is to support academic research aimed at improving information access (defined broadly). Google funds Research Awards unrestricted and retains no intellectual property from the research. We prefer if the results from the research are open sourced and widely published. Awards through this program are for one year in the range from $10K-$150K
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*Tuesday, October 21 at 2:00pm ET
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*Thursday, November 6 at 2:00pm ET
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[http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html Google Research Awards Program Page]
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[http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm Grant Information] and [http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/pdf/L21_2009.pdf 2009 Program Guidelines]
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[http://research.google.com/university/relations/FAQ.html Google Research Awards FAQs]
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==== CIES 2012-2013 Fulbright Competitions - Deadline: August 1, 2011 ====
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*Posted 1/24/2011
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*Description: The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the US State Department, administers the “Core Fulbright Scholar Program,” which annually makes available fellowships in roughly 140 countries to over 800 US scholars and professionals from a wide variety of academic and professional fields.  These prestigious grants are a major source of funding for lecturing or conducting research abroad.
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*Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be US citizens, normally must have relevant postdoctoral academic lecturing experience if they wish to lecture—or a doctorate (or other terminal degree, including a master’s in some fields) or equivalent professional qualifications if they want to do research abroad, and for some countries must possess sufficient language competence for the project they wish to undertake.
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*Benefits: Awardees generally receive roundtrip travel, a living allowance that varies with the country and number of dependents, and a small allowance for local travel abroad, books, and services. The duration of the grants usually range from 2 to 12 months.
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*Deadline: The competition for 2012-13 awards is open between February 1, 2011, and the application due date on August 1, 2011.
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*Submission: Interested applicants must apply online directly to CIES at www.cies.org, where complete application materials and information are also available.
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*Assistance: Although the U-M International Institute does not administer any aspect of this competition or these awards, we have been trained by CIES and are able to provideinformation, instructions, editorial assistance, review criteria tailored to each application, and professional advice on how best to structure an application for this particular competition: e-mail Beni at unlisted@umich.edu.
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==== NSF Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) (Posted 3/13/09) ====
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The RAPID funding mechanism is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal. This will facilitate determining whether the proposed work is appropriate for RAPID funding.
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*The Project Description is expected to be brief (two to five pages) and include clear statements as to why the proposed research is of an urgent nature and why a RAPID award would be the most appropriate mechanism for supporting the proposed work. Note this proposal preparation instruction deviates from the standard proposal preparation instructions contained in this Guide; RAPID proposals must otherwise be compliant with the GPG.
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*The box for “RAPID” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.
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*Only internal merit review is required for RAPID proposals. Under rare circumstances, program officers may elect to obtain external reviews to inform their decision. If external review is to be obtained, then the PI will be so informed in the interest of maintaining the transparency of the review and recommendation process. The two standard NSB-approved merit review criteria will apply.
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*Requests may be for up to $200K and of one year duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project scope and of a size comparable to grants in similar areas.
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*No-cost extensions, and requests for supplemental funding, will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures.
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*Renewed funding of RAPID awards may be requested only through submission of a proposal that will be subject to full external merit review. Such proposals would be designated as “RAPID renewals.”
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==== Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11 ====
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The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) solicits proposals for basic and scientific research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices, survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research.
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In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources and to facilitate determining whether a proposed research idea meets the guidelines described herein, prospective offerors contemplating submission of a white paper or proposal are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact (TPOC) before submission. The TPOCs’ names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed immediately after each research area of interest.
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Some areas of Interest for SI (see the [[Media:ARL_BAA_thru_06-30-11.pdf|BAA for details]], page numbers listed below):
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1.2 Information Science and Technology (pages 7-8)
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:d. Information and data fusion/visualization
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:e. Data mining/Social network analysis
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1.7 Database Technology (page 11)
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==== New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open ====
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New Economy Initiative grants support the efforts of nonprofit organizations, charities, and government agencies
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to transform the economy of southeast Michigan and return prosperity to the region. Grants are available for a variety of activities, but proposed activities must be focused on helping to achieve the goal of the New Economy Initiative and its objectives focused on talent, innovation and culture change.
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 +
For more information please go to [http://www.neweconomyinitiative.org/media/NEI_Grant_Guidelines_final.pdf New Economy Initiative Program Description]
 +
 
