International Research Funding Alert January 2015
| Title: | Saudi American Educational and Cultural Initiative Grant |
| Sponsor: | U.S. Embassy- Saudi Arabia |
| Deadline: | Monthly rolling basis |
| Location: | Saudi Arabia |
| Amount: | $25,000 |
| Website: | http://riyadh.usembassy.gov/education-and-culture/grants.html |
| Summary: | The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now accepting proposals for a new grant called the Saudi-American Educational and Cultural Initiative Grants (SAECIG) and is for Saudi and U.S. non-governmental and community organizations, universities, entrepreneurs, cultural organizations or qualified individuals who propose to work together to develop or expand educational, professional and cultural exchange activities and promote dialogue and partnership between the people of the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The new grant will support innovative forms of collaboration to expand the diversity of activities in the U.S.-Saudi partnership and develop the next generation of leaders, especially among youth, young professionals and women, and to promote mutual understanding and respect through long-term partnership and cooperation between our two countries. |
| Title: | International Research/Development Seed Grants |
| Sponsor: | TTU Office of International Affairs |
| Deadline: | January 15, 2015 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $2,000 |
| Website: | http://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/intlrsch/researchInfo/grantInfo.php |
| Summary: | The International Research Seed Grants reflect the interest of the Office of Vice President for Research (OVPR) and the International Research and Development Division, Office of International Affairs (IRDD-OIA) in enhancing international research and development activities. We are especially interested in providing "seed" funds to support faculty develop preliminary international research efforts that is interdisciplinary and multi-institutional. Supported work should form a pathway towards establishing more ambitious, externally-funded projects. Funds of up to $2,000 will be available every spring semester following an annual competition. Proposals may be submitted by any TTU faculty, preferably as a team, to support any type of scholarly, international research/development activity. Up to 15 proposals will be supported in the 2015 competition. |
| Title: | Empowering Agriculture in Ghana |
| Sponsor: | United States Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | January 20, 2015- round one, February 2015- round two deadline |
| Location: | Ghana |
| Amount: | $3 million |
| Website: | http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=257572 |
| Summary: | The United States Agency for International Development in Ghana (USAID/Ghana) is committed to building partnerships that mobilize resources, expertise, creative approaches, and technologies to stimulate and encourage agriculture-sector investment in Ghana. The purpose of the APS is to publicize plans to fund a limited number of investments through USAID/Ghana to address key value-chain constraints in commercial agriculture investment and agriculture related power constraints around selected value chains. |
| Title: | U.S.- South Korea Collaborative Research in Advanced Manufacturing |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | February 1, 2015 and September 1, 2015 |
| Location: | Korea |
| Amount: | Not Restricted |
| Website: | http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15029/nsf15029.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click |
| Summary: | The U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Research Foundation of Korea hosted workshops to identify areas of mutual interest for research in advanced manufacturing. As a result of these workshops, the NSF Engineering Directorate (ENG) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea Division of Engineering are partnering to encourage joint research by U.S. - Korean teams collaborating on fundamental research in advanced manufacturing. The workshops identified opportunities potentially beneficial to both countries for collaborative research in the following areas: 1. Robotics for Manufacturing; 2. Materials Processing; 3. Manufacturing Mathematics and Smart Manufacturing; 4. Micro/nano Manufacturing; and 5. Additive Manufacturing. |
| Title: | Powering Agriculture: Energy Grand Challenge Development |
| Sponsor: | United States Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | February 12, 2015 |
| Location: | Developing Countries |
| Amount: | $2,000,000 |
| Website: | http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=269552 |
| Summary: | The objective of Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC) is to support new and sustainable approaches to accelerate the development and deployment of Clean Energy Solutions (CES) for increasing agriculture productivity and/or value in developing countries. Such solutions are those that integrate clean energy technologies and innovative business models to: (i) Enhance agricultural yields/productivity; (ii) Decrease post-harvest loss; (iii) Improve farmer and agribusiness income generating opportunities and revenues; and/or (iv) Increase energy efficiency and associated savings within the operations of farms and agribusinesses - while stimulating low carbon economic growth within the agriculture sector of developing countries. |
| Title: | United States-Israel Collaboration in Computer Science |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | March 2, 2015 |
| Location: | Israel |
| Amount: | $400,000 |
| Website: | http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15510/nsf15510.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click |
