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The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 to $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We anticipate awarding grants with budgets across each of the following funding tiers -- $125,000 to 250,000; $250,001 to $375,000; and $375,001 to $500,000. Within each of our funding tiers, we evaluate projects within tier and strongly encourage applicants to submit for funding that best fits their project rather than applying for the highest amount. We accept Intent to Apply forms twice a year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

For more information, please contact Adam Kingston at kingsto9@msu.edu. 

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The Dana Foundation is currently accepting letters of interest (LOI) (3 pages maximum length) for pilot projects in Neuroscience & Society. The foundation defines neuroscience and society as that which bridges the gap between research in the lab and the interdisciplinary skills needed to use it to improve people’s lives.  

Dana Foundation grans are organized around three program areas – Dana Education, Dana NextGen, and Dana Frontiers – that support education, training, and public engagement on neuroscience and society issues. LOIs must identify the Dana Foundation program to which you are applying and address how the proposed project aligns with that program’s goal and objectives. Proposed projects must indicate how the proposed project aligns with the Dana Foundation’s values. 

Program areas: 

Dana Frontiers: Objective 1 – Develop engagement resources to cultivate trust and improve the quality of relationships between neuroscience practitioners, policymakers, and communities of people. Objective 2 – Pilot innovative multidirectional engagement opportunities to embed community perspectives in research, policy, and decision-making. neuroscience.  

Dana NextGen: Objective 1 – Integrate societal concerns into neuroscience training at early career stages through experiential learning and innovative curricula. Objective 2 – Support workforce development in academic and non-academic career tracks to grow a new generation of experts in neuroscience and society who will shepherd neurosciences’ positive role in the world. Objective 3 – Encourage rigorous, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary work between neuroscience and non-science disciplines (e.g., ethics, law, humanities, arts, social sciences, policy, journalism, education, and public engagement) that promotes collaboration to solve complex problems that cannot be answered by science alone.  

Dana Education: Objective 1 – Support sustained informal education that aims to strengthen knowledge of neuroscience and its connections to society and empower people of all ages to use that knowledge in their everyday lives. Objective 2 – Engage K-12 students in learning about neuroscience and its relevance to society through structured education opportunities (formal and on-formal) that capture their interest and inspire continued study. Objective 3 – Facilitate greater understanding and informed decision-making among professionals by supporting new education approaches on neuroscience topics related to their practice.  

For more information, please contact Melissa Anderson ande2476@msu.edu. 

Learn More about Dana Foundation – 2024 Neuroscience & Society Pilot Grants

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The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research is partnering with the DeGregorio Family Foundation and the Torrey Coast Foundation, both funders of research focused on gastric and esophageal cancers, to launch a Spring 2024 ASPIRE Award: Breaking Ground in Targeting Gastric and Esophageal Tumors. Together we are holding a request for proposals for projects focused on tumors of the upper GI tract. Proposals should aim to drive disruptive research, with the goal of advancing the field of gastric and esophageal cancer research and ultimately improving patient outcomes.

The Mark Foundation ASPIRE Awards are designed to enable innovative approaches to solving high-impact problems in cancer research that tend to fall outside the scope of other funding opportunities. These awards support high-risk, high-reward projects with research plans designed to answer key feasibility and proof-of-concept questions in an accelerated timeframe.

Here are some details about this call for proposals:

• The awards are $250,000 total over a 12-month term, beginning fall 2024.
• Proposed projects must address gastric or esophageal cancers.
• Interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged and proposals from independent investigators at all career stages are welcome, especially those new to the field of upper GI cancers. To facilitate this, preclinical resources (cell lines, organoids, and mouse models) will be made available to researchers who request them.
• Informational webinars are available on the RFP webpage.

For more information, please contact Melissa Anderson ande2476@msu.edu.  If you are interested in learning about additional foundation funding opportunities, please visit the MSU Foundation Relations website.

