Congratulations to those who received grants in May! Please help the WSU community stay informed by forwarding any notices of funding opportunities and/or training sessions to research@wichita.edu. Good luck to all of you in your research efforts over the next month.
Coleen Pugh, AVP for Research
AWARDS
KANSAS LINEAGE: A PROJECT DOCUMENTING AND SHARING THE STORIES OF OLDER FEMALE WICHITANS TO IMPROVE WELLNESS AND SOCIAL CONNECTION THROUGH AN IMMERSIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN SOCIAL RESEARCH AND MOVEMENT
PI/Department: Cheyla Clawson, School of Performing Arts
Sponsor: Regional Institute on Aging
Amount: $25,000.00
SMALL MOLECULE PROTEASE INHIBITORS AGAINST MERS-COV
PI/Department: William Groutas, Chemistry
Sponsor: Kansas State University / Natl Institutes of Health
Amount: $234,016.00
INNOVATIVE UPGRADING OF NATURAL GAS TO VALUE-ADDED LIQUIDS WITH ULTRAHIGH ACTIVITY
PI/Department: Shuang Gu, Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: Internal - Award for Resesarch/Creative projects (ARC)
Amount: $3,784.00
STABILITY ISSUES IN SOME BIOMEDICAL, FINANCIAL, AND GEOPHYSICAL INVERSE PROBLEMS
PI/Department: Victor Isakov, Mathematics & Statistics & Physics
Sponsor: Natl Science Foundation
Amount: $255,214.00
ONLINE TRIAL STUDY MAY 14
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $3,000.00
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI/Department: Krishna Krishnan, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng
Sponsor: Spirit Aerosystems INC
Amount: $203,400.00
ADAPTIVE NUMBERICAL METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL PATTERN FORMATION
PI/Department: Yuan Liu, Mathematics & Statistics & Physics
Sponsor: Internal - Award for Resesarch/Creative projects (ARC)
Amount: $3,784.00
HOT, DRY, AND WET AGAIN: EFFECTS OF DROUGHT AND WARMING ON WETLAND MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
PI/Department: Thomas Luhring, Biological Sciences
Sponsor: Unive of Kansas Ctr - Research INC / Natl Science Foundation
Amount: $117,096.00
KANSAS NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM – OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM FY 2020-2024
PI/Department: Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor: Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $760,000.00
PROBABILISTIC APPROACH TO REVERSE ENGINEERING OF SPACEFLIGHT MOLECULAR NETWORKS
PI/Department: Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor: Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $100,000.00
AN ACTIVE LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR INCREASING GENERALIZABILITY OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS
PI/Department: Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor: Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $99,994.00
CLASSIFYING NEUTRINO INTERACTIONS WITH BEOSHOCK
PI/Department: Mathew Muether, Physics
Sponsor: Internal - Award for Resesarch/Creative projects (ARC)
Amount: $3,200.00
SOMOS DE WICHITA: TELLING THE STORY OF ASSIMILATION AND IDENTITY IN WICHITA'S LATINO COMMUNITY
PI/Department: Jay Price, History and Geography
Sponsor: Humanities Kansas / Natl Endowment for the Humanities
Amount: $3,500.00
FACE RECOGNITION USING BODY-WORN CAMERAS
PI/Department: Ajita Rattani, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: Internal - Award for Resesarch/Creative projects (ARC)
Amount: $3,784.00
EFFECTS OF DEFECTS IN ADVANCED THERMOPLASTIC INTEGRATED STRUCTURES VIA AUTOMATED TOLLESS MANUFACTURING
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Amount: $1,500,000.00
EFFECTS OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THERMOPLASTICS IN AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Amount: $1,500,000.00
STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE OF FIBER PATCH PLACEMENT FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS WITH COMPLEX CONTOURS
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Amount: $1,182,000.00
DEVELOPMENT OF JOINT AUTONOMOUS REPAIR VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION SYSTEM
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Amount: $1,193,192.00
COLD SPRAY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR RAPID SUSTAINMENT INITIATIVES
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institutie for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Amount: $516,847.00
SHIVER SOLUTIONS
PI/Department: Mark Torline, Center for Entrepreneurship
Sponsor: VentureWell
Amount: $5,000.00
WICHITA STATE ENVIROMENTAL FINANCE CENTER: CORE GRANT: FOOD WASTE SUMMIT PROJECT
PI/Department: Melissa Walker, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $69,095.00
AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL CONDITION IN THE U.S.
