Congratulations to those who received grants in February! Please help the WSU community stay informed by forwarding any notices of funding opportunities and/or training sessions to research@wichita.edu for inclusion in the next newsletter. Good luck to all of you in your research efforts over the next month.
Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research
AWARDS
ARMED OVERWATCH
PI/Department: Allison Bonitati, NIAR
Sponsor: Textron Aviation, Inc. / US Airforce
Amount: $28,252
CITY OF BEL AIRE PLANNING COMMISSION TRAINING
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center
Sponsor: City of Bel Aire
Amount: $750
LIGHTNING STRIKE MITIGATION IN AIRCRAFT
PI/Department: Nicholas Conquest, NIAR-Environmental Test Lab
Co-PI/Department: Rebeka Khajehpour, NIAR-Environmental Test Lab
Sponsor: Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
Amount: $25,000
ERI: WORKLOAD-INFORMED OPERATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND OTHER FIRST-RESPONDER SYSTEMS
PI/Department: Laila Cure Vellojin, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng
Sponsor: Natl Science Foundation
Amount: $199,901
AR/XR ON COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
PI/Department: Jeffrey Fisher, NIAR-Virtual Reality Lab
Co-PI/Department: Carryl Baldwin, Psychology
Sponsor: Honeywell International Inc / Department of Energy
Amount: $52,500
FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES PHASE II
PI/Department: Debra Franklin, FirePoint Innovations-Aerospace
Sponsor: Martin Defense Group / Office of Naval Research
Amount: $128,900
3-D ICE ACCRETION ANALYSIS
PI/Department: Luis Gomez Valbuena, NIAR
Sponsor: BETA Technologies, Inc.
Amount: $197,440
HCBS FINAL RULE
PI/Department: Amy Jones, Training & Technology Team (T3)
Sponsor: Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $456,653
MFEI TOOLS UPDATES, TESTING, AND DEPLOYMENTS (I/DD, OFFLINE, APEX)
PI/Department: Amy Jones, Training & Technology Team (T3)
Sponsor: Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services / Centers for Medicare & Medicade Srv
Amount: $374,967
TG TEST SPECIMENS
PI/Department: Matthew Opliger, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: GKN Aerospace / Department of Defense
Amount: $195
MML4 COMPRESSION/FATIGUE JOINT WEAR TESTING
PI/Department: Upul Palliyaguru, NIAR
Sponsor: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Amount: $39,308
OVERWRAPPING THERMOPLASTIC LUGS VIA AFP
PI/Department: Upul Palliyaguru, NIAR
Sponsor: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Amount: $10,736
MOCK TRIAL - MUSVKIN
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $5,500
MOCK TRIAL - INREPPI
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $7,000
MOCK TRIAL - USSVPFS
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $5,000
MOCK TRIAL - MASVAME
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $2,500
MOCK TRIAL - ARIVTHE
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $5,500
ENHANCED 21 PUNCTURE RESIST
PI/Department: Brian Smith, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Martin Defense Group / Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Amount: $1,548
DRIVING ADOPTION: SMART MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Strategic Initiatives Aerospace
Co-PI/Department: Debra Franklin, Strategic Initiatives
Sponsor: Economic Development Administration
Amount: $500,000
CONSUMER RUN ORGANIZATION ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services
Amount: $160,446
COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES: CHW CLINIC TEAMS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $59,970
CHWS FOR COVID RESPONSE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $156,733
KDHE'S CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAMS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $13,177
GRANT ADMINISTRATION - AMENDMENT 1
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $4,287,288
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. If any of the following opportunities are of interest to you, please email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist. The Office of Research has updated its website with more information about the deadlines for receipt of proposals. While mandatory forms must be finalized well in advance of the funder deadline, you may continue to focus on your proposal narrative until closer to the deadline. Please visit Pre-Award Services to find out more.
***Limited*** Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP)
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit two applications, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by March 21 at 12noon in case an internal competition is needed. If selected to move forward, applications to the funder will be due April 20, 2022
Purpose: “A goal of this funding opportunity is to foster the development of climate, Earth, and environmental science research and training capacity at underrepresented institutions. To do this, the funding opportunity fosters engagement between underrepresented institutions and national laboratories and universities currently participating in the DOE’s climate, Earth, and environmental sciences research supported by the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. Funding will include support for underrepresented institutions to develop partnerships with DOE projects at national laboratories and universities, develop plans for capabilities for future research, and leverage the DOE user facilities. In addition, projects will support participation in outreach and training being planned by DOE’s climate, Earth, and environmental sciences programs and facilities.” Note, a webinar about this opportunity will be held March 22, 2022.
Amount: $50,000-$150,000
Funding Agency: WSU Regional Institute on Aging
Title: Funding for Faculty
Application Deadline: March 21, 2022
Purpose: “The Regional Institute on Aging provides various funding opportunities, primarily as internal grants for WSU faculty. The primary purpose of this funding is to assist faculty members in their scholarly and/or creative activities and to foster the generation and application of scholarly work aimed at improving the quality of life of older adults.”
Amount: $5,000-$20,000
Funding Agency: Meta AI
Title: Request for Proposals: Dynabench Data Collection and Benchmarking Platform
Application Deadline: March 23, 2022
Purpose: “Meta AI is pleased to invite university faculty to respond to this call for research proposals about the Dynabench platform. Launched in 2020, Dynabench is a research platform for dynamic data collection and benchmarking. Static benchmarks have well-known issues. They saturate quickly, are susceptible to overfitting, contain exploitable annotator artifacts and have unclear or imperfect evaluation metrics. The Dynabench platform is a scientific experiment to answer the question: Can we make faster progress if we collect data dynamically, with humans and models in the loop, rather than in the old-fashioned static way? The aim is to continuously challenge existing benchmarking dogma and try to embrace dynamic solutions at all times.”
Amount: $55,000
Funding Agency: ORAU
Title: ORAU-Directed Research and Development Grants
Application Deadline: March 23, 2022
Purpose: “On March 7th during the Annual Council Meeting, the Research and University Partnerships Office formally announced the Call for Proposals (CFP) for the FY23 ORAU-Directed Research and Development (ODRD) Program to ORAU subject matter experts. The FY23 research areas are Climate and Environment, Health Equity, and Future of the STEM Workforce. Proposals are due in June 2022, and must be submitted by ORAU staff. ODRD projects are joint collaborations between ORAU and university researchers, designed as seed projects to attract ongoing research funding. ORAU researchers lead the effort as Principle Investigator and are responsible for initiating and proposing the project. Funding for awarded projects is shared between both parties, and projects must be completed in one year. The period of performance is October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023. Member university personnel with active relationships with ORAU staff are encouraged to reach out directly to discuss the potential for an ODRD project. To facilitate new partnerships between ORAU and university researchers, we invite university faculty to submit a collaboration request at the following link: https://orausurvey.orau.org/n/fy23odrd.aspx. Requests must outline the proposed research topic, the role of the ORAU researcher, and the role of the university researcher. Requests will be accepted until 11:00pm EST on March 23, 2022 and will be shared with the ORAU research community. If complementary interests align, ORAU will contact you to discuss the potential partnership the week of April 11, 2022. Submission of request is not required and does not guarantee collaboration or funding opportunities. Late requests will not be accepted.”
Amount: To Be Determined
***Limited*** Funding Agency: VentureWell
Title: Course and Program Grant Spring 2022
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit two applications, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by March 25 at 12noon in case an internal competition is needed. If selected to move forward, applications to the funder will be due May 18, 2022
Purpose: “The Spring 2022 Sustainable Design Course & Program Grants cycle will support faculty and staff who are committed to cultivating I&E dedicated to positive progress towards social and environmental sustainability, and will integrate sustainable design concepts, tools, and frameworks into their I&E curriculum. We are seeking proposals with innovative ideas related to the development of new courses and programs, or to strengthening existing courses and programs, that incorporate key sustainable design concepts with the end goal of developing novel inventions and technologies.
Amount: $30,000
Funding Agency: MIT Solve’s 2022 Global Challenges
Title: Climate: Ecosystems & Housing | Equitable Health Systems | Re-Engaging Learners | The Care Economy
Application Deadline: March 31, 2022
Purpose: “Do you have a solution to a global problem? Apply to Solve's Global Challenges, which are open to anyone, anywhere in the world between February to March each year.”
Amount: Varies by Challenge
Funding Agency: NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Title: Space Tech-REDDI-2022 Early Career Faculty (ECF22)
Application Deadline: March 31, 2022
Purpose: “ECF is focused on supporting outstanding faculty researchers early in their careers as they conduct space technology research of high priority to NASA’s Mission Directorates.”
Amount: $200,000/year
Funding Agency: Terra Foundation
Title: Convening Grants
Application Deadline: Letters of Inquiry due April 1, 2022; If invited, full applications will be due June 15, 2022
Purpose: “The Terra Foundation actively supports convenings worldwide that question and broaden definitions of American art. Grant funding is available for programs that foster exchange and collaboration, such as workshops, symposia, and colloquia. Programs should advance innovative and experimental research and professional practice in American art and address critical issues facing the field. We also welcome requests for convenings intended to inform projects in their early stages, which will benefit from the learning and practice that can be developed through dialogue.”
Amount: $10,000-$25,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Bridging EPSCoR Communities (RII-BEC)
Application Deadline: April 4, 2022
Purpose: “The RII-BEC initiative seeks to enable institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions to set up bridge programs to facilitate the transitions of Affected Groups (e.g., women, underrepresented groups, research trainees, and graduate fellows) from one stage of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) training to the next, with particular focus on providing support for individuals from groups underrepresented in STEM and those transitioning from or to minority-serving institutions (MSIs) within EPSCoR jurisdictions.”
Amount: $1,000,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Title: Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by April 6, 2022 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by April 27, 2022. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by May 30, 2022, with a requested letter of intent due April 30, 2022.
Purpose: The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on “Courses for Skills Development.” This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to support programs that include innovative approaches to enhance biomedical engineering (BME) design education to ensure a future workforce that can meet the nation’s needs in biomedical research and healthcare technologies.”
Amount: Direct costs of up to $20,000 per year may be requested. Programs that include a clinical immersion program outside the academic year and lasting 6 to 10 weeks (at least 30 hours per week) may request an additional $20,000 to cover participant costs (see Participant Costs section below), yielding a total of $40,000 in direct costs.
Funding Agency: National Academies
Title: Engaging Communities to Design Nature-based Solutions to Mitigate Climate-related Hazards
Application Deadline: April 8, 2022
Purpose: “The Gulf Research Program (GRP) addresses the health and resilience challenges of US Gulf Coast communities that are disproportionately impacted by climate change. One approach the GRP is taking to address these challenges is to build the capacity of communities to mitigate future climate risks. Though there are numerous resources available to assist communities in becoming more resilient to climate impacts, these resources often do not reach or benefit those communities most at-risk. In addition, much of the available funding is directed toward traditional mitigation measures (e.g., dams, levees, floodwalls) rather than alternate strategies such as nature-based solutions (NBS), and many communities do not have the subject matter expertise to develop strategies that include NBS. This funding opportunity focuses on the importance of NBS as part of a strategy to mitigate climate-related hazards. Specifically, this opportunity will fund collaborations between subject matter experts and local or tribal governments that engage diverse groups of community stakeholders to adapt an existing or design a new project that incorporates one or more NBS.”
Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: Department of Energy
Title: Deploying Solar with Wildlife and Ecosystem Service Benefits (SolWEB)
Application Deadline: Concept Papers due April 11, 2022; Full Applications if invited will be due June 20, 2022.
Purpose: “DOE is interested in projects that will produce results with broad relevance to solar stakeholders by establishing methods, technologies, models, best management practices, or resources that facilitate ground-mounted photovoltaic energy generation, including utility-scale and community solar, or concentrating solar-thermal power that is compatible with surrounding wildlife. DOE is also interested in assessing and optimizing ecosystem benefits that solar energy facilities can provide, such as soil formation, pollination of food crops, and carbon sequestration.” Instructions are also provided on joining the Teaming Partner List.
Amount: $500,000-$2,000,000
Funding Agency: AARP Foundation
Title: Advancing Economic Opportunity Among Older Adults
Application Deadline: Required Pre-Application due April 15, 2022; Full Applications if invited will be due May 31, 2022.
Purpose: “Eligible applicants are invited to submit a brief pre-application that contains background about their organization, basic information about their project model and its implementation, their commitment to equity and how their project’s proposed outcomes align with AARP Foundation’s mission and the objectives.”
Amount: $100,000-$250,000
Funding Agency: NIH Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (KU CoBRE)
Title: Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease Call for Pilot Project Applications
Application Deadline: April 19, 2022
Purpose: “The KU NIH CoBRE in Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease will provide investigators with support for research activities, mentoring, and access to Core Lab Services.” Note: please email proposals@wichita.edu for a copy of the solicitation as it is not currently posted on the CBID CoBRE website.
Amount: $70,000
Funding Agency: American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASH Foundation)
Title: Speech Science Research Grant
Application Deadline: April 20, 2022
Purpose: “The Speech Science Research Grant is designed to further research activities of new investigators and to promote Dr. Klatt's work. Until his death in 1989, Dr. Klatt conducted research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the acoustic properties of speech production and perception. The Grant can be used to initiate new research or supplement an existing research study. Funds may be requested for a variety of purposes—for example, equipment, subjects, research assistants, or research-related travel.”
Amount: $10,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Application Deadline: April 22, 2022
Purpose: “Violence affects people of all ages and its impact is far-reaching. It is a leading cause of death and nonfatal injuries in the United States and constitutes a major public health crisis, especially among young people, and in particular among racial/ethnic minority, sexual and gender minority (SGM) and disability populations. Firearm homicide is the third leading cause of death among persons aged 10 to 24 years and the leading cause of death among Black men (<45 years of age). NIH is committed to supporting research that identifies innovative prevention approaches to reduce firearm and related violence, injury and mortality. Within the legislative mandates and limitations of NIH funding (NOT-OD-21-058, NOT-OD-21-056), this initiative will support a network of research projects to develop and test interventions at the community or community organization level that aim to prevent firearm and related violence, injury and mortality.”
