Research Competitions

From the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Russell Moore russell.moore@colorado.edu (303) 492-2889

Please scroll down to see all the competitions.

Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (Internal Deadline 5 pm August 15, 2008)

The Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement is the premier award for recognizing outstanding contributions in the fields of environmental science, environmental protection, energy and environmental health. Since its inception fifty-nine individuals and four corporations have received the Tyler Prize and through their work, the Tyler Laureates have focused worldwide attention on environmental problems by their discoveries and the solutions that have resulted from these discoveries. The award consists of a gold medallion and a US $200,000.00 cash prize. The Tyler Prize Committee has extended an invitation to CU Boulder to submit a single nomination for the 2009 Tyler Prize. The CU Boulder nominee can be a single individual or a group/subgroup who wish to be considered for the prize. The requirements for nominations can be found at http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/tylerprize/nominate.html. Since CU Boulder can only forward one nominee, it may be necessary to hold an internal competition to select our single representative. Any interested parties should send their materials (CV, brief 2 pp prospectus, and a letter of nomination from a Chair, Director, or Dean) to Linda Morris (Linda.morris@colorado.edu) by August 15, 2008. The deadline for this year's nomination to the Tyler Prize Committee is September 15, 2008. The recipients of the 2009 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement will be announced in April 2009. For more information on the Tyler Prize please visit: http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/tylerprize/

NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships (NSF 08-580) (Internal Deadline 5 pm August 15, 2008)

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake important investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering. Program details can be found at NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships.

A single organization may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution. The due date for these is Sept 30, 2008. A single organization may also request funding via a subaward as a funded partner organization. In no case may an organization request funds as a lead or funded partner organization on more than five preliminary proposals. Note that this limit only applies if an organization is requesting NSF support, i.e., there is no limit on the number of proposals in which an organization may participate as an unfunded partner. Full proposals, if invited, are due on April 30, 2009.

Since there is an institutional limit on the number of preliminary proposals that can be submitted, it may be necessary to hold an internal competition to select our campus representatives. Interested groups should submit a 2 page project summary and a letter of nomination from a unit head or Dean by no later than August 15, 2008. Materials should be submitted electronically to Linda Morris at Linda.morris@colorado.edu.

2009 Searle Scholars Program (Internal Deadline 5 pm August 15, 2008)

The 2009 Searle Scholars Program for new researchers in the biomedical sciences has announced a deadline of September 26, 2008, for submission of proposals. The program makes awards of $100,000 per year for three years to support the independent research of outstanding individuals in the first or second year of their first appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor. See http://www.searlescholars.net/apply/index.html for more details.

Note that only two applications may be submitted by any one institution, and that by informal agreement with the CU Health Sciences Center, each of our two campuses typically nominates one individual. If several UCB faculty want to apply, it will be necessary to hold an internal competition to select our one candidate. Therefore, interested nominees should submit a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair and a list of references from whom the campus nominee can request letters of support to Linda Morris, 26 UCB, or at Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by 5 PM on August 15, 2008. This internal deadline will leave time for selection of the nominee and for the nominee to complete and submit a full application by the September 26 deadline.

NEH Summer Stipend Awards for 2009 (Internal Deadline 5 pm, August 15, 2008)

The National Endowment for the Humanities has announced its 2009 Summer Stipend Awards program. Details of the awards, restrictions on eligibility, and application guidelines can be found at National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Programs (see http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html).   This program provides two consecutive months of summer stipend to support faculty in their research and creative work.

Institutions can only nominate two faculty members for the award -- at least one at the junior level.  Consequently, we may have to have an internal selection process to identify our two nominees.  Since the nomination deadline is October 1, 2008 we are asking that interested individuals should submit materials required for the application -- a 2-page resume and 3-page project narrative -- to the Linda Morris (Linda.morris@colorado.edu) in the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research by 5 p.m., August 15, 2008.  An ad hoc committee will evaluate the applications and select the nominees in time to submit their materials online to NEH by the proposal deadline.

Microsoft New Faculty Fellow Program (Internal Deadline July 11, 2008)

In anticipation of a 2008 Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship Awards program, we wish bring your attention to this unique program. 

Microsoft Research seeks nominees who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact on the state of the art, and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders in the field. Because new faculty are so vital to the future of academic computer science, the Microsoft Research New Faculty Fellowship Program identifies, recognizes, and supports exceptional new faculty members engaged in innovative computing research. The objective of this program is to stimulate and support creative research undertaken by promising researchers who have the potential to make a profound impact on the field of computing in their research disciplines.

Each fellowship award includes an unrestricted cash gift of $200,000 (USD). The New Faculty Fellows also have access to other Microsoft resources, such as software, invitations to conferences, and engagements with Microsoft Research.

