*Special Notices*
DOE Announces $40 Million to Provide Research Training Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Groups

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE announced $40 million to provide research opportunities to historically underrepresented groups in STEM and diversify American leadership in the physical and climate sciences through internships, training programs, and mentor opportunities. Beneficiaries will include Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), and other research institutions. Harnessing America’s best and brightest scientific minds will be key to unlocking the climate solutions that will help achieve President Biden’s goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. 

Climate Change and Health

The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), in partnership with several others, is leading an NIH-wide Climate Change and Health Initiative (CCHI) with the goals of: reducing the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan; improving the health of people who are at increased risk from or disparately affected by climate change impacts; and building health resilience among individuals, communities, Tribal Nations, and nations around the world, thereby increasing health equity. As a part of this CCHI, this NOSI encourages applications that address the impact of climate change on health and well-being over the life course, including the health implications of climate change in the United States and globally. High-priority applications will focus on NIH-priority populations and propose transdisciplinary research that falls broadly into the Core Elements and Supporting Areas of Science outlined in the Strategic Framework.  

Understanding the effects of cancer and cancer treatment on aging trajectories and aging outcomes

This program solicits applications that aim to better understand the effects of a cancer diagnosis and subsequent cancer treatment on aging trajectories and aging outcomes. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) are interested in applications that address one or more of the research gap areas as outlined in Guida et al. (2019), Guida et al. (2020), and those identified in the NOSI. 

New Funding Opportunities
National Science Foundation and the Social Science Research Council Partnership to Advance Scientific Knowledge about the Impact of Public Health Guidance
Deadline: Varies

This call is a coordinated effort to identify and jointly support research that advances knowledge about the impact of public health guidance. The SSRC "fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues." Drawing on their complementary strengths, these two funders intend to jointly fund proposals that advance scientific knowledge about the impact of public health guidance. The public interest in this endeavor is self-evident in the time of COVID-19, but even after this pandemic is successfully managed, there will continue to be a public interest and societal need, not only in the U.S. but across the globe, for research to clarify what contributes to the impact of public health guidance.

Johnson & Johnson-Advancing Health Equity QuickFire Challenge
Deadline: June 24, 2022

As a global healthcare leader, Johnson & Johnson’s goal is to ignite, empower and amplify innovative potential solutions that aim to solve health inequities. Through Our Race to Health Equityplatform and Healthy Communitiespillar, Johnson & Johnson is joining the race by focusing on reducing the racial health gap and embedding health equity across our business processes and practices, including developing human capital, investing in more inclusive research and innovation, and supporting advocacy efforts that address the most significant health disparity challenges. By working together and investing in culturally competent community care models, they aim to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes for BIPOC communities.

Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation -2023 Beckman Young Investigators Program
Internal Deadline: July 15, 2022

The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments, and materials that will open new avenues of research in science.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT INTERNAL PROCESS: Please inform Tiffany (tworboy@emory.edu) of your intention to apply for this opportunity as soon as possible. 

Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)
Deadline: September 9, 2022

Supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education that is of potential interest to DoD. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts where more than one traditional discipline interacts to provide rapid advances in scientific areas of interest to the DoD. Please see the following link for detailed topic lists for the participating DoD components. 

William T. GrantFoundation–Institutional Challenge Grant
Deadline: September 14, 2022

The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States. This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. 

Please contact your RAS unit *and* Tiffany Worboy to inform them of your intent to submit.

Collaborative Research Grants
Deadline: September 30, 2022

These grants primarily support mobility for innovative collaborative research projects between Emory faculty and faculty from our partner universities. The research may be in any field or discipline and take place in any country or region as long as it is done collaboratively. 
  
  • University of Bonn - Submit September 30, 2022
  • Halle Foundation (Germany) - Submit September 30, 2022
  • São Paulo Research Foundation - Submit September 30, 2022
  • Tel Aviv University - Submit September 20, 2022
  • Yonsei University- Submit September 30, 2022

Global Brain Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan (R01)
Deadline: November 15, 2022

This program encourages applications for the conduct of innovative, collaborative research projects with low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions/ scientists on the brain and other nervous system functions and disorders throughout life, relevant to LMICs. The collaborative research programs are expected to contribute to the long-term goals of building and strengthening sustainable neuro-health research capacity in LMICs to address brain, nervous system, and neuromuscular development, function, and impairment throughout life and to lead to diagnostics, treatments, prevention, and implementation strategies. The proposed work will also contribute to developing a base for research networking and evidence-based policy beyond the specific research project.

Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS)- FRONTIERS Track
Deadline: December 15, 2022

This program calls for innovative, convergent, boundary-crossing proposals that can best capture those opportunities and map out new research frontiers. NCS projects must advance the foundations of one or more of these focus areas, as described further within the solicitation:
  1. Neuroengineering and Brain-Inspired Concepts and Designs;
  2. Individuality and Variation;
  3. Cognitive and Neural Processes in Realistic, Complex Environments;
  4. Data-Intensive Neuroscience and Cognitive Science. 

*NEW* AI Funding Opportunities
Dear Colleague Letter: Enabling Quantum Computing Platform Access for National Science Foundation Researchers with Amazon Web Services, IBM, and Microsoft Quantum
Deadline: July 8, 2022

FOR ACTIVE NSF AWARDEES ONLY: This DCL will support supplemental funding requests for currently active NSF awards to enable the use of the following quantum-computing platforms: Amazon Braket, IBM Quantum, Microsoft Quantum. NSF's supplemental funding will include support for graduate students as well as fees to work on these hardware and software quantum platforms.

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence
Deadline: July 13, 2022

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL) supports potentially transformative research that develops basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about principles, processes, and mechanisms of learning, and about augmented intelligence - how human cognitive function can be augmented through interactions with others, contextual variations, and technological advances. The program also supports research on augmented intelligence that clearly articulates principled ways in which human approaches to learning and related processes, such as in design, complex decision-making, and problem-solving, can be improved through interactions with others, and/or the use of artificial intelligence in technology.

Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Deadline: August 3, 2022

The Science and Technology Studies (STS) program supports research that uses historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods to investigate the intellectual, material, and social facets of the scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. It encompasses a broad spectrum of topics including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance, and policy issues that are closely related to STEM disciplines. The program supports proposals across a broad spectrum of STS research areas, topics, and approaches. Included are studies of societal aspects of emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, robotics, big data analysis, neuroscience, synthetic biology, nanotechnology, and quantum technologies (computers, sensors, and encryption). 

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Integrative Omics Analysis of NHLBI TOPMed Data (Parent R01- Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: October 5, 2022

The trans-omics resource currently being built by the TOPMed program presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities for genomic analysis. Whole-genome sequence coupled with expression and other deep clinical and molecular phenotyping data from tens of thousands of individuals promises to hold important information about rare and common genetic variants influencing disease. Several phases of data generation have brought together a collection of cohorts and studies that span a wide variety of HLBS diseases, geographic locations, and ancestries.

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Leveraging Real-World Imaging Data for Artificial Intelligence-based Modeling and Early Detection of Abdominal Cancers
Deadline: October 5, 2022

This program supports the secondary use of real-world data for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based predictive modeling with the ultimate goal of improving early detection and risk assessment for abdominal cancers. This Notice encourages applications proposing multi-institutional collaborative AI development approaches such as federated learning, which distributes the models to data-owners and aggregates the results without sharing the actual data.

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Research on SUD through Computational Neuroscience
Deadline: October 5, 2022

NIDA seeks applications combining computational and experimental methodologies toward understanding neurobiological mechanisms related to SUD prevention and treatment. Applications may rely on existing data or propose to collect new data towards development and validation of models. Projects are encouraged to include close collaboration between quantitative and experimental researchers with expertise in HIV/AIDS SUD neuroscience, including scientists from statistics, physics, mathematics, engineering, and computer science. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: identifying neurosignatures for disease progression and therapy effectiveness using artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools; identifying potential subtypes within SUD patient populations by AI-based tools to behavioral, neuroimaging, and clinical measures.

