[Plsgs] FW: April GradFunding Newsletter

[Georgina Lambert]

From: Grad & Postdoc Funding Opportunities
[mailto:GRADFUNDING at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Shelley Hawthorne
Smith
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:53 PM
To: GRADFUNDING at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Subject: April GradFunding Newsletter

 

April 2012 GradFunding Newsletter

 

This GradFunding newsletter includes the following:

1.      What to do when the Dissertation Funding Doesn't Come Through 

2.      Current funding opportunities (general funding opportunities,
dissertation support, and post-doctoral opportunities)

3.      Upcoming workshops

 

What to do when the Dissertation Funding Doesn't Come Through

 

You applied for the Marshall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, the NSF
Dissertation Improvement Grant, and for funding from your department. But so
far you have only gotten bad news. What is the next step? How do you avoid
perpetual ABD status? 

 

Andrew Comrie, Dean of the Graduate College, and Georgia Ehlers, Director of
Community Relations and Fellowships, have some advice. 

 

Reapply

"Many grants and fellowships are awarded to people who re-apply," Ehlers
observes after years of supporting graduate students in their search for
funding. She suggests examining the reviewer comments carefully and
discussing them with your adviser. She sees many overly ambitious projects
that need focus. Also, many students need to speak more directly to the
concerns of the reviewers. Ehlers often sees dissertation projects mature in
the year between the first and the second application. "Sometimes their
methods change, or they add a new element," she explains, crediting this
maturation to the higher success rate of second-time applicants. 

 

Research

"Talk to your adviser, DGS, and other faulty for other program-specific
possibilities," Comrie suggests. Often others are aware of funding
possibilities that you have not considered. He also recommends applying for
several smaller funding opportunities. "Some students have success
assembling several smaller awards from multiple sources: once you have a
basic proposal, revise it and submit for a range of possible support."

"New opportunities are constantly turning up," Ehlers says optimistically.
Search Iris, COS, or Grants.gov for opportunities that fit your project.
Ehlers also suggests considering ways to reframe your project to fit good
funding opportunities. For example, if you are researching water issues in
Alaska, you may want to consider how the issues impact women or children. 

 

Revise

            Comrie recommends reconsidering the scope of the project.
"Develop a backup plan for a do-able project that can be completed without
external funding," he recommends. 

"Time is money," Ehlers agrees. Think about ways to make your project more
efficient. For example, if you are interested in researching access to legal
advice in South Africa, you may shave a year and thousands of dollars off of
your project by examining access to legal advice in Tucson. Focus on the
dissertation now and write your book later. 

 

Find another Job

There are two approaches to work in relation to your research. Sometimes you
can find a job that relates to your research: the obvious example of this is
to assist a professor with similar research. But another approach is to look
for a job with minimal interference in your life as a researcher. If you are
currently a GAT and finding the balance between teaching and finishing your
dissertation overwhelming, you might want to consider looking for another
job that demands less energy and time. 

 

Keep the End in Sight

            The prospect of finishing a dissertation can be daunting.
Set-backs are an inevitable part of the process. Work, family, and other
responsibilities will conspire to consume your time. But if you keep moving
forward, you will eventually get to the end of the dissertation and the
beginning of a more lucrative stage in your career. 

                                      

General Funding Opportunities

 

Grand Challenges in Global Health Explorations: Round 9

Grand Challenges in Global Health focuses on major global health
<http://www.grandchallenges.org/Pages/BrowseByGoal.aspx> challenges with the
aim of engaging creative minds across scientific disciplines - including
those who have not traditionally taken part in health research - to work on
solutions that could lead to breakthrough advances for those in the
developing world. Recognizing that great ideas can come from anywhere and
anyone, in 2008 the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched
<http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx> Grand
Challenges Explorations, a $100 million program to encourage even bolder and
less conventional solutions. Grand Challenges Explorations is an agile,
accelerated grant initiative with short two-page applications and no
preliminary data required. Anyone with a bold idea that shows great promise
can apply. Applications are submitted online, and winning grants are chosen
approximately 4 months from the submission deadline. Initial grants of
$100,000 are awarded two times a year. Successful projects have the
opportunity to receive a follow-on grant of up to $1 million. The grant
program is open to anyone from any discipline, from student to tenured
professor, and from any organization - colleges and universities, government
laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit
companies.