Since each institution is only allowed to forward one nominee for this award, an internal competition may be necessary.  Nominations are typically due to Microsoft in early September and final proposals due in November.  In anticipation of a similar nomination and submission schedule in 2008, we are asking that interested individuals submit a 2 page research prospectus, a CV, and a letter of nomination from their Chair or Director, to Linda Morris (Linda.morris@colorado.edu) by July 11, 2008.

For further information on this program, please go to http://research.microsoft.com/nff/application.aspx. 

Since this announcement is being made in anticipation of a 2008 competition, please check this site periodically for updates on nomination and submission deadlines.

Angelman Syndrome Foundation
(competition closed)

The Angelman Syndrome Foundation announces the availability of $750,000 to be awarded in support of research on Angelman syndrome.

Angelman syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by deficiency of the ubiquitin protein ligase UBE3A in the brain. Applications related to any areas of research involving Angelman syndrome will be considered.

Highest priority will be given to pilot projects to test new ideas about pathogenesis and therapy of Angelman syndrome. Researchers from all countries are encouraged to apply.
 
One-year grants will be awarded for amounts of up to $100,000. The application should include the following:

• Cover letter with title of proposal and name of principal investigator
• One-page summary abstract of proposed research
• Proposal of up to five pages, including hypothesis, background, research plan, and significance of the proposed research
• One-page detailed budget
• Curriculum vitae of the applicant
• Indirect costs of up to 10% will be allowed (to be included in the budget amount)
• Proposals involving human or animal subjects must be approved by institutional review boards before funding is released. Please include approval with proposal if possible.

Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences (CARTSS) Research and Teaching Grants (competition closed)

CARTSS supports social science faculty research and teaching initiatives on the CU campus with grants up to $4,000.
- CARTSS Scholars Fund: supports research activities of social science faculty.
- CARTSS Seed Fund: provides start-up funds for planning interdisciplinary research activities involving faculty from one or more social science departments.
- CARTSS Teaching Fund: supports social science teaching initiatives.
Electronic submissions of three page proposals due Mar. 5. Full application information: http://cartss.colorado.edu/scholarseedfunds.html.
Contact: Becky Gallegos, x5-3721, Becky.Gallegos@colorado.edu

NSF (08-544) Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering (competition closed)

The Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program aims to integrate nanoscale science, engineering, and technology into the undergraduate engineering curricula. The NUE program provides funding for projects that will address the educational challenges of these emerging fields and generate practical ways of introducing nanotechnology into undergraduate engineering education with a focus on devices and systems and/or on social, economic, and ethical issues relevant to nanotechnology. Given the worldwide expansion of research and education in nanoscale science and engineering, international collaborations that advance underlying nanoscale science and engineering education goals and strengthen U.S. activities are encouraged. For specific details on this program, please go to http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08544/nsf08544.htm?govDel=USNSF_25.

Only one NUE proposal can be submitted from CU Boulder. For that reason, it may be necessary to hold an internal competition. Those interested in submitting a NUE proposal should first send a 3 page description of the training plan, and a letter of support from the Dean (or Associate Dean) of the applicant’s College. These materials should be sent to Linda Morris (Linda.morris@colorado.edu) by no later than March 15, 2008 at 5 PM. This will allow time for selection of the CU Boulder NEU applicant well in advance of the May 14, 2008 full proposal submission deadline.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund – 2009 Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (competition closed)

Advances in genomics, quantitative structural biology, and modeling of complex systems have created opportunities for an exciting research career at the interface between the physical/computational sciences and the biological sciences. Tackling key problems in biology will require scientists trained in areas such as chemistry, physics, applied mathematics, computer science, and engineering.  Recognizing the vital role such cross-trained scientists will play in furthering biomedical science, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund has developed the Career Awards at the Scientific Interface. These grants are intended to foster the early career development of researchers with backgrounds in the physical/computational sciences whose work addresses biological questions and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research. Candidates are expected to draw from their training in a scientific field other than biology to propose innovative approaches to answer important questions in the biological sciences.  Awards are for $500,000 over a five year period.  For more information go to http://www.bwfund.org/programs/interfaces/career_awards_background.html

The application deadline is April 15, 2008. Since CU Boulder will only be allowed to nominate two candidates for this award, it may be necessary to hold an internal competition to select our candidates. Therefore, interested nominees should submit a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair to Linda Morris at Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by 5 PM February 29, 2008.

Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program for Biofuel Proof-of-Concept Projects (competition closed)

This year, the successful State Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program has extended biofuels research. This program provides State funds to be used for development-oriented research to accelerate commercialization by reducing inventions to operational practice and validating their ability to enable cost effective production of biofuels. Typical examples of development research objectives that may dramatically increase commercial value and applicability for inventions are:

- Validating new approaches to any stage of the biofuels production process.
- Developing and characterizing new genetic traits of plants, microorganisms or any other inputs that produce biofuels more efficiently or cleanly.
- Developing tools to enable new biofuels research discoveries.

