| Agency | Title | Synopsis | Deadline | Type/Number |
| American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) | ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowships | The aim of this fellowship program is to offer small teams of two or more scholars the opportunity to collaborate intensively on a single, substantive project in the humanities and related social sciences. Appropriate fields of specialization include, but are not limited to, American studies; anthropology; archaeology; art and architectural history; classics; economics; film; geography; history; languages and literatures; legal studies; linguistics; musicology; philosophy; political science; psychology; religious studies; rhetoric, communication, and media studies; science, technology, and medicine studies; sociology; and theater, dance, and performance studies. Proposals in the social science fields listed above are eligible only if they employ predominantly humanistic approaches (e.g., economic history, law and literature, political theory). Proposals in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary studies are welcome, as are proposals focused on any geographic region or on any cultural or linguistic group. The fellowship supports projects that aim to produce a tangible research product (such as joint print or web publications) for which two or more collaborators will take credit. It is hoped that projects of successful applicants will help demonstrate the range and value of both collaborative research and inquiry in the humanities, and model how such collaboration may be carried out successfully. | 9/30/2010 | Fellowship - GSU-243 |
| American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) | Ernest S. Frerichs Fellow and Program Coordinator | The AIAR, also known as the Albright, annually offers this appointment to a scholar in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology, and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. The recipient is expected to assist the Albright's director in planning and implementing the Ernest S. Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows, which requires a working knowledge of living and traveling in Israel. Residence at the Albright, located in Jerusalem, Israel, is required. | 10/1/2010 | Fellowship - GSU-274 |
| American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) | Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellowships (ECA) - Junior Research Fellowships | The AIAR, also known as the Albright, annually provides these research fellowships to students and scholars in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology, and religion and related disciplines. The research period should be continuous, without frequent trips outside the country. Residence at the Albright, located in Jerusalem, Israel, is required. | 10/1/2010 | Fellowship - GSU-278 |
| Department of Commerce | Southeastern Regional Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric and Marine Studies | Invites applications for the establishment of a cooperative institute (CI) in the southeastern United States that will focus on the themes of: (1) Sustained Ocean and Coastal Observations; (2) Climate Research and Impacts; (3) Tropical Weather; (4) Ocean Modeling; (5) Ecosystem Modeling and Forecasting; (6) Ecosystem Management; and (7) Protection and Restoration of Resources. | 2/10/2010 | Cooperative Agreement - NOAA-OAR-CIPO-2010-2002120 |
| DOI | National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program | The National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) was authorized by Section 351 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58, Sec. 351). Objectives of the Program as outlined in the Act are to: (1) Archive geologic, geophysical, and engineering data, maps, well logs, and samples; (2) Provide a national catalog of such archival material; and (3) Provide technical and financial assistance related to the archival material. FY 2010 NGGDP Program Priorities are to create and populate the National Digital Catalog of archived materials. In addition, in FY 2010, NGGDPP will broaden its priorities to include support (subject to available resources) for digital infrastructure and special needs. | 11/23/2009 | Grant - 10HQPA0012 |
| DOI | National Spatial Data Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements Program | The purpose of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements Program (NSDI CAP) is to fund innovative projects in the geospatial data community to build the infrastructure necessary to effectively discover, access, share, manage, and use digital geospatial data. The NSDI consists of the technologies, policies, organizations, and people necessary to promote cost-effective production, ready availability, and greater utilization of geospatial data among a variety of sectors, disciplines, and communities. Specific NSDI CAP areas of emphasis include: documenting, implementing, and providing outreach for FGDC geospatial standards including metadata; expanding geographic information coordination across and between organizational levels; promoting geospatial best practices; advancing geospatial related Web services; framework development; and clearinghouse establishment. The results of the awarded projects benefit multiple federal agencies as well as the overall geospatial community. Since 1994, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), hosted by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Geospatial Program (NGP), has awarded projects that advance the NSDI in partnership with the geospatial community. | 1/7/2010 | Cooperative Agreement - 10HQPA0011 |