Amount: $500,000/year in direct costs for UG3 (phase 1); $1,000,000/year in direct costs for UH3 (phase 2)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE)
Application Deadline: April 25, 2022
Purpose: “The National Science Foundation’s strategic goals are to expand knowledge and build capacity for a diverse science and engineering workforce. The goal of this solicitation is to enable and create opportunities to advance scientific discoveries and new research using a variety of approaches that harness the national talent ecosystem of experienced faculty. Recognizing that a successful faculty research career is neither linear nor continuous, this BRITE solicitation seeks proposals that enable experienced researchers and scholars (tenured or equivalent) to forge new directions or to enter new fields by capitalizing or branching out of their established knowledge domains.”
Amount: Varies based on proposal type; Average award size is $333,333, based on number of anticipated awards
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title: NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on School Safety
Application Deadline: Grants.gov deadline April 25, 2022; Just Grants deadline May 9, 2022.
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to: 1) study the root causes and consequences of school violence and 2) examine the impact and effectiveness of awards made for purposes authorized under the STOP School Violence Act. NIJ seeks to fill knowledge gaps in these two areas. Applications proposing research involving partnerships with criminal justice or other agencies should include a strong letter of support, signed by an appropriate decision-making authority from each proposed, partnering agency. A letter of support should include the partnering agency’s acknowledgement that de-identified data derived from, provided to, or obtained through this project will be archived by the grant recipient with the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) at the conclusion of the award.”
Amount: To be determined by the requirements of the research proposed in grants selected for award.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title: NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Hate Crimes
Application Deadline: Grants.gov deadline April 25, 2022; Just Grants deadline May 9, 2022.
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and combat hate crimes and their effects. Though applications may cover a range of topics, NIJ is particularly interested in funding research to: (1) understand and prevent hate crime offending and reoffending, (2) identify strategies that improve the reporting, investigating, and prosecuting of hate crimes, (3) address the needs of victims of hate crimes and their communities.”
Amount: To be determined by the requirements of the research proposed in grants selected for award.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Application Deadline: Grants.gov deadline April 26, 2022; Just Grants deadline May 10, 2022.
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NIJ seeks investigator-initiated proposals to conduct a comprehensive evidence-based analysis of existing evidence to examine how observed racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system might be reduced through public policy. NIJ anticipates making one award.”
Amount: $800,000 over five years
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title: NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
Application Deadline: Grants.gov deadline April 26, 2022; Just Grants deadline May 10, 2022.
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous research and evaluation projects to support the development of objective and independent knowledge and validated tools to reduce violence against women (VAW) (including violence against elderly women and American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls), promote justice for victims of crime, and enhance criminal justice responses. For that reason, this solicitation seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining a broad range of topics, including the crimes of domestic and family violence, homicide, intimate partner and dating violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking, along with the associated criminal justice system response, procedures, and policies. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, NIJ is interested in research responding to the following two priority areas: 1) evaluation research on VAW programs, models, practices and 2) VAW research. As it concerns VAW research, topics of interest include: (1) the frequency, nature, and causes of homicide and violent deaths of women and girls; (2) the risk for involvement in abusive romantic relationships; (3) campus climate and sexual violence experiences of students attending historically Black colleges and universities and tribal colleges and universities; (4) prevalence and barriers to seeking and receiving help among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and two-spirited individuals and people/persons with disabilities who have experienced intimate partner and dating violence, sex trafficking, sexual violence, and stalking; (5) the use of technology to protect or deliver services to victims of domestic and family violence, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, and stalking; (6) the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of cases involving domestic and family violence (including violence against older women), intimate partner and dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking; and (7) law enforcement and prosecution victim-centric and trauma-informed policies, procedures, protocols, and training pertaining to violence against women crimes.”
Amount: To be determined by the requirements of the research proposed in grants selected for award.
Funding Agency: National Academies: Gulf Research Program (GRP)
Title: Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs
Application Deadline: April 27, 2022
Purpose: “The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP) aims to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth in the Gulf of Mexico region. This funding opportunity will support the next generation of informed citizens, scientists, engineers, and decision-makers in understanding the socio-environmental challenges of their local communities and providing opportunities to increase their capacity to address them. Specifically, the GRP is seeking proposals that engage children and youth in place-based educational activities that will foster the development of the scientific and environmental skills, competencies, and capabilities that are critical to solving complex issues in the Gulf now and into the future. The GRP will accept proposals from nonprofit, state, and local entities, excluding federal agencies that support educational, service, and/or coordination activities for children and youth in the K-8 grade range. Post-secondary institutions are eligible to apply as Project Team Members working under a Program Director who has programmatic experience serving children and youth (e.g. through a school district or community-based organization).”