 +
==== Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open ====
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Awards through this program are typically either monetary awards (in the range from $5K-$150K)
 +
and/or potential access to anonymized data for research purposes. The awards are intended to
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help promote and support academic research aimed at improving information access defined broadly. Areas that are of particular interest are included in the RFP.
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Participants in the award program are expected to have a primary contact at Google through
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which they can discuss research directions, provide updates on progress, engage in knowledge
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transfer, etc. Google maintains an academic environment that we would like award recipients to
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participate in by giving talks on their work and engaging in discussions with our research group.
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By sharing new ideas and key insights, we hope that both Google and award recipients can
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mutually benefit from the program. Generally, we will invite the writers of promising award
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proposals to come to our Mountain View offices to discuss their research further with researchers here. After the research is completed, we will once again invite the award recipient to Google to discuss the results of their work. The purpose of this program is both to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also develop a strong relationship and partnership with universities.
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NOTE: This is actually awarded as a gift and not a grant.  Therefore there is no indirect cost recovery and there are tax implications for SI.  '''Applications for gifts need to be approved by the dean prior to submission'''. (Contact the research office at si-ori@umich.edu if you are interested in submitting a proposal for a gift)
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 +
For more information please see [[media:Google Research Awards Info.pdf|the RFP]]
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 +
== NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)==
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For more information about the parent announcements follow this [http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm link].
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For details on the deadlines, please follow this [http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#elec link].
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== Past Funding Announcements (new RFP expected next year) ==
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==== NSF CISE Large Core & Cross Cutting Programs - Deadline: November 23, 2010 (Posted 6/16/10)====
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''Internal Deadlines:''
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*Draft Budget due November 9th
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*Admin Shell material and Final Budget due November 16th
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*Final Material due November 22nd '''by 8am'''
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''Large Specific Information:''
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*Total budget between $1,200,001-3,000,000
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*typically 2 or more investigators or oehter Senior Personnel and a team of GSRAs/PostDocs
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*A Collaboration Plan is Required for all Large proposals.
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*Duration up to 5 years
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===== Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Program =====
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[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Link to IIS Program RFP]
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CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:
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*The Human-Centered Computing program
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*The Information Integration and Informatics program
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*The Robust Intelligence program.
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The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the IIS RFP (see link above).
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IIS is also responsible for managing the review process for proposals in computer graphics and visualization; these proposals may be submitted to any of the three core programs described above.
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Program Officers:
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*HCC – William Bainbridge & Ephraim Glinert
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*III – Lawrence Brandt & Maria Zemankova
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*RI – Douglas Fisher & Kenneth Whang
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Awards Anticipated:
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*200 across the various sizes and programs
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==== NSF Science of Science and Innovation Policy(SciSIP)- Deadline: December 16, 2008 (POSTED 7/30/08) ====
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===== Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Program =====
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The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to foster the development of the knowledge, theories, data, tools, and human capital needed to cultivate a new Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP). The SciSIP program underwrites fundamental research that creates new explanatory models, analytic tools and datasets designed to inform the nation’s public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into social and economic outcomes. SciSIP’s goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development (R&D), and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences. Specifically, the research, data collection and community development components of SciSIP’s activities will: (1) develop usable knowledge and theories of creative processes and their transformation into social and economic outcomes; (2) develop, improve and expand models and analytical tools that can be applied in the science policy decision making process; (3) improve and expand science metrics, datasets and analytical tools; and (4) develop a community of experts across academic institutions and disciplines focused on SciSIP.  For purposes of this solicitation, the term “science metrics” refers to quantitative measures or indicators that provide summary information on the size, scope, quality, and impact of science and engineering activities, with particular focus on inputs and outputs of the science, technology and innovation system. Characterizing the dynamics of discovery and innovation is important for developing valid metrics, for predicting future returns on investments, for constructing fruitful policies, and for developing new forms of workforce education and training.
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[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12765&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Link to CNS Program RFP]
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The FY 2009 competition includes three emphasis areas: Analytical Tools, Model Building, and Data Development and Augmentation. The emergent body of research will develop and utilize techniques for retrospective and prospective analyses. In addition, research will provide insight into factors that propagate new ideas at levels from the molecular functioning of the human brain to the organizational, state, national and international levels as well as advances the analysis and visualization of datasets describing complex social relationships and networks.
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The Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education activities that invent new computing and networking technologies and that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies. The Division seeks to develop a better understanding of the fundamental properties of computer and network systems and to create better abstractions and tools for designing, building, analyzing, and measuring future systems.  
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In addition to these three emphasis areas, the FY 2009 competition  particularly encourages the submission of proposals that demonstrate the viability of collecting and analyzing data on knowledge generation and innovation in organizations.  In addition to providing innovative and scientifically based ways of describing and analyzing knowledge generation and innovation in organizations, these demonstration projects should address three specific aspects of the data collection approach:
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CNS supports two core programs:
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*Computer Systems Research (CSR)
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*Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS)
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*scalability and sustainability;
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The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CNS RFP (see link above).
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*protection of the confidentiality of respondents in computerized, widely accessible databases
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*evaluation and assessment of the project's progress towards its scientific goals
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For more information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08586/nsf08586.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NSF Solicitation 08-586]
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Program Officers:
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*CSR – Krishna Kant
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*NeTS – Alhussein Abouzeid
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==== NSF Discover Research K-12 (DR-K12) - Deadline: January 8, 2009 (Posted: 10/17/08) ====
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Awards Anticipated:  
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The Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) program seeks to enable significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through the development, implementation, and study of resources, models, and technologies for use by students, teachers, and policymakers. Activities funded under this solicitation begin with a research question or hypothesis about effective preK-12 STEM learning and teaching; develop, adapt, or study innovative resources, models, or technologies; and demonstrate if, how, for whom, and why their implementation affects learning.
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*80 to 120 across the various sizes and programs
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DR-K12 invites projects that meet a variety of educational needs, from those that address immediate and pressing challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate opportunities for the future. DR-K12 encourages proposals that challenge existing assumptions about learning and teaching within or across STEM fields, envision needs of learners in 10-15 years, and consider new and innovative ways to reach students and teachers. All projects should be informed by current research and broaden the boundaries of schools and disciplines. DR-K12 accepts research and development, exploratory, and synthesis projects, as well as conferences and workshops related to the mission of the DR-K12 program.
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===== Computing and Communicatiosn Foundations (CCF) Program =====
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For additional information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08609/nsf08609.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NSF Program Solicitation 08-609]
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[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503220&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Link to CCF Program RFP]
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==== Call for Proposals for Michigan Meetings - Deadline: January 16, 2008 (Posted 10/17/08)====
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The Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that explore the foundations of computing and communication devices and their usage. The Division seeks advances in computing and communication theory, algorithms for computer and computational sciences, and architecture and design of computers and software. CCF-supported projects also investigate revolutionary computing models and technologies based on emerging scientific ideas and integrate research and education activities to prepare future generations of computer science and engineering workers.
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The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the launch of The Michigan Meetings, a series of annual interdisciplinary meetings of national and international scope on topics of broad interest and contemporary importance to both the public and the academic community. University of Michigan faculty are invited to submit proposals for the
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CCF supports three core programs
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meetings. Rackham will provide both financial and logistical support. Up to two meetings per year each May will receive support, beginning in 2010.
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*Algorithmic Foundations (AF)
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*Communications and Information Foundations (CIF)
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*Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF)
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Meeting proposals will be selected on a competitive basis by faculty panels representing academic units from across the UM campus. Applications for up to two meetings for the first year (May, 2010) will be accepted until January 16, 2009. The selection criteria will be:
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The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CCF RFP (see link above).
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Breadth of interest Questions to be addressed should be of broad interest to multiple sectors of the academic community, while being sufficiently topical to attract public interest. At least one session of the meeting should be planned to be open to the public.
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Program Officers:
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*AF – Dmitry Maslov
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*CIF – John Cozzens
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*SHF – Sol Greenspan
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Interdisciplinary collaboration The Michigan Meetings should bring together participants from different academic disciplines and, if possible, involve experts from the public and private sectors.
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Awards Anticipated:
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*120 to 160 across the various sizes and programs
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Participation by UM faculty, students, and postdoctoral scholars The Michigan Meetings should be of interest to significant segments of the UM and regional communities as well as participants from around the nation and the world. They should be a catalyst to begin, continue, or culminate ongoing discussions.  We especially welcome proposals that include a plan for engaging graduate students through a graduate seminar in preparation for The Michigan
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===== Cross-Cutting Program =====
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Meetings or to follow up on issues arising from the meetings. Plans for recruiting participants (including students) from within and outside the university will be considered as a selection criterion in the evaluation of proposals.
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To continue please visit the [http://www.rackham.umich.edu/news/article/michigan_meetings/ Call for Proposals]
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[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10575/nsf10575.htm Link to Cross-Cutting Program RFP]
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==== NIH Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality - Deadline: January 25, 2009 (Posted 10/27/08) ====
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This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields.  
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*Purpose - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support health information technology (IT) demonstration projects that evaluate factors associated with successful implementation and utilization of health IT in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency of health care in ambulatory settings and in the transitions between care settings.  The use of health IT has been demonstrated to improve health care in various large health care delivery systems.  Yet, there has been limited diffusion and evaluation of the implementation and utility of health IT in ambulatory care settings and in transitions between care settings.  This FOA supports real world demonstration projects that evaluate factors (facilitators and barriers) associated with successful health IT implementation and use and ultimately improve health care outcomes.  As appropriate, facilitators and barriers to health IT implementation may include adequacy of engagement and training of health care staff, patients, and family in the use of health IT; characteristics of the health care setting; organizational processes and practices; workflow; adequacy of health IT implementation plan; nature of technical support of health IT; integration of new health IT with pre-existing health IT, and other factors.  Applications responding to this FOA must seek to evaluate and demonstrate how to optimize functionality of existing health IT; implement health IT in new settings or with new providers and patient populations; or, demonstrate sustainability of health IT.
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*Budget and Project Period - The total project period for an application submitted in response to this FOA must not exceed three years.  The total amount requested need not be the same in each year of a multi-year budget.  Total costs (direct costs and associated indirect costs) are limited to $1.2 million over three years and no more than $500,000 total costs in a given year.  An application with a budget that exceeds any of these limits will not be reviewed.
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[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-270.html NIH Program Announcement PAR-08-270]
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The cross-cutting programs for are:
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*Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB)
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*Network Science and Engineering (NetSE)
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**NOTE: The NetSE program will accept proposals ONLY in the Medium and Large project classes.
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*Trustworthy Computing (TC)
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==== NIH Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Information Technology - Deadline: February 16, 2009 (Posted 10/27/08)====
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The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the Cross-cutting RFP (see link above). CISE expects that over time, these cross-cutting programs will evolve or be absorbed into the core programs, and that new cross-cutting programs will be introduced.
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Some of science’s most powerful statements are not made in words. From the diagrams of DaVinci to Rosalind Franklin’s x-rays, visualization of research has a long and literally illustrious history. To illustrate is to enlighten.
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==== NSF REESE - Deadline: November 15, 2010 (Posted 7/16/2010)====
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Science created the International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate that grand tradition—and to encourage its continued growth. The spirit of the competition is for communicating science, engineering and technology for education and journalistic purposes.
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REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. In addition, research questions related to educational research methodology and evaluation are central to the REESE activity.
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[edit] Economic and Community Development Research Initiative See Grants - Deadline February 28, 2011

The Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy (IRLEE) in collaboration with OVPR is launching an annual seed research fund for U-M instructional and research faculty. The program will fund 4-6 proposals ranging from $10,000-15,000 each on topics related to economic and community development. Possible topic areas include but are not limited to:

  • small and medium-sized business performance and management issues such as technology utilization, improvement processes and sources of capital;
  • new enterprise formation and job creation - technology and talent issues"
  • consequences of economic dislocation, plant closings, retraining of workers, reuse of facilities;
  • regional economic development policies;
  • community development issues in both urban and rural regions - shrinking cities, structured food systems;
  • evaluation and assessment of intervention service delivery programs administered by universities;

RFP

[edit] NSF Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities (DRRC) - Deadline: March 4, 2011

In a joint announcement, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and NSF call for proposals to advance basic research in engineering and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences on enhancing disaster resilience in rural communities.

For more informatino please see NSF Program Solicitation 11-510

  • Posted 12/6/2010

[edit] NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - Internal Competition Deadline: March 7, 2011

  • Limit on number of proposals per organization: 3
  • Required Pre-Proposal Deadline: May 30, 2011
  • Full Proposal Deadline: February 3, 2012

If you are interested in claiming one of (3) three UM's Pre- Proposal slots as a "LEAD" , please prepare a four to eight page summary that outlines:

  1. The STC concept and why it should be viewed as a priority for the University of Michigan;
  2. How it meets the STC Objectives; The outcomes you anticipate if your proposal is successful; Characteristics of the proposed Science and Technology Center; and the Leadership, Management, and Oversight of the proposed STC
  3. Any peer review comments received on this application from any submission
  4. The estimated total cost of the project (Voluntary Committed Cost Sharing is Prohibited:)
  5. A list of Co-PI's involved in the proposal

The summary should be submitted by 5pm on March 7, 2011 to the following email address: fastlane-admin@umich.edu with a copy to Marvin Parnes (mgparnes@umich.edu) and Dave Plawchan(davedrda@umich.edu)

We request that a copy of each summary submitted for review be given to the appropriate Research Dean by the Project Director / Principal Investigator.

SYNOPSIS of PROGRAM: The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake significant investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any areas of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering.

For further information please see NSF Solicitation 11-522

[edit] Center for Southeast Asian Studies Faculty Grants Competition - Deadline: March 7, 2011

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers modest funding opportunities to faculty who work on Southeast Asia. These programs include:

  • research grants,
  • course development grants,
  • conference travel grants, and
  • research collaboration grants

Award amounts range from $250 to $2,500. All awards must be fully spent by August 1, 2011.

Please email si-ori@umich.edu for further information.

[edit] Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program for PhD Students - Deadline: March 11, 2011

  • Posted 1/6/2011

This is your chance to get an inside look at the big challenges Yahoo! research scientists are working on while driving your research forward. Learn more about the real-world problems facing our industry, then focus on and solve these fundamental challenges alongside the top minds in the field.

PhD students working in each of the core research areas are invited to review the challenges listed. Submit an application between January 24th - March 11th, 2011 to be considered for the Key Scientific Challenges Program.

Key Scientific Challenges Program Homepage

Program FAQs

How to Apply

[edit] NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) - Deadline: March 14, 2011

  • NOTE - One (1) proposal per organization

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Twenty-seven states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands are currently eligible to participate. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state's or region's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness.

Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide up to $2 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful RII Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, broaden participation in STEM research and education activities, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. The proposal must also describe how robust, reliable environments, capabilities, and capacities will be provided to deliver long term value across science and engineering disciplines. These awards will enhance discovery, learning, and economic development through the use of cyberinfrastructure.

NSF Program Solicitation 11-513

[edit] NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) - Deadline: March 21, 2011

  • Posted 12/23/10

NOTE: The solicitation has been updated to: eliminate the Small category of proposals; adjust the proposal size and duration for Medium proposals; encourage development of prototypes and testbeds; invite proposals for research activities that augment and amplify the CPS Virtual Organization; clarify the requirement for integrating CPS disciplinary areas and exploring highly innovative systems concepts; encourage transformative CPS research; and update program contacts.

As in the previous solicitation, we no longer invite new proposals for the CPS Virtual Organization (CPS-VO). In addition, we again ask that all proposals explicitly identify the theme(s) they address in both the Project Summary and in the Project Description.

SYNOPSIS OF PROGRAM:

The term "cyber-physical systems" refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources. We envision that the cyber-physical systems of tomorrow will far exceed those of today in terms of adaptability, autonomy, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability. Research advances in cyber-physical systems promise to transform our world with systems that respond more quickly (e.g., autonomous collision avoidance), are more precise (e.g., robotic surgery and nano-tolerance manufacturing), work in dangerous or inaccessible environments (e.g., autonomous systems for search and rescue, firefighting, and exploration), provide large-scale, distributed coordination (e.g., automated traffic control), are highly efficient (e.g., zero-net energy buildings), augment human capabilities, and enhance societal wellbeing (e.g., assistive technologies and ubiquitous healthcare monitoring and delivery).

Congruent with the recommendations in the August 2007 report of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World, NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Engineering (ENG) are spear-heading the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) program because of its scientific and technological importance as well as its potential impact on grand challenges in a number of sectors critical to U.S. security and competitiveness, including aerospace, automotive, chemical production, civil infrastructure, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, materials and transportation. By abstracting from the particulars of specific applications in these domains, the CPS program aims to reveal cross-cutting fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements across all application sectors. The CPS program will also support the development of methods and tools as well as hardware and software components, run-time substrates, systems based upon these principles to expedite and accelerate the realization of cyber-physical systems in a wide range of applications, and associated prototypes and testbeds. Furthermore, the program aims to augment and amplify the recently-funded CPS Virtual Organization http://www.cps-vo.org/ in order to create a research and education community committed to the study and application of cyber-physical system innovations, and to hold regular PI meetings.

The CPS program is seeking proposals that address research challenges in three CPS themes: Foundations; Methods and Tools; and Components, Run-time Substrates, and Systems. Foundations research will develop new scientific and engineering principles, algorithms, models, and theories for the analysis and design of cyber-physical systems. Research on Methods and Tools will bridge the gaps between approaches to the cyber and physical elements of systems through innovations such as novel support for multiple views, new programming languages, and algorithms for reasoning about and formally verifying properties of complex integrations of cyber and physical resources. The third CPS theme concerns new hardware and software Components, Run-time Substrates (infrastructure and platforms), and (engineered) Systems motivated by grand challenge applications. In all CPS themes, concepts should be developed that contribute to new Cyber-Physical Systems science. These concepts may include fault tolerance, availability, reliability, reconfigurability, and cybersecurity aspects of certifiably-dependable CPS.

Two types of research and education projects will be considered:

  • Medium Projects span one or more CPS themes and include two or more PIs and a research team of students and/or postdocs. Funding for Medium Projects will be provided at levels ranging from $300,000/year to $500,000/year and durations of three to four years.
  • Large Projects are multi-investigator and multi-university projects involving teams of researchers and their students and/or postdocs representing multiple disciplines in computer science, engineering, and physical application domains, who together address a coherent set of research issues that either cut across multiple CPS themes or that explore in great depth a particular theme. Funding will be provided at levels up to $1,000,000/year for up to five years.

NSF Program Solicitation 11-516

[edit] Call for Nominations 2011: National Medal of Science - Deadline: March 31, 2011

The National Science Foundation extended the call for nominations for the 2011 National Medal of Science. The new deadline is March 31, 2011. Please review the nomination information and submit your nominations through FastLane. We are especially interested in identifying women, members of minority groups, and persons with disabilities for consideration.