| National Geographic Society | Research and Exploration Grant | All proposed projects must have both a geographical dimension and relevance to other scientific fields and be of broad scientific interest. | 1/1/2015 | Grant - GSU-043 |
| NEH | Advanced Social Science Research on Japan | Supports research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan's international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. | 5/5/2010 | Fellowship - CFDA-45.160 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. | 2/5/2010 | Grant - PA-08-192 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance | 2/16/2010 | Grant - PA-08-193 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. | 6/5/2010 | Grant - PA-08-192 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance | 6/16/2010 | Grant - PA-08-193 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. | 10/5/2010 | Grant - PA-08-192 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance | 10/16/2010 | Grant - PA-08-193 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. | 2/5/2011 | Grant - PA-08-192 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance | 2/16/2011 | Grant - PA-08-193 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R01) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance. | 6/5/2011 | Grant - PA-08-192 |
| NIH | Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21) | GIS - hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual features of where people of all ages live and work and health behaviors related to energy balance | 6/16/2011 | Grant - PA-08-193 |
| NSF | Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS) | Supports basic research in chemistry that promotes the understanding of natural and anthropogenic chemical processes in our environment. Projects supported by this program enable fundamentally new avenues of basic research and transformative technologies. The program is particularly interested in studying molecular phenomena on surfaces and interfaces in order to understand the inherently complex and heterogeneous environment. Projects utilize advanced experimental, modeling and computational approaches, as well as developing new approaches. | 11/30/2009 | Grant - PD 09-6882 |
| NSF | Theory, Models and Computational Methods | Supports the discovery and development of theoretical and computational methods to address a range of chemical challenges, with emphasis on emerging areas of chemical research. Proposals that focus on established methods should involve innovative approaches that substantially broaden their applicability. Methods of interest include, but are not limited to, those addressing electronic structure, quantum reaction dynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular dynamics, and simulation techniques for molecular or supramolecular systems. Areas of application span the full range of chemical systems from small molecules to macromolecules and degrees of aggregation from single molecules or small clusters to nanoscopic and even larger systems. While application areas may involve any chemical system, including biological systems or materials, the goal of the program is to support the development of new theoretical and computational methodologies that will be broadly applicable to a range of challenging problems. We are particularly interested in fundamental areas of research that are difficult or impossible to address using current synthetic, experimental, and/or computational methodologies. | 11/30/2009 | Grant - PD-09-6881 |
| NSF | Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS) | Supports basic research in chemistry that promotes the understanding of natural and anthropogenic chemical processes in our environment. Projects supported by this program enable fundamentally new avenues of basic research and transformative technologies. The program is particularly interested in studying molecular phenomena on surfaces and interfaces in order to understand the inherently complex and heterogeneous environment. Projects utilize advanced experimental, modeling and computational approaches, as well as developing new approaches. Topics include studies of environmental surfaces and interfaces under laboratory conditions, the fundamental properties of water and water solutions important in environmental processes, dissolution, composition, origin and behavior of molecular scale systems under a variety of naturally occurring environmental conditions, chemical reactivity of synthetic nanoparticles and their molecular level interactions with the environment, and application of theoretical models and computational approaches to discover and predict environmental phenomena at the molecular scale. | 11/30/2009 | Grant - PD-09-6882 |
| NSF | Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry | The Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) Program focuses on basic research in chemistry that addresses interactions leading to the assembly of macromolecular, supramolecular and nanoscopic species and other organized structures that show unique chemical and physical properties and reactivities. Research of interest to this program includes: the study of forces which are responsible for spatial organization in organic, inorganic or hybrid systems; novel synthesis relevant to the program topics; innovative surface functionalization chemistry; and the formation of clusters, aggregates, nanoparticles and large molecular architectures. Interactions that give rise to molecular self assembly, metal organic frameworks, template-directed syntheses, and chemically dynamic systems like molecular machines are also appropriate for this Program. Investigations may utilize experimental and/or computational methods to predict and/or understand the chemical structure, properties and reactivities of these unique structures.One objective of the MSN Program is to bridge the gap between molecular chemistries and material science and engineering. | 11/30/2009 | Grant - PD-09-6885 |