Amount: At least $75,000
Funding Agency: Simons Foundation
Title: Pivot Fellowship Request for Applications
Application Deadline: April 29, 2022
Purpose: “The Simons Foundation invites applications for the Pivot Fellowship program, which will support researchers who have a strong track record of success and achievement in their current field, and a deep interest, curiosity and drive to make contributions to a new discipline. The fellowship will enable today’s brightest minds to apply their talent and expertise to a new field and will consist of one training year where the fellow will be embedded in a lab of a mentor to learn the new discipline and its culture. Mentorship and support are essential for learning a new discipline and culture. In addition to the qualifications and potential of the applicant, the suitability of the mentor and the environment for mentorship will be strongly considered in the application process..”
Amount: A Pivot Fellowship provides one year of salary support of the Fellow’s academic-year salary, whether normally paid over 9 or 12 months, and a $10,000 research, travel and professional development allowance during the fellowship training year. Mentors will receive a $50,000 research fund during the fellowship year. Indirect costs are limited to 20% of allowable expenses.
Funding Agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Title: Post-Ph.D. Research Grants
Application Deadline: May 1, 2022 and November 1, 2022
Purpose: “The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfield.”
Amount: $20,000
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title: NIJ FY22 Research and Development in Forensic Sciences for Criminal Justice Purposes
Application Deadline: Grants.gov deadline May 2, 2022; Just Grants deadline May 9, 2022.
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for rigorous basic or applied research and development projects. An NIJ forensic science research and development grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project that will a) Increase the body of knowledge to guide and inform forensic science policy and practice; or b) Lead to the production of useful material(s), device(s), system(s), or method(s) that have the potential for forensic application.”
Amount: Maximum $500,000/year – Average award size is $203,556/year
Funding Agency: Sedgwick County
Application Deadline: May 3, 2022
Purpose: “Sedgwick County, Kansas is seeking a firm or firms to provide an EMS Electronic Patient Care Reporting (ePCR) and Fire Records Management System (RMS) solution.”
Amount: Sedgwick County is soliciting bids.
Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Title: Large Research Grants on Education
Application Deadline: Mandatory Intent to Apply due May 4, 2022, with Full Proposals due June 15, 2022
Purpose: “The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived. This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.”
Amount: $125,000-$500,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI)
Application Deadline: May 5, 2022
Purpose: “Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) is an NSF Program seeking to stimulate human-centered fundamental and potentially transformative research aimed at strengthening America’s infrastructure. Effective infrastructure provides a strong foundation for socioeconomic vitality and broad quality of life improvement. Strong, reliable, and effective infrastructure spurs private-sector innovation, grows the economy, creates jobs, makes public-sector service provision more efficient, strengthens communities, promotes equal opportunity, protects the natural environment, enhances national security, and fuels American leadership.”
Amount: SAI Planning Grants (SAI-P) may be requested for a total budget not to exceed $150,000 and for a period of up to 1 year; SAI Research Grants (SAI-R) may be requested for a total budget not to exceed $750,000 and for a period of up to 3 years; SAI Conference Grants (SAI-C) may be requested for a total budget not to exceed $50,000 and for a period of up to 1 year.
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Title: Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities
Application Deadline: May 9, 2022
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.”
Amount: $150,000
*** LIMITED*** Funding Agency: William T. Grant Foundation
Title: Scholars Program
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application per college, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 11, 2022 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by June 3, 2022. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due July 6, 2022.
Purpose: “The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Scholars must select one focus are: Reducing Inequality or Improving the Use of Research Evidence.”
Amount: Each year, four to six Scholars are selected and each receives up to $350,000, distributed over five years. Awards begin July 1 and are made to the applicant’s institution.
Funding Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Title: Agricultural and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program
Application Deadline: Earliest due date is May 12, 2022; due dates vary by research topic
Purpose: “The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities.”
Amount: Varies by research topic
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)
Application Deadline: May 16, 2022 and January 19, 2023
Purpose: “This program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supporting advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security. The goals of this solicitation are to (i) ensure broad adoption of CI tools, methods, and resources by the research community in order to catalyze major research advances and to enhance researchers’ abilities to lead the development of new CI; (ii) integrate core literacy and discipline-appropriate advanced skills in advanced CI as well as computational and data-driven methods for advancing fundamental research, into the Nation’s undergraduate and graduate educational curriculum/instructional materials; and (iii) build communities of research CI professional staff to deploy, manage, and collaboratively support the effective use of research CI, as well as establish career paths for those staff within and across institutions and science and engineering (S&E) disciplines.” Please note, a webinar on this opportunity will be offered April 7, 2022.
Amount: Pilot Projects: $300,000; Implementation: $500,000-$1,000,000
Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Title: Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives (MURI) Program
Application Deadline: White papers due May 16, 2022; Full proposals accepted until September 9, 2022.
Purpose: “Multidisciplinary University Initiative (MURI) efforts involve teams of researchers investigating high priority topics and opportunities that intersect more than one traditional technical discipline. For many military problems this multidisciplinary approach serves to stimulate innovations, accelerate research progress and expedite transition of results into naval applications.”
