The application period for the National Academy of Medicine’s (NAM’s) Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards is scheduled for January 13 to February 24, 2020. During this period, the NAM will accept 2-page applications from researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs from all backgrounds with ideas for extending the human health span and improving healthy longevity. Click here to learn more.
Essentials of Research Administration provided a training on December 10th, 2019 for research administrators and other support staff who have responsibilities for research proposals, grants, contracts, pre- and post-award administration and related activity at Michigan State University. Click here to view the presentation slides.
NSF does limit the number of Co-PIs to 4; OSP is unaware of any limit on non-Co-PI Senior Personnel listed in an application. Keep in mind though; the proposal will still be subject to the 15 page Project Description limitation. Click here to learn more.
CGA has added an All Search feature to the All Award Search. This is a quick way to see all your submitted proposals, award statuses, and account numbers in one place without logging into KC.
The faculty research expenditures for July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, have been finalized and reported to ASEE. Information will be loaded into FAIS in January. If you have any questions or would like you to see your data before it is loaded into FAIS, please contact Kelli Martin.
DER Student Assistant Max Gates
Our seminar student Max Gates will be unavailable until Fall 2020, as he will be studying abroad in Spring 2020 and interning with Plante Moran in Summer 2020. Please contact Mark Ciano (cianomar@msu.edu) with any questions.
The S3 Interdisciplinary Seed Grant supports new or emerging interdisciplinary collaborations between MSU's science studies scholars (Sociologist/ historians/anthropologists/artist/ STS scholars etc. who study science and technology) and STEM/ health scholars.
"What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA. In this breathtaking talk she describes some of the extraordinary projects -- a robotic hummingbird, a prosthetic arm controlled by thought, and, well, the internet -- that her agency has created by not worrying that they might fail.
DER Newsletter Announcement
The DER newsletter will not be distributed during the holiday break. Distribution will continue on January 10th, 2020. The In-Progress Report will continue normal Friday distribution during the holiday break.
DER's Proposal Volume
The chart above shows DER's Proposal Volume as of 12/12/19.
