DER Weekly Newsletter, February 28th, 2020


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February 28th, 2020

		DER Funding Database

		Weekly In Progress Report

DER Director News

		Inventor Spotlight: Dr. M. Emin Kutay
		Kutay, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, researches ways to enhance pavement technology to extend the durability and longevity of roads. He and his team have developed a software that simulates the movement of trucks on the road and calculates how long that road will last.

		Savolainen named a ITE Fellow
		MSU Foundation professor Peter Savolainen has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, or ITE, for his ongoing contributions and leadership in improving mobility and transportation safety around the world.

The Axia Institute: Delivering Value Chain Solutions

A link to the Axia Institute’s newsletters will now be featured under the Internal Funding Notifications & News section. Click here for the current newsletter.

		FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Environmental Research & Education Foundation
		Pre-proposals due May 1, 2020. Pre-proposals will be accepted starting 15 days prior to the deadline date and up to the close of business (5 p.m. eastern time) on the deadline date.

		High School Honors Science, Math and Engineering Program
		The Michigan State University High School Honors Science/Engineering/Mathematics Program (HSHSP) is a seven-week, intensive summer research program designed for motivated students from across the United States who wish to gain more experience conducting research while living on the campus of a major research-intensive university. Click for communication from HSHSP Director, Gail Richmond.

		Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), June 2020
		The National Science Foundation released a revised version of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), version 20-1. The updated PAPPG will be in effect for proposals submitted or due, and awards made, on or after June 1, 2020.

New NIH Guidance

NIH has a new guidance coming soon for "SF424 (R&R) - Version F." Submissions after May 24, 2020, will need to follow the new guidelines.

Click here to read more.

		Diversity Related Funding Opportunity Announcements
		NIH offers an aggregated listing of diversity related announcements on our Diversity in Extramural Programs page. Browse the list, or filter by participating organization and/or grant type (aka activity code).

		Please Note: There will be no DER Newsletter on March 6th
		There will be no DER Newsletter March 6th due to spring break.

		DER Welcomes Casey Hansley
		DER welcomes Casey Hansley to the team. Casey will be working on the DER newsletter, DER seminars and the DER website.

DER's Proposal Volume

The chart above shows DER's Proposal Volume as of 2/27/2020.

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Upcoming Seminars

Spring 2020

MSU Resources to Support Training Grant Applications and Training Programs- March 11th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Negotiation Strategies- March 18th, 2020 (12-1PM)

Diversity and Inclusion (Broader Impacts)- April 15th, 2020 (12-1PM)

MSU Effort Reporting- April 22nd, 2020 (12-1PM)

IP and Entrepreneurship - April 29th. 2020 (12-1PM)

Planned Seminars (Dates TBD)
- MSU BEST
- Next Energy

February 19th, 2020

Miss The Last Seminar? Watch It Here!

This seminar goes over CGA’s recently created PI Separation Checklist, specific agency (NIH/NSF) requirements for PI Change Requests, common hold ups in the processes of transferring an award, and how to create and route award revision PD’s and Effort reporting requirements when leaving the university.