Amount: $500,000-$1,000,000/year
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE)
Application Deadline: May 25, 2022
Purpose: “This PIRE competition invites visionary, ambitious, interdisciplinary, use-inspired research proposals that address scientific challenges related to climate change and/or clean energy.”
Amount: $1,500,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Cancer Institute
Application Deadline: May 25, 2022
Purpose: “The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on: Courses for Skills Development. Applications are encouraged that propose innovative, state-of-the-art programs that address the cause, diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, or the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients, in order to advance the NCI mission.”
Amount: $300,000 in direct costs/year
*** LIMITED*** Funding Agency: W. M. Keck Foundation
Title: Scholars Program
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit two proposals (one medical and one science & engineering), Limited Submission Concept Papers must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 31, 2022 at 12 noon, in case an internal competition is needed. WSU may choose up to four medical and four science & engineering Concept Papers to submit to Keck for consultation. You will be informed if your Concept Paper has been chosen to be reviewed by Keck consultants by June 15, 2022, and you will have a chance to finalize your Concept Papers for Keck consultation review (if selected) by June 30, 2022. Please email proposals@wichita.edu for a list of requirements for the internal WSU Limited Submission Concept Papers.
Purpose: “The Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in two specific areas: 1) medical research and 2) science and engineering, that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. Past grants have been awarded to major universities, independent research institutions, and medical schools to support pioneering biological and physical science research and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation or methodologies.”
Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000.
Funding Agency: Tell Every Amazing Lady (T.E.A.L)
Title: Medical Research Program Request for Proposals 2022 Research Beneficiary
Application Deadline: May 31, 2022
Purpose: “The Tell Every Amazing Lady® About Ovarian Cancer Louisa M. McGregor Ovarian Cancer Foundation 2022 Medical Research Program offers funding in support of ovarian cancer research studies that are most aligned with our mission as determined by the T.E.A.L.® board of directors and scientific advisory board.”
Amount: Up to $10,000 per year
Funding Agency: Fulbright Scholar Program
Title: Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program
Application Deadline: June 1, 2022
Purpose: “The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program is a unique Fulbright Scholar Program initiative that is specifically driven by the goals of U.S. institutions of higher education to enhance internationalization efforts on their campuses. Through the S-I-R Program, institutions host a scholar from outside of the United States for a semester or full academic year to teach courses, assist in curriculum development, guest lecture, develop study abroad/exchange partnerships and engage with the campus and the local community.”
Amount: Fulbright grant benefits are provided directly to the individual Scholar, disbursed by IIE and include round-trip international air travel, a monthly stipend, a monthly allowance for up to two dependents, and initial settling-in and professional allowances. IIE will issue the DS2019 form in support of J-visa sponsorship.
Funding Agency: Herb Block Foundation
Title: Encouraging Citizen Involvement
Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due June 1, 2022; If invited, full proposals due July 14, 2022
Purpose: “The Herb Block Foundation seeks to help ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. Proposals may focus on citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. All projects must be nonpartisan and may not involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates.”
Amount: $5,000-$25,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC)
Application Deadline: June 15, 2022 for Conference Proposals; August 1, 2022 for Research Proposals
Purpose: “The PAC program funds theoretically motivated research on a wide-range of topic areas related to typical human behavior with particular focus on perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes and their interactions. Central research topics for consideration by the program include (but are not limited to) vision, audition, haptics, attention, memory, written and spoken language, spatial cognition, motor control, categorization, reasoning, and concept formation.”
Amount: Standard NSF Grant
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Leading Culture Change Through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS)
Application Deadline: July 1, 2022
Purpose: “The Leading Culture Change through Professional Societies of Biology (BIO-LEAPS) program aims to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the biological sciences broadly by leveraging the leadership, broad reach, and unique ability of professional societies to create culture change in the life sciences.”
Amount: Evaluation and Design Awards are $500,000; Implementation Awards are up to $2,000,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Linguistics
Application Deadline: July 15, 2022
Purpose: “Supports research on human language — encompassing investigations of the properties of individual human languages and natural language in general — and the intersections of linguistics with cognition, society and other areas of science.”
Amount: Standard NSF Program Grant
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Individual and Small Team Proposals
Application Deadline: Varies by topic.