 

Topics for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 9 are:

*	New Approaches for the Interrogation of Anti-malarial Compounds
*	Aid is Working: Tell the World
*	Explore New Solutions for Global Health Priority Areas
*	Design New Approaches to Optimize Immunization Systems
*	Protect Crop Plants from Biotic Stresses From Field to Market

Deadline: May 15, 2012

Link:
http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Pages/ApplicationInstructions.as
px

International Arid Lands Consortium Wayne Owens Peace Fellowship Program

The International Arid Lands Consortium (IALC) Wayne Owens Peace Fellowship
Program was created to benefit U.S. and Middle East environment and society,
in keeping with the IALC's goal of supporting and researching methods of
ecologically sound desert management. The program promotes opportunities for
outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to conduct arid lands
research and contribute to the Middle East Peace Process. Selected students
spend one month or more working in the field with eminent scientists on
projects sponsored by the Consortium. This exchange between American
universities and researchers in the Middle East fosters an environment in
which young people can grow intellectually and contribute to understanding
among Israeli, Arab, and U.S. participants. Students are expected to conduct
their research in a country other than their home country. Graduate students
will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The exchange is an opportunity
for students to contribute to the success of projects that include:
desertification, water management, and reforestation. Total awards are up to
$5,000.
Deadline: rolling
Link: http://ialcworld.org/
 

Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) Hayek Fund for Scholars

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS), founded in 1961, is a unique
organization that assists students and faculty who have a special interest
in individual liberty. The mission of IHS is to support the achievement of a
freer society by discovering and facilitating the development of talented
students, scholars, and other intellectuals who share an interest in liberty
and in advancing the principles and practice of freedom. Through its
programs, the Institute promotes the study of liberty across a broad range
of disciplines, encouraging understanding, open inquiry, rigorous
scholarship, and creative problem-solving. The Hayek Career Development
Grants are for students and untenured scholars. The grants can cover travel,
application fees, conference fees, and other career-related expenses.
Eligible career-advancing activities include, but are not limited to: 

presentations at academic or professional conferences; travel to academic
job interviews on a campus or at professional/academic conferences; travel
to archives or libraries for research; participation in career-development
or enhancing seminars; distribution of a published article to 

colleagues in your field; and submission of unpublished manuscripts to
journals or book publishers.

Deadline: rolling

Link: http://www.theihs.org/  <http://www.theihs.org/> 

 

National Park Service Office of Risk Management Summer Internship

The National Park Service (NPS), Office of Risk Management is pleased to
offer a paid student summer internship for graduate and undergraduate
students to work in our parks on a range of
injury prevention projects.  Students will apply skills in epidemiology,
behavioral sciences, risk management, public health, and/or social sciences
to enhance NPS injury prevention and control efforts and mitigate
unintentional injuries (e.g. drowning, fall injuries, hypothermia,
dehydration, carbon monoxide poisoning, animal bites or attacks, and trauma
from crashes in cars, boats, bikes, and other forms of transportation, among
many other injuries that occur in parks) to park visitors. Students will
attend a week long intensive training in the DC metro area before heading to
their park for their internship.

Link:
http://www.thesca.org/serve/internships/special-programs/nps-risk-management

 

NSF-IGERT Program in Comparative Genomics at the University of Arizona 

The NSF-IGERT Program in Comparative Genomics at the University of Arizona
is currently accepting applications from Ph.D. students.  Students whose
research interests are in the areas of evolutionary, functional, or
computational genomics may be considered for a fellowship. The IGERT Program
in Genomics is a unique interdisciplinary training opportunity.   Students
in this program earn their Ph.D. in their respective departments but
participate in various program activities, including interdisciplinary
mentoring from U of A faculty, courses in genomics, training in cutting edge
genomics technologies, international symposia, discussion groups, and ethics
training.  Current students are eligible for one-year awards which provide a
stipend of $30,000 plus out-of-state tuition waivers and research and travel
funds. Students must be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at the University of
Arizona and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. 

Deadline: April 15

Link: http://www.genomics.arizona.edu <http://www.genomics.arizona.edu/>  

 

Prof. R. Rahamimoff Travel Grants for Young Scientists

U.S-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) has issued a new call for
proposals for a special program supporting short, research related trips of
PhD students and Post-Docs, both Americans to Israel, and Israelis to the
U.S. BSF is announcing the availability of funds for short scientific trips
by young American or Israeli scientists to the other country. In 2012 the
program will have two calls and each will support 10 trips. Grants will be
$4,000 each. This is the first call for 2012. The program is open to PhD
students and post-doc fellows doing research that requires facilities or
expertise that are not available in their home countries. Applications will
be evaluated on the basis of their merit in light of the overall aim of the
program, and the qualifications of the applicants. 

Deadline: May 2, 2012 
http://www.bsf.org.il/BSFPublic/Default.aspx

 

USDA Community Forest and Open Space Program 

The Community Forest Program is a grant program that authorizes the Forest
Service to provide financial assistance to local governments, Tribal
governments, and qualified nonprofit entities to establish community forests
that provide continuing and accessible community benefits.

Deadline: May 15, 2012

Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/programs/loa/cfp.shtml

 

Dissertation Support

 

American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Junior Research Fellowship,
Senior Fellowship and Creative and Performing Arts Fellowships
The American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) supports the advancement of
knowledge and understanding of India, its people, and culture. AIIS welcomes
applicants from the following disciplines: Anthropology, Archaeology,
Architecture, Art, Behavioral Sciences, Communications, Cultural Studies,
Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Ethnomusicology,
Film/Photography, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Geography, History; History of
Art, History of Science, Linguistics, Literature, Natural Sciences,
Performance Studies, Performing Arts, Philosophy. Political Science, Public
Health, Public Policy, Religious Studies, Sociology, Technology Studies, and
Urban Planning. Junior Research Fellowships are specifically designed to
enable doctoral candidates to pursue their dissertation research in India.
Junior Research Fellows establish formal affiliation with Indian
universities and Indian research supervisors. Support (per month) includes a
maintenance stipend; a research and travel award; a dollar supplement, and a
per dependent allowance (all varies per award). Junior Research Fellowships
are available to doctoral candidates at U.S. universities in all fields of
study. Non-U.S. citizens are welcome to apply for AIIS fellowships as long
as they are graduate students at a college or university in the U.S. 

Deadline: July 1, 2012

Link: http://www.indiastudies.org/research-fellowship-programs/

 

Center for Economic Studies (CES) Dissertation Mentorship 

CES wants to assist doctoral candidates who are actively engaged in
dissertation research in economics or a related field using Census Bureau
microdata at a Research Data Center.

Program participants receive two principal benefits: One or more CES staff
economists are assigned as mentors and advise the participant on the use of
Census Bureau microdata; A visit to CES where they meet with staff
economists and present research in progress. Trip expenses (airfare, hotel,
and meals) will be paid for by CES.

Eligible candidates must be actively working on a Ph.D. thesis in economics
or a related field using Census Bureau microdata at a Research Data Center.

Deadline: rolling

Link: http://www.census.gov/ces/researchprograms/mentorship.html

 

Gerald R. Ford Dissertation Award

The Gerald R. Ford Scholar Award in Honor of Robert M. Teeter is an annual
award given to a doctoral student to support dissertation research and
writing on an aspect of the United States political process and public
policy, broadly defined. The Selection Committee will consider research in
any field related to the study of the United States political process and
public policy, broadly defined, during the last half of the 20th century. Of
special interest is the role and analysis of public 
opinion in that process. Doctoral students in political science, history,
journalism, communications, public policy, foreign relations, or American
studies are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: May 1
Link: http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/fsa.asp
 
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Research Fellowships
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History awards short-term Research
Fellowships to scholars working in American history at every level, from
doctoral candidates to senior faculty, including independent scholars. The
fellowships support research within American history archives in New York
City, including the following institutions: The Gilder Lehrman Collection;
the New-York Historical Society; the Columbia University Rare Book and
Manuscript Library; and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
(NYPL). For 2012-13, ten Gilder Lehrman Fellowships of $3,000 will be
awarded. 

Deadline: May 1

Link: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historians/fellowship1.html
 
Lilly Library Everett Helm Visiting Fellowship 
The Lilly Library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of
Indiana University. Its holdings support research in British, French, and
American literature and history; the literature of voyages and exploration,
specifically the European expansion in the Americas; early printing and the
Church; children's literature; music; film, radio and television; medicine,
science, and architecture; and food and drink. The Everett Helm Visiting
Fellowship program supports research (up to $1,500) and provides access to
the collections of the Lilly Library for scholars residing outside the
Bloomington area. 

Deadline: April 15

Link: http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/index.php

 

Lilly Library Mendel Fellowships

The Lilly Library of Indiana University invites applications for fellowships
of up to $40,000 during the academic year in support of research in the
library's Bernardo Mendel collections. Established through a bequest by the
estate of Johanna Lenz Mendel in 1998, the Mendel Fellowships are intended
to support research by scholars from around the world in areas of particular
interest to the Mendels, including: the history of the Spanish Colonial
Empire; Latin American independence movements; European expansion in the
Americas; voyages, travels and exploration; geography, navigation and
cartography; German literature and history; and music, including sheet
music. The amount of the stipend is based on the length of stay, which may
range from one week to a full academic year. The fellowship is intended to
cover travel to the Lilly Library and living expenses while in residence.

Deadline: April 15

Link: http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/fellowships.shtml

 

Lydia Donaldson Tutt-Jones Memorial Research Grant (African American Success
Foundation)

This grant provides financial support to students and professionals who
conduct research to study African American success, particularly in the area
of education. It is offered to encourage the building of the science of
African American success by studying those attitudes and behaviors that
cause people to attain academic success. The research can focus upon early
childhood education, student performance in the elementary, middle or high
school years, as well as the attitudes and behaviors that help individuals
finish college and graduate school. It can also focus upon parental
behaviors that contribute to student success, as well as related home and
community variables that promote excellence in educational performance. By
focusing upon the strategies that are working well for many highly
successful African Americans nationwide and spreading the word about these
successful strategies, the African American Success Foundation can help
educational institutions, social service agencies, public policy makers, and
other concerned citizens replicate these successes for many others in the
years to come. All proposals must make it clear that the research focus is
on high academic achievers. 

