The proposal deadline is 28 Feb 2018. DoD anticipates making 4 awards of $750K annually for a period of 2 years, with an option for a third year of additional funding. Note that each proposal must include at least 1 university and 1 industry member, and the university partner must receive at least 50% of requested funding. Also note that not every topic above will necessarily be granted an award.

NIH Opportunities

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NCI Administrative Supplements to NCI Grant and Cooperative Agreement Awards to Support Collaborations with the PDX Development and Trial Centers Research Network (PDXNet)(Admin Suppl – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)(PA-18-496)

NCI Using Information Technology to Support Systematic Screening and Treatment of Depression in Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)(PA-18-492)

NCI Using Information Technology to Support Systematic Screening and Treatment of Depression in Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)(PA-18-493)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a Proposers’ Day Webcast to discuss its upcoming Young Faculty Award (YFA) solicitation on August 29, 2-5 pm. The purpose of the YFA program is to fund “elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research directions in the context of enabling transformative DoD capabilities.” YFA topics cover the following areas:

biology

computing

engineering

informatics

manufacturing

materials

mathematics

neuroscience

physical sciences

robotics

social science

Eligibility: The YFA program is open to tenure track assistant and associate professors as well as to tenured faculty within 3 years of their tenure date.

To view the webcast, please register by 12pm, August 24, at this link. Note that there is a “capacity limitation”. Additional information about the webcast is at this link.

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has published an amendment to the attached solicitation entitled Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction. This amendment seeks basic and applied research to advance quantum sensing science to “detect nuclear weapons or chemical/biological weapon signatures with range or confidence of detection beyond state-of-the-art…..” Additional details, including potential research areas of interest, are on pp. 39-41 of the solicitation. Please check for possible updates to the solicitation in the “related documents” tab at this linkif you intend to apply.Continue reading →

CCE STEM solicits proposals for research that explores the following: ‘What constitutes ethical STEM research and practice, and which cultural and institutional contexts promote ethical STEM research and practice and why? Successful proposals typically have a comparative dimension, either between or within institutional settings that differ along these or other factors. CCE STEM research projects will use basic research to produce knowledge about what constitutes responsible or irresponsible, just or unjust scientific practices and sociotechnical systems, and how to best instill students with this knowledge. Continue reading →