International Research Funding Alert December 2017
| Title: |
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | January 5, 2018 |
| Location: | Germany, France, Israel, Japan |
| Amount: | $1,250,000 |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5147 |
| Summary: | Through the CRCNS program, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the French National Research, the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, and Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology support collaborative activities that will advance the understanding of nervous system structure and function, mechanisms underlying nervous system disorders, and computational strategies used by the nervous system. |
| Title: |
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program |
| Sponsor: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture/USAID |
| Deadline: | January 12, 2018 pre-proposals |
| Location: | Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Peru, Haiti, Middle East, North Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia |
| Amount: | See Solicitation |
| Website: | http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/peer/index.htm |
| Summary: | NIFA has been participating in U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Program. PEER is a competitive grants program that invites scientists in developing countries, partnered with U.S. Government-supported collaborators, to apply for USAID funding to support research and capacity-building activities on topics with strong potential development impacts. U.S. researchers with eligible NIFA awards can opt to partner with developing country scientists seeking to be funded by USAID. |
| Title: |
International Research Experiences for Students |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | January 30, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $300,000 |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18505/nsf18505.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click |
| Summary: | The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. The IRES program contributes to development of a diverse, globally-engaged workforce with world-class skills. IRES focuses on active research participation by undergraduate or graduate students in high quality international research, education and professional development experiences in NSF-funded research areas. The overarching, long-term goal of the IRES program is to enhance U.S. leadership in research and education and to strengthen economic competitiveness through training the next generation of research leaders. |
| Title: |
American Schools and Hospitals Abroad Program |
| Sponsor: | United States Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | February 15, 2018 concept papers |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $2,000,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=298112 |
| Summary: | ASHA provides assistance to overseas schools, libraries, and hospitals to highlight American ideas and practices, to provide concrete illustrations of the generosity of the American people, to further U.S. public diplomacy, and to catalyze collaboration between U.S. citizens and citizens of other countries. ASHA supports partnerships between organizations founded or sponsored by United States citizens and civil society institutions overseas. |
| Title: |
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | February 15, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $3,150,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=270439 |
| Summary: | Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) funds research projects that identify factors that are efficacious in the formation of ethical STEM researchers in all the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports. Proposals including international collaborations are encouraged when those efforts enhance the merit of the proposed work by incorporating unique resources, expertise, facilities or sites of international partners. The U.S. team's international counterparts generally should have support or obtain funding through other sources. |
| Title: |
U.S.-Argentina Workforce Development Competition for Innovations in Study Abroad Partnerships & Collaboration |
| Sponsor: | Partners of the Americas/Department of State/NAFSA |
| Deadline: | March 15, 2018 |
| Location: | Argentina |
| Amount: | $25,000 |
| Website: | http://www.100kstrongamericas.org/grants/#chevron |
| Summary: | This Innovation Fund competition is open to all higher education institutions in the United States and Argentina that promote study abroad and training opportunities in the fields of Economic Development and STEM, with a special emphasis on energy, geosciences, or natural resources management. Proposals can focus on increasing outbound opportunities for students; on expanding the capacity for the partner institutions to host them or to reciprocate the exchange by sending students; on expanding their own capacity to host international students; or offer models that integrate increased flow in both directions. Up to eleven Innovation Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to selected proposals. |
| Title: |
Advanced Social Science Research on Japan Fellowship |
| Sponsor: | National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Deadline: | April 25, 2018 |
| Location: | Japan |
| Amount: | $50,400 |
| Website: | https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships-advanced-social-science-research-japan |
| Summary: | The Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan program is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. The program encourages innovative research that puts these subjects in wider regional and global contexts and is comparative and contemporary in nature. Appropriate disciplines for the research include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology. |
| Title: |
International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award |
| Sponsor: | National Institutes of Health |
| Deadline: | May 17, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $230,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280952 |
| Summary: | The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The goal of this FIC R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications, by strengthening research ethics capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through increasing the number of LMIC research intensive institutions that can provide advanced education in research ethics. Programs supported by this initiative will equip scientists, health professionals and academics in these countries with in-depth knowledge of the ethical principles, processes and policies related to international clinical and public health research. Programs should be designed to strengthen the critical competencies needed to provide research ethics education, ethical review leadership and expert consultation to LMIC researchers, their institutions, governments and international research organizations. |
| Title: |
Collaborative International Research Coordination Networks |
| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation/National Research Foundation of South Africa |
| Deadline: | June 30, 2018 |
| Location: | South Africa |
| Amount: | $500,000 |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18024/nsf18024.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click |
| Summary: | The National Science Foundation and National Research Foundation of South Africa announce a co-funding opportunity to support collaborative International Research Coordination Networks (IRCN) comprised of U.S. and South African researchers in the field of environmental biology. The IRCN mechanism provides an opportunity for the South African and U.S. research communities to communicate and coordinate their research activities on a wide range of environmental biology topics, including: ecosystem forecasting and monitoring, community origin, maintenance and function, species diversity and evolutionary relationships, emerging diseases and pests, and biodiversity theory. |
| Title: |
Hellman Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy |
| Sponsor: | American Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Deadline: | January 7, 2019 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | See Solicitation |
| Website: | https://www.amacad.org/content/about/about.aspx?d=96&t=4&s=94 |
| Summary: | As part of the Academy's Initiative for Science, Engineering, and Technology, the Hellman Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy provides an opportunity for an early-career professional with training in science or engineering to learn about a career in public policy and administration. While in residence, Hellman Fellows work with senior scientists and policy experts on critical national and international policy issues related to science, engineering, and technology. |
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