 

Learn More about The Mark Foundation – Spring 2024 ASPIRE Award: Breaking Ground in Targeting Gastric and Esophageal Tumors

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The Racial Equity Research Grants program supports education research projects that will contribute to understanding and ameliorating racial inequality in education. We are interested in funding studies that aim to understand and disrupt the reproduction and deepening of inequality in education, and which seek to (re)imagine and make new forms of equitable education. Thus, we are interested in research projects that seek to envision educational opportunities in a multiplicity of education systems, levels, settings, and developmental ranges and that reach beyond documenting conditions and paradigms that contribute to persistent racial inequalities.

Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious, and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in relation to racial equity in education. In this cycle of funding, we will continue to fund scholarship focused on a range of communities and issues with respect to equity. We encourage proposals from across the methodological spectrum, including qualitative methods, mixed-methods, and quantitative methods. We want to especially encourage Racial Equity proposals that focus on the following areas: (1) innovative forms of measurement and assessment, (2) artificial intelligence (AI), and (3) current political challenges in k-12 and higher education around diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As with other Spencer grant programs, this program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not required to be developed around a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or geographic location. We will be accepting applications for projects ranging from one to five years with budgets up to $75K.

For more information, please contact Adam Kingston at kingsto9@msu.edu

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The Hinrich Foundation supports trade research projects that advance the understanding of global trade issues and support policy development. The Foundation’s international trade research program promotes research across trade-related sectors, particularly related – in no order of preference – to sustainable trade, digital trade, cross-border investment, and the nexus of trade and geopolitics. We invite researchers and/or research organizations to submit proposals for such projects. We shortlist submissions for consideration twice each year. The deadlines for submission are May 31 and October 31 each year.

Our Audience: The objective of our research program is to support informed policymaking and business decision making through analysis and insights on global trade issues. We aim to provide easily accessible research products for stakeholders of trade, who may be government agencies, companies, advisers, media, trade professionals, think tanks, NGOs, industry associations, chambers of commerce, academia, or students. 

Research Focus: While the Foundation’s research program promotes research across many sectors, we strive to highlight areas of study that require more attention, notably: 

• Sustainable trade 
• Digital trade 
• Trade and geopolitics 
• Foreign direct investment (FDI)

For more information, please contact Allison Jones?jonesa70@msu.edu.?

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The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports development projects and research designed to significantly enhance physical and mental health, safety, nutrition, education, play, familial support, acculturation, social integration, and/or child care from birth through age 7. Research should have a fresh concept that challenges the status quo and pushes the boundaries of academic, social, and cultural studies and practices.

The foundation invites letters of inquiry in the following categories:

• Early Childhood Welfare: Children can only reach their full potential when all intellectual, emotional, and physical aspects of their development are optimally supported. Providing a safe and nurturing environment is essential, as is imparting social living skills in a culturally diverse world. The foundation supports projects that aim to perfect child-rearing practices and identify models that can provide creative, caring environments in which all young children thrive.
• Early Childhood Education and Play: Research shows that children need to be stimulated and nurtured early to succeed in school, work, and life. That preparation relates to every aspect of a child’s development and everywhere a child learns—at home, in childcare settings, and in preschool. The foundation aims to improve the quality of early childhood teaching by developing innovative curricula and research-based pedagogical standards and designing imaginative play materials and learning environments.
• Parenting Education: The foundation supports programs that teach parents about developmental psychology, cultural child-rearing differences, pedagogy, health issues, prenatal care and diet, and programs that provide cognitive and emotional support to parents.

Letters of Inquiry must comply with the funding limitations and follow the 10-step format detailed on their website. The operation or expansion of existing programs will not be funded.

