Sr. Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Proposal Services & Faculty Support
November Funding Focus Newsletter #2
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LOI Deadline Approaching
for Pilot 4 CWSIS and RSP
Intramural Funding Programs
November 29, 2023; 4:45pm
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The Office of the Sr. Vice President for Research and Economic Development announces the 2023 call for proposals for Pilot 4 of the Creative Work and Social Impact Scholarship Funding Program (CWSIS) and the Research Support Program (RSP). Proposals undergo thorough internal evaluations. Selected proposals undergo external evaluation. Between eight to twelve proposals across both programs will be selected for funding. Funding for awards is for a two-year period.
Please visit program websites for complete program information and application guidelines:
Full Proposals Due: January 24, 2024; 4:45pm
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Limited Submission Announcements |
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What is a Limited Submission?
A limited submission solicitation (RFA, RFP, etc.) places a cap on the number of proposals that Auburn may submit to a sponsor. Auburn coordinates limited submissions by sending out a notification via this newsletter and creating competitions in the Auburn University Competition Space (also known as InfoReady).
To apply to any limited submission posted in this newsletter, click the link below and search for your competition listed on the page. Please refer to the Limited Submission Procedures page for a general list of requirements. However, it is recommended that you go to the specific competition as soon as possible and review the requirements to ensure that you are preparing what is requested since the required information for competitions may vary.
If you find a limited submission opportunity that interests you, contact the PSFS office sooner than later so that an internal competition can be created for a timely, university-wide, selection process that is fair and equitable and allows for ample review, feedback and revision time.
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The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program aims to support a more holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world through the creation of new humanities research centers on artificial intelligence at eligible institutions. Centers must focus their scholarly activities on exploring the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI. NEH is particularly interested in projects that explore the risks of AI-related technologies on truth, trust, and democracy; safety and security; and privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties.
Successful applicants will examine the humanities implications of AI through two or more related scholarly activities delving into the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI. Appropriate activities may include but are not limited to collaborative research and writing efforts; workshops or lecture series; education and mentoring; and the creation of digital tools to increase or advance scholarly discourse about AI.
Centers must be led by scholars in the humanities or humanistic social sciences, but should include scholars from multiple disciplines.
Institutional Limit: 1 Proposal
Internal Deadline: December 7, 2023; 4:45pm
Optional Draft Due: January 10, 2024; 11:59pm ET
Funder Deadline: February 14, 2024; 11:59pm ET
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CCTS: Data2Discovery Gateway Special Interest Group
National COVID Cohort Collaborative
Monday, November 27; 2:00 pm
The National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) has created a large, centralized data resource available to the research community to study COVID-19 at a scale and statistical power not possible within any single institution. Join Center for Clinical & Transitional Science Partner Network to hear N3C success stories from across the CCTS Partner Network (CCTS) and discover how researchers are utilizing significant data enclaves to overcome obstacles and achieve breakthroughs to drive innovation.
Coming Featured Topics in the Series:
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December 4 – 7, 2023
Join the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Fall 2023 NSF Virtual Grants Conference.
For those who cannot attend the live conference, all recorded conference sessions will be available on-demand shortly after the event and posted on the NSF Outreach website and YouTube page.
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Center for Clinical and Translational Science Offers Mentoring/Training Programs
Applications due December 15, 2023
The CCTS is accepting applications for programs for early-career faculty and doctoral students in translational research focused on addressing health disparities and/or clinical conditions that disproportionately affect the Deep South.
Mentored Career Development (K) Program is for early-career faculty who have recently finished a research or health professional doctorate in translational research. The goal of the program is to impart the knowledge, experience, and perspective required to develop a network of independent investigators. The program culminates in lead-author manuscripts and an extramurally funded research grant submission.
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Auburn University has implemented a new Single Sign On (SSO) feature for the CITI Training Platform.
Available to all research personnel - including faculty, postdocs, students and staff - this new feature has been introduced to make accessing CITI trainings more convenient. Now, you only need to use your Auburn username and password to log in. Using the AU SSO also ensures that completed trainings are more accurately recorded and integrated into Auburn University's systems.
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Hanover GLC Offers NIH and NSF-CAREER modules
Hanover Research has developed a Grants Learning Center (GLC) on-demand grant development training portal that offers faculty enrollees the unique opportunity to receive targeted training in the form of self-paced, interactive modules with step-by-step guidance and templates for prospective applicants to develop compelling proposals. Auburn faculty interested in signing up for this training should contact Christine Cline at clc0165@auburn.edu for registration information.