| NSF | Hydrologic Sciences | Hydrologic Sciences focuses on the flow of water and transport processes within streams, soils, and aquifers. Particular attention is given to spatial and temporal heterogeneity of fluxes and storages of water, particles, and chemicals coupling across interfaces with the landscape, microbial communities, and coastal environments, to upscaling and downscaling given these heterogeneities and interfaces and how these processes are altered by climate and land use changes. Studies may address aqueous geochemistry as well as physical, chemical, and biological processes within water bodies. These studies commonly involve expertise from many basic sciences and mathematics, and proposals often require joint review with related programs. | 12/5/2009 | Award - NSF 09-538 |
| NSF | Geophysics | Supports basic research in the physics of the solid earth to explore its composition, structure, and processes. Laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies are supported. Topics include seismicity, seismic wave propagation, and the nature and occurrence of earthquakes; the earth's magnetic, gravity, and electrical fields; the earth's thermal structure; and geodynamics. Supported research also includes geophysical studies of active deformation, including geodesy, and studies of the properties and behavior of earth materials in support of geophysical observation and theory. | 12/8/2009 | Award - NSF 09-539 |
| NSF | Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC) | Develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in the development and evolution of the center. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry members and the center faculty. An I/UCRC not only contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education, but also encourages and fosters international cooperation and collaborative projects. | 1/1/2010 | Grant - NSF 09-565 |
| NSF | Petrology and Geochemistry | The Petrology and Geochemistry Program supports basic research that address the formation and evolution of our planet using petrological and geochemical characteristics of Earth materials in the crust, mantle, and core. Proposals in this program generally address the petrology and high-temperature geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks (including mantle samples), mineral physics, economic geology, and volcanology. Proposals that bridge disciplinary boundaries or that include development of analytical tools for potential use by the broad community are also encouraged. | 1/6/2010 | Grant - NSF 09-543 |
| NSF | Ecosystem Science
Division of Environmental Biology | Supports investigations of whole-system ecological processes and relationships across a diversity of spatial and temporal (including paleo) scales in order to advance understanding of: 1) material and energy fluxes and transformations within and among ecosystems, 2) the relationships between structure, including complexity, and functioning of ecosystems, 3) ecosystem dynamics and trajectories of ecosystem development through time, and 4) linkages among ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales.
Research on natural, managed and disturbed ecosystems is supported, including terrestrial, freshwater, wetland, coastal (including salt marsh and mangrove), and human-dominated environments. Proposals may focus on areas such as: biogeochemical cycling and element budgets from local to global scales; roles of microbes in ecosystem functioning; primary productivity; stoichiometric relationships; climate-ecosystem feedbacks; energy and radiatively-active gas fluxes; relationships between diversity and ecosystem function; ecosystem services; and landscape dynamics. | 1/9/2010 | Grant - PD 04-7381 |
| NSF | Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) | Sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects on a variety of topics (both domestic and international) qualify for support if they offer promise of contributing to scholarship by enhancing geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns. | 1/15/2010 | Grant - PD 98-1352 |
| NSF | Geography and Regional Science | The Geography and Regional Science (GRS) Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. | 1/15/2010 | Grant - PD-98-1352 |
| NSF | SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants | The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. | 1/15/2010 | Grants - NSF 06-605 |
| NSF | Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology | Supports studies of: (1) the changing aspects of life, ecology, environments, and biogeography in past geologic time based on fossil plants, animals, and microbes; (2) all aspects of the Earth’s sedimentary carapace — insights into geological processes recorded in its historical records and rich organic and inorganic resources locked in rock sequences; (3) the science of dating and measuring the time sequence of events and rates of geological processes of the Earth’s past sedimentary and biological (fossil) record; (4) the geologic record of the production, transportation, and deposition of physical and chemical sediments; and (5) understanding the complexities of Earth's deep time (pre-Holocene) climate systems. | 1/16/2010 | Grant - NSF 09-560 |
| NSF | Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry | EAR focuses on improving our understanding of the Earth’s structure, composition, evolution, and the interaction with the Earth’s biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. In addition, EAR provides support for instrumental and observational infrastructure, cyberinfrastructure, and innovative educational and outreach activities. | 1/16/2010 | Grant - NSF-09-552 |
