Barnard College Office of Institutional Funding December 4, 2018 Grant Opportunities & News You Can Use Hello Barnard faculty, We aim in our profiles section to post grant opportunities approximately three months ahead of their due date to give you plenty of time to plan, plot, and juggle the various components of a grant proposal. That works well for the many organizations who maintain consistent dates year over year or who announce deadlines with a commensurate lead time. Some, however, announce deadlines at shorter intervals, and that seems especially true during this season when one year rolls into the next. Several opportunities in this newsletter have deadlines in early January through February, so be mindful of the timing. The American Chemical Society takes the featured role in this latest Inside this issue edition of the newsletter. Our Sage Advice draws from Colorado State University’s “Principles of Effective Grantsmanship” blog series. News Featured Funder ...................... 2 comes next on page 4, including a link to an NIH Human Subjects Research Sage Advice for Competitive Questionnaire. Proposals ................................ 3 You can find the laundry list of opportunities with deadlines over the next News ........................................ 4 six months on page thirteen, grouped by discipline. Grants and Fellowships Arts & Humanities .................. 5 Upcoming internal grant deadlines are January 31st and March 8th. See the Barnard website, here, for more information. If you have colleagues Social Sciences ......................... 7 abroad whom you might like to bring to Barnard under the Weiss Language & Area Studies ......... 9 Fellowships for Visiting International Scholars Program, please see STEM ....................................... 10 information here. Library Sciences ....................... 13 If you would like assistance in finding grants for an upcoming project or Deadline Reminders would like to begin an application process, please contact Kari Steeves. As General Interest ...................... 13 always, feel free to send any comments, requests, or suggestions to us here. Arts & Humanities ................... 14 Education ................................ 17 Kari Steeves Social Sciences ......................... 18 212-870-2527 On Twitter @BarnardIFSR Language & Area Studies ......... 19 STEM ....................................... 19 Library Sciences ....................... 22 Featured Funder American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society is, according to its website, “the world’s largest scientific society.” Its mission “is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people. Our vision is to improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.” That mission translates, among other things, into $20 million in research grants annually. The ACS has funded the research of several Barnard faculty. The following opportunities may be of interest to Barnard faculty. Petroleum Research Fund Undergraduate Research and Undergraduate New Investigator Grants These grants support the research of “established scientists and engineers at non-doctoral departments” and “new scientists and engineers who are faculty members at undergraduate research institutions,” respectively, and provide financial support for “students at those institutions to become involved in advanced research activities, in preparation for continued study in graduate school or employment.” Deadline: March 15, 2019 <<more>> and <<more>> Petroleum Research Fund New Directions Grants “The New Directions Grants Program aims to stimulate a new direction of research for established faculty, and to support the careers of their student scientists and engineers.” Deadline: March 15, 2019 <<more>> Green Chemistry Grants “A primary objective of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI) is to advance research in green chemistry by promoting funding, increasing opportunities, and developing information on the benefits of green chemistry.” In 2018, the program supported pharmaceutical grants in greener chromatography modalities and an ignition grant for green chemistry and engineering research. Both are currently closed, but we will keep an eye out for 2019 offering. <<more>> Community Recognition Grants “The American Chemical Society recognizes activities at the community level and provides grants to support programs that advance the public’s understanding of chemistry.” Most of these small grants ($2,000 and under) support local sections to produce programming, such as Science Café. Deadlines vary. <<more>> Frasch Foundation Grants The Herman Frasch Fund for Chemical Research “award(s) grants to nonprofit incorporated institutions to support research in the field of agricultural chemistry which will be of practical benefit to the agricultural development of the United States.” The next competition will open in 2021. <<more>> Teva Pharmaceuticals Scholars Grants “The program is a philanthropic grant program that supports academic researchers ("Teva Scholars") in the fields of organic and medicinal chemistry named in honor of Marc A. Goshko who was instrumental in initiating it.” The next cycle is expected to be announced in winter of 2020. <<more>> The American Chemical Society also recognizes chemistry professionals through its Fellows program offers over 80 awards in a variety of chemistry fields for funding, invention, professional development, recognition, teaching, and travel. The Sponsored Research Office would be happy to provide a list of those for which Barnard faculty might be eligible. 2 Return to table of contents Sage Advice for Competitive Proposals Colorado State University’s “Principles of Effective Grantsmanship” Colorado State University maintains a research administration information and news site, called RAM, with monthly blog posts. In October and November Tricia Callahan, the Senior Research Education and Information Officer, ran a -five part series, “Principles of Effective Grantsmanship.” It covered topics from “Resources for Research and Sponsored Programs,” which details resources available at CSU, to “Write and Rewrite.” We will look closely at the latter in our next Newsletter. In between those two steps Callahan highlights several key components of grant submission that lay the groundwork for clicking “submit.” In Part 2, “Finding the Right Opportunity,” Callahan lists five helpful questions to ask program officers or oneself when deciding which requests for proposal would be the most worthwhile. “Do I meet all of the eligibility requirements? What are the odds of success? What is the ratio of work to reward? How strongly does my project align with the sponsor’s mission, both present and future? How do my funding needs align with the sponsor’s timeline?” Part 4 offers advice on“ Planning for Success” and covers the often overlooked administrative work that goes into applying for grants. Early stage planning means recruiting support, including from col- leagues and peers to help review your project, department chairs and research deans, the kind folks in Sponsored Research (ahem!), and I would add the Provost. Callahan provides a handy table for evalu- ating who might be most helpful at what stage of development. Review Focus Potential Reviewers Research feasibility and methodology, pro- Senior researchers, peers, Research Associ- ject design ate Dean Narrative organization, clarity, and persua- Colleagues in other disciplines,… Advance- siveness ment, Communications Guidelines, compliance, technical details College research coordinators, Office of Sponsored Programs Research Administra- tors, Advancement Another handy to-do list appears in Part 2, and because it’s the view from 10,000 feet, I will add it here as a conclusion. “Grant seeking is challenging and competitive. But, you can improve your chances considerably by going about it the right way. In sum, this entails: 1. Ensuring that the project is competitive and a good fit with the sponsor; 2. Starting early and reaching out for assistance; 3. Writing a concise, compelling narrative that helps the reviewer to do their job; and 4. Rigorously adhering to all guidelines.” Return to table of contents 3 News and Grant Opportunities News Items NIH – Human Subjects Research Questionnaire This NIH website includes a decision tool that “can assist you with determining if your research From the NSF involves human subjects, may be considered Statement from the Acting Assistant Director for exempt from Federal regulations, or is not Biological Sciences on Proposal Submission Limits In a November 15 letter, the Directorate of considered human subjects research.” Biological Sciences announced, “Having listened to community concern and tracked the current low rate of submission, and following extensive Grant Opportunities internal consultation, BIO is lifting all PI or co-PI restrictions on proposal submission for FY 2019, General effective immediately.” The Directorate will continue to maintain rolling deadlines on all The Berggruen Institute solicitations. USC Dornsife Fellowships Deadline: January 2, 2019 NSF New PAPPG “The Berggruen Institute seeks to encourage a NSF has announced that a revised version of the deeper understanding of the great political, NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures economic, social, and cultural transformations that Guide (PAPPG) has been issued. are reshaping the human condition, in order to “The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals