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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From the VPR
- Grant Opportunities
- Humanities & Arts Opportunities
- Foundation Opportunities
- Limited Submissions
- Recent Notable Awards
- Sign up for Funding Alerts
- External Honors & Awards
- Research Announcements
- Feature Events
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| Understanding the implications of research security
I want to give all of you an update on where we stand in terms of research security and UGA’s efforts to comply with recent, far-reaching federal policy changes that affect the majority of researchers on campus. I also would like to convey why research security is so important to all of us. |
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DOD: DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2024 Amount: $1 million
Deadline: Dec. 13 (Executive Summary); Feb. 22, 2024 (Full Proposal) Aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding. Will provide high-impact funding to develop new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. NIH: Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Amount: Unspecified Deadline: Jan. 19, 2024 (LOI); Feb. 20, 2024 (Full Proposal) This NOFO invites R01 proposals to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. NSF: Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Amount: $600,000 (Sites); $15,000 (Supplements) Deadline: Jan. 29, 2024
Supports summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations among universities, community colleges, school districts and industry partners.
NSF: International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Amount: $750,000 Deadline: Feb. 5, 2024
Supports international research and related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. IRES focuses on participation by undergraduate and/or graduate students in international research, education and professional development experiences in NSF-funded research areas.
NSF: Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models (IHBEM) Amount: $1 million Deadline: Feb. 14, 2024 Supports research on social and behavioral processes in mathematical epidemiological models. Projects should involve balanced participation from the mathematical sciences and the social, behavioral and economic sciences. |
Humanities & Arts Opportunities |
NEH: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants Amount: $75,000 (Level 1); $150,000 (Level 2); $350,000 w/ additional $100,000 in matching funds (Level 3) Deadline: Jan. 11, 2024
Supports innovative, experimental and/or computationally challenging digital projects, leading to work that can scale to enhance scholarly research, teaching and public programming in the humanities. Supports projects in different phases of their lifecycles. |
Misophonia Research Fund
Amount: Up to $500,000 (over 2-3 years) Deadline: Dec. 8
Seeks to better understand misophonia, characterize symptomatology and associated impairments, and assess treatment interventions. Postdoctoral researchers are eligible for a grant of up to $200,000. |
Randomized controlled trial of dyadic financial incentive treatment for dual smoker couples: Evaluation of efficacy, mechanisms and cost effectiveness
Funder: NIH Amount: $2,920,773 PI: Michelle vanDellen, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology Molecular mechanisms of physical interactions between bacteria and their surroundings
Funder: NIH Amount: $1,842,220 PI: Courtney Ellison, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Microbiology Synaptic dysfunction and energy failure in Parkinson’s disease Funder: NIH Amount: $1,711,466 PI: Hui Zhang, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Collaborative research: Identifying systemic racism in mathematics teacher education: Building a cross-site community with preservice teachers of color from an HBCU, HIS and PWI
Funder: NSF Amount: $644, 642 PI: Dorothy White, Mary Frances Early College of Education, Department of Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Education
Investigating the role of cerebrovascular dysfunction in chronic cerebral atrophy after severe traumatic brain injury
Funder: NIH Amount: $379,171 PI: Lohitash Karumbaia, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Animal and Dairy Science |
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Isakson Initiative gives $1.4M to UGA Vet Med
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents on Nov. 14 approved the creation of two endowed distinguished professorships, made possible by a $1.4 million gift from the Isakson Initiative to the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. Arthi Kanthasamy and Jason Richardson will be the inaugural holders of the Johnny Isakson Distinguished Professorship and the Dianne Isakson Distinguished Professorship, respectively. |
UGA’s Mariah Cady named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar
UGA student Mariah Cady was one of 32 students nationwide named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar. UGA is the only school in the SEC and one of only five public universities, in addition to the nation’s service academies, in the U.S. to have a Rhodes recipient this year. Cady joins recipients for 64 countries around the world. |
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The Office of Research maintains a list of external honors and awards to encourage faculty applications. |
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Resources to assist with experimental design
The Office of Animal Care and Use website has a new resource for researchers developing their IACUC protocols. The Experimental Design Assistant (EDA), created by NC3Rs, can provide tailored feedback for design improvement, a diagram overview and guidance on randomization, sample size and statistical analysis. There is also a new instructional video explaining how to optimize using the EDA tool.
New budget allocation tool available in grants portal
Beginning November 2023, principal investigators will now create budget allocations in the Grants Portal for all new and incremental awards. This change will ensure that budgets are established consistent with sponsor’s intent, project needs and PI anticipated spending. The change is intended to reduce errors, delays and budget modification requests. Budget allocations can be created at proposal time, “just in time” (when funding is likely) or immediately following award receipt.
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Project Status Report Training Wednesday, Dec. 6 1 p.m. Register in the Professional Education Portal
Need help finding the balance on a sponsored project? This online, Zoom-based training on the new Project Status Report is targeted at faculty and staff. This is an interactive training held in a computer lab with time for questions, as well as demonstrations using projects familiar to attendees.
“Thinking Big: How to Create & Fund Successful Interdisciplinary Research Teams” Friday, Dec. 8
11:30 a.m. Register via Zoom
Interdisciplinary team science is the key to solving society’s grand challenges. This edition of Research Live will explore the array of funding and training programs the university has created in recent years to help faculty identify collaborators, form and develop effective interdisciplinary teams, and create funding proposals to support the teams’ work. |
Hila Shooter (left) and Matt Louis haul a Megacore aboard a research vessel studying deep sea nematodes in East Antarctica. This instrument is primarily used to collect the seafloor samples. Read the full story. (Photo by Virginia Schutte) |
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