| NSF | Collaboration in Mathematical Geosciences | Activity is to enable collaborative research at the intersection of mathematical sciences and geosciences, and to encourage cross-disciplinary education | 1/22/2010 | Grant - NSF 09-520 |
| NSF | SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants | The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. | 2/1/2010 | Grants - NSF 06-605 |
| NSF | Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities | The Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR/IF) supports meritorious requests for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas supported by the Division. | 2/10/2010 | Grant - NSF-09-517 |
| NSF | SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants | The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. | 2/15/2010 | Grants - NSF 06-605 |
| NSF | Geography and Regional Science | The Geography and Regional Science (GRS) Program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-98-1352 |
| NSF | Physical Oceanography | Supports research on a wide range of topics associated with the structure and movement of the ocean, with the way in which it transports various quantities, with the way the ocean's physical structure interacts with the biological and chemical processes within it, and with interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, solid earth and ice that surround it. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-98-1610 |
| NSF | Biological Oceanography | The Biological Oceanography Program supports research in marine ecology broadly defined: relationships among aquatic organisms and their interactions with the environments of the oceans or Great Lakes. Projects submitted to the program for consideration are often interdisciplinary efforts that may include participation by other OCE Programs. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-98-1650 |
| NSF | Chemical Oceanography | The Chemical Oceanography Program supports research into the chemical components, reaction mechanisms, and geochemical pathways within the ocean and at its interfaces with the solid earth and the atmosphere. Major emphases include: studies of material inputs to and outputs from marine waters; orthochemical and biological production and transformation of chemical compounds and phases within the marine system; and the determination of reaction rates and study of equilibria. The Program encourages research into the chemistry, distribution, and fate of inorganic and organic substances introduced into or produced within marine environments including those from estuarine waters to the deep sea. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-98-1670 |
| NSF | Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination | Supports a broad range of research and technology development activities. Unsolicited proposals are accepted for instrumentation development that has broad applicability to ocean science research projects and that enhance observational, experimental or analytical capabilities of the ocean science research community. Specific announcements for funding opportunities are made for additional projects involving Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) and the National Ocean Partnership Program. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-98-1680 |
| NSF | Geomechanics and GeoTechnical Systems | Supports fundamental research on the mechanics and engineering properties of geologic materials including the mechanical properties of soil and rock, mechanically stabilized and biologically modified soil, and on natural processes, such as hydraulic, biological and thermal, that affect the behavior of these materials. Research on soil-structure interaction and liquefaction are also funded by the program. Support is provided for theoretical studies, constitutive and numerical modeling, laboratory, centrifuge, and field testing. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-09-1634 |
| NSF | Geotechnical Engineering | Supports fundamental research on geotechnical aspects of the civil infrastructure, such as foundation engineering, site characterization, underground construction, tunneling, drilling, and mining engineering. Also included is research on geoenvironmental engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering that does not involve the use of George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) facilities, and geohazards such as tsunamis, landslides, mudslides and debris flows, scour, and erosion. Emphasis is on issues of sustainability and resilience. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-09-1636 |
| NSF | Chemical Oceanography | Supports research into the chemical components, reaction mechanisms, and geochemical pathways within the ocean and at its interfaces with the solid earth and the atmosphere. Major emphases include: studies of material inputs to and outputs from marine waters; orthochemical and biological production and transformation of chemical compounds and phases within the marine system; and the determination of reaction rates and study of equilibria. The Program encourages research into the chemistry, distribution, and fate of inorganic and organic substances introduced into or produced within marine environments including those from estuarine waters to the deep sea. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD 98-1670 |
| NSF | Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination | Supports a broad range of research and technology development activities. Unsolicited proposals are accepted for instrumentation development that has broad applicability to ocean science research projects and that enhance observational, experimental or analytical capabilities of the ocean science research community. Specific announcements for funding opportunities are made for additional projects involving Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) and the National Ocean Partnership Program. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD 98-1680 |