[edit] Time Warner Cable Research Program - Deadline: April 1, 2011 (Posted 3/19/10)

Time Warner Cable has a call for proposals to their Program on Digital Communications. These are for small awards ($20 K) intended to support the production of a 25 to 35-page report over a period of six months. Teams of two or more researchers are encouraged. Graduate students may be part of a team submitting a proposal and are eligible to be funded from an award – but they can’t be the primary author of a proposal. Proposals must be focused on one of the seven topics identified by the program:

  1. Advertising, two-sided markets, and the role of network operators (ISPs, MSOs)
  2. Customer equipment and program navigation devices, guides, and menus
  3. Video programming in a digital world
  4. The future of cable networking and infrastructure
  5. The future of local programming
  6. Video convergence and internet video
  7. Innovation in broadband networks, network design, and network management

You will need a three-page project description and a resume (maximum of three pages per author).

More detail on these topics, as well as specific application instructions, can be found on the Time Warner Cable Research Website

If you are interested in this program, please contact Becky O’Brien.

[edit] NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) - Deadline: April 27, 2011 (Posted 9/27/10)

The Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program aims to build a computationally savvy 21st century workforce that positions the US to demonstrate a leadership role in the global economy. Innovations in computing and more broadly, information technology (IT), drive our economy, underlie many new advances in science and engineering, and contribute to our national security. Projected job growth in IT is very strong.

The CE21 program focuses special attention on activities targeted at the middle and high school levels (i.e., secondary education) and in early undergraduate education.

The goals of the CE21 program are to:

  • Increase the number and diversity of K-14 students and teachers who develop and practice computational competencies in a variety of contexts; and
  • Increase the number and diversity of early postsecondary students who are engaged and have the background in computing necessary to successfully pursue degrees in computing-related and computationally-intensive fields of study.
  • Type I proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and/or strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise. Type I proposals typically describe smaller scale efficacy studies.
  • Type II proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise. Type II proposals demonstrate implementations at scale, where the interventions to be taken to scale have already proven effective in smaller-scale efficacy studies (studies that may or may not have been funded by NSF).

For more information please see NSF Solicitation 10-619

FAQs for NSF 10-619

[edit] NIH Social Network Analysis and Health (R01) - Deadline: May 11, 2011 (posted 6/8/10)

  • This FOA encourages research that aims to accomplish one or more specific goals: (1) generate new theories that would enhance the capabilities and value of Social Network Analysis (SNA); (2) address fundamental questions about social interactions and processes in social networks; (3) address fundamental questions about social networks in relation to health and health-related behaviors; (4) develop innovative methodologies and technologies to facilitate, improve, and expand the capabilities of SNA.

Applicants should strive to ensure that their proposed research responds to one or more of these four goals of the FOA. Detailed information on each of these goals and illustrative examples of specific types of research sought under each goal are provided below in subsection III, under Research Objectives.

Social Network and Analysis Health FOA

[edit] NIH Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01 & R21) - Deadline: May 19, 2011

Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01)

RFP for R01

This FOA encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications for research, development, and evaluation of systems that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way. These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.

Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:

  • Activity monitoring systems to detect personal care needs
  • Activity monitoring systems to detect acute medical events
  • Systems to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
  • Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
  • Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
  • Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
  • Fall detection or prevention systems
  • Systems to monitor and facilitate sleep health
  • Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider

Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21)

RFP for R21

This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (R21) applications for research and development of novel technologies that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way. These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.

Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:

  • Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect personal care needs
  • Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect acute medical events
  • Devices to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
  • Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
  • Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
  • Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
  • Fall detection or prevention systems
  • Devices to monitor and facilitate sleep health
  • Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
  • Research and development for improved human-computer interfaces for home-use technologies

Related to Both calls:

Health care and medicine rely on effective detection and characterization of a person's physical and mental states and of significant changes to those states. Current methods to assess these indicators of well-being are performed at the convenience of the care provider and usually assume that observations during an office visit represent typical function. Furthermore, these methods may involve contrived or burdensome tests or depend heavily on recall. Thus, current methods may miss significant acute events or important signals of declining function or may poorly characterize detected events.

Technologies designed for home and mobile monitoring are intended to overcome these limitations. They have the potential to capture rare, irregular, or transient events; symptoms that are difficult for a patient to report; and changes in condition that evolve slowly over time. These improvements, in turn, could yield more accurate and earlier detection of changes that may interfere with healthy and independent living.

[edit] Partnerships for Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies - Deadline: June 1, 2011

This program seeds new interdisciplinary research programs in sustainable energy science, techology, and policy with funding for Phoenix Energy Institute Research Fellow. Successful proposals will combine innovative research plans with concret timelines for establishing independent funding.

For more information please email si-ori@umich.edu or visit energy.umich.edu

[edit] Google Faculty Research Awards Program - Next Deadline: August 1, 2011

The purpose of this program is to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also nurture stronger relations and partnerships with universities. The intent of the awards program is to support academic research aimed at improving information access (defined broadly). Google funds Research Awards unrestricted and retains no intellectual property from the research. We prefer if the results from the research are open sourced and widely published. Awards through this program are for one year in the range from $10K-$150K

Google Research Awards Program Page

Google Research Awards FAQs

[edit] CIES 2012-2013 Fulbright Competitions - Deadline: August 1, 2011

  • Posted 1/24/2011
  • Description: The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the US State Department, administers the “Core Fulbright Scholar Program,” which annually makes available fellowships in roughly 140 countries to over 800 US scholars and professionals from a wide variety of academic and professional fields. These prestigious grants are a major source of funding for lecturing or conducting research abroad.
  • Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be US citizens, normally must have relevant postdoctoral academic lecturing experience if they wish to lecture—or a doctorate (or other terminal degree, including a master’s in some fields) or equivalent professional qualifications if they want to do research abroad, and for some countries must possess sufficient language competence for the project they wish to undertake.
  • Benefits: Awardees generally receive roundtrip travel, a living allowance that varies with the country and number of dependents, and a small allowance for local travel abroad, books, and services. The duration of the grants usually range from 2 to 12 months.
  • Deadline: The competition for 2012-13 awards is open between February 1, 2011, and the application due date on August 1, 2011.
  • Submission: Interested applicants must apply online directly to CIES at www.cies.org, where complete application materials and information are also available.
  • Assistance: Although the U-M International Institute does not administer any aspect of this competition or these awards, we have been trained by CIES and are able to provideinformation, instructions, editorial assistance, review criteria tailored to each application, and professional advice on how best to structure an application for this particular competition: e-mail Beni at unlisted@umich.edu.

[edit] NSF Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) (Posted 3/13/09)

The RAPID funding mechanism is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal. This will facilitate determining whether the proposed work is appropriate for RAPID funding.

  • The Project Description is expected to be brief (two to five pages) and include clear statements as to why the proposed research is of an urgent nature and why a RAPID award would be the most appropriate mechanism for supporting the proposed work. Note this proposal preparation instruction deviates from the standard proposal preparation instructions contained in this Guide; RAPID proposals must otherwise be compliant with the GPG.
  • The box for “RAPID” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.
  • Only internal merit review is required for RAPID proposals. Under rare circumstances, program officers may elect to obtain external reviews to inform their decision. If external review is to be obtained, then the PI will be so informed in the interest of maintaining the transparency of the review and recommendation process. The two standard NSB-approved merit review criteria will apply.
  • Requests may be for up to $200K and of one year duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project scope and of a size comparable to grants in similar areas.
  • No-cost extensions, and requests for supplemental funding, will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures.
  • Renewed funding of RAPID awards may be requested only through submission of a proposal that will be subject to full external merit review. Such proposals would be designated as “RAPID renewals.”

[edit] Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) solicits proposals for basic and scientific research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices, survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research.

In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources and to facilitate determining whether a proposed research idea meets the guidelines described herein, prospective offerors contemplating submission of a white paper or proposal are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact (TPOC) before submission. The TPOCs’ names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed immediately after each research area of interest.

Some areas of Interest for SI (see the BAA for details, page numbers listed below):

1.2 Information Science and Technology (pages 7-8)

d. Information and data fusion/visualization
e. Data mining/Social network analysis

1.7 Database Technology (page 11)

[edit] New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open

New Economy Initiative grants support the efforts of nonprofit organizations, charities, and government agencies to transform the economy of southeast Michigan and return prosperity to the region. Grants are available for a variety of activities, but proposed activities must be focused on helping to achieve the goal of the New Economy Initiative and its objectives focused on talent, innovation and culture change.

For more information please go to New Economy Initiative Program Description

[edit] Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open

Awards through this program are typically either monetary awards (in the range from $5K-$150K) and/or potential access to anonymized data for research purposes. The awards are intended to help promote and support academic research aimed at improving information access defined broadly. Areas that are of particular interest are included in the RFP.

Participants in the award program are expected to have a primary contact at Google through which they can discuss research directions, provide updates on progress, engage in knowledge transfer, etc. Google maintains an academic environment that we would like award recipients to participate in by giving talks on their work and engaging in discussions with our research group.

By sharing new ideas and key insights, we hope that both Google and award recipients can mutually benefit from the program. Generally, we will invite the writers of promising award proposals to come to our Mountain View offices to discuss their research further with researchers here. After the research is completed, we will once again invite the award recipient to Google to discuss the results of their work. The purpose of this program is both to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also develop a strong relationship and partnership with universities.

NOTE: This is actually awarded as a gift and not a grant. Therefore there is no indirect cost recovery and there are tax implications for SI. Applications for gifts need to be approved by the dean prior to submission. (Contact the research office at si-ori@umich.edu if you are interested in submitting a proposal for a gift)

For more information please see the RFP

[edit] NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)

For more information about the parent announcements follow this link.

For details on the deadlines, please follow this link.