For more information, please contact Jess Bitting bitting7@msu.edu

Learn More about Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood – Early Childhood Grants

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This award supports outstanding researchers who are embarking, or continuing, on their independent research careers. They are conducting concerted translational research in line with their personal and professional interests that will one day grow into a body of distinguished work that sheds light on the U.S. maternal fetal health crisis. Named in honor of the first MOD Chairman and President, this award is comprised of a $150,000 grant over a two-year period. It prioritizes investigators proposing to conduct impactful research studies that will advance our translational understanding of, or lead to improved clinical treatment of, any serious medical conditions that affect the health of a woman’s pregnancy or the health of mothers and newborns in the first year postpartum. Reflective of our mission, applications should focus on preterm birth and health equity. They should clearly outline a path from discovery to functional studies to clinical translation, with the eventual goal to cure or greatly mitigate conditions that adversely impact the health of pregnant women and newborns. Eligibility: MD or MD/PhD applicants should be four to nine years past the last year of clinical training required for medical specialty board certification and must hold a full-time tenure-track faculty position (or equivalent) at their current U. S. based institution. 

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

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There are currently no FDA approved disease-modifying treatments available for frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and symptomatic treatments only provide limited benefit for patients. Recent scientific advances have provided an increased understanding of pathogenic mechanisms underlying FTD and are driving the development of potential disease-modifying therapies. The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) seek to accelerate this progress by supporting innovative small molecule and biologic (antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides, gene therapy etc.) drug development programs for FTD through this request for proposals (RFP).

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

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The Foundation for Child Development is accepting proposals for its 2025 Young Scholars Program which supports scholarship for early-career researchers. The program funds research projects that aim to clarify how, why, and for whom policies, programs, and practices support the early care and education workforce and shape children’s early learning experiences and wellbeing in early childhood, defined as birth through age eight. Research awards are up to $225K for primary data collection and analysis and up to $180K for secondary data analysis.

Proposals must be relevant to the Foundation’s interest in implementation research to support he capacity and status of the early care and education workforce. Studies may encompass descriptive, experimental, or measurement-focused approaches. The Foundation seeks research proposals with implications for policy or practice.

The programmatic objectives for this call are to support the ECE workforce and identify and promote research, policy, and practice to:

• Advance the status and well-being of the ECE workforce
• Support the quality of practice of the ECE workforce
• Strengthen ECE leadership to create more supportive environments for the workforce.

For more information, please contact Melissa Anderson ande2476@msu.edu.

Learn More about Foundation for Child Development – 2025 Young Scholars Program

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The Water Research Foundation's Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research recognizes outstanding achievement and creative vision through the Paul L. Busch Award. Each year, the award seeks to distinguish individuals poised for greater recognition of their innovative, ongoing contributions to water quality advancements. Recipients of the award are presented with a grant of $100,000 to continue their work, take risks, and explore new directions. Individuals from all segments of the water quality community are encouraged to submit nominations. Individuals may self-nominate or have their work submitted by a nominator. 

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu. 

Learn More about Water Research Foundation—Paul L. Busch Award

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The purpose of the R Accelerated Award Grant is to advance ALSF’s mission to find cures and better treatments for childhood cancers by providing support to scientists focused on pediatric oncology research. Applicants must have an original project that is not currently being funded that has a clear focus on accelerating the discovery of more effective, less toxic therapies for childhood cancers. Research projects should address a testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale. Applicants must be first-time recipients of a pediatric cancer research-focused NIH R01 award or equivalent independent award. Demonstration of continued commitment to pediatric cancer investigation as well as institutional support are critical components of a successful application. The R Accelerated Award is a four-year grant.

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

Learn More about Alex’s Lemonade Stand—2024 R Accelerator Grant

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The Vilcek Foundation aims to raise awareness of immigrant contributions to the United States and foster appreciation of the arts and sciences. The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise support emerging to mid-career immigrant professionals who have demonstrated exceptional achievements early in their careers. Young immigrant research scientists, visual artists, and curators are welcome to apply.

Nine $50,000 unrestricted cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

·         Biomedical science: three prizes of $50,000. Must have a doctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent) and hold full-time positions at an academic institution or other organization, including assistant or associate professor positions or equivalent independent positions.

·         Visual arts: three prizes of $50,000. Must have at least five years of professional experience in visual arts, and submit from the following areas of practice: painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramic, textile, installation, film/video, digital art, performance that manifests in time-based visual presentation, etc.

·         Curatorial work: three prizes of $50,000. Must have at least five years of professional experience in curatorial work, and have organized and developed single artist or group exhibitions at any scale or extending over any time-period in the following professional capacities: private or public institutions, foundations, independent curatorial practice, biennials or art fairs, galleries, etc.

Applicants must have been born outside the United States to non-American parents; be no older than age 38 as of December 31, 2024 (born on or after January 1, 1986); be a naturalized citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) of the United States; be a holder of an H1B or O-1 visa with a valid visa stamp; an H-4 visa holder with a valid EAD card; a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) relief; or an asylee or an asylum seeker who has applied for asylum and has a valid EAD card.

For more information, please contact Jess Bitting bitting7@msu.edu

Learn More about Vilcek Foundation – Prizes for Creative Promise

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The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is offering a new collaborative grant for innovative pilot activities that initiate long-term transformative change in the field of China studies.

Groups of up to 6 members, that must represent more than one institution, may apply for a grant of up to $150,000 to design and pilot activities that solve specific, pressing challenges in the field over a 12- to 18-month period. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals in response to the following prompts:

Teaching and Curricular Resources: Developing and/or making accessible course syllabi and teaching resources (e.g., texts, media, primary sources in translation) aimed at diversifying undergraduate and/or graduate curricula, supporting early career and teaching faculty, and/or enhancing programs in China studies.

Open-Access Resources: Expanding open-access digital resources for teaching and research through digitization, preservation, and platform development, including increased accessibility to existing digital databases and strengthening print collections.

Cross-institutional Cohort-building: Providing cohort-based professional development that promotes the diversification of faculty in China studies, opportunities for China scholars at under-resourced institutions, and professional support for at-risk researchers.

Language Training: Expanding access to language training, especially for less commonly taught languages (e.g., Tibetan, Uyghur), for students and faculty at under-resourced institutions while drawing on technologies and best practices for language pedagogy and remote instruction developed during the COVID pandemic.

Digital Research Methods: Training China scholars in digital skills and research methods to foster new methodological approaches and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Securitization: Building capacity among China scholars and institutions of higher learning to develop responses to securitization, anti-China bias, and the community impacts of state pressure, including through engagement with university administrators and civic organizations.

Grants of up to $150,000 (approximately $25,000 per group member for up to six members) will support projects between 12 and 18 months in duration. Projects must be initiated between September 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, and completed no later than June 30, 2026.

Grant funds may be used for planning activities, living expenses, or research costs, including, but not limited to, workshops or convenings for project teams; research leave, course releases, or summer salary; and funds for research (e.g., research assistants, database access, travel to libraries).

To be eligible, project teams may comprise up to six members and must represent more than one institution, and the project’s principal investigator must have a PhD in the humanities or interpretive social sciences or equivalent and be based at an institution (e.g., college, museum, university, library) in the United States or Canada.

More details at the complete RFP. For more information, please contact Jess Bitting bitting7@msu.edu

Learn More about American Council of Learned Societies / Henry Luce Foundation – Collaborative Grant in China Studies

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The purpose of the ‘A’ Award Grant is to advance ALSF’s mission to find cures and better treatments for childhood cancers by providing support to early career scientists who want to establish a career in pediatric oncology research. The ideal applicant has an original project that is not currently being funded. Demonstration of a future commitment to pediatric cancer investigation as well as institutional support for the career development of the investigator are critical components of a successful application. A mentor is required, and a career development plan must be included.  Applicants must have an MD, PhD or MD/PhD (DO, MBBS or equivalent) and be within ten years of their terminal degree and five years of their first faculty appointment as an Assistant Professor at the time that their application is submitted.