| NSF | Ocean Drilling | Support for participation and drilling-related research performed by United States scientists is provided by NSF. This support focuses on the following: 1) Investigations of potential drilling regions, especially by means of regional geological and geophysical field studies; 2) The feasibility and initial development of downhole instruments and techniques; 3) Downhole geophysical and geochemical experiments; 4) Support for research proposals to meet the scientific objectives of specific drilling expeditions. Grants resulting from these Expedition Objective Research (EOR) proposals will be for significant support to address the research objectives of the drilling expedition and are intended to begin in the period between the co-chief approval of the expedition sampling plan and the end of the sample moratorium period. NSF ODP encourages potential submitters to submit EOR proposals in time for the existing OCE target dates of February 15 and August 15. In addition, NSF will consider proposals for studies leading to long-range definition of future drilling objectives. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD-05-5720 |
| NSF | Physical Oceanography | Supports research on a wide range of topics associated with the structure and movement of the ocean, with the way in which it transports various quantities, with the way the ocean's physical structure interacts with the biological and chemical processes within it, and with interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, solid earth and ice that surround it. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD 98-1610 |
| NSF | Marine Geology and Geophysics | Supports research on all aspects of geology and geophysics of the ocean basins and margins, as well as the Great Lakes. | 2/15/2010 | Grant - PD 98-1620 |
| NSF | EAR Postdoctoral Fellowships | The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. | 3/1/2010 | Fellowship - GSU-256 |
| NSF | Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies | The Environmental Implications of Emerging Technologies program provides support to develop and test the environmental effects of new technologies. Fundamental and basic research is sought to establish and understand outcomes as a result of the implementation of new technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology. The program also supports research on the development and refinement of sensors and sensor network technologies that can be used to measure a wide variety of physical, chemical, and biological properties of interest in characterizing, monitoring, and understanding environmental impacts. | 3/3/2010 | Award - PD 10-1179 |
| NSF | Environmental Engineering | Supports fundamental research and educational activities across the broad field it serves. The goal of this program is to encourage transformative research which applies scientific principles to minimize solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges into land, inland and coastal waters, and air that result from human activity, and to evaluate adverse impacts of these discharges on human health and environmental quality. | 3/3/2010 | Award - PD 10-1440 |
| NSF | Fluid Dynamics | Supports fundamental research and education on mechanisms and phenomena governing fluid flow. | 3/3/2010 | Award - PD 10-1443 |
| NSF | Environmental Sustainability | Supports engineering research with the goal of promoting sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival. The long-term viability of natural capital is critical for many areas of human endeavor. Research in Environmental Sustainability typically considers long time horizons and may incorporate contributions from the social sciences and ethics. | 3/3/2010 | Award - PD 10-7643 |
| NSF | Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC) | Develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in the development and evolution of the center. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry members and the center faculty. An I/UCRC not only contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education, but also encourages and fosters international cooperation and collaborative projects. | 3/6/2010 | Grant - NSF 09-565 |
| NSF | Hydrologic Sciences | Hydrologic Sciences focuses on the flow of water and transport processes within streams, soils, and aquifers. Particular attention is given to spatial and temporal heterogeneity of fluxes and storages of water, particles, and chemicals coupling across interfaces with the landscape, microbial communities, and coastal environments, to upscaling and downscaling given these heterogeneities and interfaces and how these processes are altered by climate and land use changes. Studies may address aqueous geochemistry as well as physical, chemical, and biological processes within water bodies. These studies commonly involve expertise from many basic sciences and mathematics, and proposals often require joint review with related programs. | 6/1/2010 | Award - NSF 09-538 |
| NSF | Geophysics | Supports basic research in the physics of the solid earth to explore its composition, structure, and processes. Laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies are supported. Topics include seismicity, seismic wave propagation, and the nature and occurrence of earthquakes; the earth's magnetic, gravity, and electrical fields; the earth's thermal structure; and geodynamics. Supported research also includes geophysical studies of active deformation, including geodesy, and studies of the properties and behavior of earth materials in support of geophysical observation and theory. | 6/5/2010 | Award - NSF 09-539 |