Advanced Manufacturing – proposals accepted anytime
Applied Mathematics – Nov 1-15, 2022
Archaeology and Archaeometry – July 1 and December 20 annually
Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 15, 2022
Biological Anthropology – July 20 and Jan 20 annually
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology – proposals accepted anytime
Biophotonics – proposals accepted anytime
Biosensing – proposals accepted anytime
Cellular and Biochemical Engineering – proposals accepted anytime
Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs – Sept & Oct - varies based on discipline
Computational & Data-Enabled Science and Engineering – Sept 1-30, 2022
Cultural Anthropology – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – Nov 16, 2022
Economics – Aug 18 and Jan 18 annually
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks – proposals accepted anytime
Engineering of Biomedical Systems – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Biology – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Engineering – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Sustainability – proposals accepted anytime
Geophysics – proposals accepted anytime
Linguistics – Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually
Mathematical Biology – Aug 20-Sept 5, 2022
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Aug 25, 2022
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – proposals accepted anytime
Physics – Nov & Dec – varies by topic
Science of Learning & Augmented Intelligence – Jul 13, 2022
Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace – Sept 30, 2022
Security and Preparedness – Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually
Smart & Connected Communities – proposals accepted anytime
Social Psychology – Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually
Sociology – Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually
Statistics – Dec 1-15 annually
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Special Programs
Application Deadline: Varies by topic – click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities.
Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) – accepted anytime
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs – Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)
Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS) – accepted anytime
Computer Science for All (CS for All) – Feb 8, 2023
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) – Oct 31, 2022 for CMI, CLP, ECS and MSN; Sept 30, 2022 for CAT, CSDM-A, CSDM-B, CTMC, SYN
Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Program – accepted anytime
Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Nov 21 and 23, 2022
Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities Program – accepted anytime
Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Feb 22 annually
Expeditions in Computing – Varies by topic
Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) – Aug 16, 2022
Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) – Preliminary Proposals due Sep 14, 2022
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program – May 10, 2022
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) – Jul 13, 2022
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program – Aug 30, 2022
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – Aug 24, 2022
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Oct 12, 2022
Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science – Nov 10, 2022
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Introduction to the WSU Office of Research Workshops
Topics include WSU Office of Research resources and contact, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding, project budgeting and grant-writing tips. Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.
See the list of upcoming workshops and sign up to attend
Florida Atlantic University: Research in Action: Discover How Machines See Video: March 17, 2022
Imagine a world where machines could generate real-time descriptions of videos for those unable to see it, similar to the way it currently generates live captions on platforms like Zoom and YouTube. Hari Kalva, Ph.D., is shaping that future by creating technology that restructures human and machine interaction relative to video. Join Dr. Kalva as he discusses: New video technologies advancing machine processing; International standards for supporting consumers and artificial intelligence applications; and Patent pending video compression technology that will power video streaming services in the future.
Register for Research in Action Workshop
FBI Webinar - Helping U.S. Academic Institutions Safeguard Collaborative Environments and Critical Research in the Space Sector: March 21, 2022
The FBI and its partners at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation (COE CST) will host a webinar for U.S.-based academic and research institutions affiliated with the COE CST and other FBI/FAA/Government partnerships in the space sector. This event is open to researchers, university administrators, and security professionals from across the United States. The goal of this event will be to explore the importance of protecting critical space systems research, both from an institutional and national security perspective, from bad actors who may seek to exploit academic environments.
Register for FBI Webinar on protecting research
Workshop: Free Computing Tools for Researchers and Instructors: BeoShock HPC: March 22, 2022: 11am – 12noon, RSC Gridley Room 301
Please join Dr. Terrance Figy and Kyle Hutson as they discuss various software and hardware tools available for researchers and instructors. You will learn about research computing tools available at WSU and the upcoming access WSU’s BeoShock HPC will have to the Open Science Grid.
Email terrance.figy@wichita.edu with questions prior to the event.
Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Wichita Region Community Engagement Session: March 22, 2022
KCAIC is in the process of engaging communities throughout Kansas in the creation of a strategic plan focused on developing creative and cultural resources as an essential catalyst for innovation and community revitalization. To best develop and deploy resources for public good and social impact, a successful plan will re-imagine the place culture holds in Kansas communities; expand the role the arts play in achieving local priorities; build and support statewide infrastructure for the creative sector; and outline broad, high-impact strategies that Kansans see as necessary for individuals and communities to thrive.
Register for the KCAIC Session
National Science Foundation (NSF) – New Approaches to Representing Women in Science: March 22, 2022
A dialogue between historians of science Leila McNeill and Anna Reser, co-founders of the independent magazine “Lady Science” and co-authors of “Forces of Nature: The Women Who Changed Science,” and Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, a multidisciplinary artist known for portraiture projects, including “Beyond Curie.” Lacey Baradel, science historian at the National Portrait Gallery, will moderate the conversation. This conversation will examine recent approaches to representing women in the history of science through portraiture and biography. Specifically, it will explore the challenge of subverting established historical narratives and defining women’s participation in the history of science. Additional topics include the role of collaboration in producing and consuming these histories; the use of new technologies and media platforms; and efforts to identify and engage specific audiences.
PCORI Engagement Awards Applicant Office Hours: March 23, 2022
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is accepting Letters of Intent (LOIs) for three funding opportunities through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program that funds projects that build communities ready to engage in patient-centered outcomes research and comparative clinical effectiveness research. An applicant office hours session will be held on March 23 and the submission deadline for LOIs is April 4, 2022.
