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[Power-Packed Resource #777] Maximize your prospects of funding by minimizing the gamble (strong leads) |
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This week we move to the third in our series of “Power-Packed Resources” that will maximize your return on investment.
Return on investment (ROI) is an approximate measure of an investment's profitability. When it comes to funding opportunities, you can increase your control of the outcome by maximizing your ROI.
To increase your ROI, it comes down to one simple approach: invest more effort in pursuing opportunities that have the strongest probability of being awarded. In research, this translates into targeting specific sponsors and then writing strong proposals in response to funding opportunities where your
research goals and their organizational goals align. By doing so, this investment of time and effort will exponentially improve your likelihood of funding and maximize your ROI.
Below are proven funding tools that help make you aware of potential funding opportunities that include supporting information to inform you regarding the requirements and guidelines of the funding. These funding sources also help to guide perspective researchers to assess their research goals and determine if they align with the sponsor.
Online Resources for Identifying Possible Funding:
- MSU FUNDING OPPORTUNITY RESOURCES: The Foundation Directory Online Professional, an online database with information about more than 165,000 grantmakers. http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/grants
- The Office of Research and Innovation provides a Find Funding webpage with information about resources for finding federal, state, and foundation funding opportunities, corporate and business funding, and MSU internal funding opportunities. https://vp.research.msu.edu/find-funding
- The MSU Scholars Website enables faculty to receive funding alerts based on key areas of research interest. https://scholars.msu.edu/landing. Video: https://youtu.be/a1RoqPhzqTE
- Global IDEAS (formerly OIRC) provides services to MSU faculty and researchers who are interested in engaging in international development thought leadership, research, education, and practice. As a part of our work, we curate and distribute the Weekly Funding Update.
- Also check out the many grant resources available at the MSU Library, and through the Office of Research and Innovation.
Finding Federal Funding Opportunities
Finding Non-Federal Funding Opportunities
In summary . . .
Rather than playing a losing game of risk, maximize your ROI by investing your effort where your probability is the greatest. Maximize your ROI profitability metric used to evaluate how well an investment has performed. Don’t gamble unless you know you are going to win.
Join us next week for another “Power-Packed” resource that will help strengthen your success in securing new research funding and connect you with outstanding resources to magnify your research. Remember DER is here to help. If you have specific questions related to this “Power-Packed” resource or related to your upcoming proposal, please send an email to proposals@egr.msu.edu.
Article by: Robert Nelsen DER Research Administrator and Marcy Bishop Kates DER Assistant Director
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Save the Date: Tuesday, November 7th from 12-1 PM EDT, DER presents How Faculty Get into Trouble - understanding complex and subtle traps (Seminar Room (3405A EB) & virtually (Zoom)). When faculty run afoul with the law, their university, or funding agencies it is often similar to how non-academics get into trouble; our ways tend to be just a little subtler. Severe consequences tend to be associated with flagrantly dishonest behavior, such as embezzlement, creative bookkeeping, or fraud. A great example is a former friend and ex-Dean of Engineering who is now a sheep farmer.
Most infractions are so clearly dishonest that avoiding unintentional commitment of those actions is elementary, but there are also some subtle traps that can be avoided by COMPLETE disclosure. Other areas of potential vulnerability including: redundant funding, intellectual property, visa applications, summer support, and income taxes. These issues and the magic bullets for avoiding trouble with respect to them are all addressed in this talk. Join us to learn how to avoid subtle traps and learn more about my friend, the sheep farmer.
We hope to see you there!
Presenter: Dr. Dan Segalman (Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Export Control Fascinator for the College of Engineering)
Lunch will be provided in the Seminar Room!
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Spotlight Opportunities & Information |
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Christina Chan earns Women in Chemical Engineering honor
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Christina Chan selected as Women in Chemical Engineering Excellence Award Winner
An MSU researcher has been selected for a national honor that recognizes her service to women within the chemical engineering field.
Christina Chan was recognized this month for earning a 2023 Women in Chemical (WIC) Engineering
Excellence Award.
Chan is an Michigan State University College of Engineering professor and is chairperson of the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Department (CHEMS).
Chan joined MSU in 2002 and earned her B.S. in chemical engineering from Columbia University and her M.S. and Ph. D. and in chemical and biochemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
In addition to the WIC award, Chan was recently named a Fellow by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
This is considered the highest grade of members within the organization.
Chan was named chairperson of CHEMS in July after serving as the interim chairperson since August 2021.
Her research group has focused on a key aspect of diseases related to aging – namely, the role of saturated fatty acids.