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pulmonary Complications of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Childhood
Deadline: October 5, 2022

Approximately 2500 pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HCT) are currently performed annually in the U.S. With promising advances in the technique of HCT and expansion in its scope, this exciting therapeutic modality is used in more and more life-threatening malignant and non-malignant conditions and frequently offers the only hope to patients and families for a lasting cure. Research areas of interest include but are not limited to: the development of an algorithm for pulmonary risk prior to and for a year after HCT and the employment of emerging advances in machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and bioinformatics to achieve this goal.

Limited-Institution Submission Opportunities
NIH Institutional Training Programs to Advance Research on AD and AD-Related Dementias (T32)
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, June 13, 2022

This program seeks to enable the development of a diverse, translational research workforce capable of participating in and/or leading cross-disciplinary team science programs focused on advancing therapy development for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD). This FOA will support institutional training programs for predoctoral and postdoctoral level researchers with diverse educational backgrounds (i.e., basic biology, translational and clinical research, data science, and behavioral research). The program invites eligible institutions to develop interdisciplinary training programs that will provide trainees with the knowledge and skills in data science, disease biology, and traditional and emerging drug discovery disciplines necessary to conduct rigorous and cutting-edge basic, translational, and clinical research for AD and AD-related dementias.

NIH Medical Scientist Training Program (T32)
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, June 13, 2022

The goal of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is to develop a diverse pool of highly trained clinician-scientist leaders available to meet the Nation’s biomedical research needs. Specifically, this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) provides support to eligible domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to integrated dual-degree training leading to the award of both clinical degrees, e.g., M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., Pharm.D., and research doctorate degrees (Ph.D.). Areas of particular importance to NIGMS are the iterative optimization of MSTP training efficacy and efficiency, fostering the persistence of MSTP alumni in research careers, and enhancing the diversity of the clinician-scientist workforce. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, mentoring, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.

NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25)
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, June 13, 2022

This is a flexible and specialized program designed to foster the development of neuroscience researchers from diverse backgrounds, including from underrepresented groups across career stages. Thus, it encourages applications from applicant organizations that propose innovative mentoring and professional development activities in the mission area(s) of the NINDS and/or NIMH. This Neuroscience Diversity R25 initiative will focus on factors that have been shown to affect the retention of underrepresented graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty in neuroscience research such as mentoring, scientific networks, professional development, and attention to the structural and institutional environment regarding inclusion.

Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program (T34)
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, June 13, 2022

The goal of the Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program is to provide structured activities to prepare a diverse cohort of research-oriented students to transfer from associate degree-granting institutions to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions and complete a baccalaureate degree in disciplines related to the biomedical sciences. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the research enterprise. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, mentoring, and career development elements.

Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program (T32)
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The goal of the Bridges to the Doctorate Research Training Program is to develop a diverse pool of scientists earning a Ph.D. who have the skills to successfully transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) provides support to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the research enterprise. NIGMS expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, mentoring, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.

NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, June 17, 2022

The NIH Director's Early Independence Award supports exceptional junior investigators who wish to pursue independent research soon after completion of their terminal doctoral degree or post-graduate clinical training, thereby forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period and accelerating their entry into independent research career. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations, are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Searle Scholars Program Internal Competition FY2023
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, July 1, 2022

The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to select universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry. This program supports the independent research of outstanding early-career scientists who have recently been appointed as assistant professors on a tenure-track appointment. Grants are $300,000 for a three-year term with $100,000 payable each year of the grant, subject to the receipt of acceptable progress reports. Generally, the program makes 15 new grants annually.

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, July 14, 2022

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high-priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs.

There are two proposal tracks however Emory is only eligible for Track 1. These projects should focus on STEM graduate students in research-based PhD and/or master’s degree programs.

NEH Summer Stipends call for submissions FY2023
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2022

The purpose of this program is to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research. (Note: NEH Summer Stipends are awarded to individuals, not to institutions. They do not require cost sharing and do not include indirect costs. Nominees selected to move forward will submit individual applications through Grants.gov, as described in the NEH program guidelines. Applications will not be submitted via OSP.)

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