Attend PCORI Applicant Office Hours
Hanover Research Grants Workshops: March 24, April 28, May 26, June 30, 2022
Hanover Research is offering a series of webinars on a variety of topics “designed to help grant-seekers to develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.” The webinar on March 24, 2022 is titled “Funding Landscape for Arts and Humanities” and the webinar on April 28, 2022 is titled “Fact or Fiction: NSF CAREER.”
Register for Hanover Workshop on Funding Landscape for Arts and Humanities
NSF Engineering CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop: Junior Faculty to apply by March 28, 2022 (Event is May 11-13, 2022)
The 2022 NSF ENG CAREER Workshop will be held VIRTUALLY May 11-13, 2022, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM Eastern each day. The Workshop aims to provide junior faculty who plan to submit a CAREER Award proposal to a program in NSF's Directorate for Engineering (ENG) with a CAREER proposal review experience and a forum in which they can interact with NSF Program Directors and recent NSF CAREER awardees. NOTE – Junior Faculty who are interested in being part of the mock review activities need to apply by March 28, 2022. Most other sessions will be open to everyone.
Save the Date for NSF Engineering CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop
Kansas NSF EPSCoR 2022 Annual Research Symposium: March 30, 2022
This full day event will feature talks by faculty and students investigating microbiomes of aquatic, plant, and soil systems (MAPS). We will also commemorate Kansas NSF EPSCOR's 30 years of achievements in research, education and workforce development.
Register for KS NSF EPSCoR Meeting
Office of Research Workshop: Writing Proposals: March 31, 2022 at 1pm
Fran Cook of the WSU Office of Research will discuss the basics of proposal writing for grants. The workshop will be held via zoom.
Email proposals@wichita.edu to receive a link to this workshop.
Office of Research Workshop: Using Pivot to Search for Funding: April 5, 2022 at 3pm
Fran Cook of the WSU Office of Research will demonstrate tips and tricks for using Pivot to search for funding opportunities. The workshop will be held via zoom. Please sign up for a Pivot account in advance so that you may practice searching Pivot during the workshop.
Email proposals@wichita.edu to receive a link to this workshop or to request instructions for creating a Pivot account.
NSF: CyberTraining (NSF 22-574) Webinar: April 7, 2022
We will review the CyberTraining solicitation (NSF-22-574), including all three project classes, and the priorities of the participating divisions. We will also have Q&A.
Register for NSF CyberTraining webinar
WSU Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: April 12, 2022 and May 10, 2022; 4:00-5:00pm in RSC Room 203 (Lancelot)
Gina Riggs and Mark Rodee offer WSU Privacy and Security Training monthly on the second Tuesday of every month. Learn how to prevent, detect and respond to information security and privacy concerns.
Email informationsecurity@wichita.edu with questions.
Princeton GPU Hackathon 2022: Applications Due April 13, 2022; Virtual Event June 1 and June 6-8, 2022
GPU Hackathons provide exciting opportunities for scientists to accelerate their AI research or HPC codes under the guidance of expert mentors from National Labs, Universities and Industry leaders in a collaborative environment. The Princeton GPU Hackathon is a multi-day event designed to help teams accelerate their own codes on GPUs using a programming model, or machine learning framework of their choice. All fields are welcomed, from astrophysics to machine learning to genomics. Although Princeton and Princeton-area teams will be given priority, a Princeton affiliation is not required.
SBIR/STTR Deep Dive Session: NIH, FDA, CDC: April 14, 2022
The National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control SBIR/STTR programs invest over 1 billion dollars into health and life science companies that are creating innovative technologies that align with NIH/FDA/CDC’s mission to improve health and save lives. A key objective is to translate promising technologies to the private sector and enable life-saving innovations to reach consumer markets.
Register for DHHS SBIR/STTR Deep Dive Session
NSF IIS Office Hours: Getting the Most Out of Your Panel Experience, and Writing Your Best Reviews: May 19, 2022
The IIS Office Hours are for researchers interested in learning about programs and policies in the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate (CISE) at NSF. Office Hours are designed to give current and potential investigators a window into IIS. Each session will feature a topic of interest to a diverse group of researchers. Attendance at office hours is voluntary and designed to help investigators gain information that can help them strengthen their proposals. Short summaries will be posted after each session. Sessions will be closed-captioned. Speakers at this event will be Dan Cosley and Andruid Kerne, Human-Centered Computing.
NSF Event: Getting the Most Out of Your Panel Experience, and Writing Your Best Reviews
XSEDE Courses
Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is a virtual collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation that facilitates free, customized access to advanced digital resources, consulting, training, and mentorship. XSEDE helps the nation's most creative minds discover breakthroughs and solutions for some of the world's greatest scientific challenges. Upcoming events include “Parallel Computing Concepts” on January 20, 2022.
Check for upcoming courses on the XSEDE Course Calendar