Eligibility Criteria:
Principal Investigator: must be University of Colorado Faculty or Research Staff.

Research Topic: advancement of a biofuels invention which has been submitted as a written disclosure to the CU Technology Transfer Office where the intellectual property rights to the invention have not been obligated to any private entity

Eligible Fields of Research: the use of microorganisms, specialized proteins, or thermal processes to develop biologically based fuel products from plant matter or other biological material, including renewable agricultural sources, and the related processes that make traditional manufacturing of energy cleaner and more efficient.

Funding Amounts: $50,000 -- $150,000.

Deadline: February 29, 2008.

For complete information about the selection process, and to access disclosure and application forms, please go to https://www.cusys.edu/techtransfer/proof/state_biofuel.html

NSF IGERT (competition closed)
NSF has announced the 2008 Solicitation for Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT). By providing funds for innovative interdisciplinary training either within or across institutions, the program aims to encourage graduate education that involves collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries in emerging areas of science and engineering. Please see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08540/nsf08540.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 for more information.

The solicitation requires submission of preliminary proposals by April 24, 2008, and full proposals by October 20, 2008. Only those whose preliminary proposals are selected during the first stage review are allowed to submit full proposals for the second stage review.

NSF has added a new limit of four preliminary proposals per institution. Therefore, I ask those interested in submitting an IGERT preliminary proposal to first submit the following to me by March 07, 2008: a 3-page summary of the proposed training program, a list of participating personnel, and a letter of support from the PI's department chair.  Also indicate if this will be a new or renewal proposal.  Submit materials electronically to Linda.morris@colorado.edu. If necessary, there will be an internal competition to select our four applicants.

Second Annual Innovative Seed Grant Program (competition closed)
The Vice Chancellor for Research and Provost have announced a CU Boulder program that will provide approximately $1,000,000 to support Innovative Seed Grants that will be awarded in 2008.  Interdisciplinary proposals are strongly encouraged. The awards will provide up to $50,000 for research projects that:

• involve new initiatives and take investigators in creative, and sometimes high-risk/reward directions; and,
• have tangible payoffs in terms of future funding, scholarly or artistic impact, and development of new collaborations. 

The projects may take a variety of forms but must represent an investment in the future research, scholarly, or artistic vitality of the university and demonstrate promise for expansion of the project goals in the future.  The projects can come from any discipline at the university, with those involving interdisciplinary work particularly welcome.

Deadline:  Applications will be accepted between January 01 and February 08, 2008. The deadline is 5 P.M. on Friday, February 08, 2008. 

Selection:  We hope to complete the proposal review process and to make funding decisions in March 2008. The procedure for evaluating the proposal will be as follows.

• Faculty review committees will review proposals in three general areas: Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Professional Schools, and Natural Sciences and Engineering.
• The review committees will evaluate proposals not only for their intellectual merit and broader impacts, but also for their innovation and potential for establishing new research directions, including those created by new interdisciplinary collaborations.

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship in Science and Engineering (competition closed)
The 2008 Guidelines have been released for the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, a program that provides $875,000 over five years to support the nation's most promising young professors (i.e., those in the first three years of their faculty careers). The campus is allowed up to two nominations for this prestigious award. See the guidelines at http://www.packard.org/assets/files/conservation and science/2008_Fellowships_Guidelines.pdf.
In order to make our campus selections, please arrange for any nominees from your unit to submit the following to Linda.Morris@colorado.edu in the Office of the VCR by February 13, 2008:

• a recent CV,
• a two-page research statement of goals for the next five years and their importance,
• a letter of recommendation from the chair, and
• a list of three external references from whom letters of support can be solicited.

Third Butcher Symposium Seed Grants (competition closed)
CU faculty who presented posters of their work at the 2007 Butcher Symposium in November are invited to submit seed grant proposals to initiate novel, cross-disciplinary collaborations by CU faculty in the broadly construed area of Genomics and Biotechnology. Details are at https://www.cu.edu/butcher/application.html. The deadline is midnight, Sunday, January 20, 2008.

John Merck Scholars Program (competition closed)
BIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN CHILDREN
The John Merck Fund has had a longstanding interest in the problem of mentally disabled children with emotional disturbances.  It is focusing on investigations of the underlying causes of developmental disabilities by neurobiologists and by cognitive scientists.

