International Research Funding Alert July 2018
International Aridlands Conference Announcement
August 13th & 14th, 2018
Texas Tech University has long been a leader in research in arid and semi-arid environments, being home to the Water Center in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the Water Resources Center in the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering, the Center for Water Law and Policy in the School of Law, and the International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies in the Office of International Affairs. The primary International collaborator for this meeting is the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences but we are expecting participants from a number of other countries as well. Conference topics will include: land degradation/desertification, biodiversity, remote sensing, and rural health. Read more »
| Title: |
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program: Foundational and Applied Science Program |
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| Sponsor: | Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| Deadline: | Varies by Program Area |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | Varies by Program Area |
| Website: | https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-foundational-applied-science-program |
| Summary: | The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA). See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific details. |
| Title: |
The Core Fulbright Scholar Program |
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| Sponsor: | Council for International Exchange of Scholars |
| Deadline: | August 1st, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | See solicitation for details |
| Website: | https://www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program |
| Summary: | The Core Fulbright Scholar Program offers nearly 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants. Grant lengths vary in duration: applicants can propose projects for a period of two to 12 months, as specified in the award description. In addition, flexible options may be available. |
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Centers of Excellence |
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| Sponsor: | US Agency for International Development |
| Deadline: | August 9th, 2018 |
| Location: | Egypt |
| Amount: | $30,000,000 |
| Website: | https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=304433 |
| Summary: | The overall goal of the Centers of Excellence project is to substantially improve the capacity of Egypt's higher education institutions to drive public and private sector innovation, modernization and competitiveness, strengthen government policy to stimulate economic growth, and contribute solutions to Egypt's development challenges in the key sectors of agriculture, water and energy. Specifically, the COE project is designed to meet these objectives by strengthening university capacity to deliver relevant, high quality applied research; engaging government stakeholders in dialogue to advance evidence- based policy making; and training highly skilled graduates to meet the evolving needs of industry, government and their communities, and to Egypt's development challenges. |
| Title: |
Economics |
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| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | August 18th, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | See solicitation for details |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437 |
| Summary: | The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance. The Economics program welcomes proposals for individual or multi-investigator research projects, doctoral dissertation improvement awards, conferences, symposia, experimental research, data collection and dissemination, computer equipment and other instrumentation, and research experience for undergraduates. The program places a high priority on interdisciplinary research. The program also funds conferences and interdisciplinary research that strengthens links among economics and the other social and behavioral sciences as well as mathematics and statistics. |
| Title: |
Abe Fellowship for International Multidisciplinary Research on Global Concerns |
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| Sponsor: | Social Science Research Council/Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership |
| Deadline: | September 1st, 2018 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | See solicitation for details |
| Website: | https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/abe-fellowship/ |
| Summary: | The Abe Fellowship is designed to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program seeks to foster the development of a new generation of researchers who are interested in policy-relevant topics of long-range importance and who are willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network built around such topics. It strives especially to promote a new level of intellectual cooperation between the Japanese and American academic and professional communities committed to and trained for advancing global understanding and problem solving. Research support to individuals is at the core of the Abe Fellowship Program. Applications are welcome from scholars and nonacademic research professionals. The objectives of the program are to foster high quality research in the social sciences and related disciplines, to build new collaborative networks of researchers around the four thematic foci of the program, to bring new data and new data resources to the attention of those researchers, and to obtain from them a commitment to a comparative or transnational line of inquiry. |
| 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 26th, 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. |
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Fellowships and Grants for the 2019/2020 Academic Year |
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| Sponsor: | The American-Scandinavian Foundation |
| Deadline: | November 1st, 2018 |
| Location: | Scandinavia |
| Amount: | $5,000 for short-stay research or $23,000 for year-long Fellowship |
| Website: | http://www.amscan.org/fellowships-and-grants/fellowshipsgrants-to-study-in-scandinavia/ |
| Summary: | The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers fellowships (up to $23,000) and grants (up to $5,000) to individuals to pursue research, study or creative arts projects in one or more Scandinavian country for up to one year. Grants are considered suitable for post-graduate scholars, professionals, and candidates in the arts to carry out research or study visits of one to three months duration. Fellowships are intended to support a year-long stay. Priority is given to candidates at the graduate level for dissertation-related study or research. The number of awards varies each year according to total funds available. Awards are made in all fields. |
| Title: |
Hellman Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy |
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| Sponsor: | American Academy of Arts & Sciences |
| Deadline: | January 7th, 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. |
| Title: |
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM |
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| Sponsor: | National Science Foundation |
| Deadline: | February 22, 2019 |
| Location: | Global |
| Amount: | $275,000 - $600,000 |
| Website: | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505027 |
| Summary: | Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) funds research projects that identify (1) factors that are effective in the formation of ethical STEM researchers and (2) approaches to developing those factors in all the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports. CCE STEM research projects will use basic research to produce knowledge about what constitutes or promotes responsible or irresponsible conduct of research, and how to best instill students with this knowledge. In some cases, projects will include the development of interventions to ensure responsible research conduct. This is a limited submission opportunity. |
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