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October 18th, 2019
DER Funding Database


Weekly In Progress Report




DER Director News

The DER office is currently revamping the ticket system to provide for a more efficient and user-friendly system. Stay tuned for more information!
Emerging Federal Guidance on Foreign Influence

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation has a web page to help MSU faculty and staff stay current with emerging federal guidelines on foreign influence. The page will be updated periodically.

Great read! NIH reveals its formula for tracking foreign influences
What can a hacker do with your stolen fingerprints?

There are multiple ways to fool fingerprint readers, according to Anil Jain, who heads the Biometrics Research Group at Michigan State University. Read more in Slate

S3 (Science and Society @ State) Interdisciplinary Seed Grant

Funding available for each project will be in the range of $10,000. These interdisciplinary seed grants help create opportunities for collaborative research projects between the scholars working within a scientific/medical field, and the humanists, artists or social scientists who study that field.
Dr. Sara Steenrod will be on campus the week of October 22nd.

If anyone who is submitting (or thinking about submitting) an NSF proposal, please feel free to send Dr. Steenrod a message. 

Contact: 
steenro6@msu.edu

Feedback Needed

The College of Engineering is developing policies for faculty engaged in startup companies regarding how we can safely involve students in company research while ensuring academic progress is being made and overseen by unconflicted individuals or entities. Please provide feedback to John Verboncoeur or the Engineering Research Committee.
The Water Research Foundation

The Water Research Foundation has a number of RFP’s out on various aspects of water research. Proposals for first six are due on 11/5/19. The full RFP documents and contact information are at HERE.
Upcoming Seminars

October 15th, 2019
Miss The Last Seminar? Watch It Here!

This seminar was designed for faculty to better understand readily available information on proposals and awards.  We dove into how faculty awards flow back to the departments through research expenditures and overhead credit.  We also explained how this feed into faculty annual Form D reporting, the promotion and tenure process, and MSU's national research rankings.

Seminar Schedule:

  • Establishing Relationships with Funders & Securing Research Grants: October 22nd (12:30-1:30PM)
  • NASA: October 23rd (12-1PM)
  • Balancing It All: How to manage multiple priorities: November 5th (12-1PM)
  • The Export Control Process at MSU: Tips to make the process easier: November 12th (12:30-1:30PM)
  • NSF: November 19th (12:30-1:30PM)
  • MSU-T:November 26th (12-1PM)
Internal Funding Notifications & News
October 17th, 2019 Newsletter

Spring 2019 Newsletter

Kuali Coeus (KC) System Updates and FAQs 
      External Sponsor Notifications & News
      Ongoing Updates and Posts
      NSF News Releases



      October 11th, 2019
      NIH Weekly Funding Opportunities and Notices


      October 2nd, 2019
      ARPA-E Newsletter


      October 15th, 2019
      TRB Transportation Research E-Newsletter


      Ongoing Updates and Posts
      NAMC News

      GFY19 4th Quarter Reports Due 15-OCT-2019
      Press Releases and Funding Opportunities


      Primary Funding Agencies
      U.S. Department of Defense


      National Aeronautics and Space Administration
      National Institutes of Health


      National Science Foundation


      Office of Naval Research


      Research in Germany - Land of Ideas


      U.S. Department of Energy


      United States Department of Agriculture


      Division of Engineering Research (DER)

      Our Contact Information:
      Website: https://www.egr.msu.edu/der/
      Email: Kelli@egr.msu.edu
      Phone: 517-353-9492
      Address: Engineering Building, 428 S. Shaw Lane Room 2527, East Lansing MI, 48824

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