| NSF | NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF) | The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. The program supports researchers for a period of up to 2 years with fellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facility of their choice. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential, and provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community. Because the fellowships are offered only to postdoctoral scientists early in their career, doctoral advisors are encouraged to discuss the availability of EAR fellowships with their graduate students early in their doctoral programs. Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are administered by the Fellows. | 7/1/2010 | Fellowship - NSF 10-500 |
| NSF | EAR Postdoctoral Fellowships | The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. | 7/1/2010 | Fellowship - GSU-256 |
| NSF | NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF) | The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential, and provide them with experience in research and education that will establish them in leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community. | 7/1/2010 | Fellowship - NSF 09-526 |
| NSF | Petrology and Geochemistry | The Petrology and Geochemistry Program supports basic research that address the formation and evolution of our planet using petrological and geochemical characteristics of Earth materials in the crust, mantle, and core. Proposals in this program generally address the petrology and high-temperature geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks (including mantle samples), mineral physics, economic geology, and volcanology. Proposals that bridge disciplinary boundaries or that include development of analytical tools for potential use by the broad community are also encouraged. | 7/6/2010 | Grant - NSF 09-543 |
| NSF | Ecosystem Science
Division of Environmental Biology | Supports investigations of whole-system ecological processes and relationships across a diversity of spatial and temporal (including paleo) scales in order to advance understanding of: 1) material and energy fluxes and transformations within and among ecosystems, 2) the relationships between structure, including complexity, and functioning of ecosystems, 3) ecosystem dynamics and trajectories of ecosystem development through time, and 4) linkages among ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales.
Research on natural, managed and disturbed ecosystems is supported, including terrestrial, freshwater, wetland, coastal (including salt marsh and mangrove), and human-dominated environments. Proposals may focus on areas such as: biogeochemical cycling and element budgets from local to global scales; roles of microbes in ecosystem functioning; primary productivity; stoichiometric relationships; climate-ecosystem feedbacks; energy and radiatively-active gas fluxes; relationships between diversity and ecosystem function; ecosystem services; and landscape dynamics. | 7/9/2010 | Grant - PD 04-7381 |
| NSF | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. | 7/20/2010 | Grant - NSF-08-557 |
| NSF | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. | 7/21/2010 | Grant - NSF-08-557 |
| NSF | Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program | The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. | 7/22/2010 | Grant - NSF-08-557 |
| NSF | Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS) | Supports basic research in chemistry that promotes the understanding of natural and anthropogenic chemical processes in our environment. Projects supported by this program enable fundamentally new avenues of basic research and transformative technologies. The program is particularly interested in studying molecular phenomena on surfaces and interfaces in order to understand the inherently complex and heterogeneous environment. Projects utilize advanced experimental, modeling and computational approaches, as well as developing new approaches. | 8/2/2010 | Grant - PD 09-6882 |
| NSF | Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS) | Supports basic research in chemistry that promotes the understanding of natural and anthropogenic chemical processes in our environment. Projects supported by this program enable fundamentally new avenues of basic research and transformative technologies. The program is particularly interested in studying molecular phenomena on surfaces and interfaces in order to understand the inherently complex and heterogeneous environment. Projects utilize advanced experimental, modeling and computational approaches, as well as developing new approaches. Topics include studies of environmental surfaces and interfaces under laboratory conditions, the fundamental properties of water and water solutions important in environmental processes, dissolution, composition, origin and behavior of molecular scale systems under a variety of naturally occurring environmental conditions, chemical reactivity of synthetic nanoparticles and their molecular level interactions with the environment, and application of theoretical models and computational approaches to discover and predict environmental phenomena at the molecular scale. | 8/2/2010 | Grant - PD-09-6882 |