PI/Department: Xiaoheng Wang, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: Internal - Award for Resesarch/Creative projects (ARC)
Amount: $3,784.00
TRANSITION METAL OXIDES FOR ENHANCE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
PI/Department: Wei Wei, Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: Internal - Award for Resesarch/Creative projects (ARC)
Amount: $3,784.00
BOARD DEVELOPMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Leading Age Kansas
Amount: $4,000.00
DATA MANAGEMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Russell Child Development
Amount: $2,178.00
ESSENTIALS FOR CHILDHOOD COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $70,048.00
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Focused Funding Opportunities
For access to WSU’s Pivot account to search for funding opportunities, please sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your WSU email address. To request assistance with a customized searching please contact funding@wichita.edu.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
***LIMITED***
Title: Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
Application Deadline: Internal Notice of Intent Due July 14, 2020 at Noon // Internal Pre-Proposal Due Date: July 21, 2020 at Noon // Full Proposal (if selected): January 19, 2021
Purpose: “The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. MRI provides support to acquire critical research instrumentation without which advances in fundamental science and engineering research may not otherwise occur. MRI also provides support to develop next-generation research instruments that open new opportunities to advance the frontiers in science and engineering research. Additionally, an MRI award is expected to enhance research training of students who will become the next generation of instrument users, designers and builders.”
Amount: Track 1: Greater than $100,000 and less than $1,000,000; Track 2: $1,000,000-$4,000,000.
Please note that this is a Limited Submission. WSU may only submit two Track 1 proposals and only one Track 2 proposal. You must email proposals@wichita.edu by the Internal Due Date if you are interested in submitting for this opportunity.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Health
***LIMITED***
Title: NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science
Application Deadline: Internal Notice of Intent Due March 12, 2021 at Noon // Internal Pre-Proposal Due Date: March 26, 2021 at Noon // Full Proposal (if selected): April 16, 2021
Purpose: “Though the proportions of women and men are similar at the graduate level for biomedical sciences and in medical schools, women are underrepresented at the faculty level in both science and medicine, particularly in the mid- to senior-level ranks (National Science Foundation 2017 Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities; and 2016 CBE Life Sci Educ. 15(3)). Diversity of thought and expertise have been recognized as attributes that drive innovation, complement dynamic research, and promote excellence. Supporting the sustained advancement of women in biomedical careers has the potential to enhance such diversity in the faculty ranks across scientific fields. Doing so will also promote more inclusive research and clinical environments which are critical to retaining and advancing women in biomedical careers.”
Amount: Prize of up to $50,000 per institution
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
***LIMITED***
Application Deadline: Internal Due Date: August 14, 2020 – Noon // LOI: October 5, 2020 // Full Proposal: January 26, 2021
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NSF is continuing to offer opportunities to propose an NSF INCLUDES Alliance that has the potential to substantially broaden the participation of individuals from underrepresented and underserved groups in STEM, especially in STEM fields that lack diversity. Alliances use lessons learned, promising practices, evidence-based mechanisms, the science of broadening participation, and the research and evaluations from past and present efforts related to broadening participation in STEM. Alliances bring together programs, people, organizations, technologies, and institutions to achieve results at scale, provide new research, and leverage NSF’s broadening participation investments. Each Alliance is committed to collectively achieving common goals through a well-defined set of common objectives.”
Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000 per year for five years
Please note that this is a Limited Submission. You must email proposals@wichita.edu by the Internal Due Date if you are interested in submitting for this opportunity.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
Application Deadline: October 2020 (dates vary by program)
Purpose: “The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education. NSF especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, veterans, and undergraduate seniors to apply.”
Amount: “Each Fellowship consists of three years of support during a five-year fellowship period. Currently, NSF provides a stipend of $34,000 to the Fellow and a cost-of-education allowance of $12,000 to the graduate degree-granting institution for each Fellow who uses the fellowship support in a fellowship year.”
Funding Agency: The CHARGE SYNDROME Foundation
Title: Basic Science Research Grant Application
Application Deadline: July 1, 2020
Purpose: “to promote: a) new biomedical research into the etiology, genetic and molecular mechanisms and treatment of CHARGE syndrome or b) new research into the medical diagnosis and treatment of CHARGE syndrome. Both established and new investigators are encouraged to apply. Proposals are for funding from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 and may be in any area of basic, translational or epidemiological research. Preference will be given to investigators who are new to CHARGE research and/or to new projects with clear potential to lead to future funding from other agencies.”