Deadline: June 8

Link: http://www.blacksuccessfoundation.org

 

Post-Doctoral Opportunities

 

Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Korea Foundation promotes international understanding through various
academic and cultural exchange programs. The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
provides promising and highly qualified recent Ph.D. recipients with the
opportunity to conduct research at leading universities in the field of
Korean studies so that they can further develop their scholarships as well
as have their dissertations published as manuscripts. Eligible fields are in
the humanities and social sciences such as: anthropology, archaeology, art
history, economics, geography, history, language and literature,
linguistics, musicology, philosophy, political science, psychology,
religion, and sociology. Stipend support is for a period of up to 12 months,
of an amount to be determined on the basis of country, region and
institution where the Fellow will conduct his/her research. 

Deadline: April 30

Link: http://www.kf.or.kr/eng/main/index.asp

 

NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to
highly qualified investigators within three years of obtaining their PhD to
carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. The
research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific
questions within the scope of EAR disciplines. The program supports
researchers for a period of up to two years with fellowships that can be
taken to the institution or national facility of their choice. The program
is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential,
and provide them with experience in research and education that will
establish them in leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community.
Fellowships are awards to individuals, not institutions, and are
administered by the Fellows. Fellows must affiliate with appropriate
research institutions and are expected to devote themselves full time to the
fellowship activities during its term. 
Deadline: July 1
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10500/nsf10500.htm

 

Stanford Molecular Imaging Postdoc

The Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) program is a diverse training
program bringing together more than thirteen departments, predominantly from
the Stanford Schools of Medicine and Engineering, in order to train the next
generation of interdisciplinary leaders in molecular imaging. Oncologic
molecular imaging is a rapidly growing area within molecular imaging which
combines the disciplines of chemistry, cell/molecular biology, molecular
pharmacology, physics, bioengineering, imaging sciences, and clinical
medicine to advance cancer research, diagnosis and management. The goals of
SMIS are to train postdoctoral fellows through a diverse group of over 40
basic science and clinical faculty mentors representing 8 program areas,
incorporating formal courses in molecular imaging, molecular pharmacology,
cancer biology, cancer immunology, virology, and gene therapy, with a
clinical component including hematology/oncology rounds. 

Deadline: May 7

http://mips.stanford.edu/grants/smis/

 

Workshops

 

Graduate and International Writing Workshops

Graduate Writing Workshops: 

Wednesdays  4-5:00 pm  -Social Sciences 411 -  Dr. Victoria Stefani
Apr. 4               Creating Successful Oral Presentations
Apr. 11             Tried-and-True Strategies for Written and Oral Exams
Apr. 18             Writing Curricula Vitae and Cover Letters

International Writer's Workshops: 

Thursdays  4-5:00 p.m. -Social Sciences 411 -  WSIP Staff
Mar. 29             Analyzing and Summarizing a Text
Apr. 5               Revision: Editing for Readability and Correctness

For further information, contact Dr. Donna Rabuck, Asst. Director, 621-5849,
or visit http://wsip.web.arizona.edu

 

Internal Review Board (IRB) Investigator Workshop 

The Internal Review Board (IRB) Investigator Workshop with Mariette Marsh,
Assistant Director of Human Subjects Protection Program, will be held on two
different days (but the material will be the same). On Monday April 2nd 2012
the Workshop will be offered at 2:00-3:30pm in SUMC#411 and on Tuesday April
3rd 2012 at 10:00-11:30am in SUMC#411 (Career Services Room). Please sign up
for only one of these two days as they are the same presentation just meant
to help everyone with different schedules attend one of the two Workshops.
Feel free to bring your own brown bag lunch for this event, but no food will
actually be served since the Workshop is less than 2 hours long.

Monday Registration Here: http://gpsc.arizona.edu/workshop2-registration

Tuesday Registration Here:
http://gpsc.arizona.edu/internal-review-board-irb-investigator-workshop-4-3-
2012

 

NSF DDIG Information Session

Are you considering applying for an NSF DDIG? This workshop will give an
overview of the process including a presentation from Sponsored Projects.
DDIG awardees and DDIG reviewers will give tips to improve the success of
your application. 

Date: Friday, March 30

Time: 12:00 - 2:00

Location: Agave Room of the Student Union

Please rsvp to Shelley Hawthorne Smith (ssmith at grad.arizona.edu) if you plan
to attend. Include your field of study in the email. 

 

This newsletter is compiled by Shelley Hawthorne Smith under the direction
of Georgia Ehlers in the Graduate College Office of Fellowships and
Community Engagement. 

 

 

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