This research has important consequences for a variety of afflictions ranging from cancer to liver dysfunction to Alzheimer’s disease.
For more details about Chan's background and credentials, visit her profile page on WIC's website and her College of Engineering profile page.
... Learn more Here.
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Applications due: November 17, 2023
Description: The Urban Community Engagement Fellows (UCEF) Program is a joint initiative of Michigan State University’s Graduate School and the Office of University Outreach and Engagement.
UCEF will pair a multidisciplinary team of MSU graduate students with Lansing-area community partners to envision and complete community-identified projects that make a substantive difference in revitalizing Lansing.
Like many mid-sized metropolitan areas, the Greater Lansing region is in a period of re-envisioning and revitalization, with a great opportunity to build upon its heritage and strengths while embracing neighborhood and downtown redevelopment possibilities. MSU is well positioned to be a partner as Lansing moves forward in transformative ways that honor both its past and its emerging future success.
Spring and Summer 2024 Pilot Cohort
For the pilot period (Spring and Summer 2024), fellows will engage with community partners in the Greater Lansing area to design the UCEF program for Fall 2024 - Spring 2025 and subsequent years. Fellows in the pilot cohort will not be completing community-identified projects but will focus on developing the curriculum for the subsequent cohorts of fellows.
Fellows will receive $7,500 total for the two semesters. Three to five applicants will be accepted into the program.
This program will follow best practices of place-based community engagement. UCEF participants are expected to:
- Focus on community-identified priorities.
- Ground their approach and activities in diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging.
- Emphasize reciprocity and mutual benefit in partnerships.
- Take a strengths-based approach.
- Address underlying causes and identify levers of community change.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary cohort of fellows for learning, action, and reflection.
- Generate deliverables of value to both community partners and graduate fellows.
- Share their experiences through a research poster or presentation, developed in collaboration with cohort members.
Who Can Apply: This fellowship program is for MSU graduate students with an interest in interdisciplinary team approaches to community engagement in urban areas. UCEF welcomes applicants from all colleges and programs. But for this pilot year, we especially invite graduate students with backgrounds or experience in urban planning, community sustainability, social work—OCL/macro, and education to apply. Applicants should be enrolled as full-time graduate students, making good progress toward degree completion, and in good academic standing.
Learn more and apply for pilot program
Questions: For further information or questions, please contact: Diane Doberneck, Director for Faculty and Professional Development, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship, University Outreach and Engagement
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award
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Grant Amount: $240K
Deadline: Application due: December 1, 2023 – 4:00 PM EST
Link to Opportunity
Additional Information: The purpose of the Damon Runyon Quantitative Biology Fellowship is to identify computational scientists who innovatively combine quantitative analyses and modeling to solve biological questions. To achieve this goal the award program will support computational scientists who are deeply connected to biology labs so that they can bring their computational skills to bear on important biological questions, particularly in cancer. Additionally, the proposed mentored research training must reflect the individual’s potential to develop into a productive, independent cancer research scientist
This award program is designed to encourage quantitative scientists (trained in fields such as mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering, and others) to pursue research careers in computational biology under the joint mentorship of leaders in both computational science (“dry lab”) and cancer biology (“wet lab”).
The applicant must have a two-member mentorship team one in a “dry lab” and one in a “wet lab” setting. Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO. Applicants must not have been in their Mentors’ labs for more than 24 months prior to the application deadline date and are expected to devote 100% of their time to Damon Runyon-supported research activities. No other postdoctoral fellowships can be held concurrently.
$100K medical school debt and dependent child allowance are also included in this fellowship.
For more information, please contact Melissa Anderson ande2476@msu.edu. If you are interested in learning about additional foundation funding opportunities, please visit the MSU Foundation Relations website.
... Learn more Here.
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DOE - Notice of Intent for IEDO Fiscal Year 2024 Cross-Sector Technologies FOA
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Notice of Intent for IEDO Fiscal Year 2024 Cross-Sector Technologies FOA: DE-FOA-0003205
Description: This notice is intended to announce a potential FOA that will aim to advance the strategies identified in the Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap and support the goals of the Industrial Heat Shot™ through a focus on cross-sector approaches for industrial decarbonization. Cross-sector technologies are decarbonization- enabling components, equipment, and systems that underpin processes and products across the industrial sector.
Key themes of IEDO’s strategy for cross-sector technologies include:
- Transforming electricity into useful industrial heat cost competitively and without putting undue stress on the grid;
- Developing combustion systems that enable fuel switching to hydrogen and other low- carbon fuels;
- Developing systems for the onsite production, storage, delivery, and recovery of energy;
- Reducing barriers to the integration of low-carbon electricity with industrial loads;
- Improving the energy efficiency of industrial processes; and
- Reducing the energy used for industrial water and wastewater treatment.