Amount: Up to $50,000
Funding Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Title: Chemistry of Indoor Environments
Application Deadline: Ongoing – submit letters of inquiry anytime. Note, you must be invited in order to submit a full application.
Purpose: “To grow a new field of scientific inquiry focused on understanding the fundamental chemistry taking place in indoor environments and how that chemistry is shaped by building attributes and human occupancy.”
Amount: Varies – see website for list of previous awards.
Funding Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Title: Economic Institutions, Behavior, and Performance
Application Deadline: Ongoing – submit letters of inquiry anytime. Note, you must be invited in order to submit a full application.
Purpose: “To support rigorous and objective research projects on U.S. economic structure, behavior, and performance whose findings inform and strengthen decision-making by regulators, policymakers, and the public.”
Amount: Varies – see website for list of previous awards.
Funding Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Title: Energy & Environment
Application Deadline: Ongoing – submit letters of inquiry anytime. Note, you must be invited in order to submit a full application.
Purpose: “To advance understanding about the economic, environmental, security, and policy trade-offs associated with the increased deployment of low- and no-carbon resources and technologies across the energy system and the resulting impacts on the quality of American life.”
Amount: Varies – see website for list of previous awards.
Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Title: Estimating Children’s Soil and Dust Ingestion Rates for Exposure Science
Application Deadline: August 5, 2020
Purpose: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is asking the scientific community to propose transdisciplinary research to develop or apply innovative approaches/methods to improve the estimates, better characterize the variability, and reduce the uncertainty concerning chemical exposures via soil and dust ingestion for children aged 6 months through 6 years.”
Amount: Up to a total of $1.35 million, including direct and indirect costs, with a maximum duration of 3 years. Cost-sharing is not required.
Funding Agency: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Fellowships Office
Title: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Application Deadline: Quarterly – next due date August 1, 2020
Purpose: “The NRC Research Associateship Programs (RAP) promote excellence in scientific and technological research conducted by the U.S. government through the administration of programs offering graduate, postdoctoral, and senior level research opportunities at sponsoring federal laboratories and affiliated institutions. In the NRC Research Associateship Programs, prospective applicants select a research project or projects from among a large group of Research Opportunities available through this website.”
Funding Agency: National Institute of Health
Title: International Research Collaboration on Drug Abuse and Addiction Research
Application Deadline: Standard NIH Due Dates – October 5, 2020
Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for international collaborative research on drug abuse and drug addiction. Newly formed or well-established research teams consisting of investigators from U.S.-based institutions and researchers in other countries may propose state-of-the-science research that takes advantage of unique research opportunities in other countries, speeds scientific discovery, and advances U.S. health science.”
Amount: Typical of R01, amount is not limited, but must be reasonable; project period up to five years.
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Title: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities
Application Deadline: July 16, 2020
Purpose: “Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities strengthen the teaching and study of the humanities at institutions of higher education by developing new humanities programs, resources (including those in digital format), or courses, or by enhancing existing ones. Projects must be organized around a core topic or set of themes drawn from such areas of study in the humanities as history, philosophy, religion, literature, and composition and writing skills.”
Amount: $150,000; one – three years
Funding Agency: NASA
Title: ROSES 2020: Astrophysics Explorers U.S. Participating Investigators
Application Deadline: Mandatory Notices of Intent due August 3, 2020
Purpose: “This ROSES program element for Astrophysics Explorers U.S. Participating Investigators (APEX USPI) solicits proposals for Astrophysics Explorers investigations in which investigators participate as a Co-Investigator (Co-I) for an instrument, experiment, or technology demonstration that is being built and flown by a sponsor agency other than NASA.”
“This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2020, solicits basic and applied research in support of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD). ROSES is an omnibus NRA, with many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied research and technology in space and Earth sciences supported by SMD.”
Amount: D.13 Astrophysics Explorers is $125,000 per year per investigator.
Funding Agency: ECMC Foundation
Title: Grants related to College Success and Career Readiness
Application Deadline: Rolling Letter of Intent
Purpose: “ECMC Foundation is a national foundation working to improve postsecondary outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds… Demand for funding has increased dramatically in the last several weeks as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on postsecondary institutions and the students they serve. As a result, we are giving priority to those requests that address the immediate challenges and opportunities arising from the pandemic. We are especially interested in those proposals that focus on implementing systemic reforms to increase college success and career readiness for students from underserved backgrounds.”
