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Upcoming Events

Writing Successful Grant Applications: NIH Research Fellowships and Early Career Awards

  • Sarah Woolf-King will provide a brief overview on Wednesday, November 1 from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Lyman Hall 312.
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Systematic Reviews: What Are They and Why Should I Care?

  • Anita Kuiken and Emily Hart will be discussing on Thursday, November 2 from 9:45-10:30 a.m. at Bird Library 114.
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Cool New Tools: An Introduction to REDCap, DMPTool, and Open Science Framework

  • Paul Bern will provide an overview of three powerful, free tools that can help grad student researchers on Thursday, November 2 from 12:45-1:30 p.m. at Bird Library 114 (Peter Graham Scholarly Commons).
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Funding Opportunities

For Students:

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships

  • Nov 2; NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) seeks to sponsor U.S. citizen and permanent resident graduate student researchers who show significant potential to contribute to NASA’s goal of creating innovative new space technologies for our Nation’s science, exploration, and economic future.

Roddenberry Prize

  • Nov 16; The Roddenberry Prize is seeking all types of solutions that deliver on the promise of innovation, captures the spirit of discovery and embraces the power of diversity to benefit all humanity.

The Google Lime Scholarship

  • Dec 1; Google has partnered with Lime Connect, a nonprofit organization that supports students with disabilities while they pursue education and promising careers, to help university students with disabilities work toward their academic goals in the field of computer science.

NPSC Graduate Fellowship

  • Dec 9; NPSC’s goal is to increase the number of American citizens with graduate degrees in the physical sciences and related engineering fields, emphasizing recruitment of a diverse applicant pool.

For Faculty:

Mid-Scale Innovations Program (NSF)

  • Nov 20; The MSIP will emphasize both strong scientific merit and a well-developed plan for student training and involvement of a diverse workforce in instrumentation, facility development, or data management.

Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (NSF)

  • Jan 23,2018; The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) Program supports interdisciplinary research that examines human and natural system processes and the complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales.

Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (NSF)

  • Jan 23,2018; The Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) Program supports interdisciplinary research that examines human and natural system processes and the complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales.

Fundamental Research in the Quantitative Representation of Microstructures (NSF)

  • This letter serves as a call for proposals to address fundamental scientific questions related to Materials microstructure, properties and performance through the development of tools for the Quantitative Representation of Microstructures.