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Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability
Slots available after February 14, 2024
In order to provide resources for faculty and staff, Auburn University has partnered with Hanover Research for a number of grant development solutions including: Pre-proposal Support; Proposal Development; and Capacity Building. Their full-service grant development solutions are available to set goals, build strategies to achieve key grant-seeking objectives, and develop grant proposals that are well-planned, researched, and written. For information regarding Hanover’s core capabilities and project timelines, click here. If you are interested in a slot in the queue, please e-mail Tony Ventimiglia (ventiaf@auburn.edu).
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Auburn maintains an annual subscription to this monthly newsletter published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC. Access is available only for Auburn University faculty, staff and students with a valid user ID. This is another good source for current STEM and humanities funding opportunities, tips and resources.
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Auburn subscribes to several training modules via the CITI Program website that may be of interest to researchers and research administrators. Each module is self-paced and can be finished in one or multiple sessions. Click on the link above to read descriptions.
- Essentials of Grant Proposal Development
- Essentials of Research Administration
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA)
program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems and not merely improve upon existing practices.
Ultimately, the YFA program is developing the next generations of researchers focused on national security issues. Proposers should also familiarize themselves with the “Heilmeier Catechism.”
Executive Summaries Due: December 13, 2023; 4:00pm ET
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The world is currently undergoing unprecedented changes in global climates across all biomes, with effects on nearly every life-form. How organisms respond to these rapidly changing conditions will have large consequences for the growth, reproduction and fitness of individual organisms, the distribution of species over space and time, the integrity and the composition of natural communities, the yield of domesticated crops and animals, and the incidence and severity of pathogen outbreaks.
Developing a comprehensive understanding of the mechanistic underpinnings of organismal response to climate change will improve our ability to understand adaptive and plastic capacity of species and to predict and to mitigate maladaptive biological responses to rapidly changing environments, thus facilitating the maintenance of species on a changing planet. This solicitation calls for proposals that integrate the study of organismal mechanisms of response to climate change (ORCC) with eco-evolutionary approaches to better predict and mitigate the effects of a rapidly changing climate on earth’s living systems.
Proposals Due: December 13, 2023; 5:00pm CT
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The Department of Energy Office of Science's (DOE SC) mission is to deliver the scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform our understanding of nature and advance the energy, economic, and national security of the United
States. The purpose of the Early Career Research Program is to support the development of individual research of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by SC. DOE SC invites applications for support in the following program areas:
- Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
- Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
- Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
- High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Nuclear Physics (NP)
- Isotope Research and Development (R&D) & Production (DOE IP) and
- Accelerator R&D & Production (ARDAP)
Required Pre-application Due: January 5, 2024; 5:00pm ET
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The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program seeks proposals that center equity and belonging and further the well-being of individuals and communities who have historically been under-served or underrepresented due to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity, geographic location, and economic status.
This solicitation encourages proposals from institutions and organizations that serve public audiences, and specifically focus on public engagement with and understanding of STEM, including community STEM; public participation in scientific research (PPSR); science communication; intergenerational STEM engagement; and STEM media.
The AISL Program funds five types of projects: (1) Synthesis; (2) Conference; (3) Partnership Development and Planning; (4) Integrating Research and Practice; and (5) Research in Support of Wide-reaching Public Engagement with STEM.
Proposals Due: January 10, 2024; 5:00pm CT
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The Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to attitudes, behavior, and institutions connected to public policy and the provision of public services. Substantive areas include (but are not limited to) the study of individual and group decision-making, political institutions (appointed or elected), attitude and preference formation and expression, electoral processes and voting, public administration, and public policy.
This work can focus on a single case or can be done in a comparative context, either over time or cross-sectionally. The Program does not fund applied research. The Program also supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations.
Proposals Due: January 15, 2024; 5:00pm CT
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New NIH Workflow Check for IRB Requirements:
If your next new or competing renewal application includes human subjects research, take advantage of NIH’s new Single IRB (sIRB) Requirement Determination Workflow (PDF) to help determine whether your project is subject to the single institutional review board (IRB) requirements.
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Reserve the Corner today for collaborative meetings, proposal development or to learn more about AU research resources.
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The flights on the AU shuttle connect faculty to other researchers or agencies to further their research goals.
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Auburn University PI Handbook, agency guides and more to help you write a successful proposal.
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Subscription-based service that Auburn University provides faculty to find funding opportunities pertinent to their research.
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