The purpose of this announcement is to request applications to competitively select a technically and administratively qualified recipient to develop and administer a year-round research training program. The Environmental Research Apprenticeship Program for College and University Students will supplement the academic training of the trainees by enabling them to complete mentored training and projects on-site with EPA scientists at GCRD’s federal research laboratories located in Ada, Oklahoma.
Limited Submission
The Research Infrastructure for the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program (RISBS) in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences invites investigators who possess the theoretical, methodological, measurement and managerial skills, as well as organizational resources, to undertake a large-scale survey data collection project to submit proposals to conduct the General Social Survey (GSS) and the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) United States surveys.
The rapid economic development and the expansion of international relations between Uzbekistan and the rest of the world have created a tremendous need for citizens who have the knowledge and skills to act as key interlocutors and implement the Government of Uzbekistan’s ambitious reform agenda into the future. With most of the population under the age of 30, there is a critical need to support youth-focused programming in order to prepare the next generation of leaders in Uzbekistan.
The APF Visionary Grants seek to seed innovation through supporting research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following priority areas:
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) New Mexico State Office is seeking to partner with, and support the efforts of, natural resource conservation partners, and to promote public awareness and implementation of conservation activities including, but not limited to, conducting conservation outreach workshops and training. This will help educate New Mexico’s agricultural community, private landowners, conservation organizations, cooperating agencies, acequias, land grants, and general citizenry. The main focus areas are described below.
Limited Submission
The NSF ADVANCE program contributes to the National Science Foundation's goal of a more diverse and capable science and engineering workforce. In this solicitation, the NSF ADVANCE program seeks to build on prior NSF ADVANCE work and other research and literature concerning gender, racial, and ethnic equity.
The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research.
Priorities: This competition includes one absolute priority and, within that absolute priority, one competitive preference priority.
This program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.
Limited submission pending faculty interest
Successful proposals will align with the strategic priorities of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania as defined below. Their overall goal will be to develop and strengthen partnerships and knowledge sharing between Americans and Tanzanians, as well as institutions in both countries. Project activities must take place principally in Tanzania. Proposals that do not have a significant linkage to advancing shared priorities are unlikely to be considered.
Limited Submission Pending Faculty Interest
PDS Nairobi invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the United States and Kenya and promote bilateral cooperation. All programs must advance a U.S. linkage including for example a connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, economic models, and perspectives on U.S.-Kenya partnership.