The John Merck Scholars are chosen from the ranks of the most promising assistant professors currently working, or planning to work, in neurobiological and cognitive sciences relating to the biology of mental disability and developmental disabilities, including developmental studies of cognition, perception, language, reading, learning and motor performance.  The Fund will accept one application for a neurobiologist and one for a cognitive scientist from major universities and other research centers.  Scholars will receive $75,000 per year for a four-year period, subject to an annual review of research progress.  For specific program details, please go to http://www.jmfund.org/jm_scholars_program.html

Since there is an institutional limit (2) for this program, it may be necessary to run a competition to select our UCB campus nominees.  Interested applicants should submit a 3-page summary of their proposed work, which should include a 200 word  (identify whether the application is in ‘neurobiology’ or ‘cognitive science’), a biosketch, and a brief letter of support from their Chair/Director.  Submit materials electronically to Linda.morris@colorado.edu by no later than November 30, 2007 (5 PM).  The deadline for the campus nominee to submit a full proposal to the the John Merck Scholars Program is January 16, 2008.

NCRR Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25)
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) invites applications for Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA) program whose goals are to foster the development of novel programs to improve K-12 and the general public's understanding of the clinical trial process as well as the health science advances stemming from National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded clinical and basic research. The SEPA program supports the creation of innovative partnerships between biomedical and clinical researchers and K-12 teachers and schools, museum and science center educators, media experts, and other interested educational organizations. Particular importance will be given to SEPA applications that target K-12 science educational topics that may not be addressed by existing science curricula, community-based or media activities. For specific program details, go to http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-549.html

An organization may either apply for one SEPA, or significantly contribute to the research proposed by the applicant organization (e.g., consortium).  Letters of intent to apply for this program are due on August 20, 2008, and full proposals are due September 17, 2008. Since only one UCB SEPA application will be allowed, we may have to run an internal competition to select a campus SEPA nominee. Any parties interested in submitting a SEPA proposal should send a brief letter of interest to Linda Morris (Linda.morris@colorado.edu) by December 1, 2007. If multiple letters of interest are received we will run an internal competition, in which 3 page pre-proposals will be reviewed by an internal faculty panel. The deadline for this proposal, if the competition is necessary, will be January 11, 2008.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program (competition closed)
The NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, which provides funding for the acquisition and development of instruments too costly for support through other NSF programs, is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our nation's organizations of higher education, research museums and nonprofit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.

The NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, has a deadline for this year's competition of January 24, 2008 (for details of the competition, see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07510/nsf07510.htm.

An institution may submit no more than three proposals (with at least one for instrument development), which requires that we hold an internal competition to select our candidates. Interested applicants should submit the following to Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by November 16, 2007: a 3-page summary of the proposal, a letter of support from the chair or dean, and a rough budget. Those wanting to resubmit a revised proposal should note in their summary how they have addressed the concerns of previous reviews. An ad hoc committee will select the nominees by early December, leaving time to complete and submit full proposals by the January 24, 2008, deadline.

W. M. Keck Foundation - Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research Program
The University of Colorado at Boulder is one of 30 medical and research institutions nationwide that have been invited to forward a nominee to compete for the Distinguished Young Scholars in Biomedical Research competition. Up to 5 awardees will be selected from this group of nominees. The nominee must hold a tenure track faculty appointment, and must have held this appointment for at least one, but no more that four years (as of December 3, 2007). The W. M. Keck Foundation has a long history of supporting distinguished, innovative biomedical research in emerging fields at the forefront of science. The Foundation is continuing that tradition by identifying and fostering the careers of some of the nation's brightest young scientists, those with the promise to become our nation’s research leaders. Toward that end, the Foundation has established an award program to promote the early career development of a select group of young investigators in cooperation with leading research institutions across the United States. The W. M. Keck Foundation will award a maximum of $1,000,000 each to five sponsoring institutions to support the research activities of a selected candidate for a period of five years in accordance with each candidate’s own research plan and budget. Because this program is intended to “jump start” the nominees’ career, their research should be creative and carry the potential for having a high impact in their respective fields. Progress will be measured by annual reports to the Foundation. Annual symposia attended by the awardees will provide the Foundation with additional ways to judge and track the progress of grantees. At the national level, ten candidates will be selected as semi-finalists. The ten institutions sponsoring the semi-finalists will each receive a $10,000 Research Excellence award. This award will support the candidates’ research activities. The $10,000 will be considered part of the award for the five finalists. The purpose of the finalist and semi-finalist awards is to foster the research of the candidate. The institution should maximally protect the candidate’s time for research, and should provide sufficient institutional resources and support to ensure the success of the investigator’s program of research. The award is for direct research expenditures and excludes institutional overhead and indirect costs. Program details can be found at http://www.wmkeck.org/programs/scholars.html . The Chancellor’s UCB nomination to the Keck Foundation is due no later than December 3 (4:30 PM, PST), 2007. Since UCB is only allowed to forward one nomination, internal campus nominees will undergo a screening process to select the UCB nominee. Nominations for the Keck Distinguished Young Scholars program should come from the nominee’s Department Chair, and should include: a Chair’s letter of nomination; the nominee’s biosketch; a 2 page project prospectus from the nominee. Materials should be sent (electronically) to Linda Morris Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by 5 PM on October 19, 2007.