| NSF | Theory, Models and Computational Methods | Supports the discovery and development of theoretical and computational methods to address a range of chemical challenges, with emphasis on emerging areas of chemical research. Proposals that focus on established methods should involve innovative approaches that substantially broaden their applicability. Methods of interest include, but are not limited to, those addressing electronic structure, quantum reaction dynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular dynamics, and simulation techniques for molecular or supramolecular systems. Areas of application span the full range of chemical systems from small molecules to macromolecules and degrees of aggregation from single molecules or small clusters to nanoscopic and even larger systems. While application areas may involve any chemical system, including biological systems or materials, the goal of the program is to support the development of new theoretical and computational methodologies that will be broadly applicable to a range of challenging problems. We are particularly interested in fundamental areas of research that are difficult or impossible to address using current synthetic, experimental, and/or computational methodologies. | 8/2/2010 | Grant - PD-09-6881 |
| NSF | Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry | The Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) Program focuses on basic research in chemistry that addresses interactions leading to the assembly of macromolecular, supramolecular and nanoscopic species and other organized structures that show unique chemical and physical properties and reactivities. Research of interest to this program includes: the study of forces which are responsible for spatial organization in organic, inorganic or hybrid systems; novel synthesis relevant to the program topics; innovative surface functionalization chemistry; and the formation of clusters, aggregates, nanoparticles and large molecular architectures. Interactions that give rise to molecular self assembly, metal organic frameworks, template-directed syntheses, and chemically dynamic systems like molecular machines are also appropriate for this Program. Investigations may utilize experimental and/or computational methods to predict and/or understand the chemical structure, properties and reactivities of these unique structures.One objective of the MSN Program is to bridge the gap between molecular chemistries and material science and engineering. | 8/2/2010 | Grant - PD-09-6885 |
| NSF | Ocean Drilling | Support for participation and drilling-related research performed by United States scientists is provided by NSF. This support focuses on the following: 1) Investigations of potential drilling regions, especially by means of regional geological and geophysical field studies; 2) The feasibility and initial development of downhole instruments and techniques; 3) Downhole geophysical and geochemical experiments; 4) Support for research proposals to meet the scientific objectives of specific drilling expeditions. Grants resulting from these Expedition Objective Research (EOR) proposals will be for significant support to address the research objectives of the drilling expedition and are intended to begin in the period between the co-chief approval of the expedition sampling plan and the end of the sample moratorium period. NSF ODP encourages potential submitters to submit EOR proposals in time for the existing OCE target dates of February 15 and August 15. In addition, NSF will consider proposals for studies leading to long-range definition of future drilling objectives. | 8/15/2010 | Grant - PD-05-5720 |
| NSF | Biological Oceanography | Supports research in marine ecology broadly defined: relationships among aquatic organisms and their interactions with the environments of the oceans or Great Lakes. Projects submitted to the program for consideration are often interdisciplinary efforts that may include participation by other OCE Programs. | 8/15/2010 | Grant - PD 98-1650 |
| NSF | NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering | The goal of this three year (FY09-FY11) program initiative is to enhance plasma research and education in this broad, multidisciplinary field by coordinating efforts and combining resources of the two agencies. The initiative will address fundamental issues in plasma science and engineering that can have impact in other areas or disciplines in which improved basic understanding of the plasma state is needed. | 10/8/2010 | Grant - 09-596 |
| NSF | Continental Dynamics (CD) | The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) will consider proposals for multidisciplinary research that focuses on an improved understanding of the processes governing the origin, structure, composition, and dynamical evolution of the continents and continental building blocks. The program is particularly oriented toward projects whose scope and complexity require a cooperative or multi-institutional approach and multi-year planning and execution. The intent of the program is to fund only relatively large projects that do not fit easily within other Earth Sciences programs and that have broad support of major sections of the Earth Science community. | 11/15/2010 | Award - NSF 04-512 |
| NSF | Theory, Models and Computational Methods | Supports the discovery and development of theoretical and computational methods to address a range of chemical challenges, with emphasis on emerging areas of chemical research. Proposals that focus on established methods should involve innovative approaches that substantially broaden their applicability. Methods of interest include, but are not limited to, those addressing electronic structure, quantum reaction dynamics, statistical mechanics, molecular dynamics, and simulation techniques for molecular or supramolecular systems. Areas of application span the full range of chemical systems from small molecules to macromolecules and degrees of aggregation from single molecules or small clusters to nanoscopic and even larger systems. While application areas may involve any chemical system, including biological systems or materials, the goal of the program is to support the development of new theoretical and computational methodologies that will be broadly applicable to a range of challenging problems. We are particularly interested in fundamental areas of research that are difficult or impossible to address using current synthetic, experimental, and/or computational methodologies. | 11/30/2010 | Grant - PD-09-6881 |
