A monthly publication of the UGA Office of Research with the latest funding opportunities and announcements in support of our research community. |
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Grant Opportunities
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Recent Notable Awards
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Research Announcements
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NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional) Amount: $3,586,250 Deadline: Aug. 19
Supports early-stage investigators proposing projects that could impact broad areas relevant to the mission of NIH.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) Amount: $560,000
Deadline: Sept. 2 Fosters early career development of researchers transitioning from training environments in physical, mathematical, computational sciences, and/or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences.
NIH Director’s Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Amount: Unspecified Deadline: Sept. 3
Supports scientists proposing innovative and/or unconventional research with potential to establish new and improved clinical approaches or develop transformative technologies.
NIH: Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early-Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional) Amount: $1,887,500 Deadline: Oct. 3
Funds a program of research in an early-stage investigator’s laboratory that falls within the mission of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
NSF: Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) Amount: Unspecified
Deadline: Feb. 10, 2026 Supports convergent research, education, and networking activities to improve understanding, prediction, and resilience to wildland fire and its interactions with communities, infrastructure, and the natural environment. |
Humanities & Arts Opportunities |
NEH: Public Scholars
Amount: $5,000/month over the course of 16 months Deadline: Aug. 6
Promotes a deeper understanding of U.S. heritage, including its record of promoting liberty, prosperity, and human flourishing.
Princeton University: Hodder Fellowships Amount: 10-month fellowship with $93,000 stipend
Deadline: Sept. 9 Supports artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton.
Princeton University: Arts Fellowships Deadline: Sept. 9
Amount: Two-year teaching fellowship with $93,000/year stipend Supports artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. Willson Center Distinguished Artist or Lecturer Amount: $2,000 Deadline: Sept. 9 Helps bring leading thinkers and practitioners to campus in support of ongoing and innovative research projects. Willson Center Graduate Research Award Amount: $2,000 Deadline: Sept. 9 Funds research and practice‐related expenses for arts and humanities projects. |
Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation Research Grants
Amount: Up to $120,000/year for up to two years Deadline: Aug. 11
Supports basic research that enhances understanding of the molecular basis of polycystic kidney disease and its pathobiology.
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Fellowship Award Amount: $70,000+/year for up to four years Deadline: Aug. 15 Supports research of cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention, including molecular approaches to prevention of inherited cancers. Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research Seed Grant Program Amount: $75,000 Deadline: Aug. 15 Funds research in treatment/therapy, patient care, early diagnosis, detection, cancer biology, basic science, prevention/metabolism, and research core facilities. |
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research: Endeavor Awards Amount: $3 million
Deadline: July 25 Supports collaborative projects with diverse expertise to tackle challenges in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
The Greenwall Foundation: Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
Amount: 50% of a scholar’s salary & benefits for three years up to the NIH salary cap, plus $15,000 for travel & project support Deadline: July 28
Enables junior faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research.
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) Amount: $2 million (Tracks 1 & 2); $5 million (Track 3) Deadline: Aug. 8 Supports institutions of higher education to fund scholarships for low-income STEM majors and to implement programs that support their recruitment, retention, and graduation. RRF Foundation for Aging Research Grants
Amount: Unspecified Deadline: Aug. 8
Funds research seeking interventions, policies, and practices to improve the well-being of older adults and/or their caregivers. |
Evolution of Retrotransposon Control Mechanisms Funder: NIH
Amount: $1,488,092 PI: David Garfinkel, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Rural Pharmacy Harm Reduction Model Funder: Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Amount: $1,182,902 PI: Jordan Khail, College of Pharmacy
Development and Standardization of a Novel Pituitary Adenoma Organoid Model for the Study and Treatment of Cushing's Disease
Funder: National Institutes of Health Amount: $549,941 PI: Yana Zavros, School of Medicine Pinpoint the Sox10+ Taste Bud Progenitor Cells in Von Ebner's Glands and Sox10 Regulation in Cell Differentiation Funder: NIH Amount: $377,681
PI: Hongxiang Liu, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Science
Confronting Racial Inequity with Black History: The Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Black History Consciousness for African Descent Youth
Funder: Spencer Foundation Amount: $74,985 PI: Collette Chapman-Hilliard, Mary Frances Early College of Education |
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| Perdisci receives Amazon Research Award
Roberto Perdisci, Patty and D.R. Grimes Distinguished Professor of Computer Science in the School of Computing, has received an Amazon Research Award to advance his work in cybersecurity. The project focuses on using machine learning to detect and block web threats in real time, improving safety for internet users worldwide. |
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The Office of Research maintains a list of external honors and awards to encourage faculty applications. |
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Changes to GTRIP program effective Oct. 1
The Graduate Tuition Return Incentive Program (GTRIP) will adjust its tuition return rate to 100% of tuition charged to sponsored projects. This change does not affect new proposals submitted before Oct. 1 or non-competitive renewals. Existing requirements for principal investigators to include full-time, in-state tuition in sponsored project budgets and training grants remain in effect. For more details, visit the GTRIP website.
New implementation date for 2024 NIH public access policy
Since July 1, the NIH has required final, peer-reviewed manuscripts to be made publicly available in PubMed Central upon publication. This updated policy accelerates access to NIH-funded research, promoting greater transparency, equity, and public benefit by ensuring immediate access to scientific knowledge. |
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Former Department of Entomology lab manager Jena Johnson uses macrophotography to capture the beauty of one of nature's least appreciated insects: mosquitoes. In the above photo, Johnson used careful lighting techniques to capture these Culex pipiens pupae at varying stages of development. The two on the right are nearly ready to emerge. Read more. (Photo by Jena Johnson)
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