Ellison Foundation New Scholar Award
The Ellison Medical Foundation has announced a deadline of March 2, 2005, for its New Scholar Award in Global Infectious Diseases. It will make awards of up to $200,000 over four years to outstanding researchers in basic biomedical or clinical science who are in the first three years of their independent research career. Their plans should include research on molecular and cellular mechanisms of parasitic and infectious diseases that are major global public health concerns and relatively neglected in federally funded research. For more information, see http://www.ellisonfoundation.org/adsp.jsp?key=gid_nsa_over.

2008 Searle Scholars Program
The 2008 Searle Scholars Program for new researchers in the biomedical sciences has announced a deadline of September 28, 2007, for submission of proposals. The program makes awards of $240,000 for three years to support the independent research of outstanding individuals in the first or second year of their first appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor. See http://www.searlescholars.net/apply/index.html for more details.

Note that only two applications may be submitted by any one institution, and that by informal agreement with the CU Health Sciences Center, each of our two campuses typically nominates one individual. If several UCB faculty want to apply, it will be necessary to hold an internal competition to select our one candidate. Therefore, interested nominees should submit a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair and a list of references from whom the campus nominee can request letters of support to Linda Morris, 26 UCB, or at Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by a deadline of August 29, 2007. This will leave time for selection of the nominee and for the nominee to complete and submit a full application by the September 28 deadline.

Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences
The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, funded by the The Pew Charitable Trusts, is designed to support young investigators of outstanding promise in the basic and clinical sciences relevant to the advancement of human health. The Chancellor of the University of Colorado Boulder campus has been invited to submit one nomination for this award. The award is for $60,000 per year for up to four years, and is intended to provide assured support, during their earlier years, for junior members of the faculty as they establish their laboratories. It is hoped that the assurance provided through the Program will encourage successful applicants to be more venturesome in their research and future applications for support than would otherwise be likely. The Program is open to individuals with a doctorate in medicine, other health related professions or biomedical sciences. As of November 1, 2007, candidates must hold full time appointments at the rank of assistant professor or independent researcher on the faculty of the sponsoring institution. On July 1, 2008, they must not have been in such an appointment for more than three years, whether or not such appointments were on a tenure track. This time may have been spent at more than one institution. For more specific details, go to http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/pewscholar.html.

The application deadline is November 01, 2007. Since the CU Boulder campus can forward only one nominee, we may have to run an internal competition to select our applicant. Those interested in applying should submit the pre-application materials to: Linda.morris@colorado.edu by no later than September 08, 2007. These materials should include: a letter of support from the Chair; a brief prospectus (1000 words) that describes the proposed project; a CV.

Beckman Young Investigators Program
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences. Specific details about the program can be found at http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html. The BYI program is open to US citizens or permanent residents with tenure-track appointments in academic and non-profit institutions that conduct fundamental research in the chemical and life sciences. No more than two (2) candidates may apply from any one institution. Since there is an institutional limit (2) for this program, it may be necessary to run a competition to select our UCB campus nominees. Interested applicants should submit a 3-page summary of the proposed work and a list of participating personnel. Submit materials electronically to Linda.morris@colorado.edu by no later than August 17, 2007 (5 PM). The deadline for the campus nominee to submit a full proposal to the Beckman Young Investigator Program is September 28, 2007.

The 2008 Beckman Scholars Program: Recognizing Outstanding Undergraduate Students in Chemistry and Biological Sciences Research
Description: The purpose of the Beckman Scholars Program is to help stimulate, encourage and support research activities by exceptionally talented, full-timed undergraduate students who are pursuing their studies at accredited four-year colleges and universities located in the United States of America. These research activities shall be centered in either chemistry, biochemistry, the biological and medical sciences or some combination of these subjects. Candidates for Beckman Scholars must be full-time students throughout the duration of the award.
Beckman Scholar awards are institutional, university or college awards. Each year, the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation will select a number of research, doctoral, masters and baccalaureate universities and colleges to be invited to submit applications for the Beckman Scholars Program. Each institution may submit one application for consideration for an award. The application must include endorsements from the chief academic officer and the dean(s) of the College(s), School(s) or Division(s) including the participating academic unit. For specific program details, please go to http://www.beckman-foundation.com/08bsp/announcement.html.