The FOA will address a subset of these priorities, as described in the topics listed below. Topics 1 and 2 are anticipated to allow for multiple tiers of funding: a lower tier for research and development-only projects and a higher tier for projects that include scope for technology demonstration integrated into industrial operations.
All topics are expected to allow applications between Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3 and 7.
- Topic Area 1 - Electrification of Industrial Heat
- Topic Area 2 - Next-Generation Energy Systems
- Topic Area 3 - Decarbonizing Organic Wastewater and Wet Waste Treatment
EERE plans to issue the FOA on or about November 2023 via the EERE eXCHANGE website https://eere-eXCHANGE.energy.gov/. If Applicants wish to receive official notifications and information from EERE regarding this FOA, they should register in EERE eXCHANGE. When the FOA is released, applications will be accepted only through EERE eXCHANGE.
This notice of intent (NOI) is issued so that interested parties are aware of EERE’s intention to issue this FOA in the near term. All the information contained in this NOI is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this NOI. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential applicants to submit questions.
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Melanoma Research Foundation – Mid-Career Bridge Grants
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Grant Amount: $100K
Deadline: Applications due: December 15, 2023 – 5:00 PM EST
Link to Opportunity
Additional Information: In response to a growing need in the field, the MRF has established its Mid-Career Bridge Grant to support investigators who are dedicated to melanoma research. This award will be for established researchers with pre-existing R01s, who have applied for a NIH RO1 grant that was scored, but not funded. To support and sustain these investigators while they generate the data for the Response to Reviewers in the revised R01 submission, the MRF is offering bridge funding of up to $100,000 for one year.
- Applicants must hold a MD and/or PhD degree or equivalent.
- Applicants must be within 15-years of obtaining their first independent position (e.g., as an instructor, assistant professor, etc.) AND previously held a R01 during this time period.
- Applicants must have submitted a NIH R01 application within the past 6 months that was scored but not funded. The 6-month timeframe begins the date the R01 was reviewed by the NIH study section.
... Learn more Here.
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DOE – Climate Resilience Centers Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0003181)
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Climate Resilience Centers (CRC) - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0003181
Total Estimated Funding: $5M
Deadline for Pre Applications (required):
Pre-Applications must be submitted by an authorized institutional representative December 14, 2023 at 5:00pm ET
Deadline for Applications: March 7, 2024 at 11:59pm ET
Description: The DOE Office of Science program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in applications from the scientific community for Climate Resilience Centers (CRCs) that will improve the availability and utility of BER research, data, models, and capabilities to address climate resiliency, particularly by underrepresented or vulnerable communities. These science-based predictive tools and methods are critically needed to inform policies and plans for strengthening the security and resilience of critical infrastructure and natural resources.
CRCs will extend DOE climate science, capabilities, and research by supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), non-R1 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and emerging research institutions to address regional resilience needs and impacts on natural, socioeconomic, and/or built systems and their intersections. CRCs also aim to foster capacity at regional and local scales by connecting with affected communities and stakeholders to translate basic research into actionable science to enhance climate resilience, as well as to identify research priorities for future DOE investments. CRCs will form a nucleus for building and empowering a future pool of local talent and expertise, including young scientists, engineers, and technicians, to address local resilience challenges and inform equitable solutions. CRCs will leverage ongoing DOE climate science and capabilities that exist at currently supported DOE national laboratories and universities, and build two-way engagement between DOE funded research and community stakeholders for improved climate resilience responses.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), non-R1 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and emerging research institutions are eligible to apply as single institution applicants or the lead of a multi-institutional team. Please see the funding opportunity for agency contacts and more details.
Information Webinar: A webinar will be held to provide information to the community on the Climate Resilience Centers FOA. November 6, 2023, at 12 pm EST. Registration requested for the webinar. Register for the Webinar at this link.
... Learn more Here.
