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Office of Contract and Grant Administration Closure
The Office of Contract and Grant Administration (OCGA) will observe the UCLA Winter Holiday Closure that begins on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. As such, OCGA will close at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 and will reopen at 8:00 AM on Monday January 5, 2015.

To ensure timely review and processing of sponsored project activities, applications and related documents with a sponsor due date between December 24, 2014 and January 5, 2015 should be submitted to OCGA no later than 8:00 AM on Wednesday, December 17, 2014.
Stay tuned for upcoming webinar and workshop events to further develop and support your funding efforts. Partial list as follows:

Startup UCLA seeks to develop a culture of startup thinking on campus by connecting UCLA students with LA's digital startup scene.

 

NCSE will hold the 15th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: "Climate and Energy" in January 2015 in Washington, DC. and UCLA is entitled to 5 free conference registrations, valued at $495 each. These can be used by faculty, administrators and/ or students. Interested parties should contact Casandra Rauser at 

The CENIC 2015 Annual Conference, Shaking Things Up, will be held on March 9-11, 2015, on the beautiful campus of UC Irvine, where attendees will enjoy three days of programming, demonstrations, sponsor talks, and human networking, as well as presentations by the winners of the 2015 Innovations in Networking Awards.

View upcoming events hosted by the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute by following the link above.

Monthly newsletter with tips, best practices, and insider advice on applying for grants and strengthening proposal applications.  
  

OIP-ISR hosts and co-sponsor seminars, conferences, and networking events designed to help guide UCLA inventors forming startups, protecting intellectual property, and developing collaborations with industry

 

UCLA CEILS fosters the professional development and training of faculty who wish to incorporate evidence-based teaching approaches into their courses.

 

The Environmental Protection Agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program helps businesses bring innovative green technologies to the marketplace. The next EPA SBIR Phase I solicitation is scheduled to open in Spring 2015.

Call for Nominations - 2014-2015 Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award(s)
The award honors outstanding research, scholarly work, teaching, and/or educational service performed at UCLA by an emeritus or emerita professor since retirement. Departments are limited to one nomination each year. 

The full supporting dossier should include a cover letter outlining the nominee's distinctive research, scholarly work, and/or educational service since retirement, a copy of his or her curriculum vitae, and supporting letters from two leaders in the field commenting specifically on the nominee's achievements since retirement.

Nominations are due by Friday, February 13, 2015 and should be submitted to:
Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award
UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center
1116 Rolfe Hall
Box 951437
MC 143702
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1437
[email protected] (electronic submissions)
FederalFederal Opportunities
Upcoming NSF Opportunities:
nonfederalNon-Federal Opportunities

American Educational Research Association - Dissertation Grants 

American Educational Research Association - Research Grants 

Arca Foundation - Support Grants

California State University - Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program 

California State University - Judicial Administration Fellowship

Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation - Grant Program 

Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation - Seed Grant Program

Harvard University - Environmental Fellows Program

Harvard University - Ukrainian Research Institute 

Josephine de Karman - Fellowship Trust 

Louisville Institute - Dissertation Fellowship 

Russell Sage Foundation - Project and Presidential Authority Awards 

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues- James Marshall Public Policy Fellowship 

Society in Science - The Branco Weiss Fellowship 

Southern Methodist University - Clements Center Research Fellowships for the Study of Southwestern America

University of California San Diego - Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies 2015-2016 Scholars Program 

University of Virginia - Miller Center National Fellowship 

Violet Jabara Charitable Trust - Grants

foundationFoundation Opportunities
Interested applicants: please contact UCLA Corporate, Foundation and Research Relations for information.

IBM Center for The Business of Government - Research Report Stipends

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ResourcesResearch & Funding Resources

This newsletter provides summarized information about selected opportunities as a resource to the UCLA campus research community. Please be sure to carefully review any announcement before commencing an application. 

 
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