Since there is an institutional limit (1) for this program, it may be necessary to run a competition to select our UCB campus nominee. Interested groups should submit a 3-page summary of the proposed training program and a list of participating personnel. Submit materials electronically to Linda.morris@colorado.edu by no later than August 3, 2007 (5 PM). The deadline for the campus nominee to submit a full proposal to the Beckman Scholars Program is October 1, 2007.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) for Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
The 2008 Burroughs Wellcome Fund for Investigators in Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease has announced a deadline of November 1, 2007 for submission of proposals. The program makes awards of $400,000 over five years to support the research of accomplished investigators still in the early stages of their career (i.e. Assistant Professors) and working in the area of host-pathogen interactions. Please distribute this announcement to possible candidates (and see http://www.bwfund.org/programs/infectious_disease/pathogenesis_main.html for more details).

We are allowed to submit two nominations and will hold an internal competition to make our selection. Interested nominees should submit a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair to Linda Morris at (Linda.Morris@colorado.edu) by a deadline of September 15, 2007. This will leave time for selection of the nominee and for the nominee to complete and submit a full application by the November 1, 2007 deadline.

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)
This program is intended to provide clinically trained individuals with bridging support in basic biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research at North American degree granting institutions [this program is a reformulation of the Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences (CABS) program]. CU Boulder may nominate up to 5 applicants for this awards.

The five-year $700,000 award is intended to support the physician scientist (M.D.; M.D., Ph.D.; D.V.M.; D.V.M., Ph.D.; D.D.S.; D.D.S., Ph.D., etc) during the final one or two years of a mentored position and then allow the physician scientist to carry that support to an independent faculty or biomedical research position. Interested applicants MUST HOLD a clinical degree (the NIH K99/R00 mechanism provides a similar career transition program for ‘Ph.D. only’ scientists). It is anticipated that at least 17 awards will be given for the 2008 award cycle. The 2007 program brochure (http://www.bwfund.org/brochures/2008CAMSbrochure.pdf ) describes BWF’s Career Awards for Medical Scientists.

Further information and application instructions are available on our Web site at www.bwfund.org. BWF is an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the biomedical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities.
Relevant deadlines:

Given the limit on the number of applications, interested applicants should submit a one-page summary of their planned research and a letter of support from the department chair by August 1, 2007 to Linda.morris@colorado.edu; If necessary, application numbers will be narrowed through an internal competition, and leave time to prepare full proposals for the October 1, 2007 deadline; following review, award will be announced in late May 2008, and funding will begin on September 01, 2008.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund Clinical Scientist Awards
The 2008 Burroughs Wellcome Fund for Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research has announced a deadline of August 15, 2007 for submission of proposals. The program makes awards of $750,000 over five years to support the research of independent physician-scientists who will strengthen translational research—the two-way transfer between work at the laboratory bench and treatment of patients. These awards also are intended to foster the development, productivity, and mentoring capacity of these physician-scientists. Please distribute this announcement to possible candidates (and see http://www.bwfund.org/programs/translational/index.html Interested nominees should submit a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair to Linda Morris at Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by a deadline of June 29, 2007.

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Faculty Opportunities - The Social Science Research Council, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is pleased to announce a call to faculty for interdisciplinary research field proposals for the 2008 Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) program. The DPDF program is designed to intervene at a critical moment in the career development of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences by aiding their transition from students to researchers. It provides complementary interdisciplinary perspectives to students across the disciplines of the social sciences and humanities. Faculty applicants are tenured at different doctoral degree-granting programs at US universities and apply in teams of two. DPDF Research Directors lead groups of 12 graduate student fellows in two four-day workshops. Research directors receive a stipend of $7,500 each. More information about the program may be found at: http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf. <http://pull.xmr3.com/p/502-FDE0/94184036/http-programs.ssrc.org-dpdf.html>

Research Fields - The Faculty Advisory Committee of the DPDF program is actively recruiting senior faculty to lead small groups of graduate fellows in two sets of workshops (scheduled for May 29-June 1, 2008 in St Louis and September 11-14, 2008 in Milwaukee). These workshops frame summer predissertation research of 12 graduate students in each research field. A research field refers to subdisciplinary and interdisciplinary domains with common intellectual questions and styles of research. These might come out of emergent fields; fields could be constituted around geographic regions not traditionally mapped by current funding structures, or they might emerge from novel ways of encouraging comparative and interdisciplinary work. Research fields can be topical in focus, transnational in scope, or comparative. The 2007 research fields were: Black Atlantic Studies, Rethinking Europe: Religion, Ethnicity, Nation, Political Economy of Redistribution, Visual Culture, and Water Sustainability: Society, Politics, Culture. Research Directors The Faculty Advisory Committee will select five research fields, each proposed by two faculty research directors with different institutional affiliations and, as relevant, different disciplinary specializations. These research directors will be responsible for selecting 10 to 12 graduate fellows; the research directors, with the assistance of SSRC staff, will run the spring and fall workshops that bracket the predissertation research of the students. Research directors should be tenured, experienced supervisors of dissertation research. Each faculty member will receive a stipend of $7,500; students will receive up to $5,000 for summer predissertation research. Application Requirements and Deadline The DPDF program invites faculty to submit joint proposals for research fields for the 2008 fellowship program. The application is available through the SSRC’s application portal, http://applications.ssrc.org/ <http://pull.xmr3.com/p/502-3EE1/94184032/http-applications.ssrc.org-.html>.