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Water Research Foundation - Advancing Nature Based Solutions by Assessing Long-Term Performance of Natural & Engineered Media
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Grant Amount: Up to $275K
Deadline: November 14, 2023
Category: Water Research; Engineering; Science
Link to Opportunity
Additional Information: This project will help utilities better understand the optimum media or engineered media combinations needed to remove particular constituents of concern (CECs) (e.g., per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), pharmaceuticals, etc.), as well as more common water quality measures such as nutrients and metals, using nature-based solutions (NbS) across different water matrices. Results from this work can be used to inform the operation and maintenance of nature-based solutions and explore the possibility of upscaling their performance to a larger scale (e.g., sub-watershed level, sewershed). Knowledge gaps remain in this area, particularly regarding the fate and effects of CECs (such as PFAS) in both natural and engineered media. The existing body of literature is dominated by studies completed over a limited timeframe, so there are uncertainties surrounding the long-term performance of systems using natural and engineered media. Research is needed to better understand the following elements of NbS for treatment of PFAS as well as more common quality concerns such as nutrients and metals. This RFP is intentionally flexible in the research approach to encourage creativity and originality from proposers. However, proposals should include a combination of physical/chemical approaches and phytoremediation for enhanced removal of emerging contaminants such as PFAS.
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DOE – Atmospheric System Research Funding Opportunity (DE-FOA-0003194)
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Atmospheric System Research (ASR) - Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: DE-FOA-0003194
Total Estimated Funding: $12M
Deadline for Pre-Applications (required): November 30, 2023 at 5:00pm ET
Deadline for Applications: February 13, 2024 at 11:59pm ET
Description: The DOE SC program in Biological and
Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving
applications for Atmospheric System Research (ASR) within BER’s Earth
and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD). ASR supports
research on key cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and radiative transfer
processes that affect the Earth’s radiative balance and hydrological
cycle, especially processes that limit the predictive ability of
regional and global models.
This FOA solicits research grant applications for observational, data
analysis, and/or modeling studies that use observations supported by
BER, including the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user
facility, to improve understanding and model representation of: 1)
Aerosol processes at ARM sites; 2) Convective cloud processes; 3)
Aerosol and cloud processes from ARM’s Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol
Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE); and 4) Mixed-phase cloud and ice
cloud processes. All research supported by awards under this FOA is
intended to benefit the public through increasing our understanding of
the Earth system. Please see the funding opportunity for agency contacts
and more details.
Information Webinar: A webinar will be held to
provide information to the community on the Atmospheric System Research
FOA. November 9, 2023 at 12 pm EST. Register for the Webinar at this link.
... Learn more Here.
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Elsa U. Pardee Foundation - Innovative Cancer Research
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Grant Amount: Up to $275K (Approximate)
Deadline: 12/15/2023 (For final review in May 2024)
Category: Cancer; Biomedical Sciences; Medical & Health Sciences.
Link to Opportunity
Additional Information: The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation funds research by investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The Foundation funds projects for a one-year period which will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. It is anticipated that this early stage funding by the Foundation may lead to subsequent and expanded support using government agency funding. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified.
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Federal, State, and Foundation Funding
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Resources for finding Federal, State and Foundation funding opportunities.
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DER's Week (at-a-glance) as of 10/27/2023
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In Progress
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Open tickets
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Planned proposals--need PPFs
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Just-in-Time activities
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Research proposals in progress
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5
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Fee For Service proposals
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Gift proposals
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96
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Bonus Statistic(s): New sponsored projects with start dates in the last calendar year, with funding totals of yearly $31M!
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Description: DER has a catalog of research and funding seminars available on demand. Seminar topics range from critical instruction for new faculty through advanced training for senior research faculty. These presentations include instruction from experts regarding themes that include best practices in research, MSU policy, sponsor compliance, industry specific seminars, and more. Check them out today and utilize this incredible resource to help streamline your proposal development and promote success in your research. Watch now on demand!!!
Recent seminar presentations include:
- DER is Here to Help (proposal & proposal development resources geared to promote success)
- Tips for Writing a Persuasive Grant Proposal (grant writing to ‘sell’ a project to funders)
- Finding Funding (tips for finding funding to support your research)
- Roles and Responsibilities (tips for understanding roles and responsibilities at each stage of the project)
- CAREER Award Workshop - Session 1 (best practices and strategies for producing successful NSF Career proposals)
- And many more…
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Internal Funding Notifications & News |
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Does effort reporting for your grants and contracts seem more cumbersome than it should be? CGA has compiled a very
helpful list of answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Topics range from reporting deadlines, to resolving errors, and everything in between!
As you peruse this list, you might notice that there is a dedicated email address for any questions or issues you may have when submitting effort reporting. Please use effortreporting@cga.msu.edu to expedite service.
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External Sponsor Notifications & News |
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Ongoing Updates and Posts |
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NAMC Opportunities |
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Ongoing Updates and Posts |
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Press Releases and Funding Opportunities |
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U.S. Department of Defense |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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National Institutes of Health |
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National Science Foundation |
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Office of Naval Research |
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Research in Germany - Land of Ideas |
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U.S. Department of Energy |
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United States Department of Agriculture |
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