International Research Funding Alert April 2018
| Title: |
FY 2018 TechGirls Central Asia Program |
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| Sponsor: | Department of State |
| Deadline: | May 14th, 2018 |
| Location: | USA |
| Amount: | $330,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301614 |
| Summary: | Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct a four-week exchange program in the United States in summer 2019 for approximately 25 high school girls from Central Asia focused on promoting the high-level study of technology. Echoing the goals of the TechWomen program, TechGirls supports development in the field of technology and enables young women to reach their full potential in the technology industry. The program builds on the U.S. global commitment to advance the rights of women and girls around the world and promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. This is a limited submission opportunity. |
| Title: |
Combating Wildlife Trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean |
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| Sponsor: | US Dept. of State |
| Deadline: | May 14th, 2018 |
| Location: | Latin American and the Caribbean |
| Amount: | $3,500,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301798 |
| Summary: | INL/C seeks to fund a project that builds Latin America's capacity to deter, detect, investigate, prosecute, and adjudicate wildlife poaching and trafficking cases. The scope includes the facilitative financial crimes (e.g. money laundering and corruption) that enable poaching and trafficking networks. The primary countries of engagement must include two or more of the following: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. Additional countries in Latin America and the Caribbean may also be included. |
| Title: |
International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award |
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| 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: |
Higher Education Activity in Malawi |
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| Sponsor: | US Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | May 21st, 2018 |
| Location: | Malawi |
| Amount: | $9,600,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=300955 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this 4-year higher education activity is to increase Malawi's skilled, employable workforce by expanding access to higher education, especially for vulnerable populations by focusing on high-demand employment subjects and training programs for increased economic impact. The program will increase the opportunity for vulnerable girls to attend university or pursue open and distance learning short-term, certificate, diploma, and degree programs aligned to labor market demands. Support for shorter-term post-secondary training programs will focus on high growth sectors and take into account the needs of Malawian employers or opportunities for self-employment. This is a limited submission opportunity. |
| Title: |
Feed the Future Innovation Lab on Fish |
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| Sponsor: | US Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | May 23rd, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | See solicitation for details |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=301014 |
| Summary: | Feed the Future Innovation Labs draw on the expertise of top U.S. universities and developing country research institutions to tackle some of the world's greatest challenges in agriculture and food security. This Innovation Lab's purpose is to generate and make available for transfer improved knowledge, techniques, and practices that unlock the potential of fish production in Feed the Future target countries to improve food security and nutrition for the poor, sustainably enhance the resilience of smallholder farming households, and create and sustain inclusive economic growth. |
| Title: |
The USAID Global Health Challenge BAA |
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| Sponsor: | US Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | May 30th, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $500,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=294194 |
| Summary: | This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks opportunities to co-create, co-design, co-invest, and collaborate in the development, testing, and scaling of innovative approaches that address critical global health challenges. USAID invites organizations to participate with USAID in cooperation with its partners to provide innovative interventions and technologies that further the U.S. Government's commitment to prevent and manage critical global health challenges. |
| Title: |
Collaborative International Research Coordination Networks |
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| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation/National Research Foundation of South Africa |
| Deadline: | June 30th, 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: |
Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) |
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| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | September 17th, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | See solicitation for details |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13352 |
| Summary: | The Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) program supports fundamental and innovative research in the design, operation and management of civil infrastructure that contributes to creating smart, sustainable and resilient communities at local, national and international scales. All critical civil infrastructure systems are of interest, including transportation, power, water, pipelines and others. The program values diverse theoretical, scientific, mathematical, or computational contributions from a broad set of disciplines. |
| Title: |
Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (INFEWS) |
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| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | September 26, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $2,500,000 |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505241 |
| Summary: | The INFEWS program seeks to support research that conceptualizes food, energy, and water (FEW) systems broadly and inclusively, incorporating social and behavioral processes, physical processes, natural processes, biological processes, and cyber-components. The overarching goal of the INFEWS program is to catalyze well-integrated, convergent research to transform understanding of the FEW Nexus as integrated social, engineering, physical, and natural systems in order to improve system function and management, address system stress, increase resilience, and ensure sustainability. |
| Title: |
Hellman Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy |
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| 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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