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Subscribe to ORP NewsHoppe Research Professor Award - Nominations Due February 12th, 2025
Posted January 15, 2025
Disciplines: All
The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are exp...
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IIN Social Innovation Workshop
Posted January 15, 2025
Disciplines: All
Illinois Innovation Network Social Innovation Workshop
January 22, 2025
UIS Student Union
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Registration/continental breakfast: 9 a.m.
Join us for the IIN Social Innovation Workshop on January 22, where you will learn design thinking principles to help prepare a competitive application for the IIN Social Innovation and Impact seed grant program. Hear from experts from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Siebel Center from Design and the...
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NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) Webinar
Posted January 15, 2025
Disciplines: All
NIH is excited to invite you to an informative webinar about the NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15) programs. These programs provide support for meritorious research at domestic institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH support, to strengthen the research environment at these institutions, and to give students an opportunity to gain significant biomedical research experience.
This virtual event is designed for principal investigators (PIs), research administrat...
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Research Equipment and Tools (RET) Funding Program
Posted January 15, 2025
Disciplines: All
The Graduate School is seeking applications for the RET program. These funds assist with updating and furnishing research equipment and research tools.
Funds are for the purchase of equipment and tools for research purposes only. Research tools are defined as non-consumable items, such as microfilm, books, software, and data sets. Requests for equipment or tools that can be used by more than one researcher, especially from different units, are encouraged. Typically, only...
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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) - Due January 17
Posted January 15, 2025
Disciplines: All
Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty to support a project that will be used to seek extramural funding.
The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as scholars and independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding. Additionally, the program intends to support f...
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Hoppe Research Professor Award - Nominations Due February 12th, 2025
Posted December 17, 2024
Disciplines: All
The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to produc...
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IIN- – Illinois Innovation Network Sustaining Illinois Seed Grant Funding
Posted December 17, 2024
The Illinois Innovation Network aims to advance collaborative research within the state with its Sustaining Illinois seed grant program. Offered once each year, Sustaining Illinois grants can be used to pursue a wide variety of research topics that contribute to overall prosperity of our state.
The University of Illinois System, its Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation (OVPEDI), and Northern Illinois University are committed to advancing the Ill...
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NEA FY2026 Grant Opportunities Now Available
Posted December 17, 2024
Disciplines: All
Nonprofit organizations can now apply for National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding in the categories of Challenge America and Grants for Arts Projects for projects taking place beginning in 2026. These grants support projects taking place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions.
The NEA is committed to supporting arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Applications from both first-time and returning applicants ...
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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) - Due January 17
Posted December 17, 2024
Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty to support a project that will be used to seek extramural funding.
The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as scholars and independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding. Additionally, the program intends to support f...
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Hoppe Research Professor Award - Nominations Due February 12th, 2025
Posted December 12, 2024
Disciplines: All
The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to produc...
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IIN- Sustaining Illinois Seed Grant Funding Opportunity
Posted December 12, 2024
The 2024-25 Sustaining Illinois seed grant funding opportunity is open through Feb. 21. At least two IIN hubs must be significantly involved in the project with at least one co-PI from a second IIN hub. Proposals can request up to $40,000 and work must be completed within one year of the project's start date. Proposals should address at least one Sustaining Illinois element of education and workforce development; economic development; computing and data; health and wellness; an...
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NEH – Institutes for K-12 Educators
Posted December 12, 2024
Disciplines: Humanities
Institutes for Higher Education Faculty and Institutes for K12 Educators that will take place in 2026. Institutes are residential, virtual, and combined format professional development programs that convene higher education faculty or K-12 educators from across the nation to deepen their understanding of significant topics in the humanities and enrich their capacity for effective scholarship and teaching. Institutes: • allow immersive study of topics significant to...
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NSF-25-512: NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE)
Posted December 12, 2024
Disciplines: Engineering: CMMI: Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, Specifically
Interested in this opportunity? Consider taking advantage of External Funding Proposal Support. Contact Dr. Liz Cali for more information. ecali@siue.edu
Click here for more information about the Hanover Research Grant Proposal Support.
This solicitation seeks proposals that enable experienced researchers with active research programs to take risks not typically associated...
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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) - Due January 17, 2025
Posted December 12, 2024
Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty to support a project that will be used to seek extramural funding.
The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as scholars and independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding. Additionally, the program intends to support f...
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Hoppe Research Professor Award - Nominations Due February 12th, 2025
Posted December 04, 2024
Disciplines: All
The Graduate School is now accepting nominations for the Hoppe Research Professor Award, which is made to SIUE faculty members in order to bring recognition to and support individual programs of research or creative activities. Faculty must be nominated by their Department Chair and/or Dean. These awards recognize faculty members whose research or creative activities have the promise of making significant contributions to their fields of study. Recipients are expected to produc...
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NIH-Preparing for 2025 Application and Review Changes Tips and Resources
Posted December 04, 2024
Disciplines: All
NIH – Preparing for 2025 Application and Review Changes Tips and Resources
National Institutes of Health (NIH) just issued a reminder that multiple changes affecting extramural applications and review are coming for application due dates on or after January 25, 2025. As you prepare applications for our January due dates and beyond, reference these updates, tips, and resources.
Hopefully, you were already aware of these changes which include:
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NSF Innovation in Graduate Education (IGE) Limited Submission
Posted December 04, 2024
Disciplines: All
NSF limits the number of proposals submitted by an organization to the following: 2 proposals. An eligible organization may participate in two Innovations in Graduate Education proposals per competition. Participation includes serving as a lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal or as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal. Organizations participating solely as evaluators on projects are excluded from this...
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NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)
Posted December 04, 2024
Disciplines: STEM Education
Interested in this opportunity? Consider taking advantage of External Funding Proposal Support. Contact Dr. Liz Cali for more information. ecali@siue.edu
Click here for more information about the Hanover Research Grant Proposal Support.
NSF limits the number of proposals submitted by an organization to two (2) proposals. Institutions with a current S-STEM award should wait at least until the end of the third year of execution of their curren...
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Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) - Due January 17th, 2025
Posted December 04, 2024
Seed Grants for Transitional and Exploratory Projects (STEP) provides seed funding on a competitive basis to SIUE faculty to support a project that will be used to seek extramural funding.
The focus of the program is to support promising junior faculty to undertake pilot projects that will aid in establishing their careers as scholars and independent investigators and enable them to successfully apply for extramural funding. Additionally, the program intends to support f...
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Become a reviewer for OASH
Posted June 20, 2024
Discipline(s): All
Individuals interested in becoming a grant reviewer for programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), which includes ORI, are encouraged to visit:
https://rrm.grantsolutions.gov/AgencyPortal/oash.aspx to learn more and to register and create a reviewer profile.
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