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

Learn More about Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation—“A” Award Grant Program

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Launched in 2006, SFARI is a scientific initiative within the Simons Foundation’s suite of programs, with a mission to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) by funding innovative research of the highest quality and relevance.

SFARI invites applications for Pilot Awards from individuals who will conduct bold, imaginative, rigorous, and relevant research for exploratory ideas in the autism field considered higher risk but with the potential for transformative results, particularly those with novel hypotheses for autism. This funding mechanism is particularly suitable for investigators new to the autism field, though applicants are encouraged to consult with experts in autism research to ensure their projects are relevant to the human condition.

In particular, applications that propose research to link genetic or other ASD risk factors to molecular, cellular, circuit, or behavioral mechanisms and set the stage for development of novel interventions are encouraged. As with other pilot projects, proposals in human subjects should be relevant, novel, exploratory, high-risk, and with the potential for transformative results. They may test new mechanisms, employ new technology or analytics, or take innovative approaches to phenotyping or stratification that stand to move the field forward in transformative ways.

The total budget of a pilot award is $300,000 or less, including 20 percent indirect costs, over a period of up to two years. Projects proposing research in human subjects may request a higher budget (up to $500,000 over 2 years), but must include a compelling justification, particularly for the required level of effort of all key personnel. 

To be eligible, applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility.

For more information, please contact Adam Kingston at kingsto9@msu.edu

Learn More about SFARI invites applications for Pilot Awards

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Proposals should advance the health and overall welfare of domesticated horses, ponies, donkeys and/or mules. Please note that for racehorses and wild equids, we fund research focused on health and quality of life only where outcomes are likely to be of universal equine/equid benefit. The universal outcomes must be clearly outlined in the animal health impact section of your proposal. Use of other species as models (including laboratory rodents) is not appropriate for this topic.  Applicants must hold a veterinary degree (such as DVM) or a PhD at the time of the grant award. Awardees must devote at least 75% of their time to the research project. Clinical residents and those with clinical service requirements greater than 25% time are not eligible.  Applicants with a PhD must have earned the PhD within 4 years of the grant application date.

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

Learn More about Morris Animal Foundation—Equid Fellowship Training

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Proposals should advance the health and overall welfare of domesticated horses, ponies, donkeys, and/or mules. Please note that for racehorses and wild equids, we fund research focused on health and quality of life only where outcomes are likely to be of universal equine/equid benefit. The universal outcomes must be clearly outlined in the animal health impact section of your proposal. Use of other species as models (including laboratory rodents) is not appropriate for this topic.  First Award grants are designed to assist early career researchers in establishing a successful research program by supporting their first award as an independent investigator. The applicant must have completed a PhD, DVSc, DVM, or equivalent degree and have a permanent position in a university, accredited zoo, conservation organization, or a non-academic equivalent.

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

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The Longview Foundations funds teacher preparation programs/activities that enhance the ability of K-12 teachers to teach students about international issues, with the goal of weaving global competence into school and teacher experiences and engaging and inspiring a meaningful connection to the world. Grants range from $15-$25K. The Foundation does this by providing funding for curriculums that Internationalize Education in the US.  Longview is especially interested in innovative projects that hold the promise of effectively engaging students.

For more information, please contact Larry Wallach at wallach@msu.edu

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Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related flaviviruses that share common mosquito vectors and are known to co-circulate in human populations. Data on their epidemiology and disease burden are limited in critical geographical regions, especially in Africa and Asia. The limited availability of data on co-circulation and cross-reactivity prevents the effective design and implementation of interventions against the current and future spread of the two viruses. Individuals can experience simultaneous infections with dengue and Zika, or infection with one virus followed by the other (sequential infection), potentially triggering cross-reactive immunity. Cross-reactivity between dengue and Zika may influence the level of protection against future infections with the two pathogens, therefore affecting spread, disease burden and clinical outcomes. 

This call aims to fund projects that explore the effects of dengue and Zika co-circulation on host immune responses and clinical outcomes, with a particular focus on areas where epidemiological and immunological data are limited or underused. Proposals can additionally include investigations into socio-demographic, climatic and land-use drivers of dengue and Zika co-circulation and spread. We will prioritise proposals that consider the co-circulation of the two viruses and include:  

1. Investigations of immunological cross-reactivity of dengue and Zika, moving away from studies on the individual aspects of either dengue or Zika virus infections. This can include how co-infection or sequential infection can impact: 

• susceptibility to future infections and/or          
• immune responses and disease severity following either dengue or Zika infection. 

1. Molecular and clinical epidemiology studies of dengue and Zika to improve our understanding of the co-circulation of the two viruses, their viral diversity and clinical outcomes, particularly in areas where epidemiological data are limited.   

Applications can include studies in low- and middle-income countries where evidence of dengue and Zika co-circulation is lacking, but where there are probable or suspected cases. Studies in these regions can address solely the epidemiological component of this funding call, provided that the overall team composition can also address the immunological cross-reactivity of dengue and Zika by using future, existing or historical samples from areas with confirmed dengue and Zika cases. 

The team must:  

• Contain expertise in whole genome sequencing and analysis, and at least one of the following disciplines: epidemiology, immunology or public health.   
• Have a lead applicant or coapplicant, from an African or Asian country that is currently experiencing a dengue and Zika outbreak or has experienced an outbreak in the past.  
• Include either a lead applicant or coapplicants based in each country where the research will take place. 
• Include public health stakeholders and policymakers in the country where your research is conducted. By public health stakeholders and policymakers, we mean those who can influence decision-making around how and where potential interventions are conducted. This includes but is not limited to public health officials in national or local governments, national task forces, national or global non-governmental organisations (NGOs), advocates, affected communities or the wider public.  
• Any coapplicants in the team must be able to contribute at least 20% of their research time to the project. There is no minimum time commitment for collaborators. 
• Demonstrate experience of collaborating and/or engaging with public health stakeholders, policymakers and community professionals or representatives in the design and implementation of the research. This includes communicating research outputs such as evidence and data in a way that is useful and timely for public health decision-making.  
• Actively promote a diverse, inclusive and supportive research environment. 

For more information, please contact Allison Jones?jonesa70@msu.edu

Learn More about Wellcome Trust - Infectious Disease Award - Understanding Dengue and Zika Spread, Immunity and Clinical Outcomes

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The Cottrell Scholar Award (CSA) is available to early career faculty at U.S. and Canadian research universities and primarily undergraduate institutions. Eligible applicants are tenure-track faculty who hold primary or courtesy appointments in chemistry, physics, or astronomy departments that offer bachelor’s and/or graduate degrees in the applicant’s discipline.

CSA proposals contain a research plan, an educational plan, and a clear statement on how the applicant will become and outstanding teacher-scholar with strong academic citizenship skills. Proposal plans must be for a period of three years. The ability of applicants to mount a strong and innovative research program, achieve excellence in education, and develop effective academic citizenship skills are key criteria in the selection process.

Successful research plans identify relevant problems of high scientific significance and describe innovative and feasible approaches toward solutions. Each research plan may or may not describe a scientific thrust for the applicant. The primary criterion for the CSA is that the proposed research will add to fundamental scientific knowledge in one of the three core disciplines (Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy) and hence, applied research without a significant fundamental component is not funded.

Important notes:

• Deadline includes necessary approval by the institution’s Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR), so allow ample time to route through the Office of Sponsored Projects.
• Eligibility is limited to faculty members who started their first tenure-track appointment anytime in calendar year 2021. Accommodations are made for faculty who have taken maternity or paternity leave, or who have experienced medical conditions or research delays that prompted a tenure clock extension.

For more information, please contact Melissa Anderson ande2476@msu.edu

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