| Summary: | The United States-Israel Collaboration in Computer Science (USICCS) program is a joint program of NSF and the United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). The program supports research projects that develop new knowledge in the areas of theory of computing; algorithm design and analysis; design, verification, and evaluation of software systems; and revolutionary computing models based on emerging scientific ideas. Through this program, NSF and BSF will jointly support collaborations among US-based researchers and Israel-based researchers. US-based researchers will receive funds from NSF to support travel to Israel to interact with their Israeli counterparts. Israel-based and US-based researchers will receive funds allowable under the BSF program described at http://www.bsf.org.il/. |
| Title: | International Research Scientist Development Award |
| Sponsor: | National Institutes of Health |
| Deadline: | March 4, 2015 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | none specified |
| Website: | http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/Pages/research-scientists.aspx |
| Summary: | The purpose of the Fogarty International Center (FIC) International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) is to provide support and protected time (three to five years) to advanced postdoctoral (at least two years beyond conferral of doctoral degree) U.S. research scientists for an intensive, mentored research career development experience in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups; low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries are included) leading to an independent research career focused on global health. FIC invites K01 applications from biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, bio statistical, social and behavioral scientists in the formative stages of their research careers. |
| Title: | Partners for Global Research and Development |
| Sponsor: | USAID |
| Deadline: | March 5, 2015- Concept Paper |
| Location: | Pacific Islands |
| Amount: | $150,000; $1,000,000; $3,000,000 |
| Website: | http://www.pgrd.org/projects/pacam/ |
| Summary: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Partners for Global Research and Development, LLC (PGRD) a five-year contract to manage and implement a grant-making facility called the Pacific-American Climate Fund. The project will finance activities in the Pacific Islands region that aim to reduce long-term vulnerabilities associated with climate change and achieve sustainable climate-resilient development. Grants financed by the project will support United States Government (USG) development objectives and will complement other support provided by the USG to the Pacific Islands. The Pacific-American Climate Fund will be a flexible and adaptable resource to respond to the many diverse conditions, challenges and circumstances encountered in the Pacific Island region. |
| Title: | Global Center for Food Systems Innovation Grants |
| Sponsor: | Michigan State University |
| Deadline: | March 16, 2015 |
| Location: | Feed the Future Countries |
| Amount: | $500,000 |
| Website: | http://www.crdfglobal.org/grants-and-grantees/current-funding-opportunities/2015/01/05/2014-2015-global-center-for-food-systems-innovation-grants?utm_source=HEWS+News+You+Can+Use+-+Jan+6&utm_campaign=HESN+NYCU+Jan+6&utm_medium=email |
| Summary: | Michigan State University's Global Center for Food Systems Innovation (GCFSI) is seeking applicants who can help create innovation in the global food system by finding, incubating and evaluating new and potentially game-changing knowledge and technology based solutions to development challenges, especially those related to population growth, climate change and urbanization. Innovations, proposals and ideas can come from any country. However, in order for proposals to be considered they must propose implementation (testing/piloting, evaluation, scaling) to occur in one of the following Feed the Future (FTF) focus countries or the Science, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (STIP) focus countries. |
| Title: | Dimension of Biodiversity |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | April 9, 2015 |
| Location: | China, Brazil, other |
| Amount: | $2,000,000 |
| Website: | http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15533/nsf15533.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click#toc |
| Summary: | The Dimensions of Biodiversity program currently targets three fundamental dimensions of biodiversity - genetic diversity, phylogenetic diversity, and functional diversity. Integration among these three dimensions is an essential aspect of all proposals. Investigators are encouraged to develop international collaborations if projects will characterize multiple dimensions of biodiversity and understand their ecological and evolutionary significance within a global context. NSF has agreements with the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) to jointly support US-China International Research Projects. NSF also has signed an agreement with the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil to jointly support US-São Paulo Collaborative Research projects. These agreements do not preclude other international collaborations. |
| Title: | USAID/Cambodia's Civil Annual Program Statement (APS) |
| Sponsor: | Cambodia USAID-Phnom Penh |
| Deadline: | April 10, 2015 |
| Location: | Cambodia |
| Amount: | $5,000,000 |
| Website: | http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=253728 |
| Summary: | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) represented by its Mission to Cambodia is issuing this Annual Program Statement (APS) for the purpose of strengthening civil society engagement in processes that promote democracy, government accountability, and an enhanced respect for human rights. Youth engagement and gender equality are cross-cutting themes that must be integrated into all program activities. USAID/Cambodia plans to fund multiple awards to local organizations through this APS. |
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