| NSF | Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry | The Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN) Program focuses on basic research in chemistry that addresses interactions leading to the assembly of macromolecular, supramolecular and nanoscopic species and other organized structures that show unique chemical and physical properties and reactivities. Research of interest to this program includes: the study of forces which are responsible for spatial organization in organic, inorganic or hybrid systems; novel synthesis relevant to the program topics; innovative surface functionalization chemistry; and the formation of clusters, aggregates, nanoparticles and large molecular architectures. Interactions that give rise to molecular self assembly, metal organic frameworks, template-directed syntheses, and chemically dynamic systems like molecular machines are also appropriate for this Program. Investigations may utilize experimental and/or computational methods to predict and/or understand the chemical structure, properties and reactivities of these unique structures.One objective of the MSN Program is to bridge the gap between molecular chemistries and material science and engineering. | 11/30/2010 | Grant - PD-09-6885 |
| NSF | Geophysics | Supports basic research in the physics of the solid earth to explore its composition, structure, and processes. Laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies are supported. Topics include seismicity, seismic wave propagation, and the nature and occurrence of earthquakes; the earth's magnetic, gravity, and electrical fields; the earth's thermal structure; and geodynamics. Supported research also includes geophysical studies of active deformation, including geodesy, and studies of the properties and behavior of earth materials in support of geophysical observation and theory. | 12/5/2010 | Award - NSF 09-539 |
| NSF | NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering | The goal of this three year (FY09-FY11) program initiative is to enhance plasma research and education in this broad, multidisciplinary field by coordinating efforts and combining resources of the two agencies. The initiative will address fundamental issues in plasma science and engineering that can have impact in other areas or disciplines in which improved basic understanding of the plasma state is needed. | 10/7/2011 | Grant - 09-596 |
| NSF | NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering | The goal of this three year (FY09-FY11) program initiative is to enhance plasma research and education in this broad, multidisciplinary field by coordinating efforts and combining resources of the two agencies. The initiative will address fundamental issues in plasma science and engineering that can have impact in other areas or disciplines in which improved basic understanding of the plasma state is needed. | 10/5/2012 | Grant - 09-596 |
| NSF | Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities (LAOF) | Geosciences research often requires specialized facilities, instrumentation and field support services to carry out scientific field work that is needed to understand the complex, interdependent geophysical processes, often covering remote areas of the globe. Making platforms and instrumentation available to support scientific experiments depends upon adequate acquisition, operation, maintenance, upgrading and replacement of these facilities. | 1/1/2014 | Grant - NSF-04-1529 |
| The Leakey Foundation | General Research Grants | The Foundation exclusively funds research related specifically to human origins, including paleoanthropology, genetics, primate behavior, and studies of modern hunter-gatherer groups. | 1/5/2010 | Grant - GSU-052 |
| The Leakey Foundation | General Research Grants | The Foundation exclusively funds research related specifically to human origins, including paleoanthropology, genetics, primate behavior, and studies of modern hunter-gatherer groups. | 7/15/2010 | Grant - GSU-052 |
| University of Notre Dame | Science of Generosity | The University of Notre Dame invites proposals for the Science of Generosity project. The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) initiative is to stimulate a field of generosity research focused on its genesis, manifestations, and benefits. | 12/1/2009 | Grant - GSU-016 |
| University of South Carolina (USC-Columbia) | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Through the generosity of the Watson-Brown Foundation, ISS invites applications for a post-doctoral fellowship to be awarded for the 2010-2011 academic year. The fellow will teach one course each semester in the interdisciplinary undergraduate program in Southern Studies and organize a scholarly conference in his or her field of interest, which may be any discipline of Southern Studies, including, but not limited to, anthropology, environmental studies, geography, history, literature, material culture, and sociology. The selection process will attach substantial weight to the potential of the candidate to revise for publication a dissertation that promises to make a valuable contribution to understanding of the South in any academic discipline. | 2/15/2010 | Fellowship - GSU-331 |