Proposals should describe the relevance of the research field, the kind of graduate students who might be recruited, and the kinds of activities that would be entailed in each of the two workshops, along with a short bibliography and curricula vitae of the two research directors. Applications must be submitted via the application portal by October 2nd, 2007. Contact Details Please direct any questions to program staff at dpdf@ssrc.org <mailto:dpdf@ssrc.org>

NSF 07-567: Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC)
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students. Activities supported through the program are in all sub-fields of physics within the purview of the Division of Physics: atomic, molecular, optical, plasma, elementary particle, nuclear, astro-, gravitational, and biological physics. For more information on this program, please go to http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07567/nsf07567.htm.

The deadline for preliminary proposals is August 29, 2007. The full proposal deadline (by invitation only) is January 30, 2008.

Since there is a limit on the number or proposals that may be submitted from a single institution (2), we may have to run an internal competition to select the proposals that will be submitted from UCB. Interested applicants should submit preliminary proposals to our office through Linda Morris at Linda.morris@colorado.edu by no later than July 20, 2007 (5 PM). Internal preliminary proposals should be prepared using the preliminary proposal format (parts 2-5 only) described in NSF 07-567.

NSF 07-564 Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)
Synopsis of Program: New information, communication, and computational technologies have had profound impacts on the practice of science and engineering. Linked to create a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure, the systems, tools, and services emerging from these new technologies are enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to advance research and education in ways that revolutionize who can participate, what they can do, and how they do it.

This solicitation seeks two types of project proposals, both aimed at the preparation of a diverse, cyberinfrastructure-savvy science and engineering workforce. One type of proposal, the Demonstration Project, is exploratory in nature and may be somewhat limited in scope and scale. Demonstration Projects have the potential to serve as exemplars to effective larger-scale implementation activities in the future. The other project type, the Implementation Project, is generally larger in scope or scale and draws on prior experience with the activities or the teams proposed. Implementation Projects are expected to deliver sustainable learning and workforce development activities that complement ongoing NSF investment in cyberinfrastructure. Full program details can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07564/nsf07564.htm.

The full proposal deadline for this program is August 27, 2007.

Since there is an institutional limit on the number of CI-TEAM proposals that can be submitted by each institution (1 per institution), it may be necessary to run an internal campus competition. Interested applicants should submit a 3 page pre-proposal describing the proposed project and its merits to Linda Morris (Linda.morris@colorado.edu) by June 29, 2007 (5 PM). A single campus applicant will be selected shortly thereafter.

World Cultural Council
The World Cultural Council has announced a deadline of March 15, 2007, for its Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci World Awards. It will make awards of $10,000 to gifted scientists, educators and researchers doing research aimed at improving the social, cultural and moral advancement of Mankind. For additional information see: http://www.consejoculturalmundial.org/awards/index.php

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship in Science and Engineering
The 2007 Guidelines have been released for the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering, a program that provides $625,000 over five years to support the nation's most promising young professors (i.e., those in the first three years of their faculty careers). The campus is allowed up to two nominations for this prestigious award [to see the guidelines, go to David and Lucille Packard Foundation 2007 Fellowships Guidelines]

NSF IGERT
NSF has announced the 2007 Solicitation for Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT). By providing funds for innovative interdisciplinary training either within or across institutions, the program aims to encourage graduate education that involves collaboration across traditional disciplinary boundaries in emerging areas of science and engineering. Please see Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program for more information.

The solicitation requires submission of preliminary proposals by April 05, 2007, and full proposals by October 05, 2007. Only those whose preliminary proposals are selected during the first stage review are allowed to submit full proposals for the second stage review.

NSF has added a new limit of four preliminary proposals per institution. Therefore, I ask those interested in submitting an IGERT preliminary proposal to first submit the following to me by February 21, 2007: a 2-page summary of the proposed training program, a list of participating personnel, and a letter of support from the PI's department chair. Submit materials electronically to Linda.morris@colorado.edu. If necessary, there will be an internal competition to select our four applicants.

NSF STEP Program
The NSF STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion) Program has announced funding for Type 1 implementation proposals to increase the number of students pursuing and receiving degrees in the STEM fields. Institutions are allowed to submit only one such proposal or participate in only one consortium submitting a proposal. Those planning a STEP proposal should first send a 2-page summary of the plan, a letter of support from the chair, and a rough budget to Linda Morris at Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by December 4, 2006. Should it be necessary, an internal review committee will select one proposal to go forward for the February 9 deadline.

