DOE EPSCoR Implementation Grants

*This is the second competition for this opportunity. Please note we are not accepting applications for Program Areas D, L, or N.

DOE EPSCoR is a federal-state partnership program. Grants awarded under this program are intended to improve research capability through the support of a group of scientists and engineers, including undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, working on a common scientific theme in one or more EPSCoR jurisdictions. DOE EPSCoR also encourages, but does not require, implementation grants to work toward building beneficial relationships between institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions and the DOE National Laboratories.

Each institution is limited to one submission per program area listed below:

•  a. Accelerator R&D and Production
•  b. Advanced Scientific Computing Research
• c. Basic Energy Sciences
• d. Biological and Environmental Research
•  e. Fusion Energy Sciences
•  f. High Energy Physics
•  g. Isotope R&D and Production
•  h. Nuclear Physics
•  i. Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response
•  j. Office of Electricity
• k. Office of Environmental Management
• l. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Buildings and Industry (including Advanced Materials and Manufacturing; Buildings; and Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization)
• m. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (including Geothermal; Solar; Water; and Wind)
•  n. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Sustainable Transportation (including Bioenergy; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells; and Vehicles)
• o. Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management
• p. Office of Nuclear Energy

*Please note: The submission requirements for this competition differ from the standard competition.

Institutional Limit: Up to 16 (1 Application per Topic Area)

Internal Deadline: October 16, 2024, 4:45pm

Funder's Preapplication Deadline: October 30, 2024, 5:00pm ET

Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

The Blavatnik National Awards honor America’s most innovative young faculty-rank scientists and engineers. These awards celebrate the past accomplishments and future potential of young faculty members working in the three disciplinary categories of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Chemical Sciences.

The nominee must:

• Have been born in or after 1983*.
• Hold a doctoral degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.).
• Currently hold a faculty position at an invited institution
• in the United States.
• Currently conduct research as a principal investigator

in one of the disciplinary categories in Life Sciences,

• Physical Sciences & Engineering, or Chemical Sciences.

* Age limit exceptions will be considered in exceptional circumstances upon a detailed written submission from the nominating institution.

*Please note that competition requirements for this opportunity differ from a typical limited submission.

Institutional Limit: Up to Three (3) Nominations (One per disciplinary category)

Internal Deadline: October 23, 2024, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline: December 4, 2024, 11:59pm ET

Funding Opportunities

Simons Foundation: Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences



This program aims to stimulate progress on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science. A Simons Collaboration in MPS should address a mathematical or theoretical topic of fundamental scientific importance, where a significant, new development creates a novel area for exploration or provides a new direction for progress in an established field. 

LOIs Due: October 31, 2024, 12:00pm ET

The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award



The Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders (MEFL) are building inclusive campus communities through their teaching, scholarship, and service. Awardees are early-career faculty whose research focuses on contemporary American history, politics, culture, and society. In addition to bringing a diversity of perspectives to their fields, MEFL awardees are building support systems, networks, and affinity groups for their students and peers. 

Applications Due: December 1, 2024, 5:00pm ET

NSF TIP: Molecular Foundations for Sustainability - Sustainable Polymers Enabled by Emerging Data Analytics

The goal of Molecular Foundations for Sustainability - Sustainable Polymers Enabled by Emerging Data Analytics (MFS-SPEED) is to support fundamental research enabling the accelerated discovery and ultimate manufacturing of sustainable polymers using state-of-the-art data tools, and to enhance development of a workforce skilled in this subject area.

In particular, through this solicitation the research community is encouraged to address the discovery and elaboration of new sustainable polymers or sustainable pathways to existing polymers by the creation and use of a data-centric environment where research projects are focused on new approaches to predicting structure and properties of polymers and advanced soft materials, with insights enabled by data analytics including Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. This includes more efficient, scalable preparation of monomers and polymers using existing or new synthetic routes and this call aims to train a technical workforce that leverages data analytics to create sustainable polymers and soft materials.

Required LOIs Due: December 5, 2024, 5:00pm CT Full Proposals Due: January 16, 2025, 5:00pm CT

NIH: Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings

The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high quality scientific conferences that are relevant to the NIH's mission and to the public health. A conference is defined as a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any other organized and formal meeting, whether conducted face-to-face or via the internet, where individuals assemble (or meet virtually) for the primary purpose to exchange technical information and views or explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge, whether or not a published report results from such meeting. The NIH recognizes the value to members of the research community and all other interested parties in supporting such forums.

Applications Due: December 12, 2024, 5:00pm CT

Water Quality Research Foundation: Efficacy of Point-of-Use (POU) and Point-of-Entry (POE) in Real-World Settings

The WQRF announces two new funding opportunities. Researchers are invited to submit concept papers on the Efficacy of Point-of-Use (POU) and Point-of-Entry (POE) drinking water treatment technologies in real-world settings. 

Research concepts must align with one or more of the following themes:

• Identifying Treatment Approaches for Emerging Contaminants: Research on new methods to treat emerging contaminants in drinking water, such as PFAS, microplastics, lithium, and microorganisms.
• Removing Multiple Classes of Contaminants: Studies that explore technologies or methods capable of simultaneously removing multiple classes of contaminants from drinking water.
• Integration of POU/POE Systems into a "OneWater" Approach: Investigations into how POU/POE treatment systems can be integrated into the broader "one water" approach, improving overall water quality management.
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Sampling and testing before and after installation of treatment devices as well as an assessment of treatment performance are required.

Concept Papers Due: December 20, 2024, 11:00am CT

Important Updates

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Open Access Week

By making scholarly information freely available around the world, Open Access (OA) has the power to transform academia, medicine, industry, and society as a whole. As an individual researcher, you can make your research more visible and boost your research impact through open access while also fulfilling federal funding mandates. Learn about the benefits of OA and the different options for making your work more open and discoverable (including ORCID, green and gold open access publishing, and Auburn’s scholarly repository). 

Hanover Research Webinars

What Deadline? Keeping Yourself and Others on Task in Grant Development

Thursday, October 31, 2024

11:00am CT

In this session, Hanover will share best practices for managing the different phases of grant development, including ways to keep yourself and your team working towards important project milestones.

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• Upcoming in November: Integrating Theoretical Frameworks into Grant Proposals
• Recently posted to the archives: Scaling Up Your Research

Common Forms Update: DOD and NASA

Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available after November 21, 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.

Research Development and Grantwriting Newsletter

This online publication is a great source for current STEM and Humanities funding opportunities, tips and resources. Published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, access is available only for Auburn University faculty, staff and students with a valid user ID. 

Revision to NSF Award Conditions to Implement the Revised 2 CFR; Webinar Recording Available

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Policy Office held the Revision of the NSF Award Conditions to Implement the Revised 2 CFR webinar on September 12, 2024, as part of the 2024 Policy Office Webinar Series. The webinar was recorded and is now available for on-demand viewing. You can access it in the Policy Office Outreach Resource Center and on NSF's YouTube channel.