Funding Agency: USDA America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Title: Targeted Small Grants Program 2020 Request for Applications
Application Deadline: Letters of Intent (required) due July 10, 2020
Purpose: “grants for innovative fresh food retail and food system enterprises that seek to improve access to healthy food in underserved areas”
Amount: Between $20,000 - $200,000
Funding Agency: Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE)
Application Deadline: Varies based on each funding opportunity
Purpose: “The purpose of the Kansas INBRE (K-INBRE) is to strengthen the ability of Kansas researchers to compete effectively for NIH funds by building a “critical mass” of junior and senior investigators, as well as undergraduates, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows supported with cutting edge technology within a scientific research theme. The scientific research theme chosen for the K-INBRE is Cell and Developmental Biology.”
Amount: Varies based on each funding opportunity
Funding Agency: Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE)
Title: K-INBRE Faculty Bridging Award Year 2020, Round 2
Application Deadline: Noon, August 3, 2020
Purpose: “A Bridging Grant provides interim support to help a project in Cell and Developmental Biology continue for an eligible investigator who has submitted a grant to NIH that was approved on the basis of scientific merit, but fell short of the funding range (applications with a score below the 40th percentile will be triaged). These funds should assist in providing data needed to submit a revised application to NIH. The resources available have been earmarked exclusively to help an on-going project that has just missed the funding cut-off to keep momentum going until NIH funds are secured.”
Amount: Budgets for an R01 -$40,000/direct costs; Budgets for an R21 -$25,000/direct costs. F&A can be added as appropriate to your campus for F&A recovery. The earliest anticipated start date is October 1. Funds must be spent or encumbered by April 30, 2021. Awards are contingent on project approval from NIGMS and the availability of future funds from NIH/KBOR.
Funding Agency: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Title: Global Innovation Imperatives (Gii) Applications are Now Open!
Application Deadline: July 15, 2020
Purpose: “The ACS Gii 2020 program is now accepting applications through July 15th. The Gii program provides funding to an ACS group to hold a multi-day research event to contribute to the resolution of global sustainability issues. Up to $20,000 USD in funding is available for projects completed in 2020. Due to COVID-19, all program activities must be virtual and/or comply with local pandemic regulations. For more information, visit www.acs.org/gii or email us at intlacts@acs.org.”
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center: How to Engage with the AFRL Research Ecosystem
Friday, June 19, 2020
8:45 am – 12:00pm EDT
This LIVE virtual event is a great opportunity for university researchers and administrators to learn how do business with the Air Force Research Laboratory --- from basic to applied. Hear real accounts of researchers who have successfully navigated the system and transitioned work to the commercial sector. Get tips and resources from subject matter experts on applying for funding and building lasting relationships in the research ecosystem!
US Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance Webinars
Watch Anytime
To assist potential applicants interested in applying for funding opportunities, BJA hosts a Grant Applicant Education Series of webinars and solicitation-specific webinars. The webinar topics include: Preparing and applying for BJA opportunities, overview of BJA funding opportunities.
Kresge Foundation Webinar: Communicating Critical Messages During Challenging Times
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
4:00 – 5:30pm CST
Description: “Every day, we rely on the experience and expertise of public health officials to protect us from threats like COVID-19. But as the pandemic continues, health departments around the country face challenges in communicating critical messages to the people they serve. Join the Kresge Foundation … and learn tips for how public health officials can assess audience needs and create clear and compelling messages to reach and engage them during different stages of a crisis.”
More information and registration here.
National Science Foundation CAREER Webinar
Watch Anytime
Description: “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 early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.”
Watch the pre-recorded webinar about the NSF CAREER program here.
Health & Human Services Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Online Resources
Available Anytime
Description: “Explore all the ways you can engage and connect online with the HHS SBIR and STTR programs. Our suite of online resources and active social media presence make it easier to stay informed about the latest updates and events.”
HHS SBIR-STTR Engage and Connect Website
Environmental Protection Agency Research Webinar Series
Available Anytime
Description: “We hold several monthly webinars dedicated to informing and training stakeholders and decision-makers about cutting-edge scientific research in order to provide assistance and solutions to environmental and public health issues.” Upcoming topics include: Computational Toxicology Communities of Practice Webinars, Homeland Security Research Webinar Series, Sustainable and Healthy Communities Research Webinar Series
EPA Research Webinar Series Website
Dell Technologies: University Research & HPC: Urgent Against COVID-19, Crucial for Discovery & Innovation
Thursday, June 25, 2020
11:00 AM PT
Description: Join our panel of experts at top US research university high performance computing (HPC) centers to learn how the interdependence and impact of HPC and academic research continues to grow.