In addition, the STEP Program solicits Type 2 proposals that focus on research to understand the factors affecting degree attainment in the STEM fields rather than implementation plans. There is no institutional limit on Type 2 proposals. For more information, see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06502/nsf06502.htm.

Fulbright Scholar Program
A competition for AY2007-2008 is open for several types of faculty Fellowship opportunities for professional development of teaching or the conduct of research in over 150 countries. The intent of the program is to promote cross-cultural perspective and collaborations between colleagues and students, and the internationalization of U.S. colleges and universities. Fulbright Scholar Fellowship awards, providing for between 2 months and > 1 year of support, are open to all areas and disciplines (social sciences, humanities, natural and physical sciences, business, law, journalism, etc.).

Those interested are encouraged to obtain more information and application materials by visiting www.cies.org, emailing apprequest@cies.iie.org, or calling 202-686-4000. Deadlines for several open Fellowship programs include November 01, 2006 and February 01, 2007.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program
The NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, which provides funding for the acquisition and development of instruments too costly for support through other NSF programs, is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our nation's organizations of higher education, research museums and nonprofit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.

2006 Searle Scholars Program
The 2006 Searle Scholars Program for new researchers in the biomedical sciences has announced a deadline of September 29, 2006, for submission of proposals. The program makes awards of $240,000 for three years to support the independent research of outstanding individuals in the first or second year of their first appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor. See http://www.searlescholars.net/apply/index.html for more details.

Note that only two applications may be submitted by any one institution, and that by informal agreement with the CU Health Sciences Center, each of our two campuses typically nominates one individual. If several UCB faculty want to apply, it will be necessary to hold an internal competition to select our one candidate. Therefore, interested nominees should submit a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair to Linda Morris, 26 UCB, or at Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by a deadline of August 12, 2006. This will leave time for selection of the nominee and for the nominee to complete and submit a full application by the September 29 deadline.

Carnegie Scholars Fellowship
The Carnegie Scholars Program has invited CU Boulder to submit up to two nominations for a $100,000 fellowship to support scholarship on Islam and Muslim communities in the modern world. The deadline for institutional nominations to the Carnegie Scholars Program is August 28, 2006 (for more information, see www.carnegie.org/sub/program/scholars/html).

Since the nomination for this fellowship must come from this institution, those interested in applying should submit the following materials to Linda Morris (Linda.Morris@colorado.edu) by no later than July 28, 2006:

1. a letter of support from the Chair;
2. a brief prospectus (1000 words) that describes the proposed project;
3. a CV

Should we receive materials from multiple (> 2) candidates, there will be an internal campus competition to select our nominees.

NSF Partnership for Innovation
The National Science Foundation has solicited proposals for the Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program (for more details, see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06550/nsf06550.htm). This program supports collaborations across academe, government, and the private sector to explore new approaches to foster and sustain innovation. Please distribute this announcement to your colleagues with possible interest in funding for this type of partnership.

Institutions may participate in no more than two partnership proposals and may submit only one proposal as the lead partner. Given the likely need for an internal competition, those wanting to submit a proposal to this solicitation should send the following to Linda Morris (email: linda.morris@colorado.edu, campus mail: 26UCB, phone: 2-2889) by June 1: A two page summary of the project, a rough budget, and a letter of support from the chair. An ad hoc committee will select our applicants in time to submit a letter of intent by the June 28 deadline and a full proposal by the August 30 deadline.

NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows
NSF has announced a solicitation for Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education. The program funds graduate students in the sciences and engineering to work in K-12 schools and efforts to change graduate education in support of K-12 education (see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06556/nsf06556.htm). The proposals require a faculty PI and program director. Could you distribute this to colleagues with a possible interest in this solicitation?

Note that CU Boulder is allowed to submit only one proposal (either new or continuing) for the solicitation, so anyone wanting to apply should submit a two-page summary of the proposed project and letter of support from the chair to me by April 21. If necessary, an internal committee will select our nominee in time for the letter of intent deadline of May 5, 2006, as well as for the full proposal deadline of by June 19, 2006.

NSF Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
NSF has announced a deadline of March 10, 2005, for its Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program. The solicitation requests proposals on 1) improving ethics education for graduate students in science and engineering or 2) ethical issues that arise in graduate research education. For more information, see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05532/nsf05532.htm. Please distribute this announcement to those in your department, institute, or center with a possible interest in applying.

Since the Boulder campus can submit only one application as the lead institution, it may be necessary to have an internal competition. I ask interested candidates to submit the following to me by January 26, 2005: a 2-page summary of their research plans, a copy of their vitae, and a letter of support from the department chair.