<div dir="ltr"><i>To be added to the stem-funding listserv or to manage your subscription, visit <br><a href="http://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/stem-funding" target="_blank">http://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/stem-funding</a><b><br><br></b></i><b>1) OSU <span>Outreach</span> and <span>Engagement</span> <span>Impact</span> <span>Grants</span>:</b><b> </b>The Ohio State Office of <span>Outreach</span> and <span>Engagement</span> has announced the RFPs for its 2015 grants programs <span></span>(<a href="http://outreachgrants.osu.edu">http://outreachgrants.osu.edu</a>)<span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">:</span><br>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><a href="http://outreachgrants.osu.edu" target="_blank"></a><div><ul><li><i><span>Engagement</span> Impact Grants</i> (up to $60,000 each) support innovative teams that apply engagement scholarship to address societal challenges by establishing partnerships with the citizens of Ohio, the nation, and the world so communities become a part of the exciting work – teaching, research, service – of our university. <br></li><li><i>OSU CARES/OSU Extension Seed Grants</i> (up to $25,000 each) support innovative outreach and engagement work with Ohioans; interdisciplinary work that partners Ohio State units and OSU Extension; and initiatives that, once seeded through this funding, will expand Ohio State’s engagement and OSU Extension’s work with the community.<br></li><li><i>Service-Learning Grants</i> (up to $3,000 or $4,000 each) support the development of new and 
enrichment of existing service-learning courses that address community 
goals in areas such as health, community safety, youth, housing, and 
education; and support the integration of student philanthropy into 
service-learning courses. </li></ul>Proposals are due February 16.<br><br></div><div><b>2) NSF MPS Graduate Research Supplement for Veterans (MPS-GRSV):</b> The NSF Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) is accepting requests for supplements to current MPS research awards in order to support an additional Ph.D. student who is a veteran. This funding opportunity is described in a "Dear Colleague" letter (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15024/nsf15024.jsp">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15024/nsf15024.jsp</a>)<br></div><div><br><b>3) The NIH Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (R13)</b> aims to bring together academic institutions and community organizations to identify opportunities for reducing health disparities (<a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-032.html" target="_blank">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-032.html</a>). From the funding opportunity announcement:<br><br><div style="margin-left:40px">The objectives of meetings conducted as part of this award will be to: (1) establish and/or enhance existing academic-community partnerships; (2) identify community-driven research priorities; and (3) develop long-term collaborative CBPR research agendas. Thus, it is expected these partnerships will lead to grant applications for the support of CBPR projects designed to meet identified community needs. The areas of focus for these partnerships may include one or more of the following community-health issues: preterm birth; infant mortality; sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); maternal mortality; reproductive health; uterine fibroid tumors; childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity; violence prevention; perinatal HBV and HIV/AIDS prevention; HIV/AIDS prevention; asthma; intellectual and developmental disabilities; pediatric injury prevention; and medical rehabilitation. <br></div><b><br></b>Applicants may request direct costs of up to $30,000 per year for up to three years. Proposals are due January 29.<b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>4) OSU College of Medicine AHEC Community Engagement Grant:</b><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></span></font><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">To
 encourage community engagement work targeting underserved populations, 
the OSU Area Health Education Center (AHEC) will
 offer up to 4 grants of $5,000 for proposals from Health Sciences, 
Social Work, and FAES/Extension faculty.  Funding preference will be for
 faculty-lead projects which involve trainees in addressing important 
community health-related needs. </span></span></font><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span></font>
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</span></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The project period is <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">February 15, 2015 – June 30, 2016</span></span>.  The Request for Proposals and Application can be found at
</span><a href="http://medicine.osu.edu/orgs/ahec/grantprogram/pages/index.aspx" target="_blank"><span>http://medicine.osu.edu/orgs/ahec/grantprogram/pages/index.aspx</span></a><span><span></span></span></span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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</span></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% white"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:windowtext">Applications are due <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">January 15, 2015</span></span>.</span></span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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For questions contact Terry “Chip” Bahn, EdD, </span><a href="mailto:terry.bahn@osumc.edu" target="_blank"><span>terry.bahn@osumc.edu</span></a><span style="color:black">,