[edit] Past Funding Announcements (new RFP expected next year)

[edit] NSF CISE Large Core & Cross Cutting Programs - Deadline: November 23, 2010 (Posted 6/16/10)

Internal Deadlines:

  • Draft Budget due November 9th
  • Admin Shell material and Final Budget due November 16th
  • Final Material due November 22nd by 8am

Large Specific Information:

  • Total budget between $1,200,001-3,000,000
  • typically 2 or more investigators or oehter Senior Personnel and a team of GSRAs/PostDocs
  • A Collaboration Plan is Required for all Large proposals.
  • Duration up to 5 years
[edit] Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Program

Link to IIS Program RFP

CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:

  • The Human-Centered Computing program
  • The Information Integration and Informatics program
  • The Robust Intelligence program.

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the IIS RFP (see link above).

IIS is also responsible for managing the review process for proposals in computer graphics and visualization; these proposals may be submitted to any of the three core programs described above.

Program Officers:

  • HCC – William Bainbridge & Ephraim Glinert
  • III – Lawrence Brandt & Maria Zemankova
  • RI – Douglas Fisher & Kenneth Whang

Awards Anticipated:

  • 200 across the various sizes and programs
[edit] Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Program

Link to CNS Program RFP

The Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education activities that invent new computing and networking technologies and that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies. The Division seeks to develop a better understanding of the fundamental properties of computer and network systems and to create better abstractions and tools for designing, building, analyzing, and measuring future systems.

CNS supports two core programs:

  • Computer Systems Research (CSR)
  • Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS)

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CNS RFP (see link above).

Program Officers:

  • CSR – Krishna Kant
  • NeTS – Alhussein Abouzeid

Awards Anticipated:

  • 80 to 120 across the various sizes and programs
[edit] Computing and Communicatiosn Foundations (CCF) Program

Link to CCF Program RFP

The Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that explore the foundations of computing and communication devices and their usage. The Division seeks advances in computing and communication theory, algorithms for computer and computational sciences, and architecture and design of computers and software. CCF-supported projects also investigate revolutionary computing models and technologies based on emerging scientific ideas and integrate research and education activities to prepare future generations of computer science and engineering workers.

CCF supports three core programs

  • Algorithmic Foundations (AF)
  • Communications and Information Foundations (CIF)
  • Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF)

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CCF RFP (see link above).

Program Officers:

  • AF – Dmitry Maslov
  • CIF – John Cozzens
  • SHF – Sol Greenspan

Awards Anticipated:

  • 120 to 160 across the various sizes and programs
[edit] Cross-Cutting Program

Link to Cross-Cutting Program RFP

This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields.

The cross-cutting programs for are:

  • Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB)
  • Network Science and Engineering (NetSE)
    • NOTE: The NetSE program will accept proposals ONLY in the Medium and Large project classes.
  • Trustworthy Computing (TC)

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the Cross-cutting RFP (see link above). CISE expects that over time, these cross-cutting programs will evolve or be absorbed into the core programs, and that new cross-cutting programs will be introduced.

Program Officers:

  • SHB - Jie Yang
  • NetSE – Darleen Fisher
  • TC – Carl Landwehr

Awards Anticipated:

  • 95 to 120 – up to 40 in SHB, 25 in NetSE, and 60 in TC


[edit] Packard Fellowships

Internal Nomination Deadline: February 12, 2010

Packard Deadline: April

Notes for Next Year:

  • Letter Writeres
    • Bios will be required for Letter Writers
    • Nomination Committee will be looking for letter writers with a mix of the following credentials
      • Prior Packard Fellowship receipient
      • MacArthur Fellow
      • Elected to NAS, NAE, or IOE
      • Nobel Loreate/Fields Medal/or Touring Award
  • SI Letter of Nomination
    • Say upfront what area our nominee is eligible for (most likely Computer Science)
    • Frame the letter writers - explain their background & qualifications (see above)
    • 2-3 pages in length seems most appropriate
  • Statement
    • define some big picture problem
    • outline a innovative and unusually creative way to solve this problem
    • should be something no likely to be funded from another source (a little out there/high risk)
    • should not be clinical or national security related
    • Cannot be a piece of some larger research you have going on
  • Benchmarks
    • Previous Computer Science winners - Klienburgh and Von Ahn

[edit] NSF REESE - Deadline: November 15, 2010 (Posted 7/16/2010)

The Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program seeks to advance research at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation, and to provide the foundational knowledge necessary to improve STEM teaching and learning at all educational levels and in all settings.

This solicitation calls for four types of proposals:

  • Pathways
  • Synthesis
  • Empirical Research
  • Large Empirical Research.

The goals of the REESE program are:

  • to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation;
  • to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and
  • to coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and evaluation.

REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. In addition, research questions related to educational research methodology and evaluation are central to the REESE activity.

Link to RFP

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