 292-2508.</span></span></font><br></div><div><br><b>5) NSF Increasing College Opportunity Through Improved Mathematics Success in the First Two Years of College: </b>the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) is providing supplemental funding to existing awards, Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) funding, or funding for conferences to support "innovative, early-stage work to improve success in mathematics in the first two years of college. This includes studies on ways to improve the learning of the content of developmental mathematics, independent of setting, and design and development work on interventions and tools, including technology-enhanced learning approaches." This funding opportunity is described in a "Dear Colleague" letter (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15026/nsf15026.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_80">http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15026/nsf15026.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_80</a>). <br><br>Proposals should be submitted by May 1.<b><br><br>6) NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education<span></span>:</b> NSF is using "Improving Undergraduate STEM Education" (IUSE) as an umbrella for many of the agency's funding initiatives concerning undergraduate education. It's a bit confusing to try to follow the changes, so I've assembled what I've heard at <a href="http://go.osu.edu/iuse" target="_blank">http://go.osu.edu/<span>iuse</span></a>. <br><br></div><div>In previous messages, I shared:<br></div><div><ul><li><i>Improving Undergraduate STEM Education</i> (IUSE: EHR) (RFP is <a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505082">14-588</a>)</li><li><i>IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments</i> (RED) (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505105">14-602</a>)</li><li><i>Support for Including Science Educators in Polar Research</i> (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14122/nsf14122.jsp">14-122</a>)</li></ul>Recently, NSF announced two new funding opportunities under the IUSE umbrella:<br><ul><li><b>Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience (IUSE: GEOPATHS) </b>(<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505169">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505169</a>). From the program synopsis:</li><ul><li><em>"IUSE: GEOPATHS</em> invites proposals that specifically address the 
current needs and opportunities related to undergraduate education 
within the geosciences community.  The primary goal of the <em>IUSE: GEOPATHS</em>
 funding opportunity is to increase the number of undergraduate students
 interested in pursuing undergraduate degrees and/or post-graduate 
degrees in geoscience through the design and testing of novel approaches
 for engaging students in authentic, career-relevant experiences in 
geoscience. In order to broaden participation in the geosciences, 
engaging undergraduate students from traditionally underrepresented 
groups or from non-geoscience degree programs is a priority. The <em>IUSE: GEOPATHS</em>
 solicitation features two funding Tracks: (1) Engaging students in the 
geosciences through extra-curricular experiences and training activities
 (<em>GEOPATHS-EXTRA</em>), and (2) Improving pathways into the geosciences through institutional collaborations and transfer (<em>GEOPATHS-IMPACT</em>)."  </li><li>"Maximum total award size will be $500,000 in funding, with the average 
total award size expected to be in the $300,000 to $350,000 range.  The 
duration of awards for both tracks will be up to 36 months." Letters of intent (required) are due January 5, and full proposals are due March 16. </li></ul><li><b>Research Coordination Networks Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE)</b> (<a href="http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11691">http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11691</a>). From the program solicitation:</li><ul><li>"Targeted Undergraduate Biology Education track. BIO and EHR (Division of Undergraduate Education-DUE) have developed a targeted Undergraduate Biology Education track (RCN-UBE) in recognition of the importance of networking activities to advance biology education. Although the primary focus is on undergraduate education, novel ideas for graduate education will also be considered. RCN-UBE proposals could focus on improving learning in "gateway" courses (e.g., exploring the use of methods that foster active learning or inquiry-based learning), improving learning through the use of emerging technologies in the biology curriculum, strategies and approaches for engaging biology faculty in professional development activities related to undergraduate education, incorporating emerging sub-disciplines into the biology curriculum (e.g., informatics research, proteomics, systems and computational biology), improving assessment of student learning, improving the transition of students from two-year to four-year institutions, or incorporating authentic research experiences in undergraduate laboratory courses, with an emphasis on introductory and lower division courses."</li><li>"RCN-UBE proposals can be up to 5 years in duration and budgets should not exceed $500,000. To assist initial networking efforts of scientists and educators who are developing innovative proposals for the RCN-UBE track, the RCN-UBE track will accept Incubator proposals for up to $50,000 for one year." Proposals are due March 2.<br></li></ul></ul></div><div><b>IUSE webinar on Undergraduate Education for Pre-service STEM Teachers:</b> This autumn, NSF has offered a series of informational webinars
 about the IUSE: EHR grant program (videorecordings of the webinars can be viewed at <a href="http://www.nsflsu.com/nsf-iuse-webinar-recordings-september-and-november-2014.html" target="_blank">http://www.nsflsu.com/nsf-iuse-webinar-recordings-september-and-november-2014.html</a>. Another webinar will be offered Friday, December 12 at 3pm that will focus on pre-service STEM teacher education within the IUSE: EHR. Register at <a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1613021304229838081">https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1613021304229838081</a><br><br><b>7) The NIH Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25)</b> (<a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-16-008.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-16-008.html</a>) supports "educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research workforce in the mission areas of importance to NHLBI (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute). To accomplish the stated goal, this funding opportunity announcement encourages the development of creative educational activities with a primary focus on Research Experiences."<br></div><div><br>"Institutional annual direct costs should typically not exceed $330,104," and projects "may not exceed 5 years." Proposals are due February 18, and Letters of Intent are due "30 days prior."<br></div><div><br>-Chris<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div